Crazy Town

In an era of complacent ignorance, Crazy Town provides me with a lifeline to not only keep my head up, but even get into some good trouble. Delightfully witty, shamelessly self-critical and occasionally mind-bending, the hosts choose one topic each episode and begin peeling the layers off tired arguments, exposing some of the most admired thinkers and foundational societal beliefs for the false prophets they truly are. Keep it up y’all, I’m telling everyone I know to listen in.

I do recommend this podcast to everyone concerned about the future. They question the absurd world we live in—CrazyTown—which is the only sane thing to do. Keep it up, and do go beyond critique to building the foundations for a new world view —forafuture.com

I really enjoyed the first episode about industrialism. Since much of it was about industrial agriculture, it would’ve been nice to hear more about local escape routes in terms of creating food sovereignty and Regional Foodshed Resiliency Plans. I recently listened to Earth Talk: Agroecology: Who will feed us in a planet in crisis with Miguel A. Altieri, and as he mentions towards the end, the United States needs a social movement towards Agroecology. Granted, that’s hard to do in our Crazy Town culture, but it’s possible to some degree within local communities. Also, in terms of agriculture, it would be interesting to hear Jason’s take on Permaculture at some point. Lastly, “the bar of Industrialism” was a great concept and discussion. Addicts benefit from community support, and I hope that community-based local escape routes and initiatives are discussed this season. In particular, it would be great to hear the three of you talk about the Transition Town movement. Jason and Asher urged listeners to stay in the game and not drop out of society, so maybe you won’t end up talking about Ecovillages this season, yet there are many Cohousing communities that aren’t insular or far removed from society. This continues to be the best podcast out there by the way!

These three hosts make it seem easy to describe the insanity of the anthropocene in humorous, yet compelling and serious conversations that tackle environmental, social, ethical, economic, and political problems (to name a few) we are facing. I sometimes listen to 2-3 at a time (thanks for the many seasons and episodes!). Edifying and entertaining.