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Escaping Imperialism: Where Does Darth Vader Get His Lithium?
Crazy Town - May 15, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourPerhaps no community has undergone more versions of imperialism than the tiny island nation of Nauru, which has morphed from being "Pleasant Island" to the mined-out home of offshore banks, discarded refugees, and deep sea mining interests. Jason, Rob, and Asher take a bad trip to wrap their hea...
Escaping Imperialism: Where Does Darth Vader Get His Lithium?
Crazy Town - May 15, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsPerhaps no community has undergone more versions of imperialism than the tiny island nation of Nauru, which has morphed from being "Pleasant Island" to the mined-out home of offshore banks, discarded refugees, and deep sea mining interests. Jason, Rob, and Asher take a bad trip to wrap their hea...
Escaping Capitalism: How to Replace the "Logic" of Psychopaths, Pharma Bros, and Private Prisons
Crazy Town - May 08, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsCapitalism ruins SO many things, from key sectors like college sports all the way down to novelties like people's health and the environment. Jason, Rob, and Asher rely on their keen insight and otherworldly investigative talents to somehow unearth a few flaws of capitalism. But rather than wall...
Escaping Capitalism: How to Replace the "Logic" of Psychopaths, Pharma Bros, and Private Prisons
Crazy Town - May 08, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourCapitalism ruins SO many things, from key sectors like college sports all the way down to novelties like people's health and the environment. Jason, Rob, and Asher rely on their keen insight and otherworldly investigative talents to somehow unearth a few flaws of capitalism. But rather than wall...
Escaping Growthism: Wendigo Economics, Mystery Houses, and Becoming the Bear
Crazy Town - May 01, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourGrow or die. It's the governing principle of companies, investment portfolios, national economies, and even philanthropic foundations. Oh, and cancer. Asher, Jason, and Rob lay bare the stats on everything from human population, energy consumption, global GDP, greenhouse gas emissions, and the s...
Escaping Growthism: Wendigo Economics, Mystery Houses, and Becoming the Bear
Crazy Town - May 01, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsGrow or die. It's the governing principle of companies, investment portfolios, national economies, and even philanthropic foundations. Oh, and cancer. Asher, Jason, and Rob lay bare the stats on everything from human population, energy consumption, global GDP, greenhouse gas emissions, and the s...
Escaping Globalism: Rebuilding the Local Economy One Pig Thyroid at a Time
Crazy Town - April 24, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourFrom the top of a skyscraper in Dubai, Jason, Rob, and Asher chug margaritas made from the purest Greenland glacier ice as they cover the "merits" of globalism. International trade brings so many things, like murder hornets, piles of plastic tchotchkes, and deadly supply chain disruptions. The o...
Escaping Globalism: Rebuilding the Local Economy One Pig Thyroid at a Time
Crazy Town - April 24, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsFrom the top of a skyscraper in Dubai, Jason, Rob, and Asher chug margaritas made from the purest Greenland glacier ice as they cover the "merits" of globalism. International trade brings so many things, like murder hornets, piles of plastic tchotchkes, and deadly supply chain disruptions. The o...
Sustainably Speaking: Unpacking U.S. Recycling | America’s Plastic Makers®
Sustainably Speaking - April 22, 2024 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratingsAre you curious about the recycling industry? Have you ever wondered how you can get involved? In this episode of Sustainably Speaking, Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership, shares advice for anyone who feels inspired to have a positive impact on the planet. Keefe also brings new dat...
Escaping Technologyism: Dreams of AI Sheep and the Deadliest Word in Film History
Crazy Town - April 17, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourModern humans have a Stockholm Syndrome relationship to technology, which has kidnapped us while convincing us it has our best interests in mind. But when one looks back at the history of plastics or the current frenzy around AI, it isn't hard to see the insanity of doubling down on new technolo...
Escaping Technologyism: Dreams of AI Sheep and the Deadliest Word in Film History
Crazy Town - April 17, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsModern humans have a Stockholm Syndrome relationship to technology, which has kidnapped us while convincing us it has our best interests in mind. But when one looks back at the history of plastics or the current frenzy around AI, it isn't hard to see the insanity of doubling down on new technolo...
Escaping Speedism: How to Slow Down and Enjoy the Collapse
Crazy Town - April 10, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsConsult your inner tortoise to find novel ways of slowing down and living the good life. In a world haunted by just-in-time delivery, hyperactive business, accelerating environmental calamities, and metric tons of stress, Jason, Rob, and Asher work at a fast and furious pace to savor the moments...
Escaping Speedism: How to Slow Down and Enjoy the Collapse
Crazy Town - April 10, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourConsult your inner tortoise to find novel ways of slowing down and living the good life. In a world haunted by just-in-time delivery, hyperactive business, accelerating environmental calamities, and metric tons of stress, Jason, Rob, and Asher work at a fast and furious pace to savor the moments...
Escaping Urbanism: Green Acres, Climate Migration, and the End of the Megacity
Crazy Town - April 03, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourDid a whimsical 1960s TV sitcom presage climate migration and a reversal of urban growth? We're not calling for a Godzilla-esque teardown of cities, but climate change is forcing a serious urban rethink. Jason, Rob, and Asher offer visions of better infrastructure, policies, and culture that you...
Escaping Urbanism: Green Acres, Climate Migration, and the End of the Megacity
Crazy Town - April 03, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsDid a whimsical 1960s TV sitcom presage climate migration and a reversal of urban growth? We're not calling for a Godzilla-esque teardown of cities, but climate change is forcing a serious urban rethink. Jason, Rob, and Asher offer visions of better infrastructure, policies, and culture that you...
Escaping Consumerism: Why Crocheted Codpieces Are the Perfect Antidote to Fast Fashion
Crazy Town - March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hourIf American consumers ever come up for air under the pile of crap in their storage units, they find themselves face to face with a materialistic hellscape of megastores, McMansions, endless fleets of delivery trucks, and evil hordes of targeted ads. But help is on the way. Jason, Rob, and Asher ...
Escaping Consumerism: Why Crocheted Codpieces Are the Perfect Antidote to Fast Fashion
Crazy Town - March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsIf American consumers ever come up for air under the pile of crap in their storage units, they find themselves face to face with a materialistic hellscape of megastores, McMansions, endless fleets of delivery trucks, and evil hordes of targeted ads. But help is on the way. Jason, Rob, and Asher ...
Sustainably Speaking: The Technology Creating Value from Used Plastic | America’s Plastic Makers®
Sustainably Speaking - March 25, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratingsJeremy DeBenedictis is on a mission to change the future of recycling. Advanced recycling technologies, like those used at his company Alterra, have potential to fast-track recycling and keep more plastics in the circular economy. Alterra’s disruptive technology breaks down hard-to-recycle pla...
Escaping Industrialism: How to Avoid Pancakes on a Stick and Other "Miracles" of the Industrial Age
Crazy Town - March 20, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsJason, Rob, and Asher take a tour of New Caledonia, California's Central Valley, Bhutan, and Cuba to uncover the ins and outs of industrialism, especially as it has been applied to agriculture. Along the way they riff on how the hell we can escape from an -ism that completely engulfs us. Warnin...
Escaping Industrialism: How to Avoid Pancakes on a Stick and Other "Miracles" of the Industrial Age
Crazy Town - March 20, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutesJason, Rob, and Asher take a tour of New Caledonia, California's Central Valley, Bhutan, and Cuba to uncover the ins and outs of industrialism, especially as it has been applied to agriculture. Along the way they riff on how the hell we can escape from an -ism that completely engulfs us. Warnin...
Escape Routes: Let's Get the F**k out of Crazy Town
Crazy Town - March 13, 2024 09:00 - 51 minutesEscape Routes! That's the theme of the sixth season of Crazy Town. We're exploring how to escape industrialism, consumerism, globalism, capitalism, and all the other -isms that are causing a polycrisis of environmental and social breakdown. Most of all, Jason, Rob, and Asher are looking to maint...
Escape Routes: Let's Get the F**k out of Crazy Town
Crazy Town - March 13, 2024 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsEscape Routes! That's the theme of the sixth season of Crazy Town. We're exploring how to escape industrialism, consumerism, globalism, capitalism, and all the other -isms that are causing a polycrisis of environmental and social breakdown. Most of all, Jason, Rob, and Asher are looking to maint...
Crazy Town Season 6 Trailer
Crazy Town - March 06, 2024 22:00 - 1 minuteJoin us on March 13, 2024 for the launch of our sixth season, in which Jason, Rob, and Asher explore escape routes from industrialism, capitalism, consumerism, and a bunch of other "-isms" that are causing the polycrisis of environmental and social breakdown. Support the Show.
Crazy Town Season 6 Trailer
Crazy Town - March 06, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsJoin us on March 13, 2024 for the launch of our sixth season, in which Jason, Rob, and Asher explore escape routes from industrialism, capitalism, consumerism, and a bunch of other "-isms" that are causing the polycrisis of environmental and social breakdown. Support the Show.
Sustainably Speaking: Why We Need to Study Microplastics | America’s Plastic Makers®
Sustainably Speaking - February 21, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratingsMicroplastics are defined as plastic particles smaller than five millimeters. They are challenging to detect and can have primary or secondary origins. Studying the life cycles of plastics is crucial for reducing microplastics and allows the industry to develop more durable products and design i...
Bonus: Grief and Making Connections with LaUra Schmidt
Crazy Town - February 15, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsLaUra Schmidt visits Crazy Town to discuss her work with the Good Grief Network and her book, How to Live in a Chaotic Climate: 10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our Planet. Along the way, she shares wisdom and insights on courage, taking meaningful action, terror manage...
Bonus: Grief and Making Connections with LaUra Schmidt
Crazy Town - February 15, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutesLaUra Schmidt visits Crazy Town to discuss her work with the Good Grief Network and her book, How to Live in a Chaotic Climate: 10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our Planet. Along the way, she shares wisdom and insights on courage, taking meaningful action, terror manage...
Sustainably Speaking: The Urgency of Now: Advocating for Plastics Recycling & Sustainability | America’s Plastic Makers®
Sustainably Speaking - January 29, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode of Sustainably Speaking, Ross Eisenberg, president of America's Plastic Makers® at the American Chemistry Council delves into his journey, sharing his experience advocating for circular and sustainable solutions and looking at priorities for this year and beyond. He also shines a ...
Bonus: New Year's Dissolutions
Crazy Town - January 17, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutesAsher, Jason, and Rob reflect on 2023 – a year filled to the brim with Crazy Townisms like the COP climate conference being held in Dubai, an anti-aging nutbag who parasitizes his own son, and the hijinks of the world’s dumbest billionaires. After a few predictions (all with money-back guarantee...
Bonus: New Year's Dissolutions
Crazy Town - January 17, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsAsher, Jason, and Rob reflect on 2023 – a year filled to the brim with Crazy Townisms like the COP climate conference being held in Dubai, an anti-aging nutbag who parasitizes his own son, and the hijinks of the world’s dumbest billionaires. After a few predictions (all with money-back guarantee...
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