Low Tech Podcast, No. 78 – 08 Mar 2024

Winter Gardening

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How can we adapt our gardens for growing, or at least keeping plants alive, through the winter? A live recording from the Wisconsin Garden Expo.

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Songs:

“Winter Snow” off of Winter LoFi by Holizna (pub. dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 77 – 23 Feb 2024

Hot Gardening

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How can we adapt our gardens today for a warmer and more variable climate of tomorrow? A live recording from the Wisconsin Garden Expo.

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Songs:

“Snow Drift” off of Winter LoFi by Holizna (pub. dom.)

Title Art:

Peep of Day Boy’s Preventing an Union by Adding Fire to the Sun, by Isaac Cruikshank (pub. dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 76 – 09 Feb 2024

Biogas in 2100

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In 2100, we try to trap and burn methane before it gets into the atmosphere. Let’s get into this stinky story.

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Songs:

“50 Over the Speed Limit” off of Power Pop by Holizna (pub. dom.)

Title Art:

Biogas Herstellung, by Robert Basic (CC-BY-SA)

Images:

“Life-05-01652-g001a” by Ruth-Sophie Taubner, Christa Schleper, Maria G. Firneis, Simon K.-M. R. Rittmann (CC-BY-SA)

“Fixed Dome Digester” by BiogasME (CC-BY-SA)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 75 – 26 Jan 2024

Hydrogen Power in 2100

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Let’s talk hydrogen in the year 2100.

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Songs:

“Retro Synths” off of Power Pop by Holizna (pub. dom.)

Title Art:

Water Macro, by Harald Hoyer (CC-BY-SA)

Audio/Video:

My own time machine effect, mixed from sources cited in Episode No. 72

Hindenburg Disaster with Sound (and video) from Archive.org (pub. dom.)

Images:

“Honkeiko(Benxihu) Shrine” by Old Japanese postcard (大正写真工芸所) (pub. dom.)

“Kuwait burn oilfield” by Jonas Jordan (pub. dom.)

“Piper Alpha oil rig fire” by BBC, (fair use)

“Anim electrolysis of water” by Benrr101 (Ben Russell) (CC-BY-SA)

“Conventional Electrolysis” by Hodges et al., DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-28953-x

“Possible PEC reactor design schemes” by DOE (pub. dom.)

“Ivanpah solar tower and mirrors” by Garth Weals (CC-BY-SA)

“Parabolic trough near Lake Harper” by Z22 (CC-BY-SA)“How is Hydrogen Stored?” by DOE (pub. dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 74 – 12 Jan 2024

Hot-Box Compost Study

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A look back at a two-year compost study we’re wrapping up here at the institute.

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Song is:

Songs are:
“Keeping Cool” off of Busted Guitar by Holizna (CC-1.0)
“Poor, but Happy” off of Busted Guitar by Holizna (CC-1.0)

Title Art:
Photos by S. Johnson

Low Tech Podcast, No. 73 – 22 Dec 2023

Energy & Electricity in 2100

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How do we power our lives here in Cooksville in 2100?

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Song is:

“Happy Dance” off of Power Pop by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Title Art:
Photo by S. Johnson

Sound Effects:
My own time machine effect, mixed from sources cited in Episode No. 72
Electricity from deleted_user_7146007

Other Images:
“Lastenkalle RZE” by Timm Wille, CC-BY
“Hindenburg disaster” by Sam Shere, Pub. Dom.
“Amethyst glass light bricks, Walmer Castle” by Penny Mayes, CC-BY-SA
“Cuina solar paella” by Avecendrell, CC-BY-SA
“Diagram of gravitational water vortex turbine” by Velásquez et al., DOI:10.25103/jestr.143.01
“Proven 6kW small wind turbine” by Tobi Kellner, CC-BY-SA
“Redox Targeting Flow Battery” by Colintheone, CC-BY-SA
“Solar water heating schema” by joselarrucea, CC-BY-SA
“Diagram of a primary cell (battery)” by Bigspace4, CC-BY-SA

Low Tech Podcast, No. 72 – 01 Dec 2023

Cooksville: A Model Community

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Today we travel back to the future, and the past, to set Cooksville in context.

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Song is:

“Dear Mr Super Computer” off of Power Pop by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Images are:

“Lothal-reconstruction India bronze age” by Igor Morozoff, CC-BY-SA
“Time Circuits” by DukeNukeIt, CC-BY-SA
“DeLorean Time Machine” by Attribution: JMortonPhoto.com & OtoGodfrey.com, CC-BY-SA
“Map-of-human-migrations” by Dudy001, CC-BY-SA
“Railroad and post office map of Minnesota and Wisconsin” Pub. Dom.
“Cooksville Photos” Pub. Dom.
“Forevertron” Pub. Dom.
“EIA 2004 – Peak World Oil” Pub. Dom.
“Pangaea 200Ma” by Fama Clamosa, CC-BY-SA
“Tesla dealership” by Jeremy, CC-BY
“Solar Chimney” by Shypoetess, CC-BY-SA

Low Tech Podcast, No. 71 – 17 Nov 2023

Cooksville 2100

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We’re introducing our new season and new series looking at the village of Cooksville in the year 2100.

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Song is:

“Drama” off of Power Pop by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Low Tech Podcast, No. 70 – 05 May 2023

Low-Tech Perspective on the News of 2023

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We’re looking at early 2023 news stories with a low-tech perspective on the events that shaped the world, plus some updates

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Song is:

“Mathamatition” off of Will You Miss Me? by Holizna (Pub. Dom.)

Video Clips (Fair Use as Commentary):

“Starship test flight ends with explosion, Musk says SpaceX ‘learned a lot’ for next launch” – PBS Newshour
https://youtu.be/Fow-FbCBmgU
“Fury in France over Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age” – ABC News
https://youtu.be/JuKcbkiJZw4
“Biden shows solidarity with Ukraine in surprise visit ahead of invasion anniversary” – PBS Newshour
https://youtu.be/CThB-51uI0w
“An inside look at King Charles III’s efforts to create a more sustainable community” – ABC News
https://youtu.be/RvsmfwwlQlk

Low Tech Podcast, No. 69 – 07 Apr 2023

Tartarian Buildings?

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The idea of the Tartarian Empire is a conspiracy theory, but it gives us something to say about building longevity.

“Inside the ‘Tartarian Empire,’ the QAnon of Architecture,” Bloomberg article by Zach Mortice (@zachmortice).

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Song is:

“Robot Motivation” off of Diplomatic Immunity by The Polish Ambassador (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Ambient background song is:

“Agape” off of Nyasa et Lilian by REW (CC-BY-NC)

Cover Image is:

Bau am Kölner Dom, 1855 (Construction of Cologne Cathedral) by Johannes Franciscus Michiels (pub. dom.).

Low Tech Podcast, No. 68 – 24 Mar 2023

Felling Trees

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We talk about the pitfalls of gathering your own timber

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Song is:

“2 Hour Delay” off of Winter Lo-Fi by Holizna (CC0 1.0)