The most important book you never read – its legacy.

What is the legacy of "The Limits to Growth"? How did the Meadows navigate the aftermath of their groundbreaking work? We explore Dana Meadows' life after publication, and the resonance of her pioneering ideas.

As our world stands at the precipice of escalating environmental crises, this episode uncovers how the warnings of this work resonate - although they focused on "patterns, not predictions", some parts of their baseline scenario can be seen unfolding today. Is the understanding of their lessons growing as we grapple with an escalating ecological emergency?

Join us as we not only investigate the researchers' post-publication journeys. This final episode is not just a look back at the aftermath of a groundbreaking study, but a forward-looking exploration - are we listening now?

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• Researched, Created, and Produced by: Katy Shields and Vegard Beyer


• Narration: Katy Shields


• Story Editing: Vegard Beyer


• Original Music Score: Nora Beyer


• Sound Editing: Anna Magdalino


• Artwork: Amy Shields

We want to express our gratitude to those who have been instrumental in the making of this podcast. First and foremost, our thanks go to Graeme Maxton for introducing us to Dennis Meadows and Jorgen Randers. Their generous contribution of time and insight has been invaluable.

We also wish to acknowledge the assistance and support we have received from many others, including Diana Wright, assistant to the late Dana Meadows, Marta Ceroni of The Donella Meadows Project at the Academy for Systems Change, Peter Carini of the Rauner Special Collections Library at Dartmouth College, the Smithsonian Institute, Alexander Greene, Robert Braile, Heiko Specking, and Anupam Saraph. Please note that while we have received help from many quarters, the presentation of events and any errors or omissions in this work are our own.