Breaking Down: Collapse

Kory & Kellan

Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven’t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing political tensions, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. What do all these challenges mean? And what will be the result of society’s current trajectory? “Breaking Down: Collapse” takes the complex concepts surrounding the ultimate collapse of modern industrial society and simplifies them so they’re easier to learn. The compelling evidence for our inevitable decline is introduced by collapse-aware Kory to his good friend, Kellan, who probably doesn’t realize what he signed up for! Skeptical? Gear up for a paradigm shift!

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Oct 23, 2025 · 14 min
Daily Episode 34 - Is the Clathrate Gun Hypothesis Underway?
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 planet 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.
Oct 22, 2025 · 13 min
Daily Episode 33 - Tipping Point Officially Crossed
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-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact 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.
Oct 21, 2025 · 24 min
Daily Episode 32 - Greg Nelson Interview (Bonus Content)
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.
Oct 20, 2025 · 20 min
Daily Episode 31 - About that Job Loss from AI...
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.
Oct 17, 2025 · 22 min
Daily Episode 30 - This Week in Fascism (#4)
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, 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 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.
Oct 16, 2025 · 16 min
Daily Episode 29 - Moving a Capital City
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 has run Iran dry | Environment | 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.
Oct 15, 2025 · 15 min
Daily Episode 28 - Meta Reflections on Collapse Awareness
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.
Oct 14, 2025 · 17 min
Daily Episode 27 - The War from Within
*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 Guard to protect federal property | Fox News 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.
Oct 13, 2025 · 17 min
Daily Episode 26 - AI Bubbles, Economic Headwinds
Deutsche Bank now says that the AI bubble is all that's keeping the economy afloat. Meanwhile, several other indicators show how the economy is struggling for the everyday person. The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns | TechSpot China Labor Market Struggles Deepen, Clouding Economic Outlook | FXEmpire Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump to release the jobs report despite shutdown Student Loan Borrowers Skipping Payments Face Credit Score Declines - Bloomberg Americans Are Getting Priced Out of Homeownership at Record Rates - Bloomberg Kent food banks warn demand has reached crisis point 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.
Oct 10, 2025 · 23 min
Daily Episode 25 - This Week in Fascism (#3)
The 3rd installment of the weekly segment I think I'll call "This Week in Fascism". 'Plenary Authority?' Chicago Pastor Sues Judge finds ICE violated consent decree, takes issue with some arrests Trump says JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson 'should be in jail' Gov. JB Pritzker on protecting his constituents "We took the freedom of speech away" UVA antifascist students plan American flag-burning protest Friday | Fox News Trump Touts His Administration's Ties to Project 2025 Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House Five takeaways from Pam Bondi's tense, partisan Senate testimony Trump Pardon For Sean Combs "Still Under Discussion"; Seeks Prison Move Senate votes down war powers resolution Suspend who? Habeus corpus? Never heard of him Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to cut funding to cities with rainbow crosswalks Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act Trump talks Diddy, Ghislaine Maxwell pardon requests. 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.
Oct 9, 2025 · 16 min
Daily Episode 24 - Troubling new Bird Flu Discovery
Researchers discovered that bird flu and human influenza can simultaneously occupy the cells of cow udders, heightening the risk of future reassortment leading to human spread avian influenza. Bird Flu and Human Flu Viruses Could Mix in Cow Udders and Spark a Pandemic | Scientific American H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC Avian flu forces Jefferson County poultry farm to cull 3M birds - WPR More Than 400,000 SD Turkeys Killed In Response To Bird Flu Outbreak, Ducks Identified As Carriers | Aberdeen Insider 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.
Oct 8, 2025 · 14 min
Daily Episode 23 - 7 of 9 Planetary Boundaries Now Crossed
New research indicates the planet has not crossed 7 of the 9 planetary boundaries described in the "Breaking Boundaries" documentary from 2021, an increase from 4 at the time it was released. Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached - Stockholm Resilience Centre Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet | Official Trailer | Netflix 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.
Oct 7, 2025 · 20 min
Daily Episode 22 - Did we all become terrorists?
NSPM-7 is the Trump administration's newest effort to rip away free speech rights and suppress his dissenters. It is one of the most blatant acts of fascism to date in his presidency and will be a potentially disastrous tool in his effort to quiet those who push back. Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence – The White House 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.
Oct 6, 2025 · 15 min
Daily Episode 21 - "But where will I get my fish and chips?"
Waters surrounding the UK have been so overfished that cod is down to just 1% of the population. If fishing doesn't stop immediately, it could collapse completely and permanently. UK could see fish and chips shortages as cod supply in ‘grave danger’ | The Independent Collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery - Wikipedia 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.
Oct 3, 2025 · 26 min
Daily Episode 20 - 2 Weeks of Trump Chaos
Let's make it a weekly thing.... I wasn't able to post all the links, as my podcast host only allows so many! Trump says he’s designating Antifa...Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels...Stephen Miller Claims...Trump administration to link Tylenol...Trump Orders US Troops...Fox News' Jesse Watters...In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel...FCC Chair Brendan Carr's post...Why Trump’s directive to AG Bondi...James Comey reacts to his indictment...Trump declaring war on United States cities...‘Most Loser Shit I Have Ever Seen'...Keystone Kash Faces Backlash...FBI Director, Patel: "We have released...US AG Pam Bondi on the prosecution...What happens now that...Government agencies... 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.
Oct 2, 2025 · 17 min
Daily Episode 19 - Fatalism in Australia
Luke Kemp addresses fatalism vs realism, and Australia's government released a 1,000 page report on expected climate impacts on the country. Climate risks report paints grim picture, but expert on societal collapse explains giving up is not the answer - ABC News How is Australia affected by climate change? The National Climate Risk Assessment models the future - ABC News National Climate Risk Assessment | Australian Climate Service 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.
Oct 1, 2025 · 18 min
Daily Episode 18 - A Government's Collapse Scenario
The Finnish government has put out a 163 page paper describing 4 potential scenarios between now and 2044, and how those scenarios would affect EU and Finland itself. One of those scenarios was global collapse. Part 1 of the Report on the Future: Strategic Analysis of the Operating Environment and Scenarios until 2045 - Valto (report in Finnish and Swedish) 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.
Sep 30, 2025 · 17 min
Daily Episode 17 - Peak Water Security
This research paper indicates that the US has surpassed "peak water security", and that people lose access to water from here. Beyond peak water security: Household-scale experiential metrics can offer new perspectives on contemporary water challenges in the United States | PLOS Water Global water crisis could cost trillions – DW – 08/25/2025 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.
Sep 29, 2025 · 13 min
Daily Episode 16 - Trump's efforts to destroy climate accountability
The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to roll back regulatory protections that reduce emissions, along with restricting the collection of data. E.P.A. to Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters - The New York Times EPA aims to undo authority to regulate climate pollution : NPR Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down 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.
Sep 26, 2025 · 16 min
Daily Episode 15 - Increasing Risk of Oil Supply Shock
A new report from the IEA shows that 90% of investments in oil and gas go towards simply making up for declines in production. EROEI has gotten so poor that 100s of billions of dollars are being spent just to meet demand. What happens if investments falter? Oil 2025 – Analysis - IEA 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.