Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Hanna-McLeer and Lucy Jackson to discuss the story of The Luddite Club, from its beginnings as a high school organization to its pivot into a non-profit and growth into an international movement.

Amanda Hanna-McLeer is a writer, educator, and director of The Luddite Club documentary. Lucy Jackson is an early member of the Luddite Club.

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Also mentioned in this episode:

• The original New York Times article featuring the club

• Amanda shouts out Brian Merchant’s book The One Device and Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing

• The film discussed was John Carpenter’s 1988 sci-fi horror film They Live