Entries by Bill Frank

James Howard Kunstler Warns of The Long Emergency

James Howard Kunstler has strong feelings about energy overuse and brings his thinking to its logical extreme to make a point about society.

He is best known for his books The Geography of Nowhere, a history of American suburbia and urban development, and the more recent The Long Emergency , where he argues that declining oil production is likely to result in the end of industrialized society as we know it and force Americans to live in smaller-scale, localized, agrarian (or semi-agrarian) communities.

He has written science fiction related to suburbia, urban development, and the challenges of what he calls “the global oil predicament.” His latest fiction book, The Witch of Hebron, is based on his groundbreaking work in The Long Emergency.

Charles Fox, TV’s Music Man

Charles Fox influenced many people’s lives—although they may not know it. He is responsible for setting the mood for the 1970s and 1980s. He’s a composer who wrote the music for such famous melodies as The Love Boat theme, Monday Night Football theme, Killing Me Softly with His Song and I Got a Name.

Guests—October 21, 2010

Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTOMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Thursday, October 21, 2010. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.