# Breakdown: When Systems Unravel

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Podcast: [Free Association Podcast Radio Show And Roundtable](https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-association-podcast-radio-show-and-roundtable-6578527)
Published: 2026-04-30T23:11:03+00:00
Episode link: https://radioprojects.podbean.com/e/breakdown-when-systems-unravel/
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Duration seconds: 299

## Resource

This episode examines societal breakdown—corruption, concentrated power, resource hoarding, and the erosion of trust across institutions and relationships.Through stark images of control, misinformation, and economic strain, it highlights the rise of resistance and civil disobedience as a response to an unjust system.

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