Best Mark Simonsen Podcasts (2025)

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Cimbri 1:55:39

4d ago1:55:39

1:55:39

Shane and long time fan of the show Cimbri talk about reclaiming our ancestral human potential, the past and future of human evolution (both biological and cultural) and the challenges of being a younger person (and parent) working toward escaping industrial civilisation. You can check out Cimbri's activity on Reddit- https://www.reddit.com/user/Ci…

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#162 - Tim Doling: POWR2, a global leader in clean energy storage solutions 40:17

6d ago40:17

40:17

In this episode, we’re joined by Tim Doling, Director of Global Markets at POWR2, a global leader in clean energy storage solutions. Tim brings deep industry experience and a passion for sustainable innovation to the conversation, offering insights into how POWR2 is transforming the way the construction and rental industries approach power generati…

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Samuel Lewis 1:39:11

11d ago1:39:11

1:39:11

Shane chats with Samuel Lewis, a self described 21st century hoe farmer from Brittany, France, who has been growing his staple calorie crops with zero inputs along with many other rural ventures, plus publishing books and producing art along the way. You can get your own copy of his detailed book and learn more about his work at his website: https:…

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Richard Bartlett 1:12:03

18d ago1:12:03

1:12:03

Shane talks with Richard Bartlett about his remarkable passion for decentralised social organisations and the cultures and norms which make them thrive. You can read the book Shane mentions in the episode at: https://betterworktogether.co Richard's personal website links to all his other projects and contacts: https://richdecibels.com And Casa Tilo…

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Alex Tanke 1:12:33

25d ago1:12:33

1:12:33

Shane talks to temperate tree crop breeder Alex Tanke about his work with persimmons and pecans/hickories, plus a whole bunch of other topics related to tree crops and the development of diverse and resilient food systems. Read more about Alex's work at his website: https://dispersionfarms.com Check out his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/…

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Justin Senryu Williams 1:12:35

1M ago1:12:35

1:12:35

Shane talks to Justin Senryu-Williams about his extraordinary work to breed resilient, low input tomatoes for the soggy British climate through extensive outcrossing to wild tomato relatives. You can learn more about his work through his posts on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustinSenryu https://www.facebook.com/groups/182244131939228 Find mo…

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#161 - Tony Conant: American Rental Association CEO 43:35

1M ago43:35

43:35

Tony Conant is the American Rental Association Chief Executive Officer. The American Rental Association (ARA) is the largest international trade association for owners of equipment and event rental operations and manufacturers and suppliers of rental equipment. As rental continues to evolve, ARA employees and members are working together to build a…

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Thomas Stoughton 1:04:34

1M ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Shane talks with Thomas Stoughton about his extensive field work studying the spring beauties (Claytonia species) a diverse group of plants with enormous untapped domestication potential and a host of weird genetic tricks. They also dive into fungi- foraging, farming and domestication, and a host of other side track topics. You can read more about …

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Gus Le Breton 56:44

2M ago56:44

56:44

Shane talks to Gus Le Breton about his lifetime of exploring and promoting the vast array of useful edible and medicinal plants that grow Southern Africa and Madagascar. You're in for a rare ethnobotanical treat! You can learn more about Gus' work at the links below. Youtube channel with plant profiles and field trips: https://www.youtube.com/@Afri…

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Weston Adams 51:36

2M ago51:36

51:36

Shane talks to Weston Adams about his fascinating work breeding crops at Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, including an ambitious project producing intergeneric hybrids of sunflowers. You can reach out to Weston at Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/weston.adams.921 Or send him an email- [email protected] Find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agr…

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Nathaniel 1:15:13

2M ago1:15:13

1:15:13

Shane talks with Nathaniel from the Ozark Mountains about his extensive work adapting Korean Natural Farming practices to his corner of the world, scaling sorghum as a zero input staple crop, and the thriving community networks which have grown stronger in response to economic stresses. Read more about Nathaniel's work in this essay: https://drive.…

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Mark W Kidd 1:39:55

2M ago1:39:55

1:39:55

Shane talks to Mark W. Kidd about preserving the cushaw squash in Appalachia, growing crops with minimal inputs in remote rural areas, and revitalising communities in the wake of contraction. The Commonwealth Cushaw Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/commonwealthcushaw Join a cushaw squash workshop in May: https://cushawguide.handbarro…

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#160 - Tyler Carroll: HRIA Young Professional of the Year 2024 44:01

2M ago44:01

44:01

Tyler Carroll of United Rentals (previously Shore Hire) was awarded the Young Professional of the Year 2024 by the Hire & Rental Industry Association, and was recently completing his exchange program in the U.S with United Rentals. Michael Larsen caught up with Tyler at the ARA Show in the Las Vegas and chatted about his experiences in the HRIA's Y…

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Kahlil Corazo 1:21:40

2M ago1:21:40

1:21:40

Shane talks to Kahlil Corazo, a writer, thinker, entrepreneur and former agricultural researcher from the Phillipines about psychofauna, technocapital, the past and future of cacao and a whole bunch of other fascinating topics. You can read more of Kahlil's writing at his substack blog: https://www.explorations.ph And his article on psychofauna: ht…

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Michael Longfield 1:39:41

3M ago1:39:41

1:39:41

Shane talks to Michael Longfield about his extensive work developing syntropic agriculture systems in the central USA, tapping into an impressive range of local and introduced plant genetics. You can learn more about Michael's work at Interwoven Permaculture: https://interwovenpermaculture.com And get more regular updates and contact through: https…

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Nikomiko 58:09

3M ago58:09

58:09

Shane interviews Nikomiko about his involvement in the creation of Viossa, a pidgin language that was constructed in online chat rooms through playful interaction in any language except English and which has since grown into a thriving community. We discuss the wild world of constructed and evolving languages, and play with ways that new languages …

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#159 - Anthony Durante: Building the fastest growing equipment rental business in New York City 35:58

3M ago35:58

35:58

Anthony Durante comes from a family deeply rooted in the equipment rental industry, dating back to 1969. In 2009, he co-founded Durante Rentals alongside John Durante and Christopher Jones. From humble beginnings, the company expanded to 10 locations across the New York Tri-state area and earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-gro…

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Richard Goerwitz 1:26:01

3M ago1:26:01

1:26:01

Shane talks to Richard Goerwitz about his remarkable role as head gardener for the East Wind Intentional Community. Richard's work occupies an unusual niche, somewhere between home gardener and market gardener in scale and that includes opportunities for crop breeding with an army of taste testers at his disposal. East Wind is one of the oldest int…

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Eugene McCarthy Returns 1:24:06

3M ago1:24:06

1:24:06

Shane talks to Dr Eugene McCarthy once more, delving into his astonishing theory about the possible hybrid origin of humans (and not the recent discoveries about mixing of modern humans with neanderthals and their kin). Eugene has assembled a compelling body of evidence that our chimp like ancestors may have hybridised with the humble pig, accounti…

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#158 - Tony Tye & Erin Blair: Tony Tye & Erin Blair: How AI can help optimize route planning & reduce third party transport costs 45:02

3M ago45:02

45:02

Michael Larsen caught up with Tony Tye & Erin Blair at the ARA Show in Las Vegas to talk about how AI can help equipment rental businesses with their route planning, driver allocation, and reduce the spend on third party transport contractors. They dive into how InTempo & Wise Systems have partnered up to bring the latest logistics innovation to th…

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Gregg Muller 1:14:08

4M ago1:14:08

1:14:08

Shane talks to Gregg about his long journey through breeding a wide range of crops in his challenging Mediterranean climate in southern Australia. We also compare notes on the challenges of creating local crop breeding groups and discuss fresh approaches. Check out Gregg's incredible range of seeds for sale: https://www.usefulseeds.com Join Gregg's…

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Fedor Steeman 1:35:25

4M ago1:35:25

1:35:25

Shane talks to Fedor Steeman about the limits of evolving and engineering life itself. Check out more of Fedor's amazing videos on speculative biology at Phrenotopia- https://www.youtube.com/@Phrenotopia The origin of animal body plans - https://youtu.be/3Gql2iyY5Gw?si=lCEY3vtmibvfYaFG You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture bl…

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#157 - Elliott Vigil: Coaching your sales team in the equipment rental industry 1:13:41

4M ago1:13:41

1:13:41

Elliott Vigil has over 22 years experience in the equipment rental industry previously working in various sales roles at the likes of United Rentals & Ahern Rentals. Today Elliot is a sales coach to the construction & equipment rental industry, a key note speaker & co-host of the ARA's podcast ShopTalk. Michael Larsen sits down with Elliott Vigil a…

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Salvatore Ceccarelli 1:41:07

4M ago1:41:07

1:41:07

Shane talks to Salvatore Ceccarelli about his incredible contribution to the preservation and reinvigoration of ancient landrace crop genetics in the Middle East and Europe, putting diverse mixes of ancient grains back into the hands of farmers and bakers throughout the region. You can read more about Salvatore's work at- https://salvatorececcarell…

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Book Review- The One Straw Revolution 12:07

4M ago12:07

12:07

Shane revisits an old substack post reviewing Fukuoka's "One Straw Revolution", comparing his experiences as an experimental farmer to those of one of the founders of this philosophy. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog: https://zeroinputagriculture.substack.com Taming the Apocalypse ebook - https://www.amazon.com/Tami…

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Dr. Eugene McCarthy 1:24:12

5M ago1:24:12

1:24:12

Shane talks to Dr Eugene McCarthy about his lifetime studying the importance of hybridisation in the creation of new forms of life (usually called speciation). This is part of a three episode series with Dr McCarthy, Part 2 will investigate his thought provoking pig-chimp hypothesis, and part 3 will cover implications and applications of hybrid spe…

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Plant Profile- Shallots (Allium fistulosum) 10:32

5M ago10:32

10:32

Shane reflects on his oldest vegetable landrace crop, the humble shallot or spring onion (Allium fistulosum), an indispensable fresh leafy vegetable that deserves a place in just about every warm climate garden. The general principles and steps in developing your own landraces are explored, plus the numerous long lasting benefits. You can find more…

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Jason Howard 52:59

5M ago52:59

52:59

Shane talks to Jason about his extraordinary passion for breeding diverse, aromatic and hardy basil that goes so far beyond the common leafy green type most people know. Check out more of Jason's work at the links below The Basically About Basil main page where you can buy diverse basil seed and select plants https://basicallyaboutbasil.com The hig…

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Direct Sowing versus Transplants 8:05

5M ago8:05

8:05

Shane argues for the advantages of direct sowed seed over transplants, and outlines the key ingredients to achieve success sowing your own seed where it will grow. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog: https://zeroinputagriculture.substack.com Taming the Apocalypse ebook - https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-…

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Ugo Bardi 1:14:14

5M ago1:14:14

1:14:14

Shane talks to Professor Ugo Bardi about his recent book "Exterminations: Preparing for the Unthinkable" about the limits to growth and social, cultural and political responses to civilisational collapse. Check out more of Professor Bardi's work. Exterminations: Preparing for the Unthinkable The Seneca Effect…

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The Minimum Human Habitat 13:10

6M ago13:10

13:10

This episode calculates the minimum area of land needed to provide water, calories, protein and vegetables to a perfectly efficient human being under industrial and preindustrial circumstances. What would such a society look like? Luckily we have a real life example to explore. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog: http…

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Evalisa McIllfaterick 1:24:36

6M ago1:24:36

1:24:36

Shane chats with Evalisa McIllfaterick about her collaborative watermelon breeding project in chilly Canada. Evalisa's Market Farm- Root Cellar Gardens: rootcellargardens.com Superior Seed Producers (the local seed collective mentioned): https://superiorseedproducers.wordpress.com/ Lakehead University Sustainable Food Lab/ Breeding Diversity, Commu…

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Book Review- Agriculture of the Hidatsa 13:26

6M ago13:26

13:26

This episode reviews the book "Agriculture of the Hidatsa" which can be read for free online. Rare first hand accounts of pre-industrial agriculture are a valuable resource for anyone contemplating the nitty gritty details that lie ahead for those forced to develop post-agricultural systems.

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#156 - Tony Symons: Planning for the future after 31 years in the equipment hire industry 40:20

6M ago40:20

40:20

Tony Symons is the General Manager, Commercial at Kennards Hire with responsibility for the Major Projects Business and dotted line responsibility of the Kennards Hire business development teams. Tony Symons started in the equipment hire industry in 1993 with Crommelins Hire & Machinery in Western Australia. In 2001 Tony joined Kennards Hire during…

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Professor Porcupine 59:24

6M ago59:24

59:24

Shane interviews Professor Porcupine about the ways that young people without access to their own land can nevertheless get involved in crop breeding and low input agriculture. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog: https://zeroinputagriculture.substack.com Taming the Apocalypse ebook - https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apoc…

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The Three Times Plants (Almost) Destroyed the Planet 6:50

7M ago6:50

6:50

This is an audio version of a blog post from the Zero Input Agriculture substack. In it, Shane explores the deep history of life on Earth and the recurring imbalances in the biosphere that led to disasters that dwarf the current human impacts we worry so much about. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog: https://zeroinpu…

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#155 - Tony Crane - Hire & Rental Industry Association Life Member 30:13

7M ago30:13

30:13

Tony Crane was awarded the HRIA Life Member award at the HIRE24 convention in Brisbane, an award that hasn’t been presented since 2018. Tony has worked in the equipment rental industry for the past 40 years, working at companies such as BOC & Flexihire. During that time, Tony also served as the QLD State President of the HRIA. Tony has also assiste…

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Sam Bonney 1:05:01

7M ago1:05:01

1:05:01

Shane interviews Sam Bonney about his journey into low input agroforestry and the challenges of breeding slower growing crop species. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog: https://zeroinputagriculture.substack.com Taming the Apocalypse ebook - https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/ …

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The Staple Crop to Vegetable Pipeline 5:53

7M ago5:53

5:53

In this audio version of a blog post from the Zero Input Agriculture substack Shane explores the recurring pattern of robust staple crops being transformed into weak and inbred vegetable varieties. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog: https://zeroinputagriculture.substack.com Taming the Apocalypse ebook - https://www.a…

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#154 - Tim Helfers - Having a net zero vision as generator & lighting tower manufacturer 41:22

7M ago41:22

41:22

Tim Helfers in the Managing Director at Globe Power. Globe Power is a long time provider of reliable generator and lighting solutions. Globe Power has recognized the global need to shift towards renewable energy sources as an important market evolution and environmental necessity. Designed and engineered by an Australian team, all Globe products ar…

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Episode 4 - David Holmgren 1:01:25

7M ago1:01:25

1:01:25

Shane interviews David Holmgren, cofounder of permaculture and all-round inspiration, about the potential synergies between modern permaculture practice and the breeding of plants and livestock. Check out David’s recent articles mentioned in the show: A Table of Many Stories – an exploration of the true age of the largest Australian trees : https:/…

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Episode 3 - Book Review : Seeing Like a State 14:29

8M ago14:29

14:29

This is an audio version of a blog post from Zero Input Agriculture on January 3 2024. This episode explores the book by James C. Scott and applies its key findings to navigating the decline of industrial civilisation. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog - https://zeroinputagriculture.substack.com Taming the Apocalypse…

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Episode 2 - Brian Reeder 1:28:36

8M ago1:28:36

1:28:36

Shane interviews Brian Reeder, life-long breeder of the beautiful and delicious daylilies (Hemerocallis) among many other obsessions. Check out Brian’s links mentioned in the show: Sun Dragon Daylilies- http://www.sundragondaylilies.com/ Sun Dragon Daylilies Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/SunDragonDaylilies Detailed Article on Daylily Br…

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#153 - Craig Palmer - Classic Hire, growing to an 8 location equipment hire business in Western Australia 25:20

8M ago25:20

25:20

Classic Hire is a Western Australian owned and family run business which began operations from just one location in 1993. Since then, they have grown to become one of Western Australia's largest hire companies of small to medium sized equipment with eight throughout Perth. This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software. Have you been searchi…

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Episode 1 - A Solitary Season 11:28

8M ago11:28

11:28

Episode 1 – A Solitary Season This is an audio version of a blog post from Zero Input Agriculture on October 3 2024. This episode explores the thorny issue of managing events that happen only once in the life span of our planet. You can find more of Shane’s work at: Zero Input Agriculture blog: https://zeroinputagriculture.substack.com Taming the A…

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Introduction to Zero Input Agriculture 2:37

8M ago2:37

2:37

Shane Simonsen, host of the Zero Input Agriculture podcast, introduces the structure of the show, his background, places you can read more of his work and his sincere hopes to inspire listeners to pursue crop and livestock breeding for low input agriculture to build a functional alternative to industrial civilisation. Read more and support Shane's …

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#152 - Gab Robinson - Harry the Hirer, Australia's premier event hire supplier 1:02:18

9M ago1:02:18

1:02:18

Gab Robinson is the CEO of Harry the Hirer with over 20 years experience in the event hire industry. Harry the Hirer is a national supply company with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Adelaide with a combined warehouse size of 135,000m². The Harry the Hirer warehouses are home to the latest and best products including, flooring, furniture, …

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#151 - Steve Mau - Joining the equipment rental industry by acquiring a small business 42:36

11M ago42:36

42:36

Steve Mau is the President of Brainerd General Rental and the current & 61st President of the American Rental Association. Brainerd General Rental is a general rental store located in Brainerd, Minnesota. Steve previously worked for a Fortune 500 company and was looking to purchase and get involved with a small business in the early 2000s. In 2002 …

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#150 - John Bibbo - President Event Source 48:27

12M ago48:27

48:27

John Bibbo is a past American Rental Association president and is the President at Event Source, a 40 year old event second generation event rental business based in based across Ohio, Michigan & Pennsylvania. This episode was recorded by Michael Larsen at the ARA Show in New Orleans. This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software. Have you …

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#149 - David Maxwell & Keith Clarke - United Forklift and Access Solutions & Haulotte Australia 37:23

12M ago37:23

37:23

David Maxwell is the Managing Director at United Forklift and Access Solutions & Keith Clarke is the General Manager at Haulotte Australia. United Forklift and Access Solutions & Haulotte Australia have had a strong partnership since 2010 and United recently hit a milestone of purchasing the 5000th Haulotte machine.…

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