{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"92: Economic Wisdom from the Natural World \u2013 The Serviceberry","description":"In this trial run for the \u201cGrowthBusters Book Club,\u201d we discuss The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World - by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Cannibal economies, gift economies, reciprocity, and doughnut economics all come up. Sally Gillespie in her Substack column, Psyche\u2019s Nest wrote this about Kimmerer\u2019s book: \u201cAs disruptions and destructions reach our communities in all manner of ways, acts of kindness and generosity are already challenging modernity\u2019s stories of \u2018never enough\u2019 and \u2018you\u2019re on your own\u2019. Often led by those on the margins, we are remembering how to pool resources and gather for action and care as we tend to losses, connections, breakthroughs, emergencies and emergence. It seems to me that no one word is sufficient to describe this devolving and evolving process we are now in. What we need more than a word or a phrase are stories bearing ancient roots and seeds of possibility for the future.\u201d We also talk briefly about President Trump\u2019s \u201cbig, beautiful bill\u201d beautifully illustrating how policymakers \u2013 cheered on by Jeff Bezos \u2013 frequently rely on the crutch of economic growth rather than a sharp pencil in balancing the budget. The increased tax revenue never ends up covering costs \u2013 because costs skyrocket, too, in a growing economy. The hard budget-balancing work is looking at the detail, doing the math, ferreting out REAL waste, and setting and following priorities. Interestingly, Robin Wall Kimmerer wrote about this phenomenon: \u201cAn economy based on the impossibility of ever-expanding growth leads us into nightmare scenarios. I cringe when I hear economic reports celebrating the accelerating pace of economic growth, as if that were a good thing. It might be good for the Darrens, for the short term, but it is a dead end for others \u2013 it is an engine of extinction.\u201d Also, a note about how \u201crecord Memorial Day travel\u201d also means record carbon emissions. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Beyond collapse: Carrying Stories of Care \u2013 by Sallie Gillespie in Psyche\u2019s Nest on Substack: https:\/\/sallygillespie.substack.com\/p\/beyond-collapse-carrying-stories The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance - by Robin Wall KimmererOriginal essay in Emergence Magazine: https:\/\/emergencemagazine.org\/essay\/the-serviceberry\/ A Resolution for 2021: Be a Better Ancestor (review of The Good Ancestor): https:\/\/grist.org\/climate\/a-resolution-for-2021-be-a-better-ancestor\/ The Good Ancestor: Following the Intergenerational Golden Rule \u2013 episode 54 of the GrowthBusters podcast featuring philosopher Roman Krznarik, author of The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking: https:\/\/www.growthbusters.org\/good-ancestor\/ What Doughnut Economics Can Learn From History \u2013 Roman Krznaric & Kate Raworth: https:\/\/youtu.be\/FfUOs4ZJ1wM?si=dAIJjeYBUt6Amr3C Flipping Economics on Its Head: Kate Raworth \u2013 episode 219 of Conversation Earth: http:\/\/www.conversationearth.org\/flipping-economics-head-kate-raworth-219\/ Thriving Economy: Not Rocket Science \u2013 Kate Raworth \u2013 episode 220 of Conversation Earth: http:\/\/www.conversationearth.org\/thriving-economy-not-rocket-science-kate-raworth-220\/ Kate Raworth \u2013 Exploring Doughnut Economics: https:\/\/www.kateraworth.com\/ Doughnut Economics Action Lab: https:\/\/doughnuteconomics.org\/ End of Ponzi Economy: Jerry Mander \u2013 episode 203 of Conversation Earth: http:\/\/www.conversationearth.org\/end-ponzi-economy-jerry-mander-203\/ Bright Future Project: https:\/\/brightfutureproject.us We\u2019ve been unable to find Bob Banner\u2019s essay, Why Relocalization? \u2013 A Return to the Local, so in its place: Relocalization: A Strategic Response to Climate Change and Peak Oil \u2013 by Jason Bradford (2007, but still very relevant and informative): http:\/\/theoildrum.com\/node\/2598 Sustainability: Radical Solutions Inspiring Hope \u2013 edited by Bob Banner: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sustainability-Radical-Solutions-Inspiring-Hope\/dp\/0980230802   Give Us Feedback: Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400 Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. https:\/\/www.fadermusicandsound.com\/ https:\/\/carlosjones.com\/ 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\u2019s growth addiction (economic\/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture\u2019s obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared \u201ccould be the most important film ever made.\u201d Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the GrowthBusters online community https:\/\/growthbusters.groups.io\/ GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth \u2013 free on YouTube https:\/\/youtu.be\/_w0LiBsVFBo Join the conversation on Facebook https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrowthBustersPodcast\/ Follow us on Instagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/growthbusting\/ Follow us on Bluesky https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/growthbusters.bsky.social Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https:\/\/www.growthbusters.org\/donate\/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http:\/\/www.growthbusters.org\/podcast\/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https:\/\/lp.constantcontact.com\/su\/umptf6w\/signup Explore the issues at http:\/\/www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode:   ","author_name":"GrowthBusters","author_url":"http:\/\/www.growthbusters.libsyn.com","html":"