Shambala Speaks

Shambala Speaks


Latest Episodes

Unrequited Love
June 08, 2020

You may recognise Kashs voice from episode 6 of Shambala Speaks where he told us a beautifully bittersweet story about the death of his Grandmother. In this episode, Kash Raja picks up the story; to

Psychedelics and The Climate Crisis
May 08, 2020

In this episode we hear Dr Gail Bradbrook of XR and Stephen Reid of The Psychedelic Society talk about their own mind-expanding experiences, how psychedelics have been useful in their lives and how they could be used as a tool in addressing the climate cr

Homelands and Hinterlands: a slice of Luke Wright
April 07, 2020

In this episode Comic poet Luke Wright pulls us through his homelands and gives us an idea why we need to see beasts in the shadows. This is a little slice of Lukes hour-long rollercoaster set delive

The Children's Fire
March 08, 2020

One of the guiding principles of Shambala is the Children's Fire. Mac Macartney tells us about the wisdom imparted to him from Native American elders and how this simple principle could help us repair, protect and better care for the world we have inherit

Food For Thought
February 08, 2020

In this episode we dip into the Garden o Feeden to hear Lauren Lovatt tell us about the tragic events that lead her on a journey of discovery into how food can help our mental health. We also get a c

Love, Life, Death: and the colours in between
January 08, 2020

In this episode we hear some of the wonderfully rich short poems that were voiced in this years poetry slam - sit back and enjoy musings on love, life, death and the wonderful bits in between

Cider Battle
December 08, 2019

Two counties, two rich traditions, two advocates. In this episode we learn from two cider experts Dan Heath and Gabe Cook about our national liquid gold while they try to convince a Shambala audience to decide which county makes the best cider: Somerset o

Feeding Ourselves Beyond Brexit
November 08, 2019

There are many aspects of our lives that are hard to imagine beyond Brexit. And in this fascinating episode Humphrey Lloyd walks us through the opportunities, threats and options that this change could present for our food system. https://landworkersallia

Extinction Rebellion
October 08, 2019

As another mass civil disobedience begins this week, Dr Gail Bradbrook, one of the co founders of Extinction Rebellion shares some timely insights to help us rebel.

Newport Free Festival
July 25, 2019

Putting a free festival on can expose communities that other wise have a limited access to new and exciting music and culture, but putting one on, especially a free one is never easy as Jools Constant tells us in this story about the fight for Newport Fes