Why do we keep destroying what we all depend on? Why does self-interest so often triumph over survival? *Tragedy of The Commons* is an eye-opening podcast that explores the chilling consequences of humanity’s refusal to act for the greater good.

In episode after episode, we confront the invisible yet catastrophic cost of zero-sum thinking — the belief that one person’s gain must come at another’s loss. This show reveals how short-term greed and tribal prejudice are eroding the very systems we rely on to live and prosper.

But this isn’t just about economics or politics. It’s about something deeper — an existential flaw in our species: the tendency to abandon collective responsibility even when the stakes are extinction. We ask: Why is it so hard for humans to choose cooperation over conquest? Collective-compassion over selfish-consumption? And what happens when we don’t?

Told in plain, powerful language, this podcast invites everyday listeners into a conversation that feels urgent, accessible, and impossible to ignore. Because the tragedy isn’t just that we’re unknowingly destroying the commons. It’s that we know we are — and we do it anyway.