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Low Tech Podcast, No. 82 – 13 Mar 2026

The World in 2100

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Live interviews with visitors to the 2026 Wisconsin Garden and Green Living Expo.

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Song is:
“Swinging in the 7th” off of Songs for Paris by Dana Boulé (CC-BY-NC)

Cover art:
“Compost altoment Farsta” (CC-BY-SA)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 81 – 20 Feb 2026

Home Compost Systems

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A live recording of the seminar, “Home Compost Systems,” at this year’s Wisconsin Garden & Green Living Expo.

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Song is:
“Swinging in the 7th” off of Songs for Paris by Dana Boulé (CC-BY-NC)

Cover art:
“Compost altoment Farsta” (CC-BY-SA)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 80 – 30 Jan 2026

Cooksville 2100: Food Production I

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In this episode head back to the future and see how we’re growing food in the year 2100, from trout farms to kitchen gardens.

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Song is:
“Back in the 80s” off of Power Pop by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Cover art:
“BauerngartenTrauttmansdorff” (CC-BY-SA)

Sound Effects (all CC license):
DeLorean DMC-12 (V6 PRV engine) from SkyernAklea
Tonal beep.Warning.Result(17osc) from newlocknew
 Old Phone Dialing from deleted_user_7146007
16_ca_pad_delorean from lerwickdj
Vehicle_Caravan door opening & closing from CGEffex
highvoltagearc from Scloexlaser1 and laser2 from nsstudios

Low Tech Podcast, No. 79 – 16 Jan 2026

Cooksville 2100: Compressed Air

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In this episode visit Cooksville in the year 2100 and take a look at the compressed air systems used.

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Song is:
“Bouncing” off of Power Pop by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Cover art:
“Uses of compressed, pressurized air, historical line drawings etc.” (CC-Pub. Dom.)

Sound Effects (all CC license):
DeLorean DMC-12 (V6 PRV engine) from SkyernAklea
Tonal beep.Warning.Result(17osc) from newlocknew
 Old Phone Dialing from deleted_user_7146007
16_ca_pad_delorean from lerwickdj
Vehicle_Caravan door opening & closing from CGEffex
highvoltagearc from Scloexlaser1 and laser2 from nsstudios

Low Tech Podcast, No. 78 – 08 Mar 2024

Winter Gardening

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How can we adapt our gardens for growing, or at least keeping plants alive, through the winter? A live recording from the Wisconsin Garden Expo.

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“Winter Snow” off of Winter LoFi by Holizna (pub. dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 77 – 23 Feb 2024

Hot Gardening

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How can we adapt our gardens today for a warmer and more variable climate of tomorrow? A live recording from the Wisconsin Garden Expo.

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“Snow Drift” off of Winter LoFi by Holizna (pub. dom.)

Peep of Day Boy’s Preventing an Union by Adding Fire to the Sun, by Isaac Cruikshank (pub. dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 76 – 09 Feb 2024

Biogas in 2100

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In 2100, we try to trap and burn methane before it gets into the atmosphere. Let’s get into this stinky story.

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“50 Over the Speed Limit” off of Power Pop by Holizna (pub. dom.)

Biogas Herstellung, by Robert Basic (CC-BY-SA)

“Life-05-01652-g001a” by Ruth-Sophie Taubner, Christa Schleper, Maria G. Firneis, Simon K.-M. R. Rittmann (CC-BY-SA)

“Fixed Dome Digester” by BiogasME (CC-BY-SA)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 75 – 26 Jan 2024

Hydrogen Power in 2100

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Let’s talk hydrogen in the year 2100.

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“Retro Synths” off of Power Pop by Holizna (pub. dom.)

Water Macro, by Harald Hoyer (CC-BY-SA)

My own time machine effect, mixed from sources cited in Episode No. 72

Hindenburg Disaster with Sound (and video) from Archive.org (pub. dom.)

“Honkeiko(Benxihu) Shrine” by Old Japanese postcard (大正写真工芸所) (pub. dom.)

“Kuwait burn oilfield” by Jonas Jordan (pub. dom.)

“Piper Alpha oil rig fire” by BBC, (fair use)

“Anim electrolysis of water” by Benrr101 (Ben Russell) (CC-BY-SA)

“Conventional Electrolysis” by Hodges et al., DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-28953-x

“Possible PEC reactor design schemes” by DOE (pub. dom.)

“Ivanpah solar tower and mirrors” by Garth Weals (CC-BY-SA)

“Parabolic trough near Lake Harper” by Z22 (CC-BY-SA)“How is Hydrogen Stored?” by DOE (pub. dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 74 – 12 Jan 2024

Hot-Box Compost Study

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A look back at a two-year compost study we’re wrapping up here at the institute.

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Song is:

Songs are:
“Keeping Cool” off of Busted Guitar by Holizna (CC-1.0)
“Poor, but Happy” off of Busted Guitar by Holizna (CC-1.0)

Title Art:
Photos by S. Johnson

Low Tech Podcast, No. 73 – 22 Dec 2023

Energy & Electricity in 2100

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How do we power our lives here in Cooksville in 2100?

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Song is:

“Happy Dance” off of Power Pop by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Title Art:
Photo by S. Johnson

Sound Effects:
My own time machine effect, mixed from sources cited in Episode No. 72
Electricity from deleted_user_7146007

Other Images:
“Lastenkalle RZE” by Timm Wille, CC-BY
“Hindenburg disaster” by Sam Shere, Pub. Dom.
“Amethyst glass light bricks, Walmer Castle” by Penny Mayes, CC-BY-SA
“Cuina solar paella” by Avecendrell, CC-BY-SA
“Diagram of gravitational water vortex turbine” by Velásquez et al., DOI:10.25103/jestr.143.01
“Proven 6kW small wind turbine” by Tobi Kellner, CC-BY-SA
“Redox Targeting Flow Battery” by Colintheone, CC-BY-SA
“Solar water heating schema” by joselarrucea, CC-BY-SA
“Diagram of a primary cell (battery)” by Bigspace4, CC-BY-SA