Outdoor Minimalist

Where do we go from here?Where are the leaders?Why does it feel like no one is doing anything?In this solo episode of The Outdoor Minimalist Podcast, we work to dismantle one of the most persistent myths about resistance: that it only looks one way — loud, visible, risky, and centered on a single kind of leader.Drawing on history, journalism, and movement research, this episode explores why successful resistance movements don’t rely on heroes or front lines alone. They rely on ecosystems. Networks of people taking on different roles at different times, based on capacity, skill, and sustainability.Meg situates this conversation specifically within outdoor spaces and the outdoor industry, where leadership and power have historically been framed through a narrow, often white lens. By examining who has always been forced to resist, and who has often had the privilege not to, this episode challenges listeners to reconsider where leadership already exists, and what real allyship actually requires.Meg unpacks why neutrality can be dangerous, how “malignant normality” takes hold, and why resistance must include collective care if it’s going to last.Finally, this episode offers a framework for understanding the many roles that show up in movements that actually work, including:- Frontlines- Organizers - Caregivers - Storytellers- Educators- Builders- SupportersAnd invites listeners to identify where they can contribute honestly and sustainably.Because resistance isn’t a sprint.It’s not even a marathon.It’s a relay, and everyone has a role.Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/outdoor.minimalist.book/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/outdoorminimalist⁠⁠⁠Listener Survey: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/jd8UCN2LL3AQst976⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Recommended Books on Resistance & Social Movements- Erica Chenoweth & Maria J. Stephan — Why Civil Resistance Works (2011)- Gene Sharp — The Politics of Nonviolent Action (1973)- Sarah Jaffe — Necessary Trouble (2016)- Judith Butler — Frames of War (2009)- Peter Kropotkin — Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution (1902)- Umberto Eco — How to Spot a Fascist (2020)- Timothy Snyder — On Tyranny (2017)- Saul D. Alinsky — Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals (1971)- bell hooks — Feminism Is for Everybody (2000)- Audre Lorde — Sister Outsider (1984)- If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance, edited by Angela Y. Davis (1971)- Ellen Jones — Outrage (2025)- Leah Thomas — Intersectional Environmentalist (2022)- Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò — Elite Capture (2022)- Rebecca Solnit — Hope in the Dark (2004)- Rebecca Solnit — A Paradise Built in Hell (2009)- Sara Ahmed — The Feminist Killjoy Handbook (2023)- Omkari L. Williams — Micro Activism (2023)- adrienne maree brown — Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (2019)- Arlie Russell Hochschild — Strangers in Their Own Land (2016)- Maria Ressa — How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future (2022)- Guy B. Johnson & James A. Dombrowski — The Highlander Folk School- Charles Tilly — Social Movements, 1768–2004Free Online ResourcesInternational Center on Nonviolent Conflict — Methods of Nonviolent Actionhttps://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/198-methods-of-nonviolent-action/ Stanford Mapping Militancy Project — Leadership & Movement Researchhttps://mappingmilitants.org/Kimberlé Crenshaw — Intersectionality essays & TED Talkhttps://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionalityIf you’re new to this topic, Rebecca Solnit and Sarah Jaffe are great starting points.

Here's what happened during the week of October 27 - 31 with our Public Lands:- Mike Lee's three new proposals that threaten public lands with Neal Clark from the Southwest Utah Wilderness Alliance- National Parks remain understaffed, but open during the ongoing shutdown- Over 500 new oil and gas permits were approved during the shutdown period- Trump administration will open the entire 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leasingThe Center for Western Priorities Oil & Gas Tracker: ⁠https://westernpriorities.org/2025/10/oil-gas-government-shutdown-tracker/⁠Subscribe to our newsletter for in-depth coverage and extra stories we don’t have time for on the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theoutdoorminimalist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Have tips, testimonials, or insights on public land changes? Submit them through our Google Form (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/JwC73G8wLvU6kedc9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).Support Our Work at Buy Me a Coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/outdoorminimalist⁠⁠⁠

In the pilot episode of Ecocide, we look at two primary threats to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: mining and climate change.Spanning over 1.1 million acres of boreal forest, glacial lakes, and winding rivers, the Boundary Waters is the largest wilderness East of the Rockies (and North of the Everglades), and one of the most pristine freshwater ecosystems in the world. But sulfide-ore copper mining and a rapidly changing climate now put this place at risk.In this episode, we speak with Pete Marshall of Friends of the Boundary Waters about the region’s ecological importance and the long history of political battles over its protection that continue to this day.Ecocide is an independent, on-location video podcast series that exposes how extractive industries threaten environments and outdoor recreation economies. Because we avoid brand sponsorships, projects like this are entirely funded by listeners and viewers.Support future episodes: https://buymeacoffee.com/outdoorminimalistAND share this episode to help us grow the series.Thank you for caring about clean water and wild spaces as much as we do.Website: https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/Instagram: instagram.com/outdoor.minimalist.book/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theoutdoorminimalist----------------Written and Produced by Meg CarneyVideography and Editing by Alex CarneyGuest Interview with Pete Marshall from Friends of the Boundary Waters Special Thanks to Caitlin Vander Wal Creative Support from Ethan Wiese