Best New Earth Theatre Podcasts (2024)

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How Do Utopian Visions Shape Our Reality & Future? - S. D. CHROSTOWSKA 20:46

7h ago20:46

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“I like to think of utopianism as “effective social daydreaming” because utopia is associated with consciously imagining societies. Our imagination is always involved in creating reality. The opposition between the two, reality and the imaginary, is not a stark one; they're porous.” S. D. Chrostowska is professor of humanities at York University, C…

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Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos with Leah Rampy 1:10:50

34m ago1:10:50

1:10:50

Clearly we need urgently to shift the democratic dial towards something that might actually serve the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible. But how do we get there? How do we open the doors to possibility so that we can shift from the disconnection of our culture to a path of real heart-mind connection to the web of life? Our guest this…

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Krillium Prime Time (The TV Crisis) 37:07

2h ago37:07

37:07

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The Mind, Climate Change & Community Resilience with CHARLIE HERTZOG YOUNG 17:28

6d ago17:28

17:28

“I've been a climate activist since I was about 12 years old. It began with a deep passion for wildlife. I started taking up litter and telling off my schoolmates, eventually I set up a green council when I was about 13 or 14. As I learned more and more about the climate crisis and how sprawling and interconnected it was, not just with nature, but …

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Creating Quantum Theatre: radical story-becoming to change the world with Jenifer Toksvig 1:27:47

15m ago1:27:47

1:27:47

Humanity is a storied species - everything we do from forming partnerships, to buying stuff, to moving house, to getting a new job… arises from the stories we tell ourselves and each other about ourselves and each other. If we’re going to shift to a new way of being, the route will be led by the stories we can build of how it will look and feel, ho…

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13: Overcoming the Starving Artist Syndrome 55:06

3h ago55:06

55:06

What if you could transform your financial struggles into a source of creative power? Join us for an eye-opening episode with Lisy Butterfly, a liberation and leadership coach, as she guides us through the nuanced relationship between artists and financial stability. Lisy shares how somatic intelligence and embodiment practices can revolutionise yo…

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The Future of Energy - RICHARD BLACK - Director, Policy & Strategy, Ember - Fmr. BBC Environment Correspondent 13:02

12d ago13:02

13:02

“The fact is you've got a lot of industrial and political muscle now coming behind clean energy, especially from China, which is the leading country deploying wind energy, the leading country deploying solar, and the leading manufacturer and user of electric vehicles by miles. As one recent report put it, ‘We have petrostates in the world. China is…

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The Tools we Need: Raising the Collaborative Commons with Resilience Strategist Michael Haupt 1:24:50

8d ago1:24:50

1:24:50

We know by now that the old system is crumbling, that the old paradigms are no longer fit for purpose and we need to take part in the birth of something new: this is what this podcast is for. But what are the tools and how can we begin actually to build something relevant and useful within the strictures of a system that is still trying to cling on…

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The Talented Captain Fisk (The Paint Crisis) 36:29

4d ago36:29

36:29

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12: Breaking In, Networking in Film and Creating Impactful Connections 41:17

11d ago41:17

41:17

Join me, Cindy Claes (action actress and filmmaker), as I sit down with Justyna, an extraordinary event organiser (also singer and actress) who has transformed the networking scene for filmmakers in Barcelona!! Justyna's journey is nothing short of inspiring. Her background in casting, singing, and production fueled her passion for creating high-en…

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DIANE VON FÜRSTENBERG: Woman in Charge w/ Oscar-winning Director SHARMEEN OBAID-CHINOY 10:29

20d ago10:29

10:29

“As a filmmaker, I've always made films about extraordinary women whose lives are faced with extenuating circumstances who've had adversity thrown at them and who've risen to the occasion. And when I began to look at Diane's story, for me, Diane is a fashion designer, but she's so much more. Her central ethos is woman before fashion, and we felt it…

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How the System is Slaying Us - and What to Do About It: Getting Healthy in Toxic Times with Dr Jenny Goodman 1:48:05

10d ago1:48:05

1:48:05

How does our increasing destruction of the earth's biosphere also impact our health? What diseases are we seeing in almost pandemic proportions and how much younger are the people in whom we're seeing them? Above all, what can we do to step away from the system that's extracting everything from us - our health, our futures and our potential to be g…

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Does AI-generated Perfection Detach Us from Reality, Life & Human Connection? with HENRY AJDER 12:09

26d ago12:09

12:09

“I would like to preserve a real sense of empathy and humility, which comes with understanding that the world is messy, that people are messy, that defects and imperfections exist, that things don't always necessarily kind of go the way you want, even as much as you wish they could. Imperfection is part of life and I guess my concern is that AI-gen…

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Election Special 4: What is Governance for and how can we shape genuine democracy - with Glen Weyl of the Plurality Institute 1:03:15

18d ago1:03:15

1:03:15

If the current electoral/governance system is not fit for purpose (and who could possibly imagine it was?) how can we lay the foundations for new ways of organising democracy, new ways of voting, new ideas of what governance is for and how it could work in the twenty-first century. How, in short, do we create space for future generations to be able…

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Beautiful Trouble - crafting a political Alternative - and an independent Scotland - with Indra Adnan and Pat Kane 1:25:01

18d ago1:25:01

1:25:01

The question of how we reshape democracy, walking the fine line between stagnation and populist rage - is the defining problem of our time - with a coherent strategy, we can shape anything. In its absence, we’re going to end up spinning in pointless circles, arguing about trivia while the world burns. We set this podcast up months ago, thinking we’…

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Uber Eat Your Heart Out (The Food Delivery Crisis) 31:36

18d ago31:36

31:36

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11: Unlock Your Creative Potential: Somatic Intelligence and Dance Manifestation 1:01:22

18d ago1:01:22

1:01:22

Unlock your full creative potential with international leadership coach and former professional dancer, Lisy Butterfly. This episode promises to revolutionise your understanding of body-based practices and their power to foster creativity and self-expression. Lisy designed two practices called "Dance Manifestation" and "Dance Metamorphosis", helpin…

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Election Special 3 - Labour party Manifesto - anything worthwhile? with Jeremy Gilbert 1:05:59

22d ago1:05:59

1:05:59

What are we being offered by the incoming Labour Government? What's good in their Manifesto (spoiler alert, not very much)? What's not good? What could be improved upon and how do we go about pushing them to a place where they actually do something useful that isn't simply a repeat of the same-old, same-old we've had for the past decade and a half?…

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How to Fight for Truth & Protect Democracy in A Post-Truth World? - Highlights - LEE McINTYRE 12:11

1M ago12:11

12:11

“One thing people don't realize is that the goal of disinformation is not simply to get you to believe a falsehood. It's to demoralize you into giving up on the idea of truth, to polarize us around factual issues, to get us to distrust people who don't believe the same lie. And even if somebody doesn't believe the lie, it can still make them cynica…

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Taking back the Power: Weaning ourselves off fossil fuels and onto the good stuff with Howard Johns of OneZero 1:06:11

27d ago1:06:11

1:06:11

Today we're blowing open a route towards energy security, reduced carbon footprint and saving money - all in the way we make, distribute and use power. If each of us could minimise our own power use, we'd be a step on the way to reducing our overall carbon footprint: more, we'd be changing the ways we think of ourselves as separate from the web of …

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10: Filmmaking Insights: Location Scouting and Group Fighting Scenes 51:01

29d ago51:01

51:01

With a tight six-week timeline from pitch to production, Lee Alan Donaldson (Essex, UK) and his team are now taking their new short film "Jackal and Hide" into a season of film festivals, From securing breathtaking locations to ensuring weapon safety on set, this episode is addressing important components to make a short action film a success. Join…

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How will AI Affect Education, the Arts & Society? - Highlights - STEPHEN WOLFRAM

1M ago

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“I think as there is more automation, there is more kind of emphasis on this question of our choice. The story of the development of things tends to be what do humans decide that they care about? In what direction do they want to go? What kind of art do they want to make? What kinds of things do they want to think about? There is in the computation…

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The Jay, The Beech and The Limpetshell with author Richard Smyth 58:31

1M ago58:31

58:31

Our guest this week is Richard Smyth, author, crossword designer, cartoonist - and father of two young children Richard writes features, reviews and comment pieces for publications including The Guardian, The Times LiterarySupplement, The New Statesman, and New Scientist. His crosswords – both cryptic and quiz – appear regularly in New Scientist, H…

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9: Intellectual Property Essentials for Artists: including AI and Events 56:19

1M ago56:19

56:19

Join us for an eye-opening discussion with Attorney Vera Zambrano, Lead Attorney at Law Firm Vera Zambrano and Associates, as she unpacks the maze of intellectual property (IP) in the creative sector. This episode is a treasure of insights, from the fundamental aspects of what constitutes IP, to how artists can navigate this new world increasingly …

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Clean Air, Clean Water, Clean Politics - Election Special 2 with Baroness Natalie Bennett of the Green Party 38:00

1M ago38:00

38:00

in this second election special, we talk to Natalie Bennett (or Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle if we're going to be forma - but she said we didn't need to be) - one of two Green Party members in the House of Lords. Natalie is author of the Book 'Change Everything: How we can rethink, repair and rebuild society' - one of the essential books of our…

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Can we have real conversations with AI? How do illusions help us make sense of the world? - KEITH FRANKISH 11:11

2M ago11:11

11:11

“There is magic everywhere. There's wonder everywhere. There's wondrous complexity that is so complex, so difficult to conceptualize, to grasp, to articulate that it might as well be magic for all intents and purposes, but we can gradually start to unpick how the tricks are done, how nature learned to do these wonderful tricks. And that's the wonde…

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How Can We End the Climate Crisis in One Generation? - PAUL HAWKEN 16:56

2M ago16:56

16:56

“We and all living beings thrive by being actors in the planet’s regeneration, a civilizational goal that should commence and never cease. We practiced degeneration as a species and it brought us to the threshold of an unimaginable crisis. To reverse global warming, we need to reverse global degeneration.” Can we really end the climate crisis in on…

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Answers to the Questions of life: Biomimicry, Complexity and Peacebuilding with Dr Deborah Benham 1:23:36

1M ago1:23:36

1:23:36

Our guest this week is Dr Deborah Benham, Biomimicry Educator, Transition Town Co-Lead Link and Deep Nature Connection facilitator - which puts her in a place to really unpick what it will take for us to depart the crumbling remains of late-stage capitalism and build a world based on connection, coherence and community. From her early days as a Mar…

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8: Screen Fight Wisdom: Insights from an Action Director 42:33

1M ago42:33

42:33

Step into explosive action filmmaking with George Karja, where every punch, jump, and kick is a meticulously crafted dance between the actor and the camera. George unveils the secrets behind the seamless integration of choreographed fights and storytelling. He is not only the founder of the renowned LK Stunts Academy and La Katana Films in Madrid, …

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BONUS 2: VFX, Creatividad, y Felicidad (Español) 50:45

1M ago50:45

50:45

This BONUS episode is in Spanish. For subtitles in your preferred language, we recommend our listeners to watch it on Youtube. This is a beautiful interview about VFX, creativity and creating joy for others. ======= Lali Rizza, una visionaria en el mundo de los efectos visuales y VFX, nos cuenta su historia, desde las calles tranquilas de Mendoza (…

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Breaking the Doom-Loop of UK Politics with Neal Lawson of Compass 36:34

1M ago36:34

36:34

Buy Manda's book here Our first Election Special with friend of the podcast, Neal Lawson. Neal is Director of the progressive campaign group, Compass and co-host of the Compass podcast ,called It's Bloody Complicated. Neal is a long-time progressive campaigner and a tireless advocate for Proportional Representation as a vehicle for radical progress…

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Much Ado About Something! (The Theatre Crisis) 38:58

1M ago38:58

38:58

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On The Move: The Overheating Earth & the Uprooting of America with ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN 15:41

2M ago15:41

15:41

“Living in California, I've just come to accept the unsettledness of this era we're moving into. And I think that's really how I see the future. You know, we're living in an era of disruption, and there are others I talk to and write about in the book who also muse about the possibility of a more nomadic future. That maybe home isn't a permanent pl…

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Exploring the Sensory World of Autism, ADHD & Non-Binary Artists with MATTIA MAURÉE 11:24

2M ago11:24

11:24

“One of the things I think about a lot is this. I vividly remember the desire throughout pretty much most of my twenties and certainly my teen years to be a famous artist and win big awards. And when you dig down into what you actually want from that, it's connection. The teen brain, in particular, is extremely geared toward connection and gets dif…

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Wild shamanic theatre and becoming embodied: with Jessica Buckler of the ALEF Trust 1:06:46

2M ago1:06:46

1:06:46

This week's guest, Jessica Bockler is one of those people who sparks every fire in my being - and i hope in yours, too. Jessica is an applied theatre practitioner and transpersonal psychologist who co-founded the Alef Trust a globally-conscious non-profit organisation offering online graduate education programmes, and open learning courses for peop…

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7: Acting Research: Interview with a Former Sniper and Special Forces Officer 57:15

2M ago57:15

57:15

When the bullets flew... he was shot 14 times. Derrick McManus's story (now retired Australian Special Operations police officer), is nothing short of a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. He joins us to recount how he faced some of the most perilous situations in the line of duty. This very day that could have been his last. As an act…

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Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action - DANA FISHER 14:44

2M ago14:44

14:44

“I call myself an apocalyptic optimist. In other words, I do believe there is hope to save ourselves from the climate crisis that we have caused. However, I also believe that saving ourselves will only be possible with a mass mobilization that is driven by the pain and suffering of climate shocks around the world. A generalized sense of extreme ris…

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The Story is in our Bones: Rewilding Ourselves with author and activist Osprey Orielle Lake 1:04:49

2M ago1:04:49

1:04:49

Once in a while, a book comes along that changes how we see the world, that re-sets something fundamental in who we are and our capacity to engage with the Web of Life. Braided Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer was one of these: at once poetically beautiful, spiritually inspiring and deeply thought-provoking. And now Osprey Orielle Lake has written…

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