Recombination Nation

Shane Simonsen

50 episodes · en

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Explore the intersection of evolution, ecology and civilisation with crop and livestock breeders, low input farmers, social engineers and a dazzling array of deep thinkers.

Read more of Shane Simonsen's work at the Recombination Nation substack.

Episodes

The Russian Outlook on Industrial Decline with Dmitry Orlov
74 min · Jul 3, 2026
Zach Elfers- Tree Crops and the Organisations That Love Them
143 min · Jun 26, 2026
Buddhism, Monasteries and Existential Threats with Soryu Forall.
111 min · Jun 19, 2026
Avocado, Carob and Golden Chinquapin with Nicholas Mallonee
73 min · Jun 12, 2026
Eons of Life, Both Future and Past, with Professor Peter Ward
86 min · Jun 5, 2026
Creating a Seed Farmer Community with Edmund Frost
79 min · May 29, 2026
Orbiting The Biological Singularity with Arnold Schroder
94 min · May 22, 2026
Julia Dakin and Anna Mieritz- How "Going to Seed" Germinated
84 min · May 15, 2026
Cultural Evolution with Roger's Bacon
134 min · May 8, 2026
Teosinte, Arracacha and Mauka Breeding with Steve in Australia
89 min · May 1, 2026
Reviving Landrace Staple Crops with Glenn Roberts from Anson Mills
138 min · Apr 24, 2026
Talking Baseyu with Andiru- The Hot New Auxlang on the Block
65 min · Apr 17, 2026
Talking Toki Pona and Esperanto with Okan
74 min · Apr 10, 2026
Technopuritanism for the Next New World with Malcolm Collins
86 min · Apr 3, 2026
Breeding Mashua, Babaco and Passionfruit with Chuck Chan
59 min · Mar 27, 2026
Gail Tverberg- My Favourite Data Wrangling Grandma at the End of the Oil Age
76 min · Mar 20, 2026
The Dynamic of Declining Civilisation with James Howard Kunstler
142 min · Mar 13, 2026
In the Permaculture Nursery with Sean Demobrosky from Edible Acres
89 min · Mar 6, 2026
The Front Lines of Ecological Journalism with Fred Pearce
106 min · Feb 28, 2026
Recombining Crop Selection and Production with Bunya Halasz
141 min · Feb 20, 2026
Ambling with Sam through Andean and Papuan Agricultural History
72 min · Feb 13, 2026
Genetics, Evolution, Technology and Culture with Stetson from Holodoxa
113 min · Feb 5, 2026
Building the Experimental Farm Network with Nate Kleinman
62 min · Jan 30, 2026
Ritual Money Burning with Reverend Jonathan Harris
81 min · Jan 23, 2026
Crop Breeding for Human Health with Mark Christensen
71 min · Jan 15, 2026