Rob, Jason, and Asher talk about joining the new Trump Administration, at least until Elon Musk eradicates it. They explore the implications of Trump 2.0 through three reality-bending lenses – shifting baselines, entropy, and the upside of down – and three ways of responding: resistance, resilience, and regeneration. They decided they couldn’t stomach a fourth R – respect.

We’ve added something new to this and future episodes: VIDEO! If you’d like to feel even more like you’re in the room with the Crazy Town gang, please check out the video and let us know what you think. 

Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.

Sources/Links/Notes:

• Daniel Pauly’s 1995 article, Anecdotes and the Shifting Baseline Syndrome of Fisheries
• Randy Olson’s op-ed in the LA Times, Slow-Motion Disaster Below the Waves
• Video of Howard Dean’s speech with the infamous “Dean Scream”
• NASA’s description of the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy law (Be sure to read it before the incoming US administration repeals the laws of thermodynamics!)
• Thomas Homer-Dixon’s book The Upside of Down

Support the show