Escaping Globalism: Rebuilding the Local Economy One Pig Thyroid at a Time

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From the top of a skyscraper in Dubai, Jason, Rob, and Asher chug margaritas made from the purest Greenland glacier ice as they cover the "merits" of globalism. International trade brings so many things, like murder hornets, piles of plastic tchotchkes, and deadly supply chain disruptions. The opposite of globalism is localism -- learn how to build a secure local economy that can keep Asher alive, hopefully at least through the end of the season.

Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.

Sources/Links/Notes:

• Guardian article about shipping Greenland glacier ice to Dubai
• Wired article that tells the story of the Ever Given and all the supply chain problems that ensued
• The Observatory of Economic Complexity compiles statistics on global economic activity with interesting graphics, including this profile of China's trade.
• Michael Carolan's book Cheaponomics: The High Cost of Low Prices, and his follow-up book The Real Cost of Cheap Food
• Vasilis Kostakis's article on cosmolocalism
• Vicki Robin's book Blessing the Hands that Feed Us
• Website for Fibershed
• Molly Scott Cato's book The Bioregional Economy: Land, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

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