Breaking Down: Collapse

One of our Patrons - Kelly - made some dramatic changes in her life to help better align her actions with her beliefs regarding collapse. It was inspiring to hear where she's at on her journey to "find what is hers to do". This is the first 18 minutes or so of that interview, and the rest can be found on the Patreon channel: Kory | creating a podcast | Patreon Please join us on Patreon for weekly...

Well would you look at that... fascism happened again this week. ‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal - POLITICO Why did Democrats cave on the shutdown? New funding bill that will reopen the US government will specifically pay out 9 congressmembers over $1mil each : r/law Government shutdown impasse stretches on as Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offe...

The wealthy are continuing to advocate for radical geoengineering measures to "fix climate change". I talk about some new research that makes it less feasible. Engineering and logistical concerns add practical limitations to stratospheric aerosol injection strategies | Scientific Reports Elon Musk Wants to Block Out the Sun Company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors alarms scientists | S...

Discussion of a recent thread on r/collapse (Reddit) regarding what personality traits makes a person more likely to be collapse aware. On the personality traits and lived experiences of collapse-aware individuals : collapse 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.

Every Friday we talk about what the Trump administration has done. Today, let's talk about what I really hope they don't do. Exclusive | House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from being sworn i Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart voters Zohran Mamdani: Can Trump deport Zohran Mamdani? What Can Mayor-Elect Mamdani Do if Trump Se...

The investment thus far in AI will not be without consequences - it's just a question of whether it will be due to the bubble popping and the economic fallout, or the successful creation of an AI monster. 75% of gains, 80% of profits, 90% of capex—AI’s grip on the S&P is total and Morgan Stanley's top analyst is 'very concerned' | Fortune Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta results overshadowed by gr...

Are we winning yet? Trump Administration Defies Court Orders FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago uncovered Donald Trump Claims It’s ‘Illegal’ for Late-Night “Now if we do what I’m saying, they’ll never… (1) Aaron Rupar on X: "Trump on President Xi: Pentagon Admits It Has No Idea Who’s on “Drug Boats” Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes Trump tells military to plan for 'action...

There is a growing trend of apathy regarding Climate Change. From researchers to the media, from voters to politicians - people are not talking about it as much as they used to. Why Democrats aren't talking about climate change much anymore | Grist SoCA Report_Final_10.21.2025.pdf ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head | Climate crisis | The Guardian Please join...

Antonio Guterrez is perhaps the first relevant leader to admit the world can no longer avoid passing 1.5C. ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head | Climate crisis | The Guardian 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.

Trump has stated his intent to keep power for a 3rd term. Today we revisit an old prediction Kellan and I made before the election on this very topic. Trump says he would be allowed to serve a third term by running as VP but says he wouldn’t do that because it’s too cute and the people wouldn’t like that. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted...

COP30 begins in a couple of weeks in Belem, Brazil, and it's off with a bang by causing environmental damage long before it ever started. Will Cop30 in Belém help or harm the Amazon? | Cop30 | The Guardian Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm | Brazil | The Guardian Record-breaking carbon dioxi...

How long will tyranny reign in the US? Trump: I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people. Okay? Trump: "If I want to enact a certain act.. I’d be allowed to do that Federal agents told a US citizen "you have no rights." 10.27.2025 - West Chicago: ICE Agents Scan Driver's Biometrics Without Warrant ICE agents chased down these two kids o...

For the first time, a massive cargo ship has gone from mainland China to the UK, through the Arctic. This new route cut nearly a month off of the trip, but is it a net a positive? Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK | Reuters Picture This: Northern Sea Route Charted as Alternative Trade Lane | S&P Global Frontiers | From melting ice to green shipping: naviga...

I had the pleasure to meet quickly with Shaun Chamberlain to announce the start of a new forum hosted on his page, for listeners of this podcast. Hopefully it will become a great place to chat about the episodes or get to know each other a bit more. I also highly encourage you to engage with the other forums there, as well as all of Shaun's other material! Previous Interview with Shaun: Episode 11...

The Trump administration is making big moves to increase the capability of governmental surveillance against its own citizens. The growing surveillance state in the U.S. is far worse than you imagined ALPR Map | DeFlock Cities Are Fighting Back Against The Law-Breaking Flock License Plate Cameras The Shocking Far-Right Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI – Mother Jone...

We are already fully aware that we'll blow through 1.5C and 2.0C above the baseline. New research shows the gap between Paris Climate Accord pledges and reality are growing. The Production Gap Report 2025 | SEI The Rest of the World Is Following America’s Retreat on EVs - WSJ 1 in 4 new cars sold in 2025 will be electric, new report says, and China is the undisputed EV leader | CBC News Please joi...

Fascism this week in the US (10/17-10/23). Trump: "Don't forget I can use Donald Trump declares he has Judge tells Homeland Security Immigrants with no criminal record now largest group Officials Scrub Data Showing U.S. Citizens Swept Up Republican Governor Orders National Guard Deployed Justice Amy Coney Barrett Admits Supreme Court $300million-100% paid by trump-Military involved Trump says he h...

New discovery in Antarctica shows that methane seeps are increasing - more research is needed (and currently underway) to determine the extent and effects. Scientists discover methane leaking out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN Massive methane leaks detected in Antarctica, posing potential risks for global warming | Climate | EL PAÍS English Leaking ‘fire ice’ is new threat to the p...

According to new research, we've officially crossed the coral reef death tipping point. Our temperature range above the preindustrial average is now higher than coral reefs can survive in the long term (and effects are already being seen). Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian Coral die-o...

Enjoy an excerpt from my interview with Greg Nelson, as part of our Patreon bonus content. To finish this interview, and hear the others we've been doing with out listeners, please join us on Patreon! 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.

Over the last few years there has been a lot of conversation about AI taking jobs. Is it taking place, and will it be as bad as some say? 92 Million Jobs Lost to AI: Who’s Most at Risk? Why Is Job Growth So Slow When GDP Is So Strong? - Apollo Academy 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.

A fresh new week from hell in the USA. Enjoy? Supreme Court Signals Final Blow Trump administration revokes 6 visas Department of State on X: TN man arrested Insider Whales Made $100 Million US is working on doubling aid GOP’s Jim Jordan on judges: Heavily armed ICE agents illegally ICE Rams Civilian Car, Drags Woman WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman Trump calls Mamdani a ‘communist,’ Letitia James,...

Tehran (with a metro population of nearly 17 million) is experiencing a major water shortage, after 5 years of drought. Subsidence, as a result of groundwater removal, is simultaneously causing the land to sink and destroying infrastructure. Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens | Iran | The Guardian ‘We must change’: how drought and overextraction of water...

Counterintuitively, a collapsing world may just be resulting in people who are less likely to become collapse aware. 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.

*Caveat: This was recorded on October 7th so may not be completely up to date in regards to recent happenings. An escalation in the battle for states' rights to defend against invading federal forces in the US (not a sentence I thought I'd write in my lifetime). Judge to block 'relocation, federalization, or deployment' of any National Guard to Oregon - ABC News Texas Gov. Abbott deploys National...