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 159 - Medical Nemesis and David Cayley with Donald
David Caley and Medical Nemesis join Donald to talk about Ivan Illich.
Medical
Nemesis wonders why Ivan Illich’s book Medical Nemesis has not taken
hold in any part of our culture and how to make p…
DO 158 - Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve with Kristina Bostick, Patrick Heizer, and Jason
In this episode, Jason and Patrick Heizer speak to Kristina Bostick about the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve. Directly northwest of Washington DC, Montgomery County is Maryland's most popul…
DO 157 - Appalachia, Localism, and Storytelling with Farahn Morgan and Jason
In this episode Jason talks with Farahn Morgan about growing up in Appalachia, moving to DC and going to college, moving back home near her family and community, and her work in news, journalism, a…
DO 156 - Dark Optimism, Lean Logic, and Surviving the Future with Shaun Chamberlin and Jason
Shaun and Jason have a conversation about some of the major themes and projects that Shaun has been developing in collaboration with others, including Dark Optimism, Lean Logic, and Surviving the Fut…
DO 155 - Regenerative Community Land Trusts with Alex Corren and Jason
In this episode Jason speaks with Alex Corren (@arcorren ) about his organization ReCommon (@ReCommon_Land) which aims to address the logistics and financing around land access and tenure for regener…
DO 154 - Small Farm Republic with John Klar and Josh Kearns
John Klar is an attorney, regenerative farmer, and author living in Vermont. He has just published the book “Small Farm Republic” (Chelsea Green). This book gallops through major themes describing th…
DO 153 - Appalachian Dirt Mage with D. Mason and Jason
In this episode, Jason speaks with D. Mason (@dkpmason) about his life growing up in ghettos, trailer parks, and the woods in Alabama and Appalachia, learning to live off the land and becoming the …
DO 152 - Medical Nemesis and Matthew Loftus with Donald
Matthew Loftus and Medical Nemesis join occasional first-time host Donald to talk about medicine and Ivan Illich.
Medical Nemesis wonders why Ivan Illich’s book Medical Nemesis has not taken hold in…
DO 151 - Game B with Jim Rutt, Ashley, and Jason
Ashley and Jason interview Jim Rutt, co-founder of Game B, a complexity-informed social movement aimed at creating systems change towards an intelligent and cooperative society. They discuss the e…
DO 150 - Geopolitics and Ideology with Chris Mott and Josh Kearns
A rollicking conversation with Chris Mott of "Woke Imperium" fame. We checked in on geopolitics and ideology and how these have influenced current events and crazy trends in journalism, academia, gov…
DO 149 - Break-It-Down Austin with Jeff Paine with Josh Kearns
Break-It-Down Austin – Food waste hauling, composting & creative resource recovery
Jeff Paine and Josh Kearns
Jeff Paine is co-founder and co-owner with his wife Mel MacFarlane of the Austin, TX bas…
DO 148 - Neighbors Together Oakland with Seneca Scott and Jason
Jason speaks with Seneca Scott (@SenecaSpeaks21 ) about his life and work leading up to and including the founding of Neighbors Together Oakland, which focuses on community safety, localized agricult…
DO 147 - Left Conservatism with Ashley and Nate
Ashley and Nate discuss the concept of Left Conservatism in a wide ranging conversation about what is sacred, the market, the state, and the process of developing politics and relationships.
DO 146 - Orthodoxy and Noise with Alana Nickels, Donald, and Keturah
Donald and Keturah discuss Orthodoxy and noise with Alana Nickels.
Alana "Nickels" Solomon is a former train kid and future Matushka, writer of "Hobo Nickels", painter of icons, and wife of Deacon M…
DO 145 - The False Promises of Green Energy with Bill Rees, John Mulrow, and Ashley
Ashley speaks with Bill Rees, the inventor of the ecological footprint, and John Mulrow about the false promises of the green energy "transition," degrowth, and whether or not social change happens b…
DO 144 - Saying No to a Farm Free Future w/ Chris Smaje, Ashley Colby and Jason Snyder
A discussion of Chris' forthcoming book Saying No to a Farm-Free Future
“Everyone in the food business needs to read this book. . . . [A] lively and superbly written polemic.”—Joel Salatin, co-found…
DO 143 - Wilderness Survival Skills School with Kate Parsons, Adam Mayfield, and Ashley
Ashley speaks with Kate Parsons and Adam Mayfield about their wilderness survival skills school, the role of art in society, and mindfulness in practice. A wild ride! PRIMAL U designs and implement…
DO 142 - Eric Miller w/ Ashley Colby
Ashley speaks with Christopher Lasch’s biographer, Eric Miller, about all things Lasch, localism, and his forthcoming book on Wendell Berry.
Eric Miller is professor of history and the humanities …
DO 141 - Steve Mouzon w/ Ashley and Don
Don and Ashley chat with Steve Mouzon about all things New Urbanism, Wrath of Gnon, and the right approach to the 15 minute city.
Steve Mouzon is an architect, urbanist, author, blogger, and photog…
DO 140 - Gregory Landua, Daniel Schmachtenberger, and Jason
Today Jason is joined on the podcast by Daniel Schmachtenberger, a social philosopher whose central focus is civilization design and who is also a founding member of The Consilience Project, and Greg…