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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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S2 · E254
Friday · 29 min
Daily Episode 254 - This Week in Fascism #43
Sources: Federal appeals court rejects Donald Trump's challenge to collusion finding tied to IRS settlement Trump to Cut Nearly $1 Billion in Pocket Rescission Package (1) DOJ Prepares to Investigate Nearly Every Federal Judge in Blue State | The New Republic Former Bush Ethics Lawyer: Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ad 'Could Be An Impeachable Offense' - Above the Law Trump Has Officially Out-Kinged The King We Fought A Revolution To Get Rid Of - Above the Law WATCH: Jack Smith says he would prosecute Trump again for 'serious crimes against our nation' | PBS News California Authorizes People To Sue ICE, Border Patrol For Constitutional Violations Under New Law By Senator Wiener | Senator Scott Wiener January 6 Rioters Claim They Were “Punished,” Demand Restitution | The New Republic Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens | US voting rights | The Guardian Supreme Court Hands Trump Huge Win in Quest to Make Voting Harder | The New Republic DHS failed to provide records supporting Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says - Democracy Docket Georgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state’s voting machines - Democracy Docket Trump admin violating VRA with armed feds at polls: Lawsuit 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.
S2 · E253
Thursday · 17 min
Daily Episode 253 - Private Companies to Control the Climate?
The climate keeps spinning out of control. Are we really going to allow private companies to make a profit off sketchy attempts to "fix" it? ‘Our house was under water’: Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters as disaster declared | Thailand | The Guardian 'New reality': Calif. scientists uncover why rivers are turning orange The company with a $10 billion a year plan to cool the planet | CNN 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.
S2 · E252
Wednesday · 15 min
Daily Episode 252 - Glacier Meltdown
Glacier collapse is accelerating. In this episode we discuss the rate of change, as well as the impacts it will have on people and ecosystems. Europe's earliest glacier loss day in years signals a reckoning for the Alps Glacier Collapse Threatens Southeastern Tibetan River Basin : r/collapse Microbial communities and ecological functions shift with glacier retreat in the Canadian High Arctic | Scientific Reports 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.
S2 · E251
Tuesday · 20 min
Daily Episode 251 - What to Expect from an Oil Shock?
Going deeper into last weeks' episode on the potential impacts of an extended oil shock: Armed group shuts pipeline from Libya's largest oil field, jeopardising exports | Euronews Macron Calls for Another Emergency Oil Release as Europe Loses Supply | OilPrice.com ‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain | Petrol prices | The Guardian How record diesel prices will rip through the U.S. economy Global Food Shock is Imminent: Stock Up on Your Favorites Now - The New Sentinel People dont realize how dependent most of the world is on oil and how quickly the economy/society will collapse without it : r/collapse Silver Lining to the Oil Shortages : 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.
S2 · E250
Monday · 14 min
Daily Episode 250 - What the governments won't tell us
What do governments suspect about collapse that won't share with us? UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer | Climate crisis | The Guardian ‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn | Climate crisis | The Guardian Opinion | Climate Catastrophe Is Still on the Table - 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.
S2 · E249
September 25 · 24 min
Daily Episode 249 - This Week In Fascism #42
Sources: White House faces mounting legal backlash after barring journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico CNN, MS NOW and Politico go back to court after reporters were denied access to the White House despite judge’s order | CNN Politics MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access : r/law The Source Behind The Ban Trump cites national security, midterms coverage to defend press ban - POLITICO Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant: Court ICE Just Made Thousands of Detainees Vanish From Its System | The New Republic Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian ICE accused of continuing warrantless arrests in Oregon despite injunction | Courthouse News Service ICE is Quietly Firing Recruits, Including a Marine Reservist Who Died by Suicide FBI Security Breach: Hackers 'Steal Data' on Every Agent Under Kash Patel The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms - The Atlantic Democrats sue Trump admin to keep armed agents from polls during midterms - Democracy Docket Governor Newsom signs new laws to protect California elections from Trump interference | Governor of California Lawsuits seek to prevent federal officers at polls : NPR 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.
S2 · E248
September 24 · 24 min
Daily Episode 248 - Record Moisture, Record Heat. El Nino is starting to show it's ugly head
As El Nino starts to ramp up, we're seeing record breaking indicators of a rough next 12 months: ‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak | El Niño southern oscillation | The Guardian Huge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February | El Niño southern oscillation | The Guardian news.mongabay.com/2026/09/global-ocean-breaks-records-with-100-days-of-heat-as-el-nino-adds-new-threat/amp/ Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom | South Australian algal bloom | The Guardian With millions of dead oysters and mounting debt, P.E.I. farmers fear they'll lose everything | CBC Radio Hurricane Polo intensifies into Category 5 storm, fueling Southwest flood threat | Fox Weather The Atmosphere Just Set a Water Vapor Record El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August | Environment | 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.
S2 · E247
September 23 · 12 min
Daily Episode 247 - Hypocrisy of Leadership
A short one today. I was angry and needed to take a break. E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants - The New York Times Prime Minister Carney introduces new Productivity Mega Deduction to boost Canada’s advantage as the most competitive G7 country for new business investment | Prime Minister of Canada Canada’s Changing Climate Report 2026: Headline statements - Canada.ca Exxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal decline | Reuters 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.
S2 · E246
September 22 · 20 min
Daily Episode 246 - Ongoing Oil Shock
A deeper look at the oil/diesel availability crisis around the world: Some Gas Stations ‘Out of Diesel’ as Prices Surge - Newsweek Oil: What next as Saudi Arabia scrambles to restore East-West pipeline Saudis tell European refiners they’ll get no crude next month | Financial Post The Depletion Ledger — The Oil Supply Crisis Costco Is Rationing Oil And Doubling Its Price As Supply Dwindles Skyrocketing fuel prices spark protests around the globe | CNN 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.
S2 · E245
September 21 · 16 min
Daily Episode 245 - Winter is Coming
Winter is coming, and with it many challenges. Winter is Coming for Diesel | Rigzone "There is no money." Russian farmers began to massively refuse to sow winter wheat - Russian Service of The Moscow Times 61% of French groundwater monitoring points sit below normal, up from 44% a year ago. The autumn rain everyone is waiting for mostly will not reach the aquifer. : r/collapse Panama canal traffic facing further cuts as drought from El Niño worsens | Panama canal | The Guardian Kelvin Waves: What they are, and why they pose a threat to Southern California : 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.
S2 · E244
September 18 · 17 min
Daily Episode 244 - This Week in Fascism #41
Sources: Trump erupts at Supreme Court for being ‘bullied by the Radical Left’ after mail-in ballot ruling | The Independent Trump Makes Crowd Swear Pledge to “Cheat Like Hell” This Election | The New Republic Bush-Appointed Judge J. Michael Luttig Warns of ‘Another Jan. 6’ After Midterms WATCH: Blumenthal asks Patel to commit to not sending FBI agents to polling places on Election Day | PBS News : r/law The IRS shared info it shouldn’t have with ICE. What now? Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges - Democracy Docket Former US detention officer charged with 20 counts of felony forgery | North Carolina | The Guardian ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines | The New Republic 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.
S2 · E243
September 17 · 12 min
Daily Episode 243 - Heat is increasing... increasingly
The rate at which the planet is heating is accelerating. Models haven't taken this into account, so when do we hit climate sensitivity, and how hot will that be? Post by @climatecasino.net — Bluesky Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian The Arctic melt season is now more than a month longer than it was in the 1980s, new research on sea ice trends shows The U.S. just had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says - CBS 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.
S2 · E242
September 16 · 20 min
Daily Episode 242 - Take AI Development Seriously
AI is an increasingly divisive topic, even (or especially) among collapse aware folk. How seriously should we take its development? Anthropic Researcher Quit, Says AI Labs Are 'Gambling With Our Lives' - Business Insider Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit | The New Yorker 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.
S2 · E241
September 15 · 14 min
Daily Episode 241 - And it starts at the bottom
Today we take a look at the bottom of the marine food chain, where new research indicates things aren't looking to great: Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050 Seaweed carbon removal cannot keep up with climate-driven loss | PLOS Biology Projected declines in zooplankton energy supporting Northwest European Shelf ecosystems | Communications Earth & Environment s43247-026-03840-1_reference.pdf (PDF) 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.
S2 · E240
September 14 · 17 min
Daily Episode 240 - Wildlife is running out of time
Wildlife is collapsing, and time is running low to make the changes we must in order to protect them. Gray whales are washing up dead on the West Coast. The reason is alarming | Scientific American France's wildlife suffers severe blow from intense heat: 'The entire food chain is disrupted' Bears, coyotes spotted in unexpected SoCal places during scorching heat wave - ABC7 Los Angeles One effect of climate change: More rats, ticks and mosquitoes — and more disease - Evanston RoundTable 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.
S2 · E239
September 11 · 22 min
Daily Episode 239 - This Week in Fascism #40
Sources: Judge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm elections | The Independent 2026 midterms: Trump is getting the mail-ballot chaos he wants. US House passes bill penalizing universities that participate in boycott of Israel | House of Representatives | The Guardian Jimmy Kimmel Says James Talarico Interview Won't Air After FCC Threats Meagan Morris Speaks From Jail After Being Sentenced to 50 Years by the Trump Administration for an Alleged Terrorist Attack [WATCH] ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted - The New York Times Trump Pushes to Rename New Mexico ‘New America,’ but He Can’t Do It by Executive Order | Law Commentary Donald Trump pledges $5K dividend if GOP wins Congress Judge reinforces order banning immediate work on Trump’s 250-foot arch Constitution Doesn’t Cover Right to Clean Water, Court Rules (1) 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.
S2 · E238
September 10 · 21 min
Daily Episode 238 - Do people even want change?
Am I alone in imagining a better future? A whole bunch of data says no: Support for changing the current economic system | Pew Research Center Americans stand out internationally for their pessimism about the nation’s political system | Pew Research Center AP-NORC America 250 Poll - AP-NORC Harvard Youth Poll Finds a Generation Under Pressure — and Losing Faith in the System | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University 51st Edition - Fall 2025 | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University Americans End Year in Gloomy Mood New poll: Just 13% of youth feel America is headed in the right direction | Harvard Kennedy School Young Voters Have Growing Power, but Broken Politics Leave Them ‘Fatalistic,’ Studies Find | Research UC Berkeley The State of Public Trust in Government 2025 - Partnership for Public Service New Low in U.S. 'Very Satisfied' With Personal Life 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.
S2 · E237
September 9 · 25 min
Daily Episode 237 - Is there a point to it all?
If collapse is inevitable, is there a point to trying? FYI the episode contains spoilers for the musical "Hadestown". 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.
S2 · E236
September 8 · 22 min
Daily Episode 236 - Renewables have made big strides: Can they save us now?
Renewables have made massive strides in the 2020s. I answer the question that still comes up from time to time: Can a successful rollout of renewables save society from collapse? Tracking the energy transition: Where are we now? | McKinsey So, where exactly does the US energy transition stand? | Canary Media 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.
S2 · E235
September 7 · 18 min
Daily Episode 235 - +1.5C is Dead
A new UN report officially announced that limiting warming to +1.5C is no longer a viable goal: Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’ | Climate crisis | 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.

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