The Crumbling

Sophia, V, and Davin start a journey through the history of right
libertarianism (libertarian capitalism), starting with its ideological
 forebears, and laying out some definitions. They discuss some of the
 greatest sh*t-talkers in philosophical and political history - French
 people in the 18th and 19th centuries. They discuss a bit of the history
 of socialism, and how that relates to the inception of the word
 "libertarian," as well as the birth of the word "capitalism." More
 importantly, they totally don't do the song "AI SCREAM" by Japanese
 idol group AiScReam. Totally never happens.

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Creators and Guests

DD
Host
Davin DuBois
Davin (he/him) is an international man of leisure, and prefers to remain a mystery to the audience. He likes anime and football, and hates racists.
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.

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