Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Hanna-McLeer and Lucy Jackson to discuss the story of The Luddite Club, from its beginnings as a high school organization to its pivot into a non-profit and growth into an international movement.

Amanda Hanna-McLeer is a writer, educator, and director of The Luddite Club documentary. Lucy Jackson is an early member of the Luddite Club.

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Also mentioned in this episode:

The original New York Times article featuring the club
Amanda shouts out Brian Merchant’s book The One Device and Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing
The film discussed was John Carpenter’s 1988 sci-fi horror film They Live