Saturday Nov 20, 2021
FOUNDATION, Deep Adaptation, Doomerism, and Real-Life Hari Seldons
Strange Days, Here We Come: Pop Culture, Dystopia & Collapse
(Formerly titled THIS IS THE END: POP CULTURE & COLLAPSE.)
For many people, the years 2020 and 2021 have felt like the intersections of fictional dystopias and real-life dystopias, between systems collapse and personal collapse.
Join the Pop Mythologist as he uses pop culture to explore the many connections between real-life dystopias, the collapse of societal systems, and the individual lives affected by those systems, all viewed through the lens of movies, books, comics, games, and TV shows.
If you‘re a nerd, geek, activist, or just someone concerned about the state of the world—or all of the above—this podcast is for you.
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Episodes
Episodes
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
(Note: This episode was originally released under the old podcast title "This is the End: Pop Culture & Collapse." As of July 2025 the show is now titled, "Strange Days, Here We Come: Pop Culture, Dystopia & Collapse.")In this episode, we use DUNE to springboard into a discussion about the growing crisis of water scarcity in the face of climate change and what we can do about it.
LINKS:
All of Earth's water in a single spherehttps://www.usgs.gov/media/images/all-earths-water-a-single-sphere
Mapping the strain on our waterhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/08/06/mapping-strain-our-water/
10 violent water conflictshttps://reliefweb.int/report/world/editor-s-pick-10-violent-water-conflicts
Interstate water wars are heating up with the climatehttps://theconversation.com/interstate-water-wars-are-heating-up-along-with-the-climate-159092
Collapse by Jared Diamondhttps://amzn.to/3bUlREz
This Mayan city died out after poisoning its own water. Our cities could be next.https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium-death-knell-for-mayan-city-inadvertently-poisoned-its-own-water-supply-1.8953324
The End of Abundance by David Zetlandhttps://amzn.to/3C06aGr
What About Water? with Jay Famigliettihttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-about-water-with-jay-famiglietti/id1485919205
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
(Note: This episode was originally released under the old podcast title "This is the End: Pop Culture & Collapse." As of July 2025 the show is now titled, "Strange Days, Here We Come: Pop Culture, Dystopia & Collapse.")This "episode zero" describes what this podcast will be about and its origin story. It also clarifies certain terminology and concepts that are often used vaguely and misunderstood.LINKS:
How do you know when a society is about to fall apart? - NY Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/magazine/societal-collapse.html
Are we on the road to civilization collapse? - BBChttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190218-are-we-on-the-road-to-civilisation-collapse
Society is right on track for a global collapse, new study of 1970s report finds - Live Sciencehttps://www.livescience.com/collapse-human-society-limits-to-growth.html
Are we witnessing the fall of the United States? - The Weekhttps://theweek.com/articles/958509/are-witnessing-fall-united-states
Interview with John Michael Greer - Breaking Down: Collapse (podcast)https://collapsepod.buzzsprout.com/1403161/7916929-episode-22-interview-with-john-michael-greer
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