Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page And thanks to all my Patrons for your support! Derrick Jensen is an author, teacher, activist, and small farmer. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, and Endgame. He was named “the Poet Philosopher more »
KunstlerCast 340 — John Michael Greer and “The King in Orange”
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page And thanks to all my Patrons for your support! John Michael Greer, an old friend of the podcast, blogs at Ecosophia, subtitle, Toward an Ecological Spirituality. JMG has been an astute observer of the Western world’s arduous economic and cultural descent, and is the author of more »
KunstlerCast 339 — Toward a Woke Metaphysics, with Adam Ellwanger
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page And thanks to all my Patrons for your support! Adam Ellwanger is a professor of English at the University of Houston – Downtown, where he teaches rhetoric and writing. In addition to those topics, his varied research interests include popular culture, political philosophy, media studies, and the more »
KunstlerCast 338 — Chatting with Andres Duany about Re-designing America in the time of Covid and other Social Traumas
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Andres Duany is a key founder of the New Urbanist movement. His Miami-based firm, DPZ, with wife and partner Lizz Plater-Zyberk, designed the iconic new town, Seaside, Florida, and scores of other excellent projects in the USA and around the world. Andres continues to lead the more »
KunstlerCast 337 — Yakking with David Collum about the Election Fracas and Other Choice Topics du Jour
Support this podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page David Collum is the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is the intellectual utility infielder of internet commentary, covering all the bases: culture, politics, finance, and technology, with often surprising views on the the predicaments of our time. Here we attempt to make more »
KunstlerCast 336 — Chatting with Doug Casey about the End of Civilization and other Modern Problems
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Doug Casey is an American writer, financier, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research. He describes himself as an anarcho-capitalist influenced by the works of novelist Ayn Rand. Casey is known as a real estate investor as well as an advisor on how to profit from more »
KunstlerCast 335 — The Demographic Shift from Big Cities to Small Cities and Towns, with John Boone and Hunter Renfro
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page his podcast speaks to a subject I’ve written about a lot lately — the demographic movement of Americans leaving the big cities for small cities and small towns. New York City alone has lost over 300,000 residents since the onset of the corona virus. John Boone and more »
KunstlerCast 334– Chatting with Charlie Hall about BioPhysical Economics
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Charles A. S. Hall, born in 1943, attended Colgate University, then Penn State University for a Masters in Ecology, then a PhD in Systems Ecology under Howard Odum at the University of North Carolina. He was professor at Cornell University, University of Montana and SUNY College of more »
KunstlerCast 333 — Confab with Political Economist Dr. Jack Rasmus
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Dr. Jack Rasmus is the author of the recently published book, ‘The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US Policy from Reagan to Trump, Clarity Press, January 1, 2020. Dr. Rasmus currently teaches economics at St. Marys College in Moraga, California, on subjects of US economic policy, US political change, more »
KunstlerCast 332 — Touching Base with Dave Collum of Cornell U about Every Darn Thing
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page David Collum is the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is the intellectual utility infielder of internet commentary, covering all the bases: culture, politics, finance, and technology, with often surprising views on the the predicaments of our time. Here we attempt to make more »
KunstlerCast 331 — Chatting with Architect and Neuroscientist Ann Sussman about Buildings, Streets, and Cities
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Ann Sussman, RA, is passionate about understanding the human experience of the built environment. Her book, Cognitive Architecture, Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment (Routledge, 2015) co-authored with Justin B. Hollander, won the Place Research Award from the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) in more »
KunstlerCast 330 — “Negative Network Effects” with financier and author Simons Chase
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page JHK hunkers down with Simons Chase, a new voice on the financial scene. Mr. Chase is the CIO and owner of independent investment firm, SC Capital Management LLC. He has over 20 years of media, finance and early-stage investing experience on the frontiers of emerging trends. He more »
KunstlerCast 329 — Chatting with Art Berman about Trouble in the Oil Patch
Support this Podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Art Berman is an independent oil geologist and industry analyst. We go deep on the recent extreme price crash in the oil markets, the current situation and destiny of shale oil, and the implications of all this for the economy in general. Art lives in Houston. He more »
KunstlerCast 328 — Chatting with Charles Hugh Smith from the OfTwoMinds Blog
Support this Podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Charles Hugh Smith founded his blog, Of Two Minds, in 2005 after 17 years of free-lance journalism in the San Francisco Bay Area. Of Two Minds has grown to thousands of posts that have logged tens of millions of page views on his site and many others more »
KunstlerCast 327 — Conversation with Gail Tverberg of Our Finite World
Support this Podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Gail Tverberg is an analyst who has been researching the connection between oil limits and the economy for nearly 10 years. She writes a widely-followed blog called Our Finite World. Her background is as an actuary, working as a consultant to insurance companies. She also has a foot more »
KunstlerCast 326 — Confab with David Collum of Cornell U about Corona Virus, Markets Gone Wild, and Politics
Support this Podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page David Collum is the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is the intellectual utility infielder of internet commentary, covering all the bases: culture, politics, finance, science, and technology, with often surprising views on the the predicaments of our time. Here we attempt to more »
KunstlerCast 325 — Chatting with Nir Buras, Architect and Urban Planner about Truth, Beauty, and the Future of Cities
Support this Podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Nir Buras is a PhD architect and planner with over 30 years of in-depth experience in strategic planning, architecture, and transportation design, as well as teaching and lecturing. His planning, design and construction experience includes East Side Access at Grand Central Terminal, New York; International Terminal D, more »
KunstlerCast 324 — Chatting with Ben Hunt of Epsilon Theory
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Ben Hunt is the Chief Investment Officer at Second Foundation Partners, a consultant for large institutional investors, and the author of Epsilon Theory, a newsletter and website that examines markets through the lenses of game theory, history and nature. Over 100,000 professional investors and allocators across 200 more »
KunstlerCast 323 — Chatting with Economist Steve Keen
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Steve Keen says of himself: “I’ve been a rebel economist since long before it was fashionable: I led a student revolt against the teaching of economics at Sydney University in 1973. I became an academic in 1987 with the intention of helping to reform economics, and I’ve helped more »
KunstlerCast 322 — With Larry Kummer editor of the Fabius Maximus website. Are these the Crazy Years in America?
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Chatting with Larry Kummer. Are these the Crazy Years in America? Larry is The editor of the Fabius Maximus website. FabiusMaximus.com He has 37 years experience in the finance industry in a variety of roles, retiring as a VP and Senior Portfolio Manager at a global investment more »
KunstlerCast 321 — Chatting with Charles Hugh Smith
Support this podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Charles Hugh Smith writes the popular Of Two Minds blog (at https://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html) and is the author of many books, most recently Will You Be Richer or Poorer — Profit, Power, and A.I. in a Traumatized World.) He lives in the world capital of Wokesterdom: Berkeley, California. I’m more »
KunstlerCast 320 — Chatting with David Collum
Support this podcast by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page David Collum is the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is the intellectual utility infielder of internet commentary, covering all the bases: culture, politics, finance, and technology, with often surprising views on the the predicaments of our time. He tweets at @DavidBCollum. Direct more »
KunstlerCast 319 — Chatting with Financier Richard Vague
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Richard Vague, from Texas originally, is a Philadelphia-based managing partner of the venture capital firm, Gabriel Investments. He’s the author of A Brief History of Doom: Two Hundred Years of Financial Crises and The Next Economic Disaster: Why It’s Coming and How to Avoid It. He’s been more »
KunstlerCast 318 – Yakking with Doug Hill about the Fate of Technology
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page Doug Hill is a journalist and independent scholar who has studied the history and philosophy of technology for more than twenty-five years. His book, Not So Fast: Thinking Twice About Technology is the result of those studies. His work has appeared in numerous national publications, including the more »
Chatting with Rob Gourdie about Oil Price Waves and peak Oil
Support this blog by visiting Jim’s Patreon Page #317 Rob Gourdie is Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech. He is also Director of the Center for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research at the same university. He writes under the pen name of Tom Therramus. In his “day job,” he works on the more »