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Local Futures Podcast

The Local Futures Podcast features conversations with big-picture thinkers and leaders of localization efforts from around the world. Find all episodes below, including conversations between Helena Norberg-Hodge and Alnoor Ladha, Wendell Berry, Tyson Yunkaporta, Camila Moreno. Subscribe to our podcast through Podbean, iTunes, Google Podcasts, or the podcasting site/app of your choice. New episodes will also be announced in our email updates and posted on our YouTube channel.

Jeremy Lent: Shifting Paradigms - December 28, 2021

Described by journalist George Monbiot as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age,” Jeremy Lent is the founder of the Liology Institute and the author of ‘The Patterning Instinct’ and, most recently, ‘The Web of Meaning’. His work investigates the underlying causes of our civilization’s existential crisis, and explores pathways toward a life-affirming future. In his own words, his work: “has been a journey of many years, during which I dedicated myself full time to deep research in disciplines such as neuroscience, history, and anthropology, and to exploring the great traditions of Buddhism, Taoism, Neo-Confucianism, and Indigenous wisdom.”

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COP, carbon and high-tech: who is setting the agenda? - October 29, 2021

Brazilian researcher and activist Dr. Camila Moreno has attended almost all the major climate conferences in the last decade. In this conversation with Helena Norberg-Hodge, she offers a rare glimpse into the internal workings of the multilateral negotiations and explains how the narrow focus on carbon is turning climate itself into a tradable commodity for profit.

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Beyond Conspiracy: Framing Meaningful Activism - March 4, 2021

You would struggle to find three individuals more equipped to navigate the big picture of global economic mega-structures and civilizational transformation than Tyson, Alnoor and Helena.

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Unpacking Global Empire from an Indigenous Perspective - November 20, 2020

In this episode, Tyson Yunkaporta, author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, joins Local Futures’ director Helena Norberg-Hodge to explore “right story”…

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More than Just the Vegetables - May 14, 2020

In this episode, we cover the inspiring story of the Copenhagen Food Coop, a member-owned alternative to mainstream grocery stores which allows people to not only have regular access to fresh local food, but also to make decisions about…

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