Recombination Nation
Shane Simonsen
Show overview
Recombination Nation has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 89 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 5m and 1h 41m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 33 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 47 episodes published. Published by Shane Simonsen.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 89 episodesExperimental Farming for the Win with Tanja Eskildsen
Evolving Beyond Hope with Sci-Fi Author Peter Watts
Applying Ethnobotany to Regen Ag with Ryan Huish
New Zealand, Energy Limits and Resilience with Nathan Surendran
A Route to Beaver Domestication
Agricultural Magic with the Cunning Farmer Todd Elliott
The Russian Outlook on Industrial Decline with Dmitry Orlov
Zach Elfers- Tree Crops and the Organisations That Love Them
Buddhism, Monasteries and Existential Threats with Soryu Forall.
Avocado, Carob and Golden Chinquapin with Nicholas Mallonee
Eons of Life, Both Future and Past, with Professor Peter Ward
Creating a Seed Farmer Community with Edmund Frost
Orbiting The Biological Singularity with Arnold Schroder
Julia Dakin and Anna Mieritz- How "Going to Seed" Germinated
Cultural Evolution with Roger's Bacon
Teosinte, Arracacha and Mauka Breeding with Steve in Australia
Reviving Landrace Staple Crops with Glenn Roberts from Anson Mills
Talking Baseyu with Andiru- The Hot New Auxlang on the Block
S2 Ep 23Talking Toki Pona and Esperanto with Okan
Okan learnt two of the most successful constructed languages- the sprawling, romantic Esperanto and cute minimalist Toki Pona.After covering the history of these languages we delve deeper into the dynamics of experimental language communities, the psychology of conlangers, and the potential interplay of culture, technology and experimental languages in the near future.Drop me a message on substack if you would like to reach out to Jan.Try learning Toki Pona yourself here: https://wasona.comLearn more about Esperanto here: https://lernu.netSign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.comRead Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/
S2 Ep 22Technopuritanism for the Next New World with Malcolm Collins
Malcolm Collins is an unclassifiable frontiersman for the coming century of chaos, a hardened fighter from the trenches of the culture wars, and a pronatalist who put his own blood line on the line by having a gaggle of embryo selected children with his lovely wife Simone, who cohosts their Based Camp podcast.You can watch their diverse discussions at Based Camp: https://www.youtube.com/@SimoneandMalcolmAnd also check out their Pragmatists Guide book series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/365119-the-pragmatist-s-guideSign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.comRead Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/