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New Dimensions Radio for July 28, 2008
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Living Authentically and Simply," with David Wann
Continuing to consume excessively as a way of life is neither desirable nor possible, if we care about future generations. It seems clear that we need to alter our patterns of consumption in order to preserve and sustain our precious natural resources. David Wann suggests that if we change a few key priorities, many of our material wants will cease to be obsessions. "It's not just that we won't need the next generation of gadgets or clothes, we truly won't even want them," says Wann. Find out how you can live the "good life" by investing in what really matters-the wealth of time, health, meaningful work, and social connections.
David Wann is president of the nonprofit Sustainable Futures Society, consulting on energy efficiency, development of compact communities, and other aspects of sustainable development. He's a board member of the Cohousing Association of the U.S., which represents 100 American communities that are "neighborhoods on purpose." And a fellow of the Simplicity Forum, a national association of writers and thinkers on the topic of sensible sustainable lifestyles. In nine books, 25 TV programs and videos, and more than a hundred presentations and speeches, David Wann has helped define the meaning of sustainable lifestyles, designs, technologies, and policies. He's co-author of Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (Berrett-Koehler, 2001, 2005) and Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle (St. Martin's Griffin 2007). To learn more about the work of David Wann go to www.davewann.com
Topics explored in this dialogue:
* How we can increase our contentment as we reduce our consumption
* What is real wealth
* Why storytelling will save us and the planet
* Ways we can reduce our ecological footprint
* How earth can be made into a sacred garden
Since 1973, New Dimensions has been exploring the landscape of possibilities of a more just, sustainable and compassionate world by having deep dialogues with individuals who are actively making a creative contribution in the world.
New Dimensions has interviewed hundreds of the greatest minds on the planet such as the late mythologist Joseph Campbell, poet Maya Angelou and physicist David Bohm. It has featured Pulitzer prize winners E.O. Wilson from Harvard and poet/ecologist Gary Snyder.
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