Michael Pollan on why humans are squandering the gift of consciousness

The Radio National Hour · Oct 9, 2026 · 54m

When Jenny Bloomfield arrived in Australia from Greece at the age of 12 she felt like an alien landing on a strange planet, little did she know three decades later she would be representing her adopted home as its Ambassador to Greece, just one chapter in a diplomatic career that took her across the world.Tsar Samuel, the Emperor of Bulgaria, conquered the Balkans more than one thousand years ago. Now, after years of negotiations, what are believed to be his remains have finally been laid to rest in Sofia. But his old bones have become a political flashpoint with North Macedonia also claiming…