Campfire Podcast
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -Inspiring change through audio. The Campfire Podcast is the offspring from film platform Campfire Stories (campfire-stories.org), and is hosted by documentary filmmaker Mattias Olsson. The main question this show is wondering aloud about goes something like this: "If the world is currently headed in the wrong direction – ecologically and socially – then what might the beginnings of a right direction look like?".
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Vandana Shiva | On Cultivating Fearlessness
March 05, 2024 07:15 - 1 hour - 120 MBDr. Vandana Shiva is a lifelong activist, standing up against GMO:s, seed patenting, fake food and poisonous and extractive methods of farming. She works for the freedom of farmers to save and share seeds, for small scale, organic and regenerative farming and for thriving eco systems. She's the author of over 30 books and the founder of the organic farm, learning center and seed bank Navdanya in India. She is also a Doctor of quantum physics. In this conversation the topics range from non-vi...
Stephen Jenkinson | From the Ruins of a Greenhouse | Part 2
December 27, 2023 08:16 - 1 hour - 131 MBIn the second part of this special podcast edition of the live event "From the Ruins of a Greenhouse", Campfire Stories founder Mattias Olsson continues his interview with activist, farmer and author Stephen Jenkinson. The set finishes with Stephen Jenkinson and Gregory Hoskins performing two pieces from their "Nights of Grief and Mystery"-show. This event was recorded live at the farming collective Under Tallarna in Järna, Sweden. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter of Campfire St...
Stephen Jenkinson | From the Ruins of a Greenhouse | Part 1
December 26, 2023 07:32 - 55 minutes - 102 MBIn this special podcast edition of the live event "From the Ruins of a Greenhouse", Campfire Stories founder Mattias Olsson interviews activist, farmer and author Stephen Jenkinson. The evening opens with a song by Petronella Sjöö, followed by part one of the interview, where the topics range from farming to village mindedness to animism. The set is closed out by a live performance from Stephen Jenkinson and Gregory Hoskins' show "Nights of Grief and Mystery". This event was recorded live at...
Dougald Hine – On Regrowing a Living Culture
June 13, 2022 16:15 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBDougald Hine is a writer and social thinker, and one of the founders of the Dark Mountain Project. He and his partner Anna Björkman have recently bought an old shoe factory in a small community in Sweden, and are in the process of turning it into a home and a teaching house. In this interview with Campfire Stories founder Mattias Olsson, he speaks of what the Dark Mountain Project is, why it came about and how it’s intertwined with the Transition Movement. Links: Support us on Patreon Th...
Rune Hjarno-Rasmussen | Animism in the Modern World
October 28, 2021 09:12 - 59 minutes - 94.5 MBRune Hjarno-Rasmussen is a historian of religion and a specialist on Nordic animism and shamanism. He doesn't believe that animism belongs in the dusty cabinets of the "ancient history museum of humanity", but rather wants to explore how we can merge an animistic worldview with modernity to move forward into planetary healing. Visit Campfire Stories to watch our films. Become a Patron here or support the show with a one-time donation. Visit the Nordic Animism Linktree here. Or check out ...
Stephen Jenkinson | Origins of an Orphaned Culture
June 11, 2021 08:49 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBWith author, poet and grief counsellor Stephen Jenkinson, this episode revolves around the topics of Grief, Soil and the Origins of an Orphaned Culture – our culture. Our elder-bereft, drunk-on-efficiency, consumerist, clearcutting-of-forests, fracking-of-mountains, bottom-trawling-of-the-oceans culture. The unfortunate inheritance of Our Day. Some of the questions in this conversation are inspired from the interviewer’s recent reading of the book “Ishmael” by Daniel Quinn. Others come from t...
Stephen Jenkinson | Origins of an Orphaned Culture
June 09, 2021 08:02 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBThis podcast episode features author, poet and grief counsellor Stephen Jenkinson, and it revolves around the topics of Grief, Soil and the Origins of an Orphaned Culture – our culture. Our elder-bereft, drunk-on-efficiency, consumerist, clearcutting-of-forests, fracking-of-mountains, bottom-trawling-of-the-oceans culture. The unfortunate inheritance of Our Day. Some of the questions in this conversation are inspired from the interviewer’s recent reading of the book “Ishmael” by Daniel Quinn....
Brigid LeFevre – On Life, Soil and Kimchi
May 03, 2021 09:45 - 1 hour - 127 MBBrigid LeFevre runs the community supported agriculture operation ”Förädlad” (roughly ”Enhanced”) in Järna, Sweden. It’s a biodynamic vegetable garden that focuses on fermenting the harvest in order to enrich it with lactic acid bacteria and to make it keep for a long time. Brigid grew up in an anthroposophically inspired Camphill community in Northern Ireland where volunteers lived and worked together with people with special needs. Growing up in a place where food production was separate...
Kristina Turner – On Home Birth
January 26, 2021 12:13 - 1 hour - 119 MBKristina Turner is the author of the book "Natural Birth – A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Breastfeeding". She describes herself as a birth activist, and was one of the leaders during the occupation of Sweden's last midwife-led maternity ward when it was being shut down in 2016. This episode is brought to you by the film platform Campfire Stories. To watch our documentaries visit: https://campfire-stories.org/ For more on Kristina Turner, check out www.braidoorganics.com or w...
Charles Eisenstein – On the Corona Crisis
November 04, 2020 14:26 - 1 hour - 127 MBA conversation with author and philosopher Charles Eisenstein about negative interest, universal basic income, nature’s rights and a reimagined school system. And of course about the Corona virus. This show is brought to you by the film platform Campfire Stories. The music in this episode is As if we remember by Ben Bushill. There's a film at Campfire Stories about Ben Bushill titled One Poem to Catch it All. And there's one about Charles Eisenstein titled An Unlearning. Enjoy! Love from...
Stephen Jenkinson – On the Corona Crisis
October 16, 2020 08:35 - 1 hour - 140 MBThe entry point for this conversation is the corona pandemic. But we'll also get to some other pretty interesting topics, including some phenomenon that made books fall out of the shelves in my living room recently. Plus we'll treat you to one of the tracks from Stephen Jenkinson's and Gregory Hoskins' album Dark Roads. This podcast brought to you by the film platform Campfire Stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stephen Jenkinson – Brushes with Death
September 24, 2020 09:28 - 50 minutes - 116 MBStephen Jenkinson interviewed at his farm in Canada on topics like burial practices, the meat industry and touring with Brother Blue. We’ll also hear Stephen describe some of his brushes with death, and what they’ve done to his relationship with life. This show is brought to you ad-free by the film platform Campfire Stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Happen Films – On Inspiring Change Through Film
September 04, 2020 09:41 - 1 hour - 128 MBWhat’s the role of filmmakers in times of ecological and social collapse? Can they in fact contribute to positive change through inspirational and solutions-focused films? Happen Films is a production company based in New Zealand that produces films on topics like permaculture, regenerative farming and waste-free living. Check out their work at https://happenfilms.com/ The films of Campfire Stories are available at https://campfire-stories.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Rob Hopkins – On the Transition Movement
August 28, 2020 12:16 - 39 minutes - 90.9 MBRob Hopkins of the Transition Movement in Totnes, UK. On how transitioning is done there and why it matters, both globally and locally. Interview by Mattias Olsson. This podcast is brought to you by the film platform Campfire Stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Charles Eisenstein – On Interbeing
August 21, 2020 09:37 - 1 hour - 124 MBCharles Eisenstein is an author, philosopher and speaker. In his book "The Ascent of Humanity" he seeks to answer the question "How did we end up here – at the tipping point between an alive Earth, and a dead one?". His search for answers goes all the way to the root of the human existence, as he dissects the story which underwrites that which we call "normal". The myth of our time, if you will. This interview was conducted by Mattias Olsson in Järna, Sweden, following Charles' visit to the...
Stephen Jenkinson – On Death and Dying
August 01, 2020 09:32 - 1 hour - 138 MBStephen is an activist, teacher, author and farmer. He has a master’s degree in theology from Harvard University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Toronto. He worked for many years in what he refers to as the “death trade” (palliative care) at a hospital in Canada, and has guided hundreds, maybe thousands of people through their dying times. When I heard Stephen was coming to Europe with his “Nights of Grief and Mystery” tour – a mix of storytelling and concert – I...