Category Archives: Politics

Episode #127: Peak Moment Television

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Frank Aragona is joined by Janaia Donaldson, host and producer of Peak Moment Television.  Topics of discussion include the production of Peak Moment TV, geodesic domes in Colorado, the strengths and weaknesses of the relocalization movement, Peak Oil as a … 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 #107: Recipe for America

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

On this episode of the podcast we are joined by Jill Richardson.  Jill is a journalist, author and blogger who writes for the blog La Vida Locavore and also for the news site alternet.org.    In this interview we discuss Cuba … 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 #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 #75: A 21st Century Anarchist with Doug Lain

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

Doug Lain is a fiction author and the anarchist podcaster behind the Diet Soap Podcast.  In this interview,  Doug and I discuss the intellectual roots of socialist anarchism, Paris in 1968, Silent Revolution, and Psycho-Geography.  Useful links below: The Diet … Continue reading →

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