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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July 1 · 13 min
Daily Episode 194 - Climate Change and the Case of the Dissolving Teeth
We may think of the danger of heat being primarily heat stroke (which cannot be understated) but there are many physical ailments that go largely unnoticed as a consequence of long-term exposure to heat. One of those involves teeth dissolving rapidly due to highly acidic saliva. Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF | ABS-CBN News When the Heat Steals Your Smile 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.
June 29 · 28 min
Daily Episode 193 - Geoengineering is Coming, "Termination Shock" and All
Geoengineering is becoming more normalized by the day, and it seems like it may be heading towards a "when" not an "if". With increasing arguments for using it, the arguments against it (and pleas for slowing down its progress) are being largely ignored. Will it result in "termination shock"? IOM3 | Geoengineering study points to Amazon carbon gains Solar geoengineering could shield up to 75% of oceans from heat waves Recent Solar Geoengineering Developments Highlight Dangers of Normalization and Need to Advance Non-Use - Center for International Environmental Law The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong? | Grist ‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte | 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.
June 26 · 14 min
Daily Episode 192 - Climate Impact of the Richest 10%
You might be surprised to find yourself in the top 10% of global income or wealth. What sort of distinction comes with that honor? Well, we carry the bulk of the responsibility when it comes to an outsized impact on the environment. World's richest 10% are costing Earth trillions, study finds World's Richest 10% Caused Two-Thirds of Global Heating, Study Finds : ScienceAlert At least 18 dead in France, including two children in hot car, as Europe bakes | Reuters Forty people have drowned in France over the past days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the prime minister said on Tuesday, as a heatwave swept across much of Europe. : r/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.
June 25 · 18 min
Daily Episode 191 - It's Getting Hot in Here
Heatwaves are thrashing Europe, and the numbers are staggering. 200,000 deaths in the last 4 years alone. Additionally, what happens when nations who rely on AC suddenly lose access? Statement – Europe lost 200 000 people to heat in 4 years yet nearly all of them were preventable All It Takes Is a Broken Car Air Conditioner for Climate Change to Kill You UK Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales later this week : r/collapse June, second heatwave in France, 2026 : r/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.
June 24 · 15 min
Daily Episode 190 - Staircase to a Chaotic World
This summer we take the next step down on the increasingly chaotic collapse staircase. This one could take us close to 2 degrees above the baseline this summer. Scientists Warn of Summer Heat Spikes as Global Warming Edges Toward 2C - Inside Climate News Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance Theory: El Nino releases excess heat originally created by humans. Each El Nino going forward will be Super+ El Nino. : r/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.
June 22 · 18 min
Daily Episode 189: Have the water wars begun?
There are many direct consequences of climate change that will have a devastating impact on humanity. Equally so, perhaps, will be the indirect consequences that come as people make choices about what to do about it. This episode focuses on one such conflict already taking place, and expecting to worsen in the coming years: India ensuring ‘not a single drop of water’ flows into Pakistan after suspending major river-sharing treaty | The Independent Switzerland votes on plan to cap population at 10 million 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.
June 19 · 24 min
Daily Episode 188: This Week in Fascism #31
Sources: FBI raid of Ohio voting rights group stokes fear of pre-midterm crackdown | Ohio | The Guardian The FBI’s raid on free and fair elections - Democracy Docket Arizona advances voter ID ballot measure for November - Democracy Docket Florida Reinstates Trump Lawyer Chesebro Despite Guilty Plea (2) California sues county that just eliminated mail and early voting - Democracy Docket In hopeful sign for mail-in voting, court fast tracks bid to block Trump order - Democracy Docket Court tosses MAGA lawsuit seeking access to Georgia’s election operations center - Democracy Docket Surveillance footage shows election equipment being wheeled out of a Maricopa County facility in Phoenix in March 2026 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.
June 18 · 16 min
Daily Episode 187 - Impact of Humanity on the Natural World
Here we discuss a few examples of the impact of climate change on the natural world, according to recent research. Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown | Polar regions | The Guardian Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average | Antarctica | The Guardian ‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe | Climate crisis | The Guardian Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds - CBS News Earth has warmed 1.4°C since 1850. The first half took 148 years. The second took just 27. The coming years will be hell. : r/collapse Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds | Extreme weather | The Guardian Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions - ScienceDirect State of the world's plants and fungi report: 3 in 4 undescribed plant species already threatened with extinction 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.
June 4 · 13 min
Daily Episode 186: A Doubling of Sea Level Rise for Large Coastal Cities
Sea Level Rise numbers just got more intense for large coastal cities, thanks to the double whammy of rising oceans and sinking ground levels. Subsidence more than doubles sea-level rise today along densely populated coasts | Nature Communications Sea levels rising dramatically in some areas due to land subsidence 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.
June 3 · 15 min
Daily Episode 185 - With Juan Pablo Quinonez to Talk About his New Book
This week I speak again with Juan Pablo Quinonez, nearly 4 years after our first interview. Juan Pablo has written and released a book about navigating collapse. Find it here Books – Juan Pablo Quiñonez 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.
June 2 · 22 min
Daily Episode 184: The Death of RCP 8.5 and Why I'm Angry About It
RCP 8.5 was removed as a potential emissions scenario. This is great news, right! Right? Right... The climate apocalypse is canceled. The merely terrible is not. | Vox 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.
June 1 · 12 min
Daily Episode 183 - The War We're All Fighting
The billionaires are heading towards becoming trillionaires, and the masses are struggling to get by. Why, and what are the mechanisms? Sources: Why Bezos and other oligarchs/kleptocrats and interest groups are trying to bankrupt the US federal government : r/collapse Bezos defends billionaires, hypes AI, praises Trump on CNBC What Are ‘Freedom Cities’? Billionaire CEOs’ Plan Could Reshape America - Newsweek 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.
May 29 · 14 min
Daily Episode 182: This Week in... Fighting Back?
Sources: Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll | CNN Politics Hawaii just found a way around Citizens United. Trump's midterm plot rejected as court blocks Alabama's new congressional map - The Mirror US California will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed from Trump’s Jan. 6th “slush fund.” : r/law gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.312.0_2.pdf Jan. 6 officers sue over $1.8B pot they call ‘slush fund’ for ‘insurrectionists’ gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.63.0.pdf Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post after his death wins $485K settlement - ABC News Congressman Cohen Introduces Six Articles of Impeachment Against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts | Congressman Steve Cohen Hawaii Governor Enacts 13% Tax Bracket on Million-Dollar Earners 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.
May 28 · 20 min
Daily Episode 181 - A Week of Climate Woes
A list of climate woes and research from the week: Something startling is happening in the Gulf of Mexico » Yale Climate Connections The next era of Atlantic hurricanes could be far more destructive » Yale Climate Connections Why an immense marine heatwave off the US west coast has alarmed scientists | West Coast | The Guardian Some seas may soon be trapped in near-permanent heatwaves - Earth.com The world’s enclosed seas highlight the need for urgent emission reductions and societal adaptation | Communications Earth & Environment In shock decision, National Security Council stops work on climate change | The Times of Israel Chesapeake blue crab population drops 50%. The question is: Why? | Fisheries | bayjournal.com Antarctic ice-shelf basal melt shaped by competing feedbacks | Nature Geoscience The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away | New Scientist Prof. Eliot Jacobson on X Extreme Temperatures Around The World on X Extreme Temperatures Around The World on X 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.
May 27 · 14 min
Daily Episode 180 - What Collapses First in a Slow Collapse?
As the title describes, we walk through the question: What will collapse first in a slow collapse? What infrastructure systems would realistically fail first in a slow maintenance collapse? : collapse Spirit Airlines collapse to benefit these airlines Another airline files for bankruptcy protection and cancels all flights 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.
May 26 · 13 min
Daily Episode 179 - Catabolic Collapse of Healthcare: Ebola
A new outbreak of Ebola in DRC and Uganda is growing rapidly. Even from the time of recording this article to the day of releasing it, the death count has nearly doubled and known cases continue to climb, with some articles claiming that it's continually breaking containment. We take a look here at how catabolic collapse played a part in this outbreak and will likely continue to do in other disease outbreaks to come. Ebola outbreak live updates: WHO says deadly virus is spreading faster than they can stop it As WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency, Did USAID Cuts Worsen the Crisis? | Democracy Now! Former CDC Director Robert Redfield warns Ebola outbreak could become pandemic Ebola epidemic spreading rapidly and outpacing containment efforts | UN 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.
May 22 · 16 min
Daily Episode 178 - This Week in Fascism #29
Sources: Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends | Moira Donegan | The Guardian 💪Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): "Trump's corruption has reached an entirely new level. The $1.7B slush fund is just outright theft. And no Republican owes such bind allegiance to the president to defend this."🇺🇸 : r/law Trump's top attorney quits hours after $1.8 billion slush fund to pay MAGA allies and J6 rioters sparks backlash | Daily Mail Online WATCH: Corruption ‘has never been more blatant’ with new DOJ fund, Sen. Murray tells Blanche : r/law Mike Johnson says we should have sympathy because Congress isn’t paid enough—so we should “allow” insider trading just so they can take care of their families(70% of Americans can’t afford a $1k emergency) : r/law Man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement | AP 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.
May 21 · 23 min
Daily Episode 177: What the Flock is Happening?
The world is becoming more of a surveillance state every day, and the growth is accelerating. Unfortunately, we don't always see the change happening so it's not front of mind. Let's talk about Flock and work towards eradicating it in our local communities. Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | American Civil Liberties Union House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program | AP News Find Nearby ALPRs | DeFlock AI license plate cameras tore this town apart and led to a state of emergency - The Washington Post Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans - American Immigration Council 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.
May 20 · 14 min
Daily Episode 176: Catabolic Collapse and the Disaster Economy
$20 trillion spent globally on disaster cleanup and prevention in the last 20 or so years. This money could all have been spent in other places, and it begs the question: Will investment eventually move towards planet (or human) preserving endeavors? A $20 Trillion Wealth Transfer Is Happening Under Our Noses - Bloomberg USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought - AgWeb 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.
May 19 · 15 min
Daily Episode 175: 95% of Wildlife lost in South America and the Caribbean
In the previous 35 years, we've experienced a whopping 95% loss of wildlife in South America and the Caribbean. What other impacts to biodiversity have we seen recently? New Study: 95% Decline in Wildlife in Latin America & Caribbean since 1970 | by IZY-Hosting | Medium We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup – Mother Jones Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find | Air pollution | The Guardian Study finds microplastics in tadpoles in the Amazon for the first time Pollution Contaminating Sea Food — Hive 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.