DO 224 - Ashley and Dana discuss Dana’s book: Saving Ourselves
Doomer Optimism23 Juli 2024

DO 224 - Ashley and Dana discuss Dana’s book: Saving Ourselves

Here’s a link to buy the book (if you use the code ‘CUP20’ you can get 20% off)


Here’s a link to the Nature article I mentioned


Dana R. Fisher is a dynamic speaker and author who writes about activism, democracy and climate policy. Her most recent book, Saving Ourselves: from Climate Shocks to Climate Action was published in February 2024 by Columbia University Press. She is the Director of the Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE) and a Professor in the School of International Service at American University. Her current projects include evaluating the ways that federal service corps programs are expanding their climate-related work (funded by AmeriCorps, the Department of Interior, and the US Forest Service). Fisher is a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Governance Studies program at The Brookings Institution and the chair-elect of the Political Sociology section of the American Sociological Association. She served as a Contributing Author for Working Group 3 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Review (IPCC AR6) writing about citizen engagement and civic activism. Her media appearances include ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, PBS Newshour, and various programs on NPR, BBC, and CBC. Her words have appeared in the popular media, including in the Washington Post, Slate, TIME Magazine, Politico, the Nation, and the American Prospect. Dana earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has authored over eighty research papers and book chapters and has written seven books. For more details, see www.danarfisher.com

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DO 176 - Wendell Berry Book Club recap W/ Ashley, Donald, AC, Tiffani, and Joel

DO 176 - Wendell Berry Book Club recap W/ Ashley, Donald, AC, Tiffani, and Joel

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DO 175 - Tres and Simon ask what are we gonna do with the suburbs?

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DO 174 - Modern Nomadism w/ Andy, Keturah and Ashley

DO 174 - Modern Nomadism w/ Andy, Keturah and Ashley

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DO 172 - Prepping with Jonathan Rawles, Roland Gunn and Ashley

DO 172 - Prepping with Jonathan Rawles, Roland Gunn and Ashley

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28 Sep 20231h 9min

DO 171 - Building the Regenerators Network with Ed Bourgeois, Ashley, and Jason

DO 171 - Building the Regenerators Network with Ed Bourgeois, Ashley, and Jason

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26 Sep 20231h 33min

DO 170 - Coming Home w/ Ashley and Nate

DO 170 - Coming Home w/ Ashley and Nate

Nate helps Ashley think through the idea of returning home from Uruguay to Chicago by reflecting on his own story of homecoming.

21 Sep 20231h 21min

DO 169 - The Best of Times, The Worst of Times with Will Caverly, Going Godward, and Jason

DO 169 - The Best of Times, The Worst of Times with Will Caverly, Going Godward, and Jason

Will, GG, and Jason discuss Will’s eclectic background researching ‘urban renewal’, the cyclic nature of society, urban decline and polarization, as well as his ‘escape’ to the exurbs to become a low-tech, permacultural, self-sufficient homesteader and the reality checks he’s received in terms of producing enough food and battling invasive species. Will Caverly lives on a permaculture homestead in Southeastern Pennsylvania with his family. He writes at his substack, The Mercenary Pen, and most of his work can be found at www.willcaverly.com. His recent article for Front Porch Republic, "There's No More Room: Toward an Anarcho-Pastoralism", reflects on his ten years of homesteading in response to civilizational decay. He is currently working on a book on the intersection of eminent domain and environmentalism in mid-20th century Philadelphia.

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DO 168 - Silvopasture with Drake Larson, Nate, and Jason

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