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Ep. 9: Energizing Democracy By Democratizing Energy (W/ Denise Fairchild) Oct 25, 2017

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This week Johanna Bozuwa joins host Adam Simpson to discuss energy democracy with Dr. Denise Fairchild, the President & CEO of Emerald Cities Collaborative. Denise is the co-author of a new anthology, with Al Weinrub, entitled Energy Democracy: Advancing Equity in Clean Energy Solutions. You can learn more about Denise and the work of the Emerald Cities Collaborative here. And don't forget the Next System Project's energy democracy strategies card deck!

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Ep. 8: The Next System of Media W/ Laura Flanders Oct 17, 2017

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This week, Adam is joined by Laura Flanders to discuss her latest paper for the Next System Project on the "urgent necessity" of Next System Media. You can read Laura's paper in full here. Be sure to follow The Laura Flanders Show to stay connected to powerful, independent journalism.

A full copy of the transcript is available at www.thenextsystem.org.

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Ep. 7: Why Climate Change Necessitates System Change W/ Gus Speth Sep 27, 2017

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Next System Project Co-Chair Gus Speth joins the Next System Podcast to discuss his experience with the environmental movement and how that led him to the work on systemic change that he pursues today.

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Ep. 6: Capital Bias vs. Generative Design W/ Marjorie Kelly Sep 19, 2017

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This week, Adam sits down with Marjorie Kelly to find out why she believes that worker ownership is fundamental to building a new economy and detail a new initiative to begin realizing that vision.

Full Transcript available online at: https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/episode-6-capital-bias-vs-generative-design-w-marjorie-kelly

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Ep. 5: Toward Climate Justice w/ Jacqueline Patterson & Basav Sen Sep 13, 2017

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This week, Adam sits down with Jacqueline Patterson, the Director of the NAACP's Climate Justice Program, and Basav Sen, the Climate Justice Project Director at the Institute for Policy Studies to discuss the intersection of ongoing environmental crises and systemic bias along the lines of race, gender, and social class.

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A quick note before we begin our conversation. This podcast was recorded soon after Hurricane Harvey made landfall off the coast of Texas and weeks before Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida. The Next System Project encourages those who are able to assist relief efforts, consider doing so with the locally-based organizations like the Texas Organizing Project, the New Florida Majority, and other organizations that are very much on the front line of climate change.

Ep. 4: Discussing the Racial Wealth Gap & the Job Guarantee (W/ Darrick Hamilton) Sep 05, 2017

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This week on the Next System Podcast, Adam sits does with Darrick Hamilton to discuss his work on the racial wealth gap in the United States, as well as Hamilton's proposal for a federal job guarantee program. This episode touches on economic planning, labor force dynamics, stratification patterns along race and gender lines, as well as workforce automation.

Ep. 3: Carbon tax & Social Dividends w/ Jeremiah Lowery & Camila Thorndike Aug 30, 2017

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Adam Simpson and Carla Santos-Skandier sat down with Jeremiah Lowery and Camila Thorndike, the Climate Justice Organizer and Carbon Pricing Coordinator, respectively, of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) to discuss the group's campaign for a carbon fee and rebate program for the District of Columbia. The proposal, resembling an early stage of a universal basic income, could have large implications for combatting both economic inequality and climate change.

You can learn more about "Put A Price On It DC" here: http://www.carbonpricedc.org/. And you can lear more about CCAN here: http://chesapeakeclimate.org/

Ep. 2: Kate Raworth on "Doughnut Economics" Aug 23, 2017

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This week on The Next System Podcast. Adam talks with Kate Raworth about her Doughnut Economics model. The pair discuss economic justice, unpaid labor, the commons, and much more. You can learn more about Doughnut Economics at Kate's website or purchase the book wherever books are sold. You can also follow Kate on twitter.

Ep. 1: Gar Alperovitz & Gus Speth on the Next System Aug 14, 2017

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In the debut episode of the Next System Podcast, host Adam Simpson sits down with the co-chairs of the Next System Project, Gar Alperovitz and Gus Speth. The co-chairs discuss what NSP means to them in the context of the unique historical moment that the United States and indeed the world currently finds itself.

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Next System Podcast Intro Aug 02, 2017

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This music was taken from the song "You Won't Believe What Happens Next" by artist Tiny Robots. It is available under a Creative Commons license and found at the Free Music Archive.

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