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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

Nate Hagens

419 episodesEN

Show overview

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 419 episodes, alongside 70 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 430 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 22 min and 1h 30m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 73 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Nate Hagens.

Episodes
419
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
1h 12m
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

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.

Latest Episodes

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Our Best "Invention": What Dogs Reveal About the Metacrisis | Frankly 156

Aug 21, 202618 min

Material World: The Key Resources Underpinning Modern Economies with Ed Conway | Archive TGS 127

Aug 19, 20261h 49m

The Villains We Choose and the Work They Give Us | Frankly 155

Aug 14, 202629 min

An Ecological Psychology: Internal Family Systems for a Turbulent World with Richard Schwartz & Steffi Bednarek

Aug 12, 20261h 40m

Unordinary Interventions: How to Plant Seeds for a Better Future | Frankly 154

Aug 7, 202630 min

The Optimization Trap: Why Too Much Efficiency Makes Us Fragile with Olivier Hamant

Aug 5, 20261h 24m

When Truth Becomes Hazardous: Navigating Information Through the Metacrisis | Frankly 153

Jul 31, 202624 min

The End of Globalization: Why Abundance Is an Illusion with Jeff Currie

Jul 29, 20261h 28m

Watch With Both Eyes Open: The Beauty and the Horror of Our Moment

Jul 24, 20269 min

Taking Love Seriously: What Ancient Wisdom & Modern Psychology Say About Interconnectedness with John Churchill

Jul 22, 20261h 34m

Protect the Irreversible: What Matters Most in an Uncertain Future? | How to Think About the Future Pt 6, Frankly 151

Jul 17, 202632 min

It's Not Just Hormuz: The Chokepoints Changing Global Shipping Forever with Sal Mercogliano

Jul 15, 20261h 30m

Foundations Before Outcomes: The Future Beneath Your Feet | How to Think About the Future Pt 5, Frankly 150

Jul 10, 202629 min

Can Money Serve Life? How to Fund Communities Doing the Real Work with Matthew Monahan

Jul 8, 20261h 7m

A Legacy Worth Celebrating? Reflecting on 250 Years of the American Experiment | Frankly 149

Jul 2, 202620 min

Mordor to the Long Repair: How Might Daily Life Feel in the Next Decades? | How to Think About the Future Part 4, Frankly 148

Jun 26, 202632 min

We Weren't Expecting This: What Does a Super El Niño Mean For the Climate? with Tad Patzek

Jun 24, 20261h 25m

How to Play 5D Chess: It's Not What You Think | Frankly 147

Jun 19, 202618 min

No More Dystopian Stories: How to See a Future Worth Living In with Rob Hopkins

Jun 17, 20261h 35m

Uncomfortable Questions for Unsettled Times: Are You Okay With Nuclear Warfare? | Frankly 146

Jun 16, 202623 min
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