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KunstlerCast #19: Wishful Thinking

KunstlerCast #19: Wishful Thinking

FromKunstlerCast - Suburban Sprawl: A Tragic Comedy


KunstlerCast #19: Wishful Thinking

FromKunstlerCast - Suburban Sprawl: A Tragic Comedy

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Religious activists are praying at Washington DC gas stations for cheaper fuel. James Howard Kunstler says that type of neurotic behavior isn't much different than the behavior of cargo cults in the South Pacific. The concept of getting something for nothing is widely accepted by American culture, and religion, too. But Jim feels spirituality in America might one day evolve into something worthy of more respect than the Jiminy Cricket, consumerist culture of today's suburban mega churches.  (Info about program and theme music at KunstlerCast.com)Direct Download (14 MB): KunstlerCast_19.mp3
Released:
Jun 19, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, The Long Emergency, and World Made By Hand, takes on suburban sprawl, disposable architecture and the end of the cheap oil era each week with program host Duncan Crary.