Extraenvironmentalist

Seth and Justin

Podcasts from the perspective of an alien anthropologist

  1. 08/10/2012

    [ Episode #47 // Power Transition ]

    After years of stagnant growth in conventional oil extraction rates, ignorance of Hubbert's Curve has peaked. Now that the mainstream can't dismiss the issue, public conversations proclaim an exuberant belief in marginal reserves as our savior. Claims of American energy independence have fueled a dialogue that threatens to drive the US economy towards a fiscal […] (Visited 2,258 times, 8 visits today) The post [ Episode #47 // Power Transition ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

    2h 11m

  2. 07/29/2012

    [ Episode #46 // Recovering Environmentalists ]

    Success for the environmental movement has meant many of its members adopted mainstream values in attempts to sustain the unsustainable. Is sustainability a farce when associated with a way of life that is out of touch with reality? Global droughts, weather catastrophes and heatwaves are demonstrating the rapidly increasing impact of atmospheric greenhouse gases. With […] (Visited 2,166 times, 7 visits today) The post [ Episode #46 // Recovering Environmentalists ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

    2h 22m

  3. 07/11/2012

    [ Episode #45 // Opening Money ]

    By failing to question our money system, we've accepted an understanding of finance and fiat that's showing its flaws greater than ever. This globalized currency system draws money out of localities and into the hands of corrupt financial institutions. Can we start recapturing these flows of money to build resilient communities? If the Federal Reserve […] (Visited 1,875 times, 3 visits today) The post [ Episode #45 // Opening Money ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

    1h 60m

  4. 04/23/2012

    [ Episode #39 // Debunking Economics ]

    Roughly 90% of the world's economics professionals failed to see the current economic crisis forming on the horizon of the early 21st century. Many of them are now striving for stability through policies of refinancing and quantitative easing. While this class of economic thinkers have driven the planet's policies for decades, their faulty logic is […] (Visited 2,098 times, 6 visits today) The post [ Episode #39 // Debunking Economics ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

    2h 40m

  5. 06/11/2011

    [ Episode #16 // Powering the Dream ]

    Energy drives our civilization: onward towards the limits of human imagination, ever closer to the grave consequences of oil depletion. Technology is often viewed as a mythical force, seemingly bestowing its gifts on an often misguided species in a neutral manner; though what if the best technologies don't always win? Are all the energy solutions […] (Visited 1,599 times, 6 visits today) The post [ Episode #16 // Powering the Dream ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

    1h 41m

  6. 05/07/2011

    [ Episode #15.2 // Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss // Part II ]

    In the course of an extraordinary life, one might become the kind of person who, without intending it, is a source of marvelous accidents. Two young men set out from Colorado to the rainforest of South America as they hunt down an elusive chemical with the potential to reveal new dimensions of human nature. During […] (Visited 1,525 times, 9 visits today) The post [ Episode #15.2 // Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss // Part II ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

    1 hr

  7. 05/07/2011

    [ Episode #15.1 // Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss // Part I ]

    In the course of an extraordinary life, one might become the kind of person who, without intending it, is a source of marvelous accidents. Two young men set out from Colorado to the rainforest of South America as they hunt down an elusive chemical with the potential to reveal new dimensions of human nature. During […] (Visited 2,001 times, 4 visits today) The post [ Episode #15.1 // Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss // Part I ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

    58 min

  8. 04/17/2011

    [ Episode #14 // Discovering Dirt ]

    Though we call it dirt, the soil beneath is the skin of our planet and the breadbasket of our species. Is there a connection between the lifespan of a civilization and the rate at which its topsoil erodes? The agricultural practices of past societies can serve as a stern warning against highly erosive farming and […] (Visited 1,893 times, 6 visits today) The post [ Episode #14 // Discovering Dirt ] appeared first on Extraenvironmentalist.

    1h 23m
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