On August 14, 2009, author Douglas Rushkoff called in to our Common Threads show with Diamond Dave Whitaker. We talked about the sad state of affairs between society and economy; the fact that humans were not destined to be this way; and the idea of alternate economies and currencies and how to set these up in actuality.
The full podcast for 8/14/2009 (2 hours) - Douglas calls in around the 1 hour mark. (shorter edit coming soon)
An 8-minute "trailer" for his book, Life, Inc:
You can grab more movie clips by and about Rushkoff and regarding his book from his own website on this page.
Rushkoff has expressed his desire for people to get out of the rut of talking about solving problems and get into actually DOING -- creating the scenarios in which people can get to the levels of community self-sufficiency that will begin to resolve the dangerous corporate dependencies in which American culture (and beyond) has become entangled.
We brought local organizers into this show involved with NoBAWC.org and Just Alternative Economics to discuss their strategies and talk about the successes they've had in growing community-based micro economies.
The full podcast for 8/14/2009 (2 hours) - Douglas calls in around the 1 hour mark. (shorter edit coming soon)
An 8-minute "trailer" for his book, Life, Inc:
Life Inc. The Movie from Douglas Rushkoff on Vimeo.
You can grab more movie clips by and about Rushkoff and regarding his book from his own website on this page.
Rushkoff has expressed his desire for people to get out of the rut of talking about solving problems and get into actually DOING -- creating the scenarios in which people can get to the levels of community self-sufficiency that will begin to resolve the dangerous corporate dependencies in which American culture (and beyond) has become entangled.
We brought local organizers into this show involved with NoBAWC.org and Just Alternative Economics to discuss their strategies and talk about the successes they've had in growing community-based micro economies.
