The 10,000-Mile Cod, Insane Global Trade, and the Path to a Resilient Local Economy
What do Scottish cod, rubber duckies, rock phosphate, and shipping containers have in common? They all ride the oceans in really big boats as part of the insanity of today’s global trade. Trade seems ...
26 Maalis 202039min
The Long and Shart of Extreme Travel as Climate Chaos Reigns
Coronavirus has put the kibosh on frivolous travel for the moment, but we might want to do some reflecting before returning to business as usual. Prior to the outbreak, you were constantly told to put...
19 Maalis 202034min
The Adventures of Bill and Lou: the Obscene Politics of Climate Change and Overshoot
It’s easy to picture a group of social justice and environmental activists gathering in a circle. But these days, instead of holding hands and singing songs, they’re loading weapons and taking aim. Ah...
12 Maalis 202037min
Band-Aid Town and the Psychology of Climate Change
Pop quiz! A friend of yours has just had an unfortunate chainsaw accident and cut a femoral artery: do you (a) make a tourniquet with your t-shirt, or (b) stick a Band-Aid on the wound? If you picked ...
30 Touko 201944min
Helicopters and Kick the Can: Money in the Real World of Energy and the Environment
Have you ever wondered how dolphins feel about quantitative easing? OK, probably not, but it is important to consider the effects that money and monetary policy have on the real world of energy, socie...
23 Touko 201946min
My Dinner Is Stuck in Traffic: Fossil Fuels and the Food Transition
You know what drives Jason really crazy about auto traffic? No, it’s not the 42 hours per year that the average commuter wastes stuck in it or even the global warming pollution spewed, it’s the 3 BILL...
16 Touko 201937min
Tackling Inequality in the Economy, One Pair of Lederhosen at a Time
Chuck Collins joins Asher, Rob, and Jason in Crazy Town to describe his startling journey from undercover trust fund kid to tireless campaigner for economic equality. Together they examine why Richie ...
9 Touko 201949min
They'll Think of Somethingisms: Is Technology Really the Answer to Overshoot?
The threats of overshoot and climate chaos loom larger by the day, but it’s all going to work out just fine. At least that’s what you hear from starry-eyed techno-optimists, hemp enthusiasts, and the ...
2 Touko 201937min
