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KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century

KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century

James Howard Kunstler 461 episodes Oct 29, 2026

KunstlerCast is a weekly program hosted by James Howard Kunstler, author of "The Geography of Nowhere" and "The Long Emergency." With program host Duncan Crary, it discusses suburban sprawl, disposable architecture, and the end of the cheap-oil era. The show frames these subjects as part of broader converging catastrophes facing the 21st century.

Episodes

KunstlerCast 454 — Elizabeth Nixon Reports on Strange Doings in Absurdistan
KunstlerCast 454 — Elizabeth Nixon Reports on Strange Doings in Absurdistan Oct 29, 2026 01:02:15 Elizabeth Nickson is a Canadian writer and journalist who trained at the London bureau of Time Magazine and later served as European Bureau Chief of LIFE Magazine in the late 1980s and early 1990s… She has contributed to many publications including Harper's Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine,The Toronto Globe and Mail, etc.   Elizabeth is the author of the 1994 novel The Monkey Puzzle Tree, which
KunstlerCast 453 — Edward Tenner on Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge
KunstlerCast 453 — Edward Tenner on Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge Oct 15, 2026 01:05:02 Edward Tenner's new book is Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge, a witty and erudite followup to his bestseller, Why Things Bite Back about the peculiar intersection between technology, human nature, and the revenge of unintended consequences. He has had a distinguished academic career in history at Princeton, Harvard, and the University of Chicago and was science acquisition editor at Princ
KunstlerCast 452 — Sally Fallon Morell: Nourishing Traditions versus Diet Hysteria and Poison Food
KunstlerCast 452 — Sally Fallon Morell: Nourishing Traditions versus Diet Hysteria and Poison Food Sep 30, 2026 01:06:35 Sally Fallon Morell is the author of Nourishing Traditions, the cookbook that is changing the way Americans eat. She is also the founding president of the Weston A. Price Foundation and founder of A Campaign for Real Milk, a farm-to-consumer legal defense fund. She lives on a farm in Maryland that produces raw milk cheese and pastured animal products. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful
KunstlerCast 451 — Alan Berman's Psychohistory Prediction Engine, Mapping the Matrix
KunstlerCast 451 — Alan Berman's Psychohistory Prediction Engine, Mapping the Matrix Sep 3, 2026 01:13:02 Alan Berman is the creator of the Psychohistory Prediction Engine: an open-source map connecting the people, money, and machinery that run things in our world. The site is self-funded with no institutional backers, and free for public use. Berman's essays can be found on Medium / X for free and act as entry points to explore the Engine. I only encountered Alan for the first time a few weeks ago. H
KunstlerCast 450 — Jeffrey Tucker of Brownstone on the Unraveling Covid Stor
KunstlerCast 450 — Jeffrey Tucker of Brownstone on the Unraveling Covid Stor Aug 22, 2026 58:43 Jeffrey Tucker is founder and president of Brownstone Institute and Senior Economics Columnist at Epoch Times. He is the author of fifteen books, most recently Life After Lockdowns.  Senator Rand Paul says, "In Life after Lockdowns, Jeffrey Tucker paints a picture of the living hell that was the government lockdown and outlines a roadmap for never again allowing such a police state to occur."  Pl
KunstlerCast 449 — Dr. David Martin on The Covid Op and Matters of National Survival
KunstlerCast 449 — Dr. David Martin on The Covid Op and Matters of National Survival Aug 4, 2026 01:10:24 Dr. David Martin is a businessman, professor, author, inventor, and global foresight specialist. CEO of RASA Energy, M·CAM International, Partner of Fully Live Productions, Creator of the M·CAM CNBC IQ100 Index, and advisor to governments in over 120 countries, Dr. Martin specializes in putting humanity back into humans and business.  His work can be followed at davidmartin.world, and @DrDMartinWo
KunstlerCast 448 — Lt. Morriseu's Rebellion and the Rise of Bernie Sanders
KunstlerCast 448 — Lt. Morriseu's Rebellion and the Rise of Bernie Sanders Jul 30, 2026 53:07 On this summer break podcast. Dennis Morriseau is an interesting friend of mine with a political history worth recounting. He was the only US Army officer in the USA who refused orders to Vietnam after several in-uniform protests — including one at the White House gate, noted by Walter Cronkite on CBS-News at the time — and he beat the court-martial that resulted.  Dennis went on to run for Congre
KunstlerCast 447 — Eric Metaxas on American Revolutions Then and Now
KunstlerCast 447 — Eric Metaxas on American Revolutions Then and Now Jul 11, 2026 01:03:23 #447 — Eric Metaxas is the author of seven New York Times Bestsellers, including his newest: Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World. His earlier books include  Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and Martin Luther, as well as thirty children's books. His works have been translated into 25 languages. Eric is the host of Socrates in the City and the Eric Met
KunstlerCast_446 — Mel K on the Infiltration and Betrayal of America
KunstlerCast_446 — Mel K on the Infiltration and Betrayal of America Jun 30, 2026 01:05:22  Mel K is an investigative writer, host, and producer. Her new book, Infiltration Instead of Invasion: America Betrayed 1944–1954, examines how intelligence networks, financial institutions, and supranational structures reshaped American sovereignty in the decade after World War II. Mel was a producer and screenwriter in Hollywood until she was cancelled by the Woke Rebellion. She reinvented her
KunstlerCast 445 — Susan Kokinda of Promethean Action on Bringing Back "The American System," and other Matters
KunstlerCast 445 — Susan Kokinda of Promethean Action on Bringing Back "The American System," and other Matters Jun 22, 2026 01:01:41 Susan Kokinda  has been politically active since 1968, when she was part of the Robert Kennedy presidential campaign in Oregon and California. She pivoted politically after that, and in the 1970's and 1980's was active in Washington, DC, defending Richard Nixon during Watergate, covering the White House during the Carter Administration, and working with Congress in support of President Reagan's St
KunstlerCast 444 — Richard Lyon on The Energy Trap: Why the Renewable Energy Transition Can't Work — And What Can
KunstlerCast 444 — Richard Lyon on The Energy Trap: Why the Renewable Energy Transition Can't Work — And What Can Jun 10, 2026 01:15:14 Richard Lyon is an electrical engineer, petroleum engineer, and energy economist. He spent more than twenty-five years in the oil and gas industry in senior operational management roles in the UK, Norway, Azerbaijan, Congo, and Cameroon. He writes about the gap between energy policy and physical reality at his Substack, State of Britain (richardlyon.substack.com). His book, The Energy Trap: Why th
KunstlerCast_443 — Attorney Bobbie Anne Cox on the Tribulations of New York State under the Woke Witch Hochul
KunstlerCast_443 — Attorney Bobbie Anne Cox on the Tribulations of New York State under the Woke Witch Hochul May 14, 2026 45:13 Bobbie Anne Cox is a New York-based civil rights attorney with over 25 years of legal experience, formerly with a large international law firm and now principal at Cox Lawyers, PLLC. She has extensive experience suing government entities on behalf of her clients and is best known for winning a lawsuit against New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Department of Health that struck down the stat

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