Podcast

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

Author: Nate Hagens
Feed episode count: 413
Official site: http://thegreatsimplification.com
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Summary

The Great Simplification is a podcast that explores the systems science underpinning the human predicament. Through conversations with experts and leaders hosted by Dr. Nate Hagens, we explore topics spanning ecology, economics, energy, geopolitics, human behavior, and monetary/financial systems. Our goal is to provide a simple educational resource for the complex energetic, physical, and social constraints ahead, and to inspire people to play a role in our collective future. Ultimately, we aim to normalize these conversations and, in doing so, change the initial conditions of future events.

Episodes

Jul 31, 2026 · not_requested

When Truth Becomes Hazardous: Navigating Information Through the Metacrisis | Frankly 153

Duration seconds: 1451
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Jul 29, 2026 · not_requested

The End of Globalization: Why Abundance Is an Illusion with Jeff Currie

Duration seconds: 5289
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Jul 24, 2026 · not_requested

Watch With Both Eyes Open: The Beauty and the Horror of Our Moment

Duration seconds: 562
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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Taking Love Seriously: What Ancient Wisdom & Modern Psychology Say About Interconnectedness with John Churchill

Duration seconds: 5689
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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

Protect the Irreversible: What Matters Most in an Uncertain Future? | How to Think About the Future Pt 6, Frankly 151

Duration seconds: 1930
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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

It's Not Just Hormuz: The Chokepoints Changing Global Shipping Forever with Sal Mercogliano

Duration seconds: 5444
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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

Foundations Before Outcomes: The Future Beneath Your Feet | How to Think About the Future Pt 5, Frankly 150

Duration seconds: 1743
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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

Can Money Serve Life? How to Fund Communities Doing the Real Work with Matthew Monahan

Duration seconds: 4062
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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

A Legacy Worth Celebrating? Reflecting on 250 Years of the American Experiment | Frankly 149

Duration seconds: 1244
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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

Mordor to the Long Repair: How Might Daily Life Feel in the Next Decades? | How to Think About the Future Part 4, Frankly 148

Duration seconds: 1979
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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

We Weren't Expecting This: What Does a Super El Niño Mean For the Climate? with Tad Patzek

Duration seconds: 5129
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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

How to Play 5D Chess: It's Not What You Think | Frankly 147

Duration seconds: 1089
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

No More Dystopian Stories: How to See a Future Worth Living In with Rob Hopkins

Duration seconds: 5720
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

The Ultimate Alternative: Are You Okay With Nuclear Warfare? | Frankly 146

Duration seconds: 1423
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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

The U.S. Can't Back Down: The Strait of Hormuz Closure Is Messier Than You Think with Michael Every

Duration seconds: 5118
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Why 'Community' Fails: Everyone Wants a Village, Nobody Wants to Be a Villager with Nora Bateson, Jonathan Goldsmith & Lucas Jackson | RR 26

Duration seconds: 5612
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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

How to Think About the Future (Part 3): Uphill Futures in a Downhill World | Frankly 145

Duration seconds: 1457
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

The Missing Half of Climate Change: Why Our Planet is at 50% Capacity and How to Get it Back with Brett KenCairn

Duration seconds: 5658
Source: https://thegreatsimplification.libsyn.com/back-to-the-land-why-restoring-earths-capacity-will-take-all-of-us-with-brett-kencairn

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Casting Call for a Future Frankly

Duration seconds: 288
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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

A Word I Can't Seem to Understand: Non-Duality and Our Living World | Frankly 144

Duration seconds: 865
Source: https://thegreatsimplification.libsyn.com/a-word-i-cant-seem-to-understand-non-duality-and-our-living-world-frankly-144

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Darkness Deficit Disorder: How Constant Stimulation Has Shaped our Consumption with Andrew Holecek

Duration seconds: 6080
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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

A Guide to Staying Human (Part 3): Why Mindfulness Matters When the World Is Breaking Down

Duration seconds: 2104
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Learning in a Way that Actually Matters: Why Standardized Testing Contributed to the Metacrisis – and How to Fix It with Theo Dawson & Zak Stein | RR 25

Duration seconds: 4451
Source: https://thegreatsimplification.libsyn.com/learning-in-a-way-that-actually-matters-why-standardized-testing-contributed-to-the-metacrisis-and-how-to-fix-it-with-theo-dawson-zak-stein-rr-25

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

A Guide to Staying Human (Part 2): Navigating Dread and Carrying the Weight of Tomorrow | Frankly 142

Duration seconds: 1949
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

A World On the Precipice: The Last Oil Tanker From the Strait of Hormuz has Arrived – Now What? with Art Berman

Duration seconds: 6032
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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Wide Boundary News: Sacrificing Wilderness, Oil Data Propaganda, and Feeding the Superorganism's Brain

Duration seconds: 1510
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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Why Each American Lives Like a 40-Ton Whale: Power, Overshoot, and Climate with Tad Patzek

Duration seconds: 5747
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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

A Perspective From Lebanon: Who Will We Be When Things Get Hard? | Frankly 140

Duration seconds: 986
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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

This War Changes Everything: Are We Ready for Energy Shockwaves From the Strait of Hormuz? with Rory Johnston

Duration seconds: 5237
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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

How to Think About the Future (Part 2): Four Variables Shaping the Coming Decades | Frankly 139

Duration seconds: 1955
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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

Wisdom in a World in Crisis: The Counterintuitive Need to Slow Down and Find Spaciousness with Iain McGilchrist

Duration seconds: 7679
Source: https://thegreatsimplification.libsyn.com/wisdom-in-a-world-in-crisis-the-counterintuitive-need-to-slow-down-and-find-spaciousness-with-iain-mcgilchrist

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

How to Think About the Future (Part 1): Changing the Future Starts with How You Think | Frankly 138

Duration seconds: 1913
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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

The Fantasy of Space Colonization: The Spaceship We're Already On with Tom Murphy & DJ White | RR 24

Duration seconds: 5746
Source: https://thegreatsimplification.libsyn.com/the-fantasy-of-space-colonization-the-spaceship-were-already-on-with-tom-murphy-dj-white-rr-24

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Apr 11, 2026 · not_requested

Oil 301: The World After Cheap Energy | Frankly 137

Duration seconds: 974
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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

Oil 201: What Happens When the Oil Stops Flowing | Frankly 136

Duration seconds: 832
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Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested

Oil 101: What You Actually Need to Know About Oil | Frankly 135

Duration seconds: 623
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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

Navigating the Metacrisis: Finding Calm in the Storm through Awareness and Meditation with Sam Harris

Duration seconds: 6033
Source: https://thegreatsimplification.libsyn.com/navigating-the-metacrisis-finding-calm-in-the-storm-through-awareness-and-meditation-with-sam-harris

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Apr 3, 2026 · not_requested

Uncomfortable Questions for Unsettled Times: A World at the Edge of Change | Frankly 134

Duration seconds: 1184
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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

Scrambling for Energy Security: Navigating Unstable Energy Supplies Amidst Global Conflict with Chris Keefer

Duration seconds: 5196
Source: https://thegreatsimplification.libsyn.com/scrambling-for-energy-security-navigating-unstable-energy-supplies-amidst-global-conflict-with-chris-keefer

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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

Iran, U.S., and the Rest: The Unavoidable Pig in the Python | Frankly 133

Duration seconds: 721
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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

Ending the AI Arms Race: Why Safer Futures Are Still Possible & What You Can Do to Help with Tristan Harris

Duration seconds: 6640
Source: https://thegreatsimplification.libsyn.com/ending-the-ai-arms-race-why-safer-futures-are-still-possible-what-you-can-do-to-help-with-tristan-harris

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Mar 20, 2026 · not_requested

What to Do as the World Falls Apart: A Framework for Action | Frankly 132

Duration seconds: 3209
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