The Moneyless Society Podcast

We've all felt the squeeze of technofascism scraping our data, suppressing our voices, and forcing our eyes onto their messaging like we're living in A Clockwork Orange. Well, the Media & Messaging Circle of Moneyless Society is plotting some ways out. As the voice and the first point of contact with our organization M&M seeks to inform and connect with our online community -- and now, encourage them to start taking more of their connection offline. Listen in to learn about our goal of making content that is more "vital" than "viral", and how we're seeking greener pastures in the Fediverse as mainstream social platforms become less and less social. We hope you'll come along with us to learn and grow in the real world, so we have a better shot of surviving the collapse we're starting to witness first-hand.

If you're feeling hopeless about the U.S. election, women's rights, Palestine, climate change, and everything else, and don't know where to start or what to do -- this episode is for you. Meet a few members of our Direct Action Circle, who live and breathe communal care, and are teaching and learning the skills needed to prevent/survive collapse. Contrary to popular belief, those skills aren't just foraging for food and bandaging wounds. Direct action is as much about emotional support and mutual aid as anything else. When we learn to provide for one another, we stop relying on the abusive system of business and capital that starves and harms us in the first place. Learn more about the groups mentioned on the show below, and join our Discord to start learning how to build community rooted in care. Appalachian Community Meal Project: Facebook Houston organizer info: Instagram Edible Landscapes: greeningyourlife.org Magnova: Open Collective Discord: linktr.ee/moneyless

Be sure to check out the previously uploaded Part 1! EVOLUTION is the death of the old species and the messy, experimental birth of something new...and so we present VENUS EVOLUTIONS, the next phase of the greatest vision for the transformation of human society yet created. On this podcast Marlow and Arjang from ‪@WorldBeyondCapitalism‬ are joined by Roxanne Meadows and Nathaniel Dinwiddie of TVP and the great Simon Michaux to discuss their partnership to develop and actually build the city of the future and adapt a real alternative beyond the failing establishment's phony green transition. This is a deep dive into Simon's trailblazing PLAN to build a city in the desert using cutting edge technology and design science for a kind of INDUSTRIAL PERMACULTURE, a truly closed loop, fossil fuel anf debt free transitional system to model what is possible for all humanity. This is part one of an epic dialogue exploring these collaborative partnerships, the future of TVP, and going through Simon's immensely detailed plan, the purple transition. #fossilfuels #sustainability #resourcebasedeconomy #thevenusproject #jacquefresco #degrowth

Cross-post from our brilliant partner channel World Beyond Capitalism, hosted by Arjang Jameh! Be sure to visit his channel to learn more about what a different world could look like and how we could get there, together: www.youtube.com/@WorldBeyondCapitalism EVOLUTION is the death of the old species and the messy, experimental birth of something new...and so we present VENUS EVOLUTIONS, the next phase of the greatest vision for the transformation of human society yet created. On this podcast we are joined by Roxanne Meadows and Nathaniel Dinwiddie of TVP and the great Simon Michaux to discuss their partnership to develop and actually build the city of the future and adapt a real alternative beyond the failing establishment's phony green transition. This is a deep dive into Simon's trailblazing PLAN to build a city in the desert using cutting edge technology and design science for a kind of INDUSTRIAL PERMACULTURE, a truly closed loop, fossil fuel anf debt free transitional system to model what is possible for all humanity. This is part one of an epic dialogue exploring these collaborative partnerships, the future of TVP, and going through Simon's immensely detailed plan, the purple transition. #sustainability #fossilfuels #degrowth

Moneyless Society is more than just a podcast -- it is a community of people building a blueprint for transitioning away from capitalist economics. And it's time to start introducing you all to these plans and ideas, so that they can propagate and grow. On this episode we'll introduce you to the coordinators of our Technomancy Circle, which envisions technology as practical magic, and the doorway to organizing society in more efficient and accessible ways! Tune in to learn about open source programming, anarchism, and how the digital commons allows us to utilize the collective knowledge and abilities of mankind to free ourselves from the oppressive status quo of a financialized economy. Find our episode about Lavra's MAGNOVA project here!

Moneyless Society is more than just a podcast -- it is a community of people building a blueprint for transitioning away from capitalist economics. And it's time to start introducing you all to these plans and ideas, so that they can propagate and grow. On this episode we'll introduce you to our organizing structure, sociocracy, and some of the people from our General Circle, which ensures that everyone helping us do the work is heard and represented in our mission goals. Learn more about the sociocratic Circles of MoSo at hub.moneylesssociety.com/circles. And listen to our past episode about Lavra's Magnova project on our YouTube or Spotify!

As Moneyless Society grows we want to introduce you to more of our members and the ways we're working to build alternative systems in our communities. And with the upcoming U.S. general election, this insight from our dedicated volunteer, Mia Jacobson, couldn't be more timely. As a longshoreman and member of a historic union herself, Mia understands how important it is for the boots on the ground to have a say in organizational decision-making. That's part of her reasoning for why elected representation is an outdated system of governance. In an age where almost everyone has access to technology that can inform them of what's going on, and allow them to engage with decision-making processes, there's no need to ask someone who doesn't know or understand them, to speak for them. Tune in to hear what other approaches are possible, and how other parts of the world are already putting them into practice. And look out for more episodes soon featuring other members of Moneyless Society, building a new world together that's based on care and community, rather than capital.

"Dark Optimism is, in part, a perspective which is not afraid of seeking the truth — even when that truth is unpalatable or feels overwhelming. By exploring the unknown we can see it for what it is, rather than what we might fear it to be. Where there is darkness present we face it with an indomitable belief in the potential of life and humankind." Those words are from the website of our friend Shaun Chamberlin, a researcher, writer and activist continuing to carry the torch of giants like Michael Dowd, who brought us the "Post-Doom" philosophy. In this episode we let ourselves look at all the things we MIGHT NOT be able to accomplish in trying to save the world, and sit with what that means for our future. But realism is not pessimism, and seeing with clear eyes allows us to make this life meaningful, no matter where it leads.

This month, a group of core Moneyless Society volunteers met up in the scenic mountains of Kentucky to get a firsthand taste of self-sufficient living, discuss the future of the organization, and just generally revel in the company of comrades who have only been able to collaborate digitally for the past few years. During that time, we also recorded a podcast episode meant to introduce the world to a few of the hands helping build the coming transition, and to the larger community and mission making it possible. Listen in, and reach out to see how you can get involved in bringing about the next economic evolution of our world. We still have a long way to go, and a lot to learn, but if we've learned anything from our experiences so far it's that we have what we need to get there when we put our skills, knowledge, and passions together.

Science fiction is an effective way to put our current reality into context, and helps us imagine what our future might look like. For authors like Cory Doctorow, that fact is extremely useful in getting people to imagine what could be possible in a changed world -- and understand that changing the world IS POSSIBLE. On today's episode, we dive into all the ways that we give power to authoritarian social systems when we buy into their self-inflating social narratives. And how the people who control those systems deceive us into thinking that they are actually powerful sorcerers who possess obscure, ancient knowledge -- and not, as Doctorow says, just a bunch of charlatans sifting through the guts of a sacrificial goat. Follow Moneyless Society on social media for more revolutionary inspiration, and visit our website at moneylesssociety.com to join up as a volunteer. Get your hands dirty building a new world from the bones of the old one.

What if there was a way to acquire the things you need in life without having to grovel and scrape for money every day? What if we could instead provide and be provided for by one another -- keeping track of what we've contributed, and what we plan to contribute, without all the fake numbers and resource hoarding? That's precisely the focus of today's episode. Our guests are a panel of radical thinkers who have each in their own way broken out of the box of the financial status quo, and begun exploring realistic alternative ways to account for need with one another. Listen to learn, and see how you can begin applying these new methods in small ways within your own daily life!

“We know more about black holes now, than we know about interest rates.” That’s Ty Keynes, explaining just how incomprehensible our global financial system actually is. And as a devout practitioner of Systems Dynamics, he has more than put in the legwork to try making sense of the mess. Imagine that you were able to create a model of what will happen in our world, based on the cycles that it tends to follow – that’s more or less what systems dynamics allows us to do. But when applied to capitalist economics, the results are chaos. They do show one thing clear as day, however: a capitalist system is guaranteed to destroy our biophysical environment at breakneck speed. And it will drag us through cycles of personal and collective misery along the way. By the end of this episode, you’ll see through Ty’s models how closely we can predict the future of our world if we stay the course we’re on currently. And you’ll understand why the most effective remedy for our situation is people making decisions together, and supporting each other on the road back to any kind of sustainable sanity.

"There are problems of extreme urgency that will be solved in the near future, or we're finished." If you're an activist, linguist, or political analyst, then Noam Chomsky needs no introduction. But for anyone unfamiliar, Chomsky has shaped numerous generations of critical minds, and blazed the trail for organizations like ours attempting to change society at a systemic level. We're thrilled to have him on our show, and to ask what he sees for our future (if we have one) as a new generation of activists take to the front lines. The short is answer is that he believes in us and our chances if we can take this challenge seriously enough, keep our minds open, and do everything in our power to tackle these crises together. Otherwise, all of the wisdom that he's shared with us will die with us, and the next generation may well be the last. Follow Moneyless Society on social media for more revolutionary ideas, and fill out the volunteer form in our bio there to join us in creating a post-capitalist future!

Utopia isn't some final destination where problems no longer exist -- it's a constantly evolving process of self-evaluation and social cooperation. Jacque Fresco understood that when he and Roxanne Meadows started The Venus Project, introducing so many of us to the idea of a resource-based economy, and the ability to engineer our way out of our crises. Roxanne joins us on today's episode, along with her colleagues Nate and Theo, to discuss how The Venus Project is evolving today. Much more than a futuristic compound located in Venus, Florida, The Venus Project is like a whole new science being introduced to the world. And the goal of this new science is to harness human ingenuity and collaboration, teaching people to work WITH the nature around them in order to survive and thrive in the face of impending industrial apocalypse. Visit their website at www.thevenusproject.com, and be sure to follow them on Instagram, Facebok, Twitter, and TikTok.

As buildings collapse on top of them, these two young men from Gaza are desperate to tell their story to the world, so that we will recognize and end the brutality their families are experiencing. It is the VERY SAME brutality that sweeps across African cobalt mines, American cop cities, and throughout history wherever there was land to steal and profit to squeeze from the people living there. Ramy is only 19, and was denied at the border when his family escaped, fleeing to find emergency surgery for his young sister. Sobhe is only 23, and his family was given 10 minutes to evacuate their home before it was bombed in front of them. Both have lost their dearest family members to shelling and stavation, and just want to be freed from this ongoing, hellish, and wholly undeserved punishment. Take a moment of your day to listen to the story from the mouths of the people living it -- rather than some sanitized and repackaged soundbite from the mainstream media. And donate any amount that you can to their fundraising campaigns linked below. We've already seen families get to safety, or at least get the food they need to survive, with simple campaigns like these. Even sharing their stories on social media improves their chances of being seen and supported, and of the world knowing what is really going on. Ramy Alyaziji https://gofund.me/613f3efb Sobhe Sayyed https://gofund.me/a443d121 #gaza #freepalestine #israelpalestineconflict #mutualaid #idfbombing #rafahborder #flourmassacre #capitalism #postcapitalism #anarchism #resourcebasedeconomy #savethechildren

WHERE IS THE HUMANITY as we live-stream a genocidal war in Gaza against a captive, innocent people being wiped out by nuclear superpower of Israel, funded by the USA? The hope and humanity is in the people of Gaza themselves and in the response of people who care around the world doing their part to help. Moneyless Society is highlighting the real, heartbreaking, unimaginably horrific stories of regular people living through this nightmare with their families. We brought on Mohamad and Halaa, a doctor and law student to tell us their heart-rending stories of bombing, mass death of family members, and to use our platform to uplift their stories in the hope YOU will help. They're raising the money to buy their freedom, to buy the lives of their family from this monstrous system. They need $7000 a person to get their families out of a war zone, who are mostly sick and elderly or young children. This is a show about finding hope in the wreckage, it is a horrific but inspiring story of human goodness in the face of annihilation, and the amount of hope at the end-- entirely depends on how much YOU the listeners take up this cause and help. Campaigns here, donate and share, not just in social media but directly with people who will help! Halaa: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-hayas... Mohammad: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-to-sa...

MUTUAL MFIN AID! The antidote to a world consumed by transactional, commodified, individualized, and nuked social relations is embarrassingly simple: SHARE! In this nourishing, hard-core solutions oriented episode we explore all things mutual aid with the GREAT Stephanie Rearick. We talk time banking, mutual credit, community building, Appalachian Community Meal project, and exactly WHAT IT TAKES to start your own mutual aid network in your town as a part of a movement to uplift each other outside the shackles and deprivation of the system that's gonna kill us all if we don't learn how to SHARE! Oh and the best part, it's all FREE!

Join us for a riveting episode that delves into the heart of global crises, where we unravel the stark realities of consumption inequality and its profound implications. In a world where the top 1% consume as much as the bottom 66%, we dissect the intricate web of environmental challenges and economic disparities, challenging the very foundations of capitalism. With hosts Zachary Marlow and Arjang Jameh steering this thought-provoking dialogue, and featuring the insights of renowned expert Richard Wilkinson, we embark on a journey of discovery and radical thinking. We explore the intersection of public health and income inequality through Wilkinson's groundbreaking research, illuminating how societal divides impact our collective well-being. Engage with us as we tackle the tough questions: What makes inequality destructive? How can we reshape our society into a more equitable, abundant, and collaborative existence? For those yearning for deep, meaningful discussions and real solutions to the pressing issues of our time, this episode is a must-watch. We're not just analyzing problems; we're envisioning a future that transcends the status quo. Tune in, join the dialogue, and be part of a community that dares to think differently and act boldly.

ADMIN REVEAL! The woman behind Moneyless Society, Amanda Smith, tells her story in this riveting experience of hardship turned into mutual aid. Get to know the tireless activist, meme queen supreme, single mother (and grandmother) behind our organization, the meme empire she built, and the IRL mutual aid network she is building in the heart of Appalachia. Discover how Amanda's Appalachian Community Meal Project (ACM) is bringing the vision of Moneyless Society into reality by fighting poverty, creating community, and removing barriers to access life's basic needs. We explore how the ACM project not only feeds people but also serves as a hub for various resources, bringing together fragmented community organizations with a unique approach to addressing the loneliness epidemic, social alienation, and food scarcity. Hear about Amanda's journey from dire poverty to community leader, and from online activism to creating tangible impacts in her community. This episode highlights the power of grassroots initiatives in addressing critical social issues and transforming challenges into opportunities. Amanda shares her personal story of overcoming adversity, raising neurodivergent children in the Deep South, and how these experiences fueled her fire for revolution. Discover how ACM's approach to organizing free dinner events is creating a ripple effect of positive change, fostering a sense of community and interconnectedness. This episode is a testament to the idea that a better world is possible through collective efforts, mutual support, and re-imagining our social structures. Tune in to uncover how mutual aid is not just a concept, but a living, breathing movement making a real difference. Join us in this heartfelt journey from personal struggles to community empowerment. #MutualAid #CommunityEmpowerment #SocialChange #ACM #AppalachianCommunity

None of this is normal and we shouldn't get used to it! The horrifying crisis in Palestine is a collective trauma decades in the making that we are just now witnessing from the outside. The great Daniel Maté, co-author of The Myth of Normal and mental chiropractor joins us to unpack the terrible history and reality of what's going on, breaking the myth that it's too complicated to take a stand on, or the larger myth that ANY OF THIS IS NORMAL. We take a spiraling deep dive into what's going on underneath the surface of the October 7th attack and the psychological distortion and insanity we consider normal under late stage capitalism. This is a must-listen talk that unpacks the situation on both sides and goes to the ROOT in geopolitics and in the cycles of trauma that are inside us all us. Explore more eye-opening content by following @moneylesssociety on social media, and get involved in building a new world with us by visiting moneylesssociety.com!