Daily Episode 122 - This Week in Fascism #18

I'm out on vacation, but thought I'd try something new - we'll be replaying the first 8 episodes of the podcast over the next week, and then I'll go through one by one and revisit them - giving commen...

11 Joulu 202535min

A discussion on Christopher Ketcham's article describing the idea of Solastalgia, as we head towards a world that could lose 2-4 billion people, just from climate change by 2050 (according to actuaria...

10 Joulu 202517min

The first 15 minutes or so of my episode with Abbie, who spoke with me about their decision to move outside of the US with their partner. Join us Patreon to hear the full episode!Please join us on Pat...

9 Joulu 202516min

What responsibilities do scientists have to be blunt about the reality of climate change? Is it better to keep society calm and not explore worst case scenarios, or is it their duty to scare people? I...

8 Joulu 202529min

I'm out of town this week, so episodes are prerecorded (no episodes Thursday 11th to Wednesday 17th). Enjoy another week of fascism...Former Trump lawyer: ‘The Constitution is not adequate to deal wit...

5 Joulu 202524min

The EPA has just signed off on 10 new pesticides, which contain PFAS Forever Chemicals. This, after Trump campaigned on the promise to clamp down on polluting and harmful pesticides. Maybe it has some...

4 Joulu 202512min

Scientists are researching "Natural Geoengineering" - one method of which involves mutating algae en masse to convert and store more carbon. Nothing could go wrong, right?https://phys.org/news/2025-11...

3 Joulu 202515min

The Trump administration is on course to overextend use of the military in another messy war. Will he pull the trigger, and what's there to gain? Either way, it's yet another sign of a declining empir...

2 Joulu 202522min