Crazy Town 85. Escaping Globalism: Rebuilding the Local Economy One Pig Thyroid at a Time
From the top of a skyscraper in Dubai, Jason, Rob, and Asher chug margaritas made from the purest Greenland glacier ice as they cover the “merits” of globalism. International trade brings so many things, like murder hornets and deadly supply chain disruptions. The opposite of globalism is localism — learn how to build a secure local economy that can keep Asher alive, hopefully at least through the end of the season.
April 24, 2024
Are your Cheerios impairing your fertility?
A lax U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming right at your reproductive organs.
April 21, 2024
Luther Krueger: “Goldilocks Tech? A Solar Oven Overview”
On this episode, Nate is joined by Solar Oven collector and educator Luther Krueger to discuss the ins and outs of solar cooking.
April 18, 2024
3 Old Technologies For A Sustainable Future
We don’t need high-tech innovation to create a sustainable future for humanity. In fact, all the tech we need to regenerate our ecosystem and provide a good life for all already exists.
April 17, 2024
Beyond legal personhood for the Whanganui River: Collaboration and pluralism in implementing the Te Awa Tupua Act
In 2017, the Whanganui River in Aotearoa New Zealand was given the rights of a legal person under the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017.
April 16, 2024
Draining the World of Fresh Water
The thirst of humans and our technology for water, according to two important studies, is bottomless and accelerating, even if the precious liquid itself is finite on this planet.
April 15, 2024
A short walk through Amazon time: Interview with archaeologist Anna Roosevelt
From an ecological point of view, the significance of the [archaeological] sequence is that the Amazonians have always very much managed the rainforest and rivers.
April 12, 2024
The Dirt On Soil
In this series we explore why soil health matters, how it’s related to our worsening climate crisis, and what individuals and communities can do to protect it.