September 27, 2023· 34 min

Why the Degrowth Movement Is Having a Moment

Noel King

Orality

Model

70%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostJoe Weisenthal(959 words)

M:29%

HostTracy Alloway(1,525 words)

M:29%

GuestNoel King(4,124 words)

M:93%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic36%

literally, completely, absolutely

Engagement79%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, well

Repetition100%

like (139x), about (65x), know (57x)

Parallelism77%

And I'm Joe Weisenthal...., But on some level, it does see..., And I know there have been you...

Sound Patterns95%

73 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases10%

at the end of the day, you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging8%

could, perhaps, maybe

Passive Voice6%

is tied, is planned, is founded

Abstract Nouns22%

investment, recommendation, question

Subordination8%

because, since, until

Sentence Length31%

Avg: 12.8 words/sentence

Word Complexity46%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style21%

611 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style86%

literally, completely, ultimately

Description

When it comes to economics, there are a bunch of different schools to choose from, but pretty much all of them are focused on boosting growth. Except, that is, for the degrowth movement, which aims to refocus economics away from GDP. As more and more complaints about "late-stage capitalism" seem to be piling up, along with worries about the impact of rampant consumerism on the environment, is this the degrowth movement's time to shine? We speak with Noel King, the co-host of Vox's Today Explained podcast, about her new mini-series exploring discontent with the capitalist model. She explains the intellectual origins of the degrowth movement, why it's getting more attention now, and just what an economy that no longer prioritizes "growth at any cost" might look like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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