The Crumbling

The co-hosts are joined again by journalist Heath Druzin, an expert on militia movements in the U.S. They talk about libertarianism and the different eras of the militia movements in the U.S., and how it is that we got to where we're at. V fangirls harder for this moment than she ever has for anything, and the other co-hosts are happy to join for the ride. Support the show ★ Support this podcast o...

The hosts are joined again by writer, researcher, and podcaster,  Corrigan Vaughan (Jack of All Graves, Wisecrack) to continue their  conversation about the SPOOKIEST couple of frauds there ever was  Ed and Lorraine Warren. They talk about the Conjuring movies, and  how their legendary history is mostly just taking advantage of people  with mental illness or aiding other people in doing big grifts...

The co-hosts are joined by writer, researcher, and podcaster, Corrigan Vaughan (Jack of All Graves, Wisecrack) to talk about the SPOOKIEST couple of frauds there ever was - Ed and Lorraine Warren. They talk about the Conjuring movies, and how their legendary history is mostly just taking advantage of people with mental illness or aiding other people in doing big grifts, along with a big side of "t...

The co-hosts are joined by journalist, researcher, and Congressional  candidate for IL-09 (parts of Chicago and surrounding areas), Kat  Abughazaleh. They talk about her history working for Media Matters  and other outlets, why she's running, the term "influencer," ICE, and so  much more.  Check out Kat's links   www.katforillinois.com Kat Abughazaleh   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ show not...

The co-hosts are joined by journalist and podcaster Heath Druzin  (Howl, Extremely American, Boise State Public Radio) American  discuss the direct line from Ron Paul's 2008 and 2012 presidential  campaigns to the rising popularity of the militia movements. V finally  lets one of her special interests out of the bag (this exact topic), and  Heath illuminates the story with deeper knowledge of thes...

The co-hosts continue to discuss the history of the Austrian and  Chicago schools of economics. From Uncle Milty (Milton Friedman) to  Murray Rothbard, all your least favorite economists of this era make  appearances in episodes 24 and 25  part of the Libertarianism  series. This episode shows how Rothbard especially built a coalition  that spawned one of the bridges between normal Republicans who...

The co-hosts start to discuss the history of the Austrian and Chicago  schools of economics. From Uncle Milty (Milton Friedman) to Murray  Rothbard, all your least favorite economists of this era make  appearances in This and the Next few episodes  Support the show  ww.patreon.com/thecrumblingpodcast show notes  www.thecrumbling.beehiiv.com  www.thecrumbling.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Sophia and V are joined by the talented journalist, Laura Jedeed, to talk  about her upbringing in the Objectivist philosophy. This is part 2 of a 2  episode block with Laura, with episode 22 being on Ayn Rand's thought  in general, and her cultural impact more broadly. Support the show  ww.patreon.com/thecrumblingpodcast show notes  www.thecrumbling.beehiiv.com  www.thecrumbling.com Laura's site...

Sophia and V are joined by the talented journalist, Laura Jedeed, to  discuss one of the right libertarian movements biggest contributors  and haters: Ayn Rand. They discuss a bit of her history, but focus on her  work and the impact it had. This is part 1 of a 2 episode block with  Laura, with episode 23 being an interview with her on her family's  adherence to the Objectivist movement.  Check ou...

Sophia and V move into talking about two proto-chuds whose  admissions of elitism would make Anton LaVey blush: HL Mencken and  Albert Jay Nock. Both were brutally critical of democracy, and Nock  was one of the first figures on the right to refer to himself as  "libertarian." This episode explores three of the main characteristics of  all libertarian ideology that remain elusive unless you've had...

Sophia, V, and Davin start a journey through the history of right libertarianism (libertarian capitalism), starting with its ideological  forebears, and laying out some definitions. They discuss some of the  greatest sh*t-talkers in philosophical and political history - French  people in the 18th and 19th centuries. They discuss a bit of the history  of socialism, and how that relates to the incep...

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Sophia and V continue the two part interview with Aly Wane, an  immigrants' rights activist, about his history with the work, his thoughts  about our current moment, how we got there, and where we can go  next. The connections between this and the prior interview with David  Livingstone Smith are discussed, as well as ideas on dehumanization.  The parallels between the oppression of transgender pe...

Sophia, Davin, and V embark on the first episode of a two part  interview with Aly Wane, an immigrants' rights activist, about his history  with the work, his thoughts about our current moment, how we got  there, and where we can go next. The "post-truth" moment is  discussed, and how that informs the specific atrocities that we're all  seeing laid out before us right now, in May  www.patreon.com/...

Sophia, V, and Davin interview David Livingstone Smith, a professor of  philosophy at the University of New England. The crew take a deep  dive with Professor Smith into his area of expertise - dehumanization.  They talk about how he got started studying dehumanization, how it  arises, how it leads to genocides and other atrocities, and how it relates  to our ongoing epistemic crisis (or, as we li...

Sophia and V are once again schooled by Davin on the court...the  actual court, though, and not physically on it, and really it's other people  that got schooled...but you get it! They talk about how a certain UConn  athlete (!!!) accidentally revealed the truth of how student athletes were  compensated (or not), and how things have changed since then. The  connection between this kind of exploita...

Finally, Davin gets to tell a story! He fills the other co-hosts in on the  story of the exploitation of NCAA athletes, prior to the push for  some of them unionizing. He describes the conditions that led up to  that movement, showing how the league continuously profited off  of them, while denying them any chance at making money from  their work.  Also, two announcements:  Tragically, Andrew has...

Returning for Part 2 of their deep dive into labor history. with a (mostly) serious panel discussion, Sophia and Andrew explore where we stand today, the historical impact of labor movements, and how they can help us build a future rooted in trust, authenticity, and solidarity. Join the conversation on the past, present, and power of collective action. Featuring  Kim Kelly (  Author, Journalist )...

T he co-hosts have a chance to chat with the journalist Kim Kelly, author of the book Fight Like Hell and the upcoming book Fight To Win, about how labor movements provide a way to build a society based on trust, where disinformation doesn't have a chance to flourish. They also ask her what killer metal records have been coming out lately.  Thanks to our monthly supporters Bill Flarsheim Ghosty ja...

The co-hosts are rounding out the journey through showing how  climate change disinformation has led us to where we are now. They  discuss the second Trump administration, and how it has, through  DOGE and its own actions, buried information on climate change in  order to benefit the American kleptocracy. They discuss the details of  grants and other funding from the federal government that would...

Sophia , Andrew & Devon are joined by comedian and science educator Annam Choudhry   https://www.instagram.com/annamlaughs . They all continue on the climate change journey, this time  discussing the careers of two men who both worked for the Cato  Institute (a right wing think tank co-founded by Murray Rothbard, one of  the Koch brothers, and another person), and we're Fox News  contributors....

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The co-hosts continue their series on climate change, this time discussing both the mechanics of damaged caused by climate change and the escalation of disinformation in the 1970's and 1980's. Perry Como comes up, but nothing about climate change is a magic moment. Sophia loses her mind thinking about the reproductive habits of the eastern cottontail. The group has launched a site on beehiiv where...

 The co-hosts talk about how the 1960's had such bad air quality that parts of 1965 were compared to the days after 9/11 in New York. They also learned that that year was just awful in general, and may rival 2020 and 2025 for sheer audacity in being a bad and uncertain time to live. The recurring villain makes a return trip because how could the American Petroleum Institute leave anything good and...

 The hosts open the discussion on climate change. They talk about how the potentials for climate change were discovered in the 1800's, and how it was identified to be happening in the early 1900's. They go on to discuss how disinformation started very quickly, funded by the petroleum industry. The AI co-host finally reveals his secret identity: Davin DuBois. That shouldn't mean anything to you, as...