Podcast Episodes

Bonus: The System is Dead. Long Live the (new) System! Thoughts on the US election and the self-terminating algorithm

Season 21 Episode 7

It occurs to me that we are now at an inflection point in the WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich and - notionally - Democratic) culture that has been so successful in destroying the ecosphere…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Turning waste into wellbeing, wildlife, food and forests: Bringing permaculture to schools with Elliot Riley

Season 21 Episode 7

If you're over 40, the world you grew up believing in no longer exists.  The younger generation approaches the polycrisis with open eyes, striving to find and nurture resilience, to listen to the whi…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Having your C.A.K.E. (Compassion, Awareness, Knowledge, Empathy) and sharing what you learn - with Andrew Hale of Dog Centered Care

Season 21 Episode 6

How does an understanding of what makes dogs tick, help us to understand ourselves and our place in the world? What does it take to feel safe - as a human, or as a dog (or cat, or horse, or... anythi…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Rethink, Repair, Rebuild – with Natalie Bennett, former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Season 21 Episode 5

How can we achieve total systemic change? And are there politicians anywhere who are ready to make it happen (in a way that supports the continuation of complex life on this planet, not the scorched-…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Lama, the Oath and the Web of Treasure Vases - with Cynthia Jurs, author of 'Summoned by the Earth'

Season 21 Episode 4

We know we need to shift from our Trauma Culture to a resilient, connected Initiation Culture where we can open our heart-minds to the Web of Life, ask 'What do you Want of Me?' and respond to the an…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Living Well in a Tiny House with Rachel Butler and Maddy Longhurst of Bristol Tiny House Community

Season 21 Episode 3

Our two guests this week are deeply embedded in the creation of Tiny Homes as a way for us meet the needs of all within the bounds of the living planet. Both are living absolutely at that sharp, brig…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Of Reindeer, Donkeys and the verb that is Water. Stories of climate-healing with Judith Schwartz, author of The Reindeer Chronicles

Season 21 Episode 2

How do we move beyond our myopic focus on carbon/CO2 as the index of our harms to the world?  What can we do to heal the whole biosphere?  And what role is played by water-as-verb, forest-as-verb, oc…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Building an Economics of Happiness: How - and why - our Future must be Local with Helena Norberg Hodge of Local Futures

Season 20 Episode 2

How do we build the local futures we all know we need?  What does it actually take to become a good enough ancestor? Or even the best ancestor we can be?  Our guest this week, Helena Norberg-Hodge, h…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Autumn Equinox meditation 2024

Season 20 Episode 1

Here is an Autumn Equinox Meditation to help set you up for the shift from the long days to the long nights.

For those in the Southern Hemisphere, there's a Spring Equinox Meditation here.

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Thoughts at the Autumn Equinox 2024 - how, what, when, where and why

Season 20 Episode 1

This is our regular September bonus episode - a brief look at where we're at - how I (Manda) see things just now as we head deeper into the moment of transformation. 

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago