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477: Mechai Viravaidya: My #1 Top Role Model in the World
Episode 477
I consider Mechai Viravaidya my top role model for sustainability leadership.
As I described in a recent episode, We Can Dance Around Environmental P…
4 years, 8 months ago
476: Tom Murphy, part 3: The Science Book of the Decade
Episode 476
When I read Tom's book on sustainability, Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet, I couldn't believe the book didn't exist already. I consider…
4 years, 8 months ago
475: We Can Dance Around Environmental Problems All We Want. We Eventually Reach Overpopulation and Overconsumption
Episode 475
Have you ever tasted an heirloom tomato so delicious it was almost a religious experience? I used to think people who complained about supermarket to…
4 years, 8 months ago
474: Frederick Lane, part 2: Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Motivation
Episode 474
Frederick was a great sport in allowing me to explore working on a patterns that happens sometimes but that I had let slide before.
We started talking…
4 years, 8 months ago
473: James Suzman: What We Can Learn From 300,000 Years of Human History
Episode 473
Longtime readers of my blog know how much James Suzman's first book influenced my thinking and views of possessions, community, ownership, modernity,…
4 years, 8 months ago
472: Big City Andrew, part 1: Traditional Conservative values and stewardship
Episode 472
Andrew co-hosted me on MAGAMedia with past guest Rob Harper, so we've spoken there several times, but this conversation is our first one-on-one.
We st…
4 years, 8 months ago
471: 12 Sustainability Leadership Lessons Unplugging My Fridge for 6.5 Months Taught Me
Episode 471
Isn’t a refrigerator essential? Isn’t life with them better?
I thought so. I’ll quote my mom from my podcast to illustrate where I came from:
I grew up…4 years, 8 months ago
470: Sustainable Activities: I'm learning singing (my mortifying "before" recording)
Episode 470
The average American watches 5 hours of TV per day. Many fly or drive around for fun. If we want to pollute less, will we lose the ability to enjoy o…
4 years, 9 months ago
469: The Science Book of the Decade: Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet, by Tom Murphy
Episode 469
I didn’t think of how small my building’s elevators were when I bought a sofa after moving into my current apartment. It didn’t fit. The deliverymen …
4 years, 9 months ago
468: Alexandra Paul, part 2: How to Reduce Something (Wasteful) You Enjoy, to Improve Your Life
Episode 468
Alexandra's commitment illustrates a result I keep finding. People who have acted to live sustainably the most already find new ways to act more than…
4 years, 9 months ago