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Back to SearchKunstlerCast #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 belie…
17 years ago
KunstlerCast #52: Rebuilding New Orleans
James Howard Kunstler discusses the issue of rebuilding New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. Legal disputes, government inefficiency and suburban min…
17 years ago
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…
17 years ago
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 petrole…
17 years, 1 month ago
KunstlerCast #48: From Suburbia to Peak Oil
James Howard Kunstler tells the story of how he came to learn about peak oil while writing about suburban sprawl. Topics include The Yom Kippur War, …
17 years, 1 month ago
KunstlerCast #47: Credit Crisis
James Howard Kunstler believes the credit orgy that was the background and basis for our era is over. It will become increasingly harder to lend mone…
17 years, 1 month ago
KunstlerCast #46: Highway to Hell
A listener caller asks James Howard Kunstler about President-elect Barack Obama's massive proposed stimulus package, which will probably be used to r…
17 years, 2 months ago
KunstlerCast #45: JHK's Resolution for 2009
In this abbreviated edition, James Howard Kunstler shares his New Year's resolutions for 2009. He also sets some personal goals for finishing the seq…
17 years, 2 months ago
KunstlerCast #44: Forecast 2009 - Remembering Y2K
Every year James Howard Kunstler publishes his annual forecast on his popular blog. For this installment of the KunstlerCast, Jim gives us a sneak pr…
17 years, 2 months ago
KunstlerCast #43: Missing Teeth in the Urban Fabric
James Howard Kunstler explains the negative effects that empty building lots have on the urban streetscape. These empty spaces or "missing teeth" are…
17 years, 2 months ago