Escaping Society

We give our best shot at telling the magical and incredible story of Grandfather Tindeh, and how fire shaped us into “the Fire People”, as well as some practical tips of reacquainting yourself with fire and emergency ways to call on it for help.

We discuss what we’ve learned about the life and writings of Ted Kaczynski, a man who questioned then opposed industrial society, rejected it for a quiet life in the woods and when the violence of our culture found him again, stood up and fought it. We hope his example inspires, and that those who have been led to dismiss him as a violent terrorist may see him and the society he pitted himself against from a different perspective.

My attempt to reconcile wetiko, freeganism, anarchism, animism, bushcraft, and all of the other inspiring and provocative topics I find myself reSEARCHING, as well as considering one possible path that utilizes them all! So here it is, the “Exit” door- let’s BLOW this popsicle stand!

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. We discuss the life blood of Mother Earth, the state of water in our modern world, survival skills for finding, evaluating, and treating water, and what this all means for our health. We ARE water!

We discuss homelessness in the U.S., some of it’s challenges and the way we’re taught to perceive it, then contrast that with houselessness, an empowering “rucksack revolution”, a “Tribe of Crow” movement escaping the prison walls of our culture. Homeless is a state of mind.

gumby and Teresa discuss their own experiences with hitch-hiking, what they’ve learned, and are learning about the original carpooling.

Our audio book report on Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s book “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States”. We discuss colonialism and other topics inspired by this book. Yep, a couple more white folks talkin’ ‘bout Indians so keep your brain turned on, take it all with a grain of salt, and don’t you dare believe a damn thing we say.

Welcome to SEEEASON THREEE...!!Recorded during a Survival Overnight in the woods in which we were sleeping in shelters we built, we expand on the ideas introduced in season 2, episode 21 “Back To Reality”’s shelter discussion.

In this, our season 2 finale, we complete the sentence begun at the beginning of this season, “Dumpster Diving and... Other Scavenging” by discussing tips and experiences of scavenging beyond the dumpster. After a second take immediately following our disastrous attempt at an “um” and “like” smoking game, this is a bit of a spacey and rambling episode. Enjoy the ride!

The rest of our 2 part foraging episode. Not only do we delve deeper into some tips and our philosophies on wild plant collection and eating, but we begin responding to some of the questions and comments that a few of you are finally sending us!