Category Archives: Politics

JeromeCast Episode 62 Pesticide resistant weeds will find a way FTW

Posted on March 16, 2012 by JeromeCast

Remember how in Jurassic Park, nature finds a way? if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way. Well, it turns out the same is true for weeds, and Monsanto is surprised by resistent … Continue reading →

JeromeCast Episode 62 Pesticide resistant weeds will find a way FTW Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in Media, Politics, Society | 1 Comment

JeromeCast Episode 61 Humans can cause earthquakes

Posted on March 15, 2012 by JeromeCast

Yes, I understand that we need alternate forms of energy and jobs in the USA, but what’s the risk of human activity in fracking? there is precedent: seismologists say that a 6.3 magnitude quake that struck India’s Maharashtra state in … Continue reading →

JeromeCast Episode 61 Humans can cause earthquakes Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in Business, Media, Politics, Society | 1 Comment

JeromeCast Episode 55 Food for the future

Posted on February 23, 2012 by JeromeCast

Twice on food in one week on the Jeromecast…

JeromeCast Episode 55 Food for the future [ 1:06 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in Politics, Society | 1 Comment

JeromeCast Episode 47 Modern mercenaries

Posted on November 8, 2011 by JeromeCast

Check these links: Carlos the Jackal Simon Mann I really thought that mercenaries had more or less faded into history. But what motivates a person to choose killing for money as a career?

JeromeCast Episode 47 Modern mercenaries [ 1:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in Media, Politics, Society | 1 Comment

JeromeCast Episode 46 Indigenous people

Posted on November 3, 2011 by JeromeCast

Check the story out from the Guardian. Pretty shameful stuff. It’s also sad to realize how much indigenous people have been marginalized all over the world.

JeromeCast Episode 46 Indigenous people [ 1:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in JeromeCast, Politics, Society | 1 Comment

JeromeCast Episode 35 Irish economy

Posted on October 1, 2010 by JeromeCast

According to the BBC, Ireland won’t need an EU bailout. That’s the good news. Read the article for some less optimistic outcomes…

JeromeCast Episode 35 Irish economy Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in Business, JeromeCast, Politics, Society | 1 Comment

JeromeCast Episode 33 Farmland ownership

Posted on September 27, 2010 by JeromeCast

Check out this story from the ABC on Australian/New Zealand farmland ownership by foreign entities. Pardon the pun, but it’s really food for thought Whose priorities and needs are best served by which policy? The answer isn’t so easy.

JeromeCast Episode 33 Farmland ownership [ 1:30 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Posted in JeromeCast, Politics, Society | 1 Comment