https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/advanced-retroadaptics--5380117enSelf-ImprovementCopyright Tyler Disneyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e53e8ed8dabc26bb27412aab46b71974.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/advanced-retroadaptics--5380117Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:41:54 +0000Tyler DisneyTyler Disneytyler@tylerjdisney.comI think consumer society is an arrangement without a future. I'm trying to figure out how to become a postconsumer and spend my time working on the lifeboat flotilla. This podcast is about practical, personal choices we can make to meet the future...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-horror-of-freedom-episode-034--66844523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66844523Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:39:37 +0000Tyler DisneyAn update on what I've been up to the past year or so and what fresh Lovecraftian horror I'm going beard-to-tentacle to with at the moment.1060false34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-walking-into-a-trap-deep-response-chapter-1-ep033--65443181Deep Response. 

The purpose of Deep Response is to unpack post-consumer praxis for people who are explicitly wrestling with the question of what to do about the metacrisis in their own lives, like I was. I spent years banging my head against a wall, trying to figure out how to align my actions with my understanding of the multivariate crises facing humanity and the planet. 

This is the book I wish someone had handed to me when I was young and became metacrisis-aware. It is the result of my five years digesting post-consumer praxis and applying it to my own life.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65443181Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:55:40 +0000Tyler DisneyThis is the full audio of chapter 1 of my book https://tylerjdisney.com/blog/deep-response.  The purpose of Deep Response is to unpack post-consumer praxis for people who are explicitly wrestling with the question of what to do about the metacrisis...Deep Response. 

The purpose of Deep Response is to unpack post-consumer praxis for people who are explicitly wrestling with the question of what to do about the metacrisis in their own lives, like I was. I spent years banging my head against a wall, trying to figure out how to align my actions with my understanding of the multivariate crises facing humanity and the planet. 

This is the book I wish someone had handed to me when I was young and became metacrisis-aware. It is the result of my five years digesting post-consumer praxis and applying it to my own life.]]>1475anticonsumerism,ere,fire,metacrisis,polycrisis,post-consumerismfalse33fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ama2-getting-over-the-dark-lust-for-money-and-status-episode-032--60907201https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60907201Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:58:54 +0000Tyler DisneyIn this AMA I answer questions about what I miss from being an ongrid worker/consumer, getting over the ego satisfaction of a white collar career, and getting over the dark lust for money and status.670false132fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-answer-questions-about-money-episode-031--60678698
My New FU Rules episode.

I solicited these questions on my newsletter. Sign up for my newsletter from any page on my website tylerjdisney.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60678698Sat, 13 Jul 2024 14:44:09 +0000Tyler DisneyI answer your questions about money. Do I invest? Am I coastFI? How am I handling old age and health care? Does a low cost of living mean you can't eat healthy food? etc.  https://tylerjdisney.com/blog/2023/1/11/january-monthly-post I solicited...
My New FU Rules episode.

I solicited these questions on my newsletter. Sign up for my newsletter from any page on my website tylerjdisney.com]]>1562coastfire,earlyretirement,ere,fire,leanfire,moneyfalse131fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walking-the-pct-with-a-baby-episode-030--59257116
Jack wrote a book about their experience. Find details of where to snag it here.

In this conversation we talk about the book writing process, their experience on trail, and what they’ve got in mind next.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59257116Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:28:36 +0000Tyler DisneyIn 2023 my friend Jack McClure, his wife Alana, and their baby Din walked most of the way from Canada to Mexico on the Pacific Crest Trail. They ended at my place and spent a month here. Jack wrote a book about their experience. Find details of where...
Jack wrote a book about their experience. Find details of where to snag it here.

In this conversation we talk about the book writing process, their experience on trail, and what they’ve got in mind next.]]>3024family,pctfalse130fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meeting-our-needs-in-a-pathological-culture-episode-029--59143056
This conversation actually triggered insights that made me make changes in my own life and see things from a fresh perspective, so I highly recommend checking it out.

Find his series of posts on the forum here.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59143056Fri, 22 Mar 2024 22:29:20 +0000Tyler DisneyBryan comes back on the podcast to talk about how pathological culture lets us down by failing to meet whole dimensions of human needs and then gaslighting us about it. This conversation actually triggered insights that made me make changes in my own...
This conversation actually triggered insights that made me make changes in my own life and see things from a fresh perspective, so I highly recommend checking it out.

Find his series of posts on the forum here.]]>3736false129fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diy-tenure-with-cody-markelz-episode-028--58592823
SHOW NOTES

• My first conversation with Cody where we go into his story in much greater depth.
• Tenure
• DIY Tenure
• The Art Gallery Cody is cofounding, Darmera.
• Cody’s Science Website
• Cody’s Art Website
• Skillathon 2024 (also I’m documenting my Skillathon year here).
• His 5 year plan including his DIY Master’s Programs projects
• Dustin's website / insta
• What would you do if you got zeroed out tomorrow?
• Jacob's second stoa presentation

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58592823Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:44:28 +0000Tyler DisneyWant intellectual and creative freedom without all the administrative hassle, politics, and drama that goes along with traditional tenure responsibilities? Give this one a listen. Cody Markelz came back on to discuss his “DIY Tenure” idea. SHOW NOTES...
SHOW NOTES

• My first conversation with Cody where we go into his story in much greater depth.
• Tenure
• DIY Tenure
• The Art Gallery Cody is cofounding, Darmera.
• Cody’s Science Website
• Cody’s Art Website
• Skillathon 2024 (also I’m documenting my Skillathon year here).
• His 5 year plan including his DIY Master’s Programs projects
• Dustin's website / insta
• What would you do if you got zeroed out tomorrow?
• Jacob's second stoa presentation

]]>1322autonomy,diy,ere,fire,freedom,tenurefalse128fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/skillathon-cooking-debrief-ep27--58336653https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58336653Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:39:28 +0000Tyler DisneyI 'finished' my cooking skill month early. In this episode I reflect on how the process went and what I learned.749false127fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mapping-ultralearning-projects-episode-026--58194220https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58194220Thu, 04 Jan 2024 04:43:16 +0000Tyler DisneyI explain how I 'drew a map' of my cooking ultralearning project for Skillathon 2024. https://tylerjdisney.com/blog/skillathon20241067false126fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/intense-diy-skill-acquisition-ultralearning-win-loops-025--58151672https://www.scotthyoung.com/
https://tylerjdisney.com/blog/skillat...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58151672Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:29:44 +0000Tyler DisneyAlmost all of the work I've put into designing Skillathon 2024 comes straight from either Scott Young's book, his blog posts, or his online course Rapid Learner. In this video I go over the main concepts I'm using from Scott's work to design my...https://www.scotthyoung.com/
https://tylerjdisney.com/blog/skillat...]]>830diy,scottyoung,skills,ultralearningfalse125fullhttps://tylerjdisney.com/blog/skillathon2024
Blog Post
Forum Thread
Podcast ep21 with Cody

Cody's science and art sites:
https://www.codymarkelz.art/
https://www.codymarkelz.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58106686Sat, 23 Dec 2023 22:12:48 +0000Tyler DisneyI'm going to learn one new skill each month in 2024....
Blog Post
Forum Thread
Podcast ep21 with Cody

Cody's science and art sites:
https://www.codymarkelz.art/
https://www.codymarkelz.com/]]>265false124fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anti-defeatist-023--56066398https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56066398Tue, 11 Jul 2023 22:49:26 +0000Tyler DisneyOur culture suffers from an impoverished imagination of possible futures. People assume that if you don't believe in Star Trek then you are a doomer. This is dumb. Allow me to clarify.548antidefeatist,doomeroptimist,doommer,polycrisisfalse123fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/piratecaptainere-022--53912210https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53912210Mon, 22 May 2023 19:37:06 +0000Tyler DisneyBryan aka Jin+Guice runs his life so he can live aligned with his values and desires: pursuing curiosity, cooking, playing music, dumpster diving, and founding a record label that makes records for free to the artist with possibility of making money...6493false122fullhttps://tylerjdisney.com/blog/amasterintheartofliving
https://www.codymarkelz.art/
https://www.codymarkelz.com/
His ERE journal.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53860580Mon, 15 May 2023 11:30:02 +0000Tyler DisneyCody Markelz aka mountainFrugal visited me here in Ft. Dirtbag for a few days. We explored the desert, cooked, talked, and recorded this podcast episode. I feel like I've just had a crazy intense masterclass in the art of living. The calm wisdom and...
https://www.codymarkelz.art/
https://www.codymarkelz.com/
His ERE journal.]]>4210ere,frugality,mountainlife,outdoorsfalse121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/high-leverage-skills-episode-20--53733984https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53733984Wed, 03 May 2023 21:43:41 +0000Tyler DisneyContinuing the theme of Skills for Freedom! I dig into high leverage skills and how to run the numbers in order to forget the numbers.1443falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/comparative-advantage-and-skill-acquisition-ep-019--53706446https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53706446Mon, 01 May 2023 15:51:41 +0000Tyler DisneyIn this episode I take a closer look at the concept of comparative advantage and how we can use it to think productively about polymathic skill acquisition.944falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/polymathic-skill-acquisition-episode-018--53600860https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53600860Fri, 21 Apr 2023 03:14:31 +0000Tyler DisneyA deep dive into several frameworks for approaching skill acquisition. Where to start? What skills to pursue first? How to even think about becoming a modern polymath?1561falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/april-projects-update-episode-17--53406389https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53406389Mon, 03 Apr 2023 22:45:01 +0000Tyler DisneyOur internet has been broken for over a month, which gave me the idea to pretend like our internet will be broken... forever. Also updates on projects TTM5K, Dry 2023, Shipshape, PCT hike, and Write a Book.850false117fullhttps://tylerjdisney.com/blog/arep16matts

• pessimism
• xrisk, including AI, his interest,
• risk at the scale of the personal life, and why Matt chose to introduce risk into his life,
• the lifeboat flotilla,
• dissensus,
• and more.

By the way, we mention but don’t discuss much in depth the concept of dissensus. I was introduced to the word by JMG’s writing, probably this post from 2008. I recommend it. The concept is central to much of my thinking.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53360274Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:52:25 +0000Tyler DisneyWhen Matt emailed me out of the blue to tell me he thought I was pessimistic and that he disagreed with several of the things I’ve said on the podcast, I knew we had to talk. We discuss: - pessimism - xrisk, including AI, his interest, - risk at the...

• pessimism
• xrisk, including AI, his interest,
• risk at the scale of the personal life, and why Matt chose to introduce risk into his life,
• the lifeboat flotilla,
• dissensus,
• and more.

By the way, we mention but don’t discuss much in depth the concept of dissensus. I was introduced to the word by JMG’s writing, probably this post from 2008. I recommend it. The concept is central to much of my thinking.]]>4667dissensus,doomer,optimism,pessimism,sailing,xriskfalse116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/freedom-to-thru-hiking-side-hustles-and-occupy-a-flotilla-chat-with-chris-episode-15--53113611
Chris runs an online run coaching business which you can find at knightonruns.com. Check out a more in depth bio on Chris at tylerjdisney.com/blog/arepisode15]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53113611Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:39:53 +0000Tyler DisneyChris tells me how he escaped a soul-sucking engineering career, hiked the ACT and then the PCT, turned his side hustle into his main gig, and is now able to face the big questions in life like what is life for? and What's the best way to live the...
Chris runs an online run coaching business which you can find at knightonruns.com. Check out a more in depth bio on Chris at tylerjdisney.com/blog/arepisode15]]>6569false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fear-and-love-journal-entry-202302-episode-14--52723556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52723556Tue, 14 Feb 2023 04:49:41 +0000Tyler DisneyMonthly Update! I'm a new member of the Four Figure Club, am cranking on PV projects, quit booze, and have some thoughts on the balance between fear and love, optimism and pessimism.1079doomer,ere,frugality,radical,survivalism,utopianfalse114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-bus-is-our-home-part-2-episode-13--52661145
This is part one of my conversation - stay tuned for part 2.

Find pictures of their build at www.tylerjdisney.com/blog/2023/2/5/we-live-in-our-bus-podcast-episodes-12-and-13]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52661145Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:16:47 +0000Tyler DisneyI talk with Meghan and Toby, my friends who live in a converted school bus with their young son. We discuss the bus build, skills, using salvaged materials, getting over middle class baggage, running a desirable family lifestyle off of one part-time...
This is part one of my conversation - stay tuned for part 2.

Find pictures of their build at www.tylerjdisney.com/blog/2023/2/5/we-live-in-our-bus-podcast-episodes-12-and-13]]>3506buslife,earlyretirementextreme,ere,frugality,sidehustle,skooliefalse113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-bus-is-our-home-part-1-episode-012--52643281
This is part one of my conversation - stay tuned for part 2.

Find pictures of their build at www.tylerjdisney.com/blog/2023/2/5/we-live-in-our-bus-podcast-episodes-12-and-13]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52643281Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:00:02 +0000Tyler DisneyI talk with Meghan and Toby, my friends who live in a converted school bus with their young son. We discuss the bus build, skills, using salvaged materials, getting over middle class baggage, running a desirable family lifestyle off of one part-time...
This is part one of my conversation - stay tuned for part 2.

Find pictures of their build at www.tylerjdisney.com/blog/2023/2/5/we-live-in-our-bus-podcast-episodes-12-and-13]]>3692buslife,earlyretirementextreme,ere,family,frugality,parenting,skoolie,voluntarysimplicityfalse112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-this-is-for-and-what-i-am-doing-here-011--52602017
And I've been stuck regarding both of those things for a long time.

I'm not stuck anymore.

The convergence of those two interests and becoming unstuck is what I want to talk about.

>"Only when the last fish is caught..." https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alanis_Obomsawin
>"If you want to go far, go with friends." https://andrewwhitby.com/2020/12/25/if-you-want-to-go-fast/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52602017Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:15:01 +0000Tyler DisneyI've had this relentless curiosity driving me towards unconventional living experiments, and I've had a concern for 'The Predicament'. And I've been stuck regarding both of those things for a long time. I'm not stuck anymore. The convergence of...
And I've been stuck regarding both of those things for a long time.

I'm not stuck anymore.

The convergence of those two interests and becoming unstuck is what I want to talk about.

>"Only when the last fish is caught..." https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alanis_Obomsawin
>"If you want to go far, go with friends." https://andrewwhitby.com/2020/12/25/if-you-want-to-go-fast/]]>402dirtbag,frugality,lifestyledesign,metacrisis,solarpunk,sustainability,voluntarysimplicityfalse111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-done-with-frugality-and-my-new-fu-stash-rules-podcast-episode-10--52428380
https://tylerjdisney.com/blog/2023/1/11/january-monthly-post

The Nate Hagens podcast episode with Vicki Robin: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/21-vicki-robin

Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52428380Fri, 13 Jan 2023 03:19:00 +0000Tyler DisneyI talk about why I'm going to stop thinking about frugality now, some interesting projects I'm planning on, and my new rules for my FU stash. https://tylerjdisney.com/blog/2023/1/11/january-monthly-post The Nate Hagens podcast episode with Vicki...
https://tylerjdisney.com/blog/2023/1/11/january-monthly-post

The Nate Hagens podcast episode with Vicki Robin: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/21-vicki-robin

Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com]]>797bikepacking,frugality,pctfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/building-a-life-on-his-own-terms-jack-mcclure-009--52104258
Jack's Blog: https://animaltreks.wordpress.com/
Jack's ERE Journal: https://forum.earlyretirementextreme.com/viewtopic.php?t=3199

More show notes and links at http://tylerjdisney.com/blog/episode009jack]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52104258Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:38:20 +0000Tyler DisneyJack and I talk about how he moved to Alaska when he was 21, nine years ago, inspired by the diaries of Dick Proenneke and the strategic life-affirming philosophies of Your Money or Your Life and ERE. He built his own cabin, learned to hunt and dress...
Jack's Blog: https://animaltreks.wordpress.com/
Jack's ERE Journal: https://forum.earlyretirementextreme.com/viewtopic.php?t=3199

More show notes and links at http://tylerjdisney.com/blog/episode009jack]]>5098alaska,ere,fire,frugal,lifestyledesign,simpleliving,ymoylfalse19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/listening-to-the-birds-a-conversation-008--51350576https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51350576Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:32:59 +0000Tyler DisneyI sat down for a conversation with Ludwig, the founder of the permaculture community Rubha Phoil on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, where I spent two months. We talk about how to build a connecting culture, nature connection, and what listening to the...3705activism,collapse,descent,ecovillage,gratitude,nature,permaculture,skye,sustainabilityfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hypercompetence-loop-007--50678481
Full transcript, notes, and references here:
http://tylerjdisney.com/blog/2022/7/22/the-hypercompetence-loop-podcast-episode-007]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50678481Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:03:11 +0000Tyler DisneyI talk about how skill acquisition and anti-consumerism can lead to increasing levels of personal freedom in your life. But what if you don't stop once you've got your freedom? What if you just... kept developing skills? What if you use an ability to...
Full transcript, notes, and references here:
http://tylerjdisney.com/blog/2022/7/22/the-hypercompetence-loop-podcast-episode-007]]>2291collapse,earlyretirementextreme,energydescent,fire,lifestyledesign,sustainabilityfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-conversation-with-a-belarusian-bazookaman-006--49627093
Arti shooting his 36 year old bazooka:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CB6L1HeDncF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The product of one day of Arti's hyperfocus:
https://soundcloud.com/user-727746809/sets/thats-dope-man-hb-jean?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49627093Tue, 03 May 2022 08:55:02 +0000Tyler DisneyI lived and worked with Arti for five weeks on an off-grid fablab in the south of Portugal. We talk about who the Belarusian people are, his time in the army, his cat and mouse game with the KGB, and the possible role ADHD plays in people rejecting...
Arti shooting his 36 year old bazooka:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CB6L1HeDncF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The product of one day of Arti's hyperfocus:
https://soundcloud.com/user-727746809/sets/thats-dope-man-hb-jean?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing]]>6660adhd,belarus,occupyfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wandering-engineer-episode-005--49398748
For a full transcript of the episode, go to
http://tylerjdisney.com/blog/2022/4/11/the-wandering-engineer-podcast-episode-005]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49398748Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:13:47 +0000Tyler DisneyHow I applied the principles and strategies of episodes 1-4 to my own life, and transformed what was an idea for a webcomic into an exercise in authoring my own life. By pursuing frugality, skills, autonomy, and nonconsumer praxis, I was able to...
For a full transcript of the episode, go to
http://tylerjdisney.com/blog/2022/4/11/the-wandering-engineer-podcast-episode-005]]>768ere,lifestyledesign,simpleliving,solarpunkfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lifeboat-flotilla-004--48982418https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48982418Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:51:50 +0000Tyler DisneyStories help us make sense of our place in the world, and can help us think about our purpose, our mission. I think industrial civilization is a large ship on the ocean that has just struck an iceberg. Most people are scrambling about, trying to...1137anticiv,collapse,industrialcivilization,lifeboat,lifestyledesign,metacrisis,permaculture,sustainability,transitionfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-skill-ratchet-003--48742110
I talk about the Three Phases of Skill Development, and how all this internal work *is* part of the work of creating a transition society, and it's probably not for the reasons you think.

Show notes at tylerjdisney.com/podcast]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48742110Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:55:00 +0000Tyler DisneySkills can buy you freedom which can buy you time to develop more skills. Beautiful. I talk about the Three Phases of Skill Development, and how all this internal work *is* part of the work of creating a transition society, and it's probably not...
I talk about the Three Phases of Skill Development, and how all this internal work *is* part of the work of creating a transition society, and it's probably not for the reasons you think.

Show notes at tylerjdisney.com/podcast]]>1457ere,fire,frugality,simpleliving,sustainability,voluntarysimplicityfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/claw-your-freedom-back-from-the-maw-of-consumer-culture-002--48565645https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48565645Thu, 03 Feb 2022 02:23:09 +0000Tyler DisneyYou can't do much if you can't do much. Securing your own personal freedom of action is the first step to becoming an effective agent in the world. Unlearning the insidious lies of consumer mindset is prerequisite.1244consumerism,deepadaptation,doomeroptimism,frugality,sustainability,voluntarysimplicityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/facing-the-future-001--48384780
**Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48384780Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:13:54 +0000Tyler DisneyIt's shaping up to be a wild century, and I don't want to miss a thing. I also want to be able to help out where I can. Autonomy is critical. In this episode I introduce some thoughts on how to claw sovereignty back from industrial consumer society....
**Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com]]>578climatechange,consumerism,deepgreen,doomer,doomeroptimism,environmentalism,frugality,lifestyle,lifestyledesign,sustainability,voluntarysimplicityfalsefull