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KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century

James Howard Kunstler

James Howard Kunstler, author of "The Geography of Nowhere" and "The Long Emergency," takes on suburban sprawl, disposable architecture and the end of the cheap oil era each week with program host Duncan Crary.

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31:07

KunstlerCast #200: Celebrating Four Years of Kasting

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2012/04/05

The KunstlerCast celebrates its 200th episode with listener suggested clips of favorite moments from the past four years. Duncan reads a special essay about meeting JHK at the shopping mall before retrieving some retired audio from the archive.

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40:10

KunstlerCast #199: Communications Wasteland

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2012/03/22

JHK and Duncan have a ramble 'n rant episode on the robitification of our communications landscape, that wasteland of overcomplexity and hyperdependence of modern technology. Sponsor: http://theheirloom.blogspot.com/

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39:44

KunstlerCast #198: Catherine Tumber on Small Cities –...

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2012/03/15

JHK and Duncan speak about America's small industrial cities with Catherin Tumber, author of The Promise of America’s Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World. Sponsor: CNU20.org

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35:37

KunstlerCast #197: Catherine Tumber on Small Cities -...

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2012/03/08

James Howard Kunstler speaks by phone with Catherin Tumber, author of Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America's Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World. Tumber is a journalist and historian and research affiliate in the Community Innovators Lab in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning.Sponsor: http://cnu20.org

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25:24

KunstlerCast #196: JHK's Veganism

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2012/03/01

JHK talks about his experience being a 97 percent vegan and how the American diet may change in the Long Emergency. Sponsor: http://cnu20.org

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41:38

KunstlerCast #195: Reading the Landscape

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2012/02/23

James Howard Kunstler shares his thoughts on the experience of moving through the landscape and built environment on foot, rather than by car. Sponsor: http://www.CNU20.jpg

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21:26

KunstlerCast #194: What Does Urban Really Mean?

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2012/02/16

James Howard Kunstler helps host Duncan Crary define the term "urban," a term that is often misunderstood or confusing to the general American public.Sponsor: http://cnu20.org

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35:25

KunstlerCast #193: Listener Mail Bag

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2012/02/09

In this episode, James Howard Kunstler and Duncan Crary go through the KunstlerCast listener mail bag. Topics include: David Brooks's recent 180 on the "wonders" of suburbia, the Zeitgeist movement, the fate of ebooks, home maintenance during The Long Emergency, rural Illinois and other topics. Sponsor: http://CNU20.org

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58:03

KunstlerCast #192: Arthur E. Berman, Petroleum Geologist

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2012/02/02

James Howard Kunstler speaks by phone with Arthur E. Berman, who is a petroleum geologist and consultant to the energy sector; editorial board member of The Oil Drum; associate editor of the AAPG Bulletin; director of The Association for the Study of Peak Oil. Berman has published more than 100 articles on petroleum geology and technology and has made more than 50 presentations in the last year to professional societies, investment conferences and companies. He speaks to Jim tonight about the

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50:22

KunstlerCast 191: Get Used to Being Uncomfortable

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2012/01/26

James Howard Kunstler comments on the rising rates of pessimism in the U.S. in response to Capital cronyism, the dissapearing American dream, and our own entitled wishful thinking.

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22:52

KunstlerCast #190: The Trust Horizon

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2012/01/19

JHK discusses the growing mistrust for government in the U.S. and the rise of local trust networks in response. The inspiration for today's show comes from The Automatic Earth blog, http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com

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41:30

KunstlerCast #189: Irrational Cries to Demolish...

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2012/01/12

After a tragic death, citizens in the Albany area are clamoring to tear down an old train bridge slated to become a bike-hike trail. JHK & Duncan examine this story and explain why we must save historic infrastructure like the bridge in question.

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38:58

KunstlerCast #188: Forecast 2012

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2012/01/05

JHK discusses his forecast for 2012 and shares his New Year's resolution.

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51:31

KunstlerCast #187: GOP Nominee?

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2011/12/30

JHK shares his take on the GOP candidates for the 2012 US election.

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50:01

KunstlerCast #186: John Michael Greer

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2011/12/22

John Michael Greer, author of The Long Descent, The Wealth of Nature and, most recently, Apocalypse Not, joins JHK and Duncan by phone to speak about 2012 apocalypse scenarios, Green Wizardry, politics and techno narcissism. http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com

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31:51

KunstlerCast #185: Duncan on Relocalize Vermont

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2011/12/15

In this episode, Duncan appears solo on a radio program called Relocalizing Vermont to talk about The KunstlerCast book and podcast and the influence that James Howard Kunstler has had on him. In this half-hour interview by Carl Etnier asks Duncan about the KunstlerCast came to be, why JHK alwasy seems to rip on Amory Lovins, the Y2K thing, and other topics. A caller from Britain asks about the prospects of re-villaging suburbia.

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32:23

KunstlerCast #184: Fake Warrior Culture

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2011/12/08

James Howard Kunstler takes three listener calls all regarding different angles of professional sports and warrior culture.

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56:52

KunstlerCast #183: In World Made By Hand Country

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2011/12/01

Jim's finally found himself a new home, and it's right on the edge of the place that inspired the fictional town of Union Grove in his World Made By Hand novels. Duncan brings listeners along for the scenic drive from Troy up to Washington County, before the two tour his new village and meet some of the locals.

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47:09

KunstlerCast #182: Ken Avidor

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2011/11/25

JHK and Duncan speak by phone with artist and self-described muckraker Ken Avidor, who recently illustrated the KunstlerCast book.

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44:58

KunstlerCast #181: A Collegiate Discussion of World...

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2011/11/17

JHK takes questions from the students in a college English class who have just completed reading "World Made By Hand," a post-peak oil novel. These highly intelligent questions range in topic from the role of religion, violence, and narrative strategy of Wold Made By Hand. Jim also reveals his true feelings about George Lucas and his thoughts about making revisions to novels. Note: This episode contains cursewords.

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