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Crazy Town Bonus Riff: Vanilla Andreessen, Pygmy Marmosets, and Hi-Tech Delusions

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, originally published by Resilience.org

December 13, 2023

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Show Description/Notes

The most vomit-inducing document of 2023 has to be the “Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” written (oh so obviously) by a billionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Join Jason, Rob, and Asher if you feel like sharing in some outrage and learning about a WAY better manifesto that just so happens to focus on the world’s smallest monkeys.

Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.

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Asher Miller

Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take.

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An Open Letter to the Post Carbon Institute/Resilience.org Community

By Asher Miller, Resilience.org

Like so many people and organizations, we at Post Carbon Institute have been reflecting and recalibrating since November 5th. Wherever you fall on the political spectrum, Trump’s victory, along with his campaign pledges and cabinet nominations, should be an indication that the status quo is in the rearview mirror if not actually crumpled and smoking on the side of the road.

December 30, 2024

Photo of a wild bird. In the upper right corner is a colorized transmission electron micrograph of H5N1 virus particles

Bird flu: Will it be the biggest story of 2025?

By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights

Increasingly, it seems that the ongoing spread of bird flu among cattle and the possible evolution of a strain that can be transmitted between humans will be the biggest story of 2025. I hope I’m wrong.

December 29, 2024

Christian Sawyer

Christian Sawyer: “The Great Simplification in Action: Building Resilience Through Local Communities”

By Nate Hagens, The Great Simplification

Today, Nate is joined by local organizer and activist Christian Sawyer, to discuss how he’s built a pro-social community in rural Arizona. Christian emphasizes the power of local collaboration and demonstrates how the cultivation of social capital builds resilience in the face of challenges, as well as creates better lives for those who live in the community.

December 23, 2024