Doomer Optimism

AC and Tres interview Tom, the nicest guy on twitter, about his homestead, localism, distributism,  as well as his mentorship with Tres.  

Tom Ruby is CEO of Bluegrass Critical Thinking Solutions (w…

Lyndsie's talks with James about her book TREE THIEVES. They also discuss whether or not humans belong in landscapes, the enclosures of 16th C England and what that has to do with today, as well as t…

Ashley and Inez solve the battle of the sexes.  

Inez Feltscher Stepman @InezFeltscher is a senior policy analyst at IWF and host of High Noon with Inez Stepman, a podcast that hosts conversations w…

Ashley and first time host Donald ask Blake about his Unherd article "What Christopher Lasch Got Wrong" in which he argues that we fundamentally need to be seeking a "politics that makes politics pos…

Ashley sits down with Michael Sacasas to discuss institutions, technology, conviviality, education and sitting around a table for a nice meal!  

Michael (LM) Sacasas @lmsacasas Writes a newsletter, …

Jason interviewing @solarpunk_girl, with special guest host Nicholas McCay @espacewalk to talk about the future of web3 and regeneration  

Nicholas McCay (@ESpacewalk) is a director, producer, and w…

Ashley and Brian ask John about network swarms, energy, technology, and what we can be optimistic about in the face of it all.    

John Robb @johnrobb -- Tier 1 special ops. Pilot. Analyst. Author. …

In this episode AC, TornadoNate and Josh do some irl nostalgia posting showing love for their home places and people, and telling stories about their grandpas.  

Anarcho-contrarian @anarcontrarian i…

Ashley sits down with Jon Askonas to dive into his Compact Magazine article Why Conservatism Failed (https://compactmag.com/article/why-conservatism-failed). They discuss solutions to the problem of …

Jason speaks to Tornado Nate! They discuss doomer optimism, homesteading and rootedness, psychedelics, and being a hippie!

Nathan Gates @TornadoNate is a licensed psychotherapist and co-host of Alte…

Ashley and Stephanie Lepp sit down with Nore Bateson to discuss warm data, nursing mothers, balance bikes, and what all that has to do with the sustainable development goals (if anything!).

Nora Bat…

Ashley speaks with Roxanne about her new book (!!!), homesteading, her meet cute story with her husband, God, agency, and paw paws!  

**please forgive the audio quality issues in this episode! Roxan…

Ashley and Lee discuss politics, Lee's IM1776 article "Country Party Reprise," localism, family, populism, and Werner Herzog's films.   

Lafayette Lee @Partisan_O is an American writer and veteran. …

KMO was probably the original doomer podcast host starting in the mid 2000s with his C-Realm Podcast. He interviewed many of the names we recognize now. JMG, James Howard Kunstler, Dmitry Orlov, and …

Jason moderates this panel on the topic of biophysical realities and cultural potentials.  

Greg Cassel @gregsc1 of @neighbour_hoods community open source #p2p inclusive organizing / protocols not p…

Ashley and Tucker ask Jack about the version of homestead rescue he did for a member of his Liminal Order on a farm in Michigan. They discuss the barn raising, homesteading, localism and why it is im…

Jason and AC talk to Michael about his farm, family, the Catholic Land Movement, and distributism.  

Michael Thomas of Sharon @michaelGT09 Husband of @rosary2battle Father of five. Traditional Catho…

Dave and Tres interview Paul about all his various activities including Permies, Rich Soil, Wheaton Labs and more. The Duke of Permaculture, ladies and gentlemen!  

Paul Wheaton  @paul wheaton  is a…