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Feb 8, 2017

Introducing, The Crisis of Civilization Podcast!

Bi-weekly podcast making sense of the crisis of civilization with Nafeez Ahmed (VICE, Insurge Intelligence, Global Sustainability Institute) & Dean Puckett (Grasp The Nettle Films).
By Dean Puckett / soundcloud.com

It has been 6 years since the release of their film The Crisis of Civilization and Dean and Nafeez are back with a new podcast series to help make sense of this confusing world around us.

To kick off the first show, Dean asks what we should make of the Trump phenomenon.

Thanks for listening! Leave us a comment! And subcribe on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/crisis-civilization-podcast/id1202778897?mt=2

Release date: February 7th 2017
Duration: 38:12

NOTES

'Trial Balloon for a Coup?' by Yonatan Zunger
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'Situational Assessment 2017: Trump Edition' by Jordan Greenhall
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The Crisis of Civilization (2011) Dir. Dean Puckett
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'A User’s Guide to the Crisis of Civilization: And How to Save It' by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed (2010)
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