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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.
Topics: Earth Sciences , Science , Natural Sciences
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curl -s -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://spoken.md/podcasts/1604218333/episodes \
| jq -r '.episodes[] | "\(.id) \(.title)"' \
| while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
slug=$(echo "$title" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -cs 'a-z0-9' '-' | sed 's/-*$//')
[ -f "${id}-${slug}.md" ] && continue
curl -s -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
-o "${id}-${slug}.md" \
https://spoken.md/transcripts/$id
sleep 0.34
done
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Example Transcripts
Protect the Irreversible: What Matters Most in an Uncertain Future? | How to Think About the Future Pt 6, Frankly 151 July 17, 2026
It's Not Just Hormuz: The Chokepoints Changing Global Shipping Forever with Sal Mercogliano July 15, 2026
Foundations Before Outcomes: The Future Beneath Your Feet | How to Think About the Future Pt 5, Frankly 150 July 10, 2026
Can Money Serve Life? How to Fund Communities Doing the Real Work with Matthew Monahan July 8, 2026
A Legacy Worth Celebrating? Reflecting on 250 Years of the American Experiment | Frankly 149 July 2, 2026
Mordor to the Long Repair: How Might Daily Life Feel in the Next Decades? | How to Think About the Future Part 4, Frankly 148 June 26, 2026
We Weren't Expecting This: What Does a Super El Niño Mean For the Climate? with Tad Patzek June 24, 2026
How to Play 5D Chess: It's Not What You Think | Frankly 147 June 19, 2026
No More Dystopian Stories: How to See a Future Worth Living In with Rob Hopkins June 17, 2026
Uncomfortable Questions for Unsettled Times: Are You Okay With Nuclear Warfare? | Frankly 146 June 16, 2026
The U.S. Can't Back Down: The Strait of Hormuz Closure Is Messier Than You Think with Michael Every June 12, 2026
Why 'Community' Fails: Everyone Wants a Village, Nobody Wants to Be a Villager with Nora Bateson, Jonathan Goldsmith & Lucas Jackson | RR 26 June 10, 2026
How to Think About the Future (Part 3): Uphill Futures in a Downhill World | Frankly 145 June 5, 2026
Back to the Land: Why Restoring Earth's Capacity Will Take All of Us with Brett KenCairn June 3, 2026
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: How Artificial Superintelligence Might Wipe Out Our Entire Species with Nate Soares December 3, 2025
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