Rebecca Earle

John Lindo, ancient DNA expert on infectious disease in the Americas; Rebecca Earle, food historian of early colonial Spanish America; Mark Maslin, earth system scientist on human climate impacts. They examine catastrophic population loss and its environmental ripple effects. They trace how crops, livestock and pathogens crossed oceans, reshaping diets, landscapes, trade and climate in the centuries after 1492.

Mark Maslin, Earth system scientist linking historical events to climate; John Lindo, ancient DNA specialist studying disease and population history in the Americas; Rebecca Earle, historian of early modern Atlantic food and diet. They trace the post-1492 flows of crops, livestock and pathogens. Conversations cover dramatic Indigenous population collapse, global spread of New World foods, livestock-driven landscape change, and disease transfers reshaping societies.

Featuring Kit Davis, an anthropology professor, Lynsey Hanley, an insightful writer on class, Alistair Fraser, a criminology expert, Isabel Hardman, a political journalist, and Rebecca Earle, a historian specializing in food and identity, this discussion explores the complexities of belonging. They dive into the fluidity of social tribes, the impact of social media on group identity, and the nuanced relationship between class experiences and online communities. The guests also reflect on the cultural significance of food and its role in forming tribal connections.