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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

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

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7 Rungs of a Runaway System: How Civilization Descended Into Crisis

16 Oct 2026
29m
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Optionality Collapse: We're Investing in a Future That Won't Exist with Indy Johar

14 Oct 2026
1h 28m
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Humanity's Icarus Moment: The Wings, the Sea, and the Sun of AI | Frankly 161

09 Oct 2026
59m
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A World-Changing Event: We're Not Going Back to January 2026 with Art Berman

07 Oct 2026
1h 15m
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Climate Uncertainty: The Coolest Year for the Rest of Our Lives? with Zeke Hausfather

30 Sep 2026
1h 32m
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A State of the World Address: The Climate Speech We'll Probably Never Hear | Frankly 160

25 Sep 2026
15m
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The Escalation Trap: Is America's Strategy in Iran Backfiring?

23 Sep 2026
1h 6m
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The Real Work: Four Things We Can't Afford to Get Wrong | Frankly 159

18 Sep 2026
33m
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Humanity faces a systemic "Great Simplification" as global financial claims increasingly decouple from biophysical and ecological realities. This transition necessitates a shift from growth-oriented consumption to four critical areas of work: fostering societal resilience to prevent collapse during economic downturns, ...

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Radical Simplicity: The Opportunities of a World in Collapse with Sarah Wilson

16 Sep 2026
1h 38m
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The metacrisis—a convergence of climate, economic, and existential threats—requires a fundamental shift in human consciousness away from infinite growth and rampant individualism. Rather than relying on technological fixes or false hope, humanity must embrace "ecological adulthood," characterized by local community bon...

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The Human Predicament: What Would Change My Mind | Frankly 158

11 Sep 2026
18m
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Banning Superintelligence: Are We Building Humanity's Replacement? with Roman Yampolskiy

09 Sep 2026
53m
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Turning the Dials Back on Psychopathy: Decent People, Indecent System | Frankly 157

04 Sep 2026
38m
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The Collapse of Our Mythology: Can Humanity Choose What's Next? with Charles Eisenstein

02 Sep 2026
1h 38m
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Just Stop Oil!?: The Economic Foundation We Ignore | Frankly Archives 39 (2023)

28 Aug 2026
31m
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The Psychopathic Selection Hypothesis: The Rules of the Game Keep Us Trapped with Greg Elliott | TGS 231

26 Aug 2026
1h 41m
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Our Best "Invention": What Dogs Reveal About the Metacrisis | Frankly 156

21 Aug 2026
18m
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Material World: The Key Resources Underpinning Modern Economies with Ed Conway | Archive TGS 127

19 Aug 2026
1h 49m
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The Villains We Choose and the Work They Give Us | Frankly 155

14 Aug 2026
29m
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An Ecological Psychology: Internal Family Systems for a Turbulent World with Richard Schwartz & Steffi Bednarek

12 Aug 2026
1h 40m
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Unordinary Interventions: How to Plant Seeds for a Better Future | Frankly 154

07 Aug 2026
30m
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