Richard King is an author and critic based in Fremantle/Walyalup, whose work has appeared in The Monthly, Griffith Review, the Sydney Review of Books and Australian Book Review. He is a contributing editor to Arena Quarterly and the author of three books, including Here Be Monsters: Is Technology Reducing Our Humanity? (which was shortlisted for the 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards) and his latest, Brave New Wild: Can Technology Really Save the Planet? (2025).
Our regular contributor Bruce Menzies, was pleased to catch up with Richard King to make the podcast – that you find BELOW AT THE END OF THIS POST – discussing Richard’s new book and whether technology really can save the planet. It’s a must listen!
Richard King. Credit Bohdan Warchomij
And once you’ve heard Richard deal with that existential question, you can proceed to purchase Brave New Wild right here!
Or easier still, if you are in or around Freo, call in at the New Edition bookshop in High Street and buy it there!
~ You will find our earlier podcast with Richard King discussing Here Be Monsters right here.
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*Here’s the PODCAST. Enjoy!
