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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May 18 · 19 min
Daily Episode 174: India's Growing Collapse Risk
India faces multiple simultaneous challenges, that could prove overwhelming in the coming years and decades: Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging | Japan | The Guardian Modi says Iran war poses severe risks to India, urges cuts in fuel use and gold purchases India’s Oil Crisis Deepens as Hormuz Remains Shut | OilPrice.com Foreign investors pull out of India at record pace India warns over AI’s threat to youth population | Semafor Wave of Suicides Hits as India's Economy Is Ravaged by AI On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in India | CNN India’s Power Grid Struggles as Extreme Heat Drives Record Electricity Demand - Bloomberg India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies 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 15 · 23 min
Daily Episode 173 - This week in Fascism #28
Sources: The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans | Trump administration | The Guardian Texas mother of 4 says "no one is safe" after spending more than 6 weeks in ICE custody - CBS News Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups | CNN Politics ‘MAGA has rigged the system’: Democrats slam Virginia Supreme Court for overruling voters on redistricting - Democracy Docket The glaring error in the Virginia Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision, in Scott v. McDougle | Vox In blow to direct democracy, Missouri Supreme Court upholds GOP gerrymander - Democracy Docket Mississippi governor plans to redraw congressional map, eliminate majority-Black district after midterms - Democracy Docket Republicans launch election monitoring operation in 17 states ahead of midterms - Democracy Docket After Virginia Redistricting Map Is Tossed, Democrats Search Desperately for a Response - The New York Times Court not impressed with Hegseth theory to punish Mark Kelly Trump handed AG a stack of articles labeled 'treason' — and now DOJ is targeting reporters - Alternet.org Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. - The New York Times There’s an Obvious Reason Why The Republican Justices Sound So Nervous 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 13 · 15 min
Daily Episode 172: Super El Niño Now a 100% Certainty
It took only 1 month for the probabilities to shift momentously. Here's an update on El Nino, and what it tells us about the future of the world in the coming decade. European forecast shows 100% chance of Super El Niño forming | Fox Weather New May 1 ECMWF El Nino forecast significantly worsens from previous month : r/collapse Brace yourselves. Strongest El Niño in over a century is coming. El Niño patterns are correlated with food shortages, water impacts and even civil conflict. : r/collapse nino3.4_may2026_plume_S2S.png (1689×1093) Opinion | The New El Niño Might Make 2027 the Hottest Year on Record - The New York Times 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 12 · 16 min
Daily Episode 171 - The World's Largest Data Center is Causing an Uproar
Billionaire Kevin O'Leary wants to build the world's largest data center at the tippy toppy of the Great Salt Lake. People are (rightfully) not happy about it. Utah's data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say Box Elder County data center's projected daily heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs Stuart Adams PAC Received $135,000 From MIDA Donors After Data Center Approval Utah senator smacks ABC4 reporter's phone out of his hand amid Data Center controversy Data center approved in Utah despite community protests A giant OpenAI-Oracle data center was voted down by a Michigan farm town. Weeks later, construction began | Fortune 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 11 · 23 min
Daily Episode 170: The K-Shaped Collapse
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Here's a few drivers behind it: What's Powering the K-Shaped Economy: Inflation, Stock Market Gains - Business Insider K-shaped economy hits the gas pump as lower-income Americans pull back, NY Fed finds The K-Shaped Economy Is Reshaping American Cities | Dame Magazine Americans owe a record $1.68 trillion in car loans | Fortune 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 8 · 21 min
Daily Episode 169 - This Week in Fascism #27
Sources: Palantir CEO Says Legalizing War Crimes Would Be Good for Business Bill banning whites-only housing passes Pennsylvania House by 1 vote | ABC27 Judicial nominees don’t know if Trump can run for a 3rd term : r/law Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump | The New Republic Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander - Democracy Docket 'Lines are going to change': Trump DOJ confirms it will target minority voters nationwide after Supreme Court ruling - Democracy Docket Emergency Planning: The President Is Preparing to Challenge 2026 Midterms. The Country Can Still Act to Protect Them. | Washington Spectator Alabama House approves last-minute congressional gerrymander, despite votes already cast - Democracy Docket Trump issues ‘demand’ that states cancel elections and rig maps for GOP after Callais - Democracy Docket 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 5 · 12 min
Daily Episode 168 - The First US City to Run Out of Water?
The Western US is not the only region struggling with a terrible water decade. Corpus Christi, Texas is potentially one of the first cities to actually run dry. Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water Corpus Christi residents frustrated as water crisis makes national news Central Texas is running out of water, and we keep building like we have plenty : r/collapse The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early. Day Zero approaches Iran | Ctech Complicating Long-Term Stability: Water Security and the Iran War | New Security Beat 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 4 · 13 min
Daily Episode 167 - Science is Being Murdered
New news about Trump firing the entire National Science Board is one step closer to the death of science at his hand. Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera National Science Board members fired by Trump administration | AP News Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change Science and Public Health in the Trump Era: The Dismantling of Evidence and Institutions, and Proposals for Reconstruction | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press 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 1 · 20 min
Daily Episode 166 - This Week in Fascism #26
Sources: DOJ aims to strip citizenship from hundreds of foreign-born Americans, sources say Trump Administration Says Green Cards Could Be Denied Over Political Opinions Canada Changes Law: Millions of Americans May Already Be Canadian Citizens — and Don't Know It Yet | IBTimes UK As expected, Supreme Court officially greenlights Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map for midterms - Democracy Docket Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map - Democracy Docket Senate Republicans push for White House ballroom funding Judge orders Trump, DOJ to justify why president's $10B IRS lawsuit should proceed - ABC News Corporate donors are sounding the alarm about Trump’s presidential library fund - Alternet.org U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren | Warren, Blumenthal, Stans... Trump Administration Wants Executions With Electric Chairs, Firing Squads | HuffPost Latest News FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania Trump joke | Trump administration | The Guardian Todd Blanche Sued Over Epstein Files Cover Up - Above the Law Trump Sued Over Alarming Memo Allowing Officials to Delete Records | The New Republic The Trump administration is withholding NY transportation funds, again. NY's suing, again. - Gothamist Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her - The New York Times Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources corroborating her reporting 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.
April 30 · 20 min
Daily Episode 165 - Weekly Climate News Roundup
Another weeks of climate news from around the world: Experts warn climate change will make parts of Israel uninhabitable in decades Antarctic emperor penguins on the brink of extinction due to climate change and disease - Kuriozitete Wellington, New Zealand Just Shattered Its Rainfall Intensity Record — Over Half a Month’s Rain Fell in One Hour : r/collapse An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense? Opinion | Extreme Weather Is Sending Home Insurance Rates Through the Roof; Big Oil Should Pay | Common Dreams Too hot for solar and too much wind for turbines: Can renewables withstand our worsening climate? | Euronews An intense marine heat wave has California in its crosshairs, with impacts set for land and sea | CNN Climate change eroding nighttime breaks in wildfire activity Ocean warming weakens the sea–land breeze in coastal megacities | Nature Climate Change In climate change fight, doomerism is out. Laughter is in | 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.
April 29 · 14 min
Daily Episode 164 - Helium May Pop the AI Bubble
AI is either a bubble, or it's going to take all the jobs. Which is it? Today's article leans towards a resounding "pop" of the bubble. The AI economy runs on helium. The Iran war just created a $650 billion problem | Fortune 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.
April 28 · 13 min
Daily Episode 163 - The West Will Leave the Poor Behind
This episode highlights an example of how the wealthiest nations will leave impoverished nations to struggle. More than six million Haitians need urgent humanitarian aid: ‘The population is at breaking point’ | International | EL PAÍS English 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.
April 27 · 25 min
Daily Episode 162 - The Wealthy Will Eat
Declining accessibility of food doesn't mean that one day it's here and one day it's gone; it means who gets access to it will shift. In this episode we discuss multiple articles highlighting the crisis currently facing the food system. Food prices are rising again. Drought, war, and tariffs are to blame | Fortune World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns | Global food crisis | The Guardian 2026 Super El Niño Threatens Global Crops Already under pressure, Australia’s food system could now be in big trouble | SBS News Florida is about to lose its most famous symbol forever. What happened? 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.
April 24 · 41 min
Daily Episode 161 - This Week in Fascism #25
Sources: Southern Poverty Law Center indicted for fraud, money laundering - POLITICO Trump admin coerced removal of ICE trackers, court says ICE official behind warehouse detention camps quits after tense congressional hearing Leaked Memos Reveal Just How Much the Supreme Court Has Betrayed the Constitution Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions | Brennan Center for Justice FBI Director Patel sues Atlantic, says story about his drinking false The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’ | WIRED Resolution to block the sale of 12,000 bombs to Israel (119_SJRES_138) Trump, IRS in talks to settle US president's $10 billion lawsuit | Reuters Rep. Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists | Representative Chip Roy Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act | Truthout Exclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials say - Democracy Docket Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit - Democracy Docket Viktor Orbán's defeat showed Democrats how to end Trump's rule. 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.
April 23 · 23 min
Daily Episode 160: Arctic Mosquitoes, Forest Carbon Flips, and The Day After Tomorrow
A roundup of this week's climate news: Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up Projected warming will exceed the long-term thermal limits of rice cultivation | Communications Earth & Environment Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source | ScienceDaily Cities are leaking far more methane than previously thought - Earth.com Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought | Oceans | The Guardian Why people are working so hard?Does it makes sense : 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.
April 22 · 10 min
Daily Episode 159: Screwworms and the End of Beef?
A brief episode about beef. A beef brief, if you will. New World Screwworm detected about 90 miles from the United States Screwworm.gov | Unified Government Response To Protect the United States Beef Prices: Your Expensive Cheeseburger Is a Taste of What’s to Come - Bloomberg ‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country | US wildfires | 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.
April 21 · 20 min
Daily Episode 158: The Models are a Mess - Sea Level Rise Version
Let's hit again on some ways the models are a mess, but today in regards to Sea Level Rise... One Wrong Variable in a Climate Formula Could Mean Sea Levels Rise 35% Faster Than Current Models Show Saltwater is closing in on coastal groundwater, putting billions and food supplies at risk Long-term adaptation pathways for Venice and its lagoon under sea-level rise | Scientific Reports Venice is threatened by rising sea levels. Will the city be forced to relocate? | Euronews 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.
April 20 · 17 min
Daily Episode 157 - The Models are a Mess - Methane Version
I discuss 3 articles highlighting new research on methane emissions, showing that the models are undercounting their impacts and severity. Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change 100 Times Worse? Thawing Permafrost May Be More Dangerous Than Previously Thought Measurement of Gas Fraction and Gas Permeability of Thawing Permafrost Caused by Climate Change - Glover - 2026 - Earth's Future - Wiley Online Library Non-producing oil and gas wells may emit microbial methane at rates 1,000 times higher than previously estimated Why do we compare methane to carbon dioxide over a 100-year timeframe? Are we underrating the importance of methane emissions? | MIT Climate Portal 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.
April 17 · 27 min
Daily Episode 156 - This Week in Fascism #24
Sources: Poll: Americans worry Trump will seize ballots, voting machines in midterms Exclusive | Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office - WSJ Proposed Amendment: Congress Can Nullify Presidential Pardons. (119_HJRES_135) US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections | US politics | The Guardian Trump Says Israel And Lebanon’s Leaders Will Speak, Hegseth Gives Iran War Update: Live Updates | HuffPost Latest News ‘It’s absolutely wrong’: Vietnam vet sues to stop construction of ‘vain’ Trump arch in DC USPS suspends contributions to employee pensions after warning of "cash crisis" - CBS News Is Operation Epic Fury Illegal? Legal Experts Warn Donald Trump Could Face War Crime Violations | IBTimes UK Trump Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Student Activists Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi — “[The Trump administration is eroding] the concept of procedural due process, the idea that you get to have a hearing in the United States…” : r/law Trump Mostly Fired Black Agency Officials, New Lawsuit Says Trump says he’ll fire Powell next month if he stays in his role at the Fed | CNN Business ICE is now flagging people that protest against them for punishment e.g. by cancelling their Global Entry credentials. They are reportedly using facial recognition scanning software by Palantir to track and tag people exercising First Amendment rights to protest and congregate. : r/law Posts/Comments about recent ICE enforcement efforts are now prohibited : r/GlobalEntry The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis - The New York Times Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers | WPLN News Feds Try Secret Grand Jury to Unmask Reddit ICE Critic 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.
April 16 · 21 min
Daily Episode 155: Climate News Roundup for the Week
Sources: Greenland’s Ice Is Melting Faster Than Ever, and Scientists Are Alarmed Lakes forming next to Greenland's melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow AMOC collapse could turn Southern Ocean into carbon source, adding 0.2°C to global warming Shifting Gulf Stream may signal an ocean current collapse is next - Earth.com Record high ocean temperatures off southern California raise fears of prolonged marine heatwave | US news | The Guardian Wildfires are spreading into places that rarely burned before - Earth.com Summer is getting longer, and it's happening faster than we thought ‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian Arctic ice at lowest in marcch ever : r/collapse Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent – Zachary Labe 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.