The Crumbling

Sophia and V are joined by the talented journalist, Laura Jedeed, to 
discuss one of the right libertarian movements biggest contributors 
and haters: Ayn Rand. They discuss a bit of her history, but focus on her 
work and the impact it had. This is part 1 of a 2 episode block with 
Laura, with episode 23 being an interview with her on her family's 
adherence to the Objectivist movement. 

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https://www.bannedinyourstate.com/

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Creators and Guests

SF
Host
Sophia Florence
Sophia (she/her) is a comedian from Connecticut, who also works as a chemical engineer in the (small) pharmaceutical industry during the day. She also provides policy advice and copywriting for political campaigns, writes horror and comedy screenplays, and is in grad school for mathematics.
V
Host
V
V (she/her) is a sociologist who studies The Torment Nexus - basically, factors that lead to conflict online and offline. There’s not really a word for the general field she’s in yet, but it spans a lot of different subjects such as: epistemology, eschatology, technology, conflict/war/terror studies, religious studies, privacy/cybersecurity and internet studies.
CC
Composer
Cristopher Cornell
D
Writer
Damian
Damian (he/him) has roots in activism and organizing in California and at his workplace. For work he has been everything from a lab monkey to a professional hiker to a local journalist. His hobbies include tabletop RPGs and pretending to be a frog on the internet. If his voice is familiar congrats on being part of either a niche RP podcast fandom or a lefty furry political podcast fandom.
LJ
Guest
Laura Jedeed

What is The Crumbling?

Four co-hosts combine their powers to discuss the people,
events, and movements that caused our collective reality to
crumble.
Sophia Florence - Writer/comedian (horror movies and
stand-up), policy advisor and copywriter, chemical
engineer, and mathematician
V - Sociologist and world's best hype woman
Damian - Activist, scientist, and journalist
Davin DuBois - Man of mystery and leisure
The podcast addresses disinformation and misinformation,
as well as giving accurate histories, with context important
to modern politics. The show focuses on topics like
conspiracy theories, disinformation, political movements,
harassment campaigns, and dehumanization itself. New
episodes every 2 weeks