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26: Orbital Waste: The Strange Afterlife Of Space Technology, with Josh Reno


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In this episode, we meet anthropologist Joshua Reno, author of 'Military Waste: The Unexpected Consequences of Permanent War Readiness' to discuss Josh's investigations into the strange externalities of rapidly proliferating military technology, both on planet Earth and beyond. Join us to discover Point Nemo, the so-called "oceanic pole of inaccessibility,” and graveyard of the world's downed orbital tech;  why future war really will be fought in space; how ‘Oumuamua’ may be the first instance of interstellar landfill; and how hackers are repurposing abandoned orbital technology using ham radio and rented satellite dishes.
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STEAL THIS SHOWBy Jamie King