Breaking Down: Collapse

In this episode, hosts Kellen and Corey discuss coping mechanisms for the emotional toll of collapse, emphasizing the balance between confronting…

The episode examines the escalating impacts of sea level rise, highlighting recent flooding in California caused by the convergence of El Niño, Kelvin waves, and king tides.

This episode discusses a new UN-backed report warning that even temporary overshoots of the 1.

This episode examines the disproportionate impact of the ultra-wealthy on global climate change, citing an Oxfam report that links the top 0.

Host Corey analyzes recent geopolitical developments and speculative risks surrounding the U.

This episode examines two sides of alleged corruption within the Trump administration ahead of the midterm elections.

In this episode, hosts Kellen and Corey explore the critical state of dying oceans, detailing how warming temperatures, acidification, and pollution are devastating marine ecosystems.

This episode examines the consolidation of corporate power and the environmental destruction caused by tech giants, focusing on Google's illegal…

Host Corey explores the escalating cybersecurity threats posed by artificial intelligence, highlighting recent global disruptions caused by AI-discovered vulnerabilities in critical software like PHP.

This episode analyzes a Wired article detailing a geopolitical wargame simulation of solar geoengineering, which revealed that strategic competition and distrust between the U.

This episode focuses on the imminent U.

Host Corey discusses the rapid, local manifestations of societal collapse through recent global events, including a cyberattack that defrosted French…

This episode examines the disconnect between official economic metrics and household financial distress, highlighting that U.

This episode analyzes new scientific evidence that the global warming rate has doubled, projecting a 1.

Host Corey discusses a new Lancet Commission report identifying 17 catastrophic threats to human health, including nuclear war and malicious AI use.

Host Corey examines the Trump administration's escalating attacks on political dissent, focusing on the DOJ's investigation into Congresswoman Ilhan Omar aimed at stripping her citizenship.

This episode explores the severe decline of global ecosystems, highlighting how UK bird populations have hit record lows and how wild vertebrate species have dropped by an average of 73% since 1970.

This episode examines the accelerating global methane crisis, highlighting massive leaks from Turkish landfills and the U.

This episode examines the potential for mass climate migration to trigger violent state responses and the rise of fascism.

Host Corey updates listeners on the unprecedented "Godzilla" El Nino, noting that sea surface temperatures have broken all historical records.

The host discusses the likelihood of the Trump administration attempting to subvert the upcoming midterm elections, contrasting his own estimates with those of skeptical friends.

In this episode, hosts Corey and Kellen launch a new sub-series dedicated to examining counterarguments against the podcast's central thesis of societal collapse.

Professor David Murphy, a physicist at UC San Diego, discusses the unsustainable trajectory of modern civilization and the risks of resource depletion.

Hosts Corey and Kellen explore the debate over whether overconsumption or overpopulation is the primary driver of ecological collapse, using the IPAT…

In this episode, host Corey announces a brief hiatus to take a break, while guest Kellen leads a discussion on how modern society trades independence for convenience.

This episode examines the Trump administration's alleged fascist takeover, highlighting recent corruption scandals like the $10 billion IRS collusion and the use of taxpayer funds for campaign ads.

This episode examines the increasing normalization of extreme weather through recent flooding in Bangkok and the discovery of toxic, acidic rivers in Alaska caused by thawing permafrost.

Host Corey discusses the accelerating loss of global glaciers, noting that we are currently losing 750 to 800 individual glaciers annually, a rate expected to triple by 2050.