Locally Grown with Jim Fini

About Locally Grown with Jim Fini

In my book, Locally Grown: The Art of Sustainable Government, I talk about how our country's bottom up design of 20,000 zip codes, 50 states and 1 Federal government, brilliantly distributes power within that bottom-up infrastructure. Our Founders intended most governance to be done locally. And about the inherent dangers of too much centralized power. My book exposes the unsustainability of our government debt and the awful bargain we make when we exchange freedom for security. I introduce readers to Locally Grown principles like sustainability, accountability, the double-bottom line, harnessing excess capacity, simplification, and engaged citizenship. I make the case that returning to our federalist roots through Locally Grown principles is the path to sustainable, effective government that better serves the “Common Good.”

Publisher

Jim Fini

Category

government · music · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jun 2020

Latest episode

4 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

60 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Aug 2026

   Episode 61: Architecture & Geopolitics with Author and Communitarian Jim Kunstler

   Jim Kunstler’s Substack is a must read for me each week. He synthesizes the current events of the week through his wry and irreverent sense of humor. It’s rare a that journalist can tell you the facts and make you laugh at the same time. Jim was born in New York City in 1948 and spent most of his childhood there. He has worked as a reporter and feature writer for a number of newspapers including Rolling Stone Magazine and my favorite alt magazine of in the 80’s, the Boston Phoenix...

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   14 Apr 2026

   Episode 60: The Iran War with Ret. Diplomat David Hunter

   I am lucky to have David Hunter as “a guy in the neighborhood”, especially at such a volatile time around the world. David and I are somewhat on opposite sides of the aisle so you will hear a really good discussion trying to find middle ground, where the truth usually lies. United We Stand. Divided We Fall. Each One for the Other, and All for All.

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   13 Dec 2025

   Episode 59: with 21 year old entrepreneur Tommy Potter

   Today my guest is Tommy Potter a student at the University of Michigan who I met while visiting my daughter this fall. Our conversation over coffee was just so interesting, I had to have him on my podcast. I think it is critical for us oldsters to elevate this future generation of leaders who will be instrumental to the survival and prospering of our society as time passes. The list of Tommy’s accomplishments at such a young age is extraordinary. He grew up in Moline, Illin...

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