With equal parts humor and in-depth analysis, Asher, Rob, and Jason safeguard their sanity while probing crazy-making topics like climate change, overshoot, runaway capitalism, and why we’re all deluding ourselves.
Crazy Town is produced by Post Carbon Institute and hosted by Resilience.
Latest Episode
Crazy Town: Episode 118. Choose your AI Adventure: Immiseration or Extinction
Jason and Asher replace Rob with a much more humane and humble co-host, Elon Musk, to explore the feasibility of harnessing the entire sun to power AI superintelligence. We come away perplexed that not much of the excellent reporting on the environmental, energy, and financial risks of the AI boom address the googleplex-sized elephant in the room – that both AI success and failure lead to immiseration.
January 28, 2026
ACADEMIC RESOURCE
A Species-level Taxonomic Treatment of the Phalse Prophets with Hypotheses on their Origin and Evolution
During periods of crisis people often cling to stories as a way to alleviate their anxieties. This taxonomic treatment of twelve species of Phalse Prophets describes the ideologies of faux saviors, so those wanting to face reality have the tools to detect when high IQ excrement is being flung in their direction.
PRESS RELEASE
World’s Only Phalse Prophet Research Institute Closing
Think tank announces the closing of TIPPSE after only one year, citing lack of public interest in the vital topic – so what else is new?!?
Hosts
Crazy Town is hosted by Asher Miller (left), Jason Bradford (center), and Rob Dietz (right). Willow (cow) and Toro (calf) are too smart to participate.
Credits
Production and editing by Melody Travers. Communications and outreach by Clara Winter and Amy Buringrud.
Music: “Way Huge” and “Don’t Give Up” by Midnight Shipwrecks (Copyright 2017).
Thanks to all the people who financially support Crazy Town, and special thanks to our incredible volunteers: Elana Zuber for conducting countless hours of research, Anya Steuer for creating original artwork, and Taylor Antal for providing transcripts.
