Dystopian Discourse

There is nothing convenient about being lonely, unhealthy, depressed, and over-stimulated, but that’s what a life of hyper-convenience often gets you. Capitalism tells us that every shiny new technology is going to make our lives easier, give us more time back, and make us happier. The research is proving otherwise. Being part of the resistance means deeply questioning the real value of convenienc...

Data centers are in the news a lot lately, but what’s the big deal? Data centers themselves aren’t new, but the hyperscale data centers of the last few years and the projects currently in development are nothing like what we’ve seen in the last half century. These are massive facilities that require enormous water and energy resources to function, and are already impacting communities around the U...

Billionaires are socially depraved criminals who evade paying taxes and exploit the working class. And rather than being punished and held accountable, they continue to be rewarded by policymakers in government. In this episode, we discuss: The antisocial tendencies of the ultra-wealthy, known as the Dark Triad Which billionaire has been called "sociopathic" by close colleagues Some good...

The second Trump administration is on a highly visible mission to suppress science and public health efforts, through the mass layoffs in scientific departments and agencies, removal of thousands of data sets from federal websites, questioning the safety of life-saving vaccines, and many more extreme authoritarian actions.  In this episode I’m joined by Spencer Spellman, who holds a Masters in Pos...

In this episode we launch into the theme we’ll be referring to as: climate chaos.  The current administration is on a mission to pour gasoline on the flames that is climate change, removing Biden-era subsidies to green energy and ramping up investments in the coal industry. The depraved decision to rescind the EPA’s endangerment finding is just one example in a slew of moves to accelerate environm...

Introducing Dystopian Discourse, a podcast for anyone who feels like dystopia is not some distant imagined version of the world–but the reality that we find ourselves in today.  Tune in to hear about the ways in which common dystopian themes are playing out in our everyday lives, and then to discover the people and communities who are actively working to change these dystopic systems for the bette...