The Dan Astin-Gregory Podcast

In the midst of many issues facing humanity, it's easy to get caught up in tackling the most urgent priorities. However, if we fail to zoom out and examine the underlying causes of these issues, systemic change will likely remain a distant and unobtainable reality. Today I'm in conversation with author Jeremy Lent who has been described as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age” and has written...

In today's podcast, I am joined by Dr Michael Rectenwald, a former self-declared Marxist and Professor of Liberal Studies and Global Liberal Studies at NYU whose entire worldview was shifted when victimology, cancel-culture, de-platforming, and political correctness began to run amok on campus.   We explore the origins of woke culture and how it has deviated from its beginnings and unravel so...

At a time of political turmoil, how do we reclaim our agency to create systemic change?  To help answer this question I'm joined by Indra Adnan, Founder of The Alternative UK a political platform which answers the question: if politics is broken, what’s the alternative?  Indra is a Writer, Psycho-Social Therapist and Political Entrepreneur. For over twenty years, she has been writing, co...

"People are happy to support free speech, as long as it's free speech they agree with"…   How is the suppression of free speech and widespread polarisation leading to a breakdown in society?  As a musician, author, podcaster, public speaker, fitness expert and life coach; Zuby doesn’t shy away from expressing himself, with a refreshing and compelling level of honesty.    Join u...

Check out our latest Elevate Network Q&A session with recent podcast guest, Professor Mattias Desmet. You can participate in our future Q&A sessions by becoming a supporter at http://www.weareelevate.org    Mattias Desmet is recognized as the world’s leading expert on the theory of mass formation in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is a professor of clinical psychology in th...

Within moments of the news of Boris' departure, the question of who will replace him kicked into gear as a range of MPs and ministers rushed to throw their hats into the ring.    People are already speculating what position the future PM will take on Brexit, Covid-19, the Economy, Ukraine and more as the leading candidates set out their claim the prime spot at number 10.  It didn't...

Stories of the Covid-19 vaccine injuries are finally starting to make the mainstream media headlines.  Last month, a rock musician's fiancee became the first person in the UK to receive the £120,000 Covid vaccine damage payment after her 48-year-old partner died from a blood clot following the AstraZeneca jab, but thousands of people have been left without any form of support. Our guest today...

Check out our latest Elevate Network Q&A session with recent podcast guest, Eric Edmeades. You can participate in our future Q&A sessions by becoming a supporter at http://www.weareelevate.org   Eric Edmeades, founder of Wildfit, is one of the true pioneers of the coming food revolution; passionate about helping human beings achieve and experience outstanding health.   Throu...

If we call the world's current civilization Game A, then it is clear that Game A has some serious flaws and that the existing order is breaking down.  Sooner or later, a new set of social systems will emerge out of the chaos of today. Game B, therefore, is whatever comes next, where a brighter future can be imagined and created. To help understand the origins of the concept of Game B we are j...

The response to Covid-19 highlighted the need for systemic transformation. It's clear that the game we are playing urgently needs to change.   If we call the world's current civilization Game A.  It is clear that Game A has some serious, fundamental flaws and the existing order is breaking down and sooner or later, a new set of social systems will emerge out of the chaos of today. &...

Are we being kept in a cycle of ill-health through the dominance of big food and big pharma?  To explore this and more, today I'm joined by Eric Edmeades , who is the founder of WILDFIT and one of the true pioneers of the coming food revolution; he is passionate about helping human beings achieve and experience outstanding health.   We cover a range of issues from the impact of the pande...

Check out our latest Elevate Network Q&A session with recent podcast guest, Charles Eisenstein.   Charles Eisenstein is a writer, speaker, countercultural philosopher, and the author of several books. His newest book, The Coronation, will be released in the summer of 2022.  Our recent podcast episode with Charles drew upon various competing narratives and conspiracy theories to assem...

Transhumanism is nothing new. It continues a prehistoric trend toward increasing dependency on, and integration with, technology. However, does new technology always equal progress?    Tune in for an analysis of the current trends inspired by my conversation with recent podcast guest, Charles Eisenstein.   Join our community to continue the conversation at http://www.weareelevate.or...

Now that the storm surrounding Covid-19 has begun to subside, is it possible that people will start to expand their sense-making around what has gone before us? Our guest today is counterculture philosopher and writer, Charles Eisenstein, who has written extensively, long-form essays on the big picture issues that have emerged throughout the pandemic, going beyond a contrary view to exploring much...

Over the past two years, more and more people are awakening to the realisation that many of our systems and institutions are broken.    We launched the Elevate Network to help bring individuals and communities together so that we could start to develop an understanding of what to focus on.  Now it is time to take bold action to start to solve the complex cultural, societal and syste...

The Elevate Network are proud to support World Localization Day 2022.   Following our premiere of 'Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution', today's session brings you a lineup of ‘big-thinkers’ and representatives from grass-roots organisations who are making change happen within their own, diverse communities including Helena Norberg-Hodge, Charles Eisenstein, George Ferguson OBE and Jon Aron. In this...

How did Covid-19 capture the minds of the masses? What led people to willingly sacrifice their freedoms and way of life?  To answer these questions we have invited Professor Mattias Desmet back to the podcast to deconstruct the underlying factors that may have led to the irrational fear-based response to Covid-19. Whilst our previous conversation with Mattias on the psychological phenomena of...

We have witnessed tremendous politicisation of science and medicine in the past two years, throwing out some old paradigms and adopting new ones to drive certain narratives. It seems that we live in a 'culture of safetyism’ which encourages much of this behaviour.   In this episode, we are joined by Steve Templeton, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Indiana University Scho...

In this exciting podcast episode, we invite you to strap in as we introduce the 'Duke of Permaculture', Paul Wheaton! An eccentric and powerful advocate for permaculture as a solution for many of the world's problems, Paul's enthusiasm is infectious.  The last few years has taught many of us the importance of self-reliance and independence.  In this exploration of permaculture principles...

Can inner harmony help avoid outer conflict? As the world in which we live becomes increasingly divided on issues from Covid-19, Ukraine, identity politics, environmental issues, finances and more, people are dealing with an external and internal sense of conflict and this is putting pressure on individual relationships and the societal fabric. In this episode, we are joined by Jane Gunn , “The Ba...

In one of the most important Elevate Podcast broadcasts to date, we are joined by Nick Hudson chairman of PANDA , to address some of the socio-political factors that propelled the mainstream pandemic narrative, leaving many of us deeply sceptical of the motives behind policy decisions. Nick Hudson is an actuary and private equity investor with broad international experience in finance.  He ha...

Join me for an important discussion with Dr Elizabeth Evans, co-founder of the UK Medical Freedom Alliance, who is launching a campaign to put pressure on the NHS to drop all the remaining Covid restrictions and promote a return to normal practice. The campaign places a particular focus on making masks for staff, patients and visitors completely voluntary and on dropping all visitor restrictions f...

Please join me for this special short episode of the Elevate Podcast in collaboration with Oracle Films, recorded at the Better Way Conference! with Dr. Maria Hubmer-Mogg!   Dr Hubmer-Mogg is a General Practitioner, Resilience Coach, herbalist, activist and Member of the European Parliament.   Throughout the pandemic, she has been at the forefront of efforts to disseminate vital hea...

On May 20th - 22nd I spoke at the  Better Way Conference in Bath.  This inspirational event bought together 65+ leaders for health from around the world for three exciting days of learning, exploring, creating, and collaborating. In this panel, we invited our Elevate Network members to participate in an open session to discuss how to create a healthcare system that places human sovereign...

It was an honour and a pleasure to speak at the Better Way Conference this weekend. The gathering brought together 65+ leaders for health from around the world for three exciting days of learning, exploring, creating, and collaborating.  During this solo episode, I unpack some of the learning and insights from the conference and look for ways we can activate our audience and members in the wo...