Daily Episode 220 - Updates on the "Unprecedented" El Niño
The last El Niño update was back in May, and it's time to straighten out some of the science behind the phenomenon, which has continued to gain strength: The 2026 El Niño Is A 1-in-12.5 Million Event...
17 Aug 28min
Daily Episode 219 - This Week in Fascism #36
Sources:New DOJ Memo Gives Trump Sweeping Authority to Shield His Communications From Congress - Yahoo News UKTruth Social's $100,000-per-month subscription for early access to Trump posts is unconsti...
14 Aug 30min
Daily Episode 218 - Where the bugs at?
The good insects are disappearing, while we're left with the ones that make life harder. What gives?Flesh-eating screwworms feast on humans in Mexico; human cases top 500 - Ars TechnicaThe Ticks Are W...
13 Aug 22min
Daily Episode 217 - The State of Heatwaves
A summary of the state of heatwaves and their impact on our health:Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly - Foster - 2026 - Geophysical Research Letters - Wiley Online Library‘Stop all outdoor a...
12 Aug 17min
Daily Episode 216 - The State of Drought
An update on the state of drought throughout the world:EU considers emergency meeting as nuclear shutdown leaves Hungary facing energy crisis | Euronews‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drou...
11 Aug 22min
Daily Episode 215 - The State of Wildfires
In the midst of this crazy summer, let's take a look at the state of the wildfires around the globe.In the latest NOAA run for the Nino 3.4 region, published 30 July there is now no model run that pea...
10 Aug 13min
Daily Episode 214 - IRS Collapse (and announcing a short hiatus)
Taking a short break from the podcast to deal with some family matters - I will be back!In the meantime, here's a story highlighting institutional catabolic collapse from the perspective of the IRS.Th...
30 Juli 13min
Daily Episode 213 - The coming demographics collapse
The coming demographics shift is a catch-22. Having fewer young people means a sever imbalance in care of increasing number of elderly (among many other wide-reaching economic impacts) but adding more...
28 Juli 19min
