Accidental Gods
267 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsAt this time of the Great Transition, we need new, fresh ideas, role models and narratives that show us how we can step forward into a future we'd be proud to leave to the generations that come after us.
What does it take for our great, great grand-kids to look back and say, 'It was hard, but they did it'? What changes are we already making that take us in the right direction? We talk to the people leading the way, offering interviews, conversations and radical new ideas from people who are living the change we need to see in the world.
We have the choice now, to transform - or to face the chaos of a failing system. Our Choice. Our Chance. Our Future.
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Untangling the Entanglements of Activism with Anthea Lawson, activist, author and organiser
November 03, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBAnthea Lawson is a campaigner who’s interested in the connections between our inner lives and the world we create together. In a world of such astonishing inequity, where ever fewer people hold ever more power, how do those of us whose lives are given to change, meet the reality that we are embedded in the system? If we are an integral part of the problem, how can we live the solution into being? Is that even what we're here for? Anthea Lawson has thought about this in immense...
COP26 and Beyond: Future strategies to keep us alive with Rupert Read
October 27, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBWhat is the bare minimum we need world leaders to agree at COP26 and what can we do if they fail? Rupert Read, academic philosopher, author and climate activist discusses the urgency of the moment - and how a 'moderate flank' of climate activists can grow out of the COP. Dr Rupert Read is a long term climate activist. On the day after this podcast goes out, he'll be in court on charges of Criminal Damage for pouring water soluble paint on the steps of a hard-core climate denyin...
Be What you Love: total systemic change, one fractal conversation at a time: with Dr Anna Birney of Forum for the Future
October 20, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBIf we are going to meet the challenges of the climate, ecological and cultural crisis, we're going to have to change the systems that surround us: Education systems, health care systems, food systems, economic systems... ultimately systems of government. How can we do so peacefully and kindly without leaving vast numbers of people in freefall? The systems around us have grown up in a world that assumed them impervious to change. But - as Greta has said - change is coming. So how...
The Future is Farming - Part 2 of 2 with Ffinlo Costain
October 13, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 88.8 MBAs we understand more of the climate and ecological emergency, it becomes increasingly clear that Regenerative Agriculture needs to be one of the mainstays of our plans for systemic change. Part 2 of 2 with Ffinlo Costain of Farmwel and the Farm Gate podcast. We live in an era of empty food, vast food miles and a burgeoning ecosystem emergency that is largely pushed by a chemical-based agriculture system that is poisoning waterways, oceans, and soil, destroying the biodiversity of...
Regenerative Farming - the key to the Climate and Ecological emergency: with Ffinlo Costain - Part 1 of 2
October 13, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBHow can we reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide, build living soil from the chaos of industrial farming, while growing healthy nutritious food and restoring our devastated ecosystems? Regenerative farming has so many of the answers and this week we speak to the host of the FarmGate podcast, Ffinlo Costain. Two parts - this is Part One. We live in an era of empty food, vast food miles and a burgeoning ecosystem emergency that is largely pushed by a chemical-based agriculture system that is po...
Towards a Progressive Future: politics and activism in the world of climate change with Jeremy Gilbert
October 06, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBHow can we build a progressive political movement that spans the world and that will take us to where we need to be: a future we can be proud of and towards which all of us will want to work? Taking politics, activism, progressive ideals with Jeremy Gilbert, Professor of Cultural and Political Theory at the University of East London. This is one of our most nakedly political conversations - because politics is the language of power and those who rule over us do so with at least t...
Medicine Woman Speaks: Deena Metzger, elder, wisdom-keeper, poet and visionary brings 19 Ways to a Viable Future
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MBHow can we embrace our humanity and use it in service to the earth and all that lives? How can we bring the best of ourselves to the best of the Web of Life in full understanding of the chaos of the moment, with full and open hearts? Deena Metzger has given her life to finding answers - and shares them here. From her experience at three years old when she saw the spirit of her grandmother at the foot of her crib, Deena Metzger's life has been devoted to the exploration of the wor...
Thresholds to Truth: Conversations on Climate Change with younger generations with Louis Weinstock
September 22, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBIn a world of uncertainty, transformation and potential catastrophe, how can we find our own truth and, from there, speak with authenticity to the children and young people in our lives about the world that is coming? Louis Weinstock is a celebrated psychotherapist who finds ways to help people of all ages connect with their own truth and share it. In this episode, we explore our attitudes to death, loss - and the climate emergency - and how we can hold the conversations that need...
Sounds like Magic: a journey into the wild magic of sound and its with Caro C
September 15, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBCaro C has been described as a Soul Enchantress (BBC Radio 3) and a 'One Woman Electronic Avalanche' (BBC Introducing), she's a composer and musician, a sound engineer and a solo performance artist. She's a rock climber and a dreamer, a creator of magic with all things sound. She created the music that is our signature at the head and foot of the podcast and she's been our engineer and producer for nearly two years, weaving miracles with technology and weaving our conversations i...
Sounds like Magic: a journey into the wild magic of sound with Caro C
September 15, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBHow can sound edge us closer to the centre of ourselves, bring us closer into connection with our own authenticity and with the heart of the earth? Caro C has produced the Accidental Gods Podcast since its inception. Here, she talks about the wild magic of sound in all its forms. Caro C has been described as a Soul Enchantress (BBC Radio 3) and a 'One Woman Electronic Avalanche' (BBC Introducing), she's a composer and musician, a sound engineer and a solo performance artist. She...
Accidental Gods Podcast bookclub with writer and commentator, Ece Temelkuran
September 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBEce Temelkuran is an astonishingly astute, great-hearted writer. Joining us from Zagreb, she gave us an hour of wisdom, insight and compassion, based around her book 'TOGETHER: 10 Choices for a Better Now' - with an international audience and some cracking questions, this is our gift to you this weekend. Ece Temelkuran is an international columnist, political analyst, novelist and sharp, brilliant, astute - and great hearted - writer. Her books 'HOW TO LOSE A COUNTRY' and 'TOGET...
Circles of Power: Urban Micro Anaerobic Digestion with Rokiah Yaman
September 08, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 128 MBHow can we embed circular thinking in our food, energy, water & waste to benefit people and the planet? LEAP Micro Anaerobic Digestion is building the systems in the UK, Nigeria, Malaysia and around the world to create local zero waste cultures that provide food and energy to their communities. Rokiah Yaman is the Project Director for LEAP Micro Anaerobic Digestion. A part of the project from the start, she coordinates the LEAP demonstration sites, oversees fundraising and plann...
Thresholds of Being: Connecting to the webs of land, life and death with Dr Sharon Blackie
September 01, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MBIn a world where the only constant is change, how can we find the best of our wisdom? How can we find true connection to the spirits of the places we live so that we might learn better how to be in the transition that is coming? How, above all, can we approach death with equanimity, and even joy? This week, we explore all of this with author, mythicist - and elder - Sharon Blackie. Dr. Sharon Blackie is an award-winning writer and internationally recognised teacher whose work si...
Power to the People: an Energy R-Evolution for the 21st Century with Howard Johns
August 25, 2021 05:56 - 59 minutes - 136 MBHow are we going to create the power that we need in a world where fossil fuel use has to end? How can we end the central control of power and keep safe our data in a world where data-mining is a pernicious - and lucrative - as coal mining? Howard Johns has spent all his professional life finding answers. He shares them here. Howard was a climate activist on the front lines until he realised that he needed ways to say 'yes', instead of 'no'. Accordingly, he set about building...
Beaver ReWilding: Gateway to Transformation - with Eva Bishop of the Beaver Trust
August 18, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBHow can we begin to reverse the destruction of our countryside, the pollution of our rivers - and our disconnection from the Natural World? Beavers, of course. Eva Bishop of the Beaver Trust tells of the UK introduction of beavers and puts it in a whole-system context. The Beaver Trust is a small group of committed individuals who understand the deep interconnectedness of life. By bringing beavers back to the UK where once they flourished, they are seeing whole ecosystems grow...
Meeting the World unmasked - with Forrest Landry
August 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBWhen Forrest Landry was 16 years old, he took a vow to meet the Natural World openly, fully, without any projection or expectation on his part - he was not going to take one step and wait for the rest of the world to take 99 steps to him - he was going to go all the way. His life has been shaped by the experience - and he talks to us this week about where that has taken him. "Love is that which enables choice. Love is always stronger than Fear. Always choose on the basis of Lov...
Climate Pilgrimages converging on COP26 with Bamber Hawes and Benjamin Christie.
August 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBCOP26 takes place in Scotland in November. How can ordinary people persuade our elected Overlords that they need to change the system? Across the UK, Climate Actions are being prepared. We speak to two people involved in Pilgrimages to Glasgow about what drives them and what they hope will change. COP26 takes place in Glasgow, Scotland in November of this year. This is our best - possibly our last - chance to persuade those who govern the world that the climate and ecological ...
The Road to Glasgow: Climate Pilgrimages converging on COP26 with Bamber Hawes and Benjamin Christie.
August 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBCOP26 takes place in Glasgow, Scotland in November of this year. This is our best - possibly our last - chance to persuade those who govern the world that the climate and ecological emergency needs swift and radical action. So how can we get the message through to those who are driving our collective bus that they need to turn the wheel before we all hurtle over a cliff? How can we persuade them that 'business as usual' is no longer an option, or that alternatives do exist if we...
A Bridge to the Future: Walking the path between Wisdom and Despair with Matthew Taylor
July 28, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBWhat is it that makes us human? How can we bring the best of ourselves to the current crises – individually, and as a civilisation? In this episode, we talk to Matthew Taylor, CBE FAcSS, and explore his ideas around ‘co-ordination theory’ and how we can use them to create new politics and new ways of organising our society to give more people a better, more equitable say in how we make things happen. Matthew Taylor, CBE FAcSS, is the Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, but b...
Active Hope: bringing resilience and reconnection to the world with Chris Johnstone and Madeleine Young
July 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBAs our world hurtles towards tipping points, how can we be part of the solution? How can we find resilience, in ourselves, our lives and our communities? Above all, how can we bring Active Hope to the world? Dr Chris Johnstone and Madeleine Young have set up an online training course based in Joanna Macy's work that reconnects and we talk about it in this week's podcast. With a background in medicine and psychology, Chris Johnstone's work over the last thirty years has focused on...
Being, Belonging, Beyond: Bringing the sacred to a turbulent world with Sue Philips of Sacred Design labs
July 14, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBAs we hover on the edge of the Great Turning, how can we find a spiritual practice that draws from the roots of who we are and yet provides the sustenance we need to help us navigate our changing world? Sue Philips of Sacred Design Labs explores the possibilities. Sacred Design Lab is a soul-centred research and development lab that explores and interprets the changing landscape of spiritual and community life. The Lab collaborates with divinely restless, intellectually curious a...
The Mermaids had to happen! Reflections on G7 activism - and beyond with Sophie Miller
July 07, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBIn a world that is literally burning, with politicians whose positions of power are predicated on their not listening, what are the most creative, thoughtful, caring people on the planet doing to bring about change? Sophie Miller of Ocean and Extinction Rebellions was an integral part of the stunningly impressive actions at the G7 summit earlier this summer. In this second of two parts, she reflects on her experience - and looks ahead to future actions. Sophie Miller trained at...
Fire at Sea: bringing activism - and mermaids! - to the G7 summit with Sophie Miller
June 30, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MB"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.' As our world burns ever faster and our politicians cling ever more desperately to the old ways of being and behaving, Sophie Miller of Ocean Rebellion commits her creativity, artistry and courage to bringing truth to power. Sophie Miller trained at Central St Martins before moving on to a decade-long career in television design. Now, she gives her ...
How to Save the our Planet: the Facts - with Professor Mark Maslin
June 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBHow did we get here? How bad are things really? Is there still hope? (Yes!) and... crucially - what can we do, individually, collectively, in our businesses, in our governments, around the world, to turn the bus from the edge of the cliff? Professor Mark Maslin is a climate scientist with a mission to explain in clear terms all we need to know. And he does it with panache, enthusiasm and optimism. How do we unpick the damage of Neoliberalism? How can we break the connections between...
Behave More! Rebuilding Our World Differently with Alexandra Kurland
June 16, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBImagine a world where we listen to the voices of the young as much as the old, the women as much as the men, all races, all abilities, all income streams - all species... where we honour difference, where compassion and empathy are our keynotes, not competition and separation. If this is the world we want, how do we get there? In this second of two parts, we explore the existential question of our time with behaviourist Alexandra Kurland. Alexandra Kurland is a horse clicker trai...
Behave! - Solving the existential crisis of our times, with Alexandra Kurland
June 09, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBIf we have all the technical and scientific answers to solving the climate and ecological crisis - which we do - how do we bring the greater mass of humanity to a place where we all work together, bringing our boundless creativity to the creation of a regenerative world? Exploring the world of behaviour with Alexandra Kurland, behaviourist, horse trainer and regenerative farmer. First of two parts. Alexandra Kurland is a horse clicker trainer, behaviourist, classical rider - a...
The Hijacking of our Common Law - and how to set it free: with Mothiur Rahman of the New Economy Law Center
June 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBDoes the law take care of you? Does it work in your interests, for a common sense of justice - a genuine common-weal? If not, why not? And what can we do to change the way things are going? Mothiur Rahman of the New Economy Law Centre explores our current crisis of agency. Mothiur Rahman is founder of New Economy Law and a pioneer member of XR. In his first podcast with us, we explored the work he has done, helping to create a law that works for ordinary people. This week, w...
Braver Angels: building trust, empathy and decency across the political chasm
May 26, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 119 MBHow can be rebuild trust in politics, politicians and each other? How would it feel to be free of partisan divisions? Could we heal our world in time? Braver Angels is dedicated to helping people bridge divides - to find the better angels of themselves and each other. Braver Angels - originally Better Angels - came into being after the divisive nightmare of the 2016 Presidential Election in the US. It began with a group of people in a barn in South Lebanon Ohio and has since s...
River Dart Wild Church: Druid Christian Sam Wernham, founder of a land-based church explores the nature of wild contemplation.
May 19, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBHow does it feel to stand at the balance point between ancient Christian mysticism and the Druid's path of deep connection with the natural world? What do we become if we marry the traditions of Christianity with the far older, land-based traditions of this land - and all lands? In a living answer to these questions, Rev Sam Wernham founded the River Dart Wild Church and the Wild Monastics, as well as the Wild Spirit Community - all dedicated to a deep and sacred connection with t...
Why dignity matters more than nationalist pride with bestselling political columnist Ece Temelkuran
May 12, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBImagine a world where dignity is valued over nationalistic pride; where we know that 'enough' is the opposite of 'more'; where we understand the bonds that draw us together. Author Ece Temelkuran launches her new book 'Together' - and shares with us its message of human resilience. More at https://accidentalgods.life Ece Temelkuran is one of the Turkey’s best known novelist and political commentators. She has contributed to the Guardian, Newstatesman, New Left Review, Le Monde Dipl...
Together: best-selling author Ece Temelkuran talks about her new book - and why dignity matters more than nationalist pride
May 12, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBEce Temelkuran is one of the Turkey’s best known novelist and political commentators. She has contributed to the Guardian, Newstatesman, New Left Review, Le Monde Diplomatique, Frankfurter Rundschau, Der Spiegel, The New York Times and Berliner Zeitung. Her books of investigative journalism broach subjects that are highly controversial in Turkey, such as the Kurdish and Armenian issues and freedom of expression. Her novel Women Who Blow on Knots won a PEN Translates award, sold ov...
ReWorlding: Co-Creating a Politics of Wholeness with Eva Schonveld and Justin Kenrick
May 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBHow would the world flourish if our politics were based on trust? And how can we make that happen? Eva and Justin are co-creating the 'ReWorlding' online conference in late May and we came together to explore how even the making of this has been an exploration of what it is to be human, to trust, to grow and to dare to be different. Eva and Justin were guests of podcast 44 [https://accidentalgods.life/re-democratising-democracy/] - in which we explored the links between persona...
Webs of Connection: Rebuilding soil, talking with bees and the magic of fungi with Navona Gallegos
April 28, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MBRegenerative Farming - or Agro-ecology - is being widely recognised as one of the best ways to mitigate the climate crisis. But how does it actually work? What can we do with our back gardens, our rooftops, our local verges to make a difference? Navona Gallegos explains the science - and the spirit - of working with the land. We first spoke with Navona Gallegos in podcast #55 (here) when she had newly moved onto the land she was starting to farm in New Mexico. In this podcast, s...
Swimming in a New Sea: creating a different world of money with Jonathan Dawson of Schumacher College
April 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBImagine a world where money works differently. Where there's enough for everyone's needs, not their greed and where we work together for a life we all want. In this week's podcast, Jonathan Dawson, head of the Regenerative Economics program at Schumacher college explores how. Jonathan Dawson, co-creator of the Masters in Regenerative Economics at Schumacher college, is a sustainability educator and a former President of the Global Ecovillage Network. He has around 20 years experi...
Wild Weeds/Living Foods: Katrina Blair of Turtle Lake Refuge on Wild Foraging, Plant Whispering and healing the earth
April 14, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBHow can we bring vibrancy, life, diversity and connection back to the land? How would we be if we listened to all the wild plants of our land? Katrina Blair first listened to plants at the age of 11 - and is now transforming her local community. In this inspiring podcast, she leads us through ways we, too, can connect with plants as our teachers. Katrina Blair began studying wild plants in her teens when she camped out alone for a summer with the intention of eating primarily w...
Honouring the Children: We bequeath them the Earth. What do they need from us in this time of transformation?
April 07, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB“No decision shall be made and no action taken unless it holds the good of the children of all beings, of this generation and seven hence, at its heart.” How would our world be if we based every act on the impact it would have down the generations? What do our children - and their children - need us to do now, to grant them a flourishing future? A simple video asks that question and invites our children to answer. We talk to its makers. When David SmartKnight heard that the G7...
Wild Law and Justice in action: Spiritual Activism with Mothiur Rahman, founder of New Economy Law
March 31, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBWhy does the law not protect us? Why does our government not strive every sinew to keep us safe at all levels? What would it look like if the law did protect, care for and sustain common people? Answers on this, and the depths of life from Mothiur Rahman, pioneer member of XR Muslims. Mothiur Rahman speaks with raw courage and a unique combination of vulnerability and strength as he describes his own journey to spiritual connection and how it informs his life, from supporting an...
ReWilding the Forests of Life: Alan Watson Featherstone, Trees for Life and moving forward
March 24, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBHow does it feel to commit - completely, without reservation - to the flow of life? Where do we find the courage and resilience to take the first steps on the path? And how does the world - that same flow of life - support us when we have done so? In this second of two parts with Alan Watson Featherstone we explore more deeply the creation of Trees for Life - how it arose and what it entailed... In itself, this is impressive, but what makes it inspiring for those of us who might n...
Seeds of Change: Growing a different Future with Alan Watson Featherstone
March 17, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBWhat are we here for? What - exactly - is the purpose of life? Imagine a world where finding our life's purpose - and having the courage to follow it - was at the core of everything we did. Alan Watson Featherstone listened to the prompting of his heart and set up Trees for Life to ReWild the Great Caledonian Forest in Scotland. Three decades on, there are thousands of acres alive with new growth. In this first of two podcasts, he describes his journey to Findhorn. Alan is an ...
Parents for A Future: Creating a world we're proud to bequeath to future generations with Rupert Read
March 10, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBSuppose we all made this year the one where we choose to make a difference? We could take a sabbatical and join in the actions around COP26. Or we could go to work and do whatever it takes to make our business regenerative. Or we could join Parents For Future and build a world that we are proud to leave to our children. Rupert Read on his new book: Parents for a Future and how now is the time to act. Professor Rupert Read works in the philosophy department at UEA in Norwich. ...
Meeting our needs, healing the earth: Donnie Maclurcan of the post growth institute
March 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBSuppose we already have all the answers to the crises that assail us? Suppose countless people, companies, non-profit organisations and local community groups were already working to change the way things work? And suppose we could knit these together into a movement for change? Donnie Maclurcan of the Post Growth Institute explores the ways we can find a generative future. Donnie is a facilitator, author and social entrepreneur, passionate about all things not-for-profit. Origi...
Breaking the Austerity Myth: The system is broken - but we can mend it. With Richard Murphy
February 24, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBImagine a world where we didn’t always feel as if money was tight. Imagine an economy that works for the health and welfare of people and planet rather than all of us working for the health of the economy. Richard Murphy describes where money comes from and how we could use it differently. We all know the economy is broken - that the experiment of free market capitalism has driven us to the edge of extinction. The problem is working out what to replace it with that will help us to...
The Town that shaped its world: Pam Barrett on FlatPack/DIY Democracy and taking charge of politics
February 18, 2021 10:07 - 1 hour - 156 MBWe all know national politics is in chaos. But local governance can be a place of enlivening, inspiring, radical change. Pam Barrett speaks of her work to change the nature of her local town council - what she achieved - and how we can do the same. Pam Barrett worked at the heart of the Westminster government's civil service. Then she moved to picturesque Buckfastleigh, a mill town on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, and began to see how badly the town was served by the town and r...
The Subtle Shaman: Chris Taylor, living our purpose and the Tao of R-evolution
February 10, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MBHow does it feel to know we're really living our purpose? What's the felt sense inside that tells us to keep going in a particular direction? Or to stop? Radical evolutionary, Chris Taylor explores the pathways to right being that will let us transform what it is to be human. Chris Taylor, author of 'The Tao of Revolution' is a Tai Chi teacher, regenerative farmer, musician, performance poet, facilitator-of-change and author - who describes himself as a revolutionary mystic. Or ...
Models of Mind: bringing emotional intelligence into the heart of governance with Rachel Lilley
February 03, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBHow different would our world be if we understood how our minds - and feelings - worked? How would our workplaces change if everyone was doing their best to understand how everyone else experienced the world? Dr Rachel Lilley describes how shifting our perspectives changes everything - from work to home to government. Rachel combines extensive academic research with many years practical experience working with teams and senior leaders to offer unique and practical insights...
Everybody Now: A PodBoom on The Climate and Ecological Emergency
January 28, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 245 MBEverybody Now Climate Emergency and Sacred Duty We’ve caused a turning point in the Earth’s natural history. Everybody Now is a podcast about what it means to be human on the threshold of a global climate emergency, in a time of systemic injustice and runaway pandemics. Scientists, activists, farmers, poets, and theologians talk bravely and frankly about how our biosphere is changing, about grief and hope in an age of social collapse and mass extinction, and about taking act...
Kindness, tribalism, faith, hope: exploring Christianity in the climate crisis with David Blower
January 27, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBKindness costs nothing and it enhances our lives and those around us. And yet our world is full of random acts of unkindness. How can we change this? How can we extend the boundaries of faith and spirituality to bring the best of ourselves to a world in crisis. This week, podcaster, musician, writer, theologian – and deep spiritual activist – David Blower talks about Christianity and kindness and the climate crisis. David Benjamin Blower is a radical Christian theologian, a mu...
The Ocean is Alive: Ocean-shaman Glenn Edney speaks of the living waters of the Earth.
January 20, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBWhat if the Ocean were a living thing, in the way that the earth breathes as Gaia? The Maori say that if the Ocean is healthy, so, too, will the people be healthy. And we are not healthy - nor is the Ocean. But we are intimately linked and Glenn Edney, Ocean Deep Ecologist explains how - and what we can do to heal ourselves and the waters of the Earth. Glenn Edney is a Deep Ecologist, an Ocean explorer, diver, sailor, an activist for the living Ocean - and a deeply thoughtful vis...
Trust The People: Creating a politics that works
January 13, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBHow would our world feel if our local, regional and national politics really listened to all the people, really brought together diverse views, and knew how to listen deeply to whatever was said? How would we be if our politics brought out the best in all of us, and worked for the living planet? We talk to Trust The People, a new movement to bring this about - globally. Trust The People is a movement of community builders open to everyone sharing deliberative democratic tools to...
Four arrows flying: Alnoor Ladha, activist and visionary on changing the stories we tell ourselves.
January 06, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBWhat if we could see the nature of the stories that drive us, how would we be? Would we be able to change them? And what would we want in their place? This week, Alnoor Ladha, mystic, visionary, activist and regenerative farmer explores the four ways to change the world. Alnoor Ladha's work focuses on the intersection of political organizing, systems thinking and narrative work. He was the co-founder and Executive Director of The Rules (TR), a global network of activists, organ...