Breaking Down: Collapse

Kellan and Kory discuss the role that modern agriculture plays in eventual societal collapse Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Kellan and I discuss some thoughts on how to get started preparing for collapse.  Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kellan and Kory discuss the proper expectations and philosophy around preparing for collapse, and how they may differ from mainstream ideas of "prepping". Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kellan takes the wheel and talks about specific trends in consumerism that have caused the modern western world to give up our independence in exchange for convenience. Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Kellan and I discuss feedback loops related to climate change, what a BOE is, and how it will affect us. Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Kellan asks the questions he's had on his mind throughout our conversations.  Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss the major impacts of climate change and its role in collapse. Learn More: On Ice Free Arctic 2035 On “Faster Than Expected” Permafrost Melt “Faster Than Expected” Examples Why 1.5 isn’t going to happen When could we see a 2 degree warmer world? The Difference Between 1.5 and 2 Degreees Air Pollution Deaths at 2 Degrees vs 1.5 Degrees How many die annually from air poluti...

Politicians have power because we have given it to them. What happens when the people decide that power is no longer legitimate? Learn More: On Corruption On Voting Breaking the Two Party System Income Inequality " The Collapse of Complex Societies" - Joseph Tainter  The French Revolution “Dark Age America" - John Michael Greer On Essential Workers What Causes Revolutions? "Med...

The massive social experiment that is our financial system is truly understood by few. This episode details how we are practically victims of history's largest Ponzi scheme. How long will the con last? Learn More: The Crash Course (Full Course) The Crash Course (Short Version) Fractional Reserve Banking How does the Federal Reserve create money? Money in Circulation US Debt Clock Zimbabwe Hyp...

In this episode we discuss one of the mechanisms by which societal collapse happens over time, and what it looks like for every-day people. Sources: How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse - John Michael Greer Dark Age America - John Michael Greer GDP Growth Infrastructure Report Card Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord communi...

In this episode we discuss the concept of overshoot, and the consequences it has on society and our ecosystem. We also discuss the book Limits to Growth, which is based around computer modeling done at MIT to discover the fate of our society in the next 50 years.  Learn More: Limits to Growth PDF Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community....

Energy fuels our lives. So why have we risked so much by devouring energy that can't be replaced and is unsustainable? Every wildfire hits a peak where it burns at maximum heat and covers the largest area, before it dies down due to insufficient fuel sources. Our society, also at its peak, must eventually face the same decline. Learn More: Energy Slave - Comic Energy Slaves A Short History of...

The complex state of our society makes us especially vulnerable to collapse. As a result of building this system, we each rely on it to keep us alive and have therefore lost our independence. In this episode we answer the question of what it means to be complex, and why it is so dangerous. Timeline of Human Technological Advancement What Makes a Society Complex? Diminishing Returns of Technologica...

What is collapse? This episode introduces the topic of the podcast, establishing a foundation for the conversation moving forward.  Is it a conspiracy? Is it a certainity, or are we talking about a one-off chance? Will it happen during our life time? These questions and more answered in this episode. Support the show Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord commun...