<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Dave and Stephanie dig into what caused voters to ignore Donald Trump’s felony convictions, indecency, incompetence, narcissism, and dishonesty – and elect him president. This includes a review of the 50-year war waged by the mega-rich and corporations to undermine civility, compassion, equity and rule of law, to elevate the free enterprise system, rob the working class and enrich themselves. The Lewis Powell Memo kicked this into high gear 50 years ago.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;They also propose theories about why Dave’s campaign for president failed in its mission to alert the public, media and policymakers to the ecological overshoot emergency.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clips:&lt;/strong&gt; Desi Lydic on &lt;em&gt;The Daily Show&lt;/em&gt; on Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel on &lt;em&gt;Jimmy Kimmel Live&lt;/em&gt; on ABC.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/strong&gt; Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Chris Hedges, Thom Hartmann, William Kristol, Andrew Egger, Dan Lashoff of World Resources Institute, American Petroleum Institute, Guttmacher Institute, American Enterprise Institute, Hoover Institution, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, Mercatus Center, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Terry Spahr, John McCain, Reagan, Bush, Grist.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;We invite your feedback, including thoughts about the recent election, and promise to share some of your comments on the next episode. Call and leave a voice message (which we may play on that episode) by dialing +1-719-402-1400. Or send an email to podcast at growthbusters dot org.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINKS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Desi Lydic Reacts to Trump's Election Win &amp; the Media's Blame Game&lt;/em&gt; | The Daily Show&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/hPHH5trgC1w?si=vww-V3qoIRpLCgmH" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://youtu.be/hPHH5trgC1w?si=vww-V3qoIRpLCgmH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jimmy Kimmel Reacts to Donald Trump Winning the Presidential Election&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://youtu.be/5JxELubSgJg?si=v9LRIHd5FqDZCQLf" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://youtu.be/5JxELubSgJg?si=v9LRIHd5FqDZCQLf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strong Economy Begins With Shrinking Workforce -&lt;/em&gt; Episode 84 of the &lt;em&gt;GrowthBusters&lt;/em&gt; podcast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.growthbusters.org/strong-economy-shrinking-workforce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.growthbusters.org/strong-economy-shrinking-workforce/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dave the Planet&lt;/em&gt; – Dave’s campaign Substack column&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://davetheplanet.substack.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;https://davetheplanet.substack.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;I’m Withdrawing from the Race for U.S. President&lt;/em&gt; - Episode 21 of the &lt;em&gt;Dave the Planet&lt;/em&gt; podcast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href= "https://davetheplanet.substack.com/p/im-withdrawing-from-the-race-for" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://davetheplanet.substack.com/p/im-withdrawing-from-the-race-for&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Welcome to Overshoot: Have a Nice Day –&lt;/em&gt; episode of the &lt;em&gt;Conversation Earth&lt;/em&gt; podcast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.conversationearth.org/welcome-to-overshoot-2020/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;http://www.conversationearth.org/welcome-to-overshoot-2020/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trump Wins, Planet Loses&lt;/em&gt; – by Tik Root on Grist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://grist.org/article/the-massive-consequences-trumps-re-election-could-have-on-climate-change/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://grist.org/article/the-massive-consequences-trumps-re-election-could-have-on-climate-change/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;em&gt;If Trump Wins, Is It Game Over?&lt;/em&gt; – by David Todd McCarty on Medium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://medium.com/rome-magazine/if-trump-wins-is-it-game-over-26f1cc296342" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://medium.com/rome-magazine/if-trump-wins-is-it-game-over-26f1cc296342&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Billionaires Won: The 50-Year War on Democracy That Built Trump's Oligarchy and Killed the American Dream&lt;/em&gt; – by Thom Hartmann&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-billionaires-won-the-50-year-841" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-billionaires-won-the-50-year-841&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "s2"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/democracy/the-lewis-powell-memo-a-corporate-blueprint-to-dominate-democracy/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/democracy/the-lewis-powell-memo-a-corporate-blueprint-to-dominate-democracy/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tentacles of Rage: The Republican Propaganda Mill, a Brief History&lt;/em&gt; 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GrowthBusters

Dave Gardner and Stephanie Gardner on sustainability

85: Election 2024 – Stephanie Attempts to Talk Dave Off the Ledge

NOV 11, 202449 MIN
GrowthBusters

85: Election 2024 – Stephanie Attempts to Talk Dave Off the Ledge

NOV 11, 202449 MIN

Description

Dave and Stephanie dig into what caused voters to ignore Donald Trump’s felony convictions, indecency, incompetence, narcissism, and dishonesty – and elect him president. This includes a review of the 50-year war waged by the mega-rich and corporations to undermine civility, compassion, equity and rule of law, to elevate the free enterprise system, rob the working class and enrich themselves. The Lewis Powell Memo kicked this into high gear 50 years ago.

They also propose theories about why Dave’s campaign for president failed in its mission to alert the public, media and policymakers to the ecological overshoot emergency.

Clips: Desi Lydic on The Daily Show on Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.

Mentioned in this episode: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Chris Hedges, Thom Hartmann, William Kristol, Andrew Egger, Dan Lashoff of World Resources Institute, American Petroleum Institute, Guttmacher Institute, American Enterprise Institute, Hoover Institution, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, Mercatus Center, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Terry Spahr, John McCain, Reagan, Bush, Grist.

We invite your feedback, including thoughts about the recent election, and promise to share some of your comments on the next episode. Call and leave a voice message (which we may play on that episode) by dialing +1-719-402-1400. Or send an email to podcast at growthbusters dot org.

LINKS:

 Desi Lydic Reacts to Trump's Election Win & the Media's Blame Game | The Daily Showhttps://youtu.be/hPHH5trgC1w?si=vww-V3qoIRpLCgmH

Jimmy Kimmel Reacts to Donald Trump Winning the Presidential Electionhttps://youtu.be/5JxELubSgJg?si=v9LRIHd5FqDZCQLf

Strong Economy Begins With Shrinking Workforce - Episode 84 of the GrowthBusters podcasthttps://www.growthbusters.org/strong-economy-shrinking-workforce/

Dave the Planet – Dave’s campaign Substack columnhttps://davetheplanet.substack.com

I’m Withdrawing from the Race for U.S. President - Episode 21 of the Dave the Planet podcasthttps://davetheplanet.substack.com/p/im-withdrawing-from-the-race-for

Welcome to Overshoot: Have a Nice Day – episode of the Conversation Earth podcasthttp://www.conversationearth.org/welcome-to-overshoot-2020/

Trump Wins, Planet Loses – by Tik Root on Gristhttps://grist.org/article/the-massive-consequences-trumps-re-election-could-have-on-climate-change/

If Trump Wins, Is It Game Over? – by David Todd McCarty on Mediumhttps://medium.com/rome-magazine/if-trump-wins-is-it-game-over-26f1cc296342

The Billionaires Won: The 50-Year War on Democracy That Built Trump's Oligarchy and Killed the American Dream – by Thom Hartmannhttps://hartmannreport.com/p/the-billionaires-won-the-50-year-841

The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracyhttps://www.greenpeace.org/usa/democracy/the-lewis-powell-memo-a-corporate-blueprint-to-dominate-democracy/

Tentacles of Rage: The Republican Propaganda Mill, a Brief History – by Lewis Laphamhttps://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/gned/laphamtentacles04.pdf

Dave the Planet Substack columnhttps://davetheplanet.substack.com/

Dave Gardner for Presidenthttps://davetheplanet2024.com

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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.

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