Best Alice Irene Whittaker Podcasts (2025)

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E186 Elspeth Hay - Feeding ourselves with trees + singing our way to a new culture 1:01:05

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"Living as modern humans we are disconnected, out of place and don't belong in the same way as other species" "If you're feeling called to do something larger than you - you should follow that" Summary Todays guest Elspeth Hay experienced a rewriting of all she had known when when one day she was grappling with the frustration that the area she cal…

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Fire, Food, Futuresteading 56:35

7d ago56:35

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Fire, food, and the future come together in this conversation about relearning forgotten skills we need in the modern world. We explore permaculture, regenerative farming, seeds, and cycles, as well as six seasons of activities that people can do to nourish, create, feast, ritualize, and localize. Jade Miles is a regenerative heritage fruit farmer.…

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E185 Simon Mustoe - How Valuing A Whale At $3 Million Can Help Us Survive The Next 100 Years! 59:33

8d ago59:33

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“We’ve lived fantastic lives because we’ve taken for granted the ecological damage we’ve done. Now we owe a debt" Well respected ecologist Simon Mustoe has written a new book How to Survive the Next 100 Years: Lessons from Nature. In its pages there's a definite sense of encouragement because ultimately Simon believes we are already seeing indicato…

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E184 Matt Defina - Rethinking Purpose: From Lost to Liberated 1:00:32

15d ago1:00:32

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Have you ever had that moment where you question - but there MUST be another way? Well in this conversation, Hayley and Matt Defina explore the journey of finding purpose and reprogramming our outdated ways or patterns to reach a more meaningful way of living. Matt shares the importance of emotional expression in mental health and his personal expe…

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E183 Elle Jenkins Creating a 'Seed to Packet' Business with Australian Medicinal Herbs 55:40

22d ago55:40

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Do you fancy the idea of growing your own medicinal herbs for tinctures & tea Todays guest Elle from Australian Medicinal Herbs took the plunge following a career sidestep when she was diagnosed with PTSD & replaced a 17 year career in the police force with a seed to packet business that slowly but surely healed her trauma, engaged her girls & now …

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Mental Health Healing in the Woods - Jarod K. Anderson 1:03:05

28d ago1:03:05

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Modernity lets us be comfortable in isolation, and can make it difficult for us to turn towards nature and community. Many of us struggle with mental health challenges like anxiety and depression—and nature can help us heal. It can be helpful to see how our brains and internal worlds are a worthy part of the natural world. Guest Jarod K. Anderson i…

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E182 Anna Nanna - EVERYDAY Permaculture for EVERYBODY! 59:29

29d ago59:29

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Rarely in life do you meet someone who moves through the world in complete service of others, filling their cup through small but regular actions that offer the world gifts of time, seeds, toilet paper, knowledge. Todays guest is just this person, intrinsically generous…even going so far as to say she stores her excess yields in other humans which …

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E181 Nic Warner - Awakening Through Rites of Passage Work & Relationships 58:33

1M ago58:33

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"We live in a society where uninitiated men grow up" In this conversation, Hayley and Nick Warner explore the profound themes of transformation, relationships, and the importance of rites of passage in personal growth. They discuss the challenges of authenticity, the journey back to self, and the cost of inauthenticity in life and relationships. Ni…

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Learning to be Lionhearted - Leah Thomas 40:41

1M ago40:41

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Watershed moments call for big changes. One of these shifts has been underway for some time: the righteous, individualistic, and exclusive environmentalism of the past is being steadily reimagined with an environmental movement that is characterized by joy, creativity, and authenticity. People are welcomed for being themselves and are invited to jo…

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E180 Adrian Black - Being In a State of Enquiry To Create Community & Raise the 'Numbness' Bar 1:20:09

1M ago1:20:09

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"What would it mean for us to start asking questions via embodied feelings rather than spreadsheets & rational outcomes…turn off our head and turn on our belly." “You don’t build communities you build relationships - communities build themselves” Adrian Black is fresh off the plane from 5 weeks of living in an intentional community - a program desi…

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E179 Hilary Giovale - Becoming a Good Relative 55:58

2M ago55:58

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“Those who have descended from the colonisers, we carry privilege but we also suffer the need to apologise” Landscapes can etch into your very being & create a remembering. Making us feel whole & reminding us that we are just a thread in the complex web of the natural world. While somewhat insignificant your thread has a role to play as a relative …

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E178 Dan Kittredge - Redefining Wealth From Cash to Culture 1:03:48

2M ago1:03:48

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“How we raise our children is facilitating a denaturing of our human-ness. The opportunity is to be centred within & rebuild our culture” Dan Kittridge is the bare footed gent who coined the term Nutrient density off the back of his dao-ist strategy to create a life that afforded him the time & space to be at home with his young family, living simp…

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E177 Alice Irene Whittaker - Finding Presence In The Woods 48:54

2M ago48:54

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"I could live a lifetime here and still be learning - it’s a relationship - the greatest relationship of my life" Alice Irene Whitaker lives in a small cabin in the woods, is a mother of three, an author of the book “Homing" and host of the 'Reseed podcast, which is about rebuilding our relationship with nature. Surrounded by creek, meadow, and for…

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E176 Andrew Skeoch - Nature’s Symphony, A Journey Towards Deep Listening 1:10:23

2M ago1:10:23

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"We need to cultivate a culture of listening in society." But what does it truly mean to listen? In this episode, we delve into the profound impact that sound can have on our lives as we speak with renowned sound recordist Andrew Skeoch. With his expertise in capturing the essence of nature through sound, Andrew shares his journey of deep listening…

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E175 Claire Taylor - The Scotttish Nuffield scholar connecting farmers 58:37

3M ago58:37

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Claire is a multi generational Scottish beef farmer who says 'Ag has potency and potential to be a catalyst on the front line of climate catastrophe'. As a Nuffield scholar 'exploring the scrutiny being placed on agriculture and how perceptions are changing', she embarked on a world research tour. While travelling, she fell in love with an Australi…

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E174 Fleur Chambers - Riding the Waves of Life w the Essence of Presence 58:11

3M ago58:11

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"Creativity is a life force - the universe is inherently creative - once we realise it's not ours - it takes the ego out of it & encourages all of us to utilise it as a gift for the greater good" Fleur Chambers is a best selling author, mama, philanthropist & of course a master meditator. Actually she is the creator of the free meditation app: The …

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E173 Valerie Ringland - Healing Through Indigenous Wisdom 59:18

3M ago59:18

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"The deepest trauma is disconnection from country." What does it truly mean to heal? How can we reclaim our ancestral wisdom and break free from patterns of diseased thinking? In this episode, we sit down with Valerie Ringland, a powerful voice in the world of Indigenous healing and restorative justice. Born on traditional Shawnee land in the U.S. …

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E172 Megan Dalla Camina - Empowering Women to Rise! 49:29

3M ago49:29

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Megan has made it her life work to bring the voice of the feminine into our stories, workplaces, communities & ultimately our culture. Ensuring they are heard & have agency to do what we do so well - be women with feminine traits which are celebrated & valued. You'll be delighted to hear its not about minimising the power of men but allowing women …

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E71 Jason Fox - Casting Wizardry Spells On a Path For Humanity 1:07:51

4M ago1:07:51

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Its not every day you talk with a flaming locked, beard faced wizard. This one sees through the illusions of modernity & revels in an oscillating state of making progress through decay while genuinely attuning to the living systems in order to see our dire reality. He attempts to embody our meta crises & seeks insights outside of mere numbers by go…

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E170 Hayley Jessup - Stories From The Heart to Kickstart Season 11 52:00

4M ago52:00

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Meet Hayley - the whizz who usually sits in the editing suite of the Futuresteading pod is in the hot seat today...and a few other days actually...todays episode is the chance to get to know the voice behind a mini series within this season of the futuresteading pod we are calling Stories from the heart. Hayley has been the producer on the pod for …

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[Replay] Rewriting Wildness - J. Drew Lanham 1:03:32

4M ago1:03:32

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What does wildness mean to us when it is defined not by a few people, but rewritten for all of us? This episode of Reseed revisits the history of conservation to explore its dark corners, going beyond nipping off the buds and leaves to dig at its roots, unearthing information about those who are credited with founding Western conservation. A new co…

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E169 Tyson Yunkaporta - The real economy of mutual aid & LORE - Summer Days Throwbacks 2025 59:16

4M ago59:16

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Tyson Yunkaporta is an Apalech man who is an academic, researcher arts critic & father. He is also the author of Sand Talk, an extraordinary reading experience. Like many of Australia’s First Peoples, he has a complex identity and history but it's this that gives him authority to write and speak in a way which connects the wisdom of the past to the…

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E168 Becoming Creatures Of The Planet w Indira Naidoo - Summer Days Throwbacks 2025 46:34

4M ago46:34

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Following the shocking & heartbreaking death of her younger sister Indira leant into grief with the help of the natural world. She formed a deep friendship with a tree, learnt the power of self trust & became conscious of death in a way that led her to see puddles as portals into another world. Despite the genesis, this conversation is joyful & pow…

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[Replay] Seeding Regenerative Ideas and Dreams - Kamea Chayne 55:36

4M ago55:36

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Times are dark. It is hard to imagine beauty, peace, or even the future. But we need to dig deep into our imaginations, and remind ourselves that expansive ideas and abundant dreams abound: rethinking climate activism, reorienting economic growth, climate reparations, rethinking conservation, and repairing place-based relationships. These themes ar…

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E167 Meg Berryman, regenerative wisdom birthed on the bathroom floor - Summer Days throwbacks 2025 56:17

4M ago56:17

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If climate reports and dystopian vibes are getting you down, this conversation with Meg Berryman might just lift you (gently) from the tiles. Meg is the host of the Regenerative Life podcast, where she holds activating and catalysing conversations about social change, sustainable business, holistic wellbeing, personal development and regeneration, …

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[Replay] Resisting Consumerism, Reclaiming Power 56:32

5M ago56:32

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Consuming stuff is embedded into our identities and our culture. We are told that we deserve to buy things, and that ownership defines our worth. For the sake of our planet’s health and our own freedom, it is well worth the hard work of dismantling our addiction to stuff and asking ourselves questions about who we want to be. Aja Barber joins Resee…

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E166 Flora Fauna & Fungi w Dr Saphire McMullen-Fisher - Summer Days Throwback 2025 59:19

5M ago59:19

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Catie chats with Dr. Sapphire McMullan-Fisher, an ecologist with a special interest in biodiversity conservation, particularly macrofungi and mosses. Sapphire is a renowned scientific researcher, speaker, teacher and author with a knack for communicating fungi’s vital ecological roles — and why we should all pay a lot more attention to these remark…

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[Replay] The Search for Emotional Resilience amidst Climate Change - Britt Wray 1:04:32

5M ago1:04:32

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How do we courageously face our eco anxiety and grief, and find the resources we need to cope with the climate crisis? How do we cultivate the emotional resilience that we need to weather ecological crises? How do we take care of our own mental health, so we can take care of each other and our Earth? Britt Wray joins Reseed for a conversation about…

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E165 - Courtney Young - Changing The Last Local Food Frontier: Grain - Summer Days Thowbacks 2025 57:30

5M ago57:30

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Do you know where your grain comes from... the farmers name... how they grow it? Woodstock flour are doing their level best to change the last frontier via the power of building relationships and connecting. Join Jade and Courtenay as they get gritty on grains and hear why we need to value its diversity and regionality just like we do wine or chees…

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E164 - Gabrielle Chan "We're all making it up" - Summer Days Throwback 2025 51:52

5M ago51:52

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Recorded just days after the Federal election, Gabrielle Chan doesn't mince words - even when bone tired. A celebrated journalist with the Guardian, outspoken advocate for rural Australia and encourager of individual agency. "Our system has been made up by people and it can be rewritten by people". Lets not wait for Government to bring change but g…

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E163 Yarning w Mindy Woods from Karkalla on Sisterhood, Eldership + Native foods 1:00:58

6M ago1:00:58

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Sign out of 2024 with this lively mastermind who suggests we take country into our body ! How? Build routine around food, Go barefoot to boost immunity, Stop seeing food as an inconvenience Cook & eat with family often Connect to the seasons of your life & the landscape Create & share ceremony Use food as a reconciliation tool Belonging to a matria…

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E162 Helen Rebanks - In Honour of the Farmers Wife! 42:23

6M ago42:23

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What started as a throw away title while supporting her husband James Rebanks on his book tours, Helen Rebanks now proudly refers to herself as the farmers wife - a title that has very much become her identity & set in her a burning desire to write her own book about invisible women who’s stories are not told. As a mother of four & the backbone for…

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[Replay] Remaking Parenthood for the Anthropocene - Elizabeth Bechard 1:11:22

6M ago1:11:22

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Parents have the formidable task of providing care for their own children while also caring for a planet in crisis - all while questioning how to raise the next generation to be caretakers. This episode of Reseed looks at the unique role that parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and other guardians can play, with specific actions that we can ta…

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E161 Carolyn Parker - Living Her Daydream, Waking up to the Sunshine & Pushing Past Deep Shyness 58:52

6M ago58:52

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Summary As a super quiet, observing kid, Carolyn often had her head in a book or went adventuring on her own. As an adult this lead to naturally hermitty behaviour before she actively decided to show others that shy characters can do bold & hard things too - especially if they take tea wherever they go. Now, woven into a well connected community sh…

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[Replay] Reflecting Climate Grief Through Music - Tamara Lindeman of The Weather Station 49:03

6M ago49:03

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Music can help us make sense of, and deeply feel, our climate grief. Tamara Lindeman’s acclaimed album Ignorance about climate grief struck a chord with citizens and critics. Performing as The Weather Station, Lindeman’s 2021 poetic, thoughtful, and highly danceable album was named album of the year by The New Yorker and Uncut. Tamara joins Alice I…

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E160 Manda Scott - Pondering how we became accidental gods of this land & seeking connection to it with humility not control 1:12:19

6M ago1:12:19

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Summary If we are going to lay the foundations of a world we are proud to leave as a legacy we need to be comfortable to move into elderhood - for Manda Scott this is about getting comfortable with emergence and asking the living web “what is mine to do”. We’ve created a world where separation, anxiety & powerlessness have become the underlying def…

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[Replay] Beautiful Forms of Resistance - Erica Violet Lee 47:43

6M ago47:43

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How do we find freedom from the relentless demands of capitalism? How do we cultivate rest as a radical act of resistance and revolution? How do we learn from, centre, and support Indigenous sovereignty? How do we learn from Black organizing and resistance, and see Indigenous and Black liberation as coexisting side-by-side? How do we avoid the co-o…

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E159 Alice Zaslavski - Serving your 'A 'game with salad + learning English with Big Ted 51:16

7M ago51:16

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Hungry? How bout a salad…trust me, after todays convo, you’re going to want to eat salad for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Not just the limp lettuce & store bought dressing kind of salad but one that tickles all your gastronomic senses. Once you've been satiated the convo settle into really chewing on the realities of this high energy lass' day to day…

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[Replay] Redefining Environmentalism - Chúk Odenigbo 50:08

7M ago50:08

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How do we redefine environmentalism so that it includes everyone? How do we embed justice and belonging into our relationship to the natural world? How can we include cities and modernity in our definition of nature? What is the role of our ancestors in environmentalism and activism? These questions are explored in a conversation between Reseed hos…

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E158 Matilda Brown - When hard things fill your heart w joy & husbands make the best business partners 58:48

7M ago58:48

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This is a pour-a-cuppa kinda convo - Matilda Brown is a rare kind-of open book where nothing is off limits and despite not actually being her friend you get the distinct feeling that you must be. Flipping a childhood acting career for a regnerative food business wasn’t part of her plan - actually nothing really is, this breath of fresh air claims t…

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Wayfinding Alternative Economic Models 38:57

7M ago38:57

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Economic models can operate in support of life on earth, rather than at the expense of the living world. Listeners of this episode can dip their toes into a variety of economic approaches that are available to us, from doughnut economics to the circular economy to the well-being economy to the regenerative economy to degrowth. Don't worry if econom…

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E157 Cynthia Jurs - Sacred Activism, Earth Treasure Vases & Combatting Atomic Bombs in your own backyard 46:03

7M ago46:03

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Summary Life is impermanent. Precious but not entitled to length. The past is behind us, the future is unknown & all we have is this moment. Our role is to meet the moment. Being overwhelmed with the assignment of bringing healing & protection to the earth, todays guest looked to Gaia as the source of guidance towards effortless harmony. Easier sai…

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E156 Shane Simonsen - Taming the apocalypse, exploring a post industrial world & maize making people mad 1:11:50

7M ago1:11:50

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Summary The age of short termism now dominates - Todays guest however takes long termism the way we all take breakfast (those not on a fasting regime anyway) Apparently he was born this way. In his recently released book Taming the Apocalypse he states that the only remaining sustainable resources after industrialisation runs its course will be bio…

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E155 Anisa Rogers & Michaela from the Degrowth Network - Downsizing for perpetuity in a new world! 59:10

7M ago59:10

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Summary In a world dominated by a striving for endless growth, it can be hard to see that while a drive towards money and individualism is great for the economy, it is fundamentally destructive for humanity, community & ecology. This conversation tackles us relearning our ability to grow our environment with each other & to meet our own needs rathe…

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E154 Paulette Whitney - For the love of flowers, food & spring loaded seeds! 50:29

8M ago50:29

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As a food grower, lover of the natural world, cook and wizened plant expert, todays conversation meanders between the veggie patch & the kitchen, the garden shed & the pickling shelf. A reverence for the food we eat was planted deep inside Paulette's young mind by a mother who shared her skills and passion which then carried her onto this trajector…

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E153 Satyajit Das - Is Modern Humanity just Neanderthals' living with smart phones? 58:53

8M ago58:53

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This gent who goes by the name of Das is eccentric, passionate, articulate & intelligent so strap in for this fast paced, heady conversation framed through the lens of equal rights for species other than humans to the very resources we are destroying. His voice grins, setting a positive tone & his true love of the natural world is just a tad intoxi…

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E152 Charlie Showers - Regenerative farming as his laboratory for life + initiating boys into manhood 1:14:06

8M ago1:14:06

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Meet Jades husband - Charlie Showers. Perched at the kitchen table, this conversation is steered by questions received from listeners. For an oft reserved gent, Charlie emotionally opens the doors about why he leans into the 'uncomfortable' to realise his humanity, to the grief of facing his own mortality, taking his boys through rites of passage &…

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E151 Dani Wolff - Mashing together earth wisdom + mama wisdom 51:25

8M ago51:25

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Dani Wolff is a roll-your-sleeves-up-&-get-shit-done kinda girl who oozes earth wisdom and mama wisdom but most of all she personifies what it means to be collaborative. From her years in an intentional community to her globe trotting earth building projects and now her multi fingered prongs in collaborations that take her from veggie gardens to ma…

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E150 Digby Hall - The power sits in the many so gather your crew! 1:02:34

9M ago1:02:34

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No-one else is coming in to solve the human induced problems & it's not about us anymore - we all have a responsibility to do something for the generations still to come Digby Hall reckons that if joined together we have wisdom, integrity & immense power to bring change but we must learn how to self manage the whiplash of constantly changing enviro…

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E149 Matthew Evans - The Man is Mad about Milk 53:13

9M ago53:13

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MILK…despite the fact that 6 billion people on the planet drink it and we have been for 10,00 years, most of us rarely give it a moments thought. Todays conversation with Matthew Evans takes us swimming in vats of the stuff. Milk looms large in our culture and it's complex, layered, nutritionally interesting and culturally rich. Milk doesn't just f…

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