The final Chicago program in the "All-Consuming" series explored the imaginative and creative solutions being developed to solve our many problems related to resource use and scarcity. It took place on October 24, 2009 at Archeworks.

This program in the "All-Consuming" series explored Hollywood's take on resource scarcity through discussion of clips from films such as Mad Max and Waterworld. It took place on August 13, 2009 at Columbia College Chicago's Ferguson Theatre.

This program in the "All-Consuming" series examined historical and ethical perspectives on our consumption of oil and water. It took place on July 15, 2009 at The Field Museum.

This program in the "All-Consuming" series examined how our perceptions and values have shaped environmental policies and planning, the choices made in Chicago's early efforts to control its water needs, and the legacy that we want to leave for future generations It took place on June 30, 2009 at the Newberry Library.

This program in the "All-Consuming" series discussed the difficulty of finding easy solutions to oil and water problems through the examples of dams in India and the development of ethanol as an alternative fuel. It took place on May 18, 2009 at the Indo-American Center in West Rogers Park.

This program in the "All-Consuming" series explored the main water demands in Western Illinois and examined how we should decide how those demands are met. It took place on April 26, 2009 at the Gateway Building in Peoria as part of the annual Clean Water Celebration.

This program in the "All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water" series examined the promises and limitations of ethanol and the environmental and ethical questions involved in increased ethanol production. It took place on March 19, 2009 Augustana College's Olin Auditorium in Rock Island.

This program in the "All-Consuming" series used the story of the Great Lakes Compact, current clashes over oil in Nigeria, and the documentary WATER PRESSURES, which tells the story of a collaborative water management model in India, to examine conflict over oil and water. It took place on March 18, 2009 at International House at the University of Chicago.

This program in the "All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water" series examined the promises and limitations of ethanol and the environmental and ethical questions involved in increased ethanol production. It took place on February 17, 2009 at Morris University Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

This program in the "All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water" series examined the promises and limitations of ethanol and the environmental and ethical questions involved in increased ethanol production. It took place on February 10, 2009 at SIUC's Student Health Center Auditorium.

The second program in the year-long, statewide series "All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water" explored ownership and stewardship of oil and water globally through the story of Venezuela's oil industry and locally through the documentary THE WATER FRONT, which examines water privatization as experienced by the African-American community of Highland Park, Michigan. It took places on January 27, 2009 at Loyola University Chicago's Kasbeer Hall.

The opening program in the year-long, statewide series All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water featured Richard Heinberg, author of PEAK EVERYTHING: WAKING UP TO THE CENTURY OF DECLINES, and Steve Edwards, acting program director at Chicago Public Radio. It took place on November 18, 2008 at the Chicago History Museum.