Interview on symbolicity of wolves released in Krimpodden podcast episode

Today an interview with me on the symbolicity of wolves (and sheep) has been released as part of an episode of the Norwegian podcast Krimpodden, which is published by VG, Norway´s largest newspaper by number of readers. The episode is titled «Ulvejakta 1:2» (The wolf hunt 1: 2); subscription is required to access it. The interview was done by journalist and program host Tor-Erling Thømt Ruud.

"Wasted GDP in the USA" referenced in Mongabay news story and podcast; and South Africa Today

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" is referenced in the news story "Can ‘degrowth’ solve our ecological, social & economic problems?" by Mike DiGirolamo and Rachel Donald which was published on the international environmental issues news site Mongabay on January 30th, along with a podcast featuring economist Timothée Parrique, who is currently based at Lund University, Sweden. In the podcast, Timothée talks about my research around 18m30s - 21m40s, and later on, around 59m - 1h05m, Mike and Rachel discuss it.

The Mongabay article has been republished by South Africa Today on February 2nd.

Excerpts:

Recent research indicates that the United States wastes 65% of its economic output on things that do not provide essential or quality-of-life needs, bolstering the argument that the economy could be strongly scaled back to decrease its impact on the environment. 

Research published in the journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communications finds that just in the United States, trillions of dollars are wasted on things that do not improve the quality of life for Americans. Podcast guest Timothée Parrique, an economist and researcher at the Lund University School of Economics and Management, argues this is strong evidence that the United States (and other wealthy, industrialized nations) could significantly scale back production and consumption, thereby decreasing their impact on the planet’s stretched ecological limits — the Planetary Boundaries — allowing low- and middle-income nations the latitude they need to raise their standards of living.

My article "Wasted GDP in the USA" has now been referred to in media based in the USA, Spain, and South Africa, in addition to Mongabay.

See also:

News story on "Wasted GDP in the USA" article in Spanish online newspaper La Politica Online

"Wasted GDP in the USA" mentioned in Counterpunch news story 

Link to Verdibørsen interview on tagging of wild animals

Here is the Verdibørsen program that aired February 7th featuring an interview with me on tagging of wild animals.

Podcast from yesterday´s radio interview

Here is the podcast (downloadable) from yesterday´s Verdibørsen program, featuring an interview with me on utopian realism.

NRK P2 interview on utopian individualism aired

Today an interview with me by Jostein Gjertsen on utopian individualism aired as part of NRK P2´s program Verdibørsen. Podcast is available here. Starting this week, Verdibørsen is sent four times a week, with a weekend highlights edition.

Podcast "Sosialkringkastingen" now online

The first episode of the new podcast "Sosialkringkastingen", by Joakim Jiri Haaland, has appeared, featuring me as the first guest. The podcast is available here, in NettOp´s blog UiS Podkast (and on YouTube - sound only). 76 minutes. The topic was exam preperation and evaluation (grading).

Podcast/video "Sosialkringkastingen" recorded

Today I was in NettOp´s studio at University of Stavanger with Joakim Jiri Haaland, to record the first episode of Joakim´s podcast "Sosialkringkastingen". About 1 hour. Will appear soon, as both podcast and YouTube video.

Radio interview on animal experience of mortality aired; podcast

Today NRK P2's weekly radio program Verdibørsen aired, featuring a 15 minute interview with me on animal experience of mortality. Podcast is available.

In the interview I make reference to Peter Wessel Zapffe and Michael Polanyi.

Podcast for radio interview on animal welfare in the poultry industry

On Saturday April 12th I was interviewed on the national Norwegian public radio station NRK P2's program "Verdibørsen" (by Kai Sibbern). The topic was animal welfare in the poultry industry, and I was presented as chair of Minding Animals Norway and Associate professor in philosophy at University of Stavanger. The program was sent again on Sunday April 13th.

The podcast is available online (the last 5 minutes or so).

Podcast of causerie on sin of sloth

The second last Friday, September 9th, I read a monologue, or causerie, on the sin of sloth as part of the closing event of this year's Christianssand Protestfestival, an annual tradition for some ten years now where authors and discussants meet up for public events and debate. Some 100 people were present at the cardinal sin event, which involved a series of 7 monologues.

A podcast of the event can be found (and downloaded) here (7 cardinal sins in ONE package!).

Two performances at Christianssand Protestfestival

This past week I have made two performances at Christianssand Protestfestival.

First, Monday September 5th I hosted/chaired a debate on civil disobedience (and Henry David Thoreau's book on that and other matters) between social anthropologist Thomas Hylland Eriksen and activist etc. Pål Steigan. A podcast is available here (sound only).

Second, Friday September 9th I gave a monologue on the sin of sloth ("latskap" in Norwegian) as part of the event "The seven cardinal sins", along with philosophers Nina Karin Monsen and Jackie Bergman and others. Eddi Eidsvåg hosted the event, The Vollenares offered a mini concert. Podcast (sound plus image) will be available soon.