The slow collapse of civilisation continues being a bit funny at times.

It’s official: July 2025 was one of the hottest months in all recorded history. But don’t worry — we’ll deal with that existential horror later. First up, let’s talk about the other thing currently on fire: half the planet. France, Spain, Canada… basically, if it has summer, it has wildfires.

From there, we take a sharp left turn into the Collapse Community inbox, where one listener shares how the fascist takeover of the USA is giving them full-time anxiety. ICE raids, birthright citizenship under attack, homelessness being criminalised — it’s not “business as usual” anymore, and pretending otherwise feels impossible. Is it time to flee to the woods, or are we still clinging to hope that good will prevail?

Then, as the world overheats and governments slide into dystopia… good news! There are aliens. Four kinds of them, according to a US astrophysicist who briefed Congress: Grays, Nordics, Insectoids, and Reptilians. Was Men in Blackbasically a documentary? And which species do you secretly want to get probed by?

Also this week: ChatGPT 5 is here and everyone hates it (but you can now pay extra to go back to 4.0 if you miss being politely patronised), plus your listener DM's about spending nuclear zap drills in Lidl.

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