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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
4:55 pm [heronheart]	The Surveillance Society. The New Authoritarianism. The Age of Paranoid Politics. These terms, and many others, have been used to describe how the political ground has been shifting under us, particularly since 9/11. Terrorism and national security have become obsessive anxieties. Fear and suspicion have become the order of the day. We are living in what IDEAS producer Mary O’Connell calls “the suspect society.” http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/ideas_20080915_6828.mp3  (Comment on this)
Thursday, February 16th, 2006
12:29 pm [heronheart]	Mycotopia Here's a really interesting interview with Paul Stamets from the now defunct NPR show The Connection. Paul Stamets This mycophile has spent a lifetime in damp forests, turning over logs and culturing spores, harnessing the power of the mycelial networks that he says link the earth's ecosystems. In addition to their environmental and medicinal applications, he says the practical possibilities of these super spores are endless. Tapping into the macrocosm of microorganisms, exploring the fungus among us with Paul Stamets. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
11:18 am [heronheart]	Escape Pod: Your Corporate Network and the Forces of Darkness Escape Pod podcasts readings of original Science Fiction and Fantasy that they actually pay for. This episode is one of the funnier ones. EP028: Your Corporate Network and the Forces of Darkness Published on 17 Nov 2005 at 2:58 am. 6 Comments. Filed under Podcasts, Rated R. By Lucy A. Snyder. Read by Rob Walch (of Podcast 411) with Mur Lafferty (of Geek Fu Action Grip). Axedame agrees that the technology provides staffing solutions that have yet to reach public acceptance or full legality. “Undead workers are kind of a gray area as far as the feds are concerned. And you bet your boots the unions are fighting it. But since you don’t have to pay the dead minimum wage, the potential impact this could have on America’s bottom line is off the charts! We’re pretty sure we can get the government on board as long as the GOP stays in charge.” Rated R. Contains profanity, violence, dark magic, and other typical sysadmin behavior. Visit the website at http://www.escapepod.info/. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
7:18 pm [heronheart]	Growing Up A Clone Here's an interesting program on what it might be like to grow up as a clone. This comes from Australia Radios All In The Mind program. SUMMARY: The prospect of human clones walking amongst us is a while off yet. Some argue that human reproductive cloning is inevitable, others suggest our moral sensibilities will hold us back even when the technology is ripe. But whatever our brave future holds for us, ethicists are already asking what it might be like to grow up a clone? Can we predict what the social and psychological impacts of being born a 'mini-me' will be - an exact genetic copy of just one other? From identical twins and stepchildren to the progeny of famous parents, Psychiatrist Stephen Levick and other guests join Natasha Mitchell, and embark on a remarkable thought experiment to find out. This program was first broadcast on 5/3/2005 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
6:43 pm [heronheart]	The Depopulation Problem For many environmentalists, including myself, a reduction in human population is something to be devoutly hoped for. But the coming depopulation presents it's own special problems, some of which may have a negative impact on the environment as well. Here's Phillip Longman on "The Depopulation Problem ". This is another fascinating seminar from the Long Now Foundation . (Comment on this)
Monday, January 30th, 2006
8:16 pm [heronheart]	Stewart Brand on Cities Half the world's population know lives in cities. That makes cities important. When people move to cities, their birth rate drops before their income goes up. That makes cities important. Stewart Brand has some very interesting things to say about cities. This comes from the Long Now Seminars. (Comment on this)
Monday, December 26th, 2005
10:32 am [heronheart]	Natural Capitalism Can we design our way out of the mess we're in? Amory Lovins says "Natural Capitalism" can do the job. This lecture comes from the Whitman LIVE lectures.Whitman LIVE lectures Powered by lj-sidebar [en] (Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
8:59 pm [heronheart]	The Abolition of Work Should work be abolished? Here's an essay from Audio Anarchy on that very topic. Powered by lj-sidebar [en] (Comment on this)
Monday, September 5th, 2005
9:20 am [heronheart]	Permaculture Todays show comes from Beyond Organic . The show is a bit "basic" at the outset, but becomes more interesting as things progress. Permaculture, said Bill Mollison, the inventor of this food/farming/environmental concept, is being able to look out your backdoor and see your friends gathering food. A permaculturist’s skills may include straw bale house building or edible forest gardening. They may have set-up a rainwater collection system on their roof, or turned their livestock fences into a food source. All this is part of a design concept that takes its cues from the workings of a healthy eco-system. The good news is you’re probably already practicing some of permaculture’s principles. Join host Jerry Kay, publisher of the Environmental News Network as we talk to three prominent practitioners and learn to think like a permaculturist. This Week's Guests: Penny Livingston Stark — Founder, Regenerative Design Institute Penny is internationally recognized as a permaculture teacher, designer and speaker. She is the founder of the Permaculture Institute of Northern California, Regenerative Design Institute and Sustainable Living Designs. Penny has been working professionally in the land management and development field for 25 years and has extensive experience in all phases of ecologically sound landscape design and construction as well as the use of natural non-toxic building materials. She specializes in site planning and design of resource-rich landscapes, integrating rainwater collection, edible landscaping, pond and water systems, habitat development and watershed restoration for homes, co-housing communities, businesses and diverse-yield perennial farms. Dave Jacke — Author, Edible Forest Gardens Dave has been a student of ecology and design since the 1970s, and has run his own ecological design firm—Dynamics Ecological Design—since 1984. His two-volume book constitutes an in-depth course in ecological garden design. Dave has consulted on, designed, built, and planted landscapes, homes, farms, and communities in the many parts of the United States, as well as overseas, but mainly in the Northeast. A co-founder of Land Trust at Gap Mountain in Jaffrey, N.H., he homesteaded there for a number of years. Dave holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Simon's Rock College and a M.A. in Landscape Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design. Patty Karlin — Owner, Bodega Goat Cheese Patty has been the owner and producer of Bodega Goat Cheese since 1984. During that time she has developed Bodega Goat Ranch as a model of sustainable agriculture for other dairy operations in Northern California, other states, and a few in South America. This model includes permaculture, a sustainable water system, alternative fuel use, solar energy use, crop rotation, and an increase in cropping for the animals in an effort to become organic. Other practices include medicinal herbs, worm boxes and ozonation of water. In her capacity as CEO of a company working to develop and manufacture the innovative female panty condom for the AIDS crisis, the interface with sustainable farming is integral, as Silk Parasol is a socially responsible business that will incorporate the permaculture and farming model into the development of international pilot projects. Powered by lj-sidebar [en] (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 4th, 2005
8:45 pm [heronheart]	Hurricane Katrina: New Orleans Engineering and Recovery An interesting discussion of the challenges that will face New Orleans in rebuilding. Science Friday continues to rock. From West Nile virus, to cholera to fire ants, what are the public health concerns in areas inundated by Katrina? Plus, a look at the history -- and future -- of New Orleans' levee system. Powered by lj-sidebar [en] (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
2:25 pm [heronheart]	Self Help Obsession Here's a fascinating discussion/critique of self-help/New-Age literature from Radio Australia's "All In The Mind" Powered by lj-sidebar [en] Each year Australians spend millions of dollars striving for personal perfection. There is a multi-billion-dollar industry to tell us how to do anything from remove excess fat on our bodies to bulk-up the mediocrity of our pay packets. The language of self help has seeped into almost every corner of our lives, with TV programs like Dr Phil giving daily advice for self improvement. Micki McGee - a sociologist from New York University - puts this personal development phenomenon under the microscope, and self-help author Stephanie Dowrick defends the usefulness of the genre. (Comment on this)
Sunday, August 14th, 2005
8:54 am [heronheart]	Nuclear power as an alternative to global warming? A number of prominent enviromentalists have suggested that global warming is such a serious problem that nuclear power is our only option. Science Friday from NPR presenented an excellent debate on the dangers of nuclear power. Here it is. The feed for the podcast is http://feeds.feedburner.com/AuralTraditions Powered by lj-sidebar [en] (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 10th, 2005
7:46 pm [heronheart]	Heroes of the Next Revolution Heroes of the Next Revolution : It can take years for city government to demolish or develop abandoned property. In one urban neighborhood, a group of neighbors has found a new way to reclaim land that has been left behind. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lisa Ann Pinkerton has their story... (Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
5:32 pm [heronheart]	Beyond Morality An amoralist takes on the question of ethics. 04/13/2005 Beyond Morality - Don Johnson, Leader (20-Mar-05) What if morality is not about demands, requirements and duties, but rather limitations we have just put on ourselves? Maybe living is not about some road map handed out to us with finished roads for us to follow. Rather than seeing ethics as a denial of self, we might perceive it as a means to fulfillment of our best selves. Life is about finding values, and reasons for acting as we do. A good life involves curiosity, sympathy and acting with care. Thinking, speaking and acting with clarity, openness, dialogue and self-examination enable us to find our own way and honor both the self and others. This program comes from the audio library of the St. Louis Ethical Society. The feed for the podcast is http://feeds.feedburner.com/AuralTraditions (Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
12:19 am [heronheart]	Australian Science Show One of my favorite podcasts is the Australian Broadcasting Services "The Science Show" This particular show includes: AIDS Prevention & Mary Magdalene, Parasitic Worms, 40th Anniversary of Moore's Law, Moore's Law, Computer program detects faults in machinery, Hermes: Chop Water, Carry Wood, Tasmanian Devils in Trouble, Tigers, Devils & Polyamory, Genetic Barcoding, I particularly enjoyed the part about The WHO conference with the stated purpose of  "preventing the spread of HIV from sex workers to the general public".  The response of the sex workers was "Who the Hell do you think gives it to us in the first place!"  Amazingly, the director of the conference actually got the point and restated the purpose as being to protect sex workers from the spread of HIV. More ABC Science Show podcasts can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/default.htm (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 28th, 2005
12:08 pm [heronheart]	Globalization and the Rise of Religion Todays podcast is "Globalization and the Rise of Religion" from Speaking of Faith. It's a fascinating discussion of the resurgance of traditional religions in the modern world. Experts once predicted that as the world grew more modern, religion would decline. Precisely the opposite has proven true; religious movements are surging and driving "alternative globalizations" across the world. Two leading thinkers offer a penetrating view of how and why religion of all kinds is shaping the global economy and political order.</em> The feed for the podcast is http://feeds.feedburner.com/AuralTraditions (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 7th, 2005
10:29 am [heronheart]	No God but God: The Origin, Evolution, and Future of Islam  Reza Aslan, scholar of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies discusses his book No god but God and why he thinks we are in the midst of the Islamic Reformation. (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 21st, 2005
2:35 pm [heronheart]	History of Feminism An interesting discussion of the History of Feminism with Estelle Freedman, the Edgar E. Robinson Professor in U.S. History at Stanford University, and author of No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women. This comes from the archives of Talking History, an internet radio show focusing on all aspects of history. The feed for the podcast is http://feeds.feedburner.com/AuralTraditions (Comment on this)
Monday, April 18th, 2005
8:09 am [heronheart]	Judi Bari: Revolutionary Ecology Judi Bari was an enviromentalist who actually spoke the language of working people and who was connecting with loggers. So the timber companies bombed her and then framed her as the bomber. In 2002 a jury found that six of the seven FBI and OPD defendants framed Judi and Darryl in an effort to crush Earth First! and chill participation in Redwood Summer. Judi Bari - Revolutionary Ecology is part of her story. Read and hear more about her at http://www.judibari.org/ The feed for the podcast is http://feeds.feedburner.com/AuralTraditions (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 17th, 2005
10:20 am [heronheart]	Food Not Bombs Food Not Bombs, what a concept. After 25 years, Food Not Bombs is still sharing free, market-waste food in the streets of Boston. Hear what people have to say in the city where the whole thing began! Who says anarchist projects always fall apart? Another interesting show from the archives at Radio4All. The feed for the podcast is http://feeds.feedburner.com/AuralTraditions (Comment on this)