Doomer Optimism
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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 81 minutes
- Episodes
- 278
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
DO 259 - Anti-Monopoly
Where do we go from here?Antitrust lawyer Basel Musharbash joins Ashley and Nate to explore anti-monopoly advocacy's historical and contemporary landscape. They discuss the evolution of antitrust law…
DO 258 - Enchantment, Magic, & Supernatural technologies w/ Historian Dr. Francis Young
Enchantment, Magic, & Supernatural Technologies w/ Historian Dr. Francis Young
"Is magic real? Does magic work?"
"It's a question that is worth asking."
"The world is full of spirits."
Enchantment is fas…
DO 257 - Building the Benedict Option w/ Leah Sargeant and Ashley
Community in a Fragmented WorldIn this episode of the Doomer Optimism podcast, host Ashley and guest Leah Sargent discuss the importance of building community in today's world. Leah shares insights f…
DO 256 - Political Agency with Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and James
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joins DO to discuss her unique perspective as a Congresswoman from a rural background, covering environmentalism, localism, and the importance of agency in politics. She …
DO 255 - Post Woke Synthesis
Ashley, Gabe (@VividVoid) and Rich (@RichDecibels) discuss what an integrated, post-woke synthesis might look like. In this episode, we all discuss times and places where we have seen a functional pl…
DO 254 - The Spiritual Side of Childbirth w/ Leah @TallSnail and Ashley
How does modern society shape our perceptions of childbirth, and are we missing a deeper, more primal experience?
Ashley sits down with Leah, a software engineer and mother, to explore childbirth's …
DO 253 - Plough Magazine and the Bruderhof w/ Alan Koppschall
How has the Bruderhof community balanced individual autonomy with collective decision-making to maintain harmony and functionality?
Ashley sits down with Alan Kopschel, editor at Plough Magazine and…
DO 252 - Brick and Mortar Localism w/ Ben, Lucy, Longstory Farms and Ashley
In this episode, Ashley interviews husband and wife team Ben and Lucy about their eco-market in upstate New York, and Geoffrey from Longstory Farms about his planned local farm story in South Carolin…
DO 251 - LA Fires w/ Leighton Woodhouse and James Pogue
How have urban development patterns in California, particularly in LA, exacerbated wildfire risks?
James Pogue and Leighton Woodhouse discuss the LA fires following Leighton’s piece in the Free Pres…
DO 250 - Civics at a Human Scale w/ Wally Chamberlain aka Anarchocontrarian and Ashley
How can localism serve as an alternative to large-scale governance and globalized economies?
Ashley and Wally discuss small-scale, secular models for civic and economic organizing, and compare/contr…
DO 249 - NEPA babies w/ Jimmy Tobias, James Pogue and Ashley
How will the overturning of Chevron deference reshape the regulatory landscape for environmental policy?
Special guest investigative journalist Jimmy Tobias joins Ashley and James to discuss the comp…
DO 248 - AI, Language, and Animal Consciousness w/ Charles Carman, Travis Logan, and ARX-Han
Can AI rival human artistry? Is the potential of AI rivaling human creativity an opportunity to enhance artistic expression and reimagine authorship?
Travis Logan, Charles, and A.R.X. Han discuss th…
DO 247 - What ever happened to climate? w/ Ilan Kelman, James Pogue and Ashley
In this episode, James and Ashley speak with a return guest and climate and disaster researcher Ilan Kelman. We discuss the state of climate activism, the eco-modernist approach to solving climate ch…
DO 246 - Metastatic Modernity with Prof. Tom Murphy
Josh catches up with Tom for a second conversation (first interview here) about two new series on Tom’s excellent Do The Math blog.
Tom has produced a “Metastatic Modernity” series of 18 short (~10 m…
DO 245 - Regenerative Ag Technology W/ Josh Jeske and Ashley
DO 245 - Regenerative Ag Technology W/ Josh Jenske and Ashley
DO 245 - Regenerative Ag Technology W/ Josh Jeske and Ashley
DO 245 - Regenerative Ag Technology W/ Josh Jenske and Ashley
DO 244 - DO + egirl crossover w/ Twitter's Audrey Horne and Going Godward
In this episode, Going Godward guest hosts X’s Audrey Horne in a Doomer Optimist/e-girl crossover. GG and Audrey discuss how the Machine affects women and its consequences on beauty standards, self-i…
D0 243 - The spiritual quality of global capitalism
In this episode I link up with my new buddy from a recent Doomer Optimism event in Margaretville NY, Travis Logan. Travis brought an essay to my attention, Techne-Zen and the Spiritual Quality of Glo…
DO 242 - Jane Jacobs and the City as Liturgy w/ Dr. Timothy Patitsas, Michael Sellas and Ashley
Ashley met Michael Sellas as a couple recent Doomer Optimism events and they immediately hit it off. After discussing urban planning’s connection to DO, Michael suggested some writing by his friends …
DO 241 - Motherhood Sabbatical w/ Ashley and Sean Blanda
This is an interview Sean Blanda of Sabbatical did with Ashley on her
approach to moving to Uruguay for a time when her kids were young. A
write-up of the interview is here:
https://sabbatical.email…