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The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageThe Advertising of Prescription and OTC Medications on TelevisionDue to the FDA restrictions as far back as 2000 restricting the pharmaceutical companies and their salesforce in providing , through trips, dinners, lunches and a host of other benefits, enticing and rewarding prescribers to prescribe their medications. These companies have directed their sales initiatives towards DTC or Direct to Consumer practices now that they have had to reduce their presence and activities to the prescriber. My concern is the gaslighting of the consumer by the intensity and the number of advertiements seen on all media, specifically television, and the complexity of the information given to non healthcare professionals.
2025-06-0611 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageChoosing To Take Medications from a Foreign PharmacyMore and more people especially those retired, on fixed incomes, and Medicare are having to have to find alternatives to the high cost of prescription medications that they are on for chronic conditions. Foreign pharmacies are now marketing their services to patients in the United States as an alternative to the high costs pharmaceutical companies are charging the domestic market. There are many FDA approved manufacturers in foreign countries with solid reputations but when selecting a foreign pharmacy you should ask these questions prior to giving them your business.
2025-03-2412 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageThree Lifestyle Changes That Can Increase The Chances For A Longer and Healthier LifeThere are three changes in our lives that increases the odds for a longer and healthier life. These life changes are not difficult as they may seem nor will it impact you financially, in fact it may save you some money. They are simple in concept and implementation, and with a little self-discipline are very achievable. We all want to live longer and healthier lives and not by spending money on outlandish and unproven dietary fads, supplements, or injections.
2025-03-1010 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 418 — Peter Golden Explores the Inner Life of John F. Kennedy in a New Novel Peter Golden is an award-winning journalist, novelist, and historian. His novels include Comeback Love, Wherever There Is Light, Nothing Is Forgotten , and Their Shadows Deep, just published, in which John F. Kennedy is a major character. During the course of his career, Mr. Golden has interviewed Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush; Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, George Shultz, and Lawrence Eagleburger; Israeli Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Shamir; and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. He lives with his wife near Albany, New York. The Kun...
2025-02-021h 06
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerKast 415 — Vermont Farmer and Attorney John Klar Fights for Parental ConsentJohn Klar is a Vermont farmer and Lawyer. He is currently representing the Politella family in an upcoming SCOTUS case concerning their six-year-old son who was vaccinated by his local school officials against the express orders of the boy's parents. John is the author of the forthcoming book, Farm Hard or Starve and of Small Farm Republic: Why Conservatives Must Embrace Local Agriculture, Reject Climate Alarmism, and Lead an Environmental Revival, published by Chelsea Green. John is seventh-generation Vermonter who lives in Brookfield, where he raises grass-fed lamb and beef. He's also waged campaigns for governor and state senate. S...
2024-12-191h 04
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 412 — Mike McCormick, Joe Biden UnauthorizedMike McCormick was a White House staff stenographer for fifteen years in the George W. Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. He spent many years assigned to Veep Joe Biden and went on many overseas trips with him. His task was to record conversations between Joe Biden and members of the press to ensure accurate reporting, but he was also present at meetings with global leaders. He's the author of Joe Biden Unauthorized, The Case to Impeach and Imprison Joe Biden, and Fifteen Years A Deplorable: A White House Memoir. He blogs at: Midnight in the Laptop of Good and...
2024-10-291h 04
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 411 — Christopher Bystroff and the Coming Population CrashChristopher Bystroff is a professor of Biology and Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy NY. He runs a laboratory that studies protein structure and design, working towards targetable fluorescent biosensors and a contraceptive vaccine. Chris teaches courses in protein structure, computational modeling of proteins, computational modeling of human population, bioinformatics and genetic engineering. In 2021 he published a paper predicting the near-term downturn of the global human population. Chris has a B.A. from Carleton College and a PhD from University of California San Diego, both degrees in chemistry. He lives in Troy, New York, with his wife Mari...
2024-10-161h 03
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 410 — Donald Jeffries on American Memory Hole and Other Anomalies of HistoryDonald Jeffries is the author of many books investigating the strange anomalies of recent American history. The titles include his latest, American Memory Hole, Survival of the Richest, and Crimes and Cover-Ups in American Politics. He has a particular interest in the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. His "I Protest" blog and podcast can be found at donaldjeffries.substack.com. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger
2024-09-261h 02
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 409 — Mel K on "Americans Anonymous" — Restoring Power to the People One Citizen at a TimeMel K is a conservative journalist, filmmaker, and podcaster known for her well-researched, thought-provoking work. With a background in journalism and film from NYU, she has spent over two decades in Hollywood crafting meticulously researched historical dramas for film and television. She launched the Mel K show in 2020, which has become a platform for intellectually rigorous discussions and analysis of pressing issues. Central to Mel K's work is a commitment to intellectual honesty, personal empowerment, and the principles of a free and transparent society. She's the author of the forthcoming book: Americans Anonymous: Restoring Power to the People One C...
2024-09-051h 08
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 408 — David McAlvany on the Financial Scene as We Enter the Nervous SeasonDavid McAlvany is CEO Of McAlvany Financial Services, which includes wealth management and precious metals advisors for retail investors. David's own excellent podcast, the McAlvany Weekly Commentary comes out Tuesdays and is available at Apple Podcasts. Full disclosure, David's company is a sponsor of this podcast. And fuller disclosure, I invited him on because he offers some of the clearest views of financial doings to be found on the Internet. His company website is https://mcalvany.com. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger
2024-08-251h 07
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 407 — Eugyppius on the Political Crises of Europe "Eugyppius" is a former academic who blogs about the pandemic aftermath and the pathological politics of modern Germany. He spent much of his life abroad and over a decade in American universities as a grad student and a teacher. He writes in English on Substack. He is very careful about revealing more of his identity given the extreme censorship and cancellation action in his country these days. You can find him at Eugyppius.com. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger
2024-07-2859 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 406 — Reinventing Dmitry Orlov in RussiaDmitry Orlov is a Russian-American engineer and author of many books on culture and politics. He emigrated to the US with his parents at age 12 and as a young adult sojourned in Russia, where he witnessed the aftermath of the Soviet collapse. He spent many more years back in the USA living on a sailboat in Boston Harbor and later in South Carolina. His books include Reinventing Collapse, which compares the Soviet fall with the prospective crackup of the USA, followed byThe Five Stages of Collapse, and many books of essays. Dmitry moved back to his native Russia in 2016...
2024-07-1558 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageHeatstroke, Heat Exhaustion & Cramping- Causes, Symptoms and PreventionWhat are the three heat related illnesses. This episodes explains Heat Cramping, Heat Exhaustion, and Heatstroke with regards to causes, the effects on the body , how to prevent them, and what to do if you or someone around you shows signs and symptoms. This is a easy to understand conversation that will also provide how one can prevent the possibility of heat-related illnesses.
2024-07-1318 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 405 -- Helena Norberg-Hodge on Relocalizing EconomiesHelena Norberg-Hodge, linguist, author, filmmaker and pioneer of the new economy movement, is the founder and director of Local Futures, and the convenor of World Localization Day and the Planet Local Summit. She is author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures, and Local is Our Future and producer of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness, of Planet Local and Closer to Home. She is the founder of the International Alliance for Localisation, and a cofounder of the International Forum on Globalization and the Global Ecovillage Network. She lives in England and in Australia The KunstlerCast theme...
2024-07-081h 05
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 404 — A General Surgeon Talks about the ruinous Financialization of MedicineDr. Sid Rohrscheib is a general surgeon in central Illinois. His career spans the period from the 1990s and he has witnessed thje changes wrought by the financialization of medicine. We have corresponded for a while about the problems in health care and he kindly consented to come on the podcast. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger
2024-06-171h 10KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 400 — You might Not Know That Mike TerMaat Is Running To Be the Libertarian Candidate for President I in '24 Mike ter Maat is a candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination. In 2021-22, he campaigned as the Libertarian candidate in the January special Congressional election in Florida's District 20. Mike served as a police officer in Broward County from 2010 through 2021. Mike had a prior career in finance and economics including work with commercial banks, the White House Office of Management and Budget and international & federal agencies. He has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and MS and PhD degrees in Economics from The George Washington University. He has one wife, two kids and two st...
2024-05-021h 03The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageWhat YOU can do if you are Faced with Prescribed Medication ShortagesMedication shortages have drastically increased in the last decade causing an impact on the overall health and wellbeing of Millions of patients. The question is, what should I do when faced with this problem of not being able to obtain my prescription medication?. This podcast provides information to you, the patient, as to strategies and tactics to help you through it.
2024-04-1715 min
Faith IgnitedLove Stronger Than Death: The French RevolutionSend a message to “Faith Ignited”Dark times reveal the best and worst of human nature. The French Revolution took place right on the cusp of the American Revolution, but their results were drastically different. With revolution erupting in France, Lafayette's family would witness the tragic fall of a nation. This episode explores what Charles Dickens dubbed, "The best and worst of times," and how the lessons it teaches are applicable to our day.Resources:Lafayette, by Harlow Giles UngerAdrienne: The Life of The Marquise De La Fayette, by Andre Maur...
2024-04-0653 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 398 — Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche and the Coming Acute Crisis of Covid among the VaccinatedGeert Vanden Bossche is a globally renowned virologist working in Belgium. He predicts a "hyper-acute crisis" of Covid-19 illness among highly-vaccinated populations emerging shortly across the world. He argues that scientists and politicians have turned a natural viral pandemic into a crisis of disastrous immune escape. The author's arguments are compelling and indicate that Nature will correct this mistake, but at a substantial cost to human lives in highly-vaccinated countries. He is the author of The inescapable Immune Escape Pandemic. Dr. Vanden Bossche's papers and talks can be found at the Website Voice for Science and Solidarity dot org.
2024-03-311h 05The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languagePrevention and Treatment of HemorrhoidsCommon among the public are hemorroids and so I wanted to discuss what they are , causes and treatments, and OTC medications available in the pharmacy.
2024-03-2012 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 397 -- Matt Bracken, Navy SEAL, Views the Field of OperationsMatt Bracken graduated from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training class 105 in Coronado California. He served on east coast UDT and SEAL teams, taking a Naval Special Warfare detachment to Beirut in 1983. Mr. Bracken left active duty after Lebanon, upon completion of his obligated military service, but he remained in an active reserve status through the remainder of the 1980s. Since then he has lived in Florida, Virginia, South Carolina, Guam and California. Matt is a self-described freedomista who loves ocean sailing for the pure freedom it permits. He is a constitutionalist who believes in the original intent of the...
2024-03-171h 12The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageAdvice on Pain Medications for Post Ambulatory Surgical PatientsPatients who come home after ambulatory surgery have questions about the pain they may experience. This podcast presents some basic advice on storing opioid pain medications and what to be aware of when taking these medications.
2024-03-1308 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 396 -- Jasun Horsley Explores the Uncanny Valley with "Big Mother"Jason Horsley produces the Children of Job Blog and Podcast. He is the author most recently of Big Mother: the Technological Body of Evil, and many other books. He was born in Britain and has lived in Morocco, British Columbia, and now Spain. Jasun's work is an excursion into the uncanny valley of philosophy where good and evil battle on a landscape of linguistics, technology, demonology, crime, transgenderism, liquid modernity, identity politics, the surveillance state, virtual reality, transhumanism, Satanism, medical totalitarianism, and a new world religion of scientism. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers...
2024-03-091h 21Faith IgnitedHero Among Heroes: LafayetteSend a message to “Faith Ignited”This episode explores the life of a hero of two different nations. A young man who fled a life of luxury for the life of a volunteer soldier. Learn what inspired the Marquis de Lafayette to be an instrument in God's hands to change the outcome of the American Revolution.Resources:Lafayette by Harlow Giles Ungerhttps://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/generous-heart-marquis-de-lafayettehttps://chrisstevensonauthor.com/2016/08/02/lafayettes-life-decide-what-to-be-and-go-be-it/https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469658759_zucker.11?seq=1...
2024-03-0747 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageThoughts About The Current Weight Reducing Injectable MedicationsThoughts concerning the medications, Wegovy & Ozempic, and their use in weight reduction.
2024-03-0613 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 394 -- Tom Luongo on the Federal Reserve versus the World and other Current Events Tom Luongo is a Former Research Chemist, Amateur Dairy Goat Farmer, Anarcho-Libertarian and Obstreperous Austrian Economist who blogs and podcasts at Gold, Goats and, Guns. His work can also be found on sites like Zerohedge, Lewrockwell.com, Bitcoin Magazine and Newsmax Media. His work focuses on the attempt to connect the false narratives of geopolitics to viable long-term investment theses. He built the house that he lives in and loves hockey, his family, the art of drumming, board games of all kinds, a logically consistent argument, and the beauty of spontaneous order…. not necessarily in that order. The K...
2024-02-041h 03
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 391 -- David Martin, Up Against the Covid-19 Genocide Machine Dr. David E, Martin returns after delivering tough love about the Covid crime to governments in the UK and continental Europe. David is the Founder and Chairman of M·CAM Inc., the international leader in innovation finance, trade, and intangible asset finance. He's been among a select band of international thought-leaders investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular the relationships between US public health officials, the pharmaceutical companies, and a number of shadowy organizations behind the development of hugely profitable vaccines with a poor record of safety and viability. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beaut...
2023-12-231h 02The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageMarijuana use with Prescription Medications in Older PopulationWith the drastic increase in use of Marijuana for medical purposes the question is its effect on older patients taking prescription medications. The rise in medical marijuana use has seen a drastic increase in ER admissions for overdoses, especially among the older population. What should we be aware of when considering the use of marijuana for medical purposes when your taking other medications.
2023-12-2013 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 390 — David Rogers Webb and The Great TakingDavid Rogers Webb is the author of The Great Taking, which is about the insidious plan by central banks and international financial regulatory institutions to crash the unsustainable system and seize whatever assets the crash doesn't vaporize — meaning, your savings, your wealth, and your supposedly freely-owned chattels. Much of this mischief was accomplished by surreptitious changes to the Uniform Commercial code and other rules for the transference of property. It's a spooky story. David is a former investment banker and hedge fund manager. He's produced his book as a free giveaway in pdf form which you can ge...
2023-12-161h 02
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 389 —Yakking with John Michael Greer about the Spiritual Condition of our Floundering CountryJohn Michael Greer blogs at Ecosophia, subtitle, Toward an Ecological Spirituality. JMG has been an astute observer of Western Civ's arduous economic and cultural descent, and is the author of many books, both novels and non-fiction, including Green Wizardry, After Oil, The Wealth of Nature, and Not the Future We Ordered. Star's Reach, is a novel set 400 years ahead in America's neo-medieval future. The King in Orange, a meditation on the relationship between archetype psychology and the occult as acted out in politics and culture. Things are getting weird in America, wouldn't you agree? Even a bit supernatural. We...
2023-11-301h 08KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 388 — Naomi Wolf on Medical Freedom and Facing the BeastNaomi Wolf's new book is the just published Facing the Beast: Courage, Faith, and Resistance in a New Dark Age. Naomi has become a field marshal in the battle for medical freedom, assembling a staff of over three-thousand researchers to analyze the Pfizer drug trial documents that the company wanted to keep secret for the next seventy-five years — but were forced to release under a court order. Naomi's website, The Daily Clout is an excellent source of info on the battle for medical freedom and women's health. Her other recent books include the New York Times bestsellers Vagina, The En...
2023-11-1039 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 387 — Godfree Roberts on China Rising Godfree Roberts is the author of Why China Leads The World: Talent at the Top, Data in the Middle, Democracy at the Bottom. Godfree Roberts contacted me and suggested I interview him about his book. I thought, 'okay, why not.' Well, I've never offered up an evaluation of a guest at the outset of the podcast, but I must tell you, I came to the conclusion as the conversation went on, that Mr. Roberts might be a troll, since he sounded increasingly like a paid publicist for the CCP. I may be wrong about that. But, for...
2023-10-2753 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 386 -- Chatting with the Substack Blogger "Eugyppius""Eugyppius" is a former academic who blogs about the pandemic aftermath and the pathological politics of modern Germany. He spent much of his life abroad and over a decade in American universities as a grad student and a teacher. He writes in English on Substack. He is very careful about revealing more of his identity given the extreme censorship and cancellation action in his country these days You can find him at Eugyppius.com The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger
2023-10-081h 03The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #5 DiverticulitisThis episode will provide information about Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis with a brief outline and reference to treatments. It will explain, in understandable language, what is Diverticulitis and Diverticulosis and how it affects us.
2023-09-2212 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #4 Compounded Medications and Compounding PharmacyDescription and Value of compounded medications and Compounding Pharmacies.
2023-09-1513 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 385 — America's Thought Disorders with Clinical Psychologist Lucas Klein Lucas A. Klein, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been in private practice for 14 years. He has been a criminal and civil forensic psychologist, and now runs Real Clear Podcast He grew up in upstate NY not far from Jim, moved to the west coast, and now spends an inordinate amount of time trying to understand why humanity is so irrational. You can find his show here: https://www.realclearpodcast.com The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger
2023-09-0153 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #3 Macular DegenerationThis episode will provide information about Age-Related Macular Degeneration(AMD) with a brief outline and reference to treatments. It will explain, in understandable language, what is AMD and how it affects us, and where medications work.
2023-09-0118 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languagePsoriasis , The Cousin of EczemaThis episode will provide information about Psoriasis with a brief outline and reference to treatments. It will explain, in understandable language, what is Psoriasis and how it effects us, and where medications work.
2023-08-2514 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 384 — Left-potism, the Vicious Tail of Left Politics, with Daniel KleinDaniel Klein is professor of economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he leads a program on Adam Smith. He is the author of Smithian Morals and Central Notions of Smithian Liberalism. I admired his widely-read 2023 essay "Misinformation Is a Word We Use to Shut You Up," which has been posted by Brownstone Institute, Independent Institute, Zero Hedge, and other websites. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2023-08-191h 07The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageThe Treatment of EczemaThis episode will provide information about Eczema with a brief outline and reference to treatments. It will explain, in understandable language, what is Eczema and how it effects us. It will talk about the medication currently available and what we can do to help reduce its discomfort.
2023-08-1824 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 383 --Truthophobia: How the Boomers Broke Journalism, with Graham MajinGraham Majin was a broadcast journalist for 20 years, 14 at BBC News. His inside knowledge gives him a unique insight into how journalists think and how news is produced. He teaches journalism at Bournemouth University on the sunny south coast of England. He has written about the concept of Journalistic Truth, about Donald Trump, Russiagate, fake news, misinformation and the history of journalism. Truthophobia: How the Boomers Broke Journalism is his first, full-length book. Find out more at Truthophobia.net The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2023-08-121h 07The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #3 Peripheral Vascular Disease PVDThis episode will provide information about Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) with a brief outline and reference to treatments. It will explain, in understandable language, what is PVD and how it effects us, and where medications and life style changes work.
2023-08-1114 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageAnnouncement About the Return of "The Pharmacist is In"After abut a year hiatus "the Pharmacist is In" returns with new information for patients, caregivers , or anyone who wants to learn more about prescription, Non-prescription, home remedies, and alternative medication therapies. This will be a weekly broadcast counseling the public , in easy to understand language, about medications they or others are taking. It will contain information about the treatment, how the medications work and potential side effects, administration of the medication and various other information useful ,in a practical way, to the patient.
2023-07-3102 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 381 — Farmsteading in the Heartland with Becca and JarrodBecca Dickens and Jarrod Yantis are owners of Regenerative Life Farm, located near Lake Shelbyville in rural, central Illinois. Their outfit is on 19 acres including a half-acre no-till, deep compost market garden and the rest is used for rotational grazing of 300 chickens and cattle. Their motto is "Regenerating ourselves, our soil and our community." They sell eggs and vegetables at farmer's markets and provide education on gardening and Food as Medicine. They believe farmsteading in this way offers them the best hope for a happy life and humanity the best hope for a future. They can be found at...
2023-07-1457 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 379 --A Conversion with John Klar, author of Small Farm RepublicJohn Klar is the author of Small Farm Republic: Why Conservatives Must Embrace Local Agriculture, Reject Climate Alarmism, and Lead an Environmental Revival, just published by Chelsea Green. John is seventh-generation Vermonter who lives in Brookfield, where he raises grass-fed lamb and beef. Before that, he worked as an attorney. He's also staged campaigns for governor and state senate. Supporting Vermont's local farms and local food production was the cornerstone of his political career. These ideas were codified into his 2020 Vermont Farming Manifesto. He wrote a weekly column for the Newport Daily Express for about five years, then began w...
2023-06-171h 03
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 378 — Former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas on How His State of Vermont Got So Woked UpJames H Douglas served Vermont for more than 35 years as a legislator, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Governor. He advanced groundbreaking health reforms that have made Vermont a national model. Douglas chaired the National Governors Association and President Obama appointed him co-chair of the Council of Governors. He now teaches at Middlebury College, his alma mater. I called him to talk about the extraordinary contagion of Wokery in his state, and on the college scene in particular. Some of what he had to say was surprising, you'll see. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two R...
2023-06-0957 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 377 -- John Michael Greer on Magic and the Reenchantment of Daily Life#377 — John Michael Greer blogs at Ecosophia, subtitle, Toward an Ecological Spirituality. JMG has been an astute observer of Western Civ's arduous economic and cultural descent, and is the author of many books, both novels and non-fiction, including Green Wizardry, After Oil, The Wealth of Nature, and Not the Future We Ordered. Star's Reach, is a novel set 400 years ahead in America's neo-medieval future, The King in Orange, a meditation on the relationship between archetype psychology and the occult as acted out in politics and culture. Things are getting weird in America, wouldn't you agree? Even a bit supernatural. To he...
2023-05-141h 03
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 376 — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Is Running For PresidentRobert F. Kennedy, Jr is a candidate for president running for the Democratic Party nomination. He's a long-time environmental lawyer, author of the book The Real Anthony Fauci, which has sold over a million copies — and still hasn't made it to the New York Times bestseller list for some mysterious reason. He's the Founder and chairman of the Children's Health Defense organization. His father, Robert F. Kennedy, Sr,.was Attorney General of the United States and US Senator from New York, and his Uncle, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was elected president of the United States in 1960. I recorded Bobby...
2023-05-0228 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 375 -- Neil Howe on How's the Fourth Turning Going So FarNeil Howe is a renowned author and speaker on economic, demographic, and social change in America. He is the nation's leading authority on social generations — who they are, what motivates them, and how they will shape America's future. Howe is the originator of the term "Millennial Generation" and has written over a dozen books on generations and generational research, a field of research he single-handedly invented. His landmark 1997 book The Fourth Turning (co-authored with the late William Strauss), has become an indispensable lens for viewing world political history. Neil's new book, The Fourth Turning is Here, will be out this...
2023-04-241h 07KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 374 -- Michael Rectenwald on Woke TotalitarianismDr. Michael Rectenwald is the author of twelve books, including The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty: Unraveling the Global Agenda (Jan. 2023), Thought Criminal (Dec. 2020); Beyond Woke (May 2020); Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom (Sept. 2019); Springtime for Snowflakes: "Social Justice" and Its Postmodern Parentage (an academic's memoir, 2018) A former Marxist, Professor Rectenwald is a champion of liberty and opposes all forms of totalitarianism and political authoritarianism, including socialism-communism, "social justice," fascism, political correctness, and "woke" ideology. In 2016, he was famously subject to a Woke witch-hunt at NYU and, after a long struggle...
2023-04-121h 05KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 373 — Jeffrey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute on the Covid Bamboozlement of Donald Trump, and Other Developing MattersJeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also a columnist at Forbes, founder of the Atlanta Bitcoin Embassy, and Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna, Austria. He is the editor of The Best of Mises [economist Ludwig von Mises]. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and...
2023-03-231h 05KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 371 -- Dmitry Orlov on Russia, Ukraine, and the Swirl of Events#371 — Dmitry Orlov, the author of "Reinventing Collapse", moved to the USA as a boy when his dissident parents managed to get out of the Soviet Union. He spent most of his life here, went through school and college, but ventured back to Russia for a while in the 1990s out of curiosity after the fall of the USSR. He returned to the USA where he worked in IT and eventually moved onto a boat in Boston Harbor. He's published many other books, including "The Five Stages of Collapse," "Shrinking the Technosphere," "The Pitfalls of English," and has put out th...
2023-02-161h 05KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 370 -- Stephan Sander-Faes on Europe's Nervous WinterStephan Sanders-Faes is an historian of Central and Eastern Europe at the University of Bergen, Norway. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Graz in 2011 and obtained the Habilitation in Early Modern and Modern History from the University of Zurich in 2018. Before joining the Bergen faculty in 2020, he taught for ten years at the history departments at the Universities of Zurich and Fribourg, as well as held the István Deák Visiting Professorship in East Central European Studies at Columbia University in 2018. Stephan's research focuses on post-medieval Central and Eastern Europe (c. 1350-1850), with a...
2023-02-011h 12KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 369 -- A Chat with CJ Hopkins of The Consent Factory Blog C. J. Hopkins is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and political satirist, and author at The Consent Factory blog. His plays have been produced and have toured at theaters and festivals including Riverside Studios (London), 59E59 Theaters (New York), Traverse Theatre (Edinburgh), Belvoir St. Theatre (Sydney), the Du Maurier World Stage Festival (Toronto), Needtheater (Los Angeles), 7 Stages (Atlanta), the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Brighton Festival, and the Noorderzon Festival (the Netherlands), among others. His writing awards include the 2002 First of the Scotsman Fringe Firsts, Scotsman Fringe Firsts in 2002 and 2005, and the 2004 Best Play of the Adelaide Fringe. His political s...
2023-01-211h 07KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 368 -- Chatting with David Collum about his Year in ReviewDavid Collum is the Betty R. Miller Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He moonlights as an Internet gadfly offering commentary on culture, politics, finance, and technology, He publishes a massive Year in Review essay every Christmas season and it's available at Chris Martenson's Peak Prosperity Website. It's a humdinger. In this chat, we reference the Christmas battlefield hiatus over in Ukraine — but we recorded this before the Jan 2 missile attack on a Russian barracks in Donbas that killed many Russian soldiers. Hope we don't nuked for that. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Ri...
2023-01-021h 14KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 367 -- Chatting with Stephanie Seneff of MIT about Covid-19 and Other Modern Health IssuesStephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. For over three decades, her research interests have always been at the intersection of biology and computation. She has published over 170 refereed articles on these subjects, In recent years, Dr. Seneff has focused her research interests back towards biology, especially the relationship between vaccines and autism; the harmful effects of the agricultural herbicide glyphosate (sold as "Roundup"); and study of the spike protein associate with the Covid-19-virus and the mRNA vaccines developed for it. She has published several papers on it with D...
2022-12-091h 02KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 366 -- Conversation with Chris M and Chris S of the New Revenant Society. The New Revenant Society is the website and blog of the two Christophers —Christopher M and Christopher S, two off-the-grid homesteaders who are founding a tea plantation in rural Virginia. They invite correspondence by US Mail at 44 Kingston Dr. #159 Daleville VA 24083. Christopher M is an author and former counterintelligence analyst living in the Appalachian mountains. After high school, he joined the Army Intelligence Corps and deployed to Afghanistan in 2013. His time in the military drove him to want to understand cultures, leading to his completing a bachelor's in sociology and an MBA in strategic management. When he isn't...
2022-11-261h 05KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 365 -- A Conversation with David McAlvanyDavid McAlvany is a thought leader on the global economy and author of The Intentional Legacy, his thoughtful memoir on the power of legacy and what it means to create a meaningful family culture. McAlvany graduated from Biola, served as a wealth manager at Morgan Stanley, and is the second-generation CEO of the McAlvany Financial Group. He has been a featured guest on national television programs, including CNBC, Fox News, Bloomberg, and at financial seminars around the world. David is also the host of the McAlvany Weekly Commentary, one of the longest-running economic and geopolitical podcasts online. T...
2022-11-061h 06KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 364 -- The Wild Western Civ Shoot-out with Tom LuongoTom Luongo is the voice behind the Gold, Goat's and Guns blog and podcast, often featured on Zero Hedge and other sites. We venture into the dark backwaters and sidetracks of global intrigue as Western Civ goes off the rails and the US midterm election looms ominously weeks ahead. Tom describes himself as a former research scientist, amateur diary-goat farmer, anarchy-libertarian, and obstreperous Austrian economist. He built the house he lives in and he's a lot of fun. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2022-10-071h 04KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 363 -- Jacob Dreizin of the Dreizin ReportJacob Dreizen, a new face on the blogging scene, went to Washington as a young man, worked at a prestigious lobbying organization and briefly on Capitol Hill as well as volunteering for a successful Senate campaign. A U.S. Army veteran, Jacob is fluent in Russian and has emerged as a leading independent commentator on the origins of the Russia-Ukraine conflict -- and the U.S. role in the conflict. He has made a number of successful calls on global events, such as predicting fertilizer shortages months before awareness of the dynamic went mainstream, and warning as early as De...
2022-09-221h 04KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast_362 — Chatting with Rays Jason, The Sea Gypsy PhilosopherRay Jason blogs as the Sea Gypsy Philosopher. He has lived on his sailboat, the Aventura, for nearly thirty years, lately off the coast of Central America. Before that, Ray worked as a street performer, juggling in San Francisco. He's crossed the Pacific solo from California to Hawaii many times, and is the author of Tales of a Sea Gypsy and, of course The Sea Gypsy Philosopher. I enjoyed discussing the technicalities of life on a boat with him. I hope you find this a charming relief from the political calamities and anxieties of the day, as much as...
2022-08-231h 09KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 361 -- Yakking with David Collum as the World Turns and BurnsDavid Collum is the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is the intellectual utility infielder of internet commentary, covering all the bases: culture, politics, finance, and technology, with often surprising views on the the predicaments of our time. Here we attempt to make sense of the fast-moving corona virus story and the increasingly weird and troubling second-order events spinning off of it into the global economy and fractious American politics du jour. His Twitter feed is always edifying. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry...
2022-08-011h 09The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #15 Stinging and Biting Insects (Bees, Hornets, Wasps, Mosquitos, and Ticks)This episode will provide information about stinging and biting insects (Bees, Hornets, Wasps, Mosquitos, and Ticks) and the causes with a brief outline and reference to treatments.
2022-06-2732 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 359 — Mattias Desmet and Mass Formation MadnessMattias Desmet is a professor of clinical psychology and Educational Sciences at the Ghent University, Belgium and a practicing psychotherapist. He is the author ofThe Psychology of Totalitarianism (Chelsea Green Publishing). Since he introduced the concept of "mass formation psychosis" into the arena of public discourse some months ago, his ideas have been discussed widely, especially in relation to the bizarre politics of Covid-19. He is also the author of over one hundred peer-reviewed academic papers and recipient of many prizes in his professional field. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and...
2022-06-1959 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languagePodcast# 14 Sun Screens and SunburnThis episode will provide information about Sun Screens and Sunburn. It will explain, in understandable language, what are Sun Screens and how they work. All links to references used in the episode will be made available in the show notes
2022-05-2727 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 358 -- A Conversation About Ukraine with Larry C. JohnsonLarry C Johnson is a veteran of the CIA and the State Department's Office of Counter Terrorism. He is the founder and managing partner of BERG Associates, which was established in 1998. Larry provided training to the US Military's Special Operations community for 24 years. He has been vilified by the right and the left, which means he must be doing something right. He blogs at www.Sonar21.com. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2022-05-191h 05The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #13 Heart FailureThis episode will provide information about Heart Failure or Congestive Heart Failure and the causes with a brief outline and reference to treatments explained in previous episodes. It will explain, in understandable language, what is Heart Failure how it effects us, possible causes and preventions, and where medications work. It will talk about the medication Digoxin, what are it’s common side effects and cautions to be aware of. All links to references used in the episode will be made available in the show notes
2022-05-0723 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #12 Thermometers & Home Electronic Blood Pressure MonitorsThis episode will provide information aboutThe New Digital Thermometers and Home Electronic Blood Pressure Meters.
2022-04-2031 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #11 GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)This episode will provide information about GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and treatment medications and their effect in treating GERD. It will explain, in understandable language, how and where these medications work, how and when to take them, and what are the common side effects and cautions to be aware of. All links to references used will also be made on the show notes.
2022-03-3017 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 356 -- Tom Luongo Lays It OutTom Luongo is the voice behind the Gold, Goat's 'n' Guns blog and podcast, often featured on Zero Hedge and other sites. Tom describes himself as a former research scientist, amateur diary-goat farmer, anarchy-libertarian, and obstreperous Austrian economist. He built the house he lives in and he's a lot of fun. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2022-03-231h 04KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 355 -- Nick Corbishley, author of "Scanned."#355 —Nick Corbishley is the author of Scanned: Why Vaccine Passports, Mandates, Digital IDs Will Mean the End of Privacy and Personal Freedom. He's been an editor at Wolf Richter's Wolf Street website and currently writes for Naked Capitalism on finance, economics, and politics. He lives in Barcelona, Spain. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2022-03-101h 03The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #10 AsthmaThis episode will provide information about asthma and treatment medications and their effect in treating asthma. It will explain, in understandable language, how and where these medications work, how and when to take them, and what are the common side effects and cautions to be aware of. A transcript of this episode will be available for printing and sharing. All links to references used will also be made available.
2022-03-0931 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #9 Anti-Fungal MedicationsThis episode will provide information about Anti-Fungal Medications and their effect in treating common nail fungus. It will explain, in understandable language, how and where these medications work, how and when to take them, and what are the common side effects and cautions to be aware of. A transcript of this episode will be available for printing and sharing. All links to references used will also be made available.
2022-02-2317 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #8 Treating Constipation with LaxativesThis episode will provide information about Laxatives and their effect in treating constipation It will explain, in understandable language, how and where these medications work, how and when to take them, and what are the common side effects and cautions to be aware of. A transcript of this episode will be available for printing and sharing. All links to references used will also be made available.
2022-02-1617 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #7 SteroidsThis episode will provide information about Steroids and their effect in treating inflammation both acute and chronic. It will explain, in understandable language, how and where these medications work, how and when to take them, and what are the common side effects and cautions to be aware of. A transcript of this episode will be available for printing and sharing. All links to references used will also be made available.
2022-02-0925 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 354 — Mark Hurst asks: Is Digital Tech Doing EvilMark Hurst is an early Web pioneer who has become one of Big Tech's sharpest critics. Hurst's Creative Good newsletter and Techtonic radio show chart the spread of Big Tech into all areas of life and work. His GoodReports.com site lists alternatives to Big Tech platforms. Earlier in his career, Hurst founded the Gel ("Good Experience Live") conference, which debuted projects like Wikipedia and Khan Academy. He is the author of two books about technology: "Bit Literacy" (2007) on information overload, and "Customers Included" (2nd edition, 2015) on building customer-friendly digital products. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers...
2022-02-081h 01The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode 6 Prescription and Non-Prescription (OTC) Anti-Inflammatory Medication (NSAIDS)This episode will talk about Prescription and Non-Prescription, Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications called Anti-Inflammatory medications or NSAIDS . I will talk about what inflammation is, how these medications work , and precautions and side effects of the most common NSAIDS
2022-02-0222 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #5 Over The Counter Cold MedicationsThis episode will talk about Over-The-Counter (OTC) Cold medications, and what to consider when selecting these medications such as how they work and their side effects.
2022-01-2622 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 353Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also a columnist at Forbes, founder of the Atlanta Bitcoin Embassy, and Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna, Austria. He is the editor of The Best of Mises [economist Ludwig von Mises]. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and...
2022-01-111h 08The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #4 Non-Prescription Medications (OTC) and Nasal DecongestantsThis episode will talk about the differences between Prescription medications and Non-Prescription or Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications. I will also talk about the use and safety of Nasal Decongestants .
2022-01-0522 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageEpisode #3 Beta Blocker, Vasodilators, and Calcium Channel BlockersThis episode will provide information about Beta Blocker, Vasodilators, and Calcium Channel Blockers and their effect in treating High Blood Pressure. It will explain, in understandable language, how and where these medications work, how and when to take them, and what are the common side effects and cautions to be aware of. A transcript of this episode will be available for printing and sharing. All links to references used will also be made available. .
2021-12-2216 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageACE Inhibitors & ARB's Treating High Blood PressureThis episode will provide information about Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitors(ACE inhibitors) and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers(ARB's) and their effect in treating High Blood Pressure. It will explain, in understandable language, how and where these medications work, how and when to take them, and what are the common side effects and cautions to be aware of. A transcript of this episode will be available for printing and sharing. All links to references used will also be made available.
2021-12-1513 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 352I'm doing another lap with Dr. David E Martin who is among a select group of international thought-leaders investigating the origins of the Covid-19 Pandemic and in particular the relationships between US public health officials, the pharmaceutical companies, and a number of shadfdowy organizations behind the development of the hugely profitable vaccines, which have a poor record of safety and viability. David is the Founder and Chairman of M·CAM Inc., the international leader in innovation finance, trade, and intangible asset finance. He's been among a select band of international thought-leaders investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pand...
2021-12-111h 08The Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy languageWater Pills or Diuretics and High Blood PressureThis episode will provide information about Water Pills (Diuretics) and their effect in treating High Blood Pressure. It will explain, in understandable language, how and where these medications work, how and when to take them, and what are the common side effects and cautions to be aware of. A transcript of this episode will be available for printing and sharing. All links to references used will also be made available.
2021-12-0812 minThe Pharmacist Is In Medications and what they are used for in plain easy language"The Pharmacist is In" TrailerWith the discovery of new medications, we’re living longer and healthier lives. Every day we learn about medications that help keep us alert and active. So, it’s important that with all the prescription and non-prescription medications available we understand not only what we’re taking and why, but how they work and what cautions and common side effects to be aware of. In each episode of this podcast, I’ll be talking to you about medications - or groups of medications - and providing professional information and advice in understandable language. I’ll discuss what the medicati...
2021-12-0101 minKunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 351Steve Kirsch is a Silicon Valley philanthropist and founder of the COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF) – the only organization in the world focused on finding the most promising drugs and treatments that, when given sufficiently early, can reduce hospitalization and death rates. As a tech entrepreneur, he is the inventor of the optical mouse and one of the first Internet search engines, Infoseek. He started 7 high tech companies, two with billion dollar market caps. He has a BS/MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. He blogs regularly at https://stevekirsch.substack.com Th...
2021-11-1354 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 350Doug Casey is an American writer, financier, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research. He describes himself as an anarcho-capitalist influenced by the works of novelist Ayn Rand. Casey is an advisor on how to profit from market distortions and periods of economic turmoil. He's lately turned his talents to fiction and his recent novel, Assassins, is the third installment in the Charles Knight series of International thrillers. Doug has lived abroad for many years — visiting over 100 other countries for sheer sport — and currently hangs his hat on a ranch in Uruguay. He blogs at Doug Casey's International Man.
2021-10-1357 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast_349#349 David Collum is the Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. He is the intellectual utility infielder of internet commentary, covering all the bases: culture, politics, finance, and technology, with often surprising views on the the predicaments of our time. Here we attempt to make sense of the fast-moving corona virus story and the increasingly weird and troubling second-order events spinning off of it into the global economy and fractious American politics du jour. Dave tweets most entertainingly at @DavidBCollum The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed...
2021-09-141h 06
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 348Dmitry Orlov was born in Leningrad, USSR, into an academic family, and emigrated to the US in the mid-1970s. He holds degrees in Computer Engineering and Linguistics, and has worked in a variety of fields, including high-energy physics, Internet commerce, network security and advertising. Starting in 2005, Dmitry has published hundreds of articles, three books and 10 collections of essays focusing on the forthcoming collapse of the United States specifically and Western civilization generally. He has given numerous talks and interviews, and delivered keynote addresses at many conferences. His work is translated into many languages. His latest forays ar...
2021-08-181h 01
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 347Dr. David E. Martin is the Founder and Chairman of M·CAM Inc., the international leader in innovation finance, trade, and intangible asset finance. He is the developer of the first innovation-based quantitative index of public equities and is the Managing Partner of the Purple Bridge Funds. He is the creator of the world's first quantitative public equity index – the CNBC IQ100 powered by M·CAM. Actively engaged in global ethical economic development, Dr. Martin's work includes financial engineering and investment, public speaking, writing and providing financial advisory services to the majority of countries in the world. He is o...
2021-07-221h 11
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast_346John Droz, Jr. received undergraduate degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Boston College, and a graduate degree in Physics from Syracuse University. He subsequently worked for GE (Aerospace Electronics), Mohawk Data Sciences, and Monolithic Memories (Cupertino, CA). After retiring at 34, he phased into pursuing a variety of community interests. This led to a 40 year commitment as an environmental advocate. He lives in New York's Adirondack Mountains. John has has written and published over a hundred articles on energy policy matters, been a guest speaker on dozens of radio and TV shows, nationwide, and has spoken to numerous...
2021-07-061h 00
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 345 Chris Martenson, PhD (Duke), MBA (Cornell) is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion, and founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris rose to prominence with the launch of his seminal video seminar: The Crash Course which has also been published in book form (Wiley, March 2011). The Crash Course is a popular and extremely well-regarded distillation of the interconnected forces in the Economy, Energy and the Environment (the "Three Es" as Chris calls them) that are shaping the fut...
2021-06-171h 04
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 344Dr Tim Morgan is a leading exponent of the view that the economy is an energy system, not a financial one. This was set out in the report Perfect Storm – when Tim was global head of research at leading international finance firm Tullett Prebon – and in the book Life After Growth. Since that book was published in 2013, his focus has been on modelling the economy as an energy system. His model – the Surplus Energy Economics Data System (SEEDS) – produces results that differ radically from models which accept the premise that energy and resources play no more than supportin...
2021-05-271h 02
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 343The Anonymous high school physics teacher has been corresponding with me for a while and I asked him to come on the podcast. He teaches in New England, and that is all I can reveal of his identity. Of course, we will chat about the current scene in secondary education. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2021-04-2156 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 342Hobbs Magaret is a regenerative cattle rancher in Central Oregon. Raised on the ranches of the Texas Panhandle and further educated at The University of Oregon, he has experienced two extremes of the contemporary American Experiment. Hobbs, his wife, and his daughter live in Sisters, Oregon, where they use regenerative and fossil fuel averse techniques to rehabilitate degraded ag land and sell beef directly to regional consumers. Visit his website at SistersCattleco.com and checkout his interesting videos at TikTok. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2021-03-241h 01
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 341Derrick Jensen is an author, teacher, activist, and small farmer. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, and Endgame. He was named "the Poet Philosopher of the Ecological Movement" by Democracy Now! and one of Utne Reader's "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World." He is the co-author of the new book Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It. He lives in Northern California The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written an...
2021-02-2347 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 340John Michael Greer, an old friend of the podcast, blogs at Ecosophia -- subtitle, Toward an Ecological Spirituality. JMG has been an astute observer of the Western world's arduous economic and cultural descent, and is the author of many books, both novels and non-fiction, including Green Wizardry, After Oil, The Wealth of Nature, and Not the Future We Ordered. Star's Reach, is a novel set 400 years ahead in America's neo-medieval future. We chat about his latest book, coming out this spring, The King in Orange, a meditation on the relationship between archetype psychology and the occult as acted out i...
2021-02-071h 02
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 339Adam Ellwanger is a professor of English at the University of Houston - Downtown, where he teaches rhetoric and writing. In addition to those topics, his varied research interests include popular culture, political philosophy, media studies, and the American Mess writ large. Check out his dangerous new book on the modern politics of identity, entitled Metanoia: Rhetoric, Authenticity, and the Transformation of the Self. You will also like his essay on the Human Events website: Toward a Woke Metaphysics. Recently, he authored an open letter signed by over 180 professors that outlines forms of non-compliance that signatories will u...
2021-01-0555 min
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 338#338 —Andres Duany is a key founder of the New Urbanist movement. His Miami-based firm, DPZ, with wife and partner Lizz Plater-Zyberk, designed the iconic new town, Seaside, Florida, and scores of other excellent projects in the USA and around the world. Andres continues to lead the way in urban design and in these turbulent times, I think you'll appreciate communing with his fierce and humorous intelligence. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger.
2020-12-111h 14
KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st CenturyKunstlerCast 335This podcast speaks to a subject I've written about a lot lately — the demographic movement of Americans leaving the big cities for small cities and small towns. New York City alone has lost over 300,000 residents since the onset of the corona virus. John Boone and Hunter Renfro are the young principals at Orchestra Partners, a real estate investment company working to rehab old neighborhoods in Birmingham, Alabama, (pop. 212,000) and elsewhere in the south. Neither of them are trained architects or urban planners, nor are they card-carrying New Urbanists, but they're working very much in that vein and have a lo...
2020-10-0858 min