KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
Episodes
KunstlerCast 244 -- JHK Interviews Michael Klare, author of The Race for What's Left
29 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK interviews Michael Klare, author or The Race For What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources. Michael is also the author of Re...
KunstlerCast 243 -- Summer Break Special -- A Trip to the County Fair
22 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#243 -- Summer Break Special -- JHK and his friend Richie drop in on the Washington County (NY) fair for an extravaganza of cows, oxen, weird fried fo...
KunstlerCast 242 -- JHK Talks with John Norquist of the CNU
15 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#242 --JHK talks with John Norquist, director of the Congress for the New Urbanism and four-term mayor of Milwaukee Wisconsin, about the state of the ...
KunstlerCast 241 -- Snake Oil: Richard Heinberg on the Great Shale Snooker
08 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#240 -- JHK yaks with Richard Heinberg about his new book, Snake Oil: How Fracking's False Promises of Plenty Imperils Our Future. Richard is also the...
Kunstlercast #240-- Nobody Knows What God Looks Like
01 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
# 240 -- JHK interviews David Orr, the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Politics at Oberlin College, in Oberlin, Ohio. ...
KunstlerCast # 239 -- Charlie Hall on Reality-Based Economics
25 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#239-- JHK shoots the breeze with Charlie Hall, distinguished professor emeritus at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse...
KunstlerCast 238 -- JHK flying solo this week# 238 -- JHK yaks solo this week following another surgical adventure -- neck bones this time -- with spotlight on the George Zimmerman verdict, the rumors of Larry Summers as next Federal Reserve Chair, $106 o
18 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
# 238 -- JHK yaks solo this week following another surgical adventure -- neck bones this time -- with spotlight on the George Zimmerman verdict, the r...
KunstlerCast#237 -- The Trophic Conundrum. Chatting with Brian Czech about the paradox of economic growth
11 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK talks with Brian Czech, founder of The Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy and author of the new book Supply Shock: Economic Gr...
KunstlerCast 236 -- Talking with Farming Activist Severine von Tscharner Fleming
04 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#236 -- JHK talks with Severine von Tscharner Fleming, 30, a next ten agricultural activist, founder of Greenhorns and the National Young Farmers' Coa...
KunstlerCast 235 -- Talking to petroleum geologist Jeffrey Brown
27 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#235 -- JHK talks with Texas petroleum geologist Jeffrey Brown about the global oil export-import scene, the shale oil situation, and the public's mis...
KunstlerCast 234 -- George Mobus and Biophysical Economics
20 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#234 -- JHK jaws with George Mobus, systems scientist from the University of Washington, Tacoma. George is a member of the Biophysical Economics group...
KunstlerCast 233 -- A Conversation with Jim Quinn of The Burning Platform blog
13 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#233 -- JHK chats with Jim Quinn, author of The Burning Platform dot com. Jim Quinn spent most of his career as a financial executive in the corporate...
KunstlerCast 232 -- New Urbanism Special
06 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
New Urbanism Special. JHK chats with Andres Duany, a founding board member of the Congress for the New Urbanism about a new book (with a chapter by JH...
KunstlerCast 231 -- Conversation with Tad Padzek of the University of Texas
30 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK in conversation with Tad Patzek, chair of the Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Department at the University of Texas. I'm twanging on the oil ...
KunstlerCast #230 -- A Conversation with Charles Hugh Smith
23 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#230 -- JHK chats with Charles Hugh Smith of the blog Of Two Minds.com. Charles is also the author of many books, most lately "Why Things Are Falling ...
KunstlerCast 229 -- Yakking With Dave Collum
16 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK shoots the breeze with David Collum, the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University, who has become a regular and valued presenc...
KunstlerCast 228 -- Talking Shale Oil and Gas with Arthur Berman
09 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK talks with geologist and independent oil-and-gas analyst Arthur Berman of Houston Texas -- emphasis on independent. Art brings clarity to the mudd...
KunstlerCast #227
02 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK chats with blogger Steve Ludlum of Economic Undertow dot com -- a favorite recent discovery. We touch on issues of energy, economy, and culture. T...
KunstlerCast 226 --Chatting With Hayes Martin
25 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#226 -- JHK chats with strategic quantitative analyst Hayes Martin about what's doing in financial markets and money matters… in what is proving to ...
KunstlerCast 225 - The Vermont Sail Freight Project
18 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK talks with Erik Andrus of the Vermont Sail Freight Project. They are building a boat dedicated to shipping Vermont farm products to New York City ...
KunstlerCast 224 -- Bill Powers on Shale Oil
11 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
# 224 -- JHK chats with independent energy analyst Bill Powers, author of the forthcoming book "Cold, Hungry, and in the Dark" about the American shal...
KunstlerCast 223 - Rapping with Dmitry Orlov
04 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#223 -- JHK raps with Dmitry Orlov, author of "Reinventing Collapse" and the forthcoming new book, "The Five Stages of Collapse." We delve into some h...
KunstlerCast 222 - April 1 Special
28 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
April 1 Special: The story of the Stones, by Samuel Beckett, featuring JHK. The new KunstlerCast music is called “Adam and Ali’s Waltz” from t...
KunstlerCast 221 -- Real Abundance
21 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK chats with Ben Hewitt writer / farmer of Cabot, Vermont, Author of The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food and th...
KunstlerCast #220: A House Divided
08 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK speaks with Rob Williams, co-author "Most Likely to Secede: What the Vermont Independence Movement Can Teach Us about Reclaiming Community and Cre...
Kunstler Cast 219 - Quant-O-Rama
28 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
#219 In his never-ending quest to make sense of the financial scene, JHK chats with his old buddy David Aronson, a predictive analytics and data minin...
KunstlerCast 218 - Surveying the Local Ag Scene
21 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Some notes on the local farming scene. JHK chats with Washington County farmer Seth Jacobs and caterer Susie Quillio about the developing local ag sce...
KunstlerCast 217 - The God of Progress is Dead
15 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK hunkers down with John Michael Greer of the Archdruid Report -- http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com -- to chat about politics, economy, the c...
KC #216: Chatting with the brave younger generation....
07 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK banters with videographer Joe Schiappi, 27, who came to the Kunstler cave to interview JHK for a video about about technology, art, and the futu...
KC #215: JHK is back – Nicole Foss Interview
31 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JHK steps up to resume the KunstlerCast solo without Duncan Crary. I'll do interviews with guests sometimes, and sometimes I will just yak on my own....
KunstlerCast #214: A Small American City
28 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler will be resuming the KunstlerCast, solo, in the near future. In the meantime, this is the "pilot" episode for "A Small American ...
KunstlerCast #213: Duncan Steps Back From the Kast
02 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Duncan and Jim update listeners on the future of the KunstlerCast now that Duncan is stepping back his role.
KunstlerCast #212: Health & Technology Update
27 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JHK updates listeners on his recent health issues. Duncan gets listeners caught up on recent tech issues.
KunstlerCast #211: JHK's Edible Garden
19 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JHK gives a walking tour of the grounds of the Kunstler Compound in Washington County, NY and updates listeners on his progress in planting his own ed...
KunstlerCast TMM: Coda: A Systematic Misunderstanding of Reality
12 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Author James Howard Kunstler reads "A Systematic Misunderstanding of Reality" the coda of his nonfiction book "Too Much Magic" (Altantic Monthly Press...
KunstlerCast TMM: The Multicultural Dilemma
12 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Author James Howard Kunstler reads "The Multicultural Dilemma" from Chapter 9 of his nonfiction book "Too Much Magic" (Altantic Monthly Press, 2012: p...
KunstlerCast TMM: Social Relations and the Dilemmas of Difference
12 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Author James Howard Kunstler reads " Social Relations and the Dilemmas of Difference" from Chapter 9 of his nonfiction book "Too Much Magic" (Altantic...
KunstlerCast TMM: The Futility of Party Politics in The Long Emergency
12 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Author James Howard Kunstler reads "The Futility of Party Politics in The Long Emergency" from Chapter 5 of his nonfiction book "Too Much Magic" (Alta...
KunstlerCast TMM: Kingdom Come
12 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Author James Howard Kunstler reads "Kingdom Come," Chapter 1 of his nonfiction book, "Too Much Magic," (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2012: pp. 19 – 22).
KunstlerCast #210: Too Much Magic
12 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JHK discusses his newly published nonfiction book "Too Much Magic: Wishful Thinking, Technology, and the Fate of the Nation." Kunstler considers "Magi...
KunstlerCast #209: The NextGen New Urbanists
28 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JHK and Duncan speak to a group of NextGen New Urbanists during the Congress for the New Urbanism held in West Palm Beach, Fla. this May 9-12. NextGen...
KunstlerCast #208: West Palm Beach Florida
22 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JHK and Duncan walk through City Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. and comment on the built environment.
KunstlerCast #207: Leon Krier @ CNU 20
31 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Remarks by Leon Krier, architect, urban theoretician and author Leon Krier at CNU 20, followed by interview between JHK, Duncan Crary and Krier.
KunstlerCast #206: Live Audience Podcast @ CNU
24 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, featuring a conversation betweek JHK and CNU President and former Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist, was recorded before a live audience at ...
KunstlerCast#205: Prominent New Urbanist Authors
17 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler joins other prominent New Urbanist writers on a recent panel at The Congress for The New Urbanism, held in West Palm Beach, Flor...
KunstlerCast #204: Twilight of the Mall Era – REDUX
03 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This is an edited, re-released version of an episode first recorded in Sept. 2008: For this program James Howard Kunstler and Duncan Crary visit Colon...
KunstlerCast #203: Live Audience Podcast - Part 2
26 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler and Duncan Crary record a podcast before a live student audience at Union College, in Schenectady, N.Y. As part of a Humanities ...
KunstlerCast #202: Live Audience Podcast
19 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler and Duncan Crary record a podcast before a live student audience at Union College, in Schenectady, N.Y. As part of a Humanities ...
KunstlerCast #201: Listener Mailbag
12 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JHK fields listeners calls about the healthcare industry and its future in the Long Emergency, the validity of peak oil, cognitive ability to retain i...
KunstlerCast #200: Celebrating Four Years of Kasting
05 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The KunstlerCast celebrates its 200th episode with listener suggested clips of favorite moments from the past four years. Duncan reads a special essay...
KunstlerCast #199: Communications Wasteland
22 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JHK and Duncan have a ramble 'n rant episode on the robitification of our communications landscape, that wasteland of overcomplexity and hyperdependen...
KunstlerCast #198: Catherine Tumber on Small Cities – Part 2
15 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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...
KunstlerCast #197: Catherine Tumber on Small Cities - Part 1
08 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler speaks by phone with Catherin Tumber, author of Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America's Smaller Industrial Cities in ...
KunstlerCast #196: JHK's Veganism
01 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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
KunstlerCast #195: Reading the Landscape
23 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler shares his thoughts on the experience of moving through the landscape and built environment on foot, rather than by car. Sponsor...
KunstlerCast #194: What Does Urban Really Mean?
16 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler helps host Duncan Crary define the term "urban," a term that is often misunderstood or confusing to the general American public....
KunstlerCast #193: Listener Mail Bag
09 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James Howard Kunstler and Duncan Crary go through the KunstlerCast listener mail bag. Topics include: David Brooks's recent 180 on th...
KunstlerCast #192: Arthur E. Berman, Petroleum Geologist
02 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler speaks by phone with Arthur E. Berman, who is a petroleum geologist and consultant to the energy sector; editorial board member ...
KunstlerCast 191: Get Used to Being Uncomfortable
26 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
KunstlerCast #190: The Trust Horizon
19 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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...
KunstlerCast #189: Irrational Cries to Demolish Infrastructure
12 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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 exam...
KunstlerCast #188: Forecast 2012
05 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
JHK discusses his forecast for 2012 and shares his New Year's resolution.
KunstlerCast #187: GOP Nominee?
30 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK shares his take on the GOP candidates for the 2012 US election.
KunstlerCast #186: John Michael Greer
22 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
KunstlerCast #185: Duncan on Relocalize Vermont
15 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Duncan appears solo on a radio program called Relocalizing Vermont to talk about The KunstlerCast book and podcast and the influence ...
KunstlerCast #184: Fake Warrior Culture
08 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler takes three listener calls all regarding different angles of professional sports and warrior culture.
KunstlerCast #183: In World Made By Hand Country
01 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
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 H...
KunstlerCast #182: Ken Avidor
25 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK and Duncan speak by phone with artist and self-described muckraker Ken Avidor, who recently illustrated the KunstlerCast book.
KunstlerCast #181: A Collegiate Discussion of World Made By Hand
17 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
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 hi...
KunstlerCast #180: Occupy Everything
10 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler shares his thoughts on the Occupy movement sweeping America. It's going to be a dark and difficult time ahead for the U.S. and J...
KunstlerCast #179: The Long Emergency vs. NYC's Resurgency
03 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
"The Long Emergency vs. NYC's Resurgency: A Debate about the Future of Cities" featuring Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Paul Steely Wh...
KunstlerCast #178: CNU Fireside Chat with JHK
27 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler and Duncan Crary join Congress for the New Urbanism CEO & President John Norquist for a "fireside chat" about new urbanism, the ...
KunstlerCast #177: JHK Addresses Preservationists
21 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Jim and Duncan talk about Historic Preservation on their return drive from the annual conference of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, held...
KunstlerCast #176: Listener Mailbag
14 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK and Duncan get caught up on listener calls. Question topics include: Phoenix vs. Georgia; repealing the gas tax, The Long Descent, Landscape Urban...
KunstlerCast #175: Despotic Christian Theocrats on the Rise
06 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
There's a crazy Christian cult on the rise in the US and JHK believes Americans needs to watch out. The New Apostolic Reformation is a dangerous movem...
KunstlerCast #174: Big Sky Country
29 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
After a recent visit to Montana, JHK asks: What is living in a town in Montana all about? He observes that it’s mostly about the scenery outside of ...
KunstlerCast #173: Mexico City
22 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Twelve years ago James Howard Kunstler visited Mexico City to write a chapter for his book "The City in Mind." He recently returned there to speak at ...
KunstlerCast #172: Jeff Goodell on Climate Change
08 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK and Duncan are joined by Jeff Goodell, environmental writer for Rolling Stone magazine and author of "How to Cool the Planet" and "Big Coal." Jeff...
KunstlerCast #171: The End of Growth - Part 2
01 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of this one-hour conversation, Richard Heinberg, author of "Peak Everything", "The Party's Over" and the newly published "The End of...
KunstlerCast #170: The End of Growth - Part 1
25 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of this one-hour conversation, Richard Heinberg, author of Peak Everything, The Party's Over and the newly published The End of Growth joi...
KunstlerCast #169: Will TLE Put an End to Spontaneous Behavior?
18 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
A listener asks Jim if American’s cherished character trait of spontaneity is bound to car dependency. JHK shares his thoughts on the American Natio...
KunstlerCast #168: The Downgrading of America
11 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK updates us on the recent credit downgrading of America as it relates to the unfolding Long Emergency. At the end of the show we play a song based ...
KunstlerCast #167: AUDIO ONLY - Picturing Suburbia
04 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Originally broadcast April, 2008: When James Howard Kunstler isn't railing against suburban sprawl, he's painting it. Vincent van Gogh painted the pea...
KunstlerCast #166: Bicycle Sharing
28 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week James Howard Kunstler gets a much needed break from podcasting, while Duncan speaks to a representative of B-Cycle, a bicycle sharing compan...
KunstlerCast #165: Landscape Urbanism - Part 2
21 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK continues his critique of Charles Waldheim's presentation on Landscape Urbanism, delivered at the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 19). This epi...
KunstlerCast #164: Landscape Urbanism - Part 1
15 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years there has been a growing debate between New Urbanism and Landscape Urbanism, a theory that argues the landscape, rather than architect...
KunstlerCast #163: Triumph of the City - Part 2
07 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK continues his critique of Ed Glaeser's talk from recent Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 19) and the ideas presented in his best-selling book Tr...
KunstlerCast #162: Triumph of the City - Part 1
30 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK Critiques Ed Glaeser's talk from recent Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 19) and the ideas presented in his best-selling book Triumph of the Cit...
KunstlerCast #161: Cities of the Future
23 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In a special cross promotion, Andrew Blechman of the Orion Magazine podcast interviews JHK about cities of the future. For the full interview, visit: ...
KunstlerCast #160: Housing Bubble Update & Car Sharing
16 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK gives an update on the bursting housing bubble and the fate of car dependency in America. This episode includes a short interview with Sharon Feig...
KunstlerCast #159: The Congress For the New Urbanism
09 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of many installments to come, Duncan updates James Howard Kunstler on the recent Congress For the New Urbanism, held June 1-6, 2011 in Ma...
KunstlerCast #158: Americans Demand Walkable Neighborhoods...
26 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode JHK discusses a recent poll by the National Realtors Association which found that while many Americans claim they want to be able t...
KunstlerCast #157: When McDonald's Comes to Town
19 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK and Duncan look at two new McDonald's projects in their home towns and touch upon some universal issues with regards to these types of development...
KunstlerCast #156: Osama & The Middle East
12 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler shares his thoughts about the caputure and destruction of Osama bin Laden and the future of U.S. relations in the Middle East. S...
KunstlerCast #155: AUDIO ONLY - Taking The Initiative
05 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK & Duncan explore North Central Troy NY with Billie-Jean Greene of the Uptown Initiative. Sponsor: http://cnu19.org
KunstlerCast #154: Q & A with JHK
29 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK and Duncan visit The Sanctuary for Independent Media , an old church in North Central Troy NY which has been repurposed as community media space. ...
KunstlerCast #153: 2010 U.S. Census Figures
21 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The 2010 U.S. Census figures have led to a newly empowered suburban electorate. But the figures also indicate that several major U.S. cities are incre...
KunstlerCast #152: Is Peak Oil a Conspiracy Theory
14 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
JHK has said many times that he's allergic to conspiracy theories. Yet his own ideas about peak oil sort of sound like a conspiracy theory since he be...
KunstlerCast #151: Energy Delusions
07 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler believes Americans and their leaders are lying to themselves about our current energy predicament. There is a tremendous body of...
KunstlerCast #150: Suburban Sprawl in the Rustbelt
31 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
James Howard Kunstler reacts to a recent article from Rustwire.com titled "Michigan CEO: Soul-Crushing Sprawl Killing Business." Kunstler believes tha...