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  1. Daily Episode 78 - Dissecting Episode 4: "Limits to Growth"

    24 december 2025 · 19 min

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    My insights from episode 4 Lees meer

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  2. Daily Episode 77 - Dissecting Episode 3: "Energy"

    23 december 2025 · 15 min

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    In this episode we revisit episode 3, and discuss how it combines perfectly with episode 2 (Complex Society) to highlight vulnerabilities in our system. Lees meer

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  3. Daily Episode 76 - Dissecting Episode 2: "Complex Society"

    22 december 2025 · 15 min

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    Continuing the exploration of the first 8 episodes, today we dive into episode 2. Lees meer

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  4. Daily Episode 75 - Dissecting Episode 1: "Introduction"

    19 december 2025 · 26 min

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    Today we take a look back at the pilot episode of the podcast to talk about inspirations for the podcast, along with some regrets or changes I'd make if I could go back. Lees meer

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  5. Daily Episode 74 - Replaying Episode 8: "Climate Change"

    18 december 2025 · 41 min

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    Replaying Episode 8: Climate Change Lees meer

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  6. Daily Episode 73 - Replaying Episode 7: "Political Turmoil"

    17 december 2025 · 40 min

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    Replaying episode 7: Political Turmoil Lees meer

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  7. Daily Episode 72 - Replaying Episode 6: "The Financial System"

    16 december 2025 · 50 min

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    Replaying episode 6: The Financial System Lees meer

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  8. Daily Episode 71 - Replaying Episode 5: "Catabolic Collapse"

    15 december 2025 · 40 min

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    Replaying Episode 71: Catabolic Collapse Lees meer

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  9. Daily Episode 70 - Replaying Episode 4: "Limits to Growth"

    14 december 2025 · 56 min

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    Replaying Episode 4: Limits to Growth Lees meer

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  10. Daily Episode 69 - Replaying Episode 3: "Energy"

    13 december 2025 · 37 min

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    Replaying Episode 3: "Energy" Lees meer

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  11. Daily Episode 68 - Replaying Episode 2: "Complex Society"

    12 december 2025 · 35 min

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    Continuing the series started yesterday - replaying the first 8 episodes while I'm on vacation, and will give insights into each episode when I get back. Lees meer

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  12. Daily Episode 67 - Replaying the Introduction

    11 december 2025 · 35 min

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    I'm out on vacation, but thought I'd try something new - we'll be replaying the first 8 episodes of the podcast over the next week, and then I'll go through one by one and revisit them - giving commentary on my thoughts on what's changed since. Lees meer

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  13. Daily Episode 66 - Solastalgia and 2-4 Billion Dead

    10 december 2025 · 18 min

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    A discussion on Christopher Ketcham's article describing the idea of Solastalgia, as we head towards a world that could lose 2-4 billion people, just from climate change by 2050 (according to actuarial scientists). Lees meer

    Two Billion Dead at 2C Warming? - CounterPunch.org

    planetary-solvency-risks-and-recommendations.pdf (PDF Download)

    Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries | Climate crisis | The Guardian

    Letter: CCC letter to Minister Hardy - advice on the UK's adaptation objectives - Climate Change Committee

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  14. Daily Episode 65 - Interview with Abbie (Bonus)

    9 december 2025 · 17 min

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    The first 15 minutes or so of my episode with Abbie, who spoke with me about their decision to move outside of the US with their partner. Join us Patreon to hear the full episode! Lees meer

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  15. Daily Episode 64 - "The Duty to Scare People" and the Harms of Scientific Reticence

    8 december 2025 · 30 min

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    What responsibilities do scientists have to be blunt about the reality of climate change? Is it better to keep society calm and not explore worst case scenarios, or is it their duty to scare people? I explore that question, and dive into new research done by two scientific societies that lies outside of socially acceptable scientific consensus. Lees meer

    Why Isn't Everybody Panicking? Scientific Reticence and the Duty to Scare People - The Prindle Institute for Ethics

    Global Warming At 3 °C By 2050? What's Behind The New German Climate Warning - Worldcrunch

    Gemeinsamer Aufruf der DMG und der DPG — DPG (Translate to English on your browser)

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  16. Daily Episode 63 - This Week in Fascism (#10)

    5 december 2025 · 25 min

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    I'm out of town this week, so episodes are prerecorded (no episodes Thursday 11th to Wednesday 17th). Enjoy another week of fascism... Lees meer

    Former Trump lawyer: ‘The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a president

    White House Scraps DOGE: The Bizarre Subscriptions and Weird Overseas Contracts Draining Public Funds

    DOJ Staff Rip Donald Trump and Pam Bondi’s ‘Irreversible Damage’

    Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledges

    Supreme Court blocks lower court order on Texas redistricting

    Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and allies

    Epstein Files: New FBI Emails Detail Review, 'Special Redaction Project

    Trump Guts Federal Protections for Whistleblowers | The New Republic

    Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures

    Trump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after D.C. attack

    Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress

    Federal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey,

    Trump goes on late-night social media rant demanding Democrats

    Pentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troops

    White House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Lega

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  17. Daily Episode 62 - The US Government is Poisoning You

    4 december 2025 · 12 min

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    The EPA has just signed off on 10 new pesticides, which contain PFAS Forever Chemicals. This, after Trump campaigned on the promise to clamp down on polluting and harmful pesticides. Maybe it has something to do with the $70M+ spent in lobbying from PFAS companies this year? Lees meer

    Trump Embraces Pesticides After Previously Promising Crackdown - Newsweek

    The EPA Approved a New PFAS Pesticide — Will It Show Up in Your Produce? The EPA Approved a New PFAS Pesticide — Will It Show Up in Your Produce?

    As Trump Attacks PFAS Water Safety Rules, New Analysis Shows Massive Industry Lobbying Influence | Food & Water Watch

    California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The Guardian

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  18. Daily Episode 61 - Say "No" to Frankenstein Algae

    3 december 2025 · 16 min

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    Scientists are researching "Natural Geoengineering" - one method of which involves mutating algae en masse to convert and store more carbon. Nothing could go wrong, right? Lees meer

    https://phys.org/news/2025-11-microbes-tackle-climate-safely.html

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  19. Daily Episode 60 - Gasping Breaths of a Dying Empire

    2 december 2025 · 22 min

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    The Trump administration is on course to overextend use of the military in another messy war. Will he pull the trigger, and what's there to gain? Either way, it's yet another sign of a declining empire gasping for breath. Lees meer

    Analysis: Trump’s threats bring war with Venezuela closer as contradictions and legal fears mount | CNN Politics

    US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike reports

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro-airspace.html

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  20. Daily Episode 59 - Home Health Crisis in an Aging America

    1 december 2025 · 13 min

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    America is undergoing a rapid demographic shift, which also happens to be combining with a tumultuous tie in the home health industry. Will we be able to care for the soon-to-be tripled amount of population that requires health care at home? Lees meer

    The U.S. Will Need 9.3 Million Home Healthcare Workers. Without Immigrants, Who’s Going To Care For Our Aging Parents?

    Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds | Ultra-processed foods | The Guardian

    California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The Guardian

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  21. Daily Episode 58 - AMOC National Security Threat (and a Bird Flu Update)

    26 november 2025 · 14 min

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    Iceland officially declares AMOC collapse a national security threat, and the first human case of a different strain of bird flu in Washington state. Lees meer

    A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. This country just declared it a national security threat | CNN

    1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before - ABC News

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  22. Daily Episode 57 - Schrodinger's Economy

    25 november 2025 · 17 min

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    Government data used to be the go-to for measuring the health of the economy. Now that we can't trust that data - where do we go for answers? Lees meer

    A Weakening Economy, and a Drastically Cut Economic Support System | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

    Even if you can’t trust the data, these 13 warning signs will tell you the economy is in trouble | Fortune

    https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/business/economy-tense-nightcap

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  23. Daily Episode 56 - Deadpool in the Colorado

    24 november 2025 · 14 min

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    The Colorado river is on a crash course, as the amount of water being used is much higher than it can sustain. After Winter Year 2026, it's expected that the reservoir levels could be so low that hydroelectric dams cease to function. Lees meer

    Study looks at 'realistically available' water in Lake Mead, Lake Powell a year from now

    Colorado River deadline passes without an agreement

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  24. Daily Episode 55 - This Week in Fascism (#9)

    21 november 2025 · 27 min

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    Find sources below for the week in fascism: Lees meer

    Senate unanimously approves bill to force release of Jeffrey Epstein files

    Reporter: Mr. President, why wait for congress to release the Epstein files?

    Thomas Massie: They're part of the coverup. Speaker Johnson's press conference shows he's unrepentent.

    Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures | CNN Politics

    How the White House Intervened in an Investigation of Andrew Tate — ProPublica

    ‘Americans Should Be Enraged’: Reports Expose Unprecedented Corruption at Trump DOJ | Common Dreams

    Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction - POLITICO

    Trump Diagnoses Seth Meyers With ‘Incurable Case’ of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ After Epstein Barbs

    Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content

    Only 16 of over 600 detained by ICE in Chicago area have criminal histories, records show - CBS Chicago

    Judges block Texas from using new US House map in 2026 | AP News

    Judge scolds Justice Department in Comey case | AP News

    Why it matters that Trump’s DOJ got caught by a judge blatantly lying—again.

    Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful | PBS News

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  25. Daily Episode 54 - Day Zero Has Arrived in Tehran

    20 november 2025 · 15 min

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    A follow up on the episode over a month ago regarding the water crisis in Tehran, which hits an unofficial day 0 this week. Lees meer

    Tehran taps run dry as water crisis deepens across Iran | Reuters

    ‘We may have to evacuate Tehran’: The catastrophe threatening Iran

    How Cape Town Avoided Day Zero, and What We Can Learn

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  26. Daily Episode 53 - Southern Ocean Carbon Sink to Carbon Source?

    19 november 2025 · 8 min

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    A quick episode today to explore a video by Paul Beckwith, in which he explains a research paper that highlights the weakness of climate modeling. The Southern Ocean is outgassing Co2 at a rate 40% higher than previously believed. Lees meer

    Unexpected Outgassing of C02 in Southern Ocean means Carbon Sink is LESS than we Thought…

    Substantially underestimated winter CO2 sources of the Southern Ocean

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  27. Daily Episode 52 - The Link Between Catabolic Collapse and Authoritarianism

    18 november 2025 · 15 min

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    Catabolic collapse is often a mechanism of choices we make as a society to cut out parts of the system. In authoritarian regimes, this is accelerated, as the individuals in power to make those choices don't seek the input of society at large. Lees meer

    The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands | The New Yorker

    The Strongman’s Folly: How Authoritarian Ambition Accelerates Civilizational Collapse | Collapse of Industrial Civilization

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  28. Daily Episode 51 - Interview with Kelly (Bonus Content)

    17 november 2025 · 19 min

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    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: Lees meer

    Kory | creating a podcast | Patreon

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  29. Daily Episode 50 - This Week in Fascism #8

    14 november 2025 · 29 min

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    Well would you look at that... fascism happened again this week. Lees meer

    ‘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 offer

    Exclusive: Trump administration holds Situation Room meeting over House effort to force release of all of DOJ’s Epstein files | CNN Politics

    Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump to commute prison sentence, House Democrats say - CBS News

    2025-11-09-raskin-to-trump-wh-re-maxwell.pdf

    Trump issues pardons for Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and others involved in 2020 fake elector scheme | The Independent

    The Bombshell Inside Trump’s $1.3 Billion Pardon Market | by Chris Armitage | Nov, 2025 | Medium

    Conservative Warning To Judges: Get On Board With Trump's Agenda Or Get Impeached - Above the Law

    Prominent conservative Judge resigns, calling Trump 'uniquely dangerous' - PBS NewsHour : r/law

    Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It | The New Republic

    Lawrence O’Donnell Quotes Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett to Highlight the Beating Trump’s Trade Policies Took at the Supreme Court: “The tariffs are a tax and that’s a core power of Congress.” : r/law

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  30. Daily Episode 49 - Just Leave Space Alone

    13 november 2025 · 19 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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 | Space

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  31. Daily Episode 48 - Personality Traits of the Collapse Aware

    12 november 2025 · 21 min

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    Discussion of a recent thread on r/collapse (Reddit) regarding what personality traits makes a person more likely to be collapse aware. Lees meer

    On the personality traits and lived experiences of collapse-aware individuals : collapse

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  32. Daily Episode 47 - Lines I Don't Want to See Crossed

    11 november 2025 · 17 min

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    Every Friday we talk about what the Trump administration has done. Today, let's talk about what I really hope they don't do. Lees meer

    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 Sends…

    Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela - Live Updates

    Amid rising violence, Nigeria rejects Trump’s claim of targeted Christian persecution

    Inside Trump's Fight With Venezuela - The Atlantic

    Q: Trump wrote that SNAP benefits will only be given when Democrats reopen the government.

    DOJ Gives Judge Heads Up They Have Zero Plan To Actually Listen To Him

    Major cases involving Trump before the US Supreme Court | Reuters

    When does President Donald Trump’s defiance of courts in deportation case

    Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way - The Atlantic

    A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections : NPR

    Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting transgender people

    Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition | Brennan Center for Justice

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  33. Daily Episode 46 - The Catch 22 of AI Investment

    10 november 2025 · 18 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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 growing fears of AI bubble | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News

    Are AI Stocks In A Bubble? Here's What The Data Says. | Investor's Business Daily

    Catch-22 While the AI bubble is currently supporting the US economy, economic destruction is guaranteed if the technology meets expectations. : r/collapse

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  34. Daily Episode 45 - This Week in Fascism (#7)

    7 november 2025 · 21 min

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    Are we winning yet? Lees meer

    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' over his claim that Nigeria

    FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use

    Michigan lawyer disputes that the FBI foiled a terror plot on Halloween

    San Jose Unanimously Passes Ordinance Requiring Federal

    FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves | WIRED

    ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Bounty Hunters to Locate Immigrants

    National Guard members train for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities

    Exclusive | House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from

    Trump slams California redistricting vote, says votes under 'review' | Reuters

    White House is working on executive order on elections, press secretary says | Reuters

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  35. Daily Episode 44 - Growing Trend of Climate Change Apathy

    6 november 2025 · 13 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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

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  36. Daily Episode 43 - First Admission of 1.5 Overshoot

    5 november 2025 · 13 min

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    Antonio Guterrez is perhaps the first relevant leader to admit the world can no longer avoid passing 1.5C. Lees meer

    ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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  37. Daily Episode 42 - On a Trump 3rd Term

    4 november 2025 · 24 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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.

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  38. Daily Episode 41 - The Blind Hypocrisy of COP30

    3 november 2025 · 16 min

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    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. Lees meer

    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 dioxide rise shows the Amazon is faltering, but satellite that spotted this may soon be shut down

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  39. Daily Episode 40 - This week in Fascism (#6)

    31 oktober 2025 · 20 min

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    How long will tyranny reign in the US? Lees meer

    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 on their bikes and asked them

    Guard Troops to Portland Paused as DOJ Admits to Fake Evidence

    House Republicans push to 'denaturalize' Mamdani over citizenship form

    Stephen Miller threatens to arrest JB Pritzker and state officials.

    GOP-led Oversight Committee says Biden pardons signed by autopen are ‘void’ in final report | CNN Politics

    AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi

    MSNBC: Senator, is it constitutional for President Trump to run for a third term?

    Steve Bannon saying they have a plan to give Trump a third term

    Trump Pardons Convicted Crypto Founder Who Helped President's Family Make Billions on Crypto Empire

    Billionaire Trump Supporter Timothy Mellon Revealed As Mystery Donor Helping Pay Military During Shutdown: Report

    Trump news: Judges are warning us we’re on the fast track to martial law.

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  40. Daily Episode 39 - Arctic Shipping Lane: Boon or Burden?

    30 oktober 2025 · 10 min

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    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? Lees meer

    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: navigating emission reduction challenges in Arctic shipping in the context of climate change

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  41. Daily Episode 38 - Catching Up with Shaun Chamberlin (and announcing a new forum)

    29 oktober 2025 · 17 min

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    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! Lees meer

    Previous Interview with Shaun: Episode 114 - Interview with Shaun Chamberlin - Breaking Down: Collapse

    forum.darkoptimism.org

    survivingthefuture.org

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  42. Daily Episode 37 - The Surveillance State

    28 oktober 2025 · 18 min

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    The Trump administration is making big moves to increase the capability of governmental surveillance against its own citizens. Lees meer

    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 Jones

    When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data

    Palantir’s tools pose an invisible danger we are just beginning to comprehend | Juan Sebastian Pinto | The Guardian

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  43. Daily Episode 36 - New Research on Climate Accord Failure

    27 oktober 2025 · 16 min

    Afspelen
    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. Lees meer

    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

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  44. Daily Episode 35 - This Week in Fascism (#5)

    24 oktober 2025 · 24 min

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    Fascism this week in the US (10/17-10/23). Lees meer

    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 has final say on paying himself $230m

    Noem Approves Spending $200 Million to Buy

    Trump: “Democrats didn’t realize the

    Pentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’

    Reporter: John Bolton was just indicted

    Trump commutes prison sentence

    DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER: “I wouldn’t be

    60 Minutes on Instagram: “We found

    'I Have a Nazi Streak': Trump

    Arizona AG sues to force

    US Supreme Court to tackle gun rights

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  45. Daily Episode 34 - Is the Clathrate Gun Hypothesis Underway?

    23 oktober 2025 · 14 min

    Afspelen
    New discovery in Antarctica shows that methane seeps are increasing - more research is needed (and currently underway) to determine the extent and effects. Lees meer

    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 planet

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  46. Daily Episode 33 - Tipping Point Officially Crossed

    22 oktober 2025 · 14 min

    Afspelen
    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). Lees meer

    Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian

    Coral die-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say

    Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact

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  47. Daily Episode 32 - Greg Nelson Interview (Bonus Content)

    21 oktober 2025 · 25 min

    Afspelen
    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! Lees meer

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  48. Daily Episode 31 - About that Job Loss from AI...

    20 oktober 2025 · 20 min

    Afspelen
    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? Lees meer

    92 Million Jobs Lost to AI: Who’s Most at Risk?

    Why Is Job Growth So Slow When GDP Is So Strong? - Apollo Academy

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  49. Daily Episode 30 - This Week in Fascism (#4)

    17 oktober 2025 · 22 min

    Afspelen
    A fresh new week from hell in the USA. Enjoy? Lees meer

    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, the New York attorney general

    President Trump calls on

    Criminal charges against Bolton

    CBP Enforces Binary

    Capitol Police called

    JD Vance: "Because"

    Yet again, the U.S. has struck

    Trump’s Fantasy of Violent

    Nearly all members of Pentagon

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  50. Daily Episode 29 - Moving a Capital City

    16 oktober 2025 · 16 min

    Afspelen
    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. Lees meer

    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 has run Iran dry | Environment | The Guardian

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