Doomer Optimism16 Syys 2025

DO 280 - Building Resilience in Modern Society with Dr. Chris Ellis and Jonathan Rawles

Generational Perspectives on Preparedness with Dr. Chris Ellis and Jonathan RawlesDr. Chris Ellis sits down with Jonathan Rawles, mechanical engineer, author, and co-founder of Survival Realty, to explore how different generations approach preparedness and community resilience in an era of cultural collapse. Unlike his father, James Wesley Rawles, known for his expertise on nuclear war bunkers and self-sufficiency, Jonathan focuses on what he calls the "slow collapse" already underway in American society.Growing up witnessing the erosion of social trust—where unsupervised children playing outside now prompt police calls despite lower crime rates—Jonathan sees preparedness as fundamentally about rebuilding community connections. Through his work in real estate, he observes how rising property costs challenge traditional preparedness, while older homesteaders struggle to pass on decades of work to appreciative buyers.Yet Jonathan remains optimistic, describing communities where young people eagerly embrace early marriage and family life, and multigenerational families return to their roots. He emphasizes that while full self-sufficiency has become economically daunting, basic resilience remains accessible on any budget through food storage, backup heating, and cooking skills.The conversation reveals how true resilience requires a "mindset of vitality and optimism," coupled with taking responsibility for fixing what we can in our own communities. Jonathan's insights show how preparedness-minded individuals are creating resilient futures through churches, homeschool co-ops, and intentional networks rather than waiting for collapse.

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DO 119 - Stories, Places & Feeling at Home in the World with Brendan, Jim, and Nate

In this episode of Doomer Optimism, Brendan, Jim and Nate discuss the role that narrative and stories play in shaping the way we perceive the world around us and continually recreate the structures an...

21 Helmi 20231h 27min

DO 118 - Anarchism, Solar Punk, and Degrowth with Andrew

Andrew and Jason have a conversation around topics related anarchism, solar punk, and degrowth Andrew is a writer, artist, and YouTuber based in Trinidad & Tobago. As an ardent anarchist and firm beli...

16 Helmi 20231h 10min

DO 117 - Experimental farming with Shane Simonsen, Simon Gooder, and Tres Crow

On this episode of Doomer Optimism, Simon Gooder and Tres Crow interview experimental farmer and science fiction author Shane Simonsen. Shane talks about his farming experiments in his difficult Austr...

14 Helmi 20231h 22min

DO 166 - Black Homesteader

In this episode Jason speaks with Kimberly (@blkhomesteader) about her path towards gardening and homesteading, the Black homesteading and farming movement, the importance of own production and skill-...

9 Helmi 20231h 9min

DO 115 - Permapeople with Simon Gooder and Jason Snyder

Jason hosts an interview with Simon Gooder about his path towards permaculture, homesteading, and the plant database and seed trading platform that he cofounded with Benjamin Knofe called Permapeople....

7 Helmi 20231h 5min

DO 114 - Energy, Emergence, and Adaptation with Matthew Pirkowski and Jason Snyder

An exploration of evolutionary dynamics and potential futures Matthew Pirkowski experiments at the intersection of software, behavioral / evolutionary psychology, and complex adaptive systems. These i...

3 Helmi 20231h 40min

DO 113 - Life Under Military Dictatorship with Josh and 'Romeo'

During the night of February 1/2, 2021, a military junta deposed the elected government of Burma (Myanmar) and instituted martial law. Protests followed, answered by a violent and swift crackdown by t...

1 Helmi 20231h 26min

DO 112 - Anarchism and Complexity with Daniel Baryon, Glen Ganaway, and 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 solu...

27 Tammi 20231h 3min