Latest Thrutopian Podcast Episodes
Meeting the World unmasked - with Forrest Landry
Accidental Gods - August 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWhen 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 b...
Climate Pilgrimages converging on COP26 with Bamber Hawes and Benjamin Christie.
Accidental Gods - August 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsCOP26 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 ...
The Road to Glasgow: Climate Pilgrimages converging on COP26 with Bamber Hawes and Benjamin Christie.
Accidental Gods - August 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsCOP26 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 drivi...
A Bridge to the Future: Walking the path between Wisdom and Despair with Matthew Taylor
Accidental Gods - July 28, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWhat 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 a...
Active Hope: bringing resilience and reconnection to the world with Chris Johnstone and Madeleine Young
Accidental Gods - July 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsAs 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 b...
Being, Belonging, Beyond: Bringing the sacred to a turbulent world with Sue Philips of Sacred Design labs
Accidental Gods - July 14, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsAs 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 i...
The Mermaids had to happen! Reflections on G7 activism - and beyond with Sophie Miller
Accidental Gods - July 07, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIn 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...
Fire at Sea: bringing activism - and mermaids! - to the G7 summit with Sophie Miller
Accidental Gods - June 30, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratings"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 co...
How to Save the our Planet: the Facts - with Professor Mark Maslin
Accidental Gods - June 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsHow 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 m...
Behave More! Rebuilding Our World Differently with Alexandra Kurland
Accidental Gods - June 16, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsImagine 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 ...
Behave! - Solving the existential crisis of our times, with Alexandra Kurland
Accidental Gods - June 09, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIf 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 ...
The Hijacking of our Common Law - and how to set it free: with Mothiur Rahman of the New Economy Law Center
Accidental Gods - June 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsDoes 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...
Braver Angels: building trust, empathy and decency across the political chasm
Accidental Gods - May 26, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsHow 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...
River Dart Wild Church: Druid Christian Sam Wernham, founder of a land-based church explores the nature of wild contemplation.
Accidental Gods - May 19, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsHow 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 ...
Together: best-selling author Ece Temelkuran talks about her new book - and why dignity matters more than nationalist pride
Accidental Gods - May 12, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsEce 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 journ...
Why dignity matters more than nationalist pride with bestselling political columnist Ece Temelkuran
Accidental Gods - May 12, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsImagine 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. Mor...
ReWorlding: Co-Creating a Politics of Wholeness with Eva Schonveld and Justin Kenrick
Accidental Gods - May 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsHow 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 huma...
Webs of Connection: Rebuilding soil, talking with bees and the magic of fungi with Navona Gallegos
Accidental Gods - April 28, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsRegenerative 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 - a...
Swimming in a New Sea: creating a different world of money with Jonathan Dawson of Schumacher College
Accidental Gods - April 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsImagine 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. Jonatha...
Wild Weeds/Living Foods: Katrina Blair of Turtle Lake Refuge on Wild Foraging, Plant Whispering and healing the earth
Accidental Gods - April 14, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsHow 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 u...
Honouring the Children: We bequeath them the Earth. What do they need from us in this time of transformation?
Accidental Gods - April 07, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratings“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 chi...
Wild Law and Justice in action: Spiritual Activism with Mothiur Rahman, founder of New Economy Law
Accidental Gods - March 31, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWhy 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...
ReWilding the Forests of Life: Alan Watson Featherstone, Trees for Life and moving forward
Accidental Gods - March 24, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsHow 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...
Seeds of Change: Growing a different Future with Alan Watson Featherstone
Accidental Gods - March 17, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWhat 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...
Parents for A Future: Creating a world we're proud to bequeath to future generations with Rupert Read
Accidental Gods - March 10, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsSuppose 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...
Meeting our needs, healing the earth: Donnie Maclurcan of the post growth institute
Accidental Gods - March 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsSuppose 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? Donni...
Breaking the Austerity Myth: The system is broken - but we can mend it. With Richard Murphy
Accidental Gods - February 24, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsImagine 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 different...
The Town that shaped its world: Pam Barrett on FlatPack/DIY Democracy and taking charge of politics
Accidental Gods - February 18, 2021 10:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsWe 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 Subtle Shaman: Chris Taylor, living our purpose and the Tao of R-evolution
Accidental Gods - February 10, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsHow 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 ...
Models of Mind: bringing emotional intelligence into the heart of governance with Rachel Lilley
Accidental Gods - February 03, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsHow 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 -...
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