Breaking Down: Collapse
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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
A follow up on the episode over a month ago regarding the water crisis in Tehran, which hits an unofficial day 0 this week.
Tehran taps run dry as water crisis deepens across Iran | Reuters
‘We may have to evacuate Tehran’: The catastrophe threatening Iran
How Cape Town Avoided Day Zero, and What We Can Learn
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A quick episode today to explore a video by Paul Beckwith, in which he explains a research paper that highlights the weakness of climate modeling. The Southern Ocean is outgassing Co2 at a rate 40% higher than previously believed.
Unexpected Outgassing of C02 in Southern Ocean means Carbon Sink is LESS than we Thought…
Substantially underestimated winter CO2 sources of the Southern Ocean
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Catabolic collapse is often a mechanism of choices we make as a society to cut out parts of the system. In authoritarian regimes, this is accelerated, as the individuals in power to make those choices don't seek the input of society at large.
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands | The New Yorker
One of our Patrons - Kelly - made some dramatic changes in her life to help better align her actions with her beliefs regarding collapse. It was inspiring to hear where she's at on her journey to "find what is hers to do". This is the first 18 minutes or so of that interview, and the rest can be found on the Patreon channel:
Kory | creating a podcast | Patreon
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Well would you look at that... fascism happened again this week.
‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal - POLITICO
Why did Democrats cave on the shutdown?
Government shutdown impasse stretches on as Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offer
The wealthy are continuing to advocate for radical geoengineering measures to "fix climate change". I talk about some new research that makes it less feasible.
Elon Musk Wants to Block Out the Sun
Company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors alarms scientists | Space
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Discussion of a recent thread on r/collapse (Reddit) regarding what personality traits makes a person more likely to be collapse aware.
On the personality traits and lived experiences of collapse-aware individuals : collapse
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Every Friday we talk about what the Trump administration has done. Today, let's talk about what I really hope they don't do.
Exclusive | House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from being sworn i
Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart voters
Zohran Mamdani: Can Trump deport Zohran Mamdani?
The investment thus far in AI will not be without consequences - it's just a question of whether it will be due to the bubble popping and the economic fallout, or the successful creation of an AI monster.
Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta results overshadowed by growing fears of AI bubble | Scienc...
Are we winning yet?
Trump Administration Defies Court Orders
FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago uncovered
Donald Trump Claims It’s ‘Illegal’ for Late-Night
“Now if we do what I’m saying, they’ll never…
(1) Aaron Rupar on X: "Trump on President Xi:
Pentagon Admits It Has No Idea Who’s on “Drug Boats”
Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes
Trump tells military to plan for 'action' over his claim that Nigeria
There is a growing trend of apathy regarding Climate Change. From researchers to the media, from voters to politicians - people are not talking about it as much as they used to.
Why Democrats aren't talking about climate change much anymore | Grist
SoCA Report_Final_10.21.2025.pdf
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Antonio Guterrez is perhaps the first relevant leader to admit the world can no longer avoid passing 1.5C.
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Trump has stated his intent to keep power for a 3rd term. Today we revisit an old prediction Kellan and I made before the election on this very topic.
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COP30 begins in a couple of weeks in Belem, Brazil, and it's off with a bang by causing environmental damage long before it ever started.
Will Cop30 in Belém help or harm the Amazon? | Cop30 | The Guardian
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm | Brazil | The Guardian
Record-breaking carbon dioxide rise shows the Amazon is falteri...
How long will tyranny reign in the US?
Trump: "If I want to enact a certain act.. I’d be allowed to do that
Federal agents told a US citizen "you have no rights."
10.27.2025 - West Chicago: ICE Agents Scan Driver's Biometrics Without Warrant
ICE agents chased down these two kids on their bikes and asked them
For the first time, a massive cargo ship has gone from mainland China to the UK, through the Arctic. This new route cut nearly a month off of the trip, but is it a net a positive?
Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK | Reuters
Picture This: Northern Sea Route Charted as Alternative Trade Lane | S&P Global
Frontiers | From melting ice to green shipping: navigating emission reduction challenges...
I had the pleasure to meet quickly with Shaun Chamberlain to announce the start of a new forum hosted on his page, for listeners of this podcast. Hopefully it will become a great place to chat about the episodes or get to know each other a bit more. I also highly encourage you to engage with the other forums there, as well as all of Shaun's other material!
Previous Interview with Shaun: Episode 114 - Interview with Shaun Chamber...
The Trump administration is making big moves to increase the capability of governmental surveillance against its own citizens.
The growing surveillance state in the U.S. is far worse than you imagined
Cities Are Fighting Back Against The Law-Breaking Flock License Plate Cameras
We are already fully aware that we'll blow through 1.5C and 2.0C above the baseline. New research shows the gap between Paris Climate Accord pledges and reality are growing.
The Production Gap Report 2025 | SEI
The Rest of the World Is Following America’s Retreat on EVs - WSJ
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Fascism this week in the US (10/17-10/23).
Trump: "Don't forget I can use
Immigrants with no criminal record now largest group
Officials Scrub Data Showing U.S. Citizens Swept Up
Republican Governor Orders National Guard Deployed
Justice Amy Coney Barrett Admits Supreme Court
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