Dr. Jason Bradford is an organic farmer, and manager of Confluence Farms near Corvallis, Oregon. He has been affiliated with the Post Carbon Institute since 2004, initially as a Fellow. He is currently Board President and a co-host of the Crazy Town podcast. In 2019, he authored The Future is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification. Prior to his switch to agriculture, he was a research biologist studying evolution, ecology, and global change.
Crazy Town: Episode 136. We Dug Digger, or Why Tom Cruise Is the Most Famous Crazy Townie
What happens when an A-list director and the biggest Hollywood star of the last 50 years team up to create the perfect Crazy Town movie? It bombs.
November 4, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 135. Cheerful Pessimist: The Life and Legacy of Richard Heinberg
Jason, Rob, and Asher gather in the studio for the first time since Richard’s passing to commiserate, reflect on his legacy, and talk about how to keep his work and ethos alive.
October 21, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 134. Finding Crazy Town Part 6: Facing the Future
What would it actually mean to live with less? Can we preserve the things we value most—health, human rights, cultural diversity, individual freedom—without preserving the system that created them?
October 7, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 133. Finding Crazy Town Part 5: Adapting to the Adaptive Cycle
What if collapse isn’t the end of the story but part of a larger cycle?
September 23, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 132. Finding Crazy Town Part 4: The Myth of Progress – Are We There Yet?
What if the story we tell ourselves about progress is wrong?
September 9, 2026
We started a farming club. Why you should start one too
We are long overdue for a return to growing our own food, and the farming club offers a promising way to reconnect with that tradition.
August 28, 2026
