Devastating News: The Loss of Richard Heinberg
On Sunday, July 19, we lost our kind, brilliant friend and colleague, Richard Heinberg.
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Crazy Town: Episode 129. Finding Crazy Town Part 1: The Strait of Everything
What happens when the global economy depends on fish traveling 10,000 miles, oil flowing through a single strait, and enough cheap fossil fuel energy to build civilizations that previous generations couldn’t even imagine?
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 24. Stories That Create or Destroy: Myth, Death, and Animism with Sophie Strand
Poet and author Sophie Strand joins Human Nature Odyssey for a wide-ranging conversation about stories, illness, ecology, and transformation. Drawing from her own experience living with chronic illness, Sophie explores how the stories we inherit shape our relationship to the living world.
Crazy Town: Episode 128. Gaslit by the Four Horsemen: Maddening Signs of the Apocalypse
With the churn of daily news growing more apocalyptic by the headline, and with earth scientists competing ferociously for the title of “gloomiest doomer,” it’s time for some fun (or at least making fun) with a new fantasy-football-style draft.
Crazy Town: Episode 127. What Lies Beneath: AMOC, El Niño, & Climate Chaos with Emily Schoerning
Emily Schoerning returns to discuss the oceanic dynamics – from worrisome to downright apocalyptic – that could make the Strait of Hormuz disruption look like a five-minute wait at the Starbucks drive-thru.
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 23. What Is Human Nature Odyssey?
You, me, and everyone we know were born on the Titanic. Some are shouting about icebergs. Some are shoveling coal into the furnaces. Some are jamming out while the band plays louder than ever. In this special episode Alex reviews the odyssey thus far.
Crazy Town: Episode 126. The Hypocrite’s Guide to the Galaxy: Muddling Toward a Sustainable Footprint
Is hypocrisy the one thing that can grow infinitely on our finite planet? When you learn that humanity’s fossil fuel burning, including your own, is contributing to climate chaos, what can you do?
Crazy Town: Episode 125. The Lighter Side of Dark Ages with Chris Smaje
Chris Smaje visits Crazy Town for some farmer-to-farmer straight talk. We cover Viking raids to agrarian populism, from societal collapse to the practicalities of making your way in a failed state. And they can’t get away from the shop talk of gardens, livestock, and home economics.
Crazy Town Hall 2026 – Complimentary Registration
The Town Hall is your chance to hang out with Jason, Rob, and Asher – and your fellow Crazy Townies – as we continue our arduous journey to the center of a collapsing techno-industrial, politically incompetent civilization.
Crazy Town Hall 2026
The Town Hall is your chance to hang out with Jason, Rob, and Asher – and your fellow Crazy Townies – as we continue our arduous journey to the center of a collapsing techno-industrial, politically incompetent civilization.
In the Rising Tide, Episode 5. Raviraj Shetty: Rewriting the Stories We Live By
What if the stories we live by could change? In India, Raviraj Shetty explores how narrative, care, and imagination can help communities heal, reclaim dignity, and find new ways forward.
Crazy Town: Episode 124. Take Me to the River: Getting Rid of Deadbeat Dams
We’re talking dam removal today. So grab a sledge hammer, a few sticks of dynamite, and a wrecking ball, and come along as we explore the battle between concrete placement and concrete removal. And don’t miss our interview with Tara Lohan, author of Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life.
