Doomer Optimism

On this episode, Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) has a conversation about Based Momming with Willow ( @willlowthewhisp ) and Tiger Lily ( @Butterrespecter ). Health, home birthing, and growing based families. About Tiger Lily Tiger Lily is a wife, mommy, herbalist, birth worker and shitposter. About Willow Willow is a professional social butterfly and mother of a wee babe whom she is raising in the...

We're back with a brand new Doomer Optimism! This time, hosts hosts Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Jason Snyder( @cognazor ) settle in around the proverbial campfire for a fascinating conversation with the one and only Empty America ( @Empty_America ). With interests that range from permaculture to political history, this conversation is as multi-faceted as the three individuals participating....

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, hosts Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Jason Snyder( @cognazor ) have a chat with Peter Allen ( @pclarkallen ) of Mastodon Valley Farm about ecological and regenerative farming, homesteading, rebuilding oak savanna, factory farming, and a ton more! About Peter Allen Peter Allen spent a decade in Madison where Peter was researching and teaching ecology, economi...

On this episode, Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) discusses doom, prepping and bunkers, and building resilient communities with Dr. Chris Ellis ( @Prep4Disasters ) and Brad Garrett ( @Goblinmerchant ). This is a fascinating look at the prepper movement, and surviving the myriad coming crises. About Dr. Chris Ellis Dr. Chris Ellis is a subject matter expert on individual household disaster preparedne...

This episode of Doomer Optimism is co-hosted by Ashley Colby and Jason Snyder, who interview Future Thinkers co-founder, Euvie Ivanova. The episode tackles motherhood, transhumanism, and the nitty-gritty of building community from scratch. About Euvie Ivanova Cohost of Future Thinkers podcast, OG in the 'liminal web', currently building a resilient 'smart village' in BC. About Ashley Colby Ashley...

This episode of Doomer Optimism sees Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) have a wide-ranging conversation with Brooke Bowman ( @gptbrooke ) and Grin ( @grin_io ) from This Part of Twitter (TPOT) and vibecamp about online communities, embodiment, and where all this is going. About Grin Grin is part of the core team at Vibecamp ( vibecamp.xyz ). His ingroups include his fam...

This episode of Doomer Optimism sees frequent contributor Anarcho-Contrarian ( @AnarContrarian )and DO newbie Kara Marshall ( @karakara98 ) sit down with the founder and president of Strong Towns, Charles Marohn ( @clmarohn ). Naturally, the conversation drifts toward community resilience and building...well...strong towns, as well as the future of community building.  About Charles Marohn Ch...

If Jordan Hall were a gin and tonic, then this, Jordan's second Doomer Optimism episode, would be a G&T with special elderberry simple syrup. By which I mean, the addition of this episode's hosts, Ashley Colby and Jason Snyder, unearths a few special nuggets about cosmo-localism and a variety of adjacent topics. So, get your lime juice, we're diving in! About Jordan Hall Jordan is the Co-found...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and her husband Patrick Fitzgerald ( @RizomaAt ) discuss the future of American democracy and the prospects for a new dark ages with author and soothsayer Morris Berman. About Morris Berman Morris Berman is an American historian and social critic. He earned a BA in mathematics at Cornell University in 1966 and a PhD in the history o...

On a very special Doomer Optimism we have three Twitter powerhouses on one episode! Chelsey Norman ( @quachelsey ), Willow Liana ( @willlowthewhisp ), and Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) mix it up about the modern housewife, RETVRNING, child-rearing, and the future of the home. About Chelsey Norman Chelsey, aka Kitchen Marm, is a mother of two and practitioner of the domestic arts in rural New Engl...

This episode of Doomer Optimism sees host Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) chats with writer and philosopher Nina Power. The two discuss gender politics, the meaning of Doomer Optimism, and the definition of the "female" Chad. About Nina Power Nina Power is an English writer and philosopher. Power received her PhD in philosophy from Middlesex University on the topic of humanism and anti-humanism in...

On this, the 29th episode of Doomer Optimism, first time hosts Tara Thieke ( @TaraAnnThieke ) and Donald Antenen ( @riversofeurope ) dive into the work and themes of Ivan Illich, the preeminent Roman Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher, and social critic. They're joined for the discussion by writer and broadcaster, David Cayley. About David Cayley David Cayley is a Toronto-based Canadian writ...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, hosts Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Jason Snyder( @cognazor ) sit down with none other than the regenerative guru himself, Neal Spackman ( @NealSpackman ). For the regenerative landscape and farming folks out there, this is a high-powered episode filled with inspiring stories from Neal's work, as well as plenty of practical tips for participating in the reg...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Tres Crow ( @dogeatcrow ) chats up frequent DO contributor William Wheelwright ( @ploughmansfolly ) about his now infamous Twitter thread, how America can be saved with ice cream, and a path forward for right and left DOers. About William Wheelwright They're anonymous, soooo.... About Tres Crow Tres is making the world a greener place one urban space at a time w...

In a very special episode of Doomer Optimism, Jason Snyder ( @Cognazor ) and first-time host Dave ( @aspiringpeasant ) have a striking convo with Mr. Donkey himself, Jeff McFadden ( @homemadeguitars ). Naturally, the conversation touches on donkey power, but that's just the starting point for an important conversation about regenerative agriculture, ecological collapse, and slowing down. About Jef...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ), Jason Snyder( @cognazor ), and Steven Morris ( @lifesmyth ) sat down with the incredible John Michael Greer, previous founder of the Archdruid Report and current founder of Ecosophia . Topics discussed range from regenerative futures to the collapse of industrial civilization. Doomer Optimists everywhere won't be disappointed with...

On this episode a trio of hosts, Ashley Colby, Jason Snyder, and Josh Heling, have a chat with Gregory Landua, the Co-founder of the regenerative finance company Regen Network. Topics range from DeFi, ReFi, crypto and much, much more. About Gregory Landua Co-founder of Regen Network. He dwells humbly at the intersection of ecology, economics and technology. About Jason Snyder Metamodern localist |...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Tres Crow (@dogeatcrow) and Dr. Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) managed an international three-way call with Sean Dixon-Sullivan ( @NextSuccession ), the luminary behind Contour Lines . This discussion focused mostly on the importance and purpose behind permaculture, agroforestry, and the work Sean is doing in Guatemala. About Sean Dixon-Sullivan Sean is the foun...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Tres Crow ( @dogeatcrow ) and Dr. Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) managed to snag Visakan Veerasamy ( @visakanv ), the Friendly, Ambitious Nerd himself, for a convo about the end of the world, sense-making, and where we are on that infamous domino meme. About Visakan Veerasamy Simple + radical: focus on what you want to see more of. 🌍💪🏾❤️🔥⚡️ buy his ebooks FRIEN...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Dr. Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Steven Morris ( @lifesmyth ) sit down with family, financial and legal expert Ali Katz ( @thealikatz )for a conversation about leaning into the things that scare you most. An apt topic for these terrifying times. About Ali Katz Ali Katz is a family, financial and legal expert who works as a private advisor for families, sma...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Dr. Jason Snyder ( @cognazor )has a discussion with Vince Horn ( @VinceFHorn )about Buddhism, homesteading, and what it means to find peace (and even joy) in our current moment of perpetual crisis. About Vince Horn Vince Fakhoury Horn is part of a new generation of teachers & translators exploring dharma in the age of the network. A computer engineering drop...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Dr. Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and Dr. Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ) sit down with Dr. Josh Kearns, an environmental chemist and engineer with a specialty in appropriate technologies for low-resource settings. About Dr. Josh Kearns My mission in life is to use environmental chemistry and engineering to understand and repair ecological harms and empower marginal...

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Dr. Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ) and returning guest William Wheelwright ( @ploughmansfolly ) chat with Tara Ann Thieke ( @TaraAnnThieke ), a homemaker, writer, and intellectual DO powerhouse on the state of modernity, spirituality, and what comes next. About Tara Ann Thieke Tara Thieke is a homemaker and writer. Her writing can be found at Mere Orthodoxy, Fro...

On this episode, returning hosts Joe Norman ( @normonics ) and Josh Heling ( @jrheling ) have an in-depth discussion with the philosopher and Game B theorist, Jordan Hall ( @jgreenhall ). About Jordan Hall Jordan is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Neurohacker Collective. He is now in his 19th year of building disruptive technology companies. Jordan’s interests in comics, science ficti...

Season 0 ends with Dr. Ashley Colby ( @RizomaSchool ), Dr. Jason Snyder ( @cognazor ), and 1/2 Dr. Tres Crow ( @DogEatCrow ) chatting about what went wrong, what went right, and what's ahead for the Doomer Optimism podcast and movement (?). About Dr. Jason Snyder Metamodern localist | homesteading, permaculture, bioregional regeneration | meditation, self inquiry, embodied cognition | PhD from Mic...