Alex Evans

How do we interrupt the ‘grief to grievance pipeline’ that fuels leaders like Trump, Putin and Xi?

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How to die (and live) well - with Ivor Williams - The Larger Us Podcast Why do those of us in western societies find it so difficult to face the prospect of our deaths, or to grieve collectively for experiences of shared loss? How does unprocessed collective grief - for i...

Loved talking with @alexevansuk.bsky.social and @elizabetholdfield.bsky.social on The Larger Us podcast. Facing our mortality together isn't just about confronting death. It's about unlocking a deeper appreciation for life. Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1738464/epis...

Out tomorrow!

So enjoyed this chat with @ivorwilliams.info and @elizabetholdfield.bsky.social 💚

picture of a street sign ziptied to a pole that reads "Be a responsible citizen. Properly dispose of your dog's waste." There is a picture of a pile of poop and an arrow pointing to a Cybertruck. The sign goes on "Place it into the nearest Cybertruck. If you see Elon Musk, you may also deposit it directly into his mouth. CITY CODE ELNZ-A-DKHD. DEPT of @FOLAFIA, CITY OF NEW YORK"

NYC artists catching up to London now

Two killed in largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, authorities say At least 91 drones targeted Russian capital, according to officials, disrupting flights and train services

Bombing civilian areas is fucking barbaric and should just be an absolute hard no in the 21st century. We condemn Israel for it, we condemn Russia for it, and we should absolutely condemn Ukraine for doing it — especially given that we’re funding it. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Stock markets since Trump took over

Keir Starmer's mission impossible He can't tame Trump. So what should Starmer's foreign policy mission be?

He can’t tame Donald Trump. So what *should* Keir Starmer’s foreign policy mission be? New out on the Good Apocalypse Guide: open.substack.com/pub/goodapoc...

V much agree we face the additional headwind of a completely toxic information environment. But I feel like that just increases the need for resonant stories that we can rally too

Apocalypse. Restoration. Emergence. Three myths to make sense of the polycrisis

Update: here's the post I wrote off the back of this goodapocalypse.substack.com/p/apocalypse...

Before the United Nations was the United Nations, it was the Allies, fighting fascism together.

This meme is *so ripe* for being dusted off, updated and repurposed for the global rebel alliance we need right now.

My daughter came home claiming that if you’d been given $100k every day since Jesus was around, you’d still have less money that Elon Musk.

My wife and I called bullshit, googled his net worth, and did the maths.

It’s true. 🤮

Apocalypse. Restoration. Emergence. Three myths to make sense of the polycrisis

3 kinds of deep stories that can help us to stay afloat and find our way during moments of crisis and breakdown:

💥 Apocalypse myths

🌳 Restoration myths

👶 Emergence myths

Lots more in the latest post on the Good Apocalypse Guide: alexevansuk.substack.com/p/apocalypse...

Lovely to see that my favourite post-apocalyptic novel from when I was a kid has been republished - but, umm, paging Danny Boyle about the new cover design...

Once upon a crisis How stories help communities to find their way after disasters

This graph shows the emotional stages communities go through after a disaster, like an earthquake or wildfire. But what happens when it's not just one disaster, but lots of them all at once - a polycrisis that feels apocalyptic? alexevansuk.substack.com/p/once-upon-...

First post out in an hour - second one (next week) gonna go deep on all the stuff you and Casper and I wrote about in This Too Shall Pass :-) Will link to Mortals too, obvs!

The data - global sales of EVs increased by 25% in 2024

The @telegraphnews.bsky.social - "European electric car market suffers ‘devastating’ collapse!!!"

(sales fell 3% in Europe)

Interested in the left leaning bell curve point (hadn’t seen the Utrecht paper) - interested as to reasoning on why means we won’t rejoin EU? (Not agreeing or disagreeing, just curious)

This piece is absolutely excellent (and huge props to FT for going so deep on this crucial risk).

I’m quoted in the article about the need for new stories to help us make sense of risks like this - going to use the next couple of Good Apocalypse Guide posts to focus on what those stories might be

New starter pack! Practitioners + researchers in both mental health & societal well-being, addressing the individual and collective anxiety & grief we feel in response to the climate crisis, as well as understanding + overcoming societal & psychological barriers to climate action.

Who'd I miss?

Love this!! So fab to work with you guys this year ❤️🎄

It really is

Ha you are doing better than me Liz - I’ve been so flat out this year that I couldn’t remember finishing a book outside of the trashy thrillers I read exhaustedly while on holiday this summer, hence my absence from this year’s list!

Larger Us's books of the year 2024 - Larger Us

It’s that time of year when @alexevansuk.bsky.social makes me realise how few books I actually finish reading - the Larger Us book list is out! Glad to have contributed to it these last few years - and it’s always a reliable source of recommendations

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I feel v uneasy about how conservative Christians are pushing politics in an authoritarian direction, and sounds like you do too - but I do think (and argue in the piece) that secular contempt towards them is one of the factors that got us in to the acutely dangerous situation that we’re in now

Ha ha no I’m English too. (Although I think Trump being president is everyone’s problem, even if more so the Americans’ than ours 😔)

Thanks Jack. I’m uneasy about the Christian right too. But I think we do have to engage people who voted for Trump, given the stinging defeat we just suffered - and Christians voted for him 2:1. And I think there are ways we can do so, as the piece sets out

Bad faith? On Christians and Trump

What should we think (and do) about the fact that Christians voted for Trump over Harris by two to one?

alexevansuk.substack.com/p/bad-faith

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