Podcast Episodes

The Tools we Need: Raising the Collaborative Commons with Resilience Strategist Michael Haupt

Season 19 Episode 2

We know by now that the old system is crumbling, that the old paradigms are no longer fit for purpose and we need to take part in the birth of something new: this is what this podcast is for. But wha…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

How the System is Slaying Us - and What to Do About It: Getting Healthy in Toxic Times with Dr Jenny Goodman

Season 19 Episode 1

How does our increasing destruction of the earth's biosphere also impact our health?  What diseases are we seeing in almost pandemic proportions and how much younger are the people in whom we're seei…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Election Special 4: What is Governance for and how can we shape genuine democracy - with Glen Weyl of the Plurality Institute

Season 19 Episode 9

If the current electoral/governance system is not fit for purpose (and who could possibly imagine it was?) how can we lay the foundations for new ways of organising democracy, new ways of voting, new…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Beautiful Trouble - crafting a political Alternative - and an independent Scotland - with Indra Adnan and Pat Kane

Season 18 Episode 15

The question of how we reshape democracy, walking the fine line between stagnation and populist rage - is the defining problem of our time - with a coherent strategy, we can shape anything. In its ab…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Election Special 3 - Labour party Manifesto - anything worthwhile? with Jeremy Gilbert

Season 18 Episode 13

What are we being offered by the incoming Labour Government? What's good in their Manifesto (spoiler alert, not very much)? What's not good? What could be improved upon and how do we go about pushing…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Taking back the Power: Weaning ourselves off fossil fuels and onto the good stuff with Howard Johns of OneZero

Season 18 Episode 14

Today we're blowing open a route towards energy security, reduced carbon footprint and saving money - all in the way we make, distribute and use power.  If each of us could minimise our own power use…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Jay, The Beech and The Limpetshell with author Richard Smyth

Season 18 Episode 12

Our guest this week is Richard Smyth, author, crossword designer, cartoonist - and father of two young children
Richard writes features, reviews and comment pieces for publications including The Guar…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Clean Air, Clean Water, Clean Politics - Election Special 2 with Baroness Natalie Bennett of the Green Party

Season 18 Episode 11

in this second election special, we talk to Natalie Bennett (or Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle if we're going to be forma - but she said we didn't need to be) - one of two Green Party members in th…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Answers to the Questions of life: Biomimicry, Complexity and Peacebuilding with Dr Deborah Benham

Season 18 Episode 10

Our guest this week is Dr Deborah Benham, Biomimicry Educator, Transition Town Co-Lead Link and Deep Nature Connection facilitator - which puts her in a place to really unpick what it will take for u…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Breaking the Doom-Loop of UK Politics with Neal Lawson of Compass

Season 18 Episode 9

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Our first Election Special with friend of the podcast, Neal Lawson.

Neal is Director of the progressive campaign group, Compass and co-host of the Compass podcast ,called It's Blo…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago