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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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  • Dec 13, 2025 · 36 min

    Daily Episode 69 - Replaying Episode 3: "Energy"

    Replaying Episode 3: "Energy" 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.

  • Dec 12, 2025 · 34 min

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

    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. 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.

  • Dec 11, 2025 · 35 min

    Daily Episode 67 - Replaying the Introduction

    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. 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.

  • Dec 10, 2025 · 17 min

    Daily Episode 66 - Solastalgia and 2-4 Billion Dead

    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). 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 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.

  • Dec 9, 2025 · 16 min

    Daily Episode 65 - Interview with Abbie (Bonus)

    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! 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.

  • Dec 8, 2025 · 29 min

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

    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. 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) 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.

  • Dec 5, 2025 · 24 min

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

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

  • Dec 4, 2025 · 12 min

    Daily Episode 62 - The US Government is Poisoning You

    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? 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 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.

  • Dec 3, 2025 · 15 min

    Daily Episode 61 - Say "No" to Frankenstein Algae

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

  • Dec 2, 2025 · 22 min

    Daily Episode 60 - Gasping Breaths of a Dying Empire

    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. 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 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.

  • Dec 1, 2025 · 13 min

    Daily Episode 59 - Home Health Crisis in an Aging America

    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? 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 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.

  • Nov 26, 2025 · 13 min

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

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

  • Nov 25, 2025 · 17 min

    Daily Episode 57 - Schrodinger's Economy

    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? 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 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.

  • Nov 24, 2025 · 14 min

    Daily Episode 56 - Deadpool in the Colorado

    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. Study looks at 'realistically available' water in Lake Mead, Lake Powell a year from now Colorado River deadline passes without an agreement 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.

  • Nov 21, 2025 · 26 min

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

    Find sources below for the week in fascism: 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 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.