Doomer Optimism
by Doomer Optimism
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Latest episode
DO 316 - Free Range Parenting with Lenore Skenazy of Let Grow
DO 316 - Free Range Parenting with Lenore Skenazy of Let Grow
About this podcast
Doomer Optimism is a podcast dedicated to discovering regenerative paths forward, highlighting the people working for a better world, and connecting seekers to doers. Beyond that, it's pretty much a $hitshow. Enjoy!
Episodes
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- DO 316 - Free Range Parenting with Lenore Skenazy of Let Grow · 57 minOne area where this podcast has turned its attention lately is the question of children, especially questions of schooling and parenting in The Age of the Machine. What follows…
- DO 315 - The Catholic Land Movement with Michael Thomas and Jason Snyder · 1 h 36 minAn old friend to the show, once maybe a foe for a while, back into friendly territory: Michael Thomas the Director of The Catholic Land Movement. I (Ashley) met Mike a almost…
- DO 314 - Southeastern Grasslands Institute with Dwayne Estes and Peter Allen · 1 h 16 minI met Dwayne at a chance encounter at the Aspen Ideas festival in Chicago which my new buddy Samuel Kimbriel invited me to attend. I was feeling a little lonely and alienated…
- DO 313 - Stephen Adubato from Cracks in Postmodernity · 1 h 10 minI met Stephen this summer at the Woodcrest Bruderhof + DO + Savage Collective event in NY. Alan from Plough suggested Stephen for a panel and he instantly agreed! He gave a…
- DO 312 - Wendell Berry Retrospective with Jason, Ashley, Nate and Donald · 1 h 14 minJason initiated this get together of some of the original DO crew to discuss the life, work and legacy of Wendell Berry. It is no secret that Berry’s work has been an animating…
- DO 311 - Mike Healy Manufacturing Community · 1 h 26 minEvery once in a while someone comes into the DO world and it is so clear how well they fit in it’s amazing you hadn’t found them yet! This is true of Mike, Chicagoan, Northsider…
- DO 310 - Chapter House with Josh and Hannah Centers · 1 h 28 minThis episode explores how Josh and Hannah Centers built Chapter House, a publishing project designed to restore beautiful, culturally literate children’s books to homeschool…
- DO 309 - Bill Kauffman · 41 min"But at Least They're Human: Face-to-Face Living -- With Joy and Without Illusions"From the conference: Another Life is Possible co-organized by the Woodcrest Bruderhof…
- DO 308 - Growing Pecans with Lenny Wells · 1 h 7 minTom and Jason talk to Lenny Wells - pecan farmer and extension agent - about growing pecans in Georgia, the cultural and ecological factors. Along the way we also discuss: -how…
- DO 307 - Microcolleges with Jacob Hundt · 1 h 31 minIn this episode Ashley and Jacob discuss the concept of microcolleges, and examples of alternative educational models writ large. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro: Exploring education…
- DO 306 - Building New Athens with Jackson Solway · 1 h 29 minMovetonewathens.com TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introducing the idea of building a city from scratch to address societal doom 02:08 - Jackson’s background in tech and recruitment…
- DO 305 - Orthodox Masonry · 1 h 16 minPatrick Lemmon and Seth Harris In this episode, Patrick and Seth discuss the principles of traditional and orthodox building methods, the importance of local materials, and the…
- DO 304 - Courtyard Urbanism with Alicia Pederson · 1 h 5 minIn this episode, Alicia Pederson, founder of Courtyard Urbanist, takes us on a fascinating journey from ancient Rome to today’s urban development roadblocks. She explains how…
- DO 303 - AI, Existential Risk, and the Future of the Human Soul · 1 h 31 minAI, Existential Risk, and the Future of the Human Soul
- DO 302 - Starting a Farm and a Farm Store on Main Street · 1 h 6 minGeoffrey Long of Long Story Farms joins Jason to talk about what it actually takes to build a working farmstead part-time, the real challenges of scaling production and finding…
- DO 301 - Open Source Civilization: Marcin Jakubowski of Open Source Ecology · 1 h 14 minWhen Your Tractor Breaks, Open Source the Whole Civilization Marcin Jakubowski, founder of Open Source Ecology, joins Ashley to talk about his 20-year project to open source the…
- DO 300 - Celebrating 300 Episodes of Doomer Optimism · 1 h 18 minThree hundred episodes in, and we’re still here, still questioning, still laughing, still building. In this special 300th episode, we gather voices from across DO; past guests…
- DO 299 - Small Scale Production, Henry George, and the Land Value Tax · 1 h 46 minWilly Denner of Little Seed Gardens in Chatham, NY, joins Jason and returning co-host Nigel Best for a wide-ranging conversation about 32 years of small-scale organic farming…
- DO 298 - The Wool Empire, Faith, and Local Business · 1 h 14 minJason is joined by Greg Cello to discuss his plan to build a regional wool industry in New England, starting with sheep on his Rhode Island homestead. This isn't just about…
- DO 297: Mulberries in the Rain: Permaculture, Crisis, and Building Food Systems for the Future · 1 h 11 minHow patient design and ideological diversity are reshaping food production Ashley sits down with Ryan Blosser and Trevor Piersol, co-founders of Shenandoah Permaculture…
- DO 296: Building Community in Fragmented Times · 1 h 5 minAshley Fitzgerald sits down with Elizabeth Oldfield to explore how we can foster genuine connection across ideological and cultural divides and why it matters more than ever…
- DO 295 - Navigating the Evolution of Meat Production with Greg Gunthorp & Nate · 1 h 40 minSurviving Consolidation, One Pig at a Time Greg Gunthorp, a fourth-generation Indiana hog farmer, joins Nate for a wide-ranging conversation about survival, stubbornness, and…
- DO 294 - Rural Revival and the USDA with Nate and Jason Mauck · 1 h 16 minNate sits down with Jason Mauck to discuss his hard-won experience running Munsee Meats, a small-scale meat processing operation in Indiana. What started as an opportunistic…
- DO 293 - Antitrust Law, Beef Politics, and Actually Using Government Power · 1 h 27 minAntitrust attorney Basel Musharbash discusses recent political whiplash in beef markets and the broader question of how actually to enforce anti-monopoly law. The conversation…
- DO 292 - Breaking the Beef Cartel: Mike Callicrate on Monopoly Power, Maker-Owned Markets, and the Fight for Rural America · 1 h 45 minWelcome to Beef Week! 🐄 Nate sits down with rancher, entrepreneur, and farm advocate Mike Callicrate for a deep dive into the crisis facing America's cattle industry—and the…
- DO 291 - Building an Edible Perennial Nursery with Nick Wrenn of Living Soil Tree Farm · 1 h 29 minBuilding an Edible Perennial Nursery with Nick Wren Nick Wren of Living Soil Tree Farms joins Jason to talk about the practical realities of starting and running an edible…
- DO 290 - Distributism, Local Commons, and Agrarian Futures with Chris Smaje · 1 h 24 minJason and Ashley welcome back Chris Smaje to discuss his new book, “Finding Lights in a Dark Age,” now available for purchase. Chris is a returning guest who first appeared on…
- DO 289 - Beef, Bartering, and the Agorist's Guide to Not Starving with Nigel, Nate, and Jason · 1 h 27 minNigel Best doesn’t have time for your bullshit. He’s too busy welding gates, rotating cattle, building spiral staircases, and conducting “illicit beef transactions” in Craigslist…
- DO 288 - Beyond Interchangeability: Leah Sargeant on the Dignity of Dependence · 59 minWhy We Need Each Other More Than Ever https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268210335/the-dignity-of-dependence/ https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-great-feminization/ Ashley…
- DO 287 - Graze Against the Machine: Breaking Up Big Ag, Rewilding America, and the Future of Food · 1 h 9 minFresh from dinner with Wendell Berry in Kentucky, the crew discusses Paul Kingsnorth’s new book and the deep tensions in American agriculture. From Trump’s controversial beef…
- DO 286 - Building a Regenerative Landscaping Business with Tres of GreenBox Homes · 1 h 10 minCreating member networks, local food systems, and recession-proof community infrastructure Jason talks with Tres, co-founder of GreenBox Homes, about creating a regenerative…
- DO 285 - AI and The 95% Extinction Threshold · 1 h 33 minAI safety researcher Nate Soares explains why he believes there's at least a 95% chance that current AI development will lead to human extinction, and why we're accelerating…
- DO 284 - Group Chat Live · 1 h 29 minJoin the Doomer Optimism crew for their first-ever live group chat as they tackle the big questions facing our technologically saturated world. Ashley, Nate, Jason, Peter, and…
- DO 283 - Kevin Ryan's Grassroots Run for Illinois · 57 minAshley talks with Kevin Ryan, a Marine Corps veteran and public school teacher running for U.S. Senate in Illinois without corporate donors, consultants, or ad buys. Kevin…
- DO 282 - John Heers and Ashley on Learning Humility from Georgian Dinners and Forgotten Villages · 1 h 16 minAgainst efficiency and isolation: learning humility from forgotten communities and the ancient art of the Georgian feastJohn Heers, founder of First Things Foundation, joins…
- DO 281 - Tucker Max's Journey to Radical Self-Sufficiency with Dr. Chris Ellis · 1 h 15 minDr. Chris Ellis interviews Tucker Max, who shares his transformative journey from bestselling author to homesteader, focusing on resiliency and self-sufficiency. Tucker discusses…
- DO 280 - Building Resilience in Modern Society with Dr. Chris Ellis and Jonathan Rawles · 30 minGenerational Perspectives on Preparedness with Dr. Chris Ellis and Jonathan RawlesDr. Chris Ellis sits down with Jonathan Rawles, mechanical engineer, author, and co-founder of…
- DO 279 - Community, Bunkers, and the Future of Preparedness · 56 minWhat does it mean to be truly prepared in an uncertain world? Dr. Chris Ellis is joined by Bradley Garrett to explore the evolving landscape of resilient citizens and prepping…
- DO 278 - Thriving Through Homesteading · 47 minDr. Chris Ellis, author of "Resilient Citizens," sits down with homesteader and author Roxanne Ahern to explore how sustainable living practices build both personal and community…
- DO 277 - Joe Allen on Golems, Brahmas, and the Eternal Return · 53 minJoe Allen leads us on a journey through the Axial Age's profound wisdom traditions to uncover how ancient civilizations grappled with the same transhumanist dreams that captivate…
- DO 276 - Peter Allen: How to Become a Keystone Species and Restore the Earth · 57 minWhat if everything we think we know about "natural" ecosystems is wrong? Peter Allen is a restoration ecologist and regenerative farmer, and learn how North America's…
- DO 275 - Exploring Transhumanism with Ashley and Grayson · 1 h 1 minAshley is joined by Grayson Quay, author of 'The Transhumanist Temptation' to explore the philosophical and ethical implications of transhumanism, its historical roots, and its…
- DO 274 - Kentucky, Catholicism, and Agrarian Revival · 1 h 31 minThe Shire We Call Home Jason sits down with Tom Ruby and Alan Cornett to explore the profound influence of Wendell Berry on modern agrarianism, the surprising revival of…
- DO 273 - The Future of DO with Ashley, Jason, and James · 1 h 4 minIn this episode, Ashley asks her two closest collaborators on Doomer Optimism – Jason on the podcast, and James on events – to think through what drew them to the project…
- DO 272 - James, Basel, and The New Deal · 1 h 22 minMonopoly Power, New Deal Legacies, and the Fight for Real Economic Democracy James and Basel unpack the legacy of the New Deal, the tangled history of regulation, and the roots…
- DO 271 - The Machine with Paul Kingsnorth and Leighton Woodhouse · 1 h 6 minPaul Kingsnorth and Leighton Woodhouse in conversation for the Third Annual Doomer Optimism Campout at The Wagon Box.
- DO 270 - Leaving the 20th century w/ James, Donald and Ashley · 1 h 39 minAshley, Donald, and James cover a lot of ground in this episode. They kick things off with the story of Leslie Peltier, a self-taught stargazer from Ohio, before diving into a…
- DO 269 – Engineering, education, empathy, and memetic warfare? Dr. Chuck Pezeshki & Josh · 1 h 53 minDO 269 – Engineering, education, empathy, and mimetic warfare? Dr. Chuck Pezeshki & JoshDr. Chuck is an engineering professor at Washington State University. He runs an…
- DO 268 - Matt P on DO · 1 h 49 minCan Humanity Keep Pace with the Technologies It Creates? Matthew Pirkowski joins Ashley Fitzgerald to unpack the complicated relationship between technology and humanity. They…
- DO 267 - Doomer Optimism w/ Matt Smith + Graham Summers + Chris Ellis · 1 h 19 minDr. Chris Ellis hosts Graham Summers and Matt, discussing various economic topics including market dynamics, investment strategies, and the role of metals in the current…
