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THE CORPORATE PROBLEM

Grinning Planet Introduction

There's a lot of talk about the problem of corporate personhood and corporate political influence. We agree these are problems. But let's not forget that there are people—with names—who continue to promote this fascistic system of governance and pillage. In the end, THEY must be held accountable.

TUC Radio

Corporations and Propaganda—A History — 11 Nov 2011 — This is an excellent, if brief, review from writer Alex Carey of the broad, relentless use of propaganda by corporations to not only influence consumer behavior, but also to shape citizen attitudes and voting patterns, thus greasing the skids for their bought-and-paid-for politicians to be able to easily pass favorable policies.
PART 1:  Go to page  |  Download/Listen   29:00
PART 2:  Go to page  |  Download/Listen   29:00

(GP comment:  This one's from the archives but remains very relevant today.)

OCCUPYING THE SMART PATH OF RESISTANCE

ExtraEnvironmentalist

David McNally:  The Economics and Politics of Crisis and Resistance — 02 Dec 2011 — David McNally discusses the natural evolution of the Occupy movement. We are experiencing the tyranny of an imposed "age of austerity," but we have options for resisting it. However... Have the elites been preparing for unrest, expecting an inevitable populist response to the continued used of taxpayer money to bail out and boost banksters? Are today's youth willing to accept their role as movement builders instead of iPhone zombies?  (Excellent show. --GP)
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:00:51

MORE HOT & WHAT NOT

Russia Today / The Keiser Report

The Central Bank/Government Victory Chara—Um—Parade — 10 Dec 2011 — Max and Stacy discuss central banks and governments ...uh... saving the day; hostage-taking paper; silver markets; and gold for bonds in Japan.
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Listen/download this segment   12:09

The Wacky World of Wall Street Euphemisms — 08 Dec 2011 — Max and Stacy discuss Hank "Baldface" Paulson, missing billions related to MF Global accounts, and fancy Wall Street terms that are designed to avoid more appropriate terms like "stole."
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Listen/download this segment   12:58

Two Beers With Steve

Michael Labossiere on Logical Fallacies — 02 Dec 2011 — This is an apt discussion about our thought processes, or rather the flaws therein. Logic traps include appeals to pity, fear, hope, flattery, sincerity, and status. The conversation also seeks to build and awareness of euphemisms, non sequiturs, propaganda terms, and ad hominem attacks.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:05:27

Fresh Air

Interpreting The Constitution In The Digital Era — 30 Nov 2011 — Law professor Jeffrey Rosen details how technological changes that were unimaginable at the time of the Founding Fathers are challenging our notions of personal vs. private space, freedom of speech, and individual autonomy.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   36:32

Financial Sense NewsHour

K Street Documentary—The Best Government Money Can Buy — 08 Dec 2011 — Francis Megahy and Jim Puplava discuss the "lobbying industry" in Washington DC. Politicians now spend 75% of their time fundraising, while the number of lobbyists in Washington has more than doubled since 2000.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   33:46

(GP comment:  This is worth a listen, though there is nothing really new here—the problem has been going on for decades. It's almost funny that it's talked about here as a revelation.)

One Radio Network

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Andrew Gause:  Rise of the Electronic Tracking State — 14 Dec 2011 — Topics include... Electronic profiles—tracking people through transactions and GPS; who is controlling markets; are social unrest and more crime in our future; storing wealth in tangible assets; and more...
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   59:54

American RadioWorks

Kindegarteners at Keyboards — 25 Nov 2011 — Some schools are having kids spend some of their time learn the 3Rs with computer-based teaching technology to make up for a shortage of teach time in worsening world of school budgets.  (Welcome to the machine. --GP)
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   11:19

Unwelcome Guests

Anthony J. Hall: Unmasking Business As Usual — 10 Dec 2011 — Hall gives a comprehensive review of the empire and all its ills, the delusion of thinking the two-party duopoly is a viable political system, and the degraded mental state of most US citizens.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   59:30

SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE

Peak Moment

How a Village Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Resource Use, and the Way Money Works — 08 Dec 2011 — Brandy Gallagher of the O.U.R. Ecovillage in BC, Canada offers an excellent review of the concepts and practices that can make community efforts like eco-villages a great success on many fronts, including reducing environmental impact, improving the efficiency of resource use, improving community cohesion, improving top-bottom equity, and even changing the way money works.
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Radio EcoShock

Winter Gardening and Guerrilla Gardening—Got (Fresh) Food? — 07 Dec 2011 — In the face of potential disruptions, the smart prepper knows that gardening is of paramount concern. And just a summer garden isn't good enough. Hear master gardener Eliot Coleman discuss his proven techniques for growing food all year, even in northern climes. ~~ Also hear a report on guerilla gardening—spreading the joy of perennial food plants everywhere, even on property you don't own.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   59:59

Financial Sense NewsHour

Robert Hirsch:  Energy Storm — 15 Dec 2011 — Peak oil centrist Robert Hirsch discusses energy trends and approaching problems. He sees a big problem in the next 2-3 years. He says there's no way to know why the peak-oil refusniks continue to stick to their "no problem here, move along" line. Perhaps it's fear of being the bearer of bad news.  (That's the best case for them—cowardice. The worse case is that they are paid shills of the profiteering oil industry. --GP)
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   41:17

Time Monks Radio Network

George Ure:  Laying Odds on a Dystopian Future — 03 Dec 2011 — George Ure discusses the possibility of an "economic collision" in January 2012, with the possibility of the DOW falling 80-90% over the next two years. He discusses the de facto coup d'etat in the US perpetrated by the moneyed class and evaluates the possibility that the US is headed towards dictatorship. He contrasts the risk of social collapse due to financial market meltdowns vs. collapse due to the ramifications of events like severe solar storms or WW III, and highly recommends having a substantial garden based on non-chemical methods. Much more....
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:07:12

Coast To Coast / KSFO

Geoffrey Simmons:  Disaster Preparedness — 01 Dec 2011 — Geoffrey Simmons says that relying on first responders is foolhardy, because such help likely would not be able to reach everyone in a timely fashion. He shares a litany of specific preparedness tips.
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C-Realm Podcast

Ask the Oracle — 14 Dec 2011 — What does 2012 hold in store? KMO puts that question to Steve Keen, Nicole Foss, and Thomas H. Greco. ~~ KMO then shares recordings from this year's ASPO-USA conference and responds to questions from listeners.
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ExtraEnvironmentalist

Joseph Tainter:  Simplifying Complexity — 15 Dec 2011 — Is our species capable of recognizing meta-trends and preparing for the potentially disastrous results of unsustainable societal practices? Are we approaching a cliff of over-reliance on technology? Joseph Tainter discusses complexity, energy, collapse, and sustainability, from our society today to the Roman Empire of yesteryear.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   1:52:06

Food Chain Radio

Is Government Making the Family Farm "Too Safe for Families"? — 10 Dec 2011 — Proposed government regulations may so restrict kids working on farms—ostensibly to protect them from harm—that the "family farm" may become a thing of the past. More broadly, can we train our future farmers without having them involved from an early age?
Download/Listen   42:51
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SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH

Fairewinds Associates

Arnie Gundersen:  "China Syndrome" at Fukushima Unlikely, But... — 14 Dec 2011 — Gundersen explains why it's unlikely that any of the broken nuclear plants at Fukushima will feature a catastrophic "China Syndrome" event where the blob of hot nuclear fuel melts through to the other side of the planet. But there are some very serious issues remaining to deal with.
Watch  |  Download/Listen   12:15

CounterSpin

The Media and Fukushima, a Non-Story — 09 Dec 2011 — Karl Grossman discusses the lack of honest reporting on Fukushima-related issues by the US media, even on issues that directly affect US residents. As an example, did any major US media outlets report on the sharp increase in infant mortality in some parts of the US after Fukushima-originated fallout in the US?
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(GP comment:  As we predicted way back in late 2008, climate change would continue to be a political football in the future, with no meaningful action to solve the problem. That trend is still fully in play, and it is delusional to think that TPTB are planning to do anything but obfuscate and delay until the only play left is geoengineering, which will have unknown side effects and will see large amounts of cash move from the public coffers to the corporations that do the work. At the Durban conference, the big boys were just going through the motions.)

Fairewinds Associates

Marco Kaltofen:  Tracking Fukushima's Hot Particles in Japan and the World — 09 Dec 2011 — Marco Kaltofen, who specializes in measuring radiation in the environment, speaks before the American Public Health Association. Kaltofen states that hot particles are contaminating portions of northern Japan, as found in analyses of auto air filters and children's shoes.
Watch  |  Download/Listen   19:26

(GP comment:  Original speech was on 31 Oct, but given that the mainstream media have all but forgotten Fukushima, this is still very relevant.)

FOOD & NUTRITION

Diet Science

How to Reduce BPA Exposure — 21 Nov 2011 — Dee McCaffrey discusses a recent study about BPA exposure in infants and young girls as well as how to clean your body of this endocrine-disrupting chemical.
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The Skinny on Cholesterol — 07 Dec 2011 — Dee McCaffrey sheds light on the complicated world of cholesterol. Do you know that your body makes it's own cholesterol, and that it's all good cholesterol? In fact, the concept of "bad cholesterol" is largely misunderstood. What sort of dietary changes can help one avoid ending up with a cholesterol problem?
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   7:31

Science Friday

The Debate over Genetically Modified Salmon — 09 Dec 2011 — The US government has given its first approval for widespread production of a genetically modified food animal—the salmon. Is this salmon safe to eat? What are the risks to native salmon populations? What do the long-term studies say?
Download/Listen   29:51

Living On Earth

Sweet Deals on Honey Not as Good as You Think — 02 Dec 2011 — Much of the commercial honey on US store shelves—especially at big retailers like WalMart, Walgreens, Costco, and CVS—are not as good as you think they are. Many—and at some retailers, ALL—of the honey products have had the pollen removed. That's the part with all the nutrition!
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   6:30

Nutrition Diva

Which Foods Are Highest in Pesticides — 30 Nov 2011 — Organic is the way to go if you want to avoid pesticide residues. But for times when you must buy conventional foodstuffs... What specific foods are highest and lowest in pesticide residues? What countries typically have higher residues in their exports?
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   7:40

Related GP articles:
-- Pesticide Residues in Food
-- The Rainbow Diet

COOL & COSMIC
(AND POSSIBLY CATASTROPHIC!)

Time Monks Radio Network

Clif High:  TPTB Can't Judo the Entire Universe — 09 Dec 2011 — A new Web Bot predictive report was release in early December. Clif High, the guru of the project (and a sort of guru in general) discusses some of the recent findings and talks about some pretty cool, far out topics, including... Unusual high-energy solar emissions are affecting the way our central nervous systems work, having a clear effect on our ability to think and process new information. TPTB are continuing their quiet migration to their chosen safe places, though the safety is only perceived, not real. When a being and his or her actions are aligned with the intentions of Universe, they cannot be defeated—doing so would require judo'ing the entire Universe! And more, more, more.
Go to page  |  Download/Listen   2:37:35

Diet Soap Podcast

Jason Horsley and Doug Lain:  The UFO Believer vs. the UFO Skeptic — 10 Dec 2011 — This is a good, intelligent discussion about the gap between those who "know what they saw" and those who have not "seen it," or perhaps have "seen something" but are not able to understand it or define it as a UFO experience. In some people, there may even been a built-in protective mechanism that causes UFO/alien experiences to be dismissed because acceptance would be psychologically damaging.
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More Cool & Cosmic:  Transformation, Consciousness, 2012 - Audio/Video

MUSIC, LEARNING & FUN

Quirks and Quarks

Anti-Mosquito Bedding—From Waaaaaay Long Ago — 10 Dec 2011 — The oldest known bedding used by humans was recently found by archaeologists at a site north of Durban in South Africa. The bedding is 77,000 years old and comprised of stems and leaves of sedges, rushes and grasses that have insecticidal properties.
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You Not-So-Dirty Rat — 10 Dec 2011 — A new study suggests that it's time to re-evaluate our prejudices against the rat. It turns out they are empathetic, sensitive, and altruistic—at least to other rats.
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