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Recombination Nation

by Shane Simonsen
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  • Regenerative Meat with Jacob Wolki

    October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

    Jacob Wolki is an innovator and advocate for regenerative farming, running a direct to consumer mixed livestock farm in rural Australia. We talk about the impact of animal genetics on the viability of such operations, and the impact of new…

  • Doomer Optimism with Ashley Fitzgerald

    October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Ashley Fitzgerald took the path less travelled, through a PhD on subsistence agriculture in the USA, to a stint of idyllic rural life in Uruguay, then back into the bubbling cauldron of American suburbia. We discuss the lessons learnt…

  • The Race to Save Crop Diversity with Stefan Schmitz from Crop Trust

    September 25, 2026 · 36 min

    Stefan Schmitz is the executive director of Crop Trust, an international non-profit working to preserve crop genetic diversity and support food security across the globe. The organisation was a key contributor to the Svalbard seed vault…

  • Spinning Silk from Shells with Emily Robison

    September 18, 2026 · 49 min

    Emily Robison turned her lifelong passion for textile arts into a journey across the planet learning about diverse spinning and weaving traditions from Micronesia to the remote corners of the Mediterranean. We talk in depth about her…

  • A Lifetime of Potato and Tomato Breeding with Tom Wagner

    September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Tom Wagner is a legendary tomato and potato breeder who is eager to pass on his knowledge and material to other folks keen to carry on the tradition. If you have some crop breeding experience and would like to take your practice to the…

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  • Architecture and Agriculture in Burma and Nepal with Damien Zumbroegel

    September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min

    Damon Zumbroegel left behind a successful career in architecture in the USA to find the living roots of civilisation in rural Burma and the mountains of Nepal. We discuss how he inspired the locals to revive an exhausted piece of land on…

  • Three Floating Staple Crops

    August 28, 2026 · 24 min

    In my second solo episode I explore the potential for floating aquatic plants to produce staple carbohydrates, fat and protein in a way that could create a new kind of integrated agricultural package. I also had fun imagining the impact…

  • Experimental Farming for the Win with Tanja Eskildsen

    August 22, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

    Tanja Eskildsen fell in love with plants in chilly Denmark but unleashed their potential through low-input experimental farming on the sunny island of Majorca. We retrace her path learning to trial, select and breed crops for her…

  • Evolving Beyond Hope with Sci-Fi Author Peter Watts

    August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 60 min

    Peter Watts is a notorious science fiction author with a fascination of the outer edges of biology, fractured minds and a taste for the dark and confronting. We dive into the lessons the living world and our own nature can teach us when…

  • Applying Ethnobotany to Regen Ag with Ryan Huish

    August 7, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Associate Professor Ryan Huish is an experienced ethnobotanist with experience in both North America and the South Pacific, who also runs his own experimental low input farm in the mountains of Appalachia. We explore the lessons from…

  • New Zealand, Energy Limits and Resilience with Nathan Surendran

    July 31, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

    Nathan Surendran is an Engineer who moved from the UK to New Zealand in response to the terrible creaking sound coming from the heart of the world's industrial systems. There he has worked consistently to help local government prepare for…

  • A Route to Beaver Domestication

    July 24, 2026 · 24 min

    In Shane's first solo episode, we explore the possible route to the domestication of the beaver and the potential benefits of developing a close relationship with this powerful ecosystem engineer. Check out more novel domestications in my…

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About the show

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.