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KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
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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- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #107: Sprawl Defenders
This conversation was recorded one day before James Howard Kunstler was scheduled to debate Randal O'Toole at Brown University in Providence, RI. O'Toole is a…
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KunstlerCast #106: Space Exploration
As NASA prepares to retire its space shuttle program, James Howard Kunstler takes a few moments to muse on the past, present and future of space exploration…
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KunstlerCast #105: Virtual Tour of Baltimore - Part 2
James Howard Kunstler continues his virtual "walking" tour/commentary of Baltimore, Maryland. In this tour, he inspects the light rail system, the water taxi…
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KunstlerCast #104: Virtual Tour of Baltimore - Part 1
James Howard Kunstler sometimes thinks of Baltimore, Maryland as the poster child for how cities are going to contract in this country and around the world as…
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KunstlerCast #103: Parking Militants and Hot Heads
James Howard Kunstler is sometimes propelled into "mad dog mode" when speaking about the modern American landscape. But tempers fly on all sides of these urban…
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KunstlerCast #102: Building the Future
James Howard Kunstler believes that one way or another, we're going to end up living in a very different daily environment than the one we're used to. In this…
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KunstlerCast #101: Climate Change
James Howard Kunstler answers a listener call about the relationship between climate change and peak oil.
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KunstlerCast #100: Rochester NY
James Howard Kunstler is pleasantly surprised by Rochester, N.Y., a small industrial city in the Great Lakes region. The first portion of this program features…
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KunstlerCast #99: Big Slide Q & A
James Howard Kunstler answers questions from cast members and the audience who attended the staged reading of "Big Slide," an original three-act by JHK.
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KunstlerCast #98: Big Slide - Acts 2, 3
On today's podcast, we present the conclusion of "Big Slide," an original three-act play by James Howard Kunstler. Set in the autumn of an unspecified…
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KunstlerCast #97: Big Slide - Act 1
On today's podcast, we present the first act of "Big Slide," an original three-act play by James Howard Kunstler. Set in the autumn of an unspecified…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #96: Road Trip
James Howard Kunstler and Duncan Crary hit the open road to bring you these audio postcards from the NYS Thruway on their way to Rochester. To pass the time…
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KunstlerCast: Preview 2010
JHK and Duncan have returned from their road trip to Rochester and they have tons of stories to tell. In this mini preview episode, you'll here some excerpts…
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KunstlerCast #95: Where We're At '09
James Howard Kunstler takes a moment to examine where we're at as a culture at the end of 2009. JHK shares his thought process leading up to his 2010 annual…
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KunstlerCast #94: Disneyfication of America
James Howard Kunstler explains the story behind Disneyland, Disney World, and Walt Disney's legacy on the American built environment.
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KunstlerCast #93: College Campuses
James Howard Kunstler discusses the built environment on the American college campus and how modernist ideas about architecture are programming young people to…
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KunstlerCast #92: Long Emergency US Tour -Part 2
In this in part two of this discussion, James Howard Kunstler predicts how various regions of the United States will fare during the coming energy crisis that…
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KunstlerCast #91: Long Emergency US Tour -Part 1
In this in installment, James Howard Kunstler predicts how various regions of the United States will fare during the coming energy crisis that he anticipates…
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KunstlerCast #90: The Demise of Happy Motoring
James Howard Kunstler believes that the Happy Motoring project is running out of time. Peak Oil and problems with alternative energy aren't the only issues…
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KunstlerCast #89: Everyday Architecture
James Howard Kunstler thinks that most modern buildings are not really architecture, they're just manufactured boxes. Whether it's suburban houses, or retail…
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KunstlerCast #88: In General
James Howard Kunstler speaks about the role of generalists in a world of hyper specialists. Although hyper-specialists are experts in their narrow fields…
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KunstlerCast #87: Boston
James Howard Kunstler thinks Boston is one of the few healthy major cities left in the U.S. He says gentrification has been a good thing for the city. He is…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #86: The High Line
James Howard Kunstler discusses two major projects that have recently turned 19th century railroad structures into parks: the High Line in lower Manhattan and…
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KunstlerCast #85: Is NYC The Green Metropolis?
Inspired by David Owen's book "Green Metropolis," James Howard Kunstler examines the idea of Manhattan as a "green" city. Kunstler believes that, during his…
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KunstlerCast# 84: Urban Thinkers
James Howard Kunstler believes that urban design will be the next big philosophical battle for the hearts and minds of Americans. One of the most important…
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KunstlerCast #83: Jane Jacobs
Planetizen, an urban planning website and book publisher, recently conducted a poll about the Top 100 Urban Thinkers. Jane Jacobs, author of The Death and Life…
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KunstlerCast #82: Food in a World Made By Hand
In this week's episode, listener Frank Aragona of the Agroinnovations Podcast asks James Howard Kunstler to talk about the role of food in Jim's post-peak oil…
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KunstlerCast #81: Los Angeles
James Howard Kunstler shares his thoughts on Los Angeles, California after a recent visit to Tinseltown. The motoring infrastructure of Los Angeles stretches…
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KunstlerCast #80: White and Green Rooftops
Professor Steven Chu, the US Energy Secretary, is advocating for people to paint their rooftops white in order to save on energy and to cut down on global…
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KunstlerCast #79: Packing for France
A Listener caller asks James Howard Kunstler if now is a good time to emigrate from the U.S. to France. During his response, Kunstler poses the question…
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KunstlerCast #78: Litter & Pollution
James Howard Kunstler says one reason why American cities are so dirty is because we do not have a firm agreement about how to treat the public realm in this…
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KunstlerCast #77: Idiocracy
James Howard Kunstler believes that stupid Americans are exerting their political and cultural tyranny over the rest of us. No other society has produced a…
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KunstlerCast #76: Man Caves
A "man cave" discovered in a government complex made national news earlier this month. Eminent new urbanist planner Andres Duany was prompted to speak out in…
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KunstlerCast #75: Jet Skis in the Wilderness
Even during a recession, Americans are pouring into our nation's "wilderness areas" with jet skis and cigarette boats in tow. After returning home from a visit…
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KunstlerCast #74: Electric Society
James Howard Kunstler explores the possibility of transitioning our society from fossil fuels to one that runs on electricity. This discussion is based on…
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KunstlerCast #73: The Horse Latitudes of Our Economy
James Howard Kunstler believes that the consumer credit economy is over and that we are now moving on to the next phase of the U.S. economy. Kunstler provides…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #72: Sprawling to Obesity
This May, the Committee on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics confirmed that the design of U.S. communities (i.e. car-dependent…
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KunstlerCast #71: Doomers
James Howard Kunstler and other commentators are often called "doomers" for their seemingly bleak outlook for modern society after the peak of oil production…
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KunstlerCast Grunt: Jacko
James Howard Kunstler joins host Duncan Crary for a quick KunstlerCast "grunt" to react to the recent death of pop star Michael Jackson. Kunstler thinks…
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KunstlerCast #70: Commercial and Corporate Art in Public
James Howard Kunstler takes a look at various types of public artwork on display in Troy NY, a small American city. Kunstler notes that many public murals in…
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KunstlerCast #69: Public Art and Public Eyesores
James Howard Kunstler discusses public art in our cities and towns. Modern public art often lacks artistry and is an ironic representation of our 21st century…
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KunstlerCast #68: Historic Preservation
James Howard Kunstler addresses some issues regarding historic preservation. Kunstler supports historic preservation, because adaptive reuse is part of what…
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KunstlerCast #67: Jaime Correa - The 40 Percent Plan
New Urbanist Planner and Author Jaime Correa speaks about urban planning in the peak oil era. KunstlerCast Host Duncan Crary recorded Correa's talk on May 28…
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KunstlerCast #66: New Listener Orientation
James Howard Kunstler and host Duncan Crary take a moment to welcome new listeners and explain what the KunstlerCast is about. Kunstler gives a brief overview…
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KunstlerCast #65: Virtual Tour of Detroit
At the suggestion of a listener caller, James Howard Kunstler gives a virtual walking tour of Detroit, Michigan using Google Street View. Google Street View is…
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KunstlerCast #64: Contracting Cities & Urban Chickens
James Howard Kunstler talks about two former industrial cities undergoing massive contractions: Flint, Michigan and Youngstown, Ohio . The local governments in…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #63: Obama's High Speed Rail Corridors
James Howard Kunstler responds to a listener call about the 10 "high speed" rail corridors the Obama administration is seeking to restore in the U.S. The…
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KunstlerCast #62: Swine Flu and Pirates
James Howard Kunstler talks about the recent outbreak of swine flu and the increased attention to modern-day pirates. Several bloggers have noted some…
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KunstlerCast #61: Getting to Work
Host Duncan Crary has been taking James Howard Kunstler's ideas about water transport seriously. This Spring, Duncan is bringing back passenger riverboat…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #60: Bad Behavior and Urban Policing
James Howard Kunstler often advocates for a return to urban living arrangements. But urban living often bring residents into close proximity to bad behavior…
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KunstlerCast #59: The Role of Bicycles
James Howard Kunstler responds to a listener who doesn't understand why Jim sounds kind of down on bicycle transportation. Kunstler clarifies his position on…
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KunstlerCast #58: New Urbanism in South Africa
James Howard Kunstler reports on two recent trips he took. First he talks about his appearance at the annual Aspen Institute Environmental Forum, where talk of…
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KunstlerCast #57: New Orleans Follow up
In this short podcast, James Howard Kunstler returns briefly to the topic of New Orleans. This time he discusses the future of the Port of New Orleans. In the…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #56: Virtual Walking Tour of Paris
At the suggestion of a listener caller, James Howard Kunstler gives a virtual walking tour of Paris, France using Google Street View. Google Street View is an…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #55: Meaningful Work in a New Economy
At the suggestion of a listener, James Howard Kunstler muses on the future of animal powered transportation in the future. He briefly describes the systems…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #54: Retooling Suburbia
James Howard Kunstler explores the topic of building traditional town centers in suburbia, where town centers are typically absent. Though it may be possible…
- KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
KunstlerCast #53: Incomprehensible Buildings
A listener asks James Howard Kunstler to react to the Feb. 9 fire that destroyed a Beijing building by Dutch starchitect Rem Koolhaas. Kunstler believes many…
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KunstlerCast #52: Rebuilding New Orleans
James Howard Kunstler discusses the issue of rebuilding New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. Legal disputes, government inefficiency and suburban mindsets have…
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KunstlerCast #51: Seaside Revisited
James Howard Kunstler is back from a visit to the American South. He reports on two New Urbanist developments outside of Montgomery, Alabama. In many ways…
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KunstlerCast #49: After the Plastic Fiesta
Many everyday items in our lives are made from petroleum byproducts like plastic. But James Howard Kunstler believes that the rising costs of petroleum will…