Podcast Library
Dougald Hine – On Regrowing a Living Culture
Dougald Hine is a writer and social thinker, and one of the founders of the Dark Mountain Project. In this interview he’ll share his thoughts on “pocket sized universities” and on the importance of regrowing a living culture.
Rune Hjarno-Rasmussen | Modern Day Animism
Rasmussen is an historian of religion and a specialist on Nordic animism and shamanism. He does not believe that animism belongs in the dusty cabinets of the “ancient history museum of humanity”.
Stephen Jenkinson | Origins of an Orphaned Culture
In this double-episode we hear author, poet and grief counsellor Stephen Jenkinson on the topics of grief, soil and the origins of an orphaned culture. The book “Ishmael” by Daniel Quinn serves as an entry point.
Brigid LeFevre on Life, Soil and Kimchi
This biodynamic farmer grows and ferments vegetables as part of a customer supported agriculture model. In Brigid’s garden the primary goal isn’t to turn a profit, but rather to make the soil more alive with the passing of each season.
Kristina Turner on Home Birth
Birth, Life and the Sacred Feminine. We talk about the beauty of home birthing and the connection between the manner in which we’re born and our subsequent life. Turner is an author and a home birth activist.
Charles Eisenstein on the Corona Crisis
Seeds for the post-corona soil. We delve into topics like negative interest, universal basic income and nature’s legal rights. And a few listener’s questions.
Stephen Jenkinson on the Corona Crisis
The entry point for this conversation is covid-19. But we also meander our way to some other interesting topics, including a supernatural phenomenon that makes books fall out of the shelves. Plus a sneak peek of one of the tracks from Stephen Jenkinson’s and Gregory Hoskins’ new album ”Dark Roads”.
Stephen Jenkinson | Brushes with Death
Jenkinson talks of the handful of times when he’s come close to dying. We also get into topics like palliative care, death phobia, burial practices and the meat industry.
Happen Films | Inspiring Change through Film
What’s the role of filmmakers during troubled times? Antoinette Wilson & Jordan Osmond of Happen Films and Mattias Olsson of Campfire Stories discuss whether filmmaking can make a real difference in the world.
Rob Hopkins | Transition Movement
Hopkins is the co-founder of the worldwide Transition Movement. In this episode we find out what the Transition Movement is and how transitioning is done in his hometown of Totnes, UK.
Charles Eisenstein on Interbeing
Eisenstein is an author, philosopher and speaker. In his book “The Ascent of Humanity” he seeks to answer the question “How did we end up here – at the tipping point between an alive Earth and a dead one?”.
Stephen Jenkinson on Death and Dying
An exercise into the adult mystery of deep living. Jenkinson headed the palliative care department of one of Canada’s largest hospitals for many years. He is the author of the book ”Die Wise”.
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