EPISODE · May 10, 2026 · 1H 18M
Emotionally Processing Peak Oil & Em-Powering Community Action! with Nathan Surendran
from Reskillience · host Catie Payne
We built this city on rock n roll! And cheap oil. And it’s currently running out… so what happens now? This week I chat with Nathan Surendran to get a foothold on the fossil fuel crisis (which is the Everything Crisis) and how we can keep our balance, together. Nathan is a systems thinker, recovering engineer, energy and security analyst, policy advisor, author of the Energy and Resilience substack and chair of the Wise Response society. He is also seriously kind, and provides so much practical, empowering advice in this convo, including:Moving far far away from civilisationThe unsustainability of citiesNeurodivergence leading to deep researchThe Energy Elephant in the room: WHAT AREN’T WE SEEINGWhy oil (diesel) is the lifeblood of industrial societyDrawing down ancient sunlight 1 million times faster than it’s being rechargedEvery calorie of food takes 10 calories of fossil fuels, oofThe Iran WarWhy we can’t just switch to renewablesRight relationship with renewablesWhat are baseline standards of living?Household appliance heroes for the energy descentWhat is Energy Blindness?Emotionally processing peak oilOne barrel of oil = 5 years of human labour (!)Are we being gaslit about the situation in the strait?The industrial system schools us to comply, not thinkWhy the rich aren’t as protected as they might thinkLess affluent people are ahead of the gameWhat is mutual aid?Un-pathologising co-dependenceMaori concepts of community careWhy we need danger from a mental health perspective🧙♀️LINKY POOS 🧙♀️Nathan on Substack ~ Energy and ResilienceNathan’s home on the web[doc] When The Trucks Stop ~ mutual aid guidelinesWise Response on SubstackJason Bradford ~ The Future Is RuralSteve KeeneIan McGilchristCharlie HoyleNate HagensSteve KeenHoward T Odum📸 Photo credit: Jason Hosking🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon 🧡
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We built this city on rock n roll! And cheap oil. And it's currently running out… so what happens now? This week I chat with Nathan Surendran [https://energyandresilience.substack.com/]to get a foothold on the fossil fuel crisis (which is the Everything Crisis) and how we can keep our balance, together. Nathan is a systems thinker, recovering engineer, energy and security analyst, policy advisor, author of the Energy and Resilience substack and chair of the Wise Response society. He is also seriously kind, and provides so much practical, empowering advice in this convo, including: Moving far far away from civilisation The unsustainability of cities Neurodivergence leading to deep research The Energy Elephant in the room: WHAT AREN'T WE SEEING Why oil (diesel) is the lifeblood of industrial society Drawing down ancient sunlight 1 million times faster than it's being recharged Every calorie of food takes 10 calories of fossil fuels, oof The Iran War Why we can't just switch to renewables Right relationship with renewables What are baseline standards of living? Household appliance heroes for the energy descent What is Energy Blindness? Emotionally processing peak oil One barrel of oil = 5 years of human labour (!) Are we being gaslit about the situation in the strait? The industrial system schools us to comply, not think Why the rich aren't as protected as they might think Less affluent people are ahead of the game What is mutual aid? Un-pathologising co-dependence Maori concepts of community care Why we need danger from a mental health perspective 🧙♀️LINKY POOS 🧙♀️ Nathan on Substack ~ Energy and Resilience [https://energyandresilience.substack.com/] Nathan's home on the web [https://www.schema.nz/] [doc] When The Trucks Stop ~ mutual aid guidelines [https://wiseresponse.substack.com/p/what-can-i-do-in-response-to-the] Wise Response on Substack [https://wiseresponse.substack.com/] Jason Bradford ~ The Future Is Rural Steve Keene Ian McGilchrist Charlie Hoyle Nate Hagens Steve Keen Howard T Odum 📸 Photo credit: Jason Hosking [https://www.jasonhosking.com/] 🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/Reskillience] 🧡
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