Episodes

  • Daily Episode 162 - The Wealthy Will Eat

    Daily Episode 162 - The Wealthy Will Eat
    Apr 27 2026

    Declining accessibility of food doesn't mean that one day it's here and one day it's gone; it means who gets access to it will shift. In this episode we discuss multiple articles highlighting the crisis currently facing the food system.


    Food prices are rising again. Drought, war, and tariffs are to blame | Fortune

    World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns | Global food crisis | The Guardian

    2026 Super El Niño Threatens Global Crops

    Already under pressure, Australia’s food system could now be in big trouble | SBS News

    Florida is about to lose its most famous symbol forever. What happened?



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    25 mins
  • Daily Episode 161 - This Week in Fascism #25

    Daily Episode 161 - This Week in Fascism #25
    Apr 24 2026
    Sources:Southern Poverty Law Center indicted for fraud, money laundering - POLITICOTrump admin coerced removal of ICE trackers, court saysICE official behind warehouse detention camps quits after tense congressional hearingLeaked Memos Reveal Just How Much the Supreme Court Has Betrayed the ConstitutionSupreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions | Brennan Center for JusticeFBI Director Patel sues Atlantic, says story about his drinking falseThe Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’ | WIREDResolution to block the sale of 12,000 bombs to Israel (119_SJRES_138)Trump, IRS in talks to settle US president's $10 billion lawsuit | ReutersRep. Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists | Representative Chip RoySupreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act | TruthoutExclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials say - Democracy DocketTrump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit - Democracy DocketViktor Orbán's defeat showed Democrats how to end Trump's rule.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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    42 mins
  • Daily Episode 160: Arctic Mosquitoes, Forest Carbon Flips, and The Day After Tomorrow

    Daily Episode 160: Arctic Mosquitoes, Forest Carbon Flips, and The Day After Tomorrow
    Apr 23 2026

    A roundup of this week's climate news:


    Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up

    Projected warming will exceed the long-term thermal limits of rice cultivation | Communications Earth & Environment

    Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source | ScienceDaily

    Cities are leaking far more methane than previously thought - Earth.com

    Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought | Oceans | The Guardian

    Why people are working so hard?Does it makes sense : r/collapse

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    24 mins
  • Daily Episode 159: Screwworms and the End of Beef?

    Daily Episode 159: Screwworms and the End of Beef?
    Apr 22 2026

    A brief episode about beef. A beef brief, if you will.


    New World Screwworm detected about 90 miles from the United States

    Screwworm.gov | Unified Government Response To Protect the United States

    Beef Prices: Your Expensive Cheeseburger Is a Taste of What’s to Come - Bloomberg

    ‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country | US wildfires | The Guardian

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    11 mins
  • Daily Episode 158: The Models are a Mess - Sea Level Rise Version

    Daily Episode 158: The Models are a Mess - Sea Level Rise Version
    Apr 21 2026

    Let's hit again on some ways the models are a mess, but today in regards to Sea Level Rise...


    One Wrong Variable in a Climate Formula Could Mean Sea Levels Rise 35% Faster Than Current Models Show

    Saltwater is closing in on coastal groundwater, putting billions and food supplies at risk

    Long-term adaptation pathways for Venice and its lagoon under sea-level rise | Scientific Reports

    Venice is threatened by rising sea levels. Will the city be forced to relocate? | Euronews

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    21 mins
  • Daily Episode 157 - The Models are a Mess - Methane Version

    Daily Episode 157 - The Models are a Mess - Methane Version
    Apr 20 2026

    I discuss 3 articles highlighting new research on methane emissions, showing that the models are undercounting their impacts and severity.


    Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

    100 Times Worse? Thawing Permafrost May Be More Dangerous Than Previously Thought

    Measurement of Gas Fraction and Gas Permeability of Thawing Permafrost Caused by Climate Change - Glover - 2026 - Earth's Future - Wiley Online Library

    Non-producing oil and gas wells may emit microbial methane at rates 1,000 times higher than previously estimated

    Why do we compare methane to carbon dioxide over a 100-year timeframe? Are we underrating the importance of methane emissions? | MIT Climate Portal

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    17 mins
  • 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