Episode 107 - "Face Off" We're back with more discussions about facial recognition and the draconian world we're quickly building. Updating our previous discussion with new information out Clearview AI, the 2020 protests, coronavirus and our new masked world, and much more. We're thrilled too have a special interview with fashion designer, activist, and technologist Kate Bertash to discuss the implications of facial surveillance and how we can start to fight back. A lot to unpack so sit back and hit play. Chapters  04:47 - Intro stats 06:23 - What is facial recognition? 09:14 - Why should we care? 20:20 - Faults in the system 35:16 - Clearview AI 45:48 - Consumer facial recognition 49:40 - Benefits of Facial Recognition? 54:37 - Fear 56:21 - Facial tracking in the home 58:58 - Interview with Kate Bertash 01:22:29 - Over-surveillance of communities of color 01:29:08 - THOSE WHO RESIST: Artists, Technologists, Legislators  A full transcript will be available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 107 - "Face Off"</h1> <p>We're back with more discussions about facial recognition and the draconian world we're quickly building. Updating our previous discussion with new information out Clearview AI, the 2020 protests, coronavirus and our new masked world, and much more. We're thrilled too have a special interview with fashion designer, activist, and technologist Kate Bertash to discuss the implications of facial surveillance and how we can start to fight back. A lot to unpack so sit back and hit play.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>04:47 - Intro stats</li> <li>06:23 - What is facial recognition?</li> <li>09:14 - Why should we care?</li> <li>20:20 - Faults in the system</li> <li>35:16 - Clearview AI</li> <li>45:48 - Consumer facial recognition</li> <li>49:40 - Benefits of Facial Recognition?</li> <li>54:37 - Fear</li> <li>56:21 - Facial tracking in the home</li> <li>58:58 - Interview with Kate Bertash</li> <li>01:22:29 - Over-surveillance of communities of color</li> <li>01:29:08 - THOSE WHO RESIST: Artists, Technologists, Legislators</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> will be available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-107-face-off" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 107 – Face Off

Episode 106 - "Human Nature" This week we get back to the basics with an episode about climate change and the many people waking up to it. Join us as we explore everything from a new European report on need for renewable energy to fuel economic growth to the work archaeologists are doing on how humans have always had an impact on the earth. A dive into humans, nature, and our place in the world. Chapters  02:48 - Progress on 20 Global Sustainability Goals 14:39 - Failure to respond 19:13 - MEDEAS Report in Europe 25:37 - Faith in science restored? 31:29 - Short term gains, long term pains 39:32 - What's coming: migration, heat, crop loss, and more 53:40 - Brazil mayors cut trees for election 59:48 - Money is the root of all evil 1:01:11 - Debt jubilee 1:04:18 - Economic theory disproves climate change 1:13:03 - Deep Anthropocene 1:33:34 - What to Do  A full transcript will be available soon and detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) are on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 106 - "Human Nature"</h1> <p>This week we get back to the basics with an episode about climate change and the many people waking up to it. Join us as we explore everything from a new European report on need for renewable energy to fuel economic growth to the work archaeologists are doing on how humans have always had an impact on the earth. A dive into humans, nature, and our place in the world.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>02:48 - Progress on 20 Global Sustainability Goals</li> <li>14:39 - Failure to respond</li> <li>19:13 - MEDEAS Report in Europe</li> <li>25:37 - Faith in science restored?</li> <li>31:29 - Short term gains, long term pains</li> <li>39:32 - What's coming: migration, heat, crop loss, and more</li> <li>53:40 - Brazil mayors cut trees for election</li> <li>59:48 - Money is the root of all evil</li> <li>1:01:11 - Debt jubilee</li> <li>1:04:18 - Economic theory disproves climate change</li> <li>1:13:03 - Deep Anthropocene</li> <li>1:33:34 - What to Do</li> </ul> <p>A full transcript will be available soon and detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-106-human-nature/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) are on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 106 – Human Nature

Episode 105 - "School's Out" Friend of the podcast Moriah sits down with us to discuss life as a grad student during the pandemic. Then, we dive into Wendell Berry, a brief history of the start of some universities, the school-to-sports pipeline, competition in the workforce, and we ask what is the purpose of education anyway? Join us on a meandering walk down the hallway of another broken system (don't worry, we'll be back on this soon for deeper dives). Chapters  03:44 Moriah Catches Up 23:47 Degrees for Cops 27:16 Profits Over Education 30:50 Sports 47:24 Packers 51:33 What Are People For? 01:12:21 Land Grant Universities 01:48:42 What is the Purpose?  Detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) are available on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 105 - "School's Out"</h1> <p>Friend of the podcast Moriah sits down with us to discuss life as a grad student during the pandemic. Then, we dive into Wendell Berry, a brief history of the start of some universities, the school-to-sports pipeline, competition in the workforce, and we ask what is the purpose of education anyway? Join us on a meandering walk down the hallway of another broken system (don't worry, we'll be back on this soon for deeper dives).</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>03:44 Moriah Catches Up</li> <li>23:47 Degrees for Cops</li> <li>27:16 Profits Over Education</li> <li>30:50 Sports</li> <li>47:24 Packers</li> <li>51:33 What Are People For?</li> <li>01:12:21 Land Grant Universities</li> <li>01:48:42 What is the Purpose?</li> </ul> <p>Detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-105-schools-out" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) are available on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 105 – School's Out

Episode 104 - "This Land Is My Land" You might be surprised how much our cities and streets are designed to keep people out. From spikes on sidewalks, baby shark music in our parks, to gates, buzzers, bouncers, water, deeds, and a whole bunch of clowns, and more! Why are our places designed to be so hostile to common enjoyment and peace? Why is it so important for white people to wall themselves off from the rest of the world? What does it mean to live in places designed like prisons on the eve of historic climate calamities? These and other questions are all explored as we contemplate and reflect on the crazy world that's driving us all nuts! Chapters  01:12 Some things that make cities terrible 18:58 Exclusion connected to racism 35:31 Origins of "Family Values" 40:47 Whiteness is self-destruction 46:42 Real estate market exclusion 1:01:59 Clown Town 1:05:01 Clown Music 1:13:34 Anti-Cruisin' USA and more examples 1:26:57 Gated communities, escapism, and climate change  Detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) are available on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 104 - "This Land Is My Land"</h1> <p>You might be surprised how much our cities and streets are designed to keep people out. From spikes on sidewalks, baby shark music in our parks, to gates, buzzers, bouncers, water, deeds, and a whole bunch of clowns, and more! Why are our places designed to be so hostile to common enjoyment and peace? Why is it so important for white people to wall themselves off from the rest of the world? What does it mean to live in places designed like prisons on the eve of historic climate calamities? These and other questions are all explored as we contemplate and reflect on the crazy world that's driving us all nuts!</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>01:12 Some things that make cities terrible</li> <li>18:58 Exclusion connected to racism</li> <li>35:31 Origins of "Family Values"</li> <li>40:47 Whiteness is self-destruction</li> <li>46:42 Real estate market exclusion</li> <li>1:01:59 Clown Town</li> <li>1:05:01 Clown Music</li> <li>1:13:34 Anti-Cruisin' USA and more examples</li> <li>1:26:57 Gated communities, escapism, and climate change</li> </ul> <p>Detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-104-this-land-is-my-land" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) are available on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 104 – This Land Is My Land

Episode 103 - "Minimum Justice" Mandatory minimums, three strike rules, and other similar laws were created to strengthen the "justice" system and make us safer - but have they done the opposite? This week we interview newly minted activists working to free a man caught up in this system and explore in detail the how's and why's of this tragedy of justice. Chapters  04:18 Disparities in Sentencing 13:26 Justice for Willie Simmons  29:10 Interview Takeaway 31:01 The ones who get away with it 42:05 Mandatory Sentencing and Unintended Consequences 01:09:08 We live in a bullshit society 01:18:21 Why do prisons exist? Reading from Ruth Wilson Gilmore 01:30:21 "Justice" versus Justice: What can we do  A full transcript will soon be available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast or follow our live shows at twitch.tv/ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 103 - "Minimum Justice"</h1> <p>Mandatory minimums, three strike rules, and other similar laws were created to strengthen the "justice" system and make us safer - but have they done the opposite? This week we interview newly minted activists working to free a man caught up in this system and explore in detail the how's and why's of this tragedy of justice.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>04:18 Disparities in Sentencing</li> <li>13:26 Justice for Willie Simmons </li> <li>29:10 Interview Takeaway</li> <li>31:01 The ones who get away with it</li> <li>42:05 Mandatory Sentencing and Unintended Consequences</li> <li>01:09:08 We live in a bullshit society</li> <li>01:18:21 Why do prisons exist? Reading from Ruth Wilson Gilmore</li> <li>01:30:21 "Justice" versus Justice: What can we do</li> </ul> <p>A full transcript will soon be available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-103-mandatory-minimum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast or follow our live shows at <a href="https://twitch.tv/ashesashescast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitch.tv/ashesashescast</a>.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 103 – Minimum Justice

Episode 102 - "The Then, The Now, and The Next" We've been away for a while and this episode exists to fill in the gap. Catch up with us as we discuss what we've been up to, a small state of the world, and the big question of where do we go from here? We hope you've been healthy, happy, and working towards a better future because we've certainly been (well - maybe we haven't been totally happy). Chapters  01:07 Patreon  03:01 Where ya been 10:41 Organizing 20:47 Daniel and the Land 24:17 Quarantine 30:33 Work and Connections 36:26 What next?  Detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 102 - "The Then, The Now, and The Next"</h1> <p>We've been away for a while and this episode exists to fill in the gap. Catch up with us as we discuss what we've been up to, a small state of the world, and the big question of where do we go from here?</p> <p>We hope you've been healthy, happy, and working towards a better future because we've certainly been (well - maybe we haven't been totally happy).</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>01:07 Patreon </li> <li>03:01 Where ya been</li> <li>10:41 Organizing</li> <li>20:47 Daniel and the Land</li> <li>24:17 Quarantine</li> <li>30:33 Work and Connections</li> <li>36:26 What next?</li> </ul> <p>Detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-102-the-then-the-now-and-the-next" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 102 – The Then, The Now, and The Next

Episode 101 - "We Didn't Start the Fire" Jack from Uni Students for Climate Justice joins us to discuss the bushfires in Australia, some of the resulting political and economic fallout and ways to respond. Then, with fire and ashes on our mind, we turn our attention to the unfolding catastrophes catalyzed by COVID-19, how we are each responding as individuals, and ways to move forward in our communities. Chapters  03:38 Bushfires in AU 00:59 Bushfire political fallout 13:02 Bushfire perspectives as an environmental student 30:17 Anxiety and Agency 42:06 Foundations of Power Questioned 46:10 NYC 51:31 What are our socially responsible options? 59:04 Two divergent opportunities presented in crisis 01:01:55 What can we do, economic fallout, and more  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 101 - "We Didn't Start the Fire"</h1> <p>Jack from Uni Students for Climate Justice joins us to discuss the bushfires in Australia, some of the resulting political and economic fallout and ways to respond. Then, with fire and ashes on our mind, we turn our attention to the unfolding catastrophes catalyzed by COVID-19, how we are each responding as individuals, and ways to move forward in our communities.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>03:38 Bushfires in AU</li> <li>00:59 Bushfire political fallout</li> <li>13:02 Bushfire perspectives as an environmental student</li> <li>30:17 Anxiety and Agency</li> <li>42:06 Foundations of Power Questioned</li> <li>46:10 NYC</li> <li>51:31 What are our socially responsible options?</li> <li>59:04 Two divergent opportunities presented in crisis</li> <li>01:01:55 What can we do, economic fallout, and more</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-101-collapse-chat/transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-101-collapse-chat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 101 – Collapse Chat: We Didn't Start the Fire

Episode 100 - "One Hundred Years of Ashes" We're incredibly lucky to spend this week celebrating our 100th episode with all of you. Looking back at all the episodes we've recorded, the many systemic threats, issues, and problems explored, we thought it would be a nice change to look forward instead. This week we discuss one hundred years of the future, imagining what that might look like, good and bad, in some of the key areas of this show. What lessons have we learned? What obstacles will we face? Can we really build a better world? In this time of great uncertainty, it's important to look inside and imagine the future we want for the world so we know how to go ahead and start building it. Join us for Ashes Ashes #100 and to imagine a better future for all. Chapters  05:53 100 Years of Surveillance and Fashion 29:40 Social Media 34:59 The Commons and Land 40:32 Georgism 47:36 Mad Mac and the World of Copyright 53:21 Economic Collapse 59:32 Climate change 01:09:01 Hope in Disaster  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 100 - "One Hundred Years of Ashes"</h1> <p>We're incredibly lucky to spend this week celebrating our 100th episode with all of you. Looking back at all the episodes we've recorded, the many systemic threats, issues, and problems explored, we thought it would be a nice change to look forward instead. This week we discuss one hundred years of the future, imagining what that might look like, good and bad, in some of the key areas of this show. What lessons have we learned? What obstacles will we face? Can we really build a better world? In this time of great uncertainty, it's important to look inside and imagine the future we want for the world so we know how to go ahead and start building it.</p> <p>Join us for Ashes Ashes #100 and to imagine a better future for all.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>05:53 100 Years of Surveillance and Fashion</li> <li>29:40 Social Media</li> <li>34:59 The Commons and Land</li> <li>40:32 Georgism</li> <li>47:36 Mad Mac and the World of Copyright</li> <li>53:21 Economic Collapse</li> <li>59:32 Climate change</li> <li>01:09:01 Hope in Disaster</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-100-one-hundred-years-of-ashes/transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episodea-100-one-hundred-years-of-ashes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 100 – One Hundred Years of Ashes

Episode 99 - "Collapse Chat: Border Patrol Catch COVID-19" It's time for another chat show as David and Daniel review more bad news // from the border involving a recent Supreme Court decision // which reminds us to reflect on the real gun control debate not being had // recent labor struggles in education // indigenous activists fighting big gas // COVID-19 aka coronavirus and what we might expect economically, politically, and medically Chapters  00:57 STRIKE! 04:07 RESIST! 06:03 Border Patrol (again) 18:35 COVID-19 43:19 Pandemic Economy 01:03:39 Healthcare Sucks  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 99 - "Collapse Chat: Border Patrol Catch COVID-19"</h1> <p>It's time for another chat show as David and Daniel review more bad news // from the border involving a recent Supreme Court decision // which reminds us to reflect on the real gun control debate not being had // recent labor struggles in education // indigenous activists fighting big gas // COVID-19 aka coronavirus and what we might expect economically, politically, and medically</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>00:57 STRIKE!</li> <li>04:07 RESIST!</li> <li>06:03 Border Patrol (again)</li> <li>18:35 COVID-19</li> <li>43:19 Pandemic Economy</li> <li>01:03:39 Healthcare Sucks</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-99-collapse-chat-border-patrol-catch-covid-19/episode-99-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-99-collapse-chat-border-patrol-catch-covid-19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 99 – Collapse Chat: Border Patrol Catch COVID-19

Episode 98 - "Water World (Spoiler: Not So Good)" The latest IPCC report details observed effects of climate change on the ocean and cryosphere (really really cold places), which are altering the environment from the highest mountain peaks to the lowest depths of the ocean. The implications for our world are significant. The ocean, which has been absorbing 90% of the excess heat we produce, is giving way to critical levels of acidity and hypoxia threatening the foundation of all marine life. Sea level rise caused by melting ice and thermal expansion threatens to transform once-in-a-century sea level events into regularly occurring annual events by 2050. As if that were not enough, arctic sea ice is decreasing, marine heatwaves are accelerating, permafrost is melting, and planet-scale ocean currents are slowing. If you want to learn more, you've come to the wrong place. You'll find nothing here but rants and nonsensical metaphors. Chapters  [10:07] Melting Ice [22:16] Rising Seas [32:39] Warming Oceans, Acidification, DEOXYGENATION [44:29] AMOC [47:33] Ecosystems, Life, and Indigenous Knowledge [01:12:02] What can we do? [01:21:19] A Tale of Two Reports  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 98 - "Water World (Spoiler: Not So Good)"</h1> <p>The latest IPCC report details observed effects of climate change on the ocean and cryosphere (really really cold places), which are altering the environment from the highest mountain peaks to the lowest depths of the ocean. The implications for our world are significant. The ocean, which has been absorbing 90% of the excess heat we produce, is giving way to critical levels of acidity and hypoxia threatening the foundation of all marine life. Sea level rise caused by melting ice and thermal expansion threatens to transform once-in-a-century sea level events into regularly occurring annual events by 2050. As if that were not enough, arctic sea ice is decreasing, marine heatwaves are accelerating, permafrost is melting, and planet-scale ocean currents are slowing. If you want to learn more, you've come to the wrong place. You'll find nothing here but rants and nonsensical metaphors.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>[10:07] Melting Ice</li> <li>[22:16] Rising Seas</li> <li>[32:39] Warming Oceans, Acidification, DEOXYGENATION</li> <li>[44:29] AMOC</li> <li>[47:33] Ecosystems, Life, and Indigenous Knowledge</li> <li>[01:12:02] What can we do?</li> <li>[01:21:19] A Tale of Two Reports</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-98-srocc/episode-98-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-98-srocc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 98 – Water World (Spoiler: Not So Good)

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Episode 95 - "Collapse Chat: Silviculturists, Entrepreneurs and Social Science" A real silviculturist provides inputs on last week's show // David provides first-hand knowledge of essential bathroom upgrades // The big business of promoting entrepreneurship abroad // Co-opting social scientists // Future show updates  Chapters  01:01 Will the real silviculturists please stand up 05:01 Promoting Entrepreneurship 10:55 Invading Communities from the Inside 23:47 How to Change Your Diet 27:19 Social Science and Industry 35:32 Wake Up and Smell the Gas(lighting) 44:09 Ashes Ashes Updates  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 95 - "Collapse Chat: Silviculturists, Entrepreneurs and Social Science"</h1> <p>A real silviculturist provides inputs on last week's show // David provides first-hand knowledge of essential bathroom upgrades // The big business of promoting entrepreneurship abroad // Co-opting social scientists // Future show updates </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>01:01 Will the real silviculturists please stand up</li> <li>05:01 Promoting Entrepreneurship</li> <li>10:55 Invading Communities from the Inside</li> <li>23:47 How to Change Your Diet</li> <li>27:19 Social Science and Industry</li> <li>35:32 Wake Up and Smell the Gas(lighting)</li> <li>44:09 Ashes Ashes Updates</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-95-collapse-chat-silviculturists--entrepreneurs-social-science/collapse-chat-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-95-collapse-chat-silviculturists--entrepreneurs-social-science" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 95 – Collapse Chat: Silviculturists, Entrepreneurs and Social Science

Episode 03 - "Permanent Record" Every minute of your day you're tracked by a host of companies using a plethora of tools and techniques. In this episode, we dig into how this technology has infiltrated the real world, follows you into the digital domain, and shapes the world around you. Join us as we delve into the shadowy reality of corporate surveillance.  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 03 - "Permanent Record"</h1> <p>Every minute of your day you're tracked by a host of companies using a plethora of tools and techniques. In this episode, we dig into how this technology has infiltrated the real world, follows you into the digital domain, and shapes the world around you. Join us as we delve into the shadowy reality of corporate surveillance. </p> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-03-permanent-record/permanent-record-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-03-permanent-record" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 3 – Permanent Record

Episode 05 - "End of the Road" The vital systems we rely on (roads, bridges, buildings, pipes, and much much more) are crumbling and in desperate need of repairs. Worse, many of these systems are coming up on the end of their life and will require trillions of dollars to fix - just to maintain the economic status quo. Funding is becoming increasingly difficult to find, all while costs are soaring. Can we get out of this infrastructure mess or are we facing the end of the road?  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 05 - "End of the Road"</h1> <p>The vital systems we rely on (roads, bridges, buildings, pipes, and much much more) are crumbling and in desperate need of repairs. Worse, many of these systems are coming up on the end of their life and will require trillions of dollars to fix - just to maintain the economic status quo. Funding is becoming increasingly difficult to find, all while costs are soaring. Can we get out of this infrastructure mess or are we facing the end of the road? </p> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-05-end-of-the-road/end-of-the-road-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-05-end-of-the-road" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 5 – End of the Road

Episode 86 - "Sprawl Above All" What began as a harmless attempt by the wealthy to escape the poor peasants they were forced to rub shoulders with in the cities turned into the greatest infrastructural nightmare ever to be unleashed upon this world: the American suburb. Countless people and generations of their progeny who got swept up in the fervor of suburban sprawl experienced a radical shift in physical space that has left communities in shambles or precluded their existence and paved over much of the land we should have conserved for agricultural use. Economically, what began as a financial shot of adrenaline to kickstart the post-war economy has now culminated in a ticking time bomb of unpaid infrastructure and health liabilities threatening to bankrupt municipalities throughout the country. If that wasn't enough, sprawl is an ecological and environmental disaster that contributes more to climate change than any other development pattern.    We can trace some of these consequences to the early foundation of property law in the United States, as well as a handful of powerful men destined to drive a stake in public transportation and influence generations of engineers and city planners. More importantly, we can rant and rave for two hours about how much we hate the suburbs.  Chapters  11:21 A Brief History of Property Law 18:03 The Birth of the Suburb 23:29 Innovations in Housing Construction 25:03 The Post War Economy 29:48 "The Auto, Baby" 35:47 What is Sprawl 58:52 Early Zoning 1:02:56 Divide and Separate 1:13:08 Shopping Mall Financials 1:17:35 Road Costs and Driving Pains 1:23:03 Little Lords 1:35:16 Bernays and the Suburban Experience 1:45:39 Oh Yeah, Climate Change Talk Too 1:49:49 Looking Forward  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 86 - "Sprawl Above All"</h1> <p>What began as a harmless attempt by the wealthy to escape the poor peasants they were forced to rub shoulders with in the cities turned into the greatest infrastructural nightmare ever to be unleashed upon this world: the American suburb. Countless people and generations of their progeny who got swept up in the fervor of suburban sprawl experienced a radical shift in physical space that has left communities in shambles or precluded their existence and paved over much of the land we should have conserved for agricultural use. Economically, what began as a financial shot of adrenaline to kickstart the post-war economy has now culminated in a ticking time bomb of unpaid infrastructure and health liabilities threatening to bankrupt municipalities throughout the country. If that wasn't enough, sprawl is an ecological and environmental disaster that contributes more to climate change than any other development pattern.   </p> <p>We can trace some of these consequences to the early foundation of property law in the United States, as well as a handful of powerful men destined to drive a stake in public transportation and influence generations of engineers and city planners. More importantly, we can rant and rave for two hours about how much we hate the suburbs. </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>11:21 A Brief History of Property Law</li> <li>18:03 The Birth of the Suburb</li> <li>23:29 Innovations in Housing Construction</li> <li>25:03 The Post War Economy</li> <li>29:48 "The Auto, Baby"</li> <li>35:47 What is Sprawl</li> <li>58:52 Early Zoning</li> <li>1:02:56 Divide and Separate</li> <li>1:13:08 Shopping Mall Financials</li> <li>1:17:35 Road Costs and Driving Pains</li> <li>1:23:03 Little Lords</li> <li>1:35:16 Bernays and the Suburban Experience</li> <li>1:45:39 Oh Yeah, Climate Change Talk Too</li> <li>1:49:49 Looking Forward</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-86-sprawl-above-all/sprawl-above-all-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-86-sprawl-above-all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 86 – Sprawl Above All

Episode 13 - "Lights Out" What do airports, water treatment facilities, gas stations, and espresso machines all have in common? A dependence on a reliable and stable network of power generation and distribution. In America, and around the world, our electrical grids are aged, stressed, and increasingly at risk of attack. Worse, the centralization and increased interdependence of these grids mean the risk for large-scale failure has never been greater.  If we don't act quickly, the next time the lights go out, they may not turn on again. Chapters  00:00 Preshow 00:45 What is the Grid? 01:58 Some History 03:53 The Grid Today 05:27 Foliage 07:45 Renewable: Difficulties 09:40 Renewables: Subsidies 12:06 Energy Storage 14:37 Transformers: Ageing 16:25 Transformers: Raw Materials 17:19 Transformers: Lead Time 19:53 Critical Substations 21:04 Physical Threats 21:29 Physical Threats: Liberty 22:54 Physical Threats: Metcalf 27:33 Transformers: Spares in Reserves? 29:47 Cyber Threats 31:42 Ukraine Cyber Attack 35:09 Incentives for a Cyber Attack 38:21 How Will War Begin? 39:56 What happens when the Lights go Off? 42:15 Electromagnetic Pulse 43:06 Solar Threat 44:04 Carington Event 46:28 1989 Geomagnetic Storm 48:04 Bureaucracy 48:29 What Can we Do? 55:21 Wrap up  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 13 - "Lights Out"</h1> <p>What do airports, water treatment facilities, gas stations, and espresso machines all have in common? A dependence on a reliable and stable network of power generation and distribution. In America, and around the world, our electrical grids are aged, stressed, and increasingly at risk of attack. Worse, the centralization and increased interdependence of these grids mean the risk for large-scale failure has never been greater. </p> <p>If we don't act quickly, the next time the lights go out, they may not turn on again.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>00:00 Preshow</li> <li>00:45 What is the Grid?</li> <li>01:58 Some History</li> <li>03:53 The Grid Today</li> <li>05:27 Foliage</li> <li>07:45 Renewable: Difficulties</li> <li>09:40 Renewables: Subsidies</li> <li>12:06 Energy Storage</li> <li>14:37 Transformers: Ageing</li> <li>16:25 Transformers: Raw Materials</li> <li>17:19 Transformers: Lead Time</li> <li>19:53 Critical Substations</li> <li>21:04 Physical Threats</li> <li>21:29 Physical Threats: Liberty</li> <li>22:54 Physical Threats: Metcalf</li> <li>27:33 Transformers: Spares in Reserves?</li> <li>29:47 Cyber Threats</li> <li>31:42 Ukraine Cyber Attack</li> <li>35:09 Incentives for a Cyber Attack</li> <li>38:21 How Will War Begin?</li> <li>39:56 What happens when the Lights go Off?</li> <li>42:15 Electromagnetic Pulse</li> <li>43:06 Solar Threat</li> <li>44:04 Carington Event</li> <li>46:28 1989 Geomagnetic Storm</li> <li>48:04 Bureaucracy</li> <li>48:29 What Can we Do?</li> <li>55:21 Wrap up</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-13-lights-out/lights-out-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-13-lights-out/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 13 – Lights Out

Episode 63 - "Busy Work" Some 37% of workers believe their jobs are pointless, and if we include the jobs that exist to serve those pointless jobs in some way, it's possible that half of the jobs in our economy today (mostly residing in the informational sectors of white-collar work) could disappear with no ill-consequences. In this episode we read and hear from listener-submitted examples of pointless jobs, explore the nature and causes of this phenomenon as outlined in David Graeber's book on the subject, and imagine a world where such pointless assaults on our soul can't happen.   Chapters  07:29 Our Own BS Jobs 18:24 What are the definitions and categories of BS jobs? 31:09 Even More BS Jobs 47:47 Concepts about these BS jobs 1:00:13 BS jobs responsible for social media? 1:06:07 Why do BS jobs proliferate? What are the structures? 1:19:55 Bringing it all home; policies to support; what we can do  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 63 - "Busy Work"</h1> <p>Some 37% of workers believe their jobs are pointless, and if we include the jobs that exist to serve those pointless jobs in some way, it's possible that half of the jobs in our economy today (mostly residing in the informational sectors of white-collar work) could disappear with no ill-consequences. In this episode we read and hear from listener-submitted examples of pointless jobs, explore the nature and causes of this phenomenon as outlined in David Graeber's book on the subject, and imagine a world where such pointless assaults on our soul can't happen.  </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>07:29 Our Own BS Jobs</li> <li>18:24 What are the definitions and categories of BS jobs?</li> <li>31:09 Even More BS Jobs</li> <li>47:47 Concepts about these BS jobs</li> <li>1:00:13 BS jobs responsible for social media?</li> <li>1:06:07 Why do BS jobs proliferate? What are the structures?</li> <li>1:19:55 Bringing it all home; policies to support; what we can do</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-63-busy-work/busy-work-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-63-busy-work" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 63 – Busy Work

Episode 50 - "Apocalypse Now" The IPCC recently released its most dire report yet, warning us of a planet quickly warming to 1.5C, implications for our future, and offering pathways for mitigating the damage. But at the core of these pathways are flawed assumptions, paradoxes, and impossible promises. Why do these failures persist at our highest international institutions, what does this signal about the broader economic and political failings that got us to this dire situation, and how can we re-frame our perspectives to face the greatest challenge we as a species have ever faced? Chapters  03:46 A 1.5C World 07:33 Preventing a 1.5C World 13:42 Ecological Consequences of 1.5C 20:51 IPCC Failures 23:57 Ecological Feedback 32:39 Magic Technology Needed 37:55 Indigenous Knowledge and Economic Growth 50:00 Why Does the IPCC Miss the Target? 1:03:06 Shared Memory and Loss 1:10:04 Hope 1:13:51 Imagination  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 50 - "Apocalypse Now"</h1> <p>The IPCC recently released its most dire report yet, warning us of a planet quickly warming to 1.5C, implications for our future, and offering pathways for mitigating the damage. But at the core of these pathways are flawed assumptions, paradoxes, and impossible promises. Why do these failures persist at our highest international institutions, what does this signal about the broader economic and political failings that got us to this dire situation, and how can we re-frame our perspectives to face the greatest challenge we as a species have ever faced?</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>03:46 A 1.5C World</li> <li>07:33 Preventing a 1.5C World</li> <li>13:42 Ecological Consequences of 1.5C</li> <li>20:51 IPCC Failures</li> <li>23:57 Ecological Feedback</li> <li>32:39 Magic Technology Needed</li> <li>37:55 Indigenous Knowledge and Economic Growth</li> <li>50:00 Why Does the IPCC Miss the Target?</li> <li>1:03:06 Shared Memory and Loss</li> <li>1:10:04 Hope</li> <li>1:13:51 Imagination</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-50-apocalypse-now/apocalypse-now-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-50-apocalypse-now" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 50 – Apocalypse Now

Episode 14 - "Sweet Release" It's natural, it's delicious, it's everywhere, and it may be killing us. For years, sugar has been overlooked as a serious detriment to our health because of the manipulations of the sugar industry in both science and politics, but the lies are coming to light as the diseases caused by that deadly white powder threaten to overwhelm the health systems of the world. Can we wake up to the danger this major health risk is posing in time or are we too addicted to that sweet release? Join us this week as we explore the how and why of sugar. Chapters  00:20 Progress in the 21st Century 04:45The Scam 13:06 "Pure, White, and Deadly" 14:06 Ancel Keys 15:11 Seven Countries Study 17:10 Coca-cola continues the scam in 2015 19:54 The Start of Nutrition 24:18 Pendulum Swings 27:26 The Failure of the Scientific Method and Industry Infiltration 30:37 "This is Objective Science" 33:24 Publication Bias 36:43 Failure of Politics 38:52 Local Political Manipulation 39:52 What Can We Do? 41:12 Food Access 43:35 Food Affordabilty 46:39 Don't Shame 48:08 Avoid Bad Science  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 14 - "Sweet Release"</h1> <p>It's natural, it's delicious, it's everywhere, and it may be killing us. For years, sugar has been overlooked as a serious detriment to our health because of the manipulations of the sugar industry in both science and politics, but the lies are coming to light as the diseases caused by that deadly white powder threaten to overwhelm the health systems of the world.</p> <p>Can we wake up to the danger this major health risk is posing in time or are we too addicted to that sweet release? Join us this week as we explore the how and why of sugar.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>00:20 Progress in the 21st Century</li> <li>04:45The Scam</li> <li>13:06 "Pure, White, and Deadly"</li> <li>14:06 Ancel Keys</li> <li>15:11 Seven Countries Study</li> <li>17:10 Coca-cola continues the scam in 2015</li> <li>19:54 The Start of Nutrition</li> <li>24:18 Pendulum Swings</li> <li>27:26 The Failure of the Scientific Method and Industry Infiltration</li> <li>30:37 "This is Objective Science"</li> <li>33:24 Publication Bias</li> <li>36:43 Failure of Politics</li> <li>38:52 Local Political Manipulation</li> <li>39:52 What Can We Do?</li> <li>41:12 Food Access</li> <li>43:35 Food Affordabilty</li> <li>46:39 Don't Shame</li> <li>48:08 Avoid Bad Science</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-14-sweet-release/sweet-release-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-14-sweet-release" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 14 – Sweet Release

Episode 10 - "Broken Promises" Pensions have long been considered to be the gold standard of retirement, the treasured benefit of public service and big company jobs. But because of changing demographics, evolving financial environments, and poor accounting practices, these once sure things may soon become a liability. With a reckoning soon approaching, will retirement, the markets, and all of us as a whole be able to survive this ticking time bomb?  Chapters 00:00 Preshow01:52 The Idea of Retirement is Centuries Old02:26 History of Pensions in the US04:46 Decline of Pensions06:13 Crisis Looming; Dallas Case Study08:58 Short Term Promises With No Long-Term Sustainability11:10 Musuem Tower14:40 What is a Pension Anyway?17:24 Risky Investments18:32 CalPERS21:36 Public Pensions vs Risk Free Investing23:35 The Individuals25:23 Wall Street28:14 Private Pensions Foreshadow Doom31:07 Where Will the Money Come From?36:22 Inequality and Discrimination39:43 A Better Future40:38 Wrap Up A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 10 - "Broken Promises"</h1> <p>Pensions have long been considered to be the gold standard of retirement, the treasured benefit of public service and big company jobs. But because of changing demographics, evolving financial environments, and poor accounting practices, these once sure things may soon become a liability. With a reckoning soon approaching, will retirement, the markets, and all of us as a whole be able to survive this ticking time bomb? </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <p>00:00 Preshow<br>01:52 The Idea of Retirement is Centuries Old<br>02:26 History of Pensions in the US<br>04:46 Decline of Pensions<br>06:13 Crisis Looming; Dallas Case Study<br>08:58 Short Term Promises With No Long-Term Sustainability<br>11:10 Musuem Tower<br>14:40 What is a Pension Anyway?<br>17:24 Risky Investments<br>18:32 CalPERS<br>21:36 Public Pensions vs Risk Free Investing<br>23:35 The Individuals<br>25:23 Wall Street<br>28:14 Private Pensions Foreshadow Doom<br>31:07 Where Will the Money Come From?<br>36:22 Inequality and Discrimination<br>39:43 A Better Future<br>40:38 Wrap Up</p> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-10-broken-promises/broken-promises-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-10-broken-promises/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 10 – Broken Promises

Episode 08 - "A Better You?" Genome engineering, CRISPR-Cas9, gene drives, designer babies, and so much more. Recent breakthroughs have given us the tools and techniques to alter the genetic code of living things around us and even dabble in playing with the very DNA that makes us human. But as the speed of these technological advancements accelerates, we have to ask, "Are we ready?"  This week we explore all this and more in "A Better You?" - an in depth look at gene editing and what this means for us today and the very near future.  If you want to skip straight to the good stuff and avoid the science talk, jump to 19 minutes.  Chapters  00:00:50 Brief History of Gene Therapy  00:05:19 What is CRISPR?  00:08:21 2012 Cas9 Breakthrough  00:09:51 Benefits of CRISPR  00:19:18 Biohacking  00:33:27 Combining Tracking with Genetic Data  00:36:07 Gene Drives  00:44:10 Designer Babies  00:48:09 Unintended Consequences  00:49:50 Lack of Biodiversity  00:51:39 Social Conformity, Inequality, and Stratification in Society (and Sports)  00:57:09 Adapting to Underlying Societal Flaws  01:02:58 What Could Have Been  01:04:17 What Can We Do?   A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 08 - "A Better You?"</h1> <p>Genome engineering, CRISPR-Cas9, gene drives, designer babies, and so much more. Recent breakthroughs have given us the tools and techniques to alter the genetic code of living things around us and even dabble in playing with the very DNA that makes us human. But as the speed of these technological advancements accelerates, we have to ask, "Are we ready?" </p> <p>This week we explore all this and more in "A Better You?" - an in depth look at gene editing and what this means for us today and the very near future. </p> <p>If you want to skip straight to the good stuff and avoid the science talk, jump to 19 minutes. </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>00:00:50 Brief History of Gene Therapy </li> <li>00:05:19 What is CRISPR? </li> <li>00:08:21 2012 Cas9 Breakthrough </li> <li>00:09:51 Benefits of CRISPR </li> <li>00:19:18 Biohacking </li> <li>00:33:27 Combining Tracking with Genetic Data </li> <li>00:36:07 Gene Drives </li> <li>00:44:10 Designer Babies </li> <li>00:48:09 Unintended Consequences </li> <li>00:49:50 Lack of Biodiversity </li> <li>00:51:39 Social Conformity, Inequality, and Stratification in Society (and Sports) </li> <li>00:57:09 Adapting to Underlying Societal Flaws </li> <li>01:02:58 What Could Have Been </li> <li>01:04:17 What Can We Do? </li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-08-a-better-you/a-better-you-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-08-a-better-you/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 8 – A Better You?

Episode 35 - "Plugged In" What compels people to throw their money away at a slot machine? In short: design. The design that goes into making a slot machine addicting is deliberate and effective, but restrained in some part by regulation. But what happens when the same tools used to addict people to losing money are released unfettered into products and services we interact with every day, constantly? And how might these tools evolve when aided by artificial intelligence that can customize design for each individual without their consent or awareness? Is such a thing even plausible?  Join us as we explore these questions and much, much more. Chapters  03:16 The Slot Machine 07:31 Time on Phone Numbers 10:24 Addicting by Design 28:00 Notifications 33:40 Business of Addiction 43:09 The Illusion of Choice 56:23 The Children 01:00:22 Going Forward? 01:04:38 Practical Tips and Tricks  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 35 - "Plugged In"</h1> <p>What compels people to throw their money away at a slot machine? In short: design. The design that goes into making a slot machine addicting is deliberate and effective, but restrained in some part by regulation. But what happens when the same tools used to addict people to losing money are released unfettered into products and services we interact with every day, constantly? And how might these tools evolve when aided by artificial intelligence that can customize design for each individual without their consent or awareness? Is such a thing even plausible? </p> <p>Join us as we explore these questions and much, much more.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>03:16 The Slot Machine</li> <li>07:31 Time on Phone Numbers</li> <li>10:24 Addicting by Design</li> <li>28:00 Notifications</li> <li>33:40 Business of Addiction</li> <li>43:09 The Illusion of Choice</li> <li>56:23 The Children</li> <li>01:00:22 Going Forward?</li> <li>01:04:38 Practical Tips and Tricks</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-35-plugged-in/plugged-in-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-35-plugged-in" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 35 – Plugged In

Episode 34 - "Irreplaceable" The expansion of human beings is perhaps unrivaled by any other species. Yet that success threatens to be our downfall. As civilization grows, the wildlife that enables it gets pushed out, and valuable ecosystems are stressed to their breaking point. Worse still, the destruction of biodiversity means the keys that could unlock a path forward for life are lost forever.  How much time do we have to halt the sixth mass extinction before we too drown in its wake? The answer is much, much shorter than you think. Chapters  05:40 Human Beings and Our Place on Earth 09:17 Defining the Anthropocene 11:19 The 6th Extinction 18:38 The Greatest Threat? 21:50 Global Changes are Cyclical? 26:08 Ecosystems and their Services 29:55 Biodiversity 36:30 In Crisis: Insects 48:09 Our Gardens 59:51 History of Lawns 1:07:13 Normalized to Catastrophe 1:09:05 Crisis: Amphibians 1:12:55 In Crisis: Birds 1:18:12 What Can We Do?  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 34 - "Irreplaceable"</h1> <p>The expansion of human beings is perhaps unrivaled by any other species. Yet that success threatens to be our downfall. As civilization grows, the wildlife that enables it gets pushed out, and valuable ecosystems are stressed to their breaking point. Worse still, the destruction of biodiversity means the keys that could unlock a path forward for life are lost forever. </p> <p>How much time do we have to halt the sixth mass extinction before we too drown in its wake? The answer is much, much shorter than you think.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>05:40 Human Beings and Our Place on Earth</li> <li>09:17 Defining the Anthropocene</li> <li>11:19 The 6th Extinction</li> <li>18:38 The Greatest Threat?</li> <li>21:50 Global Changes are Cyclical?</li> <li>26:08 Ecosystems and their Services</li> <li>29:55 Biodiversity</li> <li>36:30 In Crisis: Insects</li> <li>48:09 Our Gardens</li> <li>59:51 History of Lawns</li> <li>1:07:13 Normalized to Catastrophe</li> <li>1:09:05 Crisis: Amphibians</li> <li>1:12:55 In Crisis: Birds</li> <li>1:18:12 What Can We Do?</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-34-irreplaceable/irreplaceable-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-34-irreplaceable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 34 – Irreplaceable

Episode 62 - "Separate Ways" A global epedimic of loneliness is spreading rapidly. 20% of the UK population claims to be always or often lonely, 3 out of 4 people fin the US are affected by loneliness, a quarter of Japanese men over 60 don't have a single friend or family member they can talk to, and there is an alarming rise of youth across borders who are feeling joyless, useless, and alien in their own homelands. This is a growing health disaster: loneliness has been shown to significantly increase the risk of early death, heart disease, stroke, and much more. Medicine and the high tech industry are working on "loneliness pills" and other high tech software fixes, but we're increasingly afraid that they've missed the point and are wasting time chasing symptoms. This week we explore the systemic causes of why we all feel so alone and look towards a world where we make the dramatic shifts to our social insitutions, governments, economic relationships, and very culture so we can begin to repair the frayed seams of our great big collective family.  Chapters  00:31 Loneliness: Stats and Figures 09:36 Getting to the Source 14:39 America: Declining Social and Civic Engagement 20:25 America: Suburban Sprawl and the Commercialization of Social Life 25:49 China and the Big Money Machine 33:28 Japan: Relationless Society 38:41 Hikikomori 56:13 Individualism and Social Media 1:05:06 David's 5 Points to Get Your Life Together and Stop Loneliness in its Tracks 1:21:50 What Can We Do?  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 62 - "Separate Ways"</h1> <p>A global epedimic of loneliness is spreading rapidly. 20% of the UK population claims to be always or often lonely, 3 out of 4 people fin the US are affected by loneliness, a quarter of Japanese men over 60 don't have a single friend or family member they can talk to, and there is an alarming rise of youth across borders who are feeling joyless, useless, and alien in their own homelands. This is a growing health disaster: loneliness has been shown to significantly increase the risk of early death, heart disease, stroke, and much more. Medicine and the high tech industry are working on "loneliness pills" and other high tech software fixes, but we're increasingly afraid that they've missed the point and are wasting time chasing symptoms. This week we explore the systemic causes of why we all feel so alone and look towards a world where we make the dramatic shifts to our social insitutions, governments, economic relationships, and very culture so we can begin to repair the frayed seams of our great big collective family. </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>00:31 Loneliness: Stats and Figures</li> <li>09:36 Getting to the Source</li> <li>14:39 America: Declining Social and Civic Engagement</li> <li>20:25 America: Suburban Sprawl and the Commercialization of Social Life</li> <li>25:49 China and the Big Money Machine</li> <li>33:28 Japan: Relationless Society</li> <li>38:41 Hikikomori</li> <li>56:13 Individualism and Social Media</li> <li>1:05:06 David's 5 Points to Get Your Life Together and Stop Loneliness in its Tracks</li> <li>1:21:50 What Can We Do?</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-62-separate-ways/separate-ways-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-62-separate-ways" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 62 – Separate Ways

Episode 94 - "If a Tree Falls" We're missing the forest and the trees. Not only has logging exploded in recent years, but it is has done so often in the explicit name of sustainability and green energy. We examine the authenticity of these practices as well as look at some of the long-term destructive consequences that forest disturbances can wreak, in some cases (e.g. extinction debt) reverberating a century in the future. Additionally, the same economic forces that destroy pristine and critical ecosystems are the same that seek to divide and conquer indigenous people by pitting them against one another and against the health of the very land they depend on.  Chapters  00:38 "The Industrial 'One-Night Stand'" 08:22 Logging 101 11:32 Good or Bad? 19:52 Sustainable Logging 32:45 Problems 34:23 Biomass Woes 45:09 Logging and Climate 53:42 Dangerous Jobs 58:08 Land Tenure 1:12:18 What's this all for?  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 94 - "If a Tree Falls"</h1> <p>We're missing the forest and the trees. Not only has logging exploded in recent years, but it is has done so often in the explicit name of sustainability and green energy. We examine the authenticity of these practices as well as look at some of the long-term destructive consequences that forest disturbances can wreak, in some cases (e.g. extinction debt) reverberating a century in the future. Additionally, the same economic forces that destroy pristine and critical ecosystems are the same that seek to divide and conquer indigenous people by pitting them against one another and against the health of the very land they depend on. </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>00:38 "The Industrial 'One-Night Stand'"</li> <li>08:22 Logging 101</li> <li>11:32 Good or Bad?</li> <li>19:52 Sustainable Logging</li> <li>32:45 Problems</li> <li>34:23 Biomass Woes</li> <li>45:09 Logging and Climate</li> <li>53:42 Dangerous Jobs</li> <li>58:08 Land Tenure</li> <li>1:12:18 What's this all for?</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-94-if-a-tree-falls/if-a-tree-falls-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-94-if-a-tree-falls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 94 – If a Tree Falls

Episode 77 - "Coping with Collapse" Awareness of the systemic threats to our world comes at a cost. Often, that cost includes feelings of isolation, existential dread, depression, shock, and other uncomfortable realities. But these emotions do not define the final stage of our journeys. This week we read from listener emails, each describing a different point along the path of coming to terms with uncomfortable truths, and from these we learn that there is a way to move forward. Through confronting the denial that our society wants us to consume, pushing past hopelessness, and expressing our grief, we can begin to reconnect with other humans, build communities, "prep" for the future, and build a better world together.   Chapters  08:38 Denial 14:32 Hopelessness 20:40 Grief 34:27 Preparing 49:32 What can we do?  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 77 - "Coping with Collapse"</h1> <p>Awareness of the systemic threats to our world comes at a cost. Often, that cost includes feelings of isolation, existential dread, depression, shock, and other uncomfortable realities. But these emotions do not define the final stage of our journeys. This week we read from listener emails, each describing a different point along the path of coming to terms with uncomfortable truths, and from these we learn that there is a way to move forward. Through confronting the denial that our society wants us to consume, pushing past hopelessness, and expressing our grief, we can begin to reconnect with other humans, build communities, "prep" for the future, and build a better world together.  </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>08:38 Denial</li> <li>14:32 Hopelessness</li> <li>20:40 Grief</li> <li>34:27 Preparing</li> <li>49:32 What can we do?</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-77-coping-with-collapse/coping-with-collapse-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-77-coping-with-collapse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 77 – Coping with Collapse

Episode 84 - "Carbon Bootprint" They're the single biggest polluter on earth in both chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions, their effects can be felt around the world in both rising temps and destroyed lives, in fact they're in the very business of destruction: it's the US Military. This week we are joined be researcher Dr. Patrick Bigger to discuss the paper he coauthored (Hidden carbon costs of the “everywhere war”: Logistics, geopolitical ecology, and the carbon boot‐print of the US military) covering some of the far reaching impacts of imperialist policies and what it really costs to have the most powerful military on Earth. Tune in to hear about logistics, supply chains, concrete, solar powered tanks, and so much more in our exploration of the everywhere war. Chapters  01:08 Externalities 16:31 Dr. Patrick Bigger 52:01 Thinking Big  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 84 - "Carbon Bootprint"</h1> <p>They're the single biggest polluter on earth in both chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions, their effects can be felt around the world in both rising temps and destroyed lives, in fact they're in the very business of destruction: it's the US Military. This week we are joined be researcher Dr. Patrick Bigger to discuss the paper he coauthored (Hidden carbon costs of the “everywhere war”: Logistics, geopolitical ecology, and the carbon boot‐print of the US military) covering some of the far reaching impacts of imperialist policies and what it really costs to have the most powerful military on Earth. Tune in to hear about logistics, supply chains, concrete, solar powered tanks, and so much more in our exploration of the everywhere war.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>01:08 Externalities</li> <li>16:31 Dr. Patrick Bigger</li> <li>52:01 Thinking Big</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-84-carbon-bootprint/carbon-bootprint-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-84-carbon-bootprint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 84 – Carbon Bootprint

Episode 78 - "Grounded" Sweeping deregulation of the Airline industry in 1978 brought big changes to air travel. Lower prices, more routes, and consolidation of the market allowed for regional hub-and-spoke models of logistics and greater access to air travel with the associated massive surge in passengers. Now, with the current climate crisis and an industry responsible for 10% of US GHG emissions, we may be suffering from success. What does the future hold for a business sensitive to many different climate factors? What is the responsibility we each have for our own transportation choices? Will carbon credits or fuel efficient technology save us? And what might we expect for the future of air travel? All this and more on Episode 78 - Grounded. Chapters  4:32 MAX 8 15:37 Regulation 25:35 Jevon 31:39 The Climate Crisis 44:43 Centralization &amp; Shocks 52:51 Limited Dreams 1:07:45 Grounding 1:11:26 More Jevon 1:14:33 The Future 1:20:58 Slowdown  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 78 - "Grounded"</h1> <p>Sweeping deregulation of the Airline industry in 1978 brought big changes to air travel. Lower prices, more routes, and consolidation of the market allowed for regional hub-and-spoke models of logistics and greater access to air travel with the associated massive surge in passengers. Now, with the current climate crisis and an industry responsible for 10% of US GHG emissions, we may be suffering from success.</p> <p>What does the future hold for a business sensitive to many different climate factors? What is the responsibility we each have for our own transportation choices? Will carbon credits or fuel efficient technology save us? And what might we expect for the future of air travel? All this and more on Episode 78 - Grounded.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>4:32 MAX 8</li> <li>15:37 Regulation</li> <li>25:35 Jevon</li> <li>31:39 The Climate Crisis</li> <li>44:43 Centralization &amp; Shocks</li> <li>52:51 Limited Dreams</li> <li>1:07:45 Grounding</li> <li>1:11:26 More Jevon</li> <li>1:14:33 The Future</li> <li>1:20:58 Slowdown</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-78-grounded/grounded-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-78-grounded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 78 – Grounded

Episode 12 - "Up in Smoke" In forests, grasslands, and landscapes around the world, poor wildland management and climate change have combined to produce some of the most explosive fires ever seen. This trend is getting worse, and as we continue to push development into these areas, the need to extinguish fires that threaten human life and property rises. But paradoxically, fighting fires is a big piece of the puzzle in how we got here in the first place.  We are joined by Tommy Nease and Tyler Marlow, both with professional Forest Service experience, to help make sense of this frightening trend. Chapters  00:00 The Great Fire 02:59 Intro 06:48 The Forest Service 09:38 Hurry Up and Wait? 10:26 Engine Work 12:05 Dangers 13:44 Hand Crews vs Engine Crews 14:42 Setting Fires? 15:39 Prescribed Fires 16:59 Fire is Unpredictable 20:16 Too Much Development? 23:21 What Should People do? 25:45 Fire as a Natural Disaster 26:18 Education? 27:24 Rescuing the Governor 28:23 Send in the Calvary? 30:59 Why Should We Care? 35:34 Send Off 38:21How Did We Get Here? 40:24 Climate Change 44:23 Fire is Good 46:40 Overcrowded Forests 48:46 California 51:49 Slave Labor 53:42 An Investment that Really Caught Fire 55:41 Worldwide 59:58 Climate Feedback 01:01:23 What can we do? 01:05:33 Wrap Up  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 12 - "Up in Smoke"</h1> <p>In forests, grasslands, and landscapes around the world, poor wildland management and climate change have combined to produce some of the most explosive fires ever seen. This trend is getting worse, and as we continue to push development into these areas, the need to extinguish fires that threaten human life and property rises. But paradoxically, fighting fires is a big piece of the puzzle in how we got here in the first place. </p> <p>We are joined by Tommy Nease and Tyler Marlow, both with professional Forest Service experience, to help make sense of this frightening trend.</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>00:00 The Great Fire</li> <li>02:59 Intro</li> <li>06:48 The Forest Service</li> <li>09:38 Hurry Up and Wait?</li> <li>10:26 Engine Work</li> <li>12:05 Dangers</li> <li>13:44 Hand Crews vs Engine Crews</li> <li>14:42 Setting Fires?</li> <li>15:39 Prescribed Fires</li> <li>16:59 Fire is Unpredictable</li> <li>20:16 Too Much Development?</li> <li>23:21 What Should People do?</li> <li>25:45 Fire as a Natural Disaster</li> <li>26:18 Education?</li> <li>27:24 Rescuing the Governor</li> <li>28:23 Send in the Calvary?</li> <li>30:59 Why Should We Care?</li> <li>35:34 Send Off</li> <li>38:21How Did We Get Here?</li> <li>40:24 Climate Change</li> <li>44:23 Fire is Good</li> <li>46:40 Overcrowded Forests</li> <li>48:46 California</li> <li>51:49 Slave Labor</li> <li>53:42 An Investment that Really Caught Fire</li> <li>55:41 Worldwide</li> <li>59:58 Climate Feedback</li> <li>01:01:23 What can we do?</li> <li>01:05:33 Wrap Up</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-12-up-in-smoke/up-in-smoke-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-12-up-in-smoke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 12 – Up in Smoke

Episode 21 - "Clima Ex Machina" The global climate is in bad shape and quickly getting worse. The debate as to how or why is long over (from both data and irrelevance) and the conversation is now turning to "Well what now?"  The IPCC has set down an ambitious plan to get us off our fossil fuel fix, but it involves a lot of unproven technologies to help us stay under 2C. Further, many researchers believe this won't be enough and are proposing their own megascale engineering projects to try and keep Earth from slowly cooking us.  This week on Ashes Ashes we tackle the world of geoengineering, exploring what's realistic, what's likely, and just how much trouble are we really in.  Chapters  09:26 Cloud Seeding 11:28 Albedo 13:29 Stratospheric Aerosol Injection 15:10 Cirrus Cloud Thinning 19:48 Accidental Cloud Seeding 24:15 Moral Hazard 27:03 Halting Ice Melt 30:24 Simulate Ice? 31:17 Addressing the Underlying Problem 32:08 Ocean Iron Fertilization 36:07 Colonize Mars 40:16 Reforestation &amp; Afforestation 46:35 "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" 49:38 The Final Frontier 55:04 BECCS 1:00:57 DACS 1:04:46 Just Scratching the Surface 1:06:58 What Can We Do? 1:09:32 Close Out  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h2>Episode 21 - "Clima Ex Machina"</h2> <p>The global climate is in bad shape and quickly getting worse. The debate as to how or why is long over (from both data and irrelevance) and the conversation is now turning to "Well what now?" </p> <p>The IPCC has set down an ambitious plan to get us off our fossil fuel fix, but it involves a lot of unproven technologies to help us stay under 2C. Further, many researchers believe this won't be enough and are proposing their own megascale engineering projects to try and keep Earth from slowly cooking us. </p> <p>This week on Ashes Ashes we tackle the world of geoengineering, exploring what's realistic, what's likely, and just how much trouble are we really in. </p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>09:26 Cloud Seeding</li> <li>11:28 Albedo</li> <li>13:29 Stratospheric Aerosol Injection</li> <li>15:10 Cirrus Cloud Thinning</li> <li>19:48 Accidental Cloud Seeding</li> <li>24:15 Moral Hazard</li> <li>27:03 Halting Ice Melt</li> <li>30:24 Simulate Ice?</li> <li>31:17 Addressing the Underlying Problem</li> <li>32:08 Ocean Iron Fertilization</li> <li>36:07 Colonize Mars</li> <li>40:16 Reforestation &amp; Afforestation</li> <li>46:35 "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"</li> <li>49:38 The Final Frontier</li> <li>55:04 BECCS</li> <li>1:00:57 DACS</li> <li>1:04:46 Just Scratching the Surface</li> <li>1:06:58 What Can We Do?</li> <li>1:09:32 Close Out</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-21-clima-ex-machina/clima-ex-machina-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-21-clima-ex-machina" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 21 – Clima Ex Machina

Episode 71 - "The Mean, Big Green, Corporate Machine" The world may be burning, but more and more companies are giving us green alternatives to our favorite products so we can continue to shop and consume the same way we always have, but without hurting the Earth - or so they would like us to believe. Greenwashing, the practice of making bad things seem environmentally friendly, has run rampant across the shelves of our favorite stores and even carried over to the actions of companies, NGOs, and nations themselves. Is there any hope to the allure of shopping in an environmentally friendly way? What are the greatest greenwashing sins occurring right now? Is there any hope outside of radical change if we want to save the Earth? We think you probably know the answers to these questions, but join us this week as we explore all this and much more in our dive into the mean, green, corporate machines of the world. Special thanks to fans of the show, The Matching Shoe, for the outro track "Pickin' Up Speed." Be sure to check out their new album! Chapters  04:35 Big Green 22:44 The Seven Sins 48:59 The Economy vs The Environment 1:07:34 What can we do?  A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

<h1>Episode 71 - "The Mean, Big Green, Corporate Machine"</h1> <p>The world may be burning, but more and more companies are giving us green alternatives to our favorite products so we can continue to shop and consume the same way we always have, but without hurting the Earth - or so they would like us to believe. Greenwashing, the practice of making bad things seem environmentally friendly, has run rampant across the shelves of our favorite stores and even carried over to the actions of companies, NGOs, and nations themselves. Is there any hope to the allure of shopping in an environmentally friendly way? What are the greatest greenwashing sins occurring right now? Is there any hope outside of radical change if we want to save the Earth? We think you probably know the answers to these questions, but join us this week as we explore all this and much more in our dive into the mean, green, corporate machines of the world.</p> <p>Special thanks to fans of the show, The Matching Shoe, for the outro track "<a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=s1KbqYjFG3g&amp;feature=share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pickin' Up Speed</a>." Be sure to check out their new album!</p> <h3>Chapters</h3> <ul> <li>04:35 Big Green</li> <li>22:44 The Seven Sins</li> <li>48:59 The Economy vs The Environment</li> <li>1:07:34 What can we do?</li> </ul> <p>A <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-71-the-mean-big-green-corporate-machine/greenwash-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full transcript</a> is available as well as detailed <a href="https://ashesashes.org/blog/episode-71-the-mean-big-green-corporate-machine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">links and sources</a> (plus credits and more) on our website <a href="https://ashesashes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ashesashes.org</a>.</p> <p>Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.</p> <p>CC BY-SA 4.0</p>

Ep 71 – The Mean, Big Green, Corporate Machine

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