Reskillience

Throw a chicken bone in the cogs of the never-say-die machine with this week’s convo about DEATHHHHH.  Not going to coat this one in plum sauce and call it “spare ribs” – today Beck Lowe and I go the whole hog on keeping animals, killing animals, and why to hone that skill if you LOVE animals. Get around it. Beck Lowe’s home on the web Book ~ Our Street by Beck Lowe + David Holmgren Podcast ~...

Oh happy day, it’s Jordan Osmond from Happen Films!  Happen Films is one of the most powerful portals of inspiration in the sustainability space; not just trotting out the same old green living tropes but laying new turf, sharing fringe ideas about how to care for land, be in community, and live the change.  I was stoked to sit down with Jordan now that he’s back in Australia and quiz hi...

Can rocks be your besties? Are the shadows safer? How does Deer Medicine help women avoid becoming prey?  Get into this conversation with adventurer, wilderness guide and creature of place Suzy Muir – who, alongside her intrepid husband Jon Muir – live a radically simple off grid existence in the Grampians.  I was lucky enough to meet Suzy in her natural habitat, purely by chance, and ha...

Can we tempt you sell your car, compost your shit and embrace a life of joyful frugality?  You don't have to answer right away. Listen to this conversation with Meg Ulman of Artist as Family to hear what a radically connected lifeway is all about.  We cover a lot of ground in this episode from growing up Jewish and getting intentional about time, to forest names, bush kids, menopause and...

A convo about the collapse of civilization may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but a spoonful of Dave Pollard makes the medicine go down! And today Dave is bringing the sweetness to episode one of Reskillience for a Big Hairy Chat about the End Times – that ain’t so scary after all.  We discuss what “collapse” means, skills that can help us cope and adapt, why communitarianism is where it’s at,...