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Podcast title	The Little Green People Show
Website URL	http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp...
Description	Welcome to the Little Green People Show, our own little podcast about trying to live green in the big city. No shrill rhetoric. No eco guilt-trips. Just sound advice and practical insights on what works, what doesn't, and why it's all about taking little steps toward a more sustainable future. What's an eco-friendly way to do laundry? Can a condo owner compost? Is it possible to dress earth-friendly and still look fashionable? Listen in each week. --The Eco Chicks
Updated	Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0600
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1. 033: Wrap It Up http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 11.51Mb) Description: Gift wrap isn't just about making gifts more enticing. There's also the thrill of tearing open the package for the great reveal. And for those of us with dreams of origami grandeur, a crisply folded corner with just enough tape is incredibly satisfying. That being said, we throw 75% more waste away in the holiday season than the rest of the year. So how can we retain all of the glory of gift wrap without the waste? We discuss alternatives, including buying gifts that are already packaged beautifully. Amber Miller, of Pangea Organics, is in the studio to discuss that company's quest for zero-waste packaging. Pangea Organics makes organic lotions and bath products in gift boxes that are not only pretty enough to give unwrapped, they're also plantable.
2. 032: Oh Christmas Tree http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 18.08Mb) Description: As far as holiday chores go, decking the halls and trimming the tree tend to rank among the most enjoyable. If you are one of the few paralyzed with eco nerves over the impact of your Christmas tree, you've come to the right place. We talk with Pablo Päster, the Vice President of Green House Gas Management Innovations at ClimateCHECK, about the carbon footprint of a fake tree vs. farmed tree. How much carbon does a tree farm sequester, and how do tree farms work anyway? We also talk shop with Emily Grady, tree farmer and wreath maker extraordinaire. She gives us the scoop on evergreens, from pine cone to roof rack. Now it's time to mull that wine and get to decorating, or stop by the Museum for some great eco-friendly holiday programs.
3. 031: 101 Green Gifts http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 19.53Mb) Description: The bleak state of the environment and the economy is no reason to rein in the merriment. There are options out there to ensure a mall-free holiday season without skimping on tidings of joy. For starters, online shopping is a green go according to our expert Jesse Miller of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, particularly if you live in the burbs. And when buying of gifts, make it easy on yourself by giving goods that will get used for years to come, or get eaten soon. While we all aspire to give homemade gifts, skip it unless you're a kid and adorable, or actually good at your craft. You know who you are. As our present to you, our favorite listeners, we've compiled a list of our best green gifts in no particular order. Now bring on the eggnog.
4. 030: Clotheslines w/ Heidi Bailey http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 28.80Mb) Description: Crispy clothesline towels might not beat dryer-hot socks in a coziness competition, but in terms of lightening one’s carbon load, the line wins by a landslide. The average American can blame the dryer for a full ton of their household CO2 emissions. We bring this up in what seems like an inopportune season, but indoor drying in winter isn’t just a way to get over fears of the basement. It can actually help keep a home from feeling desert dry, make clothes last longer, and there’s always the delight of radiator-hot socks. The Eco Chicks discuss their laundry experiments and triumphs with Heidi Bailey, long-time clothesline enthusiast. Heidi is the owner of A Cooler Planet in the Roscoe Village neighborhood, where you can find all kinds of green housewares, including sleek retractable clotheslines (made by the Swiss, of course).
5. 029: Turkeys w/ John Caveny http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 28.20Mb) Description: That "vain and silly" bird Ben Franklin wrote of is central to 97% of Thanksgiving feasts these days. From the roaster to the deep fryer, the meal invites innovation. So, why not think outside your grocer's freezer box and try a little something in the name of biodiversity? Heritage (or heirloom) turkeys are the ancestors of the Broad-breasted White turkey that now dominates the market. Heritage turkeys pack bigger flavor and offer genetic variation -- a plus for the species. Raising heritage turkey, however, requires more time and space. Thus these birds tend to cost more -- the price you pay for supporting sound farming practices and healthier animals. Heritage turkey farmer and "practical conservationist," John Caveny, gives us the scoop on raising fowl, and we conduct an in-studio taste test of the oft-mocked Tofurky. This somewhat homely soy product claims to have "made peace" at many a thanksgiving table featuring vegetarians. We'll see.
6. 028: Darkness w/ Audrey Fischer http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 17.87Mb) Description: Artificial lights help us feel safe and cozy, like we belong out and about in the dark. They allow people to be productive long after sunset, but what to they do for things that go bump in the night? Insects get dazed and swarm, while frogs lap up the easy pickins. Some birds are steered astray during migration season, while others have extended mating seasons. For city dwellers, the stars are all but washed out by the glow of high-rise lights, and with them perhaps, a sense of the universe's vastness. Audrey Fischer of the International Dark Sky Association joins us this week to flip the switch on light pollution: why it’s something we should care about, and why it might be the easiest enviro-fix we can make. For more on this topic, visit the Nature Museum through January 11, 2009 to see our latest exhibit, In the Dark.
7. 027: THOUGHTS ON: Buying Nothing http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 16.54Mb) Description: Shopping comes as naturally as eating a PB&J. Some might say it's part of our hunter/gatherer past. In any case, our entire economy is shaped by the knowledge that people love to buy things. Sometimes daily. The tidal wave of stuff that gets manufactured and shipped for our purchasing pleasure takes a toll on the environment. That's where "The Compact" comes into play. A number of people have come to the conclusion that there's enough stuff in existence that they can go a year without buying anything new. One of these people was our very own Eco Chick, Laurene von Klan. She opened up about her year with the Compact: what was easy to lose and what was difficult to find used? Sponges? Shampoo? Suits?
8. 026: Candy w/ Mark Eckstein http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 25.72Mb) Description: It's the season when kids act like squirrels, hoarding candy and packing their cheeks with treats. No one here will argue Halloween's merits, but should we question the stuff that keeps us buzzing? Americans eat 2-3 pounds of sugar a week, making up about 20% of our diet in all of its forms. How does sugarcane stack up against sugar beet, corn syrup, molasses or honey? To buy refined or go brown? Sugar Sage, Mark Eckstein of the WWF, fights for sustainable and ethically grown sugar around the world, and answers our stickiest questions.
9. 025: Green Giants w/ Ken Dunn http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 23.18Mb) Description: The Chicago Tribune recently named the Windy City's greenest people. Topping that list was Ken Dunn, founder and director of the Resource Center. We brought him in the studio to learn his secrets to a svelte carbon footprint. It turns out it's more about philosophy and pleasure than compost.
10. 024: Leaf Blowers http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 19.09Mb) Description: What happens to your carbon footprint if you use a leaf blower three times a year, but plant a potato patch? New leaf blowers are designed to spew fewer toxins, but is leaf removal really necessary at all? This week we tackled foliage: to burn or not to burn, making mulch, and city pick-up plans. Using a rake burns three times the calories as hauling around the leaf blower. So, rake a little and eat more pumpkin pie.
11. 023: Autumnal Equinox w/ Veronica Kyle http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 27.42Mb) Description: What's a holiday without specialty M&M's? Most of us don't bake solstice cookies and send equinox cards, but is part of environmental stewardship recognizing changes in the seasons? Veronica Kyle, of Faith in Place, weighs in on meaningful celebration, community building soup, and the seasonal and saucy Big Girls Pajama Party.
12. 022: School Lunches w/ Maureen George http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 25.96Mb) Description: Lunchables or tater tots? Most kids eat lunch at school, and over 80% of Chicago's students qualify for federally subsidized meals. That adds up to thousands of styrofoam trays, truckloads of juice boxes, and food that's far from the farm. The Eco Chicks bring in Maureen George of the Organic School Project to talk innovative lunch programs, from bureaucratic battles to harvesting the playground.
13. 021: Beach-y Clean w/ Steph Smith http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 25.77Mb) Description: Cigarette butts, used diapers, and burst balloons, oh my. Everything washes up on the beach. The Eco Chicks consider our great lake and how to keep it clean with the Adopt-a-Beach program and Stephanie Smith of the Alliance For The Great Lakes.
14. 020: Foraging w/ Weed Lady Nance Klehm http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 27.82Mb) Description: We're not talking gardens or dumpster diving. This is a discussion of the riches that grow in our highway medians, city planters, backyards and rail lines. Expert forager, Nance Klehm, sheds light on the city's bounty, from medicinal plants to tasty greens. Getting to know the foraging landscape takes some time and energy, but gives back in complex flavors and a better appreciation of plants. Plus it's free! Nance's as elusive as some of these plants, so email us if you want to go on one of her foraging expeditions and we'll pass your information along.
15. 019: FIELD NOTES: Solar Cookers http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 13.99Mb) Description: Make your own oven and harness the sun for slow cooked food. Jill talks with Jay Mead about the energy efficient solar oven. Though you won't make pot roast in a Chicago winter, Jay swears it's the secret to the tastiest corn. This simple technology is being employed increasingly in places where fuel is scarce or dangerous to gather. It just might be right for more of us.
16. 018: Fish & Farms w/ Prof. Aquaculture Chris Kohler http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 27.83Mb) Description: With so many fish to choose from, should we be choosing fish at all? Ocean fish travel long distances to get here, farmed fish are fed food made elsewhere, and those big tasty fish might be a mercury meal. The Eco Chicks talk with Chris Kohler, Director of the Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center, to get the scoop on farmed fish.
17. 017: Fix-it w/ Tinkerer Extraordinaire Ron Webber http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 25.00Mb) Description: You break it, you buy it...again. What's an environmentalist to do when it's pricier to fix a broken appliance than buy a new one? The Eco-chicks talk with a long-time repairman, Ron Webber, about DIY repair. It might be as good for the soul as it is for the landfill.
18. 016: Recycling II w/ Dr. Recycle Chris Sauve http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 27.64Mb) Description: It's the topic that haunts many a local recyclophile. Without blue bags, must we shuttle our bottles and cans to depots? Laurene and guest host, Jay Dandy, discuss their recycling dilemmas and delights. Later in the program, they check in with Chris Sauve of Chicago's Streets and Sanitation to see what's on the city's agenda, and when blue bins might roll into your neighborhood.
19. 015: Rain & Runoff w/ Water Czar Debra Shore http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 21.10Mb) Description: Midwesterners have had umbrellas at the ready this year. So, do we really need to worry about water conservation here like they do in the southwest? The Eco-chicks bring in Debra Shore, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, to discuss rain: where it goes, how it's treated, and what we should be doing about it.
20. 014: THOUGHTS ON: Biophilia http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 27.79Mb) Description: This eco-thinking episode represents a slight departure from our usual format. Instead of tackling an issue like compost or meat, this is a conversation about environmental philosophy. The Eco-Chicks take a deeper look at the cultural and biological bond we share with other species. What do our pets get out of being part of our families? What role does anthropomorphism play in our treatment of the environment? Can pigeons help us heal?
21. 013: Grilling w/ Celeb Chef David Burke http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 27.83Mb) Description: It’s the sizzle season and time to investigate the many merits of grilling. What’s the carbon footprint of America’s 170 million grills? Are quick-light briquettes all that bad? And most importantly, what’s the secret to a perfect barbeque? Chef David Burke weighs in on the coal vs. gas debate, unusual grillables, and his stud bull. It looks excessive, but we just couldn’t get enough grill talk -- check out the links below for more expert advice.
22. 012: Meat w/ TV Star Bill Kurtis http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 29.08Mb) Description: Meat dominates the American dinner plate, but not without environmental consequence. Are there ways to soften the impact without giving up burgers? Bill Kurtis, founder of Tallgrass Beef, brings us up to speed on grass fed beef, from the history of agriculture to the marketing of “marbling.” Could sending cows back to pasture solve the world’s problems? Bill makes a good case.
23. 011: Green Parenting w/ The Green Mama http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 25.68Mb) Description: Parenting is tricky, green parenting trickier. That's why we appreciate Manda Aufochs Gillespie, also known as the Green Mama. She's working to bring together a talented community of new parents and newly green folks to help each other out with life's great mysteries, diaper related and otherwise. She's hooked up in the green community, and ready to help.
24. 010: Lawn Nation w/ Rusty Stachlewitz http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 13.58Mb) Description: Lots of us love lush green lawns. But the pursuit of "perfect" lawns often require lots of water and synthetic chemicals that can be bad for the environment and our health. Want to go natural with your grass, consider some good looking lawn alternatives, or just learn to love a new version of that old green carpet? The Eco-chicks talk turf with long time lawn devotee, Rusty Stachlewitz, of  the Lawn Institute.
25. 009: Adventures in Composting w/ Dr. Dirt, Ginny Black http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 24.78Mb) Description: Composting - it's not just the stuff rotting in a heap out back, it's the key to tastier vegetables, brighter flower beds, and getting a better handle on a little something called "the cycle of life and death." Listen in as the Eco Chicks talk with Ginny Black, of the U.S. Composting Council, about what to include in your special bin of decay. Hint: toenail clippings good, dog poop bad.
26. 008: Freecycle w/ The Freaky Freecyclers http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 11.89Mb) Description: The Freecycle Network is an grassroots nonprofit with almost 5 million members across the globe, who want to give a little and take a little, in an effort to keep good stuff out of landfills. How does it really work? Laurene shares her experiences getting (and not getting) what she wanted, and two of Freecycle's volunteer moderators help explain it all.
27. 007: Luxury vs. Sacrifice w/ Peter Nicholson http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 13.43Mb) Description: Why does it always feel like we're asked to give up life's little luxuries when we take the eco-friendly route? We sat down to think about some of the ways going green enriches our lives, and not only in terms of karmic bonus points. Peter Nicholson of Foresight Design weighs in on the significance of good design in making luxury sustainable.
28. 006: Keeping Things Hot At Home w/ Kevin Dick http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 16.28Mb) Description: Hot tips on home heating. The Eco Chicks weigh in on keeping things cozy, from the advantages of steamy radiators to true thermostat love. Special guest Kevin Dick of the Delta Institute gives expert tips to save energy and heating costs.
29. 005: Recycling w/ Chris Sauve http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 8.74Mb) Description: What happens to those blue bags Chicagoans love to hate? And how many separate bins are really necessary? Chris Sauve of Chicago's Streets & San answers these and other recycling mysteries.
30. 004: THOUGHTS ON: Gruzzwords http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 5.38Mb) Description: The New York Times list of buzzwords for 2007 included seven that related to the environment. The eco-chicks discuss their favorites, and the ones they're hoping will make the cut for 2008.
31. 003: THOUGHTS ON: Green Lists http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 10.71Mb) Description: Every spring, right around earth day, magazines from Glamour to Sports Illustrated publish how-to lists on green living. Can ordinary people really help save the planet by doing just a few simple things? Listen in as the Eco Chicks sort through this year's green lists in search of the doable, the far-fetched, and the overlooked in sustainable living tips.
32. 002: IN THE FIELD: Live @ Nau http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 11.97Mb) Description: The Eco-Chicks travel to Nau, a sustainable clothing company with a Chicago outlet, for a coming out party--their first public performance. Stories about the birth of the show, the simple green-ness of the clotheslines, and more answers to your green living questions....
33. 001: Green Fashion w/ Lara Miller & Lisa Marie McComb http://lgpshow.org/podcast/lgp... download (audio/mpeg, 36.87Mb) Description: Is it possible to dress sustainably and not look like a hippy? What to wear? Where to shop? This week the Eco Chicks seek out two Chicago-based fashion pros--designer Lara Miller (pictured) and stylist Lisa Marie McComb--in search of answers. And don't miss a special appearance from our favorite commodities trader, Mike Q, weighing in with some thoughts on green fashion from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.