Just how much has the extractivist growth mindset come to dominate Phoenix and other cities in the desert Southwest of the United States? Prepare to turn your indignation meter up to 11 as Jason, Rob, and Asher consider desalination, pipelines, and the folly of pursuing infinite growth in a dry climate.
Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.
References:
- Inciting episode of the The Daily podcast from the New York Times: “Arizona’s Pipe Dream”
- Eddie Murphy, “Get Out” clip from his movie Delirious
- Agriculture consumes ~72% of water in Arizona.
- Crazy Town friend, John de Graaf, filmed the documentary Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty.
- Will Phoenix experience a mass exodus?
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