Doomer Optimism

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) interviews "Mash Tun" Timmy ( @MashTunTimmy ) and his band of merry brewers about making beer, friendships, and how making things can bring people together. About "Mash Tun" Timmy He owns a software company. Interested in complexity, mysticism, the power of male friendship, re-enchanting the world, and brewing beer with his "Watch...

The 64th episode is all about disaster management, community resilience, and existential risk. Tres Crow ( @dogeatcrow ) hosts for a panel of brilliant people: Scott James ( https://scottjames.me/ ), SJ Beard ( @CSERSJ ), and Charlotte Cecil ( @thrivespring ). About Scott James BusinessWeek named Scott James as one of America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs and Forbes Magazine profiled him a...

This episode has Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) chatting up Matt Berk ( @mattdberk ), a swiss army knife a man with a broad range of interests. From energy crunch, peak oil, and climate change to high performance building and passive housing, this conversation packs a punch. About Matt Berk High performance building, passive house, energy and natural resources. Princ...

Tres Crow ( @dogeatcrow ) solo hosts this interesting conversation with musician and burgeoning Doomer Optimist, Uncivilized Tom ( @uncivilizedtom ). This is one of the first episodes that really stray from the normal political discussions and veer into cultural territory...in this case discussing music. Get ready to nerd out about jazz among other things! About Uncivilized Tom un-musician, father...

This episode of Doomer Optimism has Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) having a conversation with Richard Flynn ( @Richard_Flyer ) about building a sustainable global commonwealth of bioregional economies. About Richard Flynn Richard has been building local community and bioregional ecosystems for the last 40 years. He has integrated his lifelong experiences of spiritual formation with his love of nature;...

This episode of Doomer Optimism is a panel discussion that mashes up the Hermitix ( @Hermitixpodcast ) podcast sphere with the Doomer Optimism sphere. With six guests, the topics covered are as broad and diverse as the guests themselves, but the general through-line is collapse and what constitutes the "good" life. Panelists include: Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) James...

Episode 59 of Doomer Optimism is all about climate change. What's real, what's not, and how to sift through the noise. Ashley ( @RizomaSchool ) is joined by first-time host Donald Antenen ( @riversofeurope ) as they host a conversation with Ilan Kelman ( @IlanKelman ), Professor of Disasters and Health. About Ilan Kelman Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London, an...

This episode finds two metamodernists, metamoderning together. Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) interviews Justin Manchester ( @kairos0101 ) a range of topics, using metamodernism as a launching point for discussing psychedelics, Manchester's work, and our relationship to ideas themselves.   About Justin Manchester Construction/Engineering. Metamodern mediator in a mad house. 'Tenth Man' who realiz...

I know we say this all the time around Doomer Optimism, but this time we really have a special episode. Brought live from Colombia, host Steven Morris ( @lifesmyth ) interviews Joe Brewer ( @cognitivepolicy ) about the Earth Regenerators community and the work they're doing in Colombia. Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) also joins them. Gear up for an optimism-heavy episode. About Joe Brewer Joe Brewer h...

This episode of Doomer Optimism has Ashley ( @RizomaSchool ) and Jason ( @cognazor ) team up again to interrogate spirituality, religion, and esoterica with Big Buddhi ( @embryosophy ) and Vivid Void ( @VividVoid_ ). About Big Buddhi +𖦹△▼࿅ entheogen flexagon ࿄▽▲𖦹+ About Vivid Void He believes in everything; nothing is sacred. He believes in nothing; everything is sacred. About Ashley Colby Ashley...

This episode of Doomer Optimism has Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) speak with Uruguayan regenerative farmer, Magdalena Urioste. Topics range from Magdalena's past as a world traveler in the United States,  France, and southeast Asia to her work running Pampeanas Regenerativas Orientales, a regenerative women's ranching group in Uruguay. About Magdalena Urioste Magdalena is an uncompromising a...

This episode of Doomer Optimism is all about community building. Ashley ( @RizomaSchool ) brings back Brooke Bowman ( @gptbrooke ) of This Part of Twitter (TPOT) and vibecamp to chat with Ladi Jadi ( @LadiJ16 ), intentional community veteran and otherwise brilliant individual. About Ladi Jadi Wife, Mama...off grid living...lover of this world Observations from my perch in the Rocky Mountains. Abou...

This is another Appalachian-centric episode of Doomer Optimism. This time, we have Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) co-hosting with Tres Crow ( @dogeatcrow ) as they have a discussion with Roland Gunn ( @RolandGunnTN ) about cultural geography, the south, and what makes Appalachia such a special place. About Roland Gunn He's an anon, so don't ask. About Jason Snyder Metamodern localist | homesteading, p...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Ashley ( @RizomaSchool ) chats with John Dios ( @FibromyalgiaDad ) about rural gentrification, homesteading, catholicism, and his project Holy Agony/Cathedral in the Pines. With a special pop-in from Willow Liana ( @willlowthewhisp )! About John Dios Order, tenderness, piety. Cathedral in the Pines & Isolation Chamber. About Willow Liana Willow is a professi...

This episode of Doomer Optimism sees Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) hanging out with two native children of Appalachian, returning guest/host Dr. Josh Kearns ( @HillbillyNarnia ) and SaraDay Evans ( @esaraday ). What naturally starts as an interesting dissection of the tragi-magic quality to Appalachian living turns inevitably to SaraDay's amazing work with Accelerating Appalachia , a nature-based bus...

On this, our 50th episode of Doomer Optimism, Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) hosts a panel discussion with some of the brightest minds in regeneration. Joe Brewer ( @cognitivepolicy ), Kate Raworth ( @KateRaworth ), Nora Bateson ( @NoraBateson ), and Daniel Christian Wahl ( @DrDCWahl ) come around the virtual table to try to define regeneration, discuss their work, and find a path forward for the rege...

On episode 49 of Doomer Optimism, Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) sit down with Stephanie Lepp ( @stephlepp ), Executive Producer at the Center for Humane Technology. They discuss a range of topics, from Stephanie's roots in Memetic Mediation to the potential for truly humane social networks. It includes a deeper discussion of Stephanie's Synthetic Strategy, a potenti...

On this episode, Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) continues her informal "Based Mommy" series with two incredible anon women, Bosco ( @selentelechia ) and Ourania ( @ouranometrian ). Topics obviously include motherhood, but also spreads into the natalism debate, the ideal number of kiddos, and what exactly "based" mothering is. About Bosco Bosco, or Selene is an aspiring celestial body and cyberpunk...

The guest on this episode of Doomer Optimism is world traveler and do-gooder Simon Mostafa, who joined hosts Josh Kearns ( @HillbillyNarnia ) and Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) from Spain, where he is currently working on various homesteading projects .Topics include: water and sanitation projects in the developing world, Mostafa's work in Chiapas and Spain, and facing down the existential crises of o...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, first-time hosts Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) have a beautiful conversation with the Meta Nomad himself, James Ellis ( @meta_nomad ). From accelerationism to the very meaning of Doomer Optimism itself, this conversation perfectly encapsulates the Nick Land to Wendell Berry pipeline. About James Ellis James Ellis studied fine art...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, first time host Josh Kearns ( @HillbillyNarnia ) teams up with Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) to discuss potential low tech futures with Scott Johnson ( @Low_Techno ), the founder of the Low Tech Institute in Wisconsin . About Scott Johnson Scott has been carrying out research into low tech since tried to build a catapult in 6th grade. He is a jack of all trades...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism we're going down south with Magnus Popp and Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ), two Doomer Optimists that are cutting a new path forward in Uruguay. In this wide-ranging conversation, Ashley and Magnus chat about Magnus' past as a researcher in evolutionary biology, and his new life as a free man, homesteader, and self-described "beer brewing control freakish evoluti...

Our 43rd episode of Doomer Optimism sees Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) having a one on one chat with Rich Bartlett ( @RichDecibels ), writer, intellectual, and founder of Loomio and The Hum . Conversation ranges from what constitutes a "cult," how to organize effective organizations, and the intersection of community and governance. About Rich Bartlett Richard D. Bartlett is one of those people w...

On this episode, first time-host Donald Antenen ( @riversofeurope ) has an intimate conversation with writer and essayist James Pogue ( @jhensonpogue ), who is fresh off the release of his powerhouse article in Vanity Fair about the New Right . It's a can't miss conversation! About James Pogue James Pogue is an American essayist and journalist. He is a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine. His...

On this very special Doomer Optimism interlude, we drop in on our intrepid hosts, Ashley Colby and Jason Snyder, as they mix it up with Michael Garfield and the folks at Future Fossils. It was such a tremendous conversation that we figured we should crosslist on both podcasts . So, enjoy, and be sure to subscribe to Future Fossils!  Here are the show notes from Future Fossils: Be forewarned:...