DO 270 - Leaving the 20th century w/ James, Donald and Ashley
Doomer Optimism25 Jun 2025

DO 270 - Leaving the 20th century w/ James, Donald and Ashley

Ashley, Donald, and James cover a lot of ground in this episode. They kick things off with the story of Leslie Peltier, a self-taught stargazer from Ohio, before diving into a deeper conversation about environmentalism. Donald raises concerns about how today’s climate discourse can feel paralyzing, especially for young people, and argues that instead of backing away from nature, we need to find ways to work with it.

The conversation broadens into bigger questions about collapse — not dramatic doomsday stuff, but a slower kind of breakdown where complex systems just can’t hold themselves together anymore. That idea leads them into American history, particularly the legacy of Jacksonian democracy and the ongoing tug-of-war between centralized power and local control.

They touch on everything from the role of tradition to the limits of liberalism, and explore what it might take to build a coherent moral framework in a fractured time. It’s a thoughtful, wide-ranging discussion about how we got here — and where we might be headed.

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DO 135 - The history and politics of homeschooling with Rita Koganzon and Donald

DO 135 - The history and politics of homeschooling with Rita Koganzon and Donald

Episode description: First time host Donald talks to Rita Koganzon about the politics and history of homeschooling and education in America. Rita Koganzon is assistant professor of political science ...

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DO 134 - Going to Seed with Julia Dakin and Tres Crow

DO 134 - Going to Seed with Julia Dakin and Tres Crow

On this episoode of Doomer Optimism, Tres has a sit down with Julia Dakin, Founder of Going to Seed about Landrace, her environmental journey, and why seed diversity is so important. Julia Dakin is a...

15 Apr 20231h 1min

DO 133 - Landrace Plant Breeding and the Future of Food

DO 133 - Landrace Plant Breeding and the Future of Food

Joseph Lofthouse and Julia Dakin joins returning guests/co-hosts Shane Simonsen and Simon Gooder. The gang talk plant breeding, landrace style. They dig into hybrids, genetic crosses, wild analogues a...

13 Apr 20231h 6min

DO 132 - A call to religion with John, Evan, and Ashley

DO 132 - A call to religion with John, Evan, and Ashley

Ashley speaks with John and Evan, a Catholic and a Lutheran, about the recent resurgence in interest in religion, and how to embrace faith like a normal person. John Dios (@RealJohnDios) works, lives...

8 Apr 20231h 15min

DO 131 - Living the Old Fashioned American Dream with Keturah, Donald, and Ashley

DO 131 - Living the Old Fashioned American Dream with Keturah, Donald, and Ashley

Keturah Lamb lives the American Dream and fears no establishment. She is 4th generation without a social security number or birth certificate. In her early twenties she found the balance of honoring h...

5 Apr 20231h 30min

DO 130 - Women’s health, female archetypes, and how to solve the battle of the sexes with Ingri and Ashley

DO 130 - Women’s health, female archetypes, and how to solve the battle of the sexes with Ingri and Ashley

Ashley and Ingri (@IngriPauline) discuss women’s health, female archetypes, and how to solve the battle of the sexes. Ingri is a women's weightlifting coach from Los Angeles, California. After servin...

30 Mar 20231h 11min

DO 129 - Burma revisited: Life under a military coup, the role of grassroots groups & the potential for cryptocurrency

DO 129 - Burma revisited: Life under a military coup, the role of grassroots groups & the potential for cryptocurrency

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 ...

28 Mar 202351min

DO 128 - At Work in the Ruins with Dougald Hine, Ashley Colby, and Chris Smaje

DO 128 - At Work in the Ruins with Dougald Hine, Ashley Colby, and Chris Smaje

Chris and Ashley speak with Dougald about his new book At Work in the Ruins and where it intersects with both the Small Farm Future and Doomer Optimism. Dougald Hine is a social thinker, writer, speak...

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