Welcome back to the show for the sixth time, peak oil expert and author, John Michael Greer. In this episode, we’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of John’s seminal book, The Long Descent: A User’s Guide To The End Of The Industrial Age. John explains the concept of Catabolic Collapse, why apocalypse scenarios are problematic and […]
TNP116: Matthew Remski on Attachment, High Demand Communities + Yoga’s Culture Of Abuse
In this episode, I’m thrilled to talk with Matthew Remski about how one finds oneself in a cult, how to get out, and what high demand groups have to do with social justice, climate change and collapse. We talk about privilege, spiritual awakenings, losing our shit, grieving, deception, and the dangers of neoliberal “responsibilism”. Matthew […]
TNP113: Daniel Foor on Animism
In this episode, I’m speaking with author, teacher, animist and family therapist, Dr.Daniel Foor. I specifically wanted to ask him about an animist’s approach to food, killing, climate change and relational repair with the natural world. Helpful links for this episode include: Daniel’s site: ancestralmedicine.org His book, Ancestral Medicine: Rituals For Personal And Family Healing […]
Beyond Hope: Leaning into Pandora’s Legacy
This article is a transcript of a speech I delivered in May 2018, at the Tending The Threshold event in Ashland, Oregon. For more musings about humanity’s plight to address large-scale cooperation dilemmas, listen to my podcast mini-series featuring my Tending The Threshold co-facilitators Holly Truhlar, Aftab Erfan, Desiree Adaway, Bayo Akomolafe, Tannur Ali, […]
TNP112: Tending The Threshold with Holly Truhlar
Tending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and […]