https://www.divarin.net/yt KRAB-FM Archives. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification divarin Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:03:00 +0000 https://web.archive.org/web/20231203174640/https://krabarchive.com/programs/krab-spoken-word-1970s.html Thu, 2 Jul 2026 12:06:00 +0000 Democracy in an Age of Scarcity - Can We Avoid 1984? Robert Theobald Speaks - KRAB Dec 12, 1975 A speech by economist Robert Theobald, a Cambridge-trained scholar who challenges the assumption that continued material economic growth is both possible and desirable in the developed nations of the world. He is author of a number of books concerned with national economics and was instrumental in preparing the "Triple Revolution" report presented to President Johnson in 1964. His latest publication is An Alternative Future for America's Third Century. This was presented at Seattle University Oct 21, 1975, as part of a series of lectures about "Democracy in an Age of Scarcity." The Seattle Times did not report about this event, or Theobald's speech, but the Seattle University student newspaper, The Spectator, did. From the 1999 Associated Press obituary: Mr Theobald argued that blind confidence in economic growth, technology and the culture of materialism destroyed the environment and failed to provide opportunity and income for many people. "We've halved the size of our families, doubled the size of our houses and have to fill four times as much space with stuff," he said in a 1997 interview with The Spokesman-Review newspaper (Spokane). Recorded, produced and announced by Phil Andrus.Tape Label Recording courtesy Jack Straw Foundation, PA0887 Dec 3, 2016 - After I wrote about this program in the KRAB facebook group, Richard Wolf responded: "I remember this! When I listened to it, it inspired me to write my essay for government class that spring. I credited Robert Theobald on my paper, and I got a B+ grade on it. Our teacher (Mr Frederick at Renton High) would hand our papers back with a short comment. Mine was 'you listen to KRAB don't you.'" false 01:14:02 full