The US Fish and Wildlife Service decided to “manage” barred owls by shooting half a million of them over the next three decades. Jason, Rob, and Asher (along with the postal workers at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry) are upset about this plan for addressing the predicament of invasive species. Surely there’s a finer tool than a double-barreled shotgun for conserving ecosystems and protecting the species that inhabit them.
We’ve added something new this season: VIDEO! If you’d like to feel even more like you’re in the room with the Crazy Town gang, please check out the video and let us know what you think.
Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.
Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take.
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October 5, 2026
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How monetized are we? Well, nowadays, "money is life," so to speak. Gotta pay the surgeon, the grocer, the water company, the apothecary, the techies … This seems to put flesh onto what Tainter/Patzek talk about: the "hidden costs" of Complexity. (Doesn't it?)
Also, Jason's comments suggest humans lack the cognitive capacity to direct Nature as such a manner as might seem to be required.
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So long, it's been good to know ya…
How monetized are we? Well, nowadays, "money is life," so to speak. Gotta pay the surgeon, the grocer, the water company, the apothecary, the techies … This seems to put flesh onto what Tainter/Patzek talk about: the "hidden costs" of Complexity. (Doesn't it?)
Also, Jason's comments suggest humans lack the cognitive capacity to direct Nature as such a manner as might seem to be required.
What if the name was "Great Spotted Owl?"