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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 20251h 23min
DO 250 - Civics at a Human Scale w/ Wally Chamberlain aka Anarchocontrarian and Ashley
How can localism serve as an alternative to large-scale governance and globalized economies? Ashley and Wally discuss small-scale, secular models for civic and economic organizing, and compare/contra...
14 Jan 20251h 42min
