THE SPACESHIP EARTH PODCAST

In this episode, I'm in conversation with Louise Middleton, founder of Kudhva - an amazing collection of stunning hide-outs on a magical, elemental landscape on the remote and wild North Cornwall coast - a place for folks to disconnect to reconnect. Having spent the night in a Kudhva in a rocking gale, I caught up with Louise to get the Kudhva story, the vision and journey of place making so thoug...

In this episode I chat with Afdhel Aziz - Author of the book ‘Good is the New Cool - Market like you give a damn’, Keynote Speaker and Chief Purpose Officer at Conspiracy of Love. Afdhel is on a mission to help businesses find purpose and meaning in what they do, and he’s spent 20 years working at the highest level in some of the biggest brands on the planet -so he has a unique perspective on the...

In this episode I'm in conversation with Andres Roberts, founder of Bio Leadership Project, co-founder of Way Of Nature UK. Andres supports new forms of human progress by working with the principles of living systems and the wisdom of nature. We talk about Andres journey with his work, and how his practice has developed with Bio Leadership, the challenges of working and leading within dominant sys...

In this episode I chat with James Turner Co-founder of Glimpse. Glimpse tap into a growing network of creative talent to create culture hacks and creative interventions that reimagine a beautiful future beyond mindless consumption, where nature flourishes and people are nice to each other. They are behind a load of genius activations including crowdfunding an entire London Underground Station's ad...

A conversation with education pioneer Melissa Kendall, who has established the first Lumiar School in the UK. The Lumiar methodology was developed by Brazilian entrepreneur Ricardo Semler. We chat about why Mel took the leap, the Lumiar methodology and approach and the plans for the school which is in its first full year. Enjoy. Show notes https://www.lumiar.co.uk/ https://www.ted.com/talks/ricard...

A spontaneous ramble from the banks of the River Dart in Devon. Recorded mid April, this is a short reflection after spending 48hrs in the Devon landscape after a few months of working frantically. A riff on the healing nature of the land and water, a need for solitude, the wisdom that emerges from time outside. The insanity of the myth of continual progress in the industrial growth society. Falli...

In this episode I’m with Chris Salisbury - storyteller, outdoor educator, nature connection guru and founder of WildWise in Devon, UK. We explore connection to nature through experience, embodied knowledge and opening the imagination, the need for soul work in our industrialised lives, the challenges facing children, teens and us older folks in a world that has shunned ritual, wildness, community...

In this episode I chat with Chris Hines, surfer, environmentalist, sustainability innovator who nearly 30 years ago co-founded environmental surf charity Surfers Against Sewage in Cornwall UK. We chat about that journey, what was happening at that time and what drove Chris and fellow founders to build out this movement despite having no real idea what they were up against and with absolulety no re...

In this episode I head to Bristol with my son to join the Schools Climate Action strike - Fridays for Future and chat to students to gets a sense of why they're striking and what they hope to achieve. This is experimental, noisey and insightful! Enjoy! Show notes https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/ https://ukscn.org/ https://ukscn.org/ys4c-2 https://www.ipcc.ch/ Get full access to Becoming Crew at b...

A conversation with big wave surfer, social activist, researcher, writer and artist Easkey Britton. Following a workshop in Dublin I caught up with Easkey for a catch up on her work around the links between human health and environmental health, with specific focus on the ocean, as well as exploring her work around patterns and cycles in nature and in ourselves with reference to 'A Lunar Cycle' -h...

In this episode I chat with Jaz O’Hara founder of the WorldWide Tribe. Jaz’s story is extraordinary. In my opinion she represents the best of what it means to be human in 2019 and her work is a total inspiration. Her story started in the summer of 2015 in the UK, by following her heart and acting on curiosity to really understand what was happening with the refugee crisis on the UK/French border i...

In this episode I chat with Laura Storm, sustainability pioneer and thought leader out of Copenhagen Denmark. Laura has been blazing a trail in the world of sustainable business practice for many years at a global level. Recognised as a young global leader by WEF she has been working towards shifting the global business community to more responsible ways of operating, from leading the development...

It's early January, there's a lot of chatter around giving stuff up, creating new habits and making goals and resolutions and getting healthy. I was lucky to have a very peaceful couple of weeks over the end of last year, but getting back into the groove this week reminded me how critical my practices for grounding myself are in amongst the chaos and distraction of modern life. I've also sensed qu...

In this episode I chat with the legend Joshua Coombes, hairdresser to the homed and homeless, social activist and his mission Do Something for Nothing. We chat about how his story started, the complexity of homelessness. How do we show up and be present for others around us in need. Being human, giving what you're good at, creative activism, being generous in a monetised world, getting out on the...

In this episode, I chat with Ella Saltmarshe. Writer, strategist, campaigner, activist, systems thinker. We cover being a pluralist in a world of specialisation, system change what is it?, the role of stories and narrative in our culture and how we change the story especiallly when it comes to our relationship with the planet. Hacking popular culture, the concept of deep time, working from the hea...

A conversation with Michael Stewart from Sustainable Surf recorded in his car to and from a cheeky surf session north of San Francisco. We cover the story of Sustainable Surf, how to use the scale and influence of surf culture to accelerate sustainable living. The power of branding, new environmental stories, regenerative business, circular design, ocean connection, climate action, creative respon...

A marvellous conversation with the inspiring Anna Murray, co-founder of Patternity Design Studio. We cover her journey from advertising creative to meaningful design studio with her co-founder Grace. How interest in pattern, its infinite quality and a way of noticing the world kickstarted the Patternity journey. We riff on the beauty of the world around us, noticing patterns, visually and in our o...

It's World Environement Day, so here's a spontaneous ramble on 'environment' what is it, where is it and what that really means ? Featuring reflections on being in water, constructured environments, separation from nature, poems, readings, cuckoos and music. episode notes.. https://twitter.com/RobGMacfarlane http://www.wavemakercollective.com/ Moy HIll community Farm https://www.facebook.com/moyhi...

A conversation with Chrissy Levett, founder of Creative Conscience, a platform for inspiring, supporting, rewarding and recognising young creative talent using their gifts to make positive social change happen. We talk about the story of CC and how Chrissy brought it into the world. The shift in consciousness that is well underway, hacking meaning into educational institutions. Stories of brillian...

Live from a beach in Nicaragua - another experiment in spontaneous planetary riffing - I share a slightly cosmic podcast connection story, the practices of spontaneity, openness and generosity as life centered - then with a nod to World Water Day - explore our connection to the ocean, the power of water to heal and make us feel good, our dependence on the ocean to support the life giving systems o...

Episode 4 and time for an experiment, I head into the woods, with no guest, just me Dan Burgess and no agenda, to sit and see what emerges in the woods. With special guest woodpecker. Covering Gaia theory, deep listening, wild health, trees to watch out for, industrial cleverness, life centered design, frazzled corporate cultures, regenerative potential of nature, deep time, woodpeckers and much m...

Riffing with surf photographer, film maker and co-founder of the Plastic Project - Tim Nunn. Tim has been capturing surfing and waves out in the thick of it for two decades- he's worked worked with the world's leading surfers, surf magazines and surf brands, he's travelled to some of the most remote, challenging and inpsiring parts of the planet and while he's been doing that he's noticed plastics...

Riffing on ocean connection, human health, gender, nature and wellbeing with Easkey Britton, internationally renowned big wave professional surfer, scientist, academic, social activist and artist from Donegal in Ireland. Remember there are no passengers on spaceship earth, we are all crew. www.easkeybritton.com Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode I chat with David Stover co-founder of restorative venture Bureo who are turning ocean fishing net pollution into new materials and products, building a whole new supply chain system which supports people and planet. The interview is about how Bureo came to be. Enjoy. This was my first session recording via skype and garage band from my mancave in Bath to Ventura in California. So...