# Finding Crazy Town Part 1: The Straight of Everything

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Podcast: [Crazy Town](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-town-1164162)
Published: 2026-07-15T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-07-15/crazy-town-episode-129-straight-of-everything/
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## Resource

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? In Part 1 of our six-part summer series, producer Alex Leff begins investigating the mysterious disappearance of Jason Bradford, Rob Dietz, and Asher Miller. Following the clues leads to international shipping, global trade, and the hidden energy that powers modern civilization. Along the way, we'll revisit some of Crazy Town's foundational ideas—and begin asking how our modern techno-industrial world came to be, why it's so fragile, and what it would take to build something more resilient. Originally recorded on 7/1/26 with archival episodes. Related Episodes Episode 11, “ My Dinner Is Stuck in Traffic” Episode 16, “ The 10,000-Mile Cod and Insane Global Trade” Episode 23, “Mayor McCheese & Modern Medicine: the Good & Bad of High Energy” Credits Production and editing by Alex Leff. Editorial assistance and transcripts by Taylor Antal. Theme music is “Way Huge” and “Don’t Give Up” by Midnight Shipwrecks , used with permission. Thanks to all the Crazy Townies, our listeners who are trying to understand humanity's overshoot predicament and do something about it.

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