85: Election 2024 – Stephanie Attempts to Talk Dave Off the Ledge

Dave and Stephanie dig into what caused voters to ignore Donald Trump's felony convictions, indecency, incompetence, narcissism, and dishonesty – and elect him president. This includes a review of the 50-year war waged by the mega-rich and corporations to undermine civility, compassion, equity and rule of law, to elevate the free enterprise system, rob the working class and enrich themselves. The Lewis Powell Memo kicked this into high gear 50 years ago. They also propose theories about why Dave's campaign for president failed in its mission to alert the public, media and policymakers to the ecological overshoot emergency. Clips: Desi Lydic on The Daily Show on Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC. Mentioned in this episode: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Chris Hedges, Thom Hartmann, William Kristol, Andrew Egger, Dan Lashoff of World Resources Institute, American Petroleum Institute, Guttmacher Institute, American Enterprise Institute, Hoover Institution, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, Mercatus Center, Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Terry Spahr, John McCain, Reagan, Bush, Grist. We invite your feedback, including thoughts about the recent election, and promise to share some of your comments on the next episode. Call and leave a voice message (which we may play on that episode) by dialing +1-719-402-1400. Or send an email to podcast at growthbusters dot org. LINKS: Desi Lydic Reacts to Trump's Election Win & the Media's Blame Game | The Daily Show Jimmy Kimmel Reacts to Donald Trump Winning the Presidential Election Strong Economy Begins With Shrinking Workforce - Episode 84 of the GrowthBusters podcast Dave the Planet – Dave's campaign Substack column I'm Withdrawing from the Race for U.S. President - Episode 21 of the Dave the Planet podcast Welcome to Overshoot: Have a Nice Day – episode of the Conversation Earth podcast Trump Wins, Planet Loses – by Tik Root on Grist If Trump Wins, Is It Game Over? – by David Todd McCarty on Medium The Billionaires Won: The 50-Year War on Democracy That Built Trump's Oligarchy and Killed the American Dream – by Thom Hartmann The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy Tentacles of Rage: The Republican Propaganda Mill, a Brief History – by Lewis Lapham Dave the Planet Substack column Dave Gardner for President 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. 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's growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture's obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared "could be the most important film ever made." Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the GrowthBusters online community GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on YouTube Join the conversation on Facebook Make a donation to support this non-profit project. Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes

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