Episode 281: Bluestockings Goes Bust

Set 15 years after the events of 'The Handmaid’s Tale', 'The Testaments' is narrated by three women: Aunt Lydia, Agnes, and Daisy. The novel delves into the inner workings of Gilead, revealing the complexities of its theocratic regime and the resistance against it. Aunt Lydia, a former judge turned Aunt, secretly works against Gilead from within, while Agnes and Daisy become embroiled in a plot to topple the regime. The story is presented through a manuscript and testimonies, culminating in a metafictional epilogue that discusses the authenticity and impact of these accounts in a future where Gilead has fallen.

In this groundbreaking book, Eric Kaufmann examines the evidence to explore ethnic change in North American and Western Europe. He traces four ways of dealing with this transformation—fight, repress, flight, and join—and argues that to avoid more radical political divisions, we need to open up debate about the future of white majorities. The book is enriched with illustrative stories and draws on detailed survey, demographic, and electoral data, aiming to redefine the way we discuss race in the twenty-first century.