Get every episode summarized
Each time Resistor Vic Podcast publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
About this episode
“I'm an American who loves my fellow Americans. My regular viewers will note that I didn't use my usual opening. That's because this video is a little different for my usual stuff.”From the transcript
I was eight years old, and I don’t remember every detail, but I remember the feeling. The country came together. Not perfectly, not without problems, but there was a sense that we were part of something shared.
That’s what stuck with me.
And it’s what feels missing right now.
After I finished recording the video, something hit me.
This idea is bigger than a video.
It’s not enough for one person to talk about conserving water. It’s not enough for people to make small changes at home, even though those things matter.
What’s missing is leadership.
We’re already seeing restrictions in places like Colorado. We’re already seeing warning signs in the snowpack. And yet, the response still feels scattered. Individual. Optional.
That’s not how you get through something like this.
If we’re heading into the kind of drought conditions this year is pointing toward, then we don’t need suggestions. We need direction. We need coordination. We need leaders who are willing to stand up and say, clearly and directly, “This is what we have to do, and this is why.”
That’s not happening.
And it should be.
This shouldn’t be coming from some guy standing out on the prairie making a video. It should be coming from people with the authority to bring communities together and set expectations before things get worse.
So I’m going to take that step myself.
I plan to bring this idea to my local city council. Not because I think I have all the answers, but because I think someone needs to start the conversation in a way that matches the scale of the problem.
And if I’m thinking about doing that, I have to assume I’m not the only one.
If this resonates with you, don’t just watch the video and move on.
Think about where you live. Think about who makes decisions in your community. Think about what it would look like for people there to actually lead on something like this.
Because if this really is one of those moments where we need to come together, it’s not going to happen on its own.
It’s going to take people deciding that it matters enough to act.
Please share this one. Not for me. For us.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe
Get every episode summarized
Each time Resistor Vic Podcast publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
Transcript ready
33 searchable segments. Every word is indexed and playable.
Full transcript
Resistor Vic Podcast — Resistance Plea 4.16.26. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
I'm Vic Myers. I'm an American who loves my fellow Americans. My regular viewers will note that I didn't use my usual opening. That's because this video is a little different for my usual stuff. 1976 is the year, the only one so far. It stands out my memory like no other. That was 50 years ago. Now it's just a kid. Since then I've accumulated a lot of memories of specific events, both good and bad. But 1976 obviously don't remember every year, every day of that year, but I remember the year. We haven't had one like it since. From January 1st to December 31st, it was a year of American community, a year celebration of our nation's 200th birthday. Red, white, and blue was everywhere. Fourth the July parades were bigger and everybody went. Kids were dressing up as Uncle Sam for
Halloween. That's only eight years old and yet I can still remember that overwhelming sense of American pride and community from 1976. We need that sense of community again, maybe more than ever. Not just because of our totally screwed up political realities, but because Mother Nature is going to test America in 26 like never before. I live in Colorado. A lot of people don't know this, but there isn't a single river or stream or creek that flows into Colorado. Our water starts here and flows out through every state on our border. If you live here, unless you're living under a rock, you know that we have, by far, the lowest snowpack on record. Even if we get a monster snow storm this month, there simply won't be enough water for the cities and the farms and the ranches downstream. It's only mid-April and many communities are already going on water restrictions. Restrictions that are often
ignored by those who are willing to pay a fine so they can keep their grass green. Restrictions that often don't apply to golf courses and swimming pools. Restrictions that are going to be too little too late. Right now we need a 1976 sense of community in America. We need to recognize that people downstream are going to need us. We need to recognize that we must do everything we can to make what little water we have last as long as possible. We, as citizens, need to develop a mindset of using as little water as possible, but this shouldn't be coming from some lone guy on the prairie. We need our leaders, our political leaders, to stand up and call for this, to rally our communities to endure what's coming. No water for golf courses and swimming pools, municipal or private, shorter showers. Don't let water run in the sink. Anything that we can do will matter. Sounds drastic. For me personally,
it's easy because I have to haul water for my house. I use about 1,000 gallons a month as all. If we can do this together, then we might be able to get the farmers, ranchers and communities downstream through this drought. And we have to start right now, because if we don't, where's our food going to come from? Thanks for listening. Good day.
More episodes
