Episode 61 - Richard Flyer w/ Jason Snyder

Daniel Baryon (@anarkyoutube), Glen Ganaway (@glenganaway), and Jason Snyder (@cognazor) discuss modern day anarchism, how it's informed by complexity science, and how it works as a map for local solutions to a planet wide crisis. ‌ About Daniel Baryon Daniel Baryon is an anarchist theorist and organizer. He co-founded Cooperation Tulsa and is a key member of Scissortail Anarchist Organization. He also runs the YouTube channel Anark, where he produces video essays on anarchism and libertarian socialism. About Glen Ganaway Glen considers himself a product of the Military Industrial Complex, The Deep South and the Southern Baptist Church. Today he identifies as an Anarchist. Born in Anchorage, Alaska to a deeply religious family and raised in the gated communities of Navy bases.The 80's found Glen doing sex work and waiting tables to support an injection habit. Glen cleaned up in the 90's and joined the Radical Faeries, a loose knit collection of Pagan Queer Anarchists. He met the love of his life Yolanda, an East Village legendary performance artist in 2004. Glen went on to be ordained an Interfaith Minister and acquire an Integral Mentor Certification and a BS in Healthcare Management, which he uses for UFCW Local 2013. Glen's passions include Advaita-Vedanta, Integral Theory, Anarchism, and Regenerative Agriculture. His next project is a 4.4 Acre Homestead in Vermont. About Jason Snyder Metamodern localist | homesteading, permaculture, bioregional regeneration | meditation, self inquiry, embodied cognition | PhD from Michigan State University, faculty Appalachian State University.

27 Tammi 20231h 3min

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Twitter favorite Scratchy Johnson (@scratchyjohnson) sits down with the localism and applied complexity guru, Joe Norman (@normonics). Topics include: history, complexity, the role of the state, and localism. This is a real treat for fans of Joe, Scratchy, and localism. About Scratchy Johnson God, Family, Country. He's on Twitter. He's not hard to find. About Joe Norman Joe is a complex systems scientist researching risk in large-scale systems, pattern formation in biological systems, physiological patterns for improving human health, and military strategy for international and global security.

24 Tammi 20231h 45min

Ioan, Josh, and Rich discuss BridgeSpace Commons, and in particular, the challenges of creating a different kind of community space that can be shared by different groups of people with different goals and values Josh @pdxregencommons is part of Portland Commons Technology Project, a group building commons infrastructure for people and creatures. A budding economic solidarity bloc between arts, mutual aid, and ecology in Portland, OR. Richard D. Bartlett @RichDecibels is a Director at Enspiral, a network of self-managing, purpose-driven companies. He co-founded Loomio, a worker-owned company that builds collaboration software, and The Hum, helping decentralized organizations thrive. He’s the author of a community building practice called Microsolidarity. He's enthusiastic about co-ownership, self-governance and building relationships of partnership instead of domination to create collaborative workplaces. Read more at richdecibels.com Ioan Mitrea @awarenesss Founder @SellerEngine, Aspiring animist regenerative custodian of woods, creeks and meadows. Quantum physics and chaos theory. Friendly Bridgespace troll

22 Tammi 20231h 12min

Ashley and Padre discuss homesteading in the deep south, working on rented land, making a small space productive, and the coming localist revolution! The Homestead Padre @padrehomestead Joseph Smith is the husband of the beautiful and amazing Dr. @MRSpadrehmsted. He is a father who focuses on small space homesteading. Follow his newsletter at http://Padre.substack.com Buy Smith Homestead products at: https://www.smith-homestead.com/ His book Homesteading: Breaking Ground https://jdmanly18.gumroad.com/l/breaking His book: Beginning the journey to food independence https://jdmanly18.gumroad.com/l/SnpwW The tweet he mentioned in the episode: https://twitter.com/padrehomestead/status/1613187315979124738

18 Tammi 20231h 20min

Ashley, Lindsay and Astrid discuss the doom of industrial schooling and the optimism of homeschooling. Lindsay speaks from the perspective of a homeschooling parent, and Astrid as an adult who was a homeschooled student. Lindsay @Lindsay_Rainey2 is a certified teacher turned home educator and a mom of two. She has over 8 years of experience as a home educator and several more in the classroom. Believing that interests lead to deeper learning, she endorses a self-directed, project based approach to education. She’s experienced how providing choice in the learning process removes friction between parents and kids. She is an expert in finding resources and crafting open ended projects that free kids to learn in ways that work for them. Astrid @astridwilde1 is a lifelong learner brought up in a homeschooling household.

12 Tammi 20231h 18min

A debate between an ecosocialist and a Refi OG on the path towards ecological civilization Gregory Landua is the Co-founder of Regen Network. He dwells humbly at the intersection of ecology, economics and technology. The Last Farm is an eco-socialist homesteader focused on the intersection of permaculture, luxurious subsistence, & politics

10 Tammi 20231h 36min

Discussion about bioregional organizing and the @hylo project. Guest host @vincefhorn with @cognazor Guests: @clarebear8080 and @gabbymcnabb Learn more about Hylo and how to onboard your community here: https://hylozoic.gitbook.io/hylo/ Join Hylo and discover groups near you: http://hylo.com Tom Watson - Working with Terran Collective, engineering Hylo - Dancer, cartographer, novice land steward - Former youth rites of passage facilitator, former intelligence analyst, former Ultimate frisbee player - Interested in: Cultural regeneration, food-systems, right-relationship to land/water, bioregionalism Clare is a core steward of Terran Collective, where she focuses on bioregional organizing and creating technology for a regenerative future. She is a co-creator of http://Hylo.com, the prosocial coordination platform for a thriving planet. Clare lives on a homestead in Washington, where she supports Salmon Nation bioregion in organizing The Edge Prize (http://edgeprize.org). Vince Fakhoury Horn is part of a new generation of teachers & translators exploring dharma in the age of the network. A computer engineering dropout turned full-time contemplative, he spent his 20s co-founding the ground-breaking Buddhist Geeks Podcast, while simultaneously doing a full year, in total, of silent retreat practice. Vince began teaching in 2010 having been authorized in both the Pragmatic Dharma lineage of Kenneth Folk, and by Trudy Goodman, guiding teacher of InsightLA, in the Insight Meditation tradition. Vince has been called a “power player of the mindfulness movement” by Wired magazine and was featured in Wired UK’s “Smart List: 50 people who will change the world.” He currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina with his partner Emily Horn and their son Zander.

5 Tammi 20231h 42min

Jason has a conversation with Ioan @awarenesss, Jesse, Denzolo and Andy @coperthwaite about the Doomer Optimism PNW meetup and workshop, the evolution of friendship and collaboration, and bioregionalism.

29 Joulu 20221h 31min