Doomer Optimism

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:...

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...