Happen Films Podcast
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Conversations with inspiring change-makers about creating a more resilient world – permaculture, alternative economies, health and wellbeing, regenerative food production, conservation… join us as we dive deep into all this and more.
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#7 - Imagining Decolonisation – and Why It's Good For Everyone with Tina Ngata
July 28, 2020 01:24 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBIn Episode 7 of the Happen Films Podcast, Antoinette is joined by Tina Ngata (Ngati Porou), advocate for environmental, indigenous and human rights. Tina is based in Tairāwhiti, East Coast, Aotearoa New Zealand, where she’s a busy community leader working for the rights and wellbeing of her whanau/family and community. For many years her blog, the Non-Plastic Maori, documented her journey reducing her personal dependence on plastic, a journey that led to her deepening her understanding of t...
#6 - Navigating the Human Predicament with Nate Hagens
June 15, 2020 23:36 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBIn Episode 6 of the Happen Films podcast, with Jordan away spending time with an unwell family member, Antoinette is flying solo for the first time. She had the pleasure of speaking to Nate Hagens, someone we’ve been following for a while now because we love his deep knowledge and insight into the interrelationship between the environment, energy, and finance. Having begun his career on Wall Street, Nate has a deep understanding of finance, but his career took a change of direction in the e...
#5 - Brett & Nici from Limestone Permaculture on Drought, Bushfires, & Answering Your Questions
May 22, 2020 02:19 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIn Episode 5 of the Happen Films podcast we speak to Brett and Nici from Limestone Permaculture Farm. We’ve made two short films about Limestone, we shot the first one in 2015 and the second in 2019. There’s a heap of learning, growth and wisdom shared across the two episodes, but a short film is just never enough, even two of them! We wanted to do a follow-up interview with Brett and Nici because during that second shoot there were massive bush fires on the horizon and the farm was in the ...
#4 - Rethinking Renewable Energy with Professor Susan Krumdieck
May 07, 2020 23:03 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode we speak with Dr Susan Krumdieck. Susan is an American-born, New Zealand-based Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Canterbury University. Her research has developed novel methodologies and tools needed to rapidly downshift fossil fuel use while recovering real value for people and environment. Over the course of her research she has worked on development of every type of renewable and alternative energy technology, culminating in founding the emerging field of Transition...
#3 - Jono Frew: Transforming Farms and Changing Lives With Regenerative Agriculture
April 23, 2020 23:16 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBIn Episode 3 of the Happen Films podcast we speak with regenerative agriculture coach Jono Frew. Jono started his working life age 11 in farming and he’s been passionate about the industry from Day 1. But his career took an unexpected turn a few years ago and it’s impacted not just how he approaches farming, but how he approaches life. As he moved from conventional agriculture to regenerative agriculture, Jono learnt not only that true farming solutions don’t come from a bottle, he also lea...
#2 Rob Greenfield: Being the (Radical) Change You Wish to See in the World
April 09, 2020 23:44 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn episode 2 of the Happen Films Podcast we’re joined by a Dude Making a Difference, Rob Greenfield. You might already be one of Rob’s hundreds of thousands of followers; if not, we’re delighted to introduce you to him because he’s one of our favourite people out there working to make the world a better place. We’ve been fans of Rob Greenfield’s work for years, and had the opportunity to catch up with him while he was under lockdown in France during Covid-19. With this interruption to daily ...
#2 - Rob Greenfield: Being the (Radical) Change You Wish to See in the World
April 09, 2020 23:44 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn episode 2 of the Happen Films Podcast we’re joined by a Dude Making a Difference, Rob Greenfield. You might already be one of Rob’s hundreds of thousands of followers; if not, we’re delighted to introduce you to him because he’s one of our favourite people out there working to make the world a better place. We’ve been fans of Rob Greenfield’s work for years, and had the opportunity to catch up with him while he was under lockdown in France during Covid-19. With this interruption to daily...
#1 - Community Resilience in a Time of Pandemic with Artist as Family
April 03, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBIn our very first podcast episode Meg and Patrick of Artist as Family join us for a conversation on community resilience and the opportunities for change that the pandemic presents. You might remember Meg and Patrick from our film Creatures of Place that we made back in 2018. Today they're joining us from their home, Tree Elbow, on Djaara people’s land in Victoria, Australia. We love the way these guys choose to live and interact with their community – they’re inspiring role models for us a...