Category Archives: Economics

Episode #129: Merry Christmas, Monsanto

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

This episode of the Agroinnovations Podcast salutes everybody’s favorite biotechnology company Monsanto by wishing them a Merry Christmas. Continue reading →

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Episode #124: Back in the Saddle

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

The Agroinnovations Podcast is back after a hiatus of several weeks.  I begin by sharing an article by Tara Lohan entitled Vision: How Small, Mostly Conservative Towns Have Found the Trick to Defeating Corporations.  I then continue by sharing listner … Continue reading →

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Episode #121: State Banks, Opensource Mythology, and Viralized Transgenics

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

This episode of is broken into three parts. First, I am once again joined by Ellen Brown to discuss the state bank of North Dakota. Ellen explains why North Dakota’s state bank is an example for other states in the … Continue reading →

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Episode #120: Food Prices

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

In this episode of the podcast we are joined by author, attorney, blogger, and activist Ellen Brown. Ellen joined me to talk about the issue of rising food prices. Through the course of the interview, we tackle some tough questions: … Continue reading →

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Episode #115: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

We are joined by Daniel Imhoff, editor of the book CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation): The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories. Topics of discussion include images of and conditions in the CAFO, the loss of biological diversity in animal husbandry, … Continue reading →

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Episode #111: Deconstructing Collapse

Posted on November 15, 2010 by

We are joined by KMO, the creator of the C-Realm Podcast and author of the book “Conversations on Collapse”. Topics of discussion include KMO’s rejection of the collapse narrative, our current predicament in relation to a well-controlled propaganda narrative, Peak … Continue reading →

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Episode #94: Small-Mart or Anarchy?

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

In this episode of the podcast I play the second part of my interview with Doug Lain of the Diet Soap podcast.  The topic of discussion begins with Doug’s reaction to the notion of a Small-Mart Revolution as a strategy … Continue reading →

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Episode #87: The Small-Mart Revolution (Part II)

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

In part II of my interview with author Michael Shuman, we discuss strategies for buying local, the prospects and possibilities for relocalizing capital markets, opportunities for local entrepreneurs, strategies for policy making, and how globalization is made stronger by relocalization. … Continue reading →

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Episode #86: The Small-Mart Revolution (Part I)

Posted on April 5, 2010 by

We are joined by Michael Shuman, who is the Director for Research and Economic Development with the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies.  Michael is also the author of seven books, including the Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating … Continue reading →

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Episode #82: Food Justice

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

We are joined by Nikki Henderson, the Executive Director of People’s Grocery. People’s Grocery is a community-based organization in West Oakland that develops creative solutions to the health problems in the community that stem from a lack of access to … Continue reading →

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