The Last Resort

Don’t know what more I can say. I’m sure things the presenter has gone through justify the writing, but it’s so insufferable. I get Trump is scary. I get America has done and continues to do horrible things, but all the hand wringing about that takes up so much of the episodes I could get through that I was left wondering is this podcast really about Cal Exit and its founders or is it just an anti Trump anti imperialism anti right wing diatribe? And, let’s be clear, I’m fine with a podcast about all those things, but I downloaded these episodes to listen to a podcast about Californians efforts to secede. Listen at your own risk.

Wonderful juxtaposition of history and politics. Past and present. This podcast took you places you weren’t expecting to go and it was pure delight to listen to.

In light of recent news from the start of 2025, The United States may be ready to hear a second season of The Last Resort. A good way of expanding the second season from the first season would be to explore the possibility of other states ceceding, and to look into how complete decoupling from the flawed health/health insurance system of the US might improve the health system overall in the territories affected. Silicone Valley is also alienating itself with the rise of AI, and most Americans outside of corporations protesting against it. A discussion of California’s eucalyptus problem might also be worth talking about.

It’s ok for a documentary style podcast to have a viewpoint but this was extremely one-sided. Fascinating topic. Too bad it missed.