Reskillience

The climate-resilient nature-entangled way to garden with Duncan Cocking

Planting guides and sow-what-when calendars are great and all, but what happens when the seasons don't play nice? When spring arrives earlier, frost hits later, or heatwa

Breathwork for grief, connection & coming to your senses with Ella Maryska

NOTE: I’ve done breathwork every day since this interview and – you gaias! – it’s really helping me human.  Meet today’s guest Ella Maryska, who is responsible for getti

On Slowing Down & Looking Up with Kirsten Bradley

“In a time of fracturing seasons, when everything’s going awry, there are still cycles that we can set our hearts by.”  It's Kirsten Bradley of Milkwood! She's writing a

Use less compost, make less money & follow your passion 100% with Steve Solomon

BYO wheelbarrow to load up on Solomon’s wisdom, cos today we’re chatting with the grandaddy of beyond-organic gardening himself, Steve Solomon! If you don’t know Steve, h

The Holy Fool, Hallowed Weeds & How To Just Start Writing Already with Helen Lehndorf

I share a GRIPPING TALE about a droplet of water before sitting down with Helen Lehndorf, who is a radical forager, author, anarchist, poet and plenty more wonderful thin

Emotionally Processing Peak Oil & Em-Powering Community Action! with Nathan Surendran

We built this city on rock n roll! And cheap oil. And it’s currently running out… so what happens now? This week I chat with Nathan Surendran to get a foothold on the fos

How to practice hybrid permaculture (and worry less about the news) with Ian Lillington & Marita Zeh

Ever wish you could sit down with permie elders to hear their take on the current chaos; what to do, where to live, and whether it’s really that bad in the grand scheme o

Prioritise Spiritual Prepping with Emily Coats

I tell a story about my grandpa’s deathbed song request before having a heart-to-heart with Emily Coats, a deep nature connection facilitator, ancestral skills practition

Can you be collapse aware and still want kids? w/ Jem Bendell

In 2018 Professor Jem Bendell published an academic paper that went viral; pretty weird for a piece of scholarly writing. The topic? Societal collapse caused by runaway c

How to cut loose from the industrial food system & forage 100% of your noms w/ Robin Greenfield

I tell a story about Jar Power before sitting down with Robin Greenfield, an incredible fella best known for his radical experiments in simple living, food reclamation, w

Solo Elk Huntress w/ Christie Green

Christie Green spends days at a time in the mountains, in the snow, tracking elk, solo. Her hunting journey began at 40 as a practical way to feed herself and her family,

You don't need willpower, you need PERMACULTURE w/ Cecilia Macaulay

You’ve heard of swales… but what about swales in the brain to slow and deepen our human experience? Join me and Cecilia Macaulay for one of those special convos that gets

PLACE AS ELDER w/ QUINIE

Big personal shares at the top of the ep (preview: podcasting terrifies me) before an utterly delightful conversation with Scots folk singer Josie Vallely aka. Quinie. Q

It ain't over till the blackbird sings

A garden drama unfolds during a heatwave, and I share my summer solstice/New Year wishes for you. Thanks for tuning into another year of Reskillience! We'll be back late

The Courage to Follow Your Path (and how to talk to animals) with Lisa Podosin

Cor blimey, we're getting equiney! Cast aside your Saddle Club trauma and learn how horses can help us be better humans and stewards of nature in this rich convo with Lis

"It's going to be a blast... and scary as hell." Dave Pollard on Collapse

You want it, you got it: an open discussion about the cracks in our civilisation, and how to catch each other when it all falls apart. Dave Pollard has been writing abou

This Moneyless Life with Jo Nemeth

Could you live without money? No support payments, no savings account, no secret benefactors?  Jo Nemeth has been doing so for the past decade, and reckons she is less s

The Viking Approach to Pest Management (plus ALL the horticultural sorcery) with the Weedy Garden's David Trood

I tell a story about becoming a gardening influencer before sharing an animated and long-awaited conversation with David Trood aka. The Weedy Gardener!   Weedy, Jord and

The Felt Sense of Success with Laura Jean

I tell a story about the ironic demise of my keepcup, and the difference between light green and deep green choices, before a pot-of-tea-convo with Laura Jean. Laura is a

The Way of the Owl with Morag Gamble

Three unbelievable stories about owls, and how to be a myceliating, possibilitarian practivist with the phenomenal Morag Gamble. Morag has cornflower blue eyes and a glo