Topic: The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats comes up in 2 chapters across 1 episode of The Higherside Chats Free Show, in March 2014.

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Corporate Shaming, Walmart and the THC Seedling

Greg Carlwood encourages listeners to channel their frustration into publicly shaming corporations like ExxonMobil and Walmart on Twitter. He notes that Walmart's annual profits are triple the amount needed to end poverty in America and asks followers to tag him in their activism. The segment transitions into a symbolic reflection on the state of humanity, using the song "No Children" by The Mountain Goats as a metaphor for the human relationship with Earth.

THC 97: Guy McPherson | Environmental Degradation, Ocean Acidification, & Collapse
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No Children by The Mountain Goats

The podcast concludes with the song "No Children" by The Mountain Goats, an intense breakup track featuring lyrics about mutual destruction and hopelessness. The song serves as a symbolic message to the natural world, reflecting the themes of environmental collapse and the end of industrial civilization discussed throughout the episode. The lyrics describe a "fail-safe plot" and a desire for the "worst" not to be over as the show fades out.

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