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What if there were a news outlet that actually covered the most important environmental stories of our time? Dr. Emily Schoerning and her nonprofit, @AmericanResiliency translate the latest and most urgent climate science into useful information for communities across the United States. Jason and Emily discuss the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the merits of mitigation versus adaptation, and how to take meaningful action in your own community. Originally recorded on 12/22/25.
Sources/Links/Notes:
1. American Resiliency (americanresiliency.org/)
2. Mark Rober (youtube.com/channel/UCY1kMZp36IQSyNx_9h4mpCg) YouTube Channel
3. Sixth National Climate Assessment (https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/) , International Panel on Climate Change
Related episode(s) of Crazy Town:
1. Episode 8, “Mosquito-Flavored Popcorn, or What Climate Scientists Are Getting Wrong (resilience.org/stories/2019-04-29/mosquito-flavored-popcorn-or-what-climate-scientists-are-getting-wrong-episode-8-of-crazy-town/) ”
2. Episode 34, “Fear of Death and Climate Denial, or… the Story of Wolverine and the Screaming Mole of Doom (resilience.org/stories/2021-03-25/fear-of-death-and-climate-denial-or-the-story-of-wolverine-and-the-screaming-mole-of-doom-episode-34-of-crazy-town/) ”
3. Episode 37, “Discounting the Future and Climate Chaos, or… the Story of the Dueling Economists (resilience.org/stories/2021-04-15/discounting-the-future-and-climate-chaos-or-the-story-of-the-dueling-economists-episode-37-of-crazy-town/) ”
4. Episode 45, “Feedback Loops and Climate Catastrophe, or… the Story of the Baseball Bloodbath (resilience.org/stories/2021-06-10/feedback-loops-and-climate-catastrophe-or-the-story-of-the-baseball-bloodbath-episode-45-of-crazy-town/) ”
5. Episode 77, “The Elon Musk Episode about Elon Musk Brought to You by Elon Musk (resilience.org/stories/2023-06-14/crazy-town-episode-77-muskitude/) ”
6. Episode 97, “The House Is Quite Literally on Fire: Peter Kalmus on the Climate Emergency Hitting Home (resilience.org/stories/2025-02-03/crazy-town-episode-97-fire-peter-kalmus/) ”
What if there were a news outlet that actually covered the most important environmental stories of our time? Dr. Emily Schoerning and her nonprofit, @AmericanResiliency translate the latest and most urgent climate science into useful information for communities across the United States. Jason and Emily discuss the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the merits of mitigation versus adaptation, and how to take meaningful action in your own community. Originally recorded on 12/22/25.
Sources/Links/Notes:
1. American Resiliency (americanresiliency.org/)
2. Mark Rober (youtube.com/channel/UCY1kMZp36IQSyNx_9h4mpCg) YouTube Channel
3. Sixth National Climate Assessment (https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/) , International Panel on Climate Change
Related episode(s) of Crazy Town:
1. Episode 8, “Mosquito-Flavored Popcorn, or What Climate Scientists Are Getting Wrong (resilience.org/stories/2019-04-29/mosquito-flavored-popcorn-or-what-climate-scientists-are-getting-wrong-episode-8-of-crazy-town/) ”
2. Episode 34, “Fear of Death and Climate Denial, or… the Story of Wolverine and the Screaming Mole of Doom (resilience.org/stories/2021-03-25/fear-of-death-and-climate-denial-or-the-story-of-wolverine-and-the-screaming-mole-of-doom-episode-34-of-crazy-town/) ”
3. Episode 37, “Discounting the Future and Climate Chaos, or… the Story of the Dueling Economists (resilience.org/stories/2021-04-15/discounting-the-future-and-climate-chaos-or-the-story-of-the-dueling-economists-episode-37-of-crazy-town/) ”
4. Episode 45, “Feedback Loops and Climate Catastrophe, or… the Story of the Baseball Bloodbath (resilience.org/stories/2021-06-10/feedback-loops-and-climate-catastrophe-or-the-story-of-the-baseball-bloodbath-episode-45-of-crazy-town/) ”
5. Episode 77, “The Elon Musk Episode about Elon Musk Brought to You by Elon Musk (resilience.org/stories/2023-06-14/crazy-town-episode-77-muskitude/) ”
6. Episode 97, “The House Is Quite Literally on Fire: Peter Kalmus on the Climate Emergency Hitting Home (resilience.org/stories/2025-02-03/crazy-town-episode-97-fire-peter-kalmus/) ”
