Accidental Gods

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.'  As our world burns ever faster and our politicians cling ever more desperately to the old ways of being and behaving, Sophie Miller of Ocean Rebellion commits her creativity, artistry and courage to bringing truth to power.  Sophie Miller trained at Central St Marti...

How did we get here?  How bad are things really? Is there still hope? (Yes!) and... crucially - what can we do, individually, collectively, in our businesses, in our governments, around the world, to turn the bus from the edge of the cliff?  Professor Mark Maslin is a climate scientist with a mission to explain in clear terms all we need to know.  And he does it with panache, enthusiasm and optimi...

Imagine a world where we listen to the voices of the young as much as the old, the women as much as the men, all races, all abilities, all income streams - all species... where we honour difference, where compassion and empathy are our keynotes, not competition and separation.  If this is the world we want, how do we get there?  In this second of two parts, we explore the existential question of o...

If we have all the technical and scientific answers to solving the climate and ecological crisis - which we do - how do we bring the greater mass of humanity to a place where we all work together, bringing our boundless creativity to the creation of a regenerative world?  Exploring the world of behaviour with Alexandra Kurland, behaviourist, horse trainer and regenerative farmer.  First of two par...

Does the law take care of you?  Does it work in your interests, for a common sense of justice  - a genuine common-weal?  If not, why not? And what can we do to change the way things are going?  Mothiur Rahman of the New Economy Law Centre explores our current crisis of agency.  Mothiur Rahman is founder of New Economy Law and a pioneer member of XR.  In his first podcast with us, we explored the w...

How can be rebuild trust in politics, politicians and each other? How would it feel to be free of partisan divisions?  Could we heal our world in time?  Braver Angels is dedicated to helping people bridge divides - to find the better angels of themselves and each other.  Braver Angels - originally Better Angels - came into being after the divisive nightmare of the 2016 Presidential Election in the...

How does it feel to stand at the balance point between ancient Christian mysticism and the Druid's path of deep connection with the natural world?  What do we become if we marry the traditions of Christianity with the far older, land-based traditions of this land - and all lands?  In a living answer to these questions, Rev Sam Wernham founded the River Dart Wild Church and the Wild Monastics, as w...

Imagine a world where dignity is valued over nationalistic pride; where we know that 'enough' is the opposite of 'more'; where we understand the bonds that draw us together. Author Ece Temelkuran launches her new book 'Together' - and shares with us its message of human resilience.  More at https://accidentalgods.life Ece Temelkuran is one of the Turkey’s best known novelist and political commenta...

How would the world flourish if our politics were based on trust?  And how can we make that happen?  Eva and Justin are co-creating the 'ReWorlding' online conference in late May and we came together to explore how even the making of this has been an exploration of what it is to be human, to trust, to grow and to dare to be different.  Eva and Justin were guests of podcast 44 [https://accidentalgo...

Regenerative Farming - or Agro-ecology - is being widely recognised as one of the best ways to mitigate the climate crisis. But how does it actually work? What can we do with our back gardens, our rooftops, our local verges to make a difference?  Navona Gallegos explains the science - and the spirit - of working with the land. We first spoke with Navona Gallegos  in podcast #55 ( here ) when she h...

Imagine a world where money works differently. Where there's enough for everyone's needs, not their greed and where we work together for a life we all want.  In this week's podcast, Jonathan Dawson, head of the Regenerative Economics program at Schumacher college explores how.  Jonathan Dawson, co-creator of the Masters in Regenerative Economics at Schumacher college, is a sustainability educator...

How can we bring vibrancy, life, diversity and connection back to the land?  How would we be if we listened to all the wild plants of our land?  Katrina Blair first listened to plants at the age of 11 - and is now transforming her local community.  In this inspiring podcast, she leads us through ways we, too, can connect with plants as our teachers.  Katrina Blair began studying wild plants in her...

“No decision shall be made and no action taken unless it holds the good of the children of all beings, of this generation and seven hence, at its heart.” How would our world be if we based every act on the impact it would have down the generations?  What do our children - and their children - need us to do now, to grant them a flourishing future?  A simple video asks that question and invites our...

Why does the law not protect us?  Why does our government not strive every sinew to keep us safe at all levels?  What would it look like if the law did protect, care for and sustain common people?  Answers on this, and the depths of life from Mothiur Rahman, pioneer member of XR Muslims. Mothiur Rahman speaks with raw courage and a unique combination of vulnerability and strength as he describes h...

How does it feel to commit - completely, without reservation - to the flow of life? Where do we find the courage and resilience to take the first steps on the path? And how does the world - that same flow of life - support us when we have done so? In this second of two parts with Alan Watson Featherstone we explore more deeply the creation of Trees for Life - how it arose and what it entailed... I...

What are we here for?  What - exactly - is the purpose of life? Imagine a world where finding our life's purpose - and having the courage to follow it - was at the core of everything we did.    Alan Watson Featherstone listened to the prompting of his heart and set up Trees for Life to ReWild the Great Caledonian Forest in Scotland. Three decades on, there are thousands of acres alive with new gro...

Suppose we all made this year the one where we choose to make a difference?  We could take a sabbatical and join in the actions around COP26. Or we could go to work and do whatever it takes to make our business regenerative.  Or we could join Parents For Future and build a world that we are proud to leave to our children.  Rupert Read on his new book: Parents for a Future and how now is the time t...

Suppose we already have all the answers to the crises that assail us?  Suppose countless people, companies, non-profit organisations and local community groups were already working to change the way things work?  And suppose we could knit these together into a movement for change? Donnie Maclurcan of the Post Growth Institute explores the ways we can find a generative future. Donnie is a facilitat...

Imagine a world where we didn’t always feel as if money was tight. Imagine an economy that works for the health and welfare of people and planet rather than all of us working for the health of the economy. Richard Murphy describes where money comes from and how we could use it differently. We all know the economy is broken - that the experiment of free market capitalism has driven us to the edge o...

We all know national politics is in chaos.  But local governance can be a place of enlivening, inspiring, radical change. Pam Barrett speaks of her work to change the nature of her local town council - what she achieved - and how we can do the same.  Pam Barrett worked at the heart of the Westminster government's civil service. Then she moved to picturesque Buckfastleigh, a mill town on the edge o...

How does it feel to know we're really living our purpose? What's the felt sense inside that tells us to keep going in a particular direction? Or to stop?  Radical evolutionary, Chris Taylor explores the pathways to right being that will let us transform what it is to be human.  Chris Taylor, author of 'The Tao of Revolution' is a Tai Chi teacher, regenerative farmer, musician, performance poet, fa...

How different would our world be if we understood how our minds - and feelings - worked?  How would our workplaces change if everyone was doing their best to understand how everyone else experienced the world? Dr Rachel Lilley describes how shifting our perspectives changes everything - from work to home to government.  Rachel combines extensive  academic research with  many years practical  exper...

Everybody Now Climate Emergency and Sacred Duty     We’ve caused a turning point in the Earth’s natural history. Everybody Now is a podcast about what it means to be human on the threshold of a global climate emergency, in a time of systemic injustice and runaway pandemics. Scientists, activists, farmers, poets, and theologians talk bravely and frankly about how our biosphere is changing, about gr...

Kindness costs nothing and it enhances our lives and those around us. And yet our world is full of random acts of unkindness.  How can we change this? How can we extend the boundaries of faith and spirituality to bring the best of ourselves to a world in crisis.  This week, podcaster, musician, writer, theologian – and deep spiritual activist – David Blower talks about Christianity and kindness an...

What if the Ocean were a living thing, in the way that the earth breathes as Gaia? The Maori say that if the Ocean is healthy, so, too, will the people be healthy.  And we are not healthy - nor is the Ocean. But we are intimately linked and Glenn Edney, Ocean Deep Ecologist explains how - and what we can do to heal ourselves and the waters of the Earth. Glenn Edney is a Deep Ecologist, an Ocean ex...