Episodes

  • Daily Episode 156 - This Week in Fascism #24

    Daily Episode 156 - This Week in Fascism #24
    Apr 17 2026
    Sources:Poll: Americans worry Trump will seize ballots, voting machines in midtermsExclusive | Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office - WSJProposed Amendment: Congress Can Nullify Presidential Pardons. (119_HJRES_135)US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections | US politics | The GuardianTrump Says Israel And Lebanon’s Leaders Will Speak, Hegseth Gives Iran War Update: Live Updates | HuffPost Latest News‘It’s absolutely wrong’: Vietnam vet sues to stop construction of ‘vain’ Trump arch in DCUSPS suspends contributions to employee pensions after warning of "cash crisis" - CBS NewsIs Operation Epic Fury Illegal? Legal Experts Warn Donald Trump Could Face War Crime Violations | IBTimes UKTrump Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Student Activists Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi — “[The Trump administration is eroding] the concept of procedural due process, the idea that you get to have a hearing in the United States…” : r/lawTrump Mostly Fired Black Agency Officials, New Lawsuit SaysTrump says he’ll fire Powell next month if he stays in his role at the Fed | CNN BusinessICE is now flagging people that protest against them for punishment e.g. by cancelling their Global Entry credentials. They are reportedly using facial recognition scanning software by Palantir to track and tag people exercising First Amendment rights to protest and congregate. : r/lawPosts/Comments about recent ICE enforcement efforts are now prohibited : r/GlobalEntryThe Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis - The New York TimesTennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers | WPLN NewsFeds Try Secret Grand Jury to Unmask Reddit ICE CriticPlease 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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    28 mins
  • Daily Episode 155: Climate News Roundup for the Week

    Daily Episode 155: Climate News Roundup for the Week
    Apr 16 2026

    Sources:


    Greenland’s Ice Is Melting Faster Than Ever, and Scientists Are Alarmed

    Lakes forming next to Greenland's melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow

    AMOC collapse could turn Southern Ocean into carbon source, adding 0.2°C to global warming

    Shifting Gulf Stream may signal an ocean current collapse is next - Earth.com

    Record high ocean temperatures off southern California raise fears of prolonged marine heatwave | US news | The Guardian

    Wildfires are spreading into places that rarely burned before - Earth.com

    Summer is getting longer, and it's happening faster than we thought

    ‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian

    Arctic ice at lowest in marcch ever : r/collapse

    Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent – Zachary Labe


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    22 mins
  • Daily Episode 154 - Oil Shock in the Philippines

    Daily Episode 154 - Oil Shock in the Philippines
    Apr 15 2026

    The Philippines is a great example of a nation on the brink, due to an externality, because of their heavy reliance on imported oil.


    Nation on brink: this oil crisis may destroy everything we built | Inquirer Opinion

    DOE: Philippines’ fuel supply can last up to 50.42 days

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    13 mins
  • Daily Episode 153: Here Comes a Very Strong El Nino

    Daily Episode 153: Here Comes a Very Strong El Nino
    Apr 14 2026

    Probabilities are increasing for a "Very Strong El Nino" this summer or fall. What are the potential impacts?


    To date, 2026 is averaging 1.48°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. This is striking because we're still in ENSO-neutral conditions, with El Niño on its way. : r/collapse

    Super El Niño next year? Here's the probability of one | king5.com

    Buckle Up! Gonna be a wild 12 months coming up : r/collapse

    ECMWF | Charts

    Possible super El Niño could bring extreme heat, droughts, strong floods - The Washington Post

    A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you | CNN

    Iran war: Why a super El Niño event poses fresh risks to food costs

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    21 mins
  • Daily Episode 152 - Carrying Capacity: 2.5 Billion Population?

    Daily Episode 152 - Carrying Capacity: 2.5 Billion Population?
    Apr 13 2026

    A new paper suggests the carrying capacity of earth is 2.5 billion, just under a third of the current population. What say you? Realistic, or too high or low?


    Earth can no longer sustain the global human population - Earth.com

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    19 mins
  • Daily Episode 151 - This Week in Fascism #23

    Daily Episode 151 - This Week in Fascism #23
    Apr 10 2026
    Sources:Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment | The IndependentTrump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran | AP NewsHouse Democrat announces impeachment push against Hegseth over Iran warTrump pulls back on Iran threats after warning a 'civilization will die tonight' if deal isn't reached | PBS NewsTrump threatens 'bigger and stronger' attacks if Iran doesn’t comply with 'real agreement'With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials SayTrump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes | War crimes | The GuardianPope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'unacceptable' | AP NewsPentagon, White House Push Back on Alleged Remarks Made to Pope, Vatican | Military.comTrump threatens CNN over its Iran coverage moments after announcing ceasefire plan | The IndependentFlorida can fund religious charter schools, ‘encourage’ religion, state AG says | firstcoastnews.comSupreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges - ABC NewsTrump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California | Donald Trump | The GuardianDeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supportersExclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime CenterActing attorney general: Trump has ‘right’ to order investigations into his enemies - Democracy DocketPlease 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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    21 mins
  • Daily Episode 150 - "Faster Than Expected" On Repeat

    Daily Episode 150 - "Faster Than Expected" On Repeat
    Apr 9 2026

    What a fun little game we play. Step 1: Scientific consensus is too conservative. Step 2: Something happens "shocking scientists". Step 3: Articles are released describing how it happened faster than expected, but don't worry because someone will fix it. Step 4: No changes are made, and the models remain conservative. Repeat.


    Earth is warming faster than previously estimated, new study shows - Los Angeles Times

    Uh-Oh—Global Warming Is Actually Speeding Up, Scientists Say

    Thawing permafrost becomes 25 to 100 times more permeable, experiments find

    ‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists | US weather | The Guardian

    Amazon wildfires have released far more carbon than we thought - Earth.com


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    11 mins
  • Daily Episode 149 - Growing Strain on Food Supply

    Daily Episode 149 - Growing Strain on Food Supply
    Apr 8 2026

    It's not just the current geopolitical situation that's putting food supply under stress - it's been growing for a long time and is getting worse.


    ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding | Hawaii | The Guardian

    Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories

    UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying | Farming | The Guardian

    From gas to grain: Fertilizer disruptions raise risks for food security and trade | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

    How the Iran war could shatter global food security

    Australia to Plant Less Wheat as Iran War Deepens Global Fertilizer Supplies - Bloomberg

    Palm oil, cocoa, coffee… Who's going to tend to tomorrow's large tropical plantations?


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    20 mins