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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Songs:

“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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Songs:

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

Title Art:

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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Songs:

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

Title Art:

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

Images:

“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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Songs:

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

Title Art:

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

Audio/Video:

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

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

Images:

“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

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)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 62 – 30 Dec 2022

Low-Tech Perspective on the News of 2022

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We’re looking back at 2022 with a low-tech perspective on the events that shaped the world.

Fertilizer Prices: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2022/09/fertilizer-prices-rates-and-costs-for-2023.html

Wheat Prices: https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/wheat

UN’s COP27 Takeaways: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/sharm-el-sheikh-climate-change-conference-november-2022/five-key-takeaways-from-cop27

NASA’s Artemis Program: https://www.space.com/artemis-program.html

VOX on the Fusion “Breakthrough”: https://www.vox.com/recode/23505995/fusion-energy-breakthrough-announcement-ignition-nif

NPR Inflation Article: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/29/1139342874/corporate-greed-and-the-inflation-mystery

Future Climate Map: https://fitzlab.shinyapps.io/cityapp/

Jonathan the Tortoise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise)

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Songs are:

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

Video Clips (Fair Use as Commentary):

Reports of Explosions as Russian Forces Launch Ukraine Military Assault – BBC: https://youtu.be/nbQVPSvGnmQ

“We need all hands on deck for faster, bolder climate action” – United Nations: https://youtu.be/7WCXFoDsjcQ

 ‘Tridemic’ threatening to overwhelm healthcare systems as flu, RSV, COVID cases rise – PBS Newshour: https://youtu.be/IHdbXnqH7SE

Artemis I Briefing with NASA Leadership – NASA: https://youtu.be/APPiEjHuxkI

Secretary Granholm & DOE leaders Announced Fusion Breakthrough – DOE: https://youtu.be/K2ktAL4rGuY

California’s move to ban sales of new gasoline-fueled cars could spread to other states – PBS Newshour: https://youtu.be/q1QdkPmWcHM

 Soaring costs drive inflation increases above expectations – PBS Newshour: https://youtu.be/9C1We8L3KnU

How climate change is driving extreme weather in 2022 – Reuters: https://youtu.be/wT8IgA4ms0s Jonathan at 190 years old – St. Helena Tourism: https://youtu.be/PXsTZzyyrSE

Low Tech Podcast, No. 61 – 16 Dec 2022

Future-fitting a Florida Subdivision

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In this episode we travel forward in time to 2042 and visit a Florida subdivision that future-fitted itself into a locally sustained community in a future without fossil-fuels.

future-fit (ˈfyü-chər -ˈfit)

transitive verb

1. “modify current models so as to incorporate upcoming anticipated changes”

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Songs are:

“Blue Skies” off of Lazy Summer Lo-Fi by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 60 – 02  Nov 2022

EcoGuerrillas Audiobook Excerpt

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In this episode we share a few excerpts from an audiobook germane to the institute’s ethos and mission.

Members of the institute get early access (keep an eye on your emails for a link).

https://ecoguerrillas.com/

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Songs are:
“Light at the End of the Tunnel” off of Forager, pt. 2 by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 59 – 18  Nov 2022

Wake Up to Reality

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In this episode we chat with Kate Ingold (IG: @kate.ingold) about coming to realize big changes are looming in our collective future when it comes to climate and energy. 

“Just Stop Oil Climate Activists Who Threw Soup on Van Gogh” – NPR

Albatross – film by Chris Jordan

“Our Environment: Touching our Gift of Life” – lecture by Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Songs are:
“Something’s Out There” off of Something’s Out There by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Audio is from:
“Buddhism as a Dialog” by Alan Watts. Used under fair use.

Reading is from:
Ecotopia Emerging by Ernst Callenbach, 1981, Banyan Tree Books. Used under fair use.

Low Tech Podcast, No. 58 – 04 Nov 2022

Thatch as Sustainable Roofing?

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In this episode we talk about the feasibility of thatch as sustainable utilitarian roofing.

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Songs are:
“Last Slate of the Roof” off of The Mountains Don’t Care About You by Doctor Turtle (CC-BY)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 57 – 14 Sep 2022

A Day at the Institute

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In this episode we follow along a typical work day at the institute and all its various tasks.

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Songs are:
“CobWebs” off of Headless Horseman by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 56 – 30 Sep 2022

Snake River Seed Co-Op

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In this episode we chat with three members of the Snake River Seed Co-op leadership team (https://snakeriverseeds.com/).

At their website you can sign up for their monthly newsletter, where you can opt-in for a second special monthly newsletter offering tips, tricks, strategies and more called “Grow Robust with Us!”

Learn more about the Co-op Growers

Find SRSC on social media:

Facebook.com/SnakeRiverSeedCooperative

Instagram.com/SnakeRiverSeedCoop

Check out some great seed saving videos here: YouTube

Resource Links: 

Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance

Cooperative Gardens Commission

Indigenous Idaho Alliance

Reference Links from topics raised or mentioned in the interview:

Tomato shortage

The need for Victory Gardens in WWII due in part to the internment of Japanese American Farmers and the related vegetable shortage. Much of the fertile land they worked was “sold or given away” to farmers mostly from regions impacted by the Dust Bowl.

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Songs are:
“Ancient Memories” off of Forager by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 55 – 16 Sep 2022

Institute Bee Research

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In this episode we share a field recording out at the institute’s bee research apiary.

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Songs are:
“Busking in the Sunlight” off of City Slacker by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 54 – 02 Sep 2022

Gardens: The Original Social Safety Net

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In this episode we delve into the history of subsistence gardening and why our time is such an aberration.

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Song is:
“Quiet Moonlit Countrysides” off of We Drove All Night by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Sound Effects (all CC license):
Time Machine: TimeTravel.wav
Neolithic Village: 201007_Tichindeal_VillageStore_Evening_st.wav
Roman Village: Italian village no traffic.aiff
Mesoamerican Village: Village activity whistling.wav
Medieval Village: medieval_village_atmosphere.wav

Image is US Government, Public Domain: “The oldest and the youngest war garden worker working in their garden when potatoes were just large enough to dig.”

Low Tech Podcast, No. 53 – 19 Aug 2022

When Should You Transition from Fossil Fuels?

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In this episode we introduce the transition rubric from the Low Technology Institute.

Transition Rubric: https://lowtechinstitute.org/transition/

Energy-Related Links

World-O-Meter Energy: https://www.worldometers.info/energy/

Our World In Data CO₂ Emissions: https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-fuel

Potential Emissions of Reserves: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378015300637

US Energy Information Agency: https://www.eia.gov/beta/states/data

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Song is:
“Sleep” off of BASSIC by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Cover image:Air pollution due to factories via Wikimedia.

Low Tech Podcast, No. 52 – 5 Aug 2022

Could You Be Food Self-Sufficient?

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In this episode, I discuss food self-provisioning with Bill Robichaud, who has been growing and gathering his food for two years.

Bill’s Foundation: http://www.saolafoundation.org/

Bill’s Blog: https://www.birdinthebush.net/

Foodmageddon Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLevnG1Ak50f24LJtXn6OABDWKRldpJ58x

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Song:

“Strange Enough” off of Left Overs by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Cover image:Autumn: The Chestnut Gatherers, by Georges Lacombe, via Norton Simon Museum

Low Tech Podcast, No. 51 – 22 Jul 2022

What to Do About Lawns?

In this episode we look back at the history of, problems with, and alternatives to the great American obsession with lawns.

Works cited and links:

Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021) American Time Use Survey. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf

Frances K. Vinlove & Robert F. Torla (1994) “Comparative Estimations of U.S. Home Lawn Area,” Journal of Turfgrass Management 1:1, 83-97, https://doi.org/10.1300/J099v01n01_07

Freakonomics (2017)  “How Stupid is Our Obsession with Lawns.” No. 289. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-stupid-is-our-obsession-with-lawns/

Ingraham, Christopher (2015) “Lawns are a Soul-Crushing Timesuck and Most of Us Would Be Better Off Without Them.” Washington Post, August 4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/08/04/lawns-are-a-soul-crushing-timesuck-and-most-of-us-would-be-better-off-without-them/

One Natural Energy (2018) “Lawns are an Ecological Catastrophe.” https://www.onlynaturalenergy.com/grass-lawns-are-an-ecological-catastrophe/

Revisionist History (2020) “A Good Walk Spoiled.” Podcast. https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history/a-good-walk-spoiled

Robbins, Paul and Julie T. Sharp (2003) “The Lawn-Chemical Economy and Its Discontents.” Antipode 35(5):955–79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2003.00366.x

———. (2009) “Producing and Consuming Chemicals: The Moral Economy of the American Lawn.” Economic Geography 79(4):425–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1944-8287.2003.tb00222.x

Scott Jenkins, Virginia (1994) The Lawn: A History of an American Obsession. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution.

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Songs are:
“Get Evil” off of Orphaned Media by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 50 – 01 Jun 2022
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles?
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We talk about the future of long-distance transport.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Report: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35471/dot_35471_DS1.pdf
“EROI of different fuels and the implications for society”:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421513003856
“Energy return on investment for alternative jet fuels”:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270517109_Energy_return_on_investment_for_alternative_jet_fuels
“Japan and the UK: Emission predictions of electric and hydrogen trains to 2050”:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198221000518
Japan Railway, “Contribution to Global Environment Preservation”:
https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/company/environment/contribution.html

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Songs are:

“Sailing Away” off of Orphaned Media by Holizna (Pub. Dom.).

Low Tech Podcast, No. 49 – 10 Jun 2022

LTI on Doomer Optimism

In this episode we hear some of an interview with LTI’s director, Scott Johnson, on the Doomer Optimism podcast. To hear the whole interview and their other episodes, subscribe through the links on their site: https://www.doomeroptimism.com/

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 48 – 27 May 2022

Is a Growing Global Wheat Crisis Brewing?

In this episode we discuss the potential for a global wheat crisis brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine with William G. Moseley (@WilliamGMoseley).

UN FAO: “Is the global food system on the cusp of a major shift?” – https://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/news-archive/detail/en/c/1493923/

New York Times: “Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis” – https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/20/world/americas/ukraine-war-global-food-crisis.html

Al Jazeera: “Infographic: Russia, Ukraine and the global wheat supply” – https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/17/infographic-russia-ukraine-and-the-global-wheat-supply-interactive

Bloomberg: “The $120 Billion Global Grain Trade Is Being Redrawn by Russia’s War in Ukraine” – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-04-05/will-russia-s-war-in-ukraine-cause-wheat-shortages-raise-food-prices-more

Washington Post: “The World’s Food System Is Too Dependent on Wheat” – https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/the-worlds-food-system-is-too-dependent-on-wheat/2022/04/21/e7e1bd9a-c183-11ec-b5df-1fba61a66c75_story.html

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 47 – 29 Apr 2022

Low-Tech Innovation Panel – Part 2

In this two-part episode, we’re rebroadcasting a panel on low-tech innovations organized by the Embassy of France’s Office of Science and Technology (https://france-science.com/en/homepage-english-2/).

Speakers:
Libby Hsu (speaker and moderator) – MIT D-Lab (US) – https://d-lab.mit.edu/
Sophie Lyman -Solar Household Energy (US) – https://www.she-inc.org/
Alexis Zeigler – Living Energy Farm (US) – https://livingenergyfarm.org/
Olivia Bory – Integrale (FR): https://www.integrale.re/ – Laboratory ENERGY-lab (FR): https://www.energylab.re – Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxipgMrVFogWMabJSngDWjA – Laboratory LCIS (FR): https://lcis.grenoble-inp.fr/

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 46 – 22 Apr 2022

Low-Tech Innovation Panel – Part 1

In this two-part episode, we’re rebroadcasting a panel on low-tech innovations organized by the Embassy of France’s Office of Science and Technology (https://france-science.com/en/homepage-english-2/).

Speakers:
Lynda Amichi (organizer) – Deputy attaché for Science and Technology, Embassy of France
Libby Hsu (moderator) – MIT D-Lab (US) – https://d-lab.mit.edu
Philippe Bihouix – AREP (FR) – https://www.arep.fr/home-en
Corentin De Chatelperron – Low-Tech Lab (FR) – https://lowtechlab.org/en
Scott Johnson – Low Technology Institute (US) – https://lowtechinstitute.org/
Cédric Carles – Atelier 21 (FR) – https://www.atelier21.org/

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 45 – 1 Apr 2022

Keep Calm and Grow Potatoes

In this episode we discuss why potatoes are the best staple for a local, sustainable future, and how to grow them based on our USDA-funded research.

Kenosha Potato Project – http://kenoshapotato.com/

Potatoes Five Ways – https://lowtechinstitute.org/2018/12/04/potatoes-five-ways-a-trial-looking-at-different-potato-growing-methods/

Potato Towers Don’t Work – https://www.cultivariable.com/potato-towers/

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 44 – 11 Mar 2022

Potatoes Will Save Humanity – Part I: History

In this episode we explore the history of the potato and its future as a locally grown staple.

Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin: http://www.chewwisconsin.com/
Kenosha Potato Project: http://kenoshapotato.com/

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 43 – 25 Feb 2022

Don’t Look Up or Worry About Climate Change

In this episode we discuss the movie Don’t Look Up, why we can’t worry about climate change, and the mission of the institute.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 42 – 28 Jan 2022

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 41 – 7 Jan. 2022
Just-in-Time Supply Chain Problems

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 40 – 27 Mar. 2019
Introducing our new project: Foodmageddon.

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Music from Captive Portal, “Anti-Exposed Video,” off the album Music is Telephone (CC-BY-NC).

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 39 – 03 May 2019
Interviews with three instructors from the upcoming Sustainability Skill Share.

Music from Captive Portal, “Laughing Turkeys,” off the album Laughing Turkeys (CC-BY-SA).

2019 Sustainability Skill Share
Sylva Spoon
The Dancing Lamb
The Hedgerow

Lawns are the No. 1 irrigated ‘crop’ in America. They need to die. – Grist
House Cows, Golden Eggs, and the True Cost of Cheap Supermarket Food – PRI

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 38 – 08 Mar. 2019
Discussing the Green and Low Tech New Deals.

Music from Poddington Bear, “ Saunter,” off the album Backbeat (CC-BY-NC).

Green New Deal Resolution
The Green New Deal — Elisabeth Robson (also on Medium)
Green New Deal FAQ
IPCC Special Report 15 (LTI Summary)

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 37 – 15 Feb 2019
Discussing Wood Floors with Dan Cooper (Cooper Lace, English Wilton).

Music from the Agrarians, “Agency Smile,” off the album Matthew (CC-BY-NC).

Finance, Fossil Fuels, and Climate Change
Doomsday Postponed? The Takeaway From the Big New Antarctica Studies
Climate change and deep adaptation
Venezuela’s collapse is a window into how the Oil Age will unravel

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 36 – 10 Jan 2019
2018 Year in Review: Climate and Institute News.

Music from Poddington Bear, “All The Colors In The World,” off the album Indie Folk (CC-BY-NC).

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 35 – 16 Mar 2018
A discussion of how we live today and tomorrow.

Music from Podington Bear, “The Confrontation,” off the album Passages (CC-BY-NC).

This Is Why You Don’t See People-Size Salmon Anymore – NPR
The Great Norwegian Porridge Debate, Or Tradition Vs. ‘Science’ – NPR
The great agricultural resettlement or the next chapter of the fall – Feasta
Sustainable cities need more than parks, cafes and a riverwalk – The Conversation
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 34 – 9 Feb 2018
The concept of “Energy Slaves” and our future.

Music from Visager, “Airship,” off the album Songs From an Unmade World (CC-BY-NC-SA).

“Thomas Jefferson and I,” in Solutions, by Jean-François Mouhot.
“World Energy” Cover in Fortune, by R. Buckminster Fuller
“Energy Slaves” by Stuart McMillan.
“How Much of a Slave Master am I?” by Jean-Marc Jancovici
“Energy Slaves” by Energy Skeptic
The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude by Andrew Nikiforuk
“Energy Slaves” by Extraenvironmentalist Podcast

Devil’s Bargain – Grist
What your trash reveals about your spending habits – TreeHugger
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 33 – 26 Jan 2018
Everyone’s favorite game: “Is It Low Tech?”
See the criteria in this post.

Music from Captive Portal, “Intro for a Nonexisting Video Game,” off the album Laughing Turkeys (CC-BY-SA).

Are There Zombie Viruses In The Thawing Permafrost? – NPR
Is There A Ticking Time Bomb Under The Arctic? – NPR
Bigger, Faster Avalanches, Triggered by Climate Change – NYT
How Much Energy Do We Need? – Low-Tech Magazine
Don’t automate the fun out of life – C
2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record – MJ
Explainer: What climate models tell us about future rainfall – CB
New NASA Study Solves Climate Mystery, Confirms Methane Spike Tied to Oil and Gas – R
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 32 – 12 Jan 2018
Tidying up around the homestead.

Music from Ozzed, 8-Bit Party, off the album 8-Bit Empire (CC-BY-SA).

5S in the Japanese Workplace by Japanese Intercultural Consulting: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 31 – 29 Dec 2017
A review of 2017 at the institute and around the world.
Only a few days left to support the institute with a tax-deductible donation in 2017.

Music from Nada Ba Ba, Sydney City Rain, off the album The Real (CC-BY-NC-SA).

Year in Review Sources: Carbon Brief, Ensia, Conversation, New York Times, Sierra Club, BBC, and Forbes.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 30 – 15 Dec 2017
A visit to the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.

Music from Sláinte, The Banshee, off the album Cup of Tea (CC-BY-SA).

United States Border Collie Handlers’ Association
Wisconsin Working Stock Dog Association

GDP, Jobs, and Fossil Largesse – Resilience
The global dominance of white people is thanks to the potato – Quartzy
Silence – 1A

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 29 – 22 Sep 2017
A review and itinerary of the Bicycling Around Minnesota tour.

Music from Advent Chamber Orchestra: Bughici – Suite for Violin, 9 Hora, vivace (CC-BY-SA)

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 28 – 07 Sep 2017
A visit to One Scythe Revolution.

Music from Sláinte: Julia Delaney (CC-BY-SA)

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 27 – 25 Aug 2017
Installing a cedar roof on the institute.

Music from Captive Portal: Is it minus 5? (CC-BY-SA)

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 26 – 11 Aug 2017
A visit to Brix Cidery.

The Cyder Market
U.S. Assoc. of Cider Makers
SARE Grant

Music from My Bubbi & Mi: Apple Spell (CC-BY-NC-SA)

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 25 – 02 Jun 2017
Borsodi’s Flight From the City.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 24 – 19 May 2017
An interview with Prof. Shanti Morell-Hart about foodways in trying times.

Morell-Hart, Shanti. 2012. “Foodways and Resilience under Apocalyptic Conditions.” Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment 34 (2): 161–71.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 23 – 12 May 2017
An interview with Prof. Shanti Morell-Hart about foodways in trying times.

Morell-Hart, Shanti. 2012. “Foodways and Resilience under Apocalyptic Conditions.” Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment 34 (2): 161–71.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 22 – 28 Apr 2017
An audio tour of the institute’s new permanent grounds.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 21 – 04 Apr 2017
A lecture on the book, Why Did Ancient Civilizations Fail?, presented at the Missouri History Museum on behalf of the Mound City Chapter of the Missouri Archaeological Society.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 20 – 24 Mar 2017
An audit of fossil fuels in our everyday lives.

Van der Ryn, Sifm and Stuart Cowan. 2007. Ecological Design. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 19 – 17 Mar 2017
A discussion of the clothing economy.

35 Items In Your Wardrobe is All You Need – Huffington Post
Forget ‘spark joy.’ How about ‘use it up’? – TreeHugger
Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt –  NPR
The Story of Microfibers – The Story of Stuff
The Way Back – Matt Miles

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 18 – 03 Mar 2017
A discussion of EROI and various fuel sources.

Hall, Charles A.S., Jessica G. Lambert, Stephen B. Balogh. 2014. “EROI of different fuels and the implications for society.” Energy Policy 64: 141–52.

Lambert, Jessica G., Charles A.S. Hall, Stephen Balogh, Ajay Gupta, Michelle Arnold. 2014. “Energy, EROI and quality of life.” Energy Policy 64: 153–67.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 17 – 17 Feb 2017
A review of The World Without Us by Alan Weisman.

Vice’s Island of Garbage video part I, part II, and part III.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 16 – 10 Feb 2017
Exploring the open source movement and its usefulness to the institute’s mission.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 15 – 03 Feb 2017
Introduction to our first major research project: water heating.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 14 – 27 Jan 2017
The Open Source Seed Initiative and its mission to “free the seed.”
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Also, below is a playlist of videos covering basic seed saving information from Work With Nature.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 13 – 20 Jan 2017
The Dark Mountain and its influence on the institute.
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Find out more about the Dark Mountain Project on their website. There you can also find a copy of their manifesto.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 12 – 13 Jan 2017
A discussion about home brewing.
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Find out about brewing classes with the podcast’s guest at Brew and Grow, here.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 11 – 06 Jan 2017
An interview with staff from the Aldo Leopold Nature Center.
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Links referred to: Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Summer Camps, Candle-Lit Snowshoe, Brainiac Bowl, and Owl You Need is Love.

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Low Tech Podcast, No. 10 – 30 Dec 2016
A round up of this year’s news.
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LowTechPodcast, No. 8 – 2 Dec 2016
This week we’re examining the underlying social causes of famine in the modern world.
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LowTechPodcast, No. 8 – 18 Nov 2016
A discussion of eating meat today and what’s next.
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 7 – 4 Nov 2016
Collective Hubris in the past and today.
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 6 – 28 Oct 2016
This week we explore disasters and how we deal with them.
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 5 – 21 Oct 2016
Social organization and its role in human history.
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 4 – 18 Oct 2016
Discussing trade and exchange throughout history.
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 3 – 7 Oct 2016
Agriculture and its place in the past, present, and future.
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 1 – 23 Sep 2016
A discussion of the environment and climate change.
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 1 – 23 Sep 2016
Introducing the Low Tech Podcast.
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