Dmitry Orlov is a blogger, author of books and essays comparing the collapse of the Soviet Union to the current US collapse, and he’s the guest this week. Also featured is music from Chris “Isto” White whose new album Let’s Get Friendly is available on iTunes. George Bush and the Vitamin String Quartet offer up covers of REM’s hit It’s the End of the World as We Know It. We also hear from KMO who wishes the podcast a happy 50th, and the Titanic Factoid comes with quotes from Emma Goldman. You can download this episode at dietsoap.podomatic.com or subscribe at iTunes.

Self described centrist James Howard Kunstler is this week’s guest and we discuss capitalism, collapse, suburbs, Jim’s play Big Slide, and how the American public may or may not be to blame. There is no free lunch, unless you work for Goldman Sachs. If you work for Goldman Sachs there may be such a thing as a free luncheonette. Also featured this week is music from the Bill Murray Experience, Chris ‘Isto’ White, Scott Joplin, Antonio Quijano and Edgar Abraham, MIA, and Fabian Andre. Download this episode at dietsoap.podomatic.com or subscribe via iTunes.

Chris “Isto” White is this week’s guest, and we discuss his superpower, the children’s performer Raffi, Mister Rogers, and the importance (or lack of importance) of philosophical ideas and music lessons. This week’s episode is laden with music and song including Cartoon Music from Isto’s latest album Let’s Get Friendly. Also this week you’ll hear about the Mummy aboard the Titanic. You can download the podcast at dietsoap.podomatic.com or subscribe for free at iTunes.

Dennis Perrin is a blogger, author, stand-up comic, and the guest this week. We discuss his return to the stage, the state of politics in the US, and the reality of living in Obama’s America. Turns out it’s very much the same as living in Bush’s America, which was more similar to Clinton’s America than most admit. The music of John Cage, Scott Joplin, Chet Atkins, Silvertone Records, and the Kazoo are featured this week, along with an excerpt from The Coming Insurrection, and a Titanic factoid. You can download this episode at dietsoap.podomatic.com, or subscribe at iTunes.