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Low Tech Podcast, No. 72 – 01 Dec 2023

Cooksville: A Model Community

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Today we travel back to the future, and the past, to set Cooksville in context.

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Song is:

“Dear Mr Super Computer” off of Power Pop by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Images are:

“Lothal-reconstruction India bronze age” by Igor Morozoff, CC-BY-SA
“Time Circuits” by DukeNukeIt, CC-BY-SA
“DeLorean Time Machine” by Attribution: JMortonPhoto.com & OtoGodfrey.com, CC-BY-SA
“Map-of-human-migrations” by Dudy001, CC-BY-SA
“Railroad and post office map of Minnesota and Wisconsin” Pub. Dom.
“Cooksville Photos” Pub. Dom.
“Forevertron” Pub. Dom.
“EIA 2004 – Peak World Oil” Pub. Dom.
“Pangaea 200Ma” by Fama Clamosa, CC-BY-SA
“Tesla dealership” by Jeremy, CC-BY
“Solar Chimney” by Shypoetess, CC-BY-SA

Low Tech Podcast, No. 71 – 17 Nov 2023

Cooksville 2100

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We’re introducing our new season and new series looking at the village of Cooksville in the year 2100.

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Song is:

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

Low Tech Podcast, No. 70 – 05 May 2023

Low-Tech Perspective on the News of 2023

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We’re looking at early 2023 news stories with a low-tech perspective on the events that shaped the world, plus some updates

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Song is:

“Mathamatition” off of Will You Miss Me? by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Video Clips (Fair Use as Commentary):

“Starship test flight ends with explosion, Musk says SpaceX ‘learned a lot’ for next launch” – PBS Newshour
https://youtu.be/Fow-FbCBmgU
“Fury in France over Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age” – ABC News
https://youtu.be/JuKcbkiJZw4
“Biden shows solidarity with Ukraine in surprise visit ahead of invasion anniversary” – PBS Newshour
https://youtu.be/CThB-51uI0w
“An inside look at King Charles III’s efforts to create a more sustainable community” – ABC News
https://youtu.be/RvsmfwwlQlk

Low Tech Podcast, No. 69 – 07 Apr 2023

Tartarian Buildings?

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The idea of the Tartarian Empire is a conspiracy theory, but it gives us something to say about building longevity.

“Inside the ‘Tartarian Empire,’ the QAnon of Architecture,” Bloomberg article by Zach Mortice (@zachmortice).

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Song is:

“Robot Motivation” off of Diplomatic Immunity by The Polish Ambassador (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Ambient background song is:

“Agape” off of Nyasa et Lilian by REW (CC-BY-NC)

Cover Image is:

Bau am Kölner Dom, 1855 (Construction of Cologne Cathedral) by Johannes Franciscus Michiels (pub. dom.).

Low Tech Podcast, No. 68 – 24 Mar 2023

Felling Trees

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We talk about the pitfalls of gathering your own timber

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Song is:

“2 Hour Delay” off of Winter Lo-Fi by Holizna (CC0 1.0)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 67 – 10 Mar 2023

Low-Carbon Gardening

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How can our garden help fight carbon emissions and set us up for a locally sufficient future.

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Song is:

“Saturn” off of Intersteller Pop Songs by Holizna (CC0 1.0)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 66 – 24 Feb 2023

Subsistence Wheat

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Today we’re talking about the history of wheat and its applicability for future subsistence.

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Song is:

“Fire Place” off of Winter LoFi by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Cover Image is:The Harvest by Pissarro.

Low Tech Podcast, No. 65 – 10 Feb 2023

Luddites and Artificial Intelligence

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Today we’re talking about ChatGPT and the future of AI and human society.

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Songs are:

“Mud” off of Redaction by Eggy Toast (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Cover Image is:

Generated by Open AI’s DALL-E

Low Tech Podcast, No. 64 – 27 Jan 2023

Ten-Mile Building Challenge

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We’re introducing the 10-Mile Building Challenge on this week’s episode and previewing some of the episodes we’ll have coming up this year.

10-Mile Building Challenge website: https://lowtechinstitute.org/tmbc/

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Songs are:

“Sky Scrapers” off of City Slacker by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 63 – 13 Jan 2022

The Future of Composting

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We’re joined this week by Matt Crisp (@matt.crunchy) to hop in our time machine and visit 2073 to learn about local, post-transition compost systems in the Midwest, Southwest, and New England.

You can also find Matt as a co-host on the Poor Prole’s Almanac (poorproles.com).

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Songs are:

“Lost on the Freeway” off of Lost by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Cover Image is:

Utopien 4 by Makis E. Warlamis (CC-BY-SA)