Cited Podcast

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Experts shape our world. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. In every big story, you’ll find one; you’ll find a researcher, scientist, engineer, planner, policy wonk, data nerd, bureaucrat, regulator, intellectual, or pseudo-intellectual. Their ideas are often opaque, unrecognized, and difficult to understand. Some of them like it that way. On Cited, we reveal their hidden stories.

  1. The Green Lifeboat: Garrett Hardin’s Tragic Environmentalism

    OCT 22

    The Green Lifeboat: Garrett Hardin’s Tragic Environmentalism

    An ecologist in California claimed that the iron laws of nature locked humanity into destroying our environment. This meant that we must take drastic measures to rein in unfettered capitalism and the American habit of overconsumption, lest we deplete our common resources. That argument made Garrett Hardin one of the most influential and celebrated environmentalists to ever live. Yet, he had a tragic view of the world that turned his green dream into a green nightmare.

    1h 12m
  2. The Green Dragon: China’s Search for Ecological Civilization 

    OCT 15

    The Green Dragon: China’s Search for Ecological Civilization 

    A former journalist and environmental campaigner named Pan Yue rose through the ranks of the Chinese Communist Party, championing the concept of “ecological civilization.” This green dream combines elements of traditional Chinese culture with eco-Marxism, suggesting a radical reorientation of humanity’s relationship to the natural world. Is the idea a serious alternative to sustainable development, as the CCP claims? Or is it just a cynical cover for eco-authoritarianism?

    1h 12m
  3. Future Ecologies Feedswap: FOREST / GARDEN

    OCT 7

    Future Ecologies Feedswap: FOREST / GARDEN

    We're playing FOREST / GARDEN, the first episode of their fourth season. In the late 1970s, there was a radical environmental movement that rejected the idea that agriculture and biodiversity needed to be at odds. They called their movement permaculture. Permaculture dissolved the dichotomy between the natural and the artificial, or between the forest and the garden. However, its advocates didn’t always honour the roots they were pulling from.

    1 hr
  4. The (ir)Rational Alaskans, pt. 1 (Re-Run)

    SEP 30

    The (ir)Rational Alaskans, pt. 1 (Re-Run)

    We're beginning a mid-season break. If you're new to Cited, this is a good time to explore our large archive. On this episode, we re-post part one of our award-winning series, the (ir)Rational Alaskans.

    1h 1m
  5. The Green Monkey Wrench: Dave Foreman's Guide to Ecological Sabotage

    SEP 23

    The Green Monkey Wrench: Dave Foreman's Guide to Ecological Sabotage

    A cowboy hat-wearing Goldwater conservative named Dave Foreman got religion and then founded the most radical environmental group of recent memory, Earth First! They dreamed of a ‘deep ecology’ that recognized the inherent value of nature, and they committed to protecting that nature at almost any cost. Yet, in putting the earth first, did Dave Foreman relegate humanity to a distant second place?

    55 min
  6. The Green Wonks: Our Common Future and the Birth of Liberal Environmentalism

    SEP 16

    The Green Wonks: Our Common Future and the Birth of Liberal Environmentalism

    An Albertan oil man and a socialist policy wonk from Saskatchewan banded together to think up “eco-development,” a precursor to today’s sustainable development. This unlikely duo forged a global consensus at the United Nations, effectively codifying the reigning orthodoxy of liberal environmental governance. They told us that capitalism and sustainability are indeed compatible. Might that be the most utopian of all green dreams?

    1h 4m
  7. The Green Cosmos: Gerard O’Neill’s Post-Political Space Utopia

    SEP 9

    The Green Cosmos: Gerard O’Neill’s Post-Political Space Utopia

    In the 1970s, Gerard O’Neill drew up detailed plans for large space colonies. The Princeton physicist claimed that these colonies could beam limitless energy back down to Earth, solving all our environmental problems. As climate change accelerates, O’Neill’s once-forgotten green dream has become influential again; many of today’s corporate space evangelists refer to themselves as “Jerry’s Kids.” For solutions to Earth’s problems, should we look to the stars?

    1h 22m
  8. Introducing Green Dreams (Season Trailer)

    SEP 2

    Introducing Green Dreams (Season Trailer)

    Introducing our new season, Green Dreams. Starting September 9, 2025, with weekly episodes through October.

    3 min
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Experts shape our world. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. In every big story, you’ll find one; you’ll find a researcher, scientist, engineer, planner, policy wonk, data nerd, bureaucrat, regulator, intellectual, or pseudo-intellectual. Their ideas are often opaque, unrecognized, and difficult to understand. Some of them like it that way. On Cited, we reveal their hidden stories.

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  • Creator
    Cited Media
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2025
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Cited Media Productions
  • Show Website
    Cited Podcast

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