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692: Daniel, host of the "What Is Politics?" videocast, part 2: Is Changing CEOs Possible
Episode 692
The spiciest parts of this conversation come at the end. It's possible listeners may think we were annoying each other, but I think I can speak for both of us that we enjoyed the repartee.
Anyone who …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
691: Oliver Burkeman, part 1.5: Embracing Our Inevitable Limitations on Time and Energy
Episode 691
I've been recommending Oliver's book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals a lot. When people ask about it, I have a hard time explaining what it says, only that it's valuable. He has a wa…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
690: Leah Rothstein: Just Action, a blueprint for concerned citizens and community leaders
Episode 690
This podcast and my mission are about changing culture. The Color of Law compiled our culture's practices that I can only see as cruel and unfair. As long as they're hidden, we can't do much about th…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
689: Workshop results: Can Learning to Lead Sustainability be fun, inspiring, and effective? Yes!
Episode 689
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Can Learning to Lead Sustainability be fun, inspiring, and effective?
Yes!
I just finished leading my first workshop in leading oneself and others effectively to…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
688: Maya K. van Rossum, part 1: Green Amendments for the Environment (State and Federal)
Episode 688
Some context leading to my conversation with Maya:
When I first thought of a constitutional amendment to protect us from pollution, I thought the idea was crazy, but I couldn't stop thinking about it.…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
687: Should We Amend the Constitution for the Environment?: A constitutional scholar (Michael Herz) and American abolition historian (James Oakes)
Episode 686
See the video for this episode here.
I speak about the concept of a constitutional amendment on the environment with former guests on the This Sustainable Life podcast:
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
686: Gautam Mukunda, part 1.5: Is Technology Necessarily Good?
Episode 686
In the first part of our conversation, we start by reviewing Gautam's commitment to sailing, which seemed and still seems a good idea to him. but maybe too much for now. We revisit what motivated him…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
685: Chris Bailey, part 3: How to Calm Your Mind: Dropping the latest iPhone for a flip phone and loving it
Episode 685
Chris returns to share his experience with the Spodek Method. He did something different than he committed to: he stopped using his smart phone---the latest Apple iPhone---in favor of a simple flip p…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
684, Simon Michaux: Do Governments Understand Energy? How Unprepared Are We?
Episode 684
Simon is a mining engineer who both researches the minerals and mining necessary if we were to try powering our culture with various sources. His work has brought him to work with government teams, e…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
683: Alan Ereira, part 3: More about Kogi life and culture, contrasting with ours
Episode 683
The more I move toward living sustainably, the more I learn about cultures that haven't become as polluting, depleting, addicted, and imperialist as ours. I grew up thinking they were stuck in the St…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago