Join storyteller Alex Leff, creator of the podcast Human Nature Odyssey, on a search for better ways to understand and more clearly experience the incredible, terrifying, and ridiculous world we live in.
Crazy Town: Episode 136. We Dug Digger, or Why Tom Cruise Is the Most Famous Crazy Townie
What happens when an A-list director and the biggest Hollywood star of the last 50 years team up to create the perfect Crazy Town movie? It bombs.
November 4, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 135. Cheerful Pessimist: The Life and Legacy of Richard Heinberg
Jason, Rob, and Asher gather in the studio for the first time since Richard’s passing to commiserate, reflect on his legacy, and talk about how to keep his work and ethos alive.
October 21, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 134. Finding Crazy Town Part 6: Facing the Future
What would it actually mean to live with less? Can we preserve the things we value most—health, human rights, cultural diversity, individual freedom—without preserving the system that created them?
October 7, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 133. Finding Crazy Town Part 5: Adapting to the Adaptive Cycle
What if collapse isn’t the end of the story but part of a larger cycle?
September 23, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 132. Finding Crazy Town Part 4: The Myth of Progress – Are We There Yet?
What if the story we tell ourselves about progress is wrong?
September 9, 2026
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 26. Can Games Save The World From Bureaucracy? With C. Thi Nguyen
How did humans go from living in small-scale communities where everyone knew each other to building a massive civilization filled with billions of strangers? Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen, author of “The Score,” joins the odyssey to explore the strange relationship between games and large-scale society.
September 2, 2026








