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January 11, 2012
KunstlerCast #189: Irrational Cries to Demolish Infrastructure
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.
January 4, 2012
KunstlerCast #188: Forecast 2012
JHK discusses his forecast for 2012 and shares his New Year's resolution.
December 30, 2011
KunstlerCast #187: GOP Nominees
JHK shares his take on the GOP nominees for the 2012 US election.
KunstlerCast #187: GOP Nominee?
JHK shares his take on the GOP candidates for the 2012 US election.
December 21, 2011
KunstlerCast #186: John Michael Greer
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
December 14, 2011
KunstlerCast #185: Duncan on Relocalize Vermont
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.
December 7, 2011
KunstlerCast #184: Fake Warrior Culture
James Howard Kunstler takes three listener calls all regarding different angles of professional sports and warrior culture.
December 1, 2011
KunstlerCast #183: In World Made By Hand Country
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.
November 24, 2011
KunstlerCast #182: Ken Avidor
JHK and Duncan speak by phone with artist and self-described muckraker Ken Avidor, who recently illustrated the KunstlerCast book.
November 16, 2011
KunstlerCast #181: A Collegiate Discussion of World Made By Hand
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.