https://www.spreaker.com/show/deep-green-perspectiveenPoliticsCopyright Martin Holsingerhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ecc176dced6fec989f72df0d4ddb5f5f.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/deep-green-perspectiveSun, 22 May 2022 02:29:28 +0000Martin HolsingerMartin Holsingerfeeds@spreaker.comI have suspended production of this podcast, due to low listenership. What remains is I think a "best of" selection. These podcasts are my monthly broadcasts as part of a team of Green Party activists who put on a weekly radio program on WRFN-LP,...cleanepisodicMartin Holsingerfeeds@spreaker.comI have suspended production of this podcast, due to low listenership. What remains is I think a "best of" selection. These podcasts are my monthly broadcasts as part of a team of Green Party activists who put on a weekly radio program on WRFN-LP, 103.7 and 107.1 FM, and on line at RadioFreeNashvilledotcom. The texts of these talks, with plenty of links, can be found at The Deep Green Perspective blog on Wordpress. The radio broadcasts, and the blog posts, continue.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/pt1https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48888439Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:28:43 +0000Martin HolsingerReflections on the recent FEC decision that the Stein for President organization misused federal campaign funds in 2916, and their demand that the allegedly "misused" money be returned to the government.1698ballot_access,fec,federal_election_commission,jill_stein,the_green_party,the_two_party_systemclean3fullMartin HolsingerReflections on the recent FEC decision that the Stein for President organization misused federal campaign funds in 2916, and their demand that the allegedly "misused" money be returned to the government.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/pt1assange_1https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48143603Sun, 02 Jan 2022 23:55:12 +0000Martin HolsingerIt's a crime to reveal the crimes of the US government, and they're making an example out of Assange, so nobody will ever do what he did again. What could possibly go wrong?1116aclu,caitlin_johnstone,espionage_act,julian_assangecleanfullMartin HolsingerIt's a crime to reveal the crimes of the US government, and they're making an example out of Assange, so nobody will ever do what he did again. What could possibly go wrong?Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/pt2rittenhousehttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/48143456Sun, 02 Jan 2022 23:36:21 +0000Martin HolsingerSome considerations on the sometimes dangerous combination of juveniles and firearms, and on how clumsily our society deals with what happens when things go wrong.2243anarchism,authoritarianism,boogaloo_bois,brett_kavanaugh,capitalism,ethan_crumbley,jacob_blake,kyle_rittenhouse,mental_maturity,police_state,prison_system,restorative_justicecleanfullMartin HolsingerSome considerations on the sometimes dangerous combination of juveniles and firearms, and on how clumsily our society deals with what happens when things go wrong.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/nov21podcastpt2https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48051580Sat, 25 Dec 2021 00:18:01 +0000Martin HolsingerA review of a lightly fictionalized memoir about a guerilla theater troupe in San Francisco in 1970, and what happened afterwards. One of the characters in the book is based on me!1066goddard_college,guerilla_theater,hippies,sam_kerson,san_francisco,street_theater,the_awakening_of_baxter_bagleycleanfullMartin HolsingerA review of a lightly fictionalized memoir about a guerilla theater troupe in San Francisco in 1970, and what happened afterwards. One of the characters in the book is based on me!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/nov21podcastpt3https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48051470Sat, 25 Dec 2021 00:06:20 +0000Martin HolsingerA look at why a great many debts, public and private, are unlikely to ever be paid off.1637corporate_taxes,default,national_debt,personal_debt,student_loans,taxescleanfullMartin HolsingerA look at why a great many debts, public and private, are unlikely to ever be paid off.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/fablehttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/47251535Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:42:33 +0000Martin HolsingerA power elite that has lied to us repeatedly swears that this time, they're really, really telling the truth, and they just don't understand why some people don't believe them. Should we? "It's complicated."25412008_collapse,9/11,agent_orange,arms_race,cold_war,covid,fdr,joseph_mccarthy,nafta,nuclear_radiation,obama,osama_bin_laden,saddam_hussein,socialism,thalidomide,vietnam,war_on_drugs,wmds,wtocleanfullMartin HolsingerA power elite that has lied to us repeatedly swears that this time, they're really, really telling the truth, and they just don't understand why some people don't believe them. Should we? "It's complicated."Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/may21podcastpt2https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45191428Sun, 06 Jun 2021 22:41:15 +0000Martin HolsingerIn part two of this podcast, I continue to look at the ways profit-seeking can skew science, and conclude by examining the psychological effects of widespread cell phone usage, including their addictive nature, and play some cool music.2188cell_phones,private_profit,public_health,regulatory_capture,smart_phonescleanfullMartin HolsingerIn part two of this podcast, I continue to look at the ways profit-seeking can skew science, and conclude by examining the psychological effects of widespread cell phone usage, including their addictive nature, and play some cool music.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/may21podcastpt1
I then look at the ecology of cell phone creation, which is highly polluting, and possibly not sustainable for very long, concluding by getting into the way cell phone regulation and research have been "captured" by the industry that profits from them. This portion concludes with a creepily prescient 80's pop song.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45191952Sun, 06 Jun 2021 22:40:55 +0000Martin HolsingerIn the first segment of this month's podcast, I admit to all the great things that have only happened because people had cell phones with video cameras and an internet connection, but then go on to note that those who own cell phones are thus also...
I then look at the ecology of cell phone creation, which is highly polluting, and possibly not sustainable for very long, concluding by getting into the way cell phone regulation and research have been "captured" by the industry that profits from them. This portion concludes with a creepily prescient 80's pop song.]]>1096big_pharma,cell_phones,profit_motive,public_health,regulatory_capature,smart_phones,surveillancecleanfullMartin HolsingerIn the first segment of this month's podcast, I admit to all the great things that have only happened because people had cell phones with video cameras and an internet connection, but then go on to note that those who own cell phones are thus also under a level of constant surveillance, even as they record various levels of official misconduct and cute cat antics.. I then look at the ecology of cell phone creation, which is highly polluting, and possibly not sustainable for very long, concluding by getting into the way cell phone regulation and research have been "captured" by the industry that profits from them. This portion concludes with a creepily prescient 80's pop song.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/dontbelieveverythinghttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/43084807Sat, 23 Jan 2021 23:47:24 +0000Martin HolsingerHow to listen to, and get some perspective on, your own thoughts...and the daily news.1248current_events,equanimity,meditationcleanfullMartin HolsingerHow to listen to, and get some perspective on, your own thoughts...and the daily news.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/7573627/wildeasthttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/40313649Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:13:48 +0000Martin HolsingerIn 1994, Seymour Hersch wrote extensively about post-Soviet Russia and the influence of both organized crime and the United States in that country. This podcast revisits the article in light of what has happened since, and shows how events then...2701electionmeddling,organizedcrime,putin,russia,russianmafia,sovietunion,trump,usacleanfullMartin HolsingerIn 1994, Seymour Hersch wrote extensively about post-Soviet Russia and the influence of both organized crime and the United States in that country. This podcast revisits the article in light of what has happened since, and shows how events then influenced the rises of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, and resulted in Russia's determination to chart a course largely independent of US influenceNo