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GrowthBusters

Humankind has outgrown the planet, so we explore ways to recover from growth addiction. We dig into the more fascinating and hard-hitting aspects of public policy and the joy of living sustainably. It... Read more

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45 Planet of the Humans: What Did the Film Get Right?

45 Planet of the Humans: What Did the Film Get Right?

“There are too many human beings, using too much, too fast.” Those are the words of Richard Heinberg in a controversial ... Read more

28 May 2020

1hr 32mins

Ranked #2

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Welcome to GrowthBusters Podcast #1

Welcome to GrowthBusters Podcast #1

New study reveals conceiving one fewer child eclipses all other CO2 reduction strategies. Why Japan’s birth dearth isn’t... Read more

21 Aug 2017

1hr 1min

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35 Decoupling Nonsense

35 Decoupling Nonsense

Technological innovation cannot take the environmental destruction out of economic growth. Get the real facts, not the b... Read more

30 Oct 2019

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#12: Are We Too Stupid to Manage the Planet?

#12: Are We Too Stupid to Manage the Planet?

Are human beings too stupid to manage the planet? Just asking the question invokes some misplaced conceit; we’ve wreaked... Read more

18 May 2018

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31 We're in Deep: Earth Overshoot Day 2019

31 We're in Deep: Earth Overshoot Day 2019

In seven months humanity has burned through the resources it takes the Earth a full year to replenish. This is overshoot... Read more

24 Jul 2019

1hr 30mins

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#16 Earth Overshoot Day

#16 Earth Overshoot Day

Did you know we are in overshoot? What does that mean, and what should we do about it? Also in this episode, which has a... Read more

25 Jul 2018

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34 Coming Out as Childfree

34 Coming Out as Childfree

More and more young women are declaring their intention not to conceive children. BirthStrike, Conceivable Future and Al... Read more

4 Oct 2019

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32 Welcome to Overshoot: Have a Nice Day

32 Welcome to Overshoot: Have a Nice Day

Since 1972, study after study, and report after report, has warned we are in overshoot – the sum total of human activity... Read more

24 Jul 2019

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23 What Do You Do When The End is Near?

23 What Do You Do When The End is Near?

How do we handle the despair of knowing we may not win this battle with climate change (which is really a battle with ou... Read more

19 Jan 2019

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33 Is the End Near?

33 Is the End Near?

There may be beer in your fridge when you open it, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t in the early stages of climate catast... Read more

14 Aug 2019

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#17 Trump Can't Keep It Up (Economic Growth)

#17 Trump Can't Keep It Up (Economic Growth)

We should NOT be celebrating (or pursuing) 4.1% economic growth, according to co-host Dave Gardner. Listen to this podca... Read more

10 Aug 2018

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44 Just Sitting Around Waiting for the World to End

44 Just Sitting Around Waiting for the World to End

Is there any use in choosing to live more sustainably if you’re surrounded by an unsustainable system? There are those w... Read more

8 May 2020

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More Kids, Fewer Kids, or No Kids?

More Kids, Fewer Kids, or No Kids?

Are children bad for the health of the planet, and therefore human civilization? Should we stop making them? Or do we ne... Read more

7 Dec 2017

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Water Insanity in the West & Sustainable Ecological Footprint

Water Insanity in the West & Sustainable Ecological Footprint

The Colorado River rarely flows all the way to its delta, and the state of Colorado has determined demand for water will... Read more

8 Sep 2017

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22 Cleaning up Our Dirty Laundry

22 Cleaning up Our Dirty Laundry

When you think of laundry, typically you’re after the whitest whites, and no shrinkage. How about we think outside the b... Read more

3 Jan 2019

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36 Don’t Make Me Stop this Spaceship!

36 Don’t Make Me Stop this Spaceship!

When the world’s scientists are concerned enough about something that they issue a warning – to the world, you might thi... Read more

15 Nov 2019

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#13 Downsize Me

#13 Downsize Me

Imagine you can live large – trophy house, fancy toys, caveman diet – but the costs are miniscule. Would you find that a... Read more

11 Jun 2018

34mins

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Would You Eat a Bug to Save the Planet?

Would You Eat a Bug to Save the Planet?

To what extremes are we willing to go to fit more and more people and bigger and bigger economies on a finite planet? It... Read more

28 Feb 2018

38mins

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#15 Do Only Villains Care About Overpopulation?

#15 Do Only Villains Care About Overpopulation?

In Avengers: Infinity War the villain Thanos wants to solve overpopulation by exterminating half the population of the u... Read more

10 Jul 2018

58mins

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#14 One Thing That Will Guarantee Climate Disaster

#14 One Thing That Will Guarantee Climate Disaster

While the U.S. announced intention to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement is bad news, it seems to have inspired a l... Read more

27 Jun 2018

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