{"podcast":{"title":"Crazy Town","slug":"crazy-town-1164162","podcast_index_feed_id":1164162,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/crazy-town/","website_url":"https://www.resilience.org/crazy-town-podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/845024c0-9628-4c20-8cf7-f9edbab29e82/5wd9dbkdqdiv608mpluosrwkpl4j.jpg","author":"Post Carbon Institute","episode_count":173,"summary":"With equal parts humor and in-depth analysis, Asher, Rob, and Jason safeguard their sanity while probing crazy-making topics like climate change, overshoot, runaway capitalism, and why we’re all deluding ourselves. Each fortnightly episode helps you understand the “Great Unraveling” of our environmental and social systems and describes how we can make the transition to a sustainable and equitable world. If you’re someone who questions the trajectory of society and struggles to understand why most people would rather eat nachos on the deck of the “SS Denial” than face reality, you’ll find community and plenty of laughs in Crazy Town. Brought to you by https://www.resilience.org/ and the unconventional minds at Post Carbon Institute, a nonprofit think tank that builds awareness of the polycrisis and prescribes community resilience-building as the most appropriate response. Your hosts: Asher Miller - Nonprofit executive director by day, apocalypse comedian by night. Feels most at home exploring insanity-inducing topics while trying not to spill coffee on his keyboard as he convulses over the latest ecomodernist fantasy. In danger of losing his mind every time he encounters someone us…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T18:23:28.514961+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-town-1164162"},"episode":{"title":"Being Team Human in Crazy Town","slug":"being-team-human-in-crazy-town","published_at":"2026-03-25T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-town-1164162/being-team-human-in-crazy-town","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-town-1164162","url":"https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-03-25/being-team-human/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/26ed43f0-265d-4e47-bd83-26c881616840.mp3","summary":"Have you ever had that feeling in your gut, when you suddenly realize that the person you’re talking with might have a screw or two loose? What about when you’re the one others are trying to slowly back away from at the punch bowl? The question of who’s the real nut often arises for us collapse-aware folks living here in Crazy Town. Since Mr. Peanut is no longer returning their phone calls, Rob, Jason, and Asher invite Douglas Rushkoff, media theorist, professor, and host of the Team Human Podcast to answer the question. In this far ranging conversation, they discuss why “leveling down” might be the best strategy for navigating late stage capitalism and bringing ourselves back into right relationship with each other and the planet. Originally recorded on 2/24/26. Sources/Links/Notes: Team Human Douglas Rushkoff YouTube Channel Douglas Rushkoff, “ You Are Not Crazy, ” Substack , January 7, 2026 Douglas Rushkoff, “ Survival of the Richest, ” Medium , July 5, 2018 Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead , 2025 film Dan Fogelman, Paradise , Hulu , 2025 series Prospera Neom California Forever Jack Manno, Privileged Goods, 1999 book Related episode(s) of Crazy Town : Tech Bros on Acid with Douglas Rushkoff (Bonus episode of Crazy Town) It’s All Paradox with Douglas Rushkoff (Bonus episode of Crazy Town)","meta_description":"Have you ever had that feeling in your gut, when you suddenly realize that the person you’re talking with might have a screw or two loose? What about when…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3269,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crazy-town-1164162/episodes/being-team-human-in-crazy-town/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-town-1164162/being-team-human-in-crazy-town.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}