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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens explores money, energy, economy, and the environment with world experts and leaders to understand how everything... more

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Episodes

Snow, The Singularity, and Rocks in the River | Frankly 88

As the world continued its increasingly chaotic series of events this week - with disruptive events in everything from politics... more

07 Mar 2025 · 14 minutes
2000-Watt Society: The Realities of Living a Low(er) Energy Lifestyle with Peter Strack

Caught between increasing energy prices and rising carbon emissions, the idea of reducing our energy consumption is a practical and... more

05 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
(Some of) The Central Questions of Our Time | Frankly 87

The period of relative peace and stability we’ve known - enabled by the energy surplus of the Carbon Pulse and... more

28 Feb 2025 · 17 minutes
Wisdom Over Power: Why Contemplation & Wonder Are Essential for the Future of Humanity with Iain McGilchrist

(Conversation recorded on January 2nd, 2025)     When looking at our global challenges, it can be easier to focus on... more

26 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 59 minutes
What is Wealth? | Frankly 86

(Recorded February 18th, 2025)   Individually and collectively, we have become fixated on the pursuit and accumulation of wealth. But... more

21 Feb 2025 · 16 minutes
The ‘Decline’ of Nations: How Elite Surplus and Inequality Lead to Societal Upheaval with Peter Turchin

(Conversation recorded on November 22nd, 2024)   The first few months of the new year have brought a cacophony of... more

19 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
The Light Triad | Frankly 85

(Recorded February 12th, 2025)   Deception and self-interest seem to be increasingly prevalent in our modern cultural reality. From the... more

14 Feb 2025 · 15 minutes
Reimagining the Cultural Narrative: Art and Storytelling for Systemic Change with Dougald Hine

(Conversation recorded on November 12th, 2024)     In today’s modern era, the overwhelming flood of information that constantly flows our... more

12 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
The Plastic Crisis: A Health and Environmental Emergency | Reality Roundtable 15

(Conversation recorded on January 21st, 2025)   Many of us are familiar with the problem of plastics as a distant issue... more

10 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 39 minutes
Share Your Story: A Call for Responses to The Great Simplification | Frankly 84

Link to record and submit your story There are further directions on the video submission site to set you up... more

07 Feb 2025 · 4 minutes
Always Adding More: The Unpopular Reality about Energy Transitions with Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

(Conversation recorded on November 6th, 2024)     The vision of a carbon-free, net-zero society is often framed around the promise... more

05 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Artificial Intelligence and the Lost Ark | Frankly 83

(Recorded January 27th, 2025)   We live in an era where artificial intelligence increasingly dominates the headlines with promises of... more

31 Jan 2025 · 25 minutes
The Uncertain Future of Oil: Energy Poverty, Depletion, and 'Green' Ambitions with Scott Tinker

(Conversation recorded on October 30th, 2024)     Human consumption of fossil fuels - especially oil - is a topic filled... more

29 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 44 minutes
Power vs Life: Towards Wide Boundary Sovereignty | Frankly 82

(Recorded January 20th, 2025) We are alive at a critical juncture for human civilization, and the biosphere, where the pursuit... more

24 Jan 2025 · 40 minutes
Navigating International Crises: The Evolving Challenges for Humanitarian Organizations with Birgitte Bischoff

(Conversation recorded on December 18th, 2024)     With the increase in geopolitical conflicts, supply chain challenges, and unprecedented natural disasters,... more

22 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
The Future is Local: Bioregioning 101

(Conversation recorded on December 11th, 2024)     The past century has been marked by the rise of globalization in every... more

19 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 28 minutes
Reality and Perseverance in India: Pollution, Poverty, and Policy with Sunita Narain

(Conversation recorded on December 4th, 2024)     It is an unfortunate reality that the countries least responsible for the climate... more

15 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
The Meaning Crisis: Wisdom, Purpose, and the Search for Coherence with John Vervaeke

(Conversation recorded on November 25th, 2024)   The crises that our world is facing seem to be constantly growing, leading... more

08 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 37 minutes
Best of TGS: What Would You Do With a Magic Wand?

This year on The Great Simplification, we heard from 54 guests, 18 Reality Roundtable panelists, and Nate shared his thoughts... more

22 Dec 2024 · 13 minutes
Time Travel & The Superorganism: A Movie Idea | Frankly 81

(Recorded December 16, 2024)   As we wrap up another year of thought-provoking discussions on The Great Simplification, Nate takes... more

20 Dec 2024 · 18 minutes
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
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(Recorded January 20th, 2025) We are alive at a critical juncture for human civilization, and the biosphere, where the pursuit and accumulation... more