Podcasts about Spike

Tortured by her soul, Darla seeks release in the arms of an Angel. But he and Darla have very different ideas of what it means to save her. Lindsey, meanwhile, tries to use Darla to get to Angel, the love of his life, who barely notices he exists.   Hear us discuss… The Spike spite returns! Steph is on board with Dangel Lindsey deserves to get some of Angel too though The origins of the Kool-Aid Angel revealed! Is a souled vampire different from a vampire resurrected as a human?   Trigger warnings Kidnapping, self-harm, torture  

Brodes and Devan Kaney are in for Ike, Spike and Fritz and are discuss how big of a threat they feel the Washington Commanders are to the Eagles next season.

Hour 1: Brodes and Devan Kaney are in for Ike, Spike and Fritz and discuss their thoughts on if the Commanders are a legitimate threat to the Eagles after signing veteran Von Miller.

Full Show: Brodes and Devan Kaney are filling in for Ike, Spike and Fritz as they discuss if the Commanders a legitimate threat to the Eagles this season after acquiring veteran pass rusher Von Miller. Plus, plenty of discussion on the Joel Embiid ESPN piece as callers give their opinions on if we as fans should feel sympathy toward the Sixers' big man.

Join Sara Fergenson (@sarafergenson) and Jess Sterling (@thejesssterling) as they chat about Season 4 Episode 20 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Yoko Factor, with special guest, David. They discuss Spike's shit stirring, Riley vs. Angel, and Jess doubles down on her robot theory.You can WATCH this podcast on our YouTube channel!Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @shit90spod.Email us at shit90spod@gmail.comVisit our website at www.shit90spod.comSpecial thanks to JD McGuire (@jdmcguire) for our theme songAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Now that the First has officially set its sights on removing the Slayer line in totality and formally waged war with Oogles the Ubervamp, the gang goes into recon & research mode. The Hellmouth (and the Summers' Residence by extension) are LOUSY with potential slayers-- with the emphasis on LOUSY because the amount of naysaying going on behind Buffy's back has KENNEDY looking like the best in class! Giles and Anya go on a walkabout in a hell dimension to get some intel as Buffy plots a way to give the potentials a wake up call AND position herself to get Spike out of Ooogles' cavern and into a place of safety. Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as Mikie offends all of Britain, Ash fixates on a Lizzie Maguire character, and Alaina has a genuinely good reaction to a pivotal Spuffy moment! And don't forget to follow us at the_rewatcher on Instagram for special bonus content!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spike is joined by Matt Farah for a high-octane chat about the 2025 Ferrari 296 GTS, Waymo autonomous rides, and upcoming Pebble Beach plans. They dive into AI Kevin Costner scams, debate the merits of the Ineos Grenadier, and relish over a $1.26 million GT3 RS sale. ______________________________________________

Last spring, Libertarian Political Activist Spike Cohen joined Kennedy to discuss his efforts to reunite families separated after seeking medical attention. Spike returns to give an update on one of those families who were wrongfully accused of abusing their child and shares his continued fight for reunification.   Follow Kennedy on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KennedyNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Kennedy Now Available on YouTube: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.chtbl.com/kennedyytp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kennedy_foxnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Kennedy for Happy Hour on Fridays! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlNiiSXX4BNUbXM5X8KkYbDepFgUIVZj⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brodes fills in for Ike, Spike and Fritz and discusses the current state of the Sixers following the Paul George injury.

Full Show: Brodes fills in for Ike, Spike and Fritz on the WIP Afternoon Show and is talking Sixers. Has apathy reached an all time high with the team as Paul George suffers another knee injury than fans seem indifferent about? Plus, reaction to Kyle Schwarber winning All Star Game MVP and Phillies trade deadline talk.

A spike in the number of bikes and cars illegally ripping up parks is being reported across the country. Tauranga, Rotorua and Auckland councils are among those who have said thousands of ratepayer dollars is having to be used to fix sports field and public reserves. The fine for driving on a reserve without permission depends on individual bylaws but is usually up to $800. Police could also charge for dangerous driving, which could be up to $4,500. Auckland Council's General Manager of Parks and Community Facilities Taryn Crewe spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.    

Well, Pixie Dusters, your favorite hosts have reached the final season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and they are going out with a bang...literally. The Scoobies battle The First Evil, Nathan Fillion, and, at times, each other. Buffy's leadership is questioned, Faith steps up, and Spike gives the ultimate sacrifice. So much happens, yet the season is still kind of...boring? Though this week ends the Buffy rewatch, it is not the end of the Buffyverse part of the summer. Come back next week as the gang starts chatting about "Angel (The Series)."Follow your new Disney besties on Instagram @pixiedusttwinspodcast and on TikTok @pixiedusttwinspodcastFollow Dan, honorary third host of the "Pixie Dust Twins" Podcast, and King of the Manifestos: @Dantaastic on Instagram and YouTubeHave ideas for the show? Want to be a guest? Send them a message on Instagram!Rant Radio is LIVE! Call 844-857-7268 and leave your rant today. Check out LimitlessBroadcastingNetwork.com for all of our podcasts, subscriptions, and to pick up some awesome merch!

Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Ro Khanna offers an amendment to release the Epstein files. Also, Donald Trump is starting to lose his own voters on his tariff policy. And Democrats look to campaign on tariffs and Trump's economy. Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Mark Pocan join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Italy and Greece are sounding the alarm in Brussels over a spike in migrant flows from Libya which has seen at least 9,000 people arrive in Crete since the start of the year, most of them in recent weeks. Athens has responded with new tough migration rules, and the Greek navy is also present in the area. Angeliki Dimitriadi, an independent researcher and expert on migration, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into this latest migration challenge facing the region.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Italy and Greece sound the alarm over Libya. But allies aren't rushing to help.Athens rethinks southern sea strategyEU trade ministers plan countermeasures to Trump's ‘unacceptable' 30% tariffsLibya files UN complaint over Greek maritime zones

Full Show: Tom Kelly fills in for Ike, Spike and Fritz once again and discusses why he is more concerned with the Eagles offense rather than the defense heading into this season. Plus, debating who should be on the Eagles' quarter century Mt. Rushmore and some thoughts on the Phillies as we hit the All-Star break.

Tom Kelly is filling in for Ike, Spike and Fritz once again and starts off the show by expressing his concern about the Eagles offense going into next season.

In this episode, Boomguy takes to the skies and gushes about the 2-cost aerial event, Air Supremacy. What will LazyTitan say? It's a leadership card, but it does damage!  Follow the Marvel Chumpions here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KARXuLDLFgXepYVIwWuHz Boomguy's deck: https://marvelcdb.com/deck/view/945988?deck_name=Episode%2070%20-%20Air%20Supremacy Ryan's deck: https://marvelcdb.com/deck/view/974516?deck_name=War%20Machine%20-%20Air%20Supremacy Scott's deck: https://marvelcdb.com/deck/view/978548?deck_name=Come%20Fly%20with%20Me LazyTitan's deck: https://marvelcdb.com/deck/view/991607 Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Winning Hand Podcast 02:20 Recent Deck Experiences 13:46 Card of the Day: Air Supremacy 20:10 Aerial Payoffs and Card Themes 22:33 Thematic Consistency in Gameplay 23:26 Power Dynamics of Air Supremacy 27:07 Fun Factor and Player Experience 31:11 Card Classification: Timmy, Johnny, or Spike? 33:56 Final Ratings and Deck Strategies 42:40 Deck Submissions and Community Engagement 43:41 Building with War Machine: Challenges and Strategies 49:17 Exploring Scott's Deck: Come Fly With Me 56:04 Lazy Titan's Deck: Airpower and Aerial Allies 01:09:01 Outro

Strap in for Episode 188 of The AEW-some Pod as your 5-tool team—Johnny Taylor Jr. (comedian, wrestling degenerate), Diana Prince (aka Darcy the Mail Girl from The Last Drive-In), and the masked menace Gringo Fantastico—go full throttle on AEW All In: Texas, the PPV that left blood on the mat and egos in the gutter. From Hangman Page choking out Moxley with a goddamn chain to Toni Storm handing Mercedes Moné her first AEW loss, we break down every swerve, stomp, and blade job. Plus: • MJF slithers his way to a World Title shot • Dustin Rhodes wins gold and melts Texas hearts • The Bucks lose their EVP status (lol) • Bryan Danielson and Darby Allin drop in from the heavens • Adam Cole gives a gut-wrenching goodbye • And Adam Copeland shows up with “Spike” to lay waste We get weird, we get loud, we self-plug like champs—and we pull no punches on AEW's wildest show of the year. Whether you're a casual or kayfabe-obsessed, this is the recap you didn't know you needed but absolutely can't skip. Stream now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your wrestling fix.

Fruit and vege prices are set to spike thanks to the knock on effects of the recent flooding in Tasman and elsewhere. Wonky box co-founder Angus Simms spoke to Corin Dann.

Craig Hemke, Founder and Editor of TF Metals Report, joins us for a wide-ranging discussion on precious and base metals, recorded Monday, July 14th. Silver has broken out above multi-year resistance, with junior silver stocks leading the charge. Craig walks through what's fueling this breakout, including speculative flows, tariff impacts, and positioning in the COMEX market. We also discuss: Why silver is vastly outperforming gold and how the gold-silver ratio is driving sentiment How mining stocks are reacting, with smaller stocks outperforming majors like Agnico and Newmont Copper's sharp move higher on new U.S. tariff announcements, and why Trump's unpredictable stance is fueling volatility A cautionary take on silver hype, commercial short positions, and how bull markets typically unfold Inflation data, options expiry, and what to watch heading into the end of the week Craig shares insights from decades of market experience—balancing optimism with realism—as he highlights where the real opportunity may lie for precious metals investors in the second half of 2025. Click here to visit Craig's website - TF Metals Report

"What was that, Spike? Visitors? Oh Wow, I wonder if any of them want to go hug a Deathclaw!"But seriously, welcome to Top of the World all you wanna-be Raiders & Goons! I'm Rose, the local RaiderBot extraordinaire! It seems like your normal host, that Stuffed Shirt calling himself the Operative appears to have departed this mortal coil or some such nonsense.From here, y'all have a fantastic view of all the chaos that Appalachia has to offer. While the Whitespring might be a smoking crater, I hear tell that the old missile silos are ready to pop and that tough old Colonel is making one last throw of the dice to do something about it.Doesn't matter to me…I'm a bot and all, but hey, if you want to root for her, go right ahead!Vault Town is getting stomped and everyone is running for the Ohio…and old Trader Red and her pet Deathclaw are gonna try to convince the Cult of the Mothman to let them go.Good luck with that!Anyway, Appalachia is coming apart at the seams and I am so here for it! So, sit back, join me for a dose or two of Psycho, and we'll watch the fireworks together!

Tom Kelly is in for Ike, Spike and Fritz and is discussing Jalen Hurts being ranked at No. 9 on ESPN's Coach/Executive/Scout QB List and if it is disrespectful to put him at that spot. Plus, thoughts on the Phillies' first half of the season and if expectations surrounding the team have changed since Opening Day.

Hour 1: Tom Kelly, filling in for Ike, Spike and Fritz discusses his feelings on the Phillies as we hit the All-Star break and if his expectations for the team have changed since Opening Day.

With Ike, Spike and Fritz out, Tom Kelly shares his own Mt. Rushfour of all time villains in honor of the new Superman movie.

Tom Kelly, in for Ike, Spike and Fritz, discusses Dave Dombrowski's tenure as Phillies President of Baseball Operations and if he makes his signature move this upcoming trade deadline.

Tom Kelly, filling in for Ike, Spike and Fritz, is asking callers to describe the 2025 Phillies in one word as we hit in the All-Star break. His description of the team would be "predictable".

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IWDominate, Jamada, and dGon discuss GenG winning MSI 2025, the narratives surrounding Faker and runners-up T1, thoughts about Fearless Draft for Worlds and MSI, Dom's involvement with Cloud9, and more! ​Improve your game with a cutting-edge Wooting keyboard and get a free uWu now! Simply add any keyboard and uWu to your cart with code SPIKE and get your uWu for free! Go to https://link.wooting.io/powerspike Get 50% off FACTOR meals at https://www.factormeals.com/powerspike50off with code powerspike50off. High-quality, never-frozen meals delivered to your home! The Last Free Nation merch shop is open! Show off your fandom and support us and by purchasing  the high-quality items on our merch shop. Check our website for more info on shipping! https://go.lastfreenation.shop/powerspikeyt/

In 'The Lost Room' a man returns from taking the evening air to discover that the room in which he lives has undergone a mysterious transformation and its new inhabitants perhaps not as genial as they might appear.Mr Spike's Bedtime Stories theme and incidental music composed by Graham Walmsley.Graham is the creator of role playing games including 'Cthulhu Dark' and 'Cosmic Dark' and you can find him on Substack at https://grahamwalmsley.substack.com/ and Twitter @grahamwalmsleyIf you are enjoying these tales, why not leave a review on your listening platform of choice.

Initiative ep 407 Aired November 16, 1999 IMDB Summary Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.  Directed by: James A Contner  Written By: Joss Whedon, Douglas Petrie, Tracey Forbes   Connect with us  Instagram www.instagram.com/themistergordo_pod  Tik Tok @themistergordopodcast Email themistergordopod@gmail.com

Simon & Schuster provided me with an advanced copy of the superb book After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People, scheduled for release on July 8, 2025. The University of Texas authors, Dean Spears and Michael Geruso, have written a mind-blowing book! It's my second favorite book of 2025! My favorite 2025 book is They're Not Gaslighting You. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JfpjJRkok Podcast   The Population Whimper When I was born, Paul R. Ehrlich's book, The Population Bomb, was a mega-bestseller. Although I never read the book, my generation believed the book's message that humanity is dangerously overpopulated. The book gave me one major reason not to have children. The book made intuitive sense, built on Thomas Malthus's observations, that if our population continues to expand, we will eventually hit a brick wall. However, Ehrlich, a Stanford biologist, made these stunningly wrong predictions in The Population Bomb: Mass Starvation in the 1970s and 1980s: The book opened with the statement, "The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s, hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now."    England's Demise by 2000: He suggested that England would not exist by the year 2000 due to environmental collapse related to overpopulation.   Devastation of Fish Populations by 1990: He predicted that all significant animal life in the sea would be extinct by 1990, and large areas of coastline would need to be evacuated due to the stench of dead fish.   India's Famine: He predicted catastrophic food shortages in India in the 1990s that did not materialize.   United States Food Rationing by 1984: He envisioned the U.S. rationing food by 1984. Instead of all this doom and gloom, here's what happened: we went from 3.5 billion (when Ehrich wrote his doomsday book) to 8 billion people today, most of whom are fat. Today, our biggest problem isn't famine but obesity. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso's new book should have been called The Population Whimper because it says the opposite of what The Population Bomb said. Forget a catastrophic demographic explosion. We're going to suffer a catastrophic demographic implosion. The graph on the cover of After the Spike sums up the problem: during a 200-year time period, the human population will have spiked to 10 billion and then experienced an equally dramatic fall. Three criticisms of After the Spike For a book packed with counterintuitive arguments, it's remarkable that I can only spot three flaws. Admittedly, these are minor critiques, as they will disappear if we stabilize below 10 billion. 1. Wildlife lost The authors correctly argue that the environment has been improving even as the human population has been growing rapidly. For example: Air and water are now cleaner than they were 50 years ago, when the population was half its current size. Our per capita CO2 consumption is falling. Clean energy production is at an all-time high. There's one metric that authors overlooked: wildlife. As the human population doubled, we've needed more space for growing food. This has led to a decrease in habitat, which is why biologists refer to the Anthropocene Extinction. While fish farms are efficient, overfishing continues. The Amazon gets denuded to make space for soy and cattle plantations. The loss of African wildlife habitats is acute, as the African population is projected to quadruple in this century. I imagine that the authors of After the Spike would counter: National parks didn't exist 200 years ago. Green revolutions and GMO foods have made the most productive farmers ever. De-extinction may restore extinct species. And they're correct. There are bright spots.  However, as we approach 10 billion, wildlife will continue to suffer and be marginalized. The book should have mentioned that. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso would likely agree that if humans continue to grow nonstop, wildlife will continue to suffer. However, they aren't arguing for nonstop human expansion. They want stabilization. When you combine stabilization with technology (e.g., vertical farming and lab-grown animal products), we would reverse the downward trend in wildlife habitat. 2. Increased energy consumption Dean Spears and Michael Geruso celebrate humanity's progress in energy efficiency and productivity. However, they overlook these facts: 1. The Rebound Effect (Jevons Paradox): As energy efficiency improves, the cost of using energy services effectively decreases. This can lead to: Increased usage of existing services: For example, more efficient air conditioners might lead people to cool their homes to lower temperatures or for longer periods. More fuel-efficient cars might encourage more driving. Adoption of new energy-intensive activities: The increased affordability of energy services can enable entirely new consumption patterns that were previously too expensive to adopt. Think about the proliferation of data centers for AI and digital services, or the growth of electric vehicles. While individual electric vehicles (EVs) are more efficient than gasoline cars, the rapid increase in their adoption contributes to overall electricity demand. 2. Economic Growth and Rising Living Standards: Increased demand for energy services: As economies grow and incomes rise, people generally desire greater comfort, convenience, and a wider range of goods and services. This translates to greater demand for heating and cooling, larger homes, more personal transportation, more manufactured goods, and more leisure activities, all of which require energy. Industrialization and urbanization: Developing economies, in particular, are undergoing rapid industrialization and urbanization. This involves massive construction, increased manufacturing, and the expansion of infrastructure, all of which are highly energy-intensive. Even with efficiency gains, the sheer scale of this growth drives up overall energy consumption. Emerging technologies: The growth of data centers, AI, and other digital technologies is leading to a significant increase in electricity demand. 3. Population Growth: While efficiency might improve per unit of output, the overall global population continues to grow. More people, even if individually more efficient, will inherently consume more energy in total. 4. Shifting Economic Structures: Some economies are shifting from less energy-intensive sectors (like agriculture) to more energy-intensive ones (like manufacturing or specific services). Even within industries, while individual processes might become more efficient, the overall scale of production can increase dramatically. 5. Energy Price and Policy Factors: Low energy prices: If energy remains relatively inexpensive (due to subsidies or abundant supply), the incentive for significant behavioral changes to reduce consumption might be diminished, even with efficient technologies available. Policy limitations: Although many countries have energy efficiency policies, their impact may be offset by other factors that drive demand. Conclusion: While technological advancements and efficiency measures reduce the energy intensity of specific activities, these gains are often outpaced by the aggregate increase in demand for energy services driven by economic growth, rising living standards, population increases, and the adoption of new, energy-intensive technologies and behaviors. The challenge lies in achieving a proper decoupling of economic growth from energy consumption, and ultimately, from carbon emissions. Humanity's per capita energy consumption has been steadily increasing with each passing century, a trend that is unlikely to change soon. Therefore, humans of the 26th century will consume far more energy than those of the 21st century.  The authors of After the Spike would probably argue that in 2525, we'll be using a clean energy source (e.g., nuclear fusion), so it'll be irrelevant that our per capita energy consumption increases ten times.  Again, short term, we're going in the wrong direction. However, in a stabilized world, we won't have a problem. 3. Designer babies The authors of After the Spike never addressed the potential impact that designer babies may have. I coined the term "Homo-enhanced" to address our desire to overcome our biological limitations.  Couples are already using IVF to select the gender and eye color of their babies. Soon, we'll be able to edit and select for more complex traits such as height or even intelligence. It's easy to imagine a world like Gattaca, where parents collaborate with CRISPR-powered gene tools to create custom-made babies. One reason some people don't want to reproduce is that it's a crap shoot. Any parent who has more than one child will tell you that each of their children is quite different from the others. Given that they grow up in the same environment, it suggests that genetics is a decisive factor. Until now, we couldn't mold our children's DNA. Soon, we will.  If we were to remove the lottery aspect of having a child and allow parents to design their children, perhaps there would be a baby boom. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso would probably argue that this is unlikely or centuries away from happening. We'll be descending the steep population slope long before we are homo-enhanced. One trillion humans in this millennium? In the Bulgaria chapter of The Hidden Europe, I observed that Bulgaria is depopulating faster than any other European country. Having peaked at 9 million in the late 1980s, a century later, it will be half that size. Despite that, in that chapter, I predicted that in 500 years, we'll have one trillion humans in the solar system, with at least 100 billion on Earth. This video explains how and why that may happen:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lJJ_QqIVnc Conclusion In 2075, will After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People look as stupid as The Population Bomb looks 50 years after publication? Does After the Spike make the same errors as The Population Bomb? Paul Ehrlich's underestimated technology and the continued collapse in fertility rates. As Dean Spears and Michael Geruso point out, fertility rates have been declining since they were first measured. Had Ehrlich extrapolated the trendline, he would have realized that our demographic collapse was imminent, not an explosion. Furthermore, technology solved many of the problems Ehrlich imagined. Is After the Spike making the same error? Fertility rates won't fall forever. They must stop. Otherwise, we'll become extinct. However, will fertility rates soar due to technology or some other reason? What could make our fertility rates return to three or more? Here are a few ideas: We master fusion energy, providing us with ultra-cheap energy and dramatically decreasing the cost of having children. Robots perform most jobs, leaving humans with ample time to raise large families.  As the negative effects of depopulation start rippling across the world, a global cultural panic erupts, prompting people to prioritize reproduction. Homo-enhanced humans, merged with artificial general intelligence, decide to proliferate to dominate the planet. Vertical farms and lab-grown cultured meat improve the environment so dramatically that humans feel less guilty about having three or more children, and generous subsidies offset the costs. Admittedly, these scenarios are unlikely to occur during the next 50 years, so After the Spike won't become the joke that The Population Bomb became in 50 years. Still, I predict that Ehrlich's great-great-granddaughter will write The Population Bomb II: Thomas Malthus Will Be Right Someday. Verdict 10 out of 10 stars! Excerpts The excerpts below are from an advanced copy, which may have undergone edits. Hence, some of these excerpts may have been reworded or deleted in the final print. The reason I am quoting them is that even if the excerpts are removed in the final edition, they illustrate the book's overall message.  It would be easy to think that fewer people would be better—better for the planet, better for the people who remain. This book asks you to think again. Depopulation is not the solution we urgently need for environmental challenges, nor will it raise living standards by dividing what the world can offer across fewer of us. Despite what you may have been told, depopulation is not the solution we urgently need for environmental challenges like climate change. Nor will it raise living standards by dividing what the world can offer across fewer of us. To the contrary, so much of the progress that we now take for granted sprang up in a large and interconnected society. Part I's big claim: No future is more likely than that people worldwide choose to have too few children to replace their own generation. Over the long run, this would cause exponential population decline. Whether depopulation would be good or bad depends on the facts and depends on our values. We ask about those facts and values, building up to an overall assessment: Part II and Part III's big claim: A stabilized world population would be better, overall, than a depopulating future. Part IV's big claim: Nobody yet knows how to stabilize a depopulating world. But humanity has made revolutionary improvements to society before— we can do it again if we choose. We won't ask you to abandon your concerns about climate change; about reproductive freedom and abortion access; or about ensuring safe, healthy, flourishing lives for everyone everywhere. We won't ask you to consider even an inch of backsliding on humanity's progress toward gender equity. We insist throughout that everyone should have the tools to choose to parent or not to parent. This book is not about whether or how you should parent. It's about whether we all should make parenting easier. In 2012, 146 million children were born. That was more than in any year of history to that point. It was also more than in any year since. Millions fewer will be born this year. The year 2012 may well turn out to be the year in which the most humans were ever born— ever as in ever for as long as humanity exists. Within three hundred years, a peak population of 10 billion could fall below 2 billion. The tip of the Spike may be six decades from today. For every 205 babies born, human biology, it turns out, would produce about 100 females. Average fertility in Europe today is about 1.5. That means the next generation will be 25 percent smaller than the last. Birth rates were falling all along. For as long as any reliable records exist, and for at least several hundred years while the Spike was ascending, the average number of births per woman has been falling, generation by generation. In the United States in the early 1800s, married white women (a population for whom some data were recorded) gave birth an average of seven times. If life expectancy doubles to 150 years, or quadruples to 300 years, couldn't that prevent the depopulating edge of the Spike? The surprising answer is no. The story of the Spike would stay the same, even if life expectancy quadrupled to three hundred years. In contrast, if adults' reproductive spans also changed, so people had, say, one or two babies on average over their twenties, thirties, and forties and then another one on average over their fifties, sixties, and seventies, then that would stop depopulation— but it would be because births changed, not because later-adulthood deaths changed. Where exactly should humanity stabilize? Six billion? Eight? Ten? Some other number? This book makes the case to stabilize somewhere. Exactly where will have to be a question for public and scientific debate. So the extra greenhouse gas emissions contributed by the larger population would be small, even under the assumption here that the future is bleak and we go on emitting for another century. The environmental costs of a new child are not zero. Not by a long shot. Not yet. But they are falling. Each new person who joins the ranks of humanity will add less CO2 than, well, you over your lifetime. Humanity could choose a future that's good, free, and fair for women and that also has an average birth rate of two. There is no inescapable dilemma. In that kind of future, people who want to parent would get the support that they need (from nonparents, from taxpayers, from everyone) to choose parenting. The most plausible way humanity might stabilize— and the only way this book endorses— is if societies everywhere work to make parenting better. Globally, we now produce about 50 percent more food per person than in 1961. “endogenous economic growth.” Endogenous means “created from the inside.” Ideas do not come from outside the economy. They come from us. Because scale matters, a depopulating planet will be able to fill fewer niches. A threat with a fixed cost: A threat has arisen that will kill all humans (however many) unless a large cost is paid to escape it (such as by deflecting an asteroid) within a certain time period. Could a kajillion lives ever be the best plan? That question goes beyond the practical question that this book is here to answer. Between our two families, we have had three live births, four miscarriages, and three failed IVF rounds. Parenting will need to become better than it is today. That's what we, your authors, hope and believe. The opportunity cost hypothesis: Spending time on parenting means giving up something. Because the world has improved around us, that “something” is better than it used to be. In no case is there evidence that more support for parents predicts more births. Nobody— no expert, no theory— fully understands why birth rates, everywhere, in different cultures and contexts, are lower than ever before. I hope these excerpts compel you to buy the book. If you're still undecided, consider that the book features numerous graphs and illustrations that will rewire your brain. Buy After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People. Connect Send me an anonymous voicemail at SpeakPipe.com/FTapon You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at https://wanderlearn.com. If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!  On social media, my username is always FTapon. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr   Sponsors 1. 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Listen to the best audio of the week from the Morning Show with DeCamara & Ritchie, Midday Show with Hugh Douglas and Joe Giglio, and the Afternoon Show with Ike, Spike, and Fritz as they discuss who between Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni is getting disrespected more this offseason?! Also, Bryce Huff throws shots at the Eagles on his way out to San Francisco. Plus, listen to what Ray Didinger thinks the Eagles chances of repeating are next year!

Listen to the best audio of the week from the Morning Show with DeCamara & Ritchie, Midday Show with Hugh Douglas and Joe Giglio, and the Afternoon Show with Ike, Spike, and Fritz as they discuss who between Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni is getting disrespected more this offseason?! Also, Bryce Huff throws shots at the Eagles on his way out to San Francisco. Plus, listen to what Ray Didinger thinks the Eagles chances of repeating are next year!

Listen to the best audio of the week from the Morning Show with DeCamara & Ritchie, Midday Show with Hugh Douglas and Joe Giglio, and the Afternoon Show with Ike, Spike, and Fritz as they discuss who between Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni is getting disrespected more this offseason?! Also, Bryce Huff throws shots at the Eagles on his way out to San Francisco. Plus, listen to what Ray Didinger thinks the Eagles chances of repeating are next year!

Ike, Spike and Fritz are joined by Reuben Frank of NBC Sports Philadelphia who discusses all things Eagles with training camp less than two weeks away.

Hour 4: Ike, Spike and Fritz wrap up the show by sharing quotes from Sixers President of Basketball Ops Daryl Morey who provides injury updates on Joel Embiid, VJ Edgecombe and Jared McCain. Plus, the Top 5 and the Text Line.

Hour 1: Ike, Spike and Fritz are discussing which Philly athlete, coach or GM they're buying/selling stock in and Spike unsurprisingly is buying stock in Joel Embiid.

Hour 2: Ike, Spike and Fritz are joined by Reuben Frank who praises Nick Sirianni and has him only behind Andy Reid as the best coach in the NFL.

Hour 3: Ike, Spike and Fritz award a new winner of the WIP Belt. Plus, Ben Davis joins the show to give his insight on the current state of the Phillies and what they need at the trade deadline.

Ike, Spike and Fritz are discussing the Eagles offseason and if Nick Sirianni or Jalen Hurts has been more disrespected by national lists.

Ike, Spike and Fritz wrap up the show with 5:30 Creed as well as the Text Line.

Ike, Spike and Fritz are joined by Phillies analyst Ben Davis to discuss the current state of the Phils and give his perspective on what he saw in the Fritz-DeCamara baseball competition.

Ike, Spike and Fritz are joined by Tornado Shapiro who provides the Phillies weekend forecast as the team gears up for a three game set in San Diego.

Ike, Spike and Fritz open the show by discussing which athlete/coach/GM's stock would you buy and sell.

Full Show: Ike, Spike and Fritz wrap up the week with a stock up/down Friday as they discuss which Philadelphia athletes/coaches/GMs they would buy and sell stock in. Plus, Reuben Frank and Ben Davis join the show to discuss the Eagles and the Phillies respectively.

The UN agency dealing with AIDS and HIV warns of millions of new cases, directly as a result of global funding cuts. We hear from the head of the agency -- and from one of the most exposed countries, South Africa. Also, Ukraine comes under another huge Russian drone and missile attack. And a century old geological puzzle solved in Scotland.(Photo credit: Reuters)

With their foe named for the season, Buffy and the Scoobs get all research-y 'n shit, but fuckery is afoot! Giles shows up with three slayers in waiting and grave news that the First wants to extinguish the whole Slayer line! YIKES!Meanwhile Oogles the Ubervamp mercilessly beats Spike and smiles a goofy grin that we can't help but love!Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as we talk about Juliets sexy violent dancing, Ash is horrified by gutters of the Pearl Jam variety, and Mikie shares his coming out story!And don't forget to follow us at the_rewatcher on Instagram for special bonus content!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spike and Zuckerman hold down the fort without Jonny (who's supposedly crashed in Angeles Crest), talk the INSANE Mansour Ojjeh McLaren Collection for sale, and review the insanely powerful Mercedes-AMG SL 63 S E Performance. Plus, they discuss the new Zagato 356 and Zuckerman's Ferrari Daytona sale. ______________________________________________

Birth rates are crashing worldwide. After the Spike author Dean Spears reveals why depopulation — not overpopulation — threatens humanity's future.Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1180What We Discuss with Dean Spears:Global depopulation is coming. Birth rates are falling worldwide and will soon drop below replacement level, causing population to peak then decline rapidly within decades.Depopulation won't solve climate change. Environmental problems are solved by changing what people do, not reducing population. Timing doesn't align with climate urgency.Government birth rate policies largely fail. Of 26 countries with birth rates below 1.9, none have returned above 2.0 despite various incentives and programs.Fewer people means fewer innovations. People generate the ideas and technologies that solve problems. Depopulation reduces humanity's capacity for progress.Start conversations about population stabilization. Rather than endless decline, we can work toward stabilizing population and making parenting more feasible and fair.And much more...And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors:Skims: skims.com, survey: podcasts: JHSAudible: Visit audible.com/jhs or text JHS to 500-500FlyKitt: 15% off: flykitt.com, code JORDANProgressive: Free online quote: progressive.comHomes.com: Find your home: homes.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.