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  • Daily Episode 36 - New Research on Climate Accord Failure

    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

    1 in 4 new cars sold in 2025 will be electric, new report says, and China is the undisputed EV leader | CBC News

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    17 min
  • Daily Episode 35 - This Week in Fascism (#5)

    Fascism this week in the US (10/17-10/23).


    Trump: "Don't forget I can use

    Donald Trump declares he has

    Judge tells Homeland Security

    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

    $300million-100% paid by trump-Military involved

    Trump says he has final say on paying himself $230m

    Noem Approves Spending $200 Million to Buy

    Trump: “Democrats didn’t realize the

    Pentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’

    Reporter: John Bolton was just indicted

    Trump commutes prison sentence

    DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER: “I wouldn’t be

    60 Minutes on Instagram: “We found

    'I Have a Nazi Streak': Trump

    Arizona AG sues to force

    US Supreme Court to tackle gun rights

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    25 min
  • Daily Episode 34 - Is the Clathrate Gun Hypothesis Underway?

    New discovery in Antarctica shows that methane seeps are increasing - more research is needed (and currently underway) to determine the extent and effects.


    Scientists discover methane leaking out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

    Massive methane leaks detected in Antarctica, posing potential risks for global warming | Climate | EL PAÍS English

    Leaking ‘fire ice’ is new threat to the planet

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    15 min
  • Daily Episode 33 - Tipping Point Officially Crossed

    According to new research, we've officially crossed the coral reef death tipping point. Our temperature range above the preindustrial average is now higher than coral reefs can survive in the long term (and effects are already being seen).


    Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian

    Coral die-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say

    Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact


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    14 min
  • Daily Episode 32 - Greg Nelson Interview (Bonus Content)

    Enjoy an excerpt from my interview with Greg Nelson, as part of our Patreon bonus content. To finish this interview, and hear the others we've been doing with out listeners, please join us on Patreon!

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    25 min
  • Daily Episode 31 - About that Job Loss from AI...

    Over the last few years there has been a lot of conversation about AI taking jobs. Is it taking place, and will it be as bad as some say?


    92 Million Jobs Lost to AI: Who’s Most at Risk?

    Why Is Job Growth So Slow When GDP Is So Strong? - Apollo Academy

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    21 min
  • Daily Episode 30 - This Week in Fascism (#4)

    A fresh new week from hell in the USA. Enjoy?


    Supreme Court Signals Final Blow

    Trump administration revokes 6 visas

    Department of State on X:

    TN man arrested

    Insider Whales Made $100 Million

    US is working on doubling aid

    GOP’s Jim Jordan on judges:

    Heavily armed ICE agents illegally

    ICE Rams Civilian Car, Drags Woman

    WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman

    Trump calls Mamdani a ‘communist,’

    Letitia James, the New York attorney general

    President Trump calls on

    Criminal charges against Bolton

    CBP Enforces Binary

    Capitol Police called

    JD Vance: "Because"

    Yet again, the U.S. has struck

    Trump’s Fantasy of Violent

    Nearly all members of Pentagon


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    22 min
  • Daily Episode 29 - Moving a Capital City

    Tehran (with a metro population of nearly 17 million) is experiencing a major water shortage, after 5 years of drought. Subsidence, as a result of groundwater removal, is simultaneously causing the land to sink and destroying infrastructure.


    Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens | Iran | The Guardian

    ‘We must change’: how drought and overextraction of water has run Iran dry | Environment | The Guardian

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    17 min
  • Daily Episode 27 - The War from Within

    *Caveat: This was recorded on October 7th so may not be completely up to date in regards to recent happenings.


    An escalation in the battle for states' rights to defend against invading federal forces in the US (not a sentence I thought I'd write in my lifetime).


    Judge to block 'relocation, federalization, or deployment' of any National Guard to Oregon - ABC News

    Texas Gov. Abbott deploys National Guard to protect federal property | Fox News

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    18 min

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