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The Poor Prole’s Almanac

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Land, collapse, and radical ecology.

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The Poor Prole’s Almanac studies land, food systems, technology, and ecological crisis from a left political frame. Its episodes move between tree crops, animal death, AI and biodisaster, eco-defense history, and the messy legacies of radical environmental thought.

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About The Poor Prole’s Almanac

The Poor Prole’s Almanac is an ecology, agriculture, and political history show with a loose conversational surface and a serious archival engine underneath. It is not tidy. That is part of the point. Episodes wander through jokes, self-corrections, side comments, and sponsor breaks, but the central questions are large and stubborn: how people live with land, how industrial systems shape crisis, and how communities imagine survival when the future feels less stable. Recent episodes show the range. One conversation with Dr. Samantha Bosco uses black walnuts, tree crops, silvopasture, flavor, commercialization, and long-term land management to ask what a future food system could actually require. Another episode with Dr. Susana Monsó turns animal death into a philosophical and scientific question about what other species may understand. A discussion with Dr. Dean McDonnell connects AI, telehealth, biodisaster scenarios, and public anxiety about technology. The show also spends serious time on eco-defense and radical environmental history. Edward Abbey, Earth First, the Earth Liberation Front, Ted Kaczynski, anti-tech politics, state overreach, Waco, Ruby Ridge, and the strange crosscurrents between left and right movements all appear as part of a broader argument about land relations in crisis. The tone can be blunt and irreverent. The analysis is more careful than the banter suggests. The show repeatedly returns to the tension between long-term ecological benefit and economic systems that reward short-term cash flow. It also keeps asking how historical movements get remembered, sanitized, appropriated, or misunderstood. For listeners interested in climate, farming, collapse, radical history, and the politics of place, The Poor Prole’s Almanac offers a dense, unruly, and grounded way into the material.

Made for: For listeners drawn to climate anxiety, farming systems, ecological history, and left political analysis who can handle informal, combative banter around serious subjects.

What sets it apart: It treats agriculture and land defense as one connected historical field, moving from crops and taste to technology, state power, and radical environmental movements without sanding off the contradictions.

In their own words

Climate Change got you down? Worried about the fact that *everything* seems to be getting worse? Wondering how we got to this point in the first place, and what can we do to build a more resilient future? We take a look at historical pastoral & agricultural societies to see what worked and what didn’t, as well as what resources we have today to make better decisions to build equitable systems. We don’t just discuss ecology and history but also take a leftist perspective on prepping, foraging, homesteading, weapons, community-building, and basically anything that needs discussing during late-stage capitalism.

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Specific conversations connect ecological practice with the political and philosophical ideas shaping how people understand land, technology, and other species.

The Poor Prole's Almanac follows questions about land and technology into the political ideas beneath them. Andy brings an informal, questioning manner to conversations that can move from black walnut cultivation to animal understandings of death, leaving guests enough room to…

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Black walnuts become a test case for the food system, with politics tucked into your tasting notes.

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    The Slag Heap vs. The Sanctuary: Land Relations in Crisis

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    The Real Religion of Our Times: Ted Kaczynski and the Split War on Technology

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    The Creed of Kinship: Henry Stephens Salt’s Radical Empathy

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    From Stocking Frames to AI: Luddism and Technological Resistance

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    From Stocking Frames to AI: Luddism and Technological Resistance

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    Radical Roots: The Diggers' Fight for Land and Liberty

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    Legacy of Land and Resistance in 16th Century Ireland; the Desmond Rebellion

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    Living History: Rediscovering Tradition and Its Modern Relevance with Ruth Goodman

    ·53m
  24. 24

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    Adapting Forests to Climate Change: Insights from Dr. Alexandra Kosiba on Resilience and Management Strategies

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    Balancing Ecology and Agriculture: Challenges and Solutions in the Borderlands

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    Tiger Nuts Unveiled: Chufa's History, Cultivation, and Future in Sustainable Agriculture

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    Evening Primrose Adventures

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    Preserving the Longleaf Pine: A Journey Through Southeastern Conservation

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    Embracing Forest Stewardship: Navigating Conservation Challenges with Ethan Tapper

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    Exploring the Many Names and Tales of the Sunchoke

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    Groundnut Chronicles: From Ancient Roots to Modern Plates

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    Empowering Communities: Understanding Rights and Activism Against ICE Abuses

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    Anti-ICE Unity in Chicago: Unpacking Fear, Activism, and Policy Shifts in Immigrant Communities

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    The Poor Proles Mailbag: We Answer YOUR Questions

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    Decolonizing Food Systems: Embracing Relational Accountability and Community Engagement with Dr. Lauren Kepkiewicz

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    Resilient Bonds: How Sicilian Women's Affinity Groups Fostered Strength and Community in California's Canneries

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    Homesteading with a Planet on Fire

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    Preserving Memory in Activism: Peter Gelderloos on Generational Gaps and Resilient Communities

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    Navigating South Korea’s Economic Turbulence: From Crisis to Community-Driven Ecology and Radical Agroecology

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    The Power of Community Canning: Revolutionizing Rural Entrepreneurship with ACEnet

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    Community Canning & Homesteading: Preserving Traditions and Building Resilience

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    Persimmons Unearthed: From Past to Present

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    Hidden Histories and Future Possibilities of Honey Locust

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    The Legacy of Beach Plums: History, Cultivation, and Conservation

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    The History, Culture, and Agricultural Evolution of Blueberries and Huckleberries

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    The Birth of the Permanent Agriculture Movement

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    Liberty Hyde Bailey- A Portrait of a Young Botanist

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    Of Beach Plums and Apples: Innovations in Niche Crop Cultivation with Dr. Megan Muehlbauer

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    Seeds of Resistance: Agroforestry and Autonomy in Brazil with Peter Gelderloos

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    Tree-Based Livestock Feed Solutions with Shana Hanson

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    Challenging State Power: Food Sovereignty, Environmental Politics, and Identity with Hannah Kass

    An interview with Hannah Kass exploring food sovereignty, state repression, and alternative food systems through an anarchist lens.

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    The Universe is Before Us: A Conversation on Quantum Physics and Existence with Dr. Chris Fuchs

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    Death is Common in Every Species with Dr. Susana Monsó

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    Accelerationism and Eco-Collapse: Preparing for the End of Capitalism

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  109. 109

    The Slag Heap vs. The Sanctuary: Land Relations in Crisis

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  110. 110

    Industrial Society and Its Musical Future: The Tuneabomber

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    Feb 19, 2026·31m·2 clips
  111. 111

    The Real Religion of Our Times: Ted Kaczynski and the Split War on Technology

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    Feb 9, 2026·41m·3 clips
  112. 112

    The Monkey Wrench Architect: The Philosophical Paradox of Edward Abbey

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    Feb 2, 2026·34m·2 clips
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    A Manual for Survival: Lewis Mumford’s Quest for Balance in a Fragmented World

    Jan 26, 2026·42m
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    Agroecology in a Glass: Spontaneous Fermentation with Succession Fermentory

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    Seeds of Resistance: Agroforestry and Autonomy in Brazil with Peter Gelderloos

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    The Creed of Kinship: Henry Stephens Salt’s Radical Empathy

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    From Stocking Frames to AI: Luddism and Technological Resistance

    Dec 23, 2025·46m
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    From Stocking Frames to AI: Luddism and Technological Resistance

    Dec 18, 2025·46m
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    Reclaiming History: Victoria Melody on the Diggers, Community Activism, & Empowering Change

    Dec 9, 2025·37m
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    Radical Roots: The Digger Movement and Gerard Winstanley's Vision for a Communal Future

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    Radical Roots: The Diggers' Fight for Land and Liberty

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    Legacy of Land and Resistance in 16th Century Ireland; the Desmond Rebellion

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    Embracing the Cycle of Life Through Green Burials with Herland Cemetery

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    Living History: Rediscovering Tradition and Its Modern Relevance with Ruth Goodman

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    Tree-Based Livestock Feed Solutions with Shana Hanson

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