Recombination Nation
by Shane Simonsen
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Estimated from 5 chart positions in 5 markets.
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- 🇦🇺AU · Home & Garden#5630K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Home & Garden#1995K to 30K
- 🇯🇵JP · Home & Garden#1091K to 10K
- 🇵🇭PH · Home & Garden#1530K to 100K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Home & Garden#973K to 10K
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21K to 75K🎙 Daily cadence·72 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
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69K to 250K🇦🇺40%🇵🇭40%🇨🇦12%+2 more - Active Followers
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21K to 75K
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Architecture and Agriculture in Burma and Nepal with Damien Zumbroegel
Sep 4, 2026
1h 57m 07s
Three Floating Staple Crops
Aug 28, 2026
23m 34s
Experimental Farming for the Win with Tanja Eskildsen
Aug 22, 2026
1h 22m 13s
Evolving Beyond Hope with Sci-Fi Author Peter Watts
Aug 14, 2026
1h 59m 57s
Applying Ethnobotany to Regen Ag with Ryan Huish
Aug 7, 2026
1h 17m 25s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 9/4/26 |  Architecture and Agriculture in Burma and Nepal with Damien Zumbroegel | Damon Zumbroegel left behind a successful career in architecture in the USA to find the living roots of civilisation in rural Burma and the mountains of Nepal. We discuss how he inspired the locals to revive an exhausted piece of land on the banks of the mighty Irrawaddy river, the design principles behind monasteries and high end hotels, and the diverging fates of Nepal (which westernised) and Burma (which sustained its traditions).Follow Damon's many adventures on X.Check out the new short documentary film about my experimental farm.Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles.Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology. | 1h 57m 07s | ||||||
| 8/28/26 |  Three Floating Staple Crops | In my second solo episode I explore the potential for floating aquatic plants to produce staple carbohydrates, fat and protein in a way that could create a new kind of integrated agricultural package. I also had fun imagining the impact these crops could have in a warm and watery corner of the world in the not too distant future.What novel domestications should I explore in future episodes?If you enjoy this kind of content, then you will love Taming the Apocalypse- an exploration of the entire tree of life for untapped potential domestication.Grab a copy of the ebook on Amazon, the audiobook on Kobo, or a paid subscription to my substack where the audiobook is in the archived posts. | 23m 34s | ||||||
| 8/22/26 |  Experimental Farming for the Win with Tanja Eskildsen | Tanja Eskildsen fell in love with plants in chilly Denmark but unleashed their potential through low-input experimental farming on the sunny island of Majorca. We retrace her path learning to trial, select and breed crops for her challenging soil and extreme climate. Check out Tanja's Substack.And lots of gorgeous photos on Instagram.Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles.Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology. | 1h 22m 13s | ||||||
| 8/14/26 |  Evolving Beyond Hope with Sci-Fi Author Peter Watts | Peter Watts is a notorious science fiction author with a fascination of the outer edges of biology, fractured minds and a taste for the dark and confronting. We dive into the lessons the living world and our own nature can teach us when contemplating the destiny of this civilisation, our species and the fate of the planet.Check out Peter's insightful blog and backlist (including many complete novels, free to read)Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles.Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology. | 1h 59m 57s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 |  Applying Ethnobotany to Regen Ag with Ryan Huish | Associate Professor Ryan Huish is an experienced ethnobotanist with experience in both North America and the South Pacific, who also runs his own experimental low input farm in the mountains of Appalachia. We explore the lessons from historical and traditional cultures' relationships to plants and landscapes and how that has influenced his own efforts to develop a truly sustainable local agriculture.Learn more about his farm, book a tour or buy some seed.Read more about his extensive research and teaching.Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles.Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology. | 1h 17m 25s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 |  New Zealand, Energy Limits and Resilience with Nathan Surendran | Nathan Surendran is an Engineer who moved from the UK to New Zealand in response to the terrible creaking sound coming from the heart of the world's industrial systems. There he has worked consistently to help local government prepare for the unfolding shocks and stresses in our planetary supply chain, which New Zealand sits on the very end of.You can read Nathan's work at Energy and ResilienceSign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology. | 1h 36m 10s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 |  A Route to Beaver Domestication | In Shane's first solo episode, we explore the possible route to the domestication of the beaver and the potential benefits of developing a close relationship with this powerful ecosystem engineer.Check out more novel domestications in my ebook Taming the ApocalypseAudiobook available on KoboAudiobook also available via a paid subscription to the Recombination Nation Substack | 23m 56s | ||||||
| 7/17/26 | agriculturespiritual traditions+3 | Todd Elliott | The Cunning FarmerInner Traditions+2 | — | agriculturespirituality+3 | — | 1h 19m 00s | ||
| 7/3/26 | industrial declineRussian perspective+3 | Dmitry Orlov | Recombination NationYoutube+2 | — | Dmitry Orlovindustrial decline+5 | — | 1h 14m 21s | ||
| 6/26/26 | agroforestrytree crops+3 | Zach Elfers | Keystone Tree Crop CooperativeNorthern Nut Growers Association+2 | — | agroforestrytree crops+5 | — | 2h 23m 02s | ||
| 6/19/26 | Buddhismmeditation+4 | Soryu Forall | Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on EarthTaming the Apocalypse | — | Buddhismmeditation+5 | — | 1h 51m 04s | ||
| 6/12/26 | rare tree growingavocado diversity+3 | Nicholas Mallonee | SubstackTaming the Apocalypse | California | avocadorare trees+5 | — | 1h 12m 46s | ||
| 6/5/26 | palaeontologyspeculative biology+3 | Peter Ward | AmazonGoodreads+2 | — | palaeontologyfuture evolution+3 | — | 1h 26m 17s | ||
| 5/29/26 | seed farmingcommunity building+3 | Edmund Frost | Common Wealth Seed GrowersTwin Oaks Community+2 | Louisa County, Virginia | seed growerscucurbits+3 | — | 1h 19m 29s | ||
| 5/22/26 | ecological anarchismbiology+3 | Arnold Schroder | Taming the ApocalypseFight Like an Animal+4 | — | ecological anarchismbiology+3 | — | 1h 33m 37s | ||
| 5/15/26 | crop breedingvegetable projects+4 | Julia DakinAnna Mieritz | Going to SeedTaming the Apocalypse+1 | — | crop breedingGoing to Seed+4 | — | 1h 23m 57s | ||
| 5/8/26 | cultural evolutionevolutionary biology+4 | Roger's Bacon | Taming the ApocalypseSecretorum+3 | — | cultural evolutionevolutionary biology+6 | — | 2h 13m 43s | ||
| 5/1/26 | crop breedinguncommon crops+5 | Steve | Recombination NationTaming the Apocalypse | southern AustraliaAndes | teosintearracacha+6 | — | 1h 29m 29s | ||
| 4/24/26 | landrace cropssustainable agriculture+3 | Glenn Roberts | Anson MillsTaming the Apocalypse | — | landraceAnson Mills+3 | — | 2h 18m 03s | ||
| 4/17/26 | auxiliary languagesconlangs+3 | Andiru | Baseyureddit+3 | — | Baseyuauxiliary language+3 | — | 1h 05m 29s | ||
| 4/10/26 | constructed languagesEsperanto+4 | Okan | Recombination NationToki Pona+6 | — | constructed languagesEsperanto+6 | — | 1h 14m 09s | ||
| 4/3/26 | technopuritanismculture wars+3 | Malcolm Collins | Based CampPragmatists Guide+1 | — | technopuritanismMalcolm Collins+5 | — | 1h 26m 15s | ||
| 3/27/26 | crop breedingrare crops+3 | Chuck Chan | Recombination NationTaming the Apocalypse | CaliforniaAndean | MashuaBabaco+5 | — | 59m 19s | ||
| 3/20/26 | energy crisisdata analysis+3 | Gail Tverberg | TheOilDrum.comGeopolitics and Empire+3 | — | energy crisisdata wrangling+5 | — | 1h 16m 20s | ||
| 3/13/26 | civilization declinepeak oil+4 | James Howard Kunstler | Recombination NationSubstack+3 | — | civilizationpeak oil+3 | — | 2h 22m 24s | ||
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Chart history for Recombination Nation
Peaked at #15 in PH, currently #15 in PH.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| Australia | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| Japan | — | #109 | #109 | — |
| Canada | — | #199 | #199 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.