Orlov smackdown on William Halal

Pretty hilarious interview here featuring William Halal and Dmitri Orlov. Halal seems to think such mind-numbing wonders as space-tourism are the wave of the future (thanks, Branson) and is generally cut down to size by Orlov - it sounds like he's starting to doubt his mantra-like rhetoric of "the experts, the experts" by the end of the show, but it's a pity his air-headed sensibilities can't fully appreciate the biting satire that Orlov lays down for him.

"I don't care what these billionaires do with their money - if they pile it on the ground and burn it or fly themselves around in a rocket - they're obviously not doing anything useful with it."
(Paraphrased from Orlov)

Techno-wonderland or Collapse:
Two Visions of the US' future (Part 1 of 3)

23:43 minutes (10.86 MB)
February 23, 2009. Part 1.

Techno-wonderland or Collapse:
Two Visions of the US' future (Part 2 of 3)

17:55 minutes (8.21 MB)
February 23, 2009. Part 2.

Techno-wonderland or Collapse:
Two Visions of the US' future (Part 3 of 3)

10:57 minutes (5.01 MB)
February 23, 2009. Part 3.

From Vermont's excellent Equal Time Radio