Category Archives: Podcast

Stir- Crazy: Permaculture, Biodynamics and Compost Teas

In a recent interview, permaculture teacher Albert Bates discusses Rudolph Steiner and Biodynamics: Click here for MP3 Albert defends Steiner on the basis that Anthroposophy has created a “tribe” which he sees as a good thing. In reality, Anthroposophy is … Continue reading

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SkeptEco #3: Genetically Engineered Food

We have had fun with this latest SkeptEco Podcast, this time addressing the contentious issue of Genetic Engineering. I attended an Earth Day conference organized by Sustainable Ireland (now Cultivate) about 10 or 12 years ago in Maynooth which brought … Continue reading

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Skepteco #2 Introducing SkeptEco

The second edition of the new SkeptEco podcast is up! This week the SkeptEco team- Eoghain, Christina, Michael and myself talk about why we started the podcasts, the relationship between science, rationality and the environmental movement, and what other topics … Continue reading

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Announcing the New SkeptEco Podcast

The first episode in a new podcast SkeptEco has just been launched. The SkeptEco team has chosen an old favorite for our launch: Can Organic farming Feed the World? with Eoin O’Callaghan, Naomi Fein, Christina LaPerle, Graham Strouts and Michael … Continue reading

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Interview with Dr. Colin Campbell

Zone5 Podcast #3 with Dr. Colin Campbell on Peak Oil, the Financial Collapse, Adaptation and What the Future May Hold Colin Campbell, founder of the Association for the Study of peak Oil and Gas, is officially retired from his career … Continue reading

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Ariane Sherine on The Pod Delusion #11

This week’s Pod Delusion features a fascinating interview with the wonderful Ariane Sherine, creator of the Atheist Bus campaign and editor of the one essential Christmas gift this year, The Atheists’ Guide to Christmas. The Atheists’ Guide is a brilliant … Continue reading

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Biodynamics on the Pod Delusion

I am on this week’s episode of the UK-based Pod Delusion talking about Biodynamics and the environmental movement: This week: David Nutt’s Sacking and Government Policy by Simon Howard A.N Wilson’s Attitude to Science by Pete Hague Irrationality and Environmentalism … Continue reading

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