Friend of the podcast Bill Schmidt, along with 18-year-old adventurer Louis Koehler, join us for the first half of this episode. Louis has lived much of his life divided between the United States and Germany, and after graduating from high school, decided to trek across the US along the sunbelt, from Southern California to Florida, with his bike and anything he could carry. In New Mexico, he landed on Mike's property, and had been spending several weeks there before eventually moving on. All five of us discuss "solving your puzzle" -- something Mike and Louis have been discussing during their time together -- in our time of cascading shifts, collapse, and social fragmentation. In the second half, Forrest, Mike, and Patrick make some predictions (or merely guesses) about what this new year of 2022 will bring.
Episode Notes:
Intro song by Jordan Thornquest