The Dan Astin-Gregory Podcast

With growing geopolitical tensions, inflation out of control and a rapidly accelerating downward economic spiral many are rightly concerned for our future. To address these issues I am joined by David Murrin, founder of Global Forecaster, who is renowned for the development of unique human behavioural and economic models. when combined with a geopolitical overlay, have a most impressive track reco...

In this episode, I am joined by Alex Thomson from UK Column to examine the geopolitical history of Ukraine to help understand why the war has broken out at this particular time. We look at the mainstream media's role in portraying the conflict in addition to the incentive structures and economic interests of the West that could perpetuate the war.   Alex Thompson specialises in geopolitics, r...

In these times of change, we can no longer trust the traditional media to make sense of the world. The old gatekeepers are losing their power. A new counter-culture is filling the void with an emerging alternative media landscape, but this is presenting new sensemaking challenges.  Find out how we addressed this during our private event held within the Elevate Network this week with Alexander...

As the world begins to resume some form of "normality" we continue to witness challenges to civil liberties, democracy and human rights as western liberal culture comes under attack.  It is also evident that many global centralised organisations such as the World Economic Forum are advancing their efforts to capitalise upon the crisis and drive forward the idea of a new social contract. In th...

With ongoing conflict in the world, from warfare to tribalism, in this episode, we explore whether finding inner peace within ourselves can eventually cultivate outer peace in the world. Following a near-death accident which led to a long road to recovery, our guest Jean-Pierre De Villiers is now on a mission to help people to find peace within whilst optimising their life experiences. JP is an In...

Over the past two years, we have witnessed how central institutions and organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other intergovernmental and NGOs can influence our governments in times of crisis. In this episode, we dig deeper to find out what is influencing global planning for health, be it for pandemics or general health, and how some of the lesser-known influences are shapi...

Not only is the world facing war, but Western society is also becoming increasingly divided, fragmented and polarised. Can humankind evolve to find greater peace amongst ourselves? Having started his career as a biologist our guest today, Christopher Gladwell, has long held a fascination with human evolution and in this powerful conversation, we blur the lines between science and ancient practice...

Our guest Dr Meryl Nass MD recently made the headlines when she had her medical license suspended and a psychiatric evaluation requested following her critical commentary on the covid-19 response. In this episode we discuss what happened and why these methods were used to silence a former biological warfare epidemiologist and unpack what lessons can be learned when it comes to challenging the ince...

“Follow the science" is a phrase that we became all too familiar with over the course of the pandemic, but is it right to place so much trust in the experts?  In this episode I am joined by author Ann Bauer, recently known for her article entitled ‘I Have Been Through This Before’, where she outlined the parallels between her experience of dealing with the ‘experts’ in her battle to find a so...

Having taught at universities in Canada and the US for 20 years, Dr. Ponesse was faced with a difficult decision in the Autumn of 2021 when she saw her academic career fall apart for refusing to comply with a Canadian university's COVID vaccine mandate. In December 2021, Dr. Ponesse released a book entitled My Choice: The Ethical Case Against Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates, where she shares her persona...

Professor Frank Furedi joins the Elevate Podcast to offer a cautionary tale about the ‘new normal’ and look at where it may all be heading. Join us to explore how we can preserve human agency and become the authors of our own destiny. Frank Furedi will likely be a familiar face to our audience. Back in June 2021, Frank joined our Question Everything summit where he spoke about the illusory trade o...

Vijay Prashad, executive director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, joins for me an in-depth look at the bigger picture around the circumstances surrounding the conflict and we inquire whether the conflict in Ukraine is part of a much bigger geopolitical battle. A day after the escalation of violence in Ukraine Vijay addressed the Belmarsh Tribunal in New York City to shine a light...

One of our most anticipated interviews to date is now available on the Elevate Podcast! For the past 45 years, Helena Norberg-Hodge has been working tirelessly to find ways of enabling people to exist in the modern world without sacrificing social and ecological values. She has helped to initiate localisation movements on every continent, particularly in South Korea and Japan, and co-founded both...