My Dinner is Stuck in Traffic (Episode 11 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
In this episode, Rob, Asher, and Jason talk about why fossil fuels are so embedded in our food system and how changes in the way we grow food might change where all of us live. This episode is designed...
Tackling Inequality, One Pair of Lederhosen at a Time (Episode 10 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Chuck Collins Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
Chuck Collins joins Asher, Rob, and Jason in Crazy Town to describe his startling journey from undercover trust fund kid to tireless campaigner for economic equality. Together they examine why Richie Rich, Donald Trump, Scrooge McDuck, and Jeff Bezos...
We’re Failing Our Kids
Below is the video and transcript of an emotional talk I gave to parents and teens in my hometown, along with the list of 10 recommendations I made. Transcript Normally when I’m asked to give a talk on climate...
They’ll Think of Somethingisms (Episode 9 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
The threats of overshoot and climate chaos loom larger by the day, but it’s all going to work out just fine. At least that’s what you hear from starry-eyed techno-optimists, hemp enthusiasts, and the output of ultra-hypothetical computer models....
Creating a Sustainable Future
Click on the black box below to watch the video. Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources presented by Rob Dietz. This is the first in a new lecture series sponsored by the...
Mosquito-Flavored Popcorn, or What Climate Scientists Are Getting Wrong (Episode 8 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
Did you know that we can lose half our food supply and it won’t matter? That’s because agriculture is only 3% of GDP, so there’s no need to worry about the effects of climate change on farming. Or so...
Deer Sinew and Beetle Biscuits: Raising Kids in the Age of Climate Chaos (Episode 7 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
In this episode Asher, Rob, and Jason explore what we could be teaching kids these days and debate which is the more valuable skill: being comfortable eating beetles or understanding how to deal with difficult people.
Zombies, Magic Rocks, and Techno-utopia : Episode 6 of Crazy Town
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
In this episode, Asher, Rob, and Jason search for reasons why the movie theater is so obsessed with Armageddon and the political theater offers empty promises of infinite progress, when the reality is likely to be somewhere in the...
Solar Freakin’ Roadways (Episode 5 of Crazy Town)
Asher Miller Jason Bradford Rob Dietz
In this episode, Jason, Rob, and Asher talk about some of the magical “solutions” that are being peddled out on the streets of Crazy Town (solar roadways, anyone?!?) and why we’re so quick to jump at technological fixes that...
My Talk at the Celebration of the Life and Times of the Totnes Pound
Last night we closed down the Totnes Pound. Here is the speech I gave at the event: Dearly Beloved. We are gathered here this evening not to mourn the passing of the Totnes Pound, but to celebrate its life...