
DO 258 - Enchantment, Magic, & Supernatural technologies w/ Historian Dr. Francis Young
Enchantment, Magic, & Supernatural Technologies w/ Historian Dr. Francis Young"Is magic real? Does magic work?""It's a question that is worth asking.""The world is full of spirits."Enchantment is fast...
4 Maalis 202557min

DO 257 - Building the Benedict Option w/ Leah Sargeant and Ashley
Community in a Fragmented WorldIn this episode of the Doomer Optimism podcast, host Ashley and guest Leah Sargent discuss the importance of building community in today's world. Leah shares insights fr...
25 Helmi 202556min

DO 256 - Political Agency with Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and James
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joins DO to discuss her unique perspective as a Congresswoman from a rural background, covering environmentalism, localism, and the importance of agency in politics. She c...
18 Helmi 202557min

DO 255 - Post Woke Synthesis
Ashley, Gabe (@VividVoid) and Rich (@RichDecibels) discuss what an integrated, post-woke synthesis might look like. In this episode, we all discuss times and places where we have seen a functional plu...
11 Helmi 20251h 25min

DO 254 - The Spiritual Side of Childbirth w/ Leah @TallSnail and Ashley
How does modern society shape our perceptions of childbirth, and are we missing a deeper, more primal experience? Ashley sits down with Leah, a software engineer and mother, to explore childbirth's d...
4 Helmi 20251h 14min

DO 253 - Plough Magazine and the Bruderhof w/ Alan Koppschall
How has the Bruderhof community balanced individual autonomy with collective decision-making to maintain harmony and functionality? Ashley sits down with Alan Kopschel, editor at Plough Magazine and ...
28 Tammi 20251h 18min

DO 252 - Brick and Mortar Localism w/ Ben, Lucy, Longstory Farms and Ashley
In this episode, Ashley interviews husband and wife team Ben and Lucy about their eco-market in upstate New York, and Geoffrey from Longstory Farms about his planned local farm story in South Carolina...
21 Tammi 20251h 13min

DO 251 - LA Fires w/ Leighton Woodhouse and James Pogue
How have urban development patterns in California, particularly in LA, exacerbated wildfire risks? James Pogue and Leighton Woodhouse discuss the LA fires following Leighton’s piece in the Free Press...
15 Tammi 20251h 23min



















