In this episode of the Quillwood Podcast, host Eric Garza takes us on a journey to the Olduvai Gorge in East Africa. From the gorge we learn a bit about human history, but more importantly we learn about the impermanence of industrial society and the importance of shedding the mythological binaries that stymie our capacity to make sense of today's predicaments.

Outline

• 00:00 - 04:35 — Introduction
• 04:35 - 06:30 — Getting to know the Olduvai Gorge
• 06:30 - 09:35 — Introducing the Olduvai Theory
• 09:35 - 11:39 — Controversies with the Olduvai Theory
• 11:39 - 13:27 — Olduvai Theory's lesson in impermanence
• 13:27 - 16:51 — The myths of progress and apocalypse
• 16:51 - 20:36 — Recharacterizing foraging lifeways
• 20:36 - 25:50 — Escaping from the mythological binary
• 25:50 - 27:40 — Episode wrap-up

Links and Resources

• Deep Adaptation Reading Group
• Sacred Instructions Reading Group
• Eric's Patreon page
• The Olduvai Theory
• Marion King Hubbert
• The Long Descent: A User's Guide to the End of the Industrial Age, by John Michael Greer
• Conspirituality 70: Conspiracy Theories Conceal a Burning World