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The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

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The Anthropocene Reviewed began its life as a podcast . Perhaps I should just share the podcast's description, because I really can't explain it better in my own words: The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. On The Anthropocene Reviewed, #1 New York Times bestselling author John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down) reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale. I'm not sure where along the way I started listening to the podcast, but while I liked it a lot, I also found myself putting off listening to the episodes because usually, when I listen to podcasts, it's because I'm doing something else and I just want some audio to fill the space while I'm doing what I'm doing. I knew after a couple of episodes that TAR  is NOT a space-filler type of podcast; it deserves attention, and consideration, and reflection. Thus, I have no