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Cattle Track's avatar

I love the music on the intro.

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Maryanne's avatar

I downloaded it yesterday from Amazon music and listened to it all day.

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Laurie Hudson's avatar

What is it?

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James Howard Kunstler's avatar

The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger https://www.larryunger.net

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Cattle Track's avatar

Thank you, thank you. I wanted this bit of info for awhile. Really enjoy your work 👍👍👍

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James Howard Kunstler's avatar

I had no "previous life as a lib." I voted for Barack Obama over John McCain, but that didn't make me a lib. Don't presume that you know very well.

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Del's avatar

JHK The eternal grumpy old jew...even when he was 15..

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RetiredFido's avatar

Just discovered your KunstlerCast...you and your guest offer some great insights. Thanks

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KK's avatar

Tom should listen to this and count how many times he says “you know”. It will make him better.

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Duncan Crary's avatar

A search on the transcript of this episode indicates that Tom says "you know" 57 times and JHK says it 4 times. I created the KunstlerCast podcast back in 2008 and edited every weekly episode until 2012. Back then, Jim used to say "you know" often. I noticed that his verbal fillers significantly decreased after he started editing the show himself. (It does help to listen to yourself!)

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paul reese's avatar

Great to hear from you again, Duncan! The success in Kunstler's podcasts I'm sure owes much to your intelligence and guidance in setting up Jim's podcasts. I'd welcome an episode in which you and Jim discuss the contemporary milieu of public media. In fact, I'd love to hear both of you discussing any contemporary topic, or just reminiscing.

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Tim Peel-Wickstrom's avatar

I really appreciated those early podcasts. You did a wonderful job with those.

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K Klein's avatar

I miss hearing you reign in (interpret?) Mr. Kunstler when you did the podcast together. Enjoy Troy!

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jah's avatar

You're right about the incoming administration being prepared this time. He got schooled real good last time and they made sure to infiltrate real good this go around.

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Stephen Daly's avatar

A lot of talk that suggests a mind set elevated above the propaganda. And then this? Stalin killed 50 millon people?

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Robert Stewart's avatar

Dates and documents related to Churchill's role in over-valuing the pound please. What office did he hold, and how long. His "wilderness years" were a time when he supported himself with columns and books. He had no power within the parliamentary system.

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Alan Devincentis's avatar

Can I read it somewhere? Is there a transcript? I can’t hear, so…

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Red Pill Poet's avatar

Click on the "Transcript" button (just below the title and on the right side).

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Alan Devincentis's avatar

There isn’t one. I’m on an Apple tablet.

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hope4gaia's avatar

On the original email under the "listen now" There is a full title - click on that and that page has a transcript choice.

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Alan Devincentis's avatar

Yes, Ty! I never look in that mailbox,I made it just for crap, like a garbage can under your mailbox, literally. And sure enough, worked exactly as you said. Which now allows me to expand a little incoming knowledge. Ty very much.

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Alan Devincentis's avatar

I think yall get your posts in email. I just read from the app. Your saying if I open it in my email, I can read transcripts?

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hope4gaia's avatar

Yes, did you try it?

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Eric Sowers's avatar

The Island Monkeys love us since 1917’s AEF; After England Failed.

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Scott's avatar

Great intro and exit music love the fiddle. Interesting analysis as well

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paul reese's avatar

Two of the best minds out there. The most intelligent repartee I've ever heard on any podcast.

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Tom's avatar

For a quick run through of what's happening, this interview offers some penetrating analysis. Questions posed opened thirty thousand foot view along with a little fly-on-the-wall perspective. Another hour or two with Mr. Luongo would be worth the time to me. Thanks to both of you and all those that make this conversation accessible.

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Michael Holloway's avatar

mapping - it's the metadata stupid :)

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Michael Holloway's avatar

manila envelope - stick

suit case full of small bills - carrot

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JohnWG's avatar

The over valuing of the Pound post WW2, was an economic disaster for the UK. It started the hollowing out of the UK economy, as it was cheaper to import than domestically produce.

It did provide financial power, which is why the UK economy is now almost exclusively London based finance.

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Mrs. C. E. Dibb's avatar

Dear Jim, A brilliant discussion between you two! Many thanks for putting this together. It validated so many of the suppositions we have about how things are shaping up. In particular I commend Tom for his unequivocal warning about the invitation to Balmoral. A deadly danger. That's where persons unknown did in the good old Queen Elizabeth.

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Deirdre's avatar

Love the intro music as well. Wonderful podcast gentlemen. I'm very appreciative. 🤓

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