Lyra and her companions fly north towards Svalbard as we enter part three of Northern Lights. Through a series of discussions around free will, free markets and free love the gang fly towards the kingdom of the bears. The voyage is far from smooth however when an attack leaves Lyra stranded in yet another dangerous situation where wits and stories are her only defense. Join us this week, as we discover the evolutionary imperative for partially immortal societies to embrace lesbianism and muddle our way through philosophy, economics and accents. ------ You can see full version of Amy’s artwork for our episodes and our quotes for the week here. Find a link to an exploration of Pullman’s North from listener Lo here For examples of mutual exchange see here, here and here Introduction to free will here Daniel Dennet on free will here Tardigrades! History of pandemics here City in the skies of China here Background to wraiths and the mythology here ------ Music by: Jaymen Persaud www.thedarkmaterialpodcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/darkmaterialpodcast Twitter: @darkmaterialpod Instagram: @thedarkmaterialpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedarkmaterialpodcast