Breaking Down: Collapse

In this episode we discuss the ongoing and worsening mental health crisis taking place globally.Learn More:https://www.mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-americahttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/16/well/mental-health-crisis-america-covid.htmlhttps://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/mental-health-america-crisishttps://www.projecthope.org/the-global-mental-health-crisis-10-numbers-to-note/10/2020/Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Margaret Killjoy joins us on the podcast to dicsuss community and individual preparedness.  Margaret is a transfeminine author, musician, and podcaster living in the Appalachian mountains. She is the author of A Country of Ghosts as well as Danielle Cain series of novellas and is the host of the community and individual preparedness podcast Live Like the World is Dying.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are two technologies that techno-optimists love to tout as our saviors, that which will save us in the future: Carbon Capture and Geoengineering. While Geoengineering has been covered previously in this podcast, this episode focuses on the current state of carbon capture and why it's not the answer to all our problems. Learn More:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/book-excerpt-the-uninhabitable-earth-david-wallace-wells.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/31/carbon-capture-technology.htmlhttps://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-is-ccs-how-does-it-workhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02184-xhttps://scitechdaily.com/cheaper-carbon-capture-is-on-the-way-marathon-research-effort-drives-down-cost/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/20/a-shocking-failure-chevron-criticised-for-missing-carbon-capture-target-at-wa-gas-projecthttps://www.vice.com/en/article/7kb43x/shell-quest-carbon-capture-plant-alberta?utm_source=reddit.comSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Joseph Tainter, a Professor of Sustainability at Utah State University and author of "The Collapse of Complex Societies," dives deep into the intricate weave of societal collapse and energy challenges. He examines the sustainability of modern lifestyles against the backdrop of dwindling resources and the shift to renewable energy. The discussion explores the tension between complexity and innovation, urging a balance of idealism and realism for a sustainable future. Historical insights and contemporary issues, such as climate change, highlight the urgent need for informed awareness.

One of the most concerning consequences of the future is mass migration. Mass migration is both a cause and consequence of collapse, creating a positive feedback loop of escalating problems.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we had the opportunity to speak with Daniel J Kim, AKA The Pop Mythologist, about the role that pop culture and works of fiction play when it comes to learning about, coping with, and educting on collapse. The Pop Mythologist is the founder and editor of the pop culture blog, PopMythology.com. In his "Hero Wisdom" column he uses pop culture to discuss important real-life issues such as climate change, racial justice, political activism, surviving adversity, and the psychology of post-traumatic growth. He is co-author of a chapter in the book Black Panther Psychology and regularly appears on pop culture podcasts and discussion panels at comic conventions as both a panelist and a moderator. He also enjoys combining the activity of cosplay with various political and charitable causes such as the Spider Army Project, inspired by Spider-Man, and the Real-Life Cleric Project, inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. Currently, he is host of the podcast This is the End: Pop Culture & Collapse, where he uses pop culture to help raise collapse awareness among those who might otherwise avoid the topic. He can be found on Twitter and Facebook by searching "Pop Mythology" or "This is the End Podcast." Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second installment of our new Why We're Wrong (or so they say) subseries, we're exploring why they say we're wrong about Climate Change. the conversation is lengthy, so we made it a two-parter! This is part 2, which covers the remainder of the arguments made against climate change. Please forgive the audio issues with this week (and last week's episode), we had a mic mishap that wasn't discovered until after we had recorded!Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second installment of our new Why We're Wrong (or so they say) subseries, we're exploring why they say we're wrong about Climate Change. the conversation is lengthy, so we made it a two-parter! We also discuss at length the new movie "Don't Look Up", and it's relevancy to this conversation!Please forgive the audio issues with this week (and next week's episode), we had a mic mishap that wasn't discovered until after we had recorded!https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/24/scientific-consensus-on-humans-causing-global-warming-passes-99https://www.earthday.org/6-arguments-to-refute-your-climate-denying-relatives/https://theconversation.com/another-link-between-co2-and-mass-extinctions-of-species-12906https://climatechange.procon.org/https://www.climaterealityproject.org/sites/climaterealityproject.org/files/the12questionseveryclimateactivisthears_theclimaterealityproject.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/may/06/top-ten-global-warming-skeptic-arguments-debunkedhttps://opr.ca.gov/facts/common-denier-arguments.htmlhttps://www.livescience.com/mass-extinction-events-that-shaped-Earth.htmlhttps://earth.org/data_visualization/a-brief-history-of-co2/https://www.thedailybeast.com/stella-immanuel-trumps-new-covid-doctor-believes-in-alien-dna-demon-sperm-and-hydroxychloroquinehttps://ourworldindata.org/fossil-fuelshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2019/07/20/so-you-think-were-reducing-fossil-fuel-think-again/?sh=406aef2952fbhttps://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/what%E2%80%99s-hottest-earth-has-been-%E2%80%9Clately%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.factcheck.org/2009/12/climategate/Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year we start an annual tradition of discussing how collapse has played out during the year, as well as discussing predictions for the next year. Sources:https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/siberia-us-wildfires-broke-emissions-records-this-year-2021-12-06/https://www.space.com/2021-record-wildfire-season-from-spacehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/arctic-record-siberia-100-degree-heat-climate-change-alarm-bells-un/https://www.axios.com/weather-climate-disasters-billion-54a2a7f9-e492-47f9-a804-6eb7abe798aa.htmlhttps://www.businessinsider.com/us-tornadoes-highlight-rising-risk-climate-change-supply-chains-2021-12Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we were pleased to interview Haven Scott McVarish, who is the founder and director of the non-profit organizations Common Sense Democracy and 5Journeys. He has been a community organizer, a strategist for local political campaigns, a union leader, and the founder of one of the most successful immigration law firms in Los Angeles. He is a former congressional candidate, a frequent progressive political commentator for Real America’s Voice, and now a regenerative farmer. His second book, Last Chance to Save American Democracy, was published weeks before the 2020 election. In the conversation we discuss the crucial role democracy plays in global stability, and the immediate threats it faces. We also speak about Haven's non-profit organization, 5Journeys and how he aims to help people build resiliency in their lives.Haven's book, 'Last Chance to Save American Democracy' is available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook. It's also available on Bookshop.org and Barnes & Noble. Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.