In this interview, Jon talks about the links between community self-reliance and deep happiness. He explains how globalization has profoundly undermined this self-reliance, driving masses of people into a kind of urban slavery. It has also undermined the

In this concise episode, Ben introduces the Black Mountains College project against the backdrop of a mainstream educational and economic system that is unfit for the future. He discusses the paramount need to reinvent education to prepare people and comm

In this episode, Camila elucidates the history and possible future trajectories of the emerging techno-globalist power structure, with a particular focus on how that agenda is closely tied to international climate governance, like the COP climate negotiat

Resisting categorization, Alnoor works towards the healing of culture, people and the living world, bringing spirituality, politics and place-based work into dialogue with one another. He co-founded The Rules – a global activist collective and thinktank f

In this episode, Iains research on the differences between the left and right hemispheres provide the backdrop for discussions of the human experience of the sublime, and how important that experience is if we are to reestablish social and ecological bal

A small farmer and Campaigns Coordinator for The Landworkers Alliance, Jyoti both embodies and powerfully communicates the possibility for a more just and sustainable future through local food sovereignty. On her 20-acre farm in Dorset, UK, Jyoti raises a

In this episode, Darcia describes the evolved nest, which is the set of conditions needed for healthy human development. Stemming from our deep evolutionary past, these conditions include close-knit community, affection, care, play, and connection to na

In this episode, Charles articulates the philosophical basis for his enduring support of the localization movement, expressing how the reweaving of local connections is fundamental to birthing a new story for humanity – one based on interbeing. He conside

In this episode, Diego contrasts todays dominant economic system based in growth, profit maximization, redundant global trade (for example Spain, a top orange-producing country, both exporting and importing oranges from the global market), competition an

In this episode, Rupert explores the possibilities for renewal and reconnection latent within the ecological, social and spiritual catastrophes of industrial modernity.