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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Episode 111 - Joe Norman and Scratchy Johnson

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, comp...

24 Tammi 20231h 45min

DO 110 - BridgeSpace Commons with Ioan, Josh, and Rich

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 goal...

22 Tammi 20231h 12min

DO 109 - Homestead Padre Joseph Smith w/ Ashley Colby

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 Smit...

18 Tammi 20231h 20min

DO 108 - Homeschooling w/ Astrid Wilde, Lindsay Rainey, and Ashley Colby

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 h...

12 Tammi 20231h 18min

DO 107 - The Last Farm and Gregory Landua w/ Jason Snyder

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, econom...

10 Tammi 20231h 36min

DO 106 - Hylo and Bioregional Organizing

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...

5 Tammi 20231h 42min

DO 105 - PNW Crew

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 bioregionali...

29 Joulu 20221h 31min

DO 104 - Microsolidary w/ Rich Bartlett, Steph Soussloff, Roscoe and Ashley Colby

Rich, Steph, Roscoe and Ashley discuss their experience at the Microsolidarity Retreat in Denver in October 2022. Tune in to find out if Ashley did battle with the hippies or became one! Steph Soussl...

26 Joulu 20221h 29min