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The Verso Archive featuring Kate Willett

VIDEO: Stand-up comedian Kate Willett makes their way through the Verso Archive

Verso Books18 December 2025

The Verso Archive featuring Kate Willett

Kate Willett, comedian and co-host of the Dystopia Now podcast, visits our offices in New York City and makes her way through the Verso Archive, sharing some of the titles that helped shift her perspective on the issues that matter most to her.

Books mentioned in the video:

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More Verso Archive videos:

Tariq Ali visits the Verso Archive
Protean Magazine visits the Verso Archive

Book strip #1

  • In Defense of Housing

    In Defense of Housing

    by David Madden and Peter Marcuse

    In Defense of Housing is the definitive statement on this crisis from leading urban planner Peter Marcuse and sociologist David Madden. Today our homes are being transformed into commodities, makin...
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Book strip #2

  • Capital City

    Capital City

    by Samuel Stein

    Our cities are changing. Global real estate is now a $217 trillion dollar industry, 36 times the value of all the gold ever mined. It makes up 60 percent of the world's assets, and the most powerfu...
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