KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century

Feb 02 2025 422 ep. 43 mins 1.5k
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James Howard Kunstler, author of "The Geography of Nowhere" and "The Long Emergency," takes on suburban sprawl, disposable architecture and the end of the cheap oil era each week with program host Duncan Crary.

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