DO 223 - Along the Shore: A Journey with James of Michigan
Ashley talks with James of Michigan (@michlakeshore ) about his adventure walking along the coast of Lake Michigan from his home all the way up the shore to the top of the state at Mackinac Bridge. They discuss the meaning of pilgrimages, the unexpected lessons, and how the journey reinforced James’ faith.
2 Juli 20241h 33min
DO 222 - Cultural Renewal with Donald and Mike
Cultural Renewal with Donald and Mike In this episode, the roles are reversed, and occasional first-time host Donald is interviewed by friend & DO fan, Mike. They discuss religion & spirituality, education, punk rock, veganism, literature, and Ancient Greek, circling around the question of how to bring about cultural renewal in their own lives. Donald lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and daughters. He writes at the Borges Review of Books. Mike lives in the same town and liked the original tweet where Doomer Optimism was coined.
25 Juni 20241h 16min
DO 221 - Ecologica Americana with C. Sandbatch, Roland Gunn, and Jason
In this episode, Jason and Roland Gunn (@rolandgunntn ) talk with C. Sandbatch (@csandbatch ) about his project Ecologica Americana. With a focus on the South but more broadly generalizable to America, they weave in ecology, history, and politics to talk about paradigm change, shifting from rigid ideology to cybernetic mythology, breaking through the cultural ennui, and creating a future worth our time C. Sandbatch’s Substack can be found here: ecoamericana.substack.com
28 Maj 20241h 32min
DO 220 - Local Food Hubs with Dru Zucchino and Jason
In this episode, Jason talks with Dru Zucchino, executive director of the Tractor Food & Farms food hub in Spruce Pine, NC to talk about local food systems, the challenges that farmers face, local distribution, quantifying the value of local food, the cultural dynamics of local food, and much more
21 Maj 20241h 21min
DO 219 - Reverent Servitude: Healing the Land, Body, and Soul Through Regenerative Agriculture with Jake Hubbard with GG
Jake Hubbard is a farmer at Brookhaven Farms, nestled in the mountains of Northeast Tennessee. Hex has a life-long passion for animal husbandry and sustainable farming and hopes to win others to his cause. You can find Jake at the following places: Website: https://brookhavenfarms.net/ Twitter: @brookhavenfarms Instagram: @brookhaven.farms TikTok: @Jacobhubbard0 Email: Jake@brookhavenfarms.net
14 Maj 202446min
DO 218 - How to make a co-created event w/ Rich Bartlett and Ashley
Rich Bartlett joins Ashley to discuss the art of crafting co-created events. Discover the intricacies of collaboration, community engagement, and fostering inclusivity. Rich Bartlett co-founded tech co-op Loomio, community building network Microsolidarity, non-hierarchical management consultancy The Hum, and director of the social impact collective Enspiral. You can check out his newsletter here: https://richdecibels.substack.com/ And you can find Rich on Twitter @RichDecibels
7 Maj 20241h 28min
DO 217 - Defending and Cultivating Land and People with Farahn Morgan, Ashley, and Jason
In this episode Ashley and Jason host Farahn Morgan (@farahnmorgan) to talk about her reporting on community pushback against lithium mining in North Carolina many other themes around ‘defending and cultivating land and people’
30 Apr 20241h 24min
