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 103 - Mary Harrington w/ Ashley Colby

Ashley and Mary discuss her forthcoming book: Feminism Against Progress. Ashley pushes Mary to especially explore the optimism in her book, as well as the ecological underpinnings of reactionary femin...

20 Joulu 20221h 7min

DO 102 - Joey Keegin w/ Donald Antenen and James Pogue

First time host Donald Antenen interviews first time guest Joey Keegin and back by popular demand guest James Pogue. They discuss the Cincinnati Bengals, underappreciated American writers Bernard DeVo...

16 Joulu 20221h 41min

DO 101 - Jared Janes w/ Ashley Colby and Jason Snyder

Ashley and Jason speak with Jared on all things metamodern religion and spirituality. Jared Janes I have a long list of eclectic interests & experiences*, but the unifying theme seems to be hum...

14 Joulu 20221h 30min

DO 100 - Ashley Colby and Jason Snyder

Ashley and Jason reflect on Doomer Optimism. We talk a little about how it started, what brought us to doom and optimism personally that led us to accidentally define the term, some of the challenges ...

8 Joulu 20221h 29min

DO 99 - Tom Ruby w/ Anarchocontrarian and Tres Crow

AC and Tres interview Tom, the nicest guy on twitter, about his homestead, localism, distributism, as well as his mentorship with Tres. Tom Ruby is CEO of Bluegrass Critical Thinking Solutions (ww...

5 Joulu 20221h 38min

DO 98 - The Last Farm w/ Jason Snyder

Jason speaks with The Last Farm about ecosocialism and his very ambitious ideas about how it could work, based partially on this tweet thread https://twitter.com/TheLastFarm/status/1586734175326961664

1 Joulu 20221h 34min

DO 97 - Lyndsie Bourgon w/ James Pogue

Lyndsie's talks with James about her book TREE THIEVES. They also discuss whether or not humans belong in landscapes, the enclosures of 16th C England and what that has to do with today, as well as th...

28 Marras 20221h 46min

DO 96 - Inez Stepman w/ Ashley Colby

Ashley and Inez solve the battle of the sexes. Inez Feltscher Stepman @InezFeltscher is a senior policy analyst at IWF and host of High Noon with Inez Stepman, a podcast that hosts conversations wi...

25 Marras 20221h 21min