Episode 29 :: Countering Advertising with Alternative Holiday Celebrations

You can listen to the podcast here or download it. See Ways to Listen below. Four segments in this episode 1. Advertising is designed to keep us dissatisfied, to make us feel that we’ll be better or more popular when we buy a particular product. How can we resist that pressure? How do we help children? 2. Making a Difference — Will Jubilee Economics or simple living make any real difference? What does the Future look like?  Jerry gives insights about how jubilee economics and voluntary simple living come together in practical ways. 3. Lee and Jerry discuss countering advertising and other Multi-Earth forces through alternative holiday celebrations. It's based on Tips for Simpler, More Meaningful Celebrations, also the subject of a recent blog. 4. Exciting updates at JEM - The One Earth Project is getting closer to publishing the first volume of Lee's trilogy. We thank Ed Lucas for his years of service as he moves on. And other news. Director Lee Van Ham’s back on the show because his spouse, Juanita, star of episode #6, is well along on reovering from her recent hip surgery.  Free Resources Segment 1. SEE Jerry on advertising here. READ more about advertising from Jerry here. Segment 2. Jerry and Rita have chosen The Lutheran Community Foundation as the place to help safeguard the future of their granddaughter's generation. 350.org - a global movement to solve the climate crisis  Segment 3. Lee recommends Tikkun Magazine for ways people of any faith can benefit from Jewish holidays. VIDEO: The Celebration Revolution of Alexander Scrooge / Leader's Guide and script VIDEO: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Leader's Guide and script Segment 4.  Lee's One Earth Project site and blog Simple Living Works! site Ways to Listen To listen to this episode, click the player at the bottom right of this page. The player also appears on the JEM home page or the top of the podcast main page.  View, play and share all our episodes here.  To download this episode, subscribe using Feedburner, where you can choose your preferred subscription method including iTunes, email, or any other reader/podcatcher. Feedback We’d love your feedback and we’d love to use it in the show. Here are a few options: We are at Facebook. Like us and share us there. Voice: call our Google Voice number, 858-480-6855 and leave up to a three minute message. Or, use the recorder on our web site and leave up to a ten minute message. (At that point, we might just consider you our next guest!) The SpeakPipe recorder requires Flash Player. Leave a written message in the sidebar form, or email [email protected]. Please rate us and leave a comment in iTunes Music Store. Donate to JEM JEM always gladly accepts donations given in any amount according to your generosity. Show your appreciation of our web outreach by a donation—either one time or as often as you like. It helps us with hosting costs, software, and other incidentals that allow us to create our educational and inspirational content. Thank you.