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Meredith Tax explains how the Rojava Kurds—and their democratic, feminist, and environmentally conscious society—are fighting back against ISIS; Ed Yong takes us on a tour of the ecosystems lurking inside our bodies; and Amy Whitaker, alias “Agony Amy,” our resident agony aunt, gives advice about balancing a creative life. Mentioned in this episode: • View a slideshow of Joey Lawrence’s photographs from Rojava, and read an excerpt from A Road Unforeseen • “The Revolution in Rojava”, Meredith Tax’s article in Dissent magazine that sparked the book • Read an excerpt from Ed Yong’s new book I Contain Multitudes on our regular books feature, Shelf Life Tune in every two weeks to catch...   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.