Humankind

Humankind: A Hopeful History pushes the revolutionary theory that “most people, deep down, are pretty decent”. Written by Dutch historian Rutger Bregman (@rcbregman), he takes us through centuries of historical events and challenges the beliefs of Machiavelli, Freud and Dawkins, using plenty of research to prove his point – that humans aren’t inherently selfish. Humankind gives an alternative understanding of history, and made me think that maybe, we need a new optimistic lens when looking at humanity... to give us hope for the future. Buy the book here (shorturl.at/jyFQW). Co-host of Literary Friction Octavia Bright (https://twitter.com/octaviabright_) and Producer at Broccoli Productions Bea Duncan (https://twitter.com/beaduncan_) join the host of Broccoli Book Club Diyora Shadijanova (https://twitter.com/thediyora) to discuss. In next month’s book club we’ll be discussing Afropean by Johny Pitts, so get reading now and send in your thoughts and comments via voice-note to voicenotes@broccolicontent.com Don’t forget to share the podcast and join the conversation using the #BroccoliBookClub. And if you liked what you heard why not leave a review on your favourite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Om Podcasten

Every month we'll be reading and discussing books that we believe push us to be inquisitive and give us a better understanding of society today. Hosted by multimedia journalist Diyora Shadijanova (@thediyora on Twitter and Instagram), the podcast features one book every month and will be released in two-part episodes. Part one is a group discussion of the book and part two is an interview with the author of the chosen book. Join in the conversation by sending in your thoughts, comments, and reflections to voicenotes@broccolicontent.com Follow us on our social media @broccolicontent on Twitter and Instagram and use the #BroccoliBookClub hashtag to join conversations.