Book Chat

Livestream recaps: how systems are beginning to fail

Wowza! Busy day today. Not one, but two live (and important) conversations — one on food, one on finance. They both point to the same important shift.

Mar 23

Is history repeating, or are we just being guided through it? A Book Chat replay

Our latest book chat explored whether today’s turmoil is part of a historical rhythm or something far more deliberate.

Mar 16

1:01:12

Neil Howe's 'The Fourth Turning is Here' — Book Chat Replay

Howe argues that we are living through an era when institutions unravel, crises intensify, and a new social order begins to take shape.

Mar 9

59:33

Notes from the edge of civilization: March 8, 2026

Here comes the Technate; would you win a round of 'Is it War?'; science based on 'alternative facts'; Americans see each other as morally bad; and…

Mar 8

Escape from Technocracy (Part 2) - a Book Chat replay

A recording from Collapse Life's live video

Mar 1

1:00:47

How to escape technocracy - a Book Chat replay

Zahra from Collapse Life and Susan from Courageous Conversations lead a lively discussion about opting out of the mainstream.

Feb 22

54:07

Modern travel is now a metadata bonanza

A recording from Collapse Life and Courageous Conversations' live video.

Feb 9

57:00

Notes from the edge of civilization: February 8, 2026

Seniors are unretiring; wine's decline as symptom of collapse; and bots gone wild.

Feb 8

Mapping out the global coup d'état; Jacob Nordangård's important work

A recording from the recent live video from Collapse Life and Courageous Conversations.

Feb 1

53:12

Book Chat replay: Resistance then and now — Comparing USSR to USSA in 2026

What Dmitry Orlov’s 'Reinventing Collapse' teaches us about survival and legitimacy, and why the most effective resistance is often invisible.

Jan 26

58:56

The decline of reading is not about nostalgia

What looks like a harmless cultural shift may be a warning about who retains the tools of judgment — and who doesn’t.

Jan 20

Book Chat Replay: Lessons from the USSR

A livestream conversation exploring what the Soviet experience reveals about today’s Western systems.

Jan 18

1:03:10

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