Economic Decline

When wealth becomes an illusion: a conversation with Peter Grandich

Talking AI bubbles, ghost towns, and what really lies ahead with the veteran market analyst and 'Wall Street Whiz Kid.'

Oct 4

54:08

The Marfa mirage

A “trust fund science experiment” in the desert looks glamorous on Instagram — but what happens when collapse comes?

Oct 2

What if collapse looks different this time?

When old indicators fail, are we missing the real shape of the unraveling?

Sep 30

There is no 12-step program for America’s addiction to cheap stuff

For decades, globalization has allowed us to live like emperors, but the era of endless bargains was built on hidden costs. Now tariffs are breaking the…

Sep 9

Your wallet vs. the Fed: why relief isn’t coming

Economist Peter Earle unpacks how tariffs, debt, and inflation keep grinding while the Fed finds itself between a rock and a hard place. Ordinary…

Sep 6

57:39

Notes from the edge of civilization: August 24, 2025

MAiD in hell; you've come a long way, baby; steaks and high stakes.

Aug 24

Notes from the edge of civilization: August 17, 2025

Same circus, new clowns; should we really be relying on nonagenarians to support us; dial-up is finally dead; in the end, the cows won. Plus, horsepower…

Aug 17

Mark Jeftovic on the Genius Act, CBDCs, Bitcoin and the tokenized future

Politicians say no CBDCs, but they're quietly building them anyway.

Aug 16

53:49

Notes from the edge of civilization: August 3, 2025

Venmo the empire; programmable pricing = programmable behavior; how many seconds to the Singularity; the coming cognitive caste system.

Aug 3

Notes from the edge of civilization: July 27, 2025

No cure for food deserts; vaccines go flossy; everything is parody now.

Jul 27

The illusion of stability is breaking — and the lies are getting louder

David Haggith of the Daily Doom returns to Collapse Life to unpack the slow-motion economic crisis, the narratives keeping it hidden, and the beast…

Jul 26

1:05:57

The purge is the point

Reddit doesn’t want you talking about inflation; no one wants you talking about inflation.

Jul 22

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