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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

How Do You Become Who You Want to Be?: The Science Behind Identity, Purpose, and Motivation with Taylor Guthrie

20 Aug 2025

1h 32m

Ducks and Blueberries: A Reflection on Price, Cost and Value

15 Aug 2025

The Forgotten Skills of Dying and Grieving Well: How Engaging with Loss Can Help Us Live More Fully with Stephen Jenkinson

13 Aug 2025

1h 4m

The Silent Collapse: What the Disappearance of Insects Means for Humanity and the Earth with Oliver Milman

06 Aug 2025

1h 19m

The Ghost of Dopamine Past | Frankly 103

01 Aug 2025

15m

Nothing Can Stop This Train: Our Financial Predicament From a Systems Perspective with Lyn Alden

30 Jul 2025

1h 39m

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In this episode of The Great Simplification, Nate Hagens interviews Lyn Alden, an investor and author, about the monetary situation in the United States and the world. They discuss fiscal dominance, where government spending heavily influences the economy, and how it compares to historical economic downturns. Alden exp...

Earth Day 2025: Towards Collective Wisdom and Restraint

25 Jul 2025

42m

The Packaging Revolution: Industry’s Responsibility & the Innovations That Could Mitigate the Waste Crisis with Wes Carter

23 Jul 2025

1h 39m

What I Learned This Week: Corn Sweat, Coral Bleaching, and the Climate Credit Crunch | Frankly 102

18 Jul 2025

15m

The Myths Shaping Our Economies: The Disconnect between Economic Theory and Reality with Josh Farley

16 Jul 2025

1h 35m

What I Want to Want for the Future | Frankly 101

11 Jul 2025

13m

Moving from Apathy to Action: How Facing Grief Can Help Us Navigate a World in Crisis | Reality Roundtable #17

09 Jul 2025

1h 18m

The National Security Risks We’re Not Prepared For: Adapting In an Age of Actorless Threats with Rod Schoonover

18 Jun 2025

59m

The Systems Science Behind Our Global Crises: How Energy Drives Economics, Ecology, and Our Future | The Great Simplification Movie

13 Jun 2025

Globalization End Game: How Localization Builds Resilient Communities & Economies with Helena Norberg-Hodge

11 Jun 2025

1h 18m

10 Qualities That Could Change the Future: The Seeds of a New Cultural Mitochondria | Frankly 98

06 Jun 2025

20m

AI’s Unseen Risks: How Artificial Intelligence Could Harm Future Generations with Zak Stein

04 Jun 2025

1h 49m

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