DO 304 - Courtyard Urbanism with Alicia Pederson
In this episode, Alicia Pederson, founder of Courtyard Urbanist, takes us on a fascinating journey from ancient Rome to today’s urban development roadblocks. She explains how courtyard-based architect...
27 Touko 1h 5min
DO 303 - AI, Existential Risk, and the Future of the Human Soul
AI, Existential Risk, and the Future of the Human Soul
17 Maalis 1h 31min
DO 302 - Starting a Farm and a Farm Store on Main Street
Geoffrey Long of Long Story Farms joins Jason to talk about what it actually takes to build a working farmstead part-time, the real challenges of scaling production and finding local markets, and why ...
10 Maalis 1h 6min
DO 301 - Open Source Civilization: Marcin Jakubowski of Open Source Ecology
When Your Tractor Breaks, Open Source the Whole CivilizationMarcin Jakubowski, founder of Open Source Ecology, joins Ashley to talk about his 20-year project to open source the blueprints for civiliza...
4 Maalis 1h 14min
DO 300 - Celebrating 300 Episodes of Doomer Optimism
Three hundred episodes in, and we’re still here, still questioning, still laughing, still building.In this special 300th episode, we gather voices from across DO; past guests, hosts, collaborators, an...
25 Helmi 1h 18min
DO 299 - Small Scale Production, Henry George, and the Land Value Tax
Willy Denner of Little Seed Gardens in Chatham, NY, joins Jason and returning co-host Nigel Best for a wide-ranging conversation about 32 years of small-scale organic farming, the economics of direct ...
17 Helmi 1h 46min
DO 298 - The Wool Empire, Faith, and Local Business
Jason is joined by Greg Cello to discuss his plan to build a regional wool industry in New England, starting with sheep on his Rhode Island homestead. This isn't just about producing sweaters; Greg se...
11 Helmi 1h 14min
DO 297: Mulberries in the Rain: Permaculture, Crisis, and Building Food Systems for the Future
How patient design and ideological diversity are reshaping food productionAshley sits down with Ryan Blosser and Trevor Piersol, co-founders of Shenandoah Permaculture Institute and authors of Mulberr...
3 Helmi 1h 11min
