The Big Empty and Economic Issues Fac...
This is a special podcast series on current economic and culture issues faced by the state of Texas, its governments and its citizens. We will explore these issues with author Loren Steffy, through the prism of his book The Big Empty. The Big Empty set in 1999, is a tale about the sense of place and tells the story of a fictional company AzTech which builds a semi-conductor plant in the dying west Texas city of Conquistador. Over this special podcast series we will consider the following issues facing Texas today; including water, power, land investment, housing and the clash of cultures.
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The Big Empty and Economic Issues Facing 21st C...
In this concluding Episode 5, Tom Fox and Loren Steffy look at housing issues in the State of Texas.
15 min
2
The Big Empty and 5 Economic Issues Facing 21st...
Tom Fox and Loren Steffy consider the clash of cultures when Silicon Valley builds plants in rural west Texas.
15 min
3
The Big Empty and Economic Issues Facing 21st C...
In Episode 3, Tom Fox and Loren Steffy look at the issues of land and development.
12 min
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The Big Empty and Economic Issues Facing 21st C...
In Episode 2, Tom Fox and Loren Steffy consider issues relating to power in the State of Texas.
15 min
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The Big Empty and Economic Issues Facing 21st C...
Tom Fox and Loren Steffy begin a special 5-part podcast series on current economic and cultural issues facing the State of Texas as viewed through the prism of Steffy's book The Big Empty, today water.
15 min