Best Thrutopian Podcasts (2024)

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

34m ago1:10:50

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

15m ago1:27:47

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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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Liz Fenwick - Sometimes, not writing is still writing! 59:52

2d ago59:52

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SIGN UP TO MY FREE WORKSHOPS NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE NOW WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS Grab a free Audible 30 Day Trial and listen to SAFE HANDS for FREE! It’s episode 222 with inspirational commercial fiction writer, Liz Fenwick talking about her Cornish novels, methods of research, her writing process and her advice for those of us struggling…

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

8d ago1:24:50

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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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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

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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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Alison Barrow on PR and Publishing - JU221 59:25

12d ago59:25

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SIGN UP TO MY FREE WORKSHOPS NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE NOW WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS Grab a free Audible 30 Day Trial and listen to SAFE HANDS for FREE! It’s episode 221 with publishing PR legend, Alison Barrow who is PR Director at Penguin Random House and has been involved in some of the most well known campaigns around, including SJ Watson…

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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

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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

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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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Joined Up Live with Helen Cooper - JU220 57:00

22d ago57:00

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SUBSCRIBE NOW WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS Grab a free Audible 30 Day Trial and listen to SAFE HANDS for FREE! It’s episode 220 and it’s with psychological thriller writer, Helen Cooper who I interviewed in front of a live audience at Leicester’s Central Library. It was the first Joined Up Live and I got to chat to Helen about her latest gr…

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

22d ago1:05:59

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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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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

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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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Honour Among Spies with Merle Nyegate - JU219 1:04:07

1M ago1:04:07

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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST It’s episode 219 with Merle Nyegate, TV screenwriter and novelist, returning to talk about her new espionage novel – Honour Among Spies. We talk about theme, structure and writing a sequel. Merle is a screenwriter, script editor, screenwriting lecturer and novelist; she's worked on BAFTA winning T…

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

1M ago58:31

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

1M ago38:00

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

1M ago1:23:36

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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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Manda Scott and Thrutopian Fiction - Joined Up 218 50:51

2M ago50:51

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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST It’s episode 218 with the fascinating Manda Scott, talking about her new Thrutopian novel, Any Human Power, why she wanted to take a different path between dystopia and utopia, how she literally felt a calling to write this book and that all important step of trying to find your voice. We do all t…

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

1M ago36:34

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

2M ago1:06:46

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

2M ago1:04:49

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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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Any Human Power - Manda Scott talks about her new Thrutopian Mytho-Political thriller 1:30:56

2M ago1:30:56

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This week the tables are turned and Maddy Harland, editor of Permaculture Magazine interviews Manda about her new 'seismic' Mytho-Political thriller, Any Human Power, which will be available from 30th May. "From a bestselling storyteller who brings together myths and speculative futures with a radical compassion, comes the story of a family at the …

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Solving The Puzzle with Samuel Burr - JU217 51:13

3M ago51:13

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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST It’s episode 217 with Samuel Burr, ex-TV executive turned author with his debut book, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers. This is a lovely chat covering Samuel’s journey to publication, how his time spent filming in a retirement village inspired his book, pitching tips and, of course, the book that sa…

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No such thing as Waste, No such place as 'Away'! - Composting our way out of the meta-crisis with Nicky Grady Scott 1:12:12

2M ago1:12:12

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Join us on a deep dive into the transformative world of composting with Nicky Grady Scott, a master composter and educator whose expertise is revolutionizing our approach to waste and regenerative cycles. In this enlightening episode, Nicky shares his journey from a passionate 16-year-old working with compost to the establishment of community-led r…

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Writing the Deluge: Dark nights, Apocalypse and Hope with author Stephen Markley 49:17

2M ago49:17

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Author Stephen Markley opens the doors to The Deluge, his ground-breaking, world-changing Climate/MetaCrisis thriller- 900 pages that absolutely squarely rips into the current system in all its deficiencies - and offers a route through to a future that might work. This week's guest is someone who has mapped out a possible future in a depth and deta…

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Good Enough isn't Good Enough with Matt Ottley - JU216 58:11

3M ago58:11

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Find out more about my BIG SCREEN WORKSHOP SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST It’s episode 216 with Matt Ottley, writer, artist, musician and all round polymath, talking about the incredible book, film and music for his project The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness. Matt is a fascinating guest and we talk about how his previou…

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Eco-Spirituality - Exploring Deep in the Woods of the Divine with Woodford Roberts and Rupert Read 1:19:47

3M ago1:19:47

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In this deep, thoughtful conversation, two of the men at the heart of the Climate Majority Project discuss their own journeys into eco-spirituality - what they believe it to be and why it's a core, foundational bedrock of their lives. If you follow anything else that Faith and I do together, you'll know that we believe heart-felt connection to the …

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What do we really think about Food? Revolutionising what we eat with Sue Pritchard of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission 1:16:05

3M ago1:16:05

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We're told so often that people 'don't want the nanny state to intervene' in what we eat or drink or smoke - and often the people saying this are those who employ literal nannies to raise their children. But is it true? What would we learn if someone courageous, with vision, depth and care were to find ways to ask ordinary people what they really f…

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How do we live, when under the surface of everything is an ocean of tears? With Douglas Rushkoff of Team Human 1:11:02

4M ago1:11:02

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Our guest this week is Douglas Rushkoff, a man whose insights and intellect have earned him a place among the world's ten most influential intellectuals by MIT. As the host of the acclaimed Team Human podcast and author of numerous groundbreaking books, including "Survival of the Richest," Rushkoff's work delves into the intricate dance between tec…

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If I can do it, YOU can do it too! with AJ Campbell - JU215 37:18

4M ago37:18

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Exclusive Audible 30 Day Free Trial Here! Find out more about my BIG SCREEN WORKSHOP SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST It’s episode 215 with best-selling psychological suspense author, AJ Campbell joining me to chat about her latest book, why and how she has taken both the indie route, as well as releasing books with a traditional…

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Evolving Education: Building a Doughnut School with Jenny Grettve of When!When! 1:06:25

4M ago1:06:25

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This week's guest is one of those people whose breadth and depth is an inspiration. As you are about to hear, Jenny Grettve is an author, a philosopher, a systems thinker who takes her ideas and brings them alive in the world. She's the founder and director of When! When!, a design studio that tests and actively implements ideas and projects on sys…

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Building Trust - One Conversation at at Time: Cooperation Hull with Gully Bujak 1:03:40

4M ago1:03:40

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Today we venture into the heart of Hull, where the seeds of change are being sown by the hands of ordinary people. Gully Bujak, our guest this week, is a force of nature who, since her awakening to the climate crisis in 2018, has channeled her energy into the creation of Cooperation Hull, a beacon of participatory democracy and local empowerment. D…

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Just Get Started! with Sandie Jones - JU214 52:01

4M ago52:01

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Exclusive Audible 30 Day Free Trial Here! Find out more about my BIG SCREEN WORKSHOP SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST It’s episode 214 with Sandie Jones, freelance author and now best-selling author, about her writing journey, interviewing famous people, and the desire to prove her doubters wrong. All that and of course, we’ll fi…

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Vulture Capitalism - Exposing the toxic system and how to outgrow it with Grace Blakeley 1:08:16

4M ago1:08:16

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This week's guest is one of those who understands the nuts and bolts - the iniquities - of the current system - and has ideas of how we can shape something better from the hot mess of corruption and greed in which we're mired. Grace Blakeley is a staff writer at Tribune Magazine and author of several books, including 'Vulture Capitalism: Corporate …

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Accidental Gods Spring Equinox Meditation 2024 27:02

4M ago27:02

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"Consciousness creates Matter Language creates Reality Ritual creates Relationship" - Oscar Mira-Quesada quoted by Nina Simons in podcast #218 Part of our moving towards a healed and healthy culture for humanity is rewilding our relationships with ourselves, each other and the earth. A key part of this is building rituals that have meaning for us i…

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Seeds of Hope: Cultivating a Future of Flavour and Resilience with Sinead Fortune and Kate Hastings of the Gaia Foundation 1:07:47

5M ago1:07:47

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In this nourishing episode of Accidental Gods, we delve into the fertile world of seed sovereignty with Katie Hastings and Sinead Fortune of the Gaia Foundation's Seed Sovereignty Programme. Katie, hailing from the lush landscapes of Wales, and Sinead, rooted in the rugged beauty of rural Aberdeenshire, share their passion for reviving ancient grai…

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Finding a Cure for Civilisation: Delving Deep into the Roots of Being with visionary and shaman, Drea Burbank of Savimbo. 1:05:13

5M ago1:05:13

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“Respect is earned. Honesty is appreciated. Trust is gained. Loyalty is returned.” — Oscar Auliq Ice - quoted on Savimbo website In this pivotal episode, we journey with Drea Burbank from the depths of a fundamentalist Mormon cult to the rainforests of the Colombian Amazon. Drea's life story, chronicled in her book "Shaman Gurl" (linked in the show…

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Safe Hands Audiobook Special with W.A. Kelly 34:45

5M ago34:45

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Exclusive Audible 30 Day Free Trial Here! SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST It’s episode 213, a solo episode with W.A. Kelly, taking you behind-the -scenes of the making of my audiobook and giving a special preview of the audio version of my crime thriller, Safe Hands. A few of you have asked for more information, especially as I …

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River Charters, Net Zero Cities and BioRegional Banks: Creating a Life-Ennobling Economic System with Emily Harris of Dark Matter Labs 1:24:45

5M ago1:24:45

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In this week's episode of Accidental Gods, we dive into the visionary world of economic transformation with Emily Harris of Dark Matter Labs. Emily, a chartered accountant with an MA in regenerative economics, is not your average number cruncher. She's at the forefront of reimagining our financial systems, exploring the intersection of technology, …

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Dung Beetles, People and helping the Keystone Species with Claire Whittle, the Regenerative Vet 1:16:39

5M ago1:16:39

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In this week's episode we delve into the intricate world of dung beetles and their critical role in regenerative farming with the passionate and knowledgeable Claire Whittle, the Regenerative Vet. Claire's journey from a conventional large animal practitioner to a fervent advocate for farming in harmony with nature is not only inspiring but also a …

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Nothing is wasted with Laura Pearson - JU212 57:23

5M ago57:23

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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST WANT A FREE eBOOK WITH 2 CRIME STORIES? SUBSCRIBE TO WAYNE’S NEWSLETTER HERE It’s episode 212 with Laura Pearson, number one best-selling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont and several other novels dealing with life, love and loss, including the new paperback release of a book called Missin…

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End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken and How we Fix it, with James Plunkett 1:11:59

6M ago1:11:59

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This week, I spoke with James Plunkett, a man who has spent his career at the intersection of policy and social change. From the halls of Number Ten to the charity sector's front lines, James's unique perspective has birthed a book that critically examines what's wrong with our society and offers tangible fixes. Together, we dissect our societal ch…

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Just Finish It! Nordic Noir with Tove Alsterdal - JU211 49:23

6M ago49:23

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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST WANT A FREE eBOOK WITH 2 CRIME STORIES? SUBSCRIBE TO WAYNE’S NEWSLETTER HERE It’s episode 211 with Swedish crime writer, Tove Alsterdal talking about the new English language release of the latest in her High Coast series – Deep Harbour. We talk Nordic Noir, not being afraid to write shit and the …

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Growing a Public Chorus for Change: reshaping democracy with Alex Lockwood of the Humanity Project 46:03

6M ago46:03

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We don't have a democracy, we have a kleptocracy that elevates to positions of power those amongst us who are most comfortable with leaning into their inner Dark Triad of Psychopathy, Narcissism and basic low cunning. Then, when they get there, we're surprised that they go on to wreak havoc with all that we believe to be good and right and beautifu…

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Dancing with the god within: Finding the Sovereign Feminine with thought-leader Maggie Ostara 1:16:33

6M ago1:16:33

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How does each of us find our sovereignty, our sense of what it is to have agency and be alive in the world, and align this with the part in all of us that is anchored in compassion, connection and empathy? How, in short, do we encounter and encourage our own sovereign feminine? Dr Maggie Ostara is a long-time friend of the podcast - she was with us…

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Find The Story with Ben Bruce - JU210 49:40

6M ago49:40

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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST WANT A FREE eBOOK WITH 2 CRIME STORIES? SUBSCRIBE TO WAYNE'S NEWSLETTER HERE It’s episode 210 with Ben Bruce an Indie author of the popcorn thriller series based around a team called The Regulators. We talk about the UK Crime Book Club, being natural and organic, networking the right way, finding …

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On Nature, Culture and The Sacred with Elder and Visionary, Nina Simons 1:05:46

6M ago1:05:46

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"Consciousness creates matter, Language Creates Reality, Ritual creates relationship' - Oscar Miro-Quesada quoted by Nina Simons in her book ’Nature, Culture and the Sacred’ One of the extraordinary privileges of hosting a podcast like this is that I get to talk to some of my heroes, to ask questions, to have a conversation about the things that re…

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Gathering the Memes of Production: Building Co-ordi-Nations with Josh Davila of Blockchain Socialist podcast 1:17:38

6M ago1:17:38

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Those of you who've followed the podcast for any length of time know that I feel our capacity to connect across long distances, to share ideas in real time, is one of the things that has shifted our culture from being complex to super-complex, or hyper-complex, or whatever adjective we want to create that intimates a massive increase in the complex…

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Charlotte Duckworth JU209 57:11

6M ago57:11

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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 209 with Charlotte Duckworth, who also writes as Charlotte Rixon, working in both psychological thrillers and book club fiction genres. I reached out to Charlotte initially because of a post she wrote about the struggl…

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Make Them Care with Mark Stevens - JU208 45:22

7M ago45:22

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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 208 with mystery writer, Mark Stevens on his latest novel, The Fireballer, which is a departure from his usual fare, his long writing career, making your readers care and, of course the book that saved his life. The so…

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Let's get rid of Money and start afresh! Dismantling the Super-Organism with Diana Finch 1:49:22

7M ago1:49:22

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Happy New Year. It feels to me as if this year, the journey is going to be one of continual change and of challenge - that 2024 will be the year when it is impossible for anyone to pretend that the life we knew, the life we grew up believing would go on indefinitely - is going to continue. The old order is dying, but if we're to absolute collapse o…

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Promethean Project - Part 2: Crafting the future with Dr Simon Michaux 1:14:24

7M ago1:14:24

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Welcome to the second part of our conversation - if you haven't listened to the first part, please do so - it's here [LINK] and Simon has very kindly agreed to come back to join our Cutting Edge gathering on Sunday 19th March at 7pm UK time. He'll be with us for an hour during which you'll have a chance to ask him the questions that matter to you -…

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