America feels like a very paranoid place. We are ruled by a cabal of elderly elites. We have been trained to sow dissent and mistrust towards our fellow man. All while our ecology collapses under the weight of climate change spurred by centuries of colonialism, rampant industrialization, and unfettered capitalist growth. Our amusements become nightmares and we become susceptible to fake news and moral panic. Is there hope in the darkness? Or are we merely witnesses to the fall? We explore all this and more, this week on The Epoch of Incredulity.

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Timestamp:

(00:00:00 ) Scott on some internet drama

(00:05:40 ) Corrections from last episode

(00:13:05 ) Intro

(00:14:30 ) Venezuela wins against COVAX

(00:18:10 ) The US is paranoid about Chinese Nationals living in America

(00:31:20 ) We live in a Gerontocracy

(00:38:30 ) Coup in Gabon

(00:41:26 ) What happened at Burning Man

(00:59:15 ) Chinese Energy Policy vs. the rest of the world

(01:07:35 ) Marxist on DSA's NPC

(01:12:47 ) Outro and Social Media

(01:13:34 ) Slam Recommendation

(01:17:56 ) extras

{ AUDIO CREDITS }

=== Theme music ===

Written & performed by Contingence (https://soundcloud.com/contingenceBoston)

=== Intro clip ===

Podcast: The Deprogram (https://www.patreon.com/TheDeprogram)

Episode title: "Episode 92 - Boris The Pig and PDF Files (Ft. TrueAnon Brace Belden)"

Released: August 11th, 2023

Source: https://art19.com/shows/the-deprogram/episodes/7113b99a-1913-423a-9500-abc6a8011721

=== Background / transition music for silly times ===

Song title: George Street Shuffle

Artist: Kevin MacLeod

Source: https://filmmusic.io/song/3800-george-street-shuffle

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

=== Background music for monologues ===

Song title: Elevator (Reprise)

Artist: NK Music

Source: https://youtu.be/tiCyeiUSwo8

=== Slam recommendation ===

Song title: Origin

Artist: Antropofagus (https://www.antropofagus.it)

Album: Origin

Label: Agonia Records (https://agoniarecords.com)

Released: October 28th, 2022

Hometown: Genoa, Italy

Bandcamp (album URL): https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/origin