Talk of the Nation

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Talk of the Nation

May 8, 1992

Prior to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio, Brazil in 1992, Donella Meadows was invited to speak on the NPR radio show Talk of the Nation. In the following recordings, she and radio host Ira Flatow discuss her work on the limits to growth and what those limits imply for society going forward. Dennis Avery, former agricultural analyst for the US Department of State and Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, was invited to take part in the discussion as well.

Part 1 (discussion with Donella Meadows begins at minute 6:10):
[audio:https://donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/01-Talk-of-the-Nation-5-8-92-pt.-1.mp3|titles=Talk of the Nation 5-8-92 (pt. 1)]

Part 2:
[audio:https://donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/01-Talk-of-the-Nation-5-8-92-pt.-21.mp3|titles=Talk of the Nation 5-8-92 (pt. 2)]

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