The first show from our new location at the FearLess Cottage and what a way to kick it off. Ann Cooper is our courage in the public school kitchen. She refuses to play politics or keep her mouth shut about the state of food in this country and in our schools. And she should know something about it. To date she is the only person who has actually successfully reinvented the school lunch program. First in Berkley and now in Boulder. Watch in horror as I stick my foot in my mouth and repeatedly refer to The Susan G. Komen Foundation as the Susan B. Anthony Foundation. You know, all those runs and pink ribbons for women's suffrage. Apologies to all. But I have to say, it's a pretty funny screw up.

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At this talk at Turning the Tide I followed Dr. Weil and was fairly terrified to talk with a group of environmentalists. But I was welcomed with open arms and encouraged by many as I stepped down from the stage. Whew. I spoke about balancing global corporate power with a new-found consumer power.

By Alex Bogusky

Alex Bogusky talks with Justin Gold of Justin's Nut Butter.

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I was recently having breakfast with a friend. He advises one of the soft drink companies, and was very excited about some of their new work in the area of recycling. Although it was good news and a progressive step, I had a hard time getting excited about it. Maybe one of the reasons was that I had just returned from a conference at the Golden Gate Institute, where much of the focus was on all the plastic poisoning our oceans. Basically, all the plastic we’ve created is now in our oceans.  Several speakers were focused on this problem and had images of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Not surprisingly, a large percentage of this patch is made up of plastic bottles and, even more troubling for sea life, the caps of these bottles. This patch, roughly the size of Texas, is dramatic but the problem is not limited to the patch. It’s closer to home on the shores of every beach in the world, no matter how remote. Perhaps most troubling, plastic has seeped into our food supply. Broken-down bits of plastic (and their poisonous compounds) exist within in every fish in the sea. Every single fish. Consequently, that same poisonous plastic is now inside us. We are essentially eating and drinking all the plastic we’ve created.

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Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper joins Alex Bogusky and Andrew Davison live at the Denver B-cycle launch. Also, Michael Kritzer and Neil Riddell discuss the industrial design of the system. Rob Schuham shares his perspective on the program from an experiential marketing point-of-view.

We shoot the shit with CP+B creative directors Tony Calcao and Mark Moll and our very special guest, Karen Kaiser, Advertising Director for Domino's. The first client to visit us on FearLess and she steps up and tells it like it is. Truth in advertising is not for wimps.

By Alex Bogusky

My guests are the world's first advertising agency monk, Greg Burdulis and personal trainer to Boulder's fittest athletes, Jed Glass. If you need balance in your life then you need to hook up with these guys. Greg has blown many a mind in Boulder and Jed takes training to a spiritual level. I get happy just watching this one.

By Alex Bogusky

Hunter Lovins and Catherine Greener have been involved in designing sustainable systems for a long time. Hunter co-authored Natural Capitalism nine years ago and her work has influenced the thinking of everybody in this space. Plus she's a cowgirl and tough as hell. Catherine has worked with Walmart to help design their new sustainability index which just might change the face of retail forever.

By Alex Bogusky

Design, design, design. Warren Berger and I shoot the shit about the power of design. What defines a designer? What are the right questions to ask as a designer? How can design thinking help solve problems far beyond our old definitions of design and take on health care and transportation? Warren is brilliant and compelling and most importantly optimistic about the future of the world and the role of design.

By Alex Bogusky

This Sunday the family was all together and we were collectively wondering how to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. Martin Luther King, Jr. is in our opinion one of the greatest men of the last century and while he is celebrated with a national holiday we were a bit curious that there wasn't an obvious ritual to observe the day. Most of our favorite holidays come with some ritual. Fourth of July has its ritual of fireworks and the flag. Christmas has the ritual of giving. New years has its ritual of resolution. And my favorite, Thanksgiving, has the ritual of giving thanks. Most of our ideas weren't very good or inspiring and they seemed to miss the essence of the man. Still, I think my 10 year old daughter took keen interest in our brainstorm session as we tried to tie ritual to our observation of the day.

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