Episode 608 • • 1:25:31 - 1:30:16
608: Cli-Fi®
Cli-Fi Literary Genre, Dystopian Fiction, NCIS Los Angeles
A new literary genre dubbed "Cli-Fi" (Climate Fiction) is emerging, featuring stories set in a dystopian present where Earth's systems are failing. NPR highlighted Nathaniel Rich's novel "Odds Against Tomorrow" as a prime example of this trend. The hosts compare this fictionalized reality to procedural dramas like "NCIS: Los Angeles," which portray a version of the world constantly under siege by terrorists and disasters.