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The hosts discuss signs of civilizational collapse through a fantasy-football-style draft while highlighting resilience.

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. This time, Jason, Rob, and Asher are making their way through their top 3 signs of civilizational collapse, in 3 categories: Earth systems, pop culture, and politics. But they refuse to remain mired in the muck. Each draft pick has to be accompanied by a countervailing force, a real-world example of people facing reality and building resilience together. Originally recorded on 5/22/26. Sources & Links The 'Doomsday' Glacier's Giant Ice Shelf by Alison George, New Scientist, May 18, 2026 Thwaites glacier in Antarctica Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ by Hope Nguyen, Yahoo! News, May 20, 2026 Plastic-Eating Microbe by Hafsa Aslam, UC Davis, Apr 7, 2025 Gardening google search trend Advances in AI will boost productivity , by Mark A. Wynne and Lillian Derr, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, June 24, 205 Dallas Fed Chart 3 Possible AI Futures by Rudo Chakrabarti, Yahoo! Finance, May 9, 2026 Local governments oases of compromise by Alexandra…

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