A new study debunks depopulation panic. For decades economists have perpetuated the false narrative, “If population growth reverses and begins to decline, the economy is doomed.” This belief has so frequently been repeated by economists, politicians, business people and the public, that it is generally taken as gospel. Psychologists have characterized the phenomenon as the illusory-truth effect, or believing something to be true if it’s repeated often enough, even if it is false. For the first time in modern history, a handful of countries are witnessing actual population declines. The data is now available to separate reality from what has heretofore been baseless theory. An October 2023 study conducted by Professors Theodore Lianos, Anastasia Pseiridis and Nicholas Tsounis, published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications and featured on <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-02223-7">Nature.com</a> examined volumes of economic data of twenty countries experiencing population declines. To their surprise, virtually every country with a contracting population enjoyed reduced unemployment, increased wages, and a larger real GDP per capita! Guest-host Terry Spahr, Executive Director of <a href="http://www.earthovershoot.org/">Earth Overshoot</a>, speaks with the study’s authors to illuminate their findings that dispel the firmly entrenched false notion that endless growth is the only path to economic salvation. Guests: Theodore Lianos Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business Anastasia PseiridisAssistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Regional DevelopmentPanteion University Regular co-hosts Dave Gardner and Stephanie Gardner are taking a break from the podcast while Dave runs for U.S. President this year. If you would like to guest-host a podcast, email us with details of the episode you would like to produce and host. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Declining Population and GDP Growth<a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-02223-7" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-02223-7</a> Summary published at The Overpopulation Project<a href= "https://overpopulation-project.com/declining-population-and-gdp-growth/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://overpopulation-project.com/declining-population-and-gdp-growth/</a> Earth Overshoot<a href= "https://www.earthovershoot.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.earthovershoot.org/</a> Dave Gardner's Campaign <a href="https://davetheplanet2024.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://davetheplanet2024.com</a>   Give Us Feedback: <ul> <li class="p1">Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400</li> <li class="p1">Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org</li> </ul> The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. <a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/</a> <a href= "https://carlosjones.com/">https://carlosjones.com/</a> On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society’s growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture’s obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the GrowthBusters online community <a href= "https://growthbusters.groups.io/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://growthbusters.groups.io/</a> GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo</a> Join the conversation on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/</a> Make a donation to support this non-profit project. <a href="https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/</a> Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes <a href="http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/</a> Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates <a href="https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup</a> Explore the issues at <a href= "http://www.growthbusters.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.growthbusters.org</a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/Growthbuster" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube</a> Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode: <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paving-paradise/id1133125440?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/3FzroAULEI2nOHLEcuDDjZ" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2dyb3d0aGJ1c3RlcnMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;A new study debunks depopulation panic. For decades economists have perpetuated the false narrative, “If population growth reverses and begins to decline, the economy is doomed.” This belief has so frequently been repeated by economists, politicians, business people and the public, that it is generally taken as gospel. Psychologists have characterized the phenomenon as the &lt;em&gt;illusory-truth effect,&lt;/em&gt; or believing something to be true if it’s repeated often enough, even if it is false.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;For the first time in modern history, a handful of countries are witnessing actual population declines. The data is now available to separate reality from what has heretofore been baseless theory.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;An October 2023 study conducted by Professors Theodore Lianos, Anastasia Pseiridis and Nicholas Tsounis, published in &lt;em&gt;Humanities and Social Sciences Communications&lt;/em&gt; and featured on &lt;a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-02223-7"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;Nature.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; examined volumes of economic data of twenty countries experiencing population declines. To their surprise, virtually every country with a contracting population enjoyed reduced unemployment, increased wages, and a larger real GDP per capita!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Guest-host Terry Spahr, Executive Director of &lt;a href="http://www.earthovershoot.org/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;Earth Overshoot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, speaks with the study’s authors to illuminate their findings that dispel the firmly entrenched false notion that endless growth is the only path to economic salvation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Guests:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Theodore Lianos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Professor,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;Athens University of Economics and Business&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Anastasia Pseiridis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Assistant Professor of Economics,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s1"&gt;Department of Economics and Regional Development&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Panteion University&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Regular co-hosts Dave Gardner and Stephanie Gardner are taking a break from the podcast while Dave runs for U.S. President this year. If you would like to guest-host a podcast, email us with details of the episode you would like to produce and host.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Declining Population and GDP Growth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-02223-7" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-02223-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Summary published at The Overpopulation Project&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://overpopulation-project.com/declining-population-and-gdp-growth/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://overpopulation-project.com/declining-population-and-gdp-growth/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Earth Overshoot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.earthovershoot.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.earthovershoot.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Dave Gardner's Campaign&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://davetheplanet2024.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://davetheplanet2024.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Give Us Feedback:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. &lt;a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://carlosjones.com/"&gt;https://carlosjones.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society’s growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture’s obsession with, and pursuit of, growth.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law &amp; Policy.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Join the GrowthBusters online community&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://growthbusters.groups.io/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://growthbusters.groups.io/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth&lt;/em&gt; – free on YouTube&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p8"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Join the conversation on Facebook&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Make a donation to support this non-profit project.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p8"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Archive of &lt;em&gt;GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; podcast episodes&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;Explore the issues at &lt;a href= "http://www.growthbusters.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;http://&lt;span class= "s3"&gt;www.growthbusters.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s4"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/Growthbuster" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;View the &lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;em&gt;GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; channel&lt;/span&gt; on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paving-paradise/id1133125440?mt=2&amp;ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;img class="alignnone wp-image-8519" src= "https://www.growthbusters.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-120-tight-1-300x77.png" alt="Listen on Apple Podcasts" width="195" height= "50" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/3FzroAULEI2nOHLEcuDDjZ" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;img class="alignnone wp-image-8521" src= "https://www.growthbusters.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Listen-on-Spotify-badge-button-120-tight-1-300x103.png" alt="" width="146" height="50" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2dyb3d0aGJ1c3RlcnMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;img class="alignnone wp-image-8522" src= "https://www.growthbusters.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/android-badge-120-high-300x77.png" alt="Subscribe on Android" width="194" height="50" /&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/123723/google_podcasts_badge2x.png" alt="" width="195" height="49" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A new study debunks depopulation panic. For decades economists have perpetuated the false narrative, “If population growth reverses and begins to decline, the economy is doomed.” This belief has so frequently been repeated by economists,...

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We made it VERY clear that Musk’s worries about population collapse are ill-founded, and that attracted thousands more listeners than usual to our podcast. How did that happen? What kind of comments did we get? Find out in this episode. And get important truths about overshoot and overpopulation.  Plus, learn how we’ll give YOU the mic for an episode of the GrowthBusters podcast. We explain the long wait for this episode, and share our offer to listeners to “adopt” a future episode to discuss an aspect of limits to growth important to you.  If you do want to guest-host an episode, <a href= "mailto:podcast@growthbusters.org">email us your proposal</a>. Include a paragraph or two about you, and a paragraph or two about your proposed topic, guest, approach, etc.  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Eight Billion is Too Many: Don’t be a Twit About Overpopulation (Episode 73 of the GrowthBusters podcast)<a href="https://www.growthbusters.org/8-billion-is-too-many/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.growthbusters.org/8-billion-is-too-many/</a> This episode on YouTube (so you can read the comments)<a href= "https://youtu.be/cKPnJU59tHw?si=rmkxk4mU9YT3d5G7" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://youtu.be/cKPnJU59tHw?si=rmkxk4mU9YT3d5G7</a> Paul Ehrlich on The Limits to Growth (Episode 70 of the GrowthBusters podcast)<a href= "https://www.growthbusters.org/ehrlich-limits-to-growth/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.growthbusters.org/ehrlich-limits-to-growth/</a> GrowthBusters Podcast YouTube channel<a href= "https://youtube.com/@growthbusterspodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://youtube.com/@growthbusterspodcast</a> Dave the Planet 2024 (Dave Gardner’s campaign for U.S. President)<a href= "https://davetheplanet2024.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://davetheplanet2024.com</a> GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – Dave’s 2011 documentary, now available free on YouTube<a href= "https://growthbustersmovie.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://growthbustersmovie.org</a> Episode graphic includes a photo of Elon Musk by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0 <a href= "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/a>, via Wikimedia Commons. We turned him on his side and added the fire. Give Us Feedback: <ul> <li class="p1">Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400</li> <li class="p1">Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org</li> </ul> The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. <a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/</a> <a href= "https://carlosjones.com/">https://carlosjones.com/</a> On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society’s growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture’s obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the GrowthBusters online community <a href= "https://growthbusters.groups.io/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://growthbusters.groups.io/</a> GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo</a> Join the conversation on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/</a> Make a donation to support this non-profit project. <a href="https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/</a> Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes <a href="http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/</a> Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates <a href="https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup</a> Explore the issues at <a href= "http://www.growthbusters.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.growthbusters.org</a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/Growthbuster" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube</a> Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode: <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paving-paradise/id1133125440?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/3FzroAULEI2nOHLEcuDDjZ" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2dyb3d0aGJ1c3RlcnMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;We made it VERY clear that Musk’s worries about population collapse are ill-founded, and that attracted thousands more listeners than usual to our podcast. How did that happen? What kind of comments did we get? Find out in this episode. And get important truths about overshoot and overpopulation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Plus, learn how we’ll give YOU the mic for an episode of the GrowthBusters podcast. We explain the long wait for this episode, and share our offer to listeners to “adopt” a future episode to discuss an aspect of limits to growth important to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;If you do want to guest-host an episode, &lt;a href= "mailto:podcast@growthbusters.org"&gt;email us your proposal&lt;/a&gt;. Include a paragraph or two about you, and a paragraph or two about your proposed topic, guest, approach, etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Eight Billion is Too Many: Don’t be a Twit About Overpopulation&lt;/em&gt; (Episode 73 of the &lt;em&gt;GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; podcast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.growthbusters.org/8-billion-is-too-many/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.growthbusters.org/8-billion-is-too-many/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;This episode on YouTube (so you can read the comments)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/cKPnJU59tHw?si=rmkxk4mU9YT3d5G7" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://youtu.be/cKPnJU59tHw?si=rmkxk4mU9YT3d5G7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paul Ehrlich on The Limits to Growth&lt;/em&gt; (Episode 70 of the &lt;em&gt;GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; podcast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.growthbusters.org/ehrlich-limits-to-growth/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.growthbusters.org/ehrlich-limits-to-growth/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;GrowthBusters Podcast YouTube channel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://youtube.com/@growthbusterspodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://youtube.com/@growthbusterspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Dave the Planet 2024 (Dave Gardner’s campaign for U.S. President)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://davetheplanet2024.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://davetheplanet2024.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;em&gt;GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth&lt;/em&gt; – Dave’s 2011 documentary, now available free on YouTube&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://growthbustersmovie.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://growthbustersmovie.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;Episode graphic includes a photo of Elon Musk by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0 &lt;&lt;a href= "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0&lt;/a&gt;&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons. 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We made it VERY clear that Musk’s worries about population collapse are ill-founded, and that attracted thousands more listeners than usual to our podcast. How did that happen? What kind of comments did we get? Find out in this episode. And get...

83: We Roasted Elon Musk, Raising the Curiosity of Thousands

The Michigan Governor is apparently unaware that the world, the U.S. and even Michigan are overpopulated. Michigan population has been growing a little too slowly for her taste, so Whitmer has appointed a Chief Growth Officer and formed the Growing Michigan Together Council. Not surprisingly, her bottom line is to “spur economic growth.” In an episode you should share with YOUR governor, you’ll get the details and find out why this news puts “a bee in Dave’s bonnet,” plus news about some outstanding new studies, a wonderful commentary in Newsweek, a crazy podcast you’ll like, and a possible candidate for U.S. President. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: A Just World on a Safe Planet: First Study Quantifying Earth System Boundaries <a href= "https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/a-just-world-on-a-safe-planet-first-study-quantifying-earth-system-boundaries" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/a-just-world-on-a-safe-planet-first-study-quantifying-earth-system-boundaries</a> Gov. Whitmer Appoints Michigan’s First-Ever Chief Growth Officer (news release) <a href= "https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/06/01/whitmer-appoints-michigans-first_ever-chief-growth-officer" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/06/01/whitmer-appoints-michigans-first_ever-chief-growth-officer</a> Gov. Whitmer Establishes the ‘Growing Michigan Together Council’ to Focus on Population Growth, Building a Brighter Future for Michigan (news release) <a href= "https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/06/01/whitmer-establishes-the-growing-michigan-together-council-to-focus-on-population-growth" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/06/01/whitmer-establishes-the-growing-michigan-together-council-to-focus-on-population-growth</a> Gretchen Whitmer Keynote Address at Mackinac Policy Conference <a href="https://youtu.be/jTfnZbSZRpM" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://youtu.be/jTfnZbSZRpM</a> Arizona Announces Limits on Construction in Phoenix Area as Groundwater Disappears <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/01/us/arizona-phoenix-groundwater-limits-development-climate/index.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/01/us/arizona-phoenix-groundwater-limits-development-climate/index.html</a> Mass Immigration Experiment Gives Canada an Edge in Global Race For Labor <a href= "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/work/mass-immigration-experiment-gives-canada-an-edge-in-global-race-for-labor/articleshow/101100076.cms" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://economictimes.indiatimes.com//nri/work/mass-immigration-experiment-gives-canada-an-edge-in-global-race-for-labor/articleshow/101100076.cms</a> Saying Out Loud What Others Won't Even Whisper About Climate Change – by Kirsten Stade <a href= "https://www.newsweek.com/saying-out-loud-what-others-wont-even-whisper-about-climate-change-opinion-1806109" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.newsweek.com/saying-out-loud-what-others-wont-even-whisper-about-climate-change-opinion-1806109</a> Population Growth is the Main Driver of Increased Carbon Emissions, Study Finds <a href= "https://phys.org/news/2023-04-population-growth-main-driver-carbon.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://phys.org/news/2023-04-population-growth-main-driver-carbon.html</a> Crazy Town podcast – Post Carbon Institute <a href="https://www.resilience.org/crazy-town-podcast/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.resilience.org/crazy-town-podcast/</a> Learn more about possible presidential campaign <a href="https://davetheplanet2024.wixsite.com/dave-the-planet" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://davetheplanet2024.wixsite.com/dave-the-planet</a> Shop and Sell Your Clothes Sustainably With These 13 Buyback and Resale Programs <a href= "https://www.ecowatch.com/clothes-buyback-resale-programs.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.ecowatch.com/clothes-buyback-resale-programs.html</a> Recycle or Purchase Used Levi’s Jeans <a href="https://www.secondhand.levi.com/trade-in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.secondhand.levi.com/trade-in</a> Give Us Feedback: <ul> <li class="p1">Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400</li> <li class="p1">Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org</li> </ul> The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. <a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/</a> <a href= "https://carlosjones.com/">https://carlosjones.com/</a> On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society’s growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture’s obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the GrowthBusters online community <a href= "https://growthbusters.groups.io/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://growthbusters.groups.io/</a> GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo</a> Join the conversation on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/</a> Make a donation to support this non-profit project. <a href="https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/</a> Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes <a href="http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/</a> Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates <a href="https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup</a> Explore the issues at <a href= "http://www.growthbusters.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.growthbusters.org</a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/Growthbuster" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube</a> Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode: <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paving-paradise/id1133125440?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/3FzroAULEI2nOHLEcuDDjZ" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2dyb3d0aGJ1c3RlcnMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Michigan Governor is apparently unaware that the world, the U.S. and even Michigan are overpopulated. Michigan population has been growing a little too slowly for her taste, so Whitmer has appointed a Chief Growth Officer and formed the Growing Michigan Together Council. Not surprisingly, her bottom line is to “spur economic growth.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In an episode you should share with YOUR governor, you’ll get the details and find out why this news puts “a bee in Dave’s bonnet,” plus news about some outstanding new studies, a wonderful commentary in Newsweek, a crazy podcast you’ll like, and a possible candidate for U.S. President.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Just World on a Safe Planet: First Study Quantifying Earth System Boundaries&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/a-just-world-on-a-safe-planet-first-study-quantifying-earth-system-boundaries" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/a-just-world-on-a-safe-planet-first-study-quantifying-earth-system-boundaries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gov. Whitmer Appoints Michigan’s First-Ever Chief Growth Officer&lt;/em&gt; (news release)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/06/01/whitmer-appoints-michigans-first_ever-chief-growth-officer" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/06/01/whitmer-appoints-michigans-first_ever-chief-growth-officer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gov. Whitmer Establishes the ‘Growing Michigan Together Council’ to Focus on Population Growth, Building a Brighter Future for Michigan&lt;/em&gt; (news release)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/06/01/whitmer-establishes-the-growing-michigan-together-council-to-focus-on-population-growth" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/06/01/whitmer-establishes-the-growing-michigan-together-council-to-focus-on-population-growth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gretchen Whitmer Keynote Address at Mackinac Policy Conference&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/jTfnZbSZRpM" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://youtu.be/jTfnZbSZRpM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arizona Announces Limits on Construction in Phoenix Area as Groundwater Disappears&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/01/us/arizona-phoenix-groundwater-limits-development-climate/index.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/01/us/arizona-phoenix-groundwater-limits-development-climate/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mass Immigration Experiment Gives Canada an Edge in Global Race For Labor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/work/mass-immigration-experiment-gives-canada-an-edge-in-global-race-for-labor/articleshow/101100076.cms" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://economictimes.indiatimes.com//nri/work/mass-immigration-experiment-gives-canada-an-edge-in-global-race-for-labor/articleshow/101100076.cms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saying Out Loud What Others Won't Even Whisper About Climate Change&lt;/em&gt; – by Kirsten Stade&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.newsweek.com/saying-out-loud-what-others-wont-even-whisper-about-climate-change-opinion-1806109" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.newsweek.com/saying-out-loud-what-others-wont-even-whisper-about-climate-change-opinion-1806109&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Population Growth is the Main Driver of Increased Carbon Emissions, Study Finds&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://phys.org/news/2023-04-population-growth-main-driver-carbon.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://phys.org/news/2023-04-population-growth-main-driver-carbon.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Crazy Town podcast – Post Carbon Institute&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.resilience.org/crazy-town-podcast/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.resilience.org/crazy-town-podcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn more about possible presidential campaign&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://davetheplanet2024.wixsite.com/dave-the-planet" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://davetheplanet2024.wixsite.com/dave-the-planet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Shop and Sell Your Clothes Sustainably With These 13 Buyback and Resale Programs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.ecowatch.com/clothes-buyback-resale-programs.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.ecowatch.com/clothes-buyback-resale-programs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Recycle or Purchase Used Levi’s Jeans&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.secondhand.levi.com/trade-in" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://www.secondhand.levi.com/trade-in&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Give Us Feedback:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. &lt;a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://carlosjones.com/"&gt;https://carlosjones.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society’s growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). 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The Michigan Governor is apparently unaware that the world, the U.S. and even Michigan are overpopulated. Michigan population has been growing a little too slowly for her taste, so Whitmer has appointed a Chief Growth Officer and formed the Growing...

82: Governor Whitmer Unveils Ponzi Population Policy

Are many vegans self-righteous, overbearing and insufferable in their efforts to recruit us? Would you believe “overpopulation” is still a taboo word? Or that human population numbers are still an “off-limits” topic at some conferences? This episode continues the conversation we began in episode 79 with five smart people:   Nandita Bajaj, executive director of Population Balance Sarah Bexell, director of humane education at the Institute for Human Animal Connection at University of Denver Paul Sutton, professor of geography & the environment at DU Stephanie Gardner, co-host of the GrowthBusters podcast Dave Gardner, co-host of the GrowthBusters podcast     MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Population Balance <a href="https://populationbalance.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://populationbalance.org</a> Population Denialism is Reminiscent of Climate Denialism - by Kirsten Stade <a href= "https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/05/population-denialism-reminiscent-climate-denialism/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/05/population-denialism-reminiscent-climate-denialism/</a> Pro-Birth Policies Are Killing Us – by Nandita Bajaj and Kirsten Stade <a href= "https://www.newsweek.com/too-much-good-thing-pronatalism-killing-earth-opinion-1784197" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.newsweek.com/too-much-good-thing-pronatalism-killing-earth-opinion-1784197</a>   Pronatalism & Overpopulation: The Personal, Cultural, and Global Implications of Having a Child (Course at Antioch University taught by Nandita Bajaj) <a href= "https://www.populationbalance.org/pronatalism-and-overpopulation-course" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.populationbalance.org/pronatalism-and-overpopulation-course</a>   Backpedalling on Overpopulation – by Rory Cockshaw <a href= "https://www.rorycockshaw.com/blog/backpedalling-on-overpopulation" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.rorycockshaw.com/blog/backpedalling-on-overpopulation</a>   Trains, Plants and Condoms: How to Save the Planet in 3 Simple Steps – by Rory Cockshaw <a href= "https://www.rorycockshaw.com/blog/trains-plants-and-condoms" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.rorycockshaw.com/blog/trains-plants-and-condoms</a>   Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World – by Anand Giridharadas <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/37506348" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/37506348</a>   The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market – by Dr. Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57693264" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57693264</a>   How Free-Market Fundamentalism Fuels Overpopulation Denialism & Undermines Democracy – Episode of The Overpopulation Podcast with Naomi Oreskes <a href="https://www.populationbalance.org/podcasts/naomi-oreskes" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.populationbalance.org/podcasts/naomi-oreskes</a>   President Condemns ‘Obsession’ With Economic Growth Irish President Michael D Higgins speaks out against growth <a href= "https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/04/28/president-condemns-obsession-with-economic-growth/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/04/28/president-condemns-obsession-with-economic-growth/</a>   Welcome To MAGA World: Trump Wants 'Freedom Cities' Where Cars Can Fly, Parents Get 'BONUSES' for Having Babies and Huge Monuments are Built to 'True American Heroes' in 'Quantum Leap' Vision for the Future <a href= "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11818381/Trumps-2024-pitch-New-cities-flying-cars-babies.html"> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11818381/Trumps-2024-pitch-New-cities-flying-cars-babies.html</a> Give Us Feedback: <ul> <li class="p1">Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400</li> <li class="p1">Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org</li> </ul> The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. <a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/</a> <a href= "https://carlosjones.com/">https://carlosjones.com/</a> On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society’s growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture’s obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the GrowthBusters online community <a href= "https://growthbusters.groups.io/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://growthbusters.groups.io/</a> GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo</a> Join the conversation on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/</a> Make a donation to support this non-profit project. <a href="https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/</a> Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes <a href="http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/</a> Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates <a href="https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup</a> Explore the issues at <a href= "http://www.growthbusters.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.growthbusters.org</a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/Growthbuster" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube</a> Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode: <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paving-paradise/id1133125440?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/3FzroAULEI2nOHLEcuDDjZ" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2dyb3d0aGJ1c3RlcnMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Are many vegans self-righteous, overbearing and insufferable in their efforts to recruit us? Would you believe “overpopulation” is still a taboo word? Or that human population numbers are still an “off-limits” topic at some conferences? This episode continues the conversation we began in episode 79 with five smart people:&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; Nandita Bajaj, executive director of Population Balance&lt;br /&gt; Sarah Bexell, director of humane education at the Institute for Human Animal Connection at University of Denver&lt;br /&gt; Paul Sutton, professor of geography &amp; the environment at DU&lt;br /&gt; Stephanie Gardner, co-host of the GrowthBusters podcast&lt;br /&gt; Dave Gardner, co-host of the &lt;em&gt;GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; podcast&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Population Balance&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://populationbalance.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://populationbalance.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Population Denialism is Reminiscent of Climate Denialism&lt;/em&gt; - by Kirsten Stade&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/05/population-denialism-reminiscent-climate-denialism/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/05/population-denialism-reminiscent-climate-denialism/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pro-Birth Policies Are Killing Us&lt;/em&gt; – by Nandita Bajaj and Kirsten Stade&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.newsweek.com/too-much-good-thing-pronatalism-killing-earth-opinion-1784197" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.newsweek.com/too-much-good-thing-pronatalism-killing-earth-opinion-1784197&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Pronatalism &amp; Overpopulation: The Personal, Cultural, and Global Implications of Having a Child&lt;/em&gt; (Course at Antioch University taught by Nandita Bajaj)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.populationbalance.org/pronatalism-and-overpopulation-course" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.populationbalance.org/pronatalism-and-overpopulation-course&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Backpedalling on Overpopulation&lt;/em&gt; – by Rory Cockshaw&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.rorycockshaw.com/blog/backpedalling-on-overpopulation" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.rorycockshaw.com/blog/backpedalling-on-overpopulation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Trains, Plants and Condoms: How to Save the Planet in 3 Simple Steps&lt;/em&gt; – by Rory Cockshaw&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.rorycockshaw.com/blog/trains-plants-and-condoms" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.rorycockshaw.com/blog/trains-plants-and-condoms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World&lt;/em&gt; – by Anand Giridharadas&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/37506348" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/37506348&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market&lt;/em&gt; – by Dr. Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57693264" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57693264&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;How Free-Market Fundamentalism Fuels Overpopulation Denialism &amp; Undermines Democracy&lt;/em&gt; – Episode of &lt;em&gt;The Overpopulation Podcast&lt;/em&gt; with Naomi Oreskes&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.populationbalance.org/podcasts/naomi-oreskes" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.populationbalance.org/podcasts/naomi-oreskes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;President Condemns ‘Obsession’ With Economic Growth&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Irish President Michael D Higgins speaks out against growth&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/04/28/president-condemns-obsession-with-economic-growth/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/04/28/president-condemns-obsession-with-economic-growth/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Welcome To MAGA World: Trump Wants 'Freedom Cities' Where Cars Can Fly, Parents Get 'BONUSES' for Having Babies and Huge Monuments are Built to 'True American Heroes' in 'Quantum Leap' Vision for the Future&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11818381/Trumps-2024-pitch-New-cities-flying-cars-babies.html"&gt; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11818381/Trumps-2024-pitch-New-cities-flying-cars-babies.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Give Us Feedback:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. &lt;a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://carlosjones.com/"&gt;https://carlosjones.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society’s growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). 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81 Overpopulation Think Tank – Part 2

Students in a DU ecological economics class discuss their biggest concerns and how our society might overcome them. Overshoot, polarization, the American Dream, politics, selfish individualism, and the capitalism growth imperative are among the topics explored – as GrowthBuster Dave Gardner sits down with leaders of tomorrow.   Dave is joined by Professor Paul Sutton at the University of Denver and students Lilia Davis, Julia Gainey, Cassienne Levan, Nathan Cox, Mikey Ford, Geordie Shonk, Elsa Krantz, and Alexandra Van de Water. Surprisingly, all the students seem to have a clear picture of how deadly serious our overshoot predicament is, but - just as surprisingly - optimism wasn’t found wanting.   MENTIONED:   GrowthBusters Campus Tour https://www.growthbusters.org/campus-tour/   What Do College Students Think Their Future Holds? – Episode 65 of the GrowthBusters podcast https://www.growthbusters.org/college-students-think/   Overshoot: World’s Best Introduction – Episode 57 of the GrowthBusters podcast https://www.growthbusters.org/overshoot-worlds-best-introduction/   G7 Clean Energy Economy Action Plan - May 20, 2023 Statement https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/20/g7-clean-energy-economy-action-plan/

<description>&lt;p&gt;Students in a DU ecological economics class discuss their biggest concerns and how our society might overcome them. Overshoot, polarization, the American Dream, politics, selfish individualism, and the capitalism growth imperative are among the topics explored – as GrowthBuster Dave Gardner sits down with leaders of tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; Dave is joined by Professor Paul Sutton at the University of Denver and students Lilia Davis, Julia Gainey, Cassienne Levan, Nathan Cox, Mikey Ford, Geordie Shonk, Elsa Krantz, and Alexandra Van de Water. Surprisingly, all the students seem to have a clear picture of how deadly serious our overshoot predicament is, but - just as surprisingly - optimism wasn’t found wanting.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; MENTIONED:&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; GrowthBusters Campus Tour&lt;br /&gt; https://www.growthbusters.org/campus-tour/&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; What Do College Students Think Their Future Holds? – Episode 65 of the GrowthBusters podcast&lt;br /&gt; https://www.growthbusters.org/college-students-think/&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; Overshoot: World’s Best Introduction – Episode 57 of the GrowthBusters podcast&lt;br /&gt; https://www.growthbusters.org/overshoot-worlds-best-introduction/&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; G7 Clean Energy Economy Action Plan - May 20, 2023 Statement&lt;br /&gt; https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/20/g7-clean-energy-economy-action-plan/&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Students in a DU ecological economics class discuss their biggest concerns and how our society might overcome them. Overshoot, polarization, the American Dream, politics, selfish individualism, and the capitalism growth imperative are among the topics...

80 How Do We Get Out of This Mess? University Students Brainstorm

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’s all about ending our culture’s love affair with “more,” which is not making us happier and is killing our planet. No half-hearted greenwashing here; we share the brutal and joyful truth! Co-host Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Learn more about the film at www.growthbustersmovie.org. Co-host Stephanie Gardner earned a masters degree in environmental law and policy, and has expertise and experience in sustainable energy.

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