We speak with Alex about:

Full Episode Notes Here.

• gridphilly.com
• During a wedding your sustainability ideals are put on trial
• Life being anti consumerism - how to deal with presents and customs
• Buy Nothing Day 
• Having children and trying not to be consumers 
• How to find subjects and topics for a Magazine
• Philadelphia and the changing landscape of sustainability
• Judy Wicks & white dog cafe
• Judy Wick’s book - Good Morning, Beautiful Business: The Unexpected Journey of an Activist Entrepreneur and Local-Economy Pioneer
• Michael Pollans Omnivores Dilemma
• Bill’s episode / carbon bill
• The Economic argument against sustainability
• Questioning the defaults of life
• Our attachment to our phones and chaos feeding into our need to feel significant 
• Mandatory vacation/ paternity time 
• Our future commune
• The four hour work week
• Taking a step back out of the system
• Your Money or Your Life
• Michael Pollan’s How to Change your Mind
• Dr Prash episode
• Psychedelics 
• Headspace
• Sam Harris meditation app 
• Subscribe & Contribute to Grid
• Social media - who is this for? what’s the ultimate goal?
• Does social media have potential for good?
• Childhood shame and punishment / obedience to authority
• Mental health from not paying attention to news everyday
• Palm oil and all of these environmental issues that people don’t know about