Best Thrutopia Podcasts (2025)

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From Utopias to Thrutopias - Manda Scott on Healing the World Through Stories 1:24:28

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https://dangerouswisdom.org/ Manda Scott’s novel ANY HUMAN POWER is a Thrutopian Political Thriller aimed to craft a path through from exactly where we are to a flourishing future that we’d be proud to leave behind to the generations that come after us and for those who will inherit the planet after we die. The novel helps us explore the question: …

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The Magic in the Tales we Tell: Living new Stories in Service to Life with Paddy Loughman 1:10:47

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How do the stories we tell ourselves and each other about ourselves, each other and our place in the web of life shape our world? How can we craft narratives that can shift the way we see and experience the world? Is this even the best leverage point to start off with or is there a deeper/wider/more effective acupuncture point we could explore as w…

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Earth and Soul - Leah Rampy on Reconnecting in the Midst Ecological and Cultural Chaos 1:11:08

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https://dangerouswisdom.org/ https://www.leahmoranrampy.com/earth-and-soul-book.html Amidst accelerating climate devastation and an uncertain future comes a clarion call to renew a deep and personal relationship with Earth. Facing directly into the devastation of climate chaos and biodiversity loss, Rampy leads her readers on a soul journey into gr…

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A Dawning Mind: Exploring the science of spirituality with Dr James Cooke 1:19:28

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Why are we here? How do we think? What is the nature of life? What are the boundaries between ourselves and the rest of the living web—between ourselves and the rest of the universe across space and through time…and in the timeless, formless place from which everything arises? These are the big, foundational questions of our existence, and how we a…

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Step by Radical Step: The Route to a Flourishing New Economy with Colleen Schneider 1:15:02

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Our western (Trauma Culture) economies run on two falsehoods - we might go so far as to call them lies. The first is that economies have to grow to be 'successful'. The second is that government spending is limited by the tax take. That is, they need to take money in as taxes in order to spend it out into the economy. Both of these are untrue, and …

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Layman Pascal: Born to Go Beyond (A Post-modern World) 1:15:58

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Rufus dives into the life story of the one and only Layman Pascal: exploring his unique childhood, what he found in Wilber’s Integral, his relationship to intentional communities and what it means to live beyond a post-modern world. About the episode: In this interview with Layman Pascal and Rufus Pollock, Layman recounts his upbringing and the uni…

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The Crisis and the Call: Journeys through Species-Wide Soul Initiation with Sara McFarland 1:11:21

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As the old system is splitting apart, a few brave souls are already working to hospice this old system, acting as Death Doulas to the Great Dying—as well as helping people to awaken the seeds of a new world within. One of these is our guest this week. Sara McFarland is a Soul Initiation and Wild Mind Mentor and Guide, Artist of Consciousness and a …

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Give Your Intuition Some Horse Power - Kim McElroy and The Council of Horses Oracle 1:43:00

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https://www.spiritofhorse.com/ https://books.innertraditions.com/the-council-of-horses-oracle/ https://dangerouswisdom.org/ The Horse stands out as a medial figure, a spirit being who can carry us across thresholds of insight and initiation. Shamans and other spiritual adepts have long turned to the symbolic and spiritual presence of the horse to a…

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Dreams as a Way of Life - Becoming a Good Relative with author Hilary Giovale 1:08:41

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Our Trauma Culture has spread across the globe with terrifying speed and ghastly efficiency. But the tide is turning and people of good heart in many nations are beginning to understand that what we need now is a move towards a 21st Century Initiation Culture. The language is often different, but at heart, this is where we need to go. Our guest thi…

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Dangerous Meditation - Cortland Dahl and a Meditator's Guide to Buddhism 1:24:01

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https://dangerouswisdom.org/ Meditation can become one of the most dangerous acts of defiance against ignorance in all its forms, from injustice and inequality to ecological degradation and the loss of meaning and connection. But, in order to take full advantage of the potentials of meditation while limiting unwanted side-effects, we need proper ed…

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PopShift: Changing the global Narrative on all our screens with Romain Vakilitabar of Pathos Labs 1:18:08

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We are a storied species: Everything we do arises from the stories we tell ourselves and each other about ourselves and each other and our relationship with the web of life. Our current polycrisis: the accelerating annihilation of our cultures and our biosphere arises out of a particular set of stories that tell us we're isolated individuals caught…

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Dangerous Psychedelics - The LoveWisdom of Microdosing, with Jim Fadiman and Rachael Henrichsen 1:34:54

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https://dangerouswisdom.org/ Does a psychedelic microdose offer dangerous wisdom? Jim Fadiman, one of the most venerable leaders in the psychedelic renaissance of the dominant culture, together with Buddhist yogini and holistic health practitioner Rachael Henrichsen, join us to discuss Jim's new book, Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced P…

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Co-Evolving Humanity: Outgrowing Modernity with Vanessa and Giovanna Andreotti - and Tim Logan 1:52:37

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In this week's podcast I was honoured to join a four-way conversation between Giovanna and Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti and Tim Logan of Future Learning Design Podcast, to celebrate the publication of Vanessa's new book, Outgrowing Modernity. Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti is author of Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implicati…

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From Darkness to Radiance: Lights On Learning with Julia Black 1:20:09

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In the midst of the Great Transformation, one of the most exciting changes taking place is in our capacity to find what makes our hearts sing - to find our flow, to find what it is that we can do best, that we can do with all our hearts and souls—that leaves us radiant; that lets us lead with our Heart Minds, letting our Head Minds relax into servi…

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Horses Leading Change - Dialogue with Kelly Wendorf CEO of EQUUS 1:18:56

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Anyone who listens to this episode can enjoy Kelly's course, How to Lead a Transformative Life, for free! Here are the details: 100% off of How to Lead a Transformative Life - worth $457 Use EQUUS100KW Two consecutive Saturdays for two hours (four hours total) Here is a link to the course: https://www.theequusacademy.org/courses/how-to-lead-a-trans…

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Theo Dawson: Beyond Teach to Test—Designing Educational Metrics That Work 1:34:30

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Following our interview with Lectica Co-founder Zak Stein, Rufus interviews Theo Dawson, Lectica’s founder and executive director, about her journey into transforming education and the complex and critical science of measuring educational development. Listen above or watch the episode here: About the episode: In this interview Theo Dawson, award-wi…

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Otterly Amazing! Common Sense Farming can feed us all with Charlie Bennett 1:23:47

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“In a world where our wildlife is becoming extinct at a frightening rate, we are setting up an oasis where animals, wild flowers and even ancient fungi can thrive.” Charlie Bennett writing of Middleton North Farm. It's clear to most of us that the existing food and farming system is unsustainable. What's less clear is what to do about it, particula…

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Rethinking wealth: from accumulation to redistribution - Patrick Knodel, Innovation for Impact 24:30

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In the latest episode of The Money Reckoning series, I speak with a next-gen wealth holder about the uncomfortable journey of questioning privilege and purpose. THE IMPACT. Patrick Knodel: Is the founder of impact investing fund Innovation for Impact Is the CEO of the philanthropic Chancemaker Foundation THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore…

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Be like Water: Becoming Nature Again with the River Dôn Project and Jonny Douglas 1:29:30

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Water is our lifeblood and Clean Water (along with Clean Air and Clean Soil) is one of our core Three Asks, the non-negotiable baselines that underpin a flourishing future for people and life on our planet. Getting there, means everyone beginning to care at a bone-deep level, way beneath our conscious minds and having a sense of how we might get th…

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Awaken Your Spiritual Warrior: Shadow Work, Sovereignty & Accountability 55:04

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Sylvie Shiwei Barbier Co-founder of Life Itself and Ritual Artist calls upon the necessity of re-imagining and committing deeply to the role of the spiritual warrior. A path of vows, communal bonds, shadow work and ethical restoration. Listen above or watch the episode here: About the episode: In this interview with Jacob Kishere, Sylvie presents n…

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People's Charter for People Power - with Katy Rubin and Oli Whittington of Our House 1:18:13

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We know that our 'democracy' is, in fact, a kleptocracy that is not fit for purpose IF that purpose is the continuation of complex life on earth. The sociopaths who have stolen control show no signs of shifting to something that works, so it's way past time that ordinary people across all walks of life embraced the tools of participatory democracy …

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Fierce vulnerability to reckon with capitalism – and thrive together - Kazu Haga 36:03

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This podcast is part of the Money Reckoning series. THE IMPACT. Kazu Haga: Is a trainer, educator, student and practitioner with over 25 years of experience in nonviolence and restorative justice. Weaves in lessons from decades of Buddhist practice and trauma healing work to advance social change and collective healing. Is a core member of the Fier…

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Dancing the Path of the Inner Warrior with Diarmuid Lyng of Wild Irish Retreats 1:24:44

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We're on the edge of a cliff and the way out is through - through the obfuscations and extractive values and downright lies of predatory capitalism. Through to authenticity, and integrity and finding language for how we can be who we really are, what our souls yearn to be. And that language is not always English. This week's guest, Diarmuid Lyng, s…

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Still In the Eye of the Storm: Finding Calm and Stable Roots with Dan McTiernan of Being EarthBound 1:20:10

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Our priority now is to find -and then embody - a sense of grounded stability, a sense of safety, a sense of embodied connection to the Web of Life... This is the single most important thing we can be doing to create a world we'd want to leave behind, and this week's guest, Dan McTiernan, is one of those who is leading courses, trainings and embodie…

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Sit with the River, Breathe Sacred Smoke, Love with the World: Building a Bioregional world with Joe Brewer 1:21:01

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How can Bioregionalism supplant the nation state as the natural unit of civilisation? Joe Brewer is living, breathing and teaching the ways we can work together with each other and the natural flows of water and life. We know that the current paradigm is breaking apart in real time, but how do we become the light that shines through the cracks? How…

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Solstice Meditation 2025 - Sun Stands Still - by Manda Scott 22:42

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Here is a meditation for the Solstice – the moment when the sun stands still. It is suitable for Summer and Winter solstice. You don't have to do this at the exact moment of stillness: it’s the connection that counts, the marking of the turning point from days lengthening to shortening (or vice versa if you’re in the southern hemisphere). This is a…

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Thoughts from the Solstice Edge: Turning the Page on a Dying System with Manda Scott 27:00

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As we head into the solstice- that moment when the sun stands still—whether you're in the northern hemisphere where we have the longest day, or the southern, where it's the longest night—this solstice feels like a moment of transformation. The world is turning over, turning a page. The old system is visibly—palpably—breaking apart. A new system wil…

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Manda Scott: Weaving Thrutopias Beyond Climate Crisis and Capitalism’s Collapse 1:00:17

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In this interview with author Manda Scott we explore Manda’s journey as bestselling fiction author into the realms of the shamanic and her subsequent search for new and ancient narratives that can lead us through and beyond collapse. Listen above or watch the episode here: About the episode: In this interview, award-winning novelist and the host of…

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Dangerous Wonder - Dialogue with Coltrane Lord, Foundress of the Wonderland Project 1:21:22

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Coltrane Lord is a Psychedelic Integration Specialist, Artist-Healer, and Foundress of Wonderland Project, a nonprofit organization that connects marginalized women who suffer PTSD due to domestic violence, rape, or sexual exploitation to trauma informed psychedelic plant medicines care and integration. Coltrane is interested in the intersection of…

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Falling in Love with the Future - with author, musician, podcaster and futurenaut, Rob Hopkins 1:18:42

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Our guest this week, Rob Hopkins, is a towering figure in the world of regenerative change. Co-founder of Transition Network and of Transition Town Totnes, he is host of the podcast 'From What if to What Next', stars in the groundbreaking French film 'Demain', speaks at TED Global and TEDx events and most recently, has created a collaborative music…

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ReWilding our Water: From Rain to River to Sewer and back with Tim Smedley, author of The Last Drop 1:34:05

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If you listen to this podcast for any length of time, you'll know that I believe the way forward is predicated on our finding shared values—I'd go for integrity, compassion, courage and generosity of spirit as the baselines—and then a suite of clear asks in the outer world and needs in the inner world. In logistical terms, at an absolute baseline, …

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The Sacred Ethics of Measurement & A New Archetype of Wise Agency: Zak Stein & Rufus Pollock 1:43:39

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In this conversation, Rufus interviews Zak about his early learning journey, exploring the corruption of graduate education, the sacredness of measurement for ancient man and what kind of new wise agency is needed amidst existential risk and all pervasive information warfare. Listen above or watch the episode here: About the episode: In their secon…

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This is how we build the future: Teaching Regenerative Economics at all levels with Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann 1:20:48

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How do we let go of the sense of scarcity, separation and powerlessness that defines the ways we live, care and do business together? How can we best equip our young people for the world that is coming - which is so, so different from the future we grew up believing was possible? This week's guest, Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann is an educator, rege…

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Brilliant Minds: BONUS podcast with Kate Raworth, Indy Johar & James Lock at the Festival of Debate 1:53:10

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We are honoured to bring to Accidental Gods, a recording of three of our generation's leading thinkers in conversation at the Festival of Debate in Sheffield, hosted by Opus. This is an unflinching conversation, but it's absolutely at the cutting edge of imagineering: this lays out where we're at and what we need to do, but it also gives us roadmap…

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Farm as Church, Land as Lover: Community. farming and food with Abel Pearson of Glasbren 1:16:50

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We all know the future rests upon us building heart-grounded, spirit-led communities that link humanity to the Web of Life. We know that the key to this is building reciprocal relationships with our food and the land from which it comes. Doing this is…harder. So this week, we're speaking with Abel Pearson of Glasbren. Abel is a friend of the podcas…

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The Money Reckoning: Can I move my work from transaction to gift? With Roni Wiener 23:22

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I have been writing The Money Reckoning blog, untangling money at work, following a groundbreaking team change how they pay themselves. I didn’t expect that I’d be tested. I was recently asked to “value my time.” I've been questioning transactional vs gift nonviolent approaches. Before, I would have responded with a rate. Now, here’s a chance to ac…

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Working from the Inside Out: Paths to Personal and Global Transformation with Renée Lertzman 1:09:54

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We've known for decades that the 'Yell, Tell and Sell' strategy of belittling people, endeavouring to cajole—or shame—them into some kind of change doesn't work - in fact it can't work. It's not how we're wired. Cognitive neuroscience has been telling us this for decades but it's only recently that people have begun to listen. One of those who has …

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The Others Within Us: Meeting our Spirit Guides and other entities with Bob Falconer 1:11:31

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Our world is more magical than we know - more than we can know. Increasing numbers of us are realising that the 'citadel theory of mind' where we see ourselves as isolated units within the boundaries of our own skulls is not how the world works. But if it isn't, then how do we make sense of the worlds beyond consensus reality? How do we engage with…

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Radical Change: Building a Parallel Economy with Peter Kemp of Citizen Coin 1:20:14

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We are living through a time between stories—where the old economic narratives of scarcity, extraction, and separation are crumbling, and a new one is seeking to be born. At the heart of this transition is the question: What do we truly value, and how do we express that value in ways that nourish life? Imagine a society where every act of care, con…

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Beyond Zero Sum: Rehumanising our Conflicts with Carm Aufderheide of NorthStar Training Solutions 1:35:41

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All flourishing is mutual, that's a given. And yet the schisms in our culture, the tribal divides and limbic hijack seem to grow deeper and more powerful by the day. It doesn't have to be like this. We do have the tools of connection, of genuine listening, of offering trust to gain trust and offering respect to gain respect, we just need to know ho…

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Red Pill/Blue Pill, Green Pill/True Pill – Creating a Media Commons with Debs Grayson of Opus Independents 1:24:28

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Our legacy - or status quo - media is owned and run by billionaires for billionaires and the stories they promote are the ones that will keep us all in line. How do we shift the global narrative towards a future of mutual flourishing? It is axiomatic of this podcast that stories – the good and the bad – are what got us to where we are. We are a sto…

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How to Save the World - tipping points of social diffusion with Katie Patrick of Hello World Labs 1:18:42

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'If you're not changing the numbers, you're not changing the world.' So says this week's guest, Katie Patrick. Katie Patrick is a Silicon Valley based environmental engineer, climate action designer, and author of How to Save the World: How to Make Changing the World the Greatest Game We've Ever Played, now taught in Harvard University’s graduate p…

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Bonus: Thoughts from the Edge - If the current system is not fit for purpose, what's our core response? 35:02

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Suppose we accept that the current system is not broken - it is doing what it was always designed to do - which is to shovel wealth and power from the many to the few at a human scale and from the more-than-human world to the industrial/technical maw of predatory capitalism at an ecological scale. This is a death cult and it is in its death throes,…

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Wellbeing: It’s about wholeness, not happiness - with Dr Mark Fabian, author of Beyond Happy 1:48:00

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We grow up thinking we want to be happy (or at least, not-sad). But happiness isn't enough. What we need is wellbeing, and as Dr Mark Fabian quotes in the dedication to his book, Beyond Happy, "Wellbeing is about wholeness, not happiness, and wholeness is so much more demanding than happiness.' So what is wholeness, and what does it demand of us? A…

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A Longing for Belonging: Shifting the Cultural Paradigm with Looby Macnamara and Leona Johnson 1:23:58

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If we are in the midst of the Great Derangement (thank you Amitav Ghosh), what tools do we have to help us shape a system that is actually fit for purpose? Who are our elders and what can they teach us? How do we learn to listen to our heart's (and hearts') desire and shape the communities of place, passion and purpose that will allow us to emerge …

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Now Then! Building networks of citizen power with James Lock of Opus in Sheffield 1:14:32

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We all know the current system of predatory capitalism is not fit for purpose. We don't (yet) all agree on how to fix it, but for sure, no problem is solved from the mindset that created it. So how do we begin to compost the debris of the failing system to grow something constructive, generative, connected communities that can act as a bridge from …

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Derrick Jensen on Postmodernism and His First European Tour 1:12:40

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Writer Derrick Jensen joins us to discuss politics, ecology, and philosophy.By nikos patedakis

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The Future of Education with Boaz Feldman 41:11

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In this podcast series Jacob Kishere interviews key speakers on themes of education, metacrisis, transformation and the possibility of a Second Renaissance. On May 2-3rd the corresponsing conference 'Education For Flourishing: In a time of Metacrisis and Second Renaissance' will be held in partnership with Life Itself at Harvard Graduate School of …

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Be More Hawk! Being the courage to follow what's right with Rachel Musson of ThoughtBox Education 1:13:58

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The old systems are no longer fit for purpose. What does an education system look like that's fit for the twenty-first century - where we put self care, people care, earth care at the heart of what we do? This week's guest, Rachel Musson, has made it her life's work to fashion ways of learning for all ages that put this Triple Wellbeing principle i…

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Miraculous Carbon: Celebrating the Book of Life, Death and Potential with author Paul Hawken 1:22:37

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How do we step past the magical thinking of the elites that says we can either use AI to 'Solve for Climate' - or just ignore the entire climate and ecological emergency completely? This week's guest, Paul Hawken, has been at the forefront of intelligent responses to the entire meta-crisis for decades. He has been profiled or written in hundreds of…