Cosmic

[Rebroadcast] Cosmic #16 - Facing Denial & Jumping to the Other Side of Oil & Gas - W/ Priscilla Villa

July 25, 2019 14:33 - 59 minutes - 135 MB

Priscilla wanted to work with people. When she took a job at an environmental engineering firm in San Antonio, Texas, she thought she was part of the do-gooders, helping clean up after oil spills and making the industry greener. Until she got this one phone call…

[Rebroadcast] Cosmic #15 - Coordinating a Movement, Cultivating Precision & Discipline W/ Maestro Ernst van Tiel

July 18, 2019 12:49 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MB

I’ve always had a fascination for them, knowing they are at the very top of their game, able to coordinate a movement of 80 expert musicians and deliver a performance that is not only extremely precise, coordinated and tight, but one that can also take audiences into another dimension. We must be able to learn something from these guys!?

[Rebroadcast] Cosmic #10 - Comic Books, Black Humour & the Power of Satire - W/ Pieter De Poortere

July 11, 2019 16:55 - 1 hour - 162 MB

Across cultures, people don’t laugh about the same things. Can dramatic events be made fun of? Where is the limit? How to handle black humour? And what can satire do for social change? We are making some upgrades to the podcast production and publishing processes so we are rebroadcasting some of our most popular episodes from this first part of the year. It’s been a good 20 years I haven’t sat in front of TV cartoons first thing in the morning. Doing so with the author himself (i...

[Rebroadcast] Cosmic #10 - Comic Books, Black Humour & the Power of Satire - W/ Pieter De Poortere

July 11, 2019 16:55 - 1 hour - 162 MB

Across cultures, people don’t laugh about the same things. Can dramatic events be made fun of? Where is the limit? How to handle black humour? And what can satire do for social change? "We are making some upgrades to the podcast production and publishing processes so we are rebroadcasting some of our most popular episodes from this first part of the year."

[Rebroadcast] Cosmic #8 - From Feeling on the Fringes to Becoming VP at the EU Parliament w/ Heidi Hautala & Camille Duran

July 04, 2019 15:24 - 1 hour - 164 MB

We are making some upgrades to the podcast production and publishing processes so we are rebroadcasting some of our most popular episodes from this first part of the year. As the new composition of EU institutions is taking shape, I recalled this great discussion with ex-VP of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, in her kitchen, after a long winter day in Brussels. If you haven’t heard it yet it’s a good moment to dive in. Heidi Hautala is one of the most inspiring women I have...

[Rebroadcast] Cosmic #8 - From Feeling on the Fringes to Becoming VP at the EU Parliament w/ Heidi Hautala & Camille Duran

July 04, 2019 15:24 - 1 hour - 164 MB

We are making some upgrades to the podcast production and publishing processes so we are rebroadcasting some of our most popular episodes from this first part of the year. As the new composition of EU institutions is taking shape, I recalled this great discussion with ex-VP of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala, in her kitchen, after a long winter day in Brussels. If you haven’t heard it yet it’s a good moment to dive in.

Cosmic #33 - Facing an Unprecedented Attack on the Amazon - Atossa Soltani & Camille Duran

June 27, 2019 17:25 - 52 minutes - 119 MB

It’s a positive story. Across the Amazon, alliances of indigenous people are becoming more and more effective. Infrastructure projects are being opposed, international law is being harnessed and we even see governments facilitating a more sustainable vision for the sacred lands that hold so much of the Earth’s biodiversity and vital functions.

Cosmic #32 - What It Means to Be Human - Wade Davis & Camille Duran

June 19, 2019 16:28 - 1 hour - 141 MB

What does it mean to be human? And what if emojis are taking over? The development model of our societies clearly involves ethnocide: we kill languages and we kill cultures. Are we paying attention? How much does diversity of languages actually matter? In Cosmic #23, we started a quest exploring what connects languages, culture & power. In this episode, I take a deeper dive with someone who lived a unique range of experiences with the most remote communities on the planet.

Cosmic #31 - The Dynamics of Legalization vs. the War on Drugs - W/ Ethan Nadelmann

June 13, 2019 18:44 - 1 hour - 171 MB

How addicted are we to sugar? coffee? salt? How come some psychoactive substances are heavily criminalized and some others, are widely encouraged through capitalistic market dynamics and enabling policies?

Cosmic #30 - Building Resilience & Stimulating Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets - W/ Alisée de Tonnac

June 06, 2019 15:32 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MB

The rest is taking over the West. This week I learnt that change in emerging markets is to a great extent driven by entrepreneurs and startups who are shaking markets from the bottom up, often threatening industry and public services with product and service disruptions that simply do a better job than what established players have offered so far. Even NGOs can see the rug pulled from under their feet. There must be a reason for it!

Cosmic #29 - Embracing Risk, Pooling Funds & Activating New Economic Models (Philanthropy Special) - W/ Leslie Harroun

May 30, 2019 16:09 - 1 hour - 156 MB

How are you thinking around risk? Are you a high-risk high-reward kind of person? And what if you had only a limited amount of time to achieve the impossible? This type of questions becomes very real when looking at climate change. If 10 years is all we have to reverse the destructive trend we initiated, shouldn't we be getting out of the safe zone and fundamentally rethink the rulebook?

Cosmic #27 - A Framework for Psychedelics, Entheogens & Expanding Your Consciousness - W/ Ben De Loenen

May 16, 2019 13:40 - 1 hour - 175 MB

Really? An episode about psychedelics? Yes. There are plants that we have been taking for milliners and that we don’t know how to deal with anymore. As we are standing at a moment in time where expanding our consciousness is fundamental to our survival, it is hard not to cover consciousness expanding substances. Not an easy topic because there is a lot of confusion going on, it’s controversial and the space is facing many challenges:

Cosmic #26 - Building Leadership & Making Yourself Redundant (Philanthropy Special) - W/ Thierry Renaud

May 09, 2019 15:08 - 1 hour - 148 MB

It was time to talk about money. With this episode, I am opening a discussion about where funding for impact comes from, and how to unleash its true potential. Needless to say this will take more than one interview: there is a lot to discover on how philanthropy, impact investment, public funds and other financial schemes work, and what needs to improve if we are to get things back in order on our Blue Planet.

Cosmic #25 - Integrating Refugees, Tackling Stigmas & Thinking like an Entrepreneur - W/ Christian Hirsig

May 02, 2019 10:54 - 1 hour - 142 MB

“This could be me”. When looking at the refugee crisis and witnessing the constant inflow of asylum seekers across the European continent, the human mind easily falls into stigmatization. We eventually let in the emotions media and politics seek to create in us and we get captivated in a way that is highly unproductive.

Cosmic #24 - Conscious Coffee, Sensory Experiences & the Very Little Things - W/ Kim Ossenblok

April 24, 2019 09:10 - 1 hour - 165 MB

What is your relationship with coffee? Millions of people around the world work blood, sweat and tears so we can all enjoy this one cup of magic potion every morning. Truly, most of us have some kind of addiction to the coffee moment. This one cup is subject to much debate - guilt sometimes - and dreams, more and more. The world of coffee is changing and I wanted to give it proper attention to find out what learnings we can draw from what turned into a key commodity on financial markets.

Cosmic #23 - The Power of Language, Street Art & Writing on the Walls - W/ Kool Koor

April 18, 2019 10:57 - 1 hour - 170 MB

“I never realised what was on the walls was so deep”. Their writing is on the walls. We pass in front of it everyday. Tags, calligraphy, “graffiti” (as the mainstream refers to it) or other forms of street art that sometimes disrupt our neighborhoods, trains and public spaces. Most of us don’t really pay attention, others call it vandalism, and just a few truly understand what it has to offer.

Cosmic #22 - Commitment, Cultivating Patience, & Being Emotionally Involved - W/ Christine J. Lee

April 11, 2019 09:41 - 1 hour - 150 MB

Do you experience things deeply? In a world where opportunities for immediate gratification are everywhere, I wanted to share an interview that will help us take a step back and recall what true commitment looks like, and why it’s worth pursuing in both your personal and professional lives.

Cosmic #21 - Career Trade-Offs & How to Feed the World - W/ Jessica Eise

April 04, 2019 09:02 - 1 hour - 138 MB

We didn’t agree on everything, but it was good fun! This conversation was a good way to start digging into the vast & complex world of food safety and agricultural systems, also touching on career trade-offs and purpose. Jessica works as a researcher in communications at Purdue University in Indiana, United States. She recently edited a book combining the perspective of 17 academic voices from her sector, the typical minefield I love to get myself into.

Cosmic #20 - (Venezuela Special) Smuggling Medical Supplies While Promoting Art & Culture - W/ Andreina Aveledo

March 28, 2019 15:17 - 1 hour - 164 MB

I made a deal with Andreina: one day we will host a big party in a culturally rich, vibrant and healthy Venezuela to celebrate how far the Venezuelan people have come since 2019. Right now, the situation is more than critical, as you may know. This episode is not about re-doing the regular media coverage that the crisis is getting. It's the story of creative people smuggling medical supplies into the country while humanitarian aid is blocked and often repressed.

Cosmic #19 - Sci-Fi at the Doorstep: How Geoengineering Threatens to Lock Us into the Oil & Gas Era - W/ Steven Feit

March 21, 2019 14:44 - 56 minutes - 78 MB

Steven is a young talented attorney from the Washington- we talk about human beings trying to reinvent the tree - and the threat that such an approach poses to life on Earth. More specifically, how geoengineering is silently turning from a crazy idea into a political, economical and scientific instrument that will help the oil & gas sector prosper on a roasting planet. As always, let me know your thoughts at [email protected] Dance, do more, be cosmic, Camille

Cosmic #19 - Sci-Fi at the Doorstep: How Geoengineering Threatens to Lock Us into the Oil & Gas Era - W/ Steven Feit

March 21, 2019 14:44

Did you ever dropped a message in a bottle? And if yes, what happened next? Steven is a young talented attorney from the Washington-based Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the topics he specifically works with are from the kind we better not ignore. To put it simply, we talk about human beings trying to reinvent the tree - and the threat that such an approach poses to life on Earth. More specifically, how geoengineering is silently turning from a crazy idea into a...

Cosmic #18 - Boosting Relationships Between People & Products - W/ Lina Ruiz

March 13, 2019 14:06 - 36 minutes - 83.8 MB

We got kicked out of the place! I think they understood we were here to tell the truth…. But before this group of congress executives came to remove us, we were talking about how hard it is to operate in an industry that is all about selling new products that break, instead of designing them for durability and repairability.

Cosmic #17 - Flow, Moving Millions & Staying Outside of the Comfort Zone - W/ Heidi Solba

March 06, 2019 20:40 - 59 minutes - 136 MB

“If government and business don’t have a solution, maybe the people should take over?”. On September 15th last year, this woman and her team moved 17.8M people in 157 countries to participate in the biggest ever civic action against waste – World Cleanup Day. Through a 36-hour epic wave of cleanups on beaches, rivers and other polluted environments, communities across borders and cultural divides sent a strong message to the world by taking a symbolic step towards green stewardship for syste...

Cosmic #16 - Facing Denial & Jumping to the Other Side of Oil & Gas - W/ Priscilla Villa

February 28, 2019 06:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MB

Priscilla wanted to work with people. When she took a job at an environmental engineering firm in San Antonio, Texas, she thought she was part of the do-gooders, helping clean up after oil spills and making the industry greener. Until she got this one phone call…

Cosmic #15 - Coordinating a Movement, Cultivating Precision & Discipline W/ Maestro Ernst van Tiel

February 21, 2019 06:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MB

Maestro Ernst van Tiel kindly invited me to attend the Star Wars film concert. It was magic, and time stopped. Can’t explain it. We must be able to learn something from these guys!? Maestro van Tiel kindly made some time for us to sit backstage the day after the performance to answer my questions and listen to music tracks I prepared for him. We decrypt what we can learn from orchestra conductors so you can hopefully apply some of it in your project and daily life. Just in case the Empire s...

Cosmic #14 - Timing, Vision & the Art of Doing Things Differently - W/ Joan Marc Simon

February 14, 2019 16:27 - 1 hour - 146 MB

Zero Waste starts with good design, obviously. So we sat in the hallway of a design college and started talking. There is a lot to learn from Joan Marc’s journey in economics, lobbying, advocacy and activism. Catching him on his last day of vacation was a great way to take perspective on his career so far and on what's next. His organisation Zero Waste Europe has achieved a lot and made a meaningful contribution to how cities will manage their material streams from now on.

Cosmic #13 - Touch & Play, Intentional Communities & The Search of Our Authentic Self - W/ Daniel J. Hayes

February 07, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 188 MB

I was looking for a BIG abandoned industrial space for a campaign film I was working on last year. Guillem Ventura, our genius film director put me in touch with Daniel J. Hayes, who had 10,000m2 to offer, including 110 houses, a church, a bar and a dangerous industrial building ready for demolition. Perfect! What I uncovered is an incredible project in the making and a fascinating human being with a lot of insights and experience to contribute.

Cosmic #12 - Undermining Lobbying to Tackle Overfishing in EU Waters - W/ Rebecca Hubbard

January 31, 2019 08:18 - 51 minutes - 118 MB

I sit with Rebecca Hubbard in the Thon Hotel EU in Brussels. it’s a peak lobbying day of the year! EU Ministers decide on (over)fishing quotas for European waters and the Thon Hotel EU is where most of the shady meetings happen and where deals get made, just besides us, as we record this interview. Rebecca specialises in campaigning for ocean issues. I hope you can use Rebecca’s energy and wisdom to advance on your own battles. Dance, do more, be cosmic! Camille

Cosmic #11 - Defending Local Livelihoods While Driving Systemic Change - W/ Petr Hlobil

January 24, 2019 06:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

There is a lot to learn from his decades of experience with activism in Eastern Europe defending communities against large brown infrastructure projects driven by development banks and industry. We talk about where our money is going, the role of the European Investment Bank in financing the fossil fuel industry and how to deal with people in suits that are typically insensitive to what local livelihoods can represent. . We traveled back in time to the fall of communism, where Petr’s life too...

Cosmic #10 - Comic Books, Black Humour & the Power of Satire - W/ Pieter De Poortere

January 17, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 162 MB

It’s been a good 20 years I haven’t sat in front of TV cartoons first thing in the morning. Doing so with the author himself was like a dream come true. In addition to the great success of his comic book character Dickie, Pieter De Poortere happens to be a very insightful person I could ask about black humour, visual storytelling, the artist’s take on suffering and social issues. As always, I learnt a lot. I am pretty sure this interview will be thought-provoking for you as well.

Cosmic #9 - From Amazonia to the Water Filter That Was Impossible - W/ Mauricio Cordova

January 10, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 141 MB

It was impossible. He made it happen. During this interview, I had the chance to taste the result of years of immense efforts, advanced research, persistence and patient execution: fresh water. Something we take for granted everyday but that 1 billion people still don’t have access to. Water filters exist, but what Mauricio did is dramatically cut the cost of high-performing filters from 3 digits to just a few euros, crowdsourcing knowledge in the maker movement and keeping everything open s...

Cosmic #8 - From Feeling on the Fringes to Becoming VP at the EU Parliament - w/ Heidi Hautala

January 04, 2019 11:51 - 1 hour - 164 MB

Heidi Hautala is one of the most inspiring women I ever met and her career speaks for itself. From her childhood spent feeling on the fringes in Northern Finland to starting up the country's Green party to then becoming Vice President at the European Parliament, her life is full of learnings and inspiring stories.

UPDATE 2019 - From Mixtapes to Cosmic

January 04, 2019 11:34 - 5 minutes - 12.5 MB

Hi everyone, a quick message to wish you the happy new year and update you on what we have been preparing for 2019 and on: We are launching Cosmic, an influencer network for change makers. This is where you will get the Cosmic podcast from now on. Stay tuned! Camille

Cosmic #7: Feminism, Work & Building the Future w/ Narjis Hilale

January 04, 2019 10:48 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MB

“As women, we’re always judged." The future will be shaped by what we do in the present. And presently, it’s still very much a man’s world. Things are changing, but on our current course it will take 217 years before we reach equality between the genders. That’s not good enough! Narjis Hilale gives us some great insights into how to push for change faster, and take things into our own hands.

Cosmic #6: Talking Circular Economy & Degrowth in Berlin w/ Dina Padalkina

January 04, 2019 10:47 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MB

Always question the status quo. That’s the biggest lesson we learned from Dina Padalkina in our latest mixtape. A macroeconomist for many years, Dina was always told growth brings stability and prosperity. She started asking “is that really true?”, and sparked a whole new journey into de-growth and the circular economy that has shaped her life.

Cosmic #5: Steering Consumption & Stimulating the 'Care' Economy (with Álvaro Porro)

January 04, 2019 10:47 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MB

Camille sits down to talk change with Álvaro Porro, Commissioner for Social Economy, Local Development and Consumption for the City of Barcelona. Álvaro shares his perspectives on the importance of municipalism and collective action for driving structural change, how much real power consumers have in driving demand, and what it takes to shape an economy that puts people at the center. And a message to take home: there's a lot happening on the local political level that will be responsible fo...

Cosmic #4: Coffee, Smiles & Stories to Take On the Refugee Crisis, with Mads Nygaard

January 04, 2019 10:43 - 56 minutes - 78.6 MB

When 485 refugees came to a tiny town in Jutland, Denmark, it changed the way integration had to work in Denmark. So many newcomers living in Jutland yet totally disconnected from the local community - something had to be done. With one small room and one coffee machine, Mads Nygaard helped start a new nationwide movement that brings people together through story telling, connection, and crowd-sourcing. The Venligboerne movement is proof that we have all the tools we need to solve the refugee...

Cosmic #3: Comedy, Asylum Seekers & What It Takes To Integrate (with Fairooz Tamimi)

January 04, 2019 10:39 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

Integration into a new country and culture is one of the biggest challenges a person can face. Fairooz Tamimi knows this first hand, having migrated from Jordan to Sweden in 2013. Camille sits down with her to share her story, and discuss the barriers newcomers face when entering into business, as well as the great potential for diversity and strength when governments and business combat discrimination and begin treating immigrants as equals.

Cosmic #2: Internet Politics, Digital Commons & Changing your Mind with Mayo Fuster Morell

January 04, 2019 10:33 - 1 hour - 102 MB

It’s good to change your mind sometimes. On a sunny rooftop in Barcelona, Camille Duran shares a coffee/tea with Mayo Fuster Morell, probably the most prominent social researcher focusing on sharing economy, social movements, online communities and digital Commons. They talk about Internet politics, self-organising and activism, and how Mayo has been changing her mind over time about the best way to drive change in society.

Cosmic #1 - Nuclear Bombs, the 1st Email & the Power of Stories (with Brian Fitzgerald)

January 04, 2019 10:28 - 1 hour - 89.8 MB

What are you going to do about it? This was the burning question that drove Brian to become an activist, a storyteller, and a change maker. A good story can change the world. Actually, a good story convinces us that the world can change, and inspires us to take action. In this mixtape, Brian shares his incredible journey. Brian's Twitter: http://bit.ly/2FqPXRo Dancing Fox: http://www.dancing-fox.com/

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