The Population Bomb

How one comedian's offhand advice launched a decent TV episode, a mediocre book and a terrible movie.Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:Susan Faludi's "Backlash"For Women Who Count on M ... Show More

Did you know that in the split-second it took you to read the title of this episode, your subconscious already figured out that it was going to be extremely good?Peter and Michael talk about Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink," a book that is mostly cute scientific anecdotes but also indi ... Show More

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Humanity has always had one biological mission: to grow and expand its population. And, since the days of antiquity, great thinkers have been terrified by the idea that, one day, there will simply be too many people on the planet. In today's episode, Ben and Noel explore the nume ... Show More

--{ "The Oestrogen Dominant, Infertile, in Defeat, Exit Not with a Bang but with Bad Grammar Tweet - Part 2" © Alan Watt }-- Population Control - Western Males Become Sterile - Religion, Science - Feudal System - The Real Farmers at the Top - Culling - Trained to Be Naive - The B ... Show More

  In part one of a three-part mini-series, we'll look at the global trend of shrinking populations and what it signifies for the future.  Is the world's population really in decline, what are the reasons for this, and what does it mean for the world? Global population trends and ... Show More

When Mount Tambora erupted it spewed ash across the globe; blotting out the sun; poisoning crops; and bringing starvation, illness and death to millions. It may also have helped inspire great scientific and cultural advances - including the horror masterpiece Frankenstein. How we ... Show More

Almost everyone apart from a certain President (few months left) would agree that Climate Change and Global Warming are large threats to life as we know it. But what does that mean for us? Is the world really overpopulated? Are there too many people on this earth for us to truly ... Show More

--{ "Short-Term Memory: Because Our Lives are Short and Agendas are Damning, Our Masters Hide Evidence within Long-Term Planning."}-- Original Broadcast 5 May 2019 - Neo-Feudalism - Allen and Co. Hosts Sun Valley Conference for Tech and Media Billionaires and Investment Bankers - ... Show More

Birth Control is in medicine cabinets all over the world, used by millions of women. But few know its scandalous history involves mass sterilizations of Puerto Rican women, an American business tycoon, and an activist who dabbled in eugenics. What’s eugenics? You’ll find out. And ... Show More

Have you ever wondered what would happen to humanity if we all stopped having babies? The extinction of the human race may be a scary thought to most of us, but not for the “anti-natalists”. They’re a thriving online community based on Facebook and Reddit that firmly believes hum ... Show More