Crisis Fatigue - a conversation about staying informed without getting overwhelmed.
From The Rustic Spirits Podcast by Regan and Kirsty Perry
April 15, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 2 · Episode 16
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of staying informed amidst overwhelming news cycles and the importance of balancing awareness with mental well-being.
We've definitely all been here before - when the news cycle feels like a constant punch in the head. So while the situation in Iran and the impending worsening fuel and food crisis feels like it's taken a back-seat, we take a breather. Sometimes it's important to stay informed, keep up to date, formulate your opinions and responses - but then shut the screen off, go outside and make sure you're putting first things first.In this episode we cover a lot of ground. We talk honestly about audience fatigue - ours included - and why we've been covering geopolitical topics on a homesteading channel. We get into the $20 million government fuel economy ad campaign and why a farmer on X said it better in a single post than any bureaucrat has managed in months. We talk about the Ben Roberts-Smith case, subjudice law, and why we won't be commenting on it - and why mainstream media probably should have taken the same approach. We discuss the under-16 social media ban, the $82 million spent on it, and the 70% of kids who still have their accounts anyway. We touch on hate speech laws, free speech absolutism, and the uncomfortable tension between protecting people and controlling them. And we…
Topics covered
- Crisis Fatigue
- Staying Informed
- Geopolitical Topics
- Social Media
- Hate Speech Laws
- Free Speech
- Government Energy Management
Keywords
- Iran
- Fuel Crisis
- Food Crisis
- Ben Roberts-Smith
- Subjudice Law
- Under-16 Social Media Ban
- Public Perception
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Iran
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