{"id":3494771,"date":"2023-02-21T23:46:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T23:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/?page_id=3494771"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:35:14","slug":"crazy-town-podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/crazy-town-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0c5b3045\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-a8a1e07d\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-44d914bd\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-44d914bd\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CT-S3-slider-1024x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3494898\" title=\"Vicki Robin Podcast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CT-S3-slider-1024x413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CT-S3-slider-600x242.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CT-S3-slider-304x123.jpg 304w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CT-S3-slider-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CT-S3-slider.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-5e0cfdb5\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5e0cfdb5\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p>With equal parts humor and in-depth analysis, Asher, Rob, and Jason safeguard their sanity while probing crazy-making topics like climate change, overshoot, runaway capitalism, and why we\u2019re all deluding ourselves.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 has-small-font-size\"><strong>Crazy Town<\/strong> is produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/postcarbon.org\/\">Post Carbon Institute<\/a> and hosted by Resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5d4d3a45\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-latest-episode\">Latest Episode<\/h2>\n\n<!-- cache: true --->\t<div id=\"wrb-feed-block_82eaa7e99a26dc9c31fe75cbe3cc95ef\" class=\"wrb-feed\" data-cache=\"false\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-sidebyside\">\r\n\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"image col-12 col-sm-6\"><a class=\"zoom-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/stories\/2025-06-04\/crazy-town-episode-105-shire-housing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CT-E105-Feature-Res-640x405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-feed size-feed wp-post-image\" alt=\"Episode 105\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"text col-12 col-sm-6\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/stories\/2025-06-04\/crazy-town-episode-105-shire-housing\/\">Crazy Town: Episode 105. Who Can Fix the Housing Crisis &#8211; NYT Pundits, German Shepherds, or Bilbo Baggins?<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"author-byline font-sh2\"><a class=\"subtle-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/resilience-author\/asher-miller\/\">Asher Miller<\/a>, <a class=\"subtle-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/resilience-author\/rob-dietz\/\">Rob Dietz<\/a>, <a class=\"subtle-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/resilience-author\/jason-bradford\/\">Jason Bradford<\/a>, Resilience.org<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"font-b2\"><p>Jason, Rob, and Asher are taking out a huge, unaffordable mortgage on the housing crisis. What\u2019s behind the shortage in housing? Why is it that no one, except canine Tik Tok influencers with billion-dollar bank accounts, can afford to own a home??<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"font-sh2 text-gray\">June 4, 2025<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-af35d9a5\">\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-736fa41c gb-button-text btn res-btn-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/crazytownWB\">Listen on your favorite app<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-f8db5292 gb-button-text res-btn-yellow\" href=\"\/crazy-town-podcast\/episodes\">See all episodes<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-804370c4\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-f48fde78\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-07f308f8\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-07f308f8\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e949270e gb-headline-text\">ACADEMIC RESOURCE<\/h5>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-species-level-taxonomic-treatment-of-the-phalse-prophets-with-hypotheses-on-their-origin-and-evolution\">A Species-level Taxonomic Treatment of the Phalse Prophets with Hypotheses on their Origin and Evolution<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-629232bd\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-629232bd\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-7f88ec35\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-cbd72d0c\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cbd72d0c\">\n<p>During periods of crisis people often cling to stories as a way to alleviate their anxieties. This taxonomic treatment of twelve species of Phalse Prophets describes the ideologies of faux saviors, so those wanting to face reality have the tools to detect when high IQ excrement is being flung in their direction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-5110cafb\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5110cafb\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/RSIC-Journal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cover_PhalseProphets-paper-e1678582730751.png\" alt=\"Phalse Prophets paper\" class=\"wp-image-3495024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cover_PhalseProphets-paper-e1678582730751.png 681w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cover_PhalseProphets-paper-e1678582730751-600x427.png 600w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cover_PhalseProphets-paper-e1678582730751-281x200.png 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-5e08cfe8\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5e08cfe8\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-b3e2e76e\">\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-98146f92 gb-button-text res-btn-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/RSIC-Journal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open PDF<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8adeb90e\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-135bfba8\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-8ca0b598\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8ca0b598\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-68b4b560 gb-headline-text\">PRESS RELEASE<\/h5>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-world-s-only-phalse-prophet-research-institute-closing\">World\u2019s Only Phalse Prophet Research Institute Closing<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-0fcc6b1e\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0fcc6b1e\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p>Think tank announces the closing of TIPPSE after only one year, citing lack of public interest in the vital topic \u2013 so what else is new?!?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-4291ff46\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4291ff46\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-12b427d7\">\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-09d42aa9 gb-button-text res-btn-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/TIPPSE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open PDF<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hosts\">Hosts<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a7573999\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-80139106\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-02fc8710\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-02fc8710\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-2e9061f8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-2e9061f8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CT-Hosts-with-cows-1024x538-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Crazy Town podcast hosts\" title=\"CT-Hosts-with-cows-1024x538-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CT-Hosts-with-cows-1024x538-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CT-Hosts-with-cows-1024x538-1-600x315.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CT-Hosts-with-cows-1024x538-1-304x160.jpeg 304w, https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CT-Hosts-with-cows-1024x538-1-768x404.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-f4746fb0\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f4746fb0\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p>Crazy Town is hosted by <a href=\"\/our-people\/asher-miller\/\">Asher Miller<\/a> (left),&nbsp;<a href=\"\/our-people\/jason-bradford\/\">Jason Bradford<\/a> (center), and&nbsp;<a href=\"\/our-people\/rob-dietz\/\">Rob Dietz<\/a>&nbsp;(right). Willow (cow) and Toro (calf) are too smart to participate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:66px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-credits\">Credits<\/h2>\n\n<p>Production and editing by Melody Travers. Communications and outreach by Clara Winter and Amy Buringrud.<\/p>\n\n<p>Music:<em>&nbsp;<\/em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/midnightshipwrecks.bandcamp.com\/track\/way-huge-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Way Huge<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/midnightshipwrecks.bandcamp.com\/track\/dont-give-up-2\">Don\u2019t Give Up<\/a>\u201d by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/midnightshipwrecks.bandcamp.com\/\">Midnight Shipwrecks<\/a>&nbsp;(Copyright 2017).<\/p>\n\n<p>Thanks to all the people who financially support Crazy Town, and special thanks to our incredible volunteers: Elana Zuber for conducting countless hours of research, <a href=\"https:\/\/anyasteuer.wixsite.com\/website\">Anya Steuer<\/a> for creating original artwork, and Taylor Antal for providing transcripts.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#e5e5e5;color:#e5e5e5\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"gb-button-wrapper gb-button-wrapper-d978e0fb\">\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-09975d97 gb-button-text btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.postcarbon.org\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-3821619a gb-button-text btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.postcarbon.org\/supportcrazytown\/\">Support<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Episode Hosts Credits Production and editing by Melody Travers. Communications and outreach by Clara Winter and Amy Buringrud. Music:&nbsp;\u201cWay Huge\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Give Up\u201d by&nbsp;Midnight Shipwrecks&nbsp;(Copyright 2017). Thanks to all the people who financially support Crazy Town, and special thanks to our incredible volunteers: Elana Zuber for conducting countless hours of research, Anya Steuer &#8230; <a title=\"Crazy Town\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/crazy-town-podcast\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Crazy Town\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128248,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3494771","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3494771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3494771"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3494771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3512066,"href":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3494771\/revisions\/3512066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3494771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}