What Could Possibly Go Right?

Hailing from Celina Tennessee, Trae Crowder is a standup comedian, writer, and self-proclaimed “Liberal Redneck.” Trae gained national attention (or notoriety, depending on your viewpoint) with his viral video rants and has been performing and touring his particular brand of Southern-fried intellectual comedy for over a decade. Trae addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” through...

Ellen Bass is an award-winning poet, author, and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. Her poems appear frequently in The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, and many other journals. Her poetry books include Indigo, Like a Beggar, The Human Line, and Mules of Love . Her nonfiction books include the groundbreaking The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and F...

Dr. Jem Bendell is the Founder of the Deep Adaptation Forum and a Professor of Sustainability Leadership with the University of Cumbria. He works as a researcher, educator, and advisor on social and organizational change, with over 25 years of experience in sustainable development initiatives in over 20 countries. In 2018, he authored the viral Deep Adaptation paper, downloaded around a million ti...

New York Times best-selling author Kim Stanley Robinson joins Vicki Robin this week. Widely recognized as one of the foremost living writers of science fiction, Robinson is the author of more than twenty books, including The Ministry For The Future , the best-selling Mars trilogy, and the critically acclaimed Forty Signs of Rain , The Years of Rice and Salt, and 2312 . In 2008, he was named a “Her...

Michelle Singletary is an author and award-winning personal finance columnist. She writes the nationally syndicated personal finance column “The Color of Money”, which appears in The Washington Post. She is a frequent contributor to various radio programs and has appeared on national talk shows and television networks. She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts inc...

Starhawk is an author, activist, permaculture designer and teacher, founder of Earth Activist Training , and a prominent voice in modern earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism.  She answers the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including: The boost in people being politically engaged this past year, tuning up and caring for democracy “like an old creaky car” That more peo...

The third set of What Could Possibly Go Right? kicks off with host Vicki Robin reflecting on past episodes, sharing her motivation for creating this series, and revealing what she hopes to find as we embark on a new set of interviews.  Her thoughts include: That cultural scouts have this “carefully cultivated sense of looking squarely at reality and trying to pick a path, a critical path forward o...

Our host Vicki Robin reflects on the interview with media theorist and author Douglas Rushkoff, as heard on episode 28 of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” Connect with Douglas Website: rushkoff.com Twitter: twitter.com/rushkoff Follow WCPGR on Social Media Facebook: facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcast Twitter: twitter.com/postcarbon Instagram: instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/ Learn more:...

Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. Named one of the “world’s ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, his twenty books include the recently published Team Human , based on his podcast. Others include bestsellers Present Shock , Throwing Rocks and the Google Bus , Program or Be Programmed , Life Inc , and Media Virus . He also made the PB...

Our host Vicki Robin reflects on her conversation with author and moral philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore, as heard on episode 27 of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”.  Connect with Kathleen Website: riverwalking.com Website: musicandclimateaction.com Follow WCPGR on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbon Instagram: https...

Kathleen Dean Moore, Ph. D., is an Author, Moral Philosopher, Environmental Advocate. She served as Distinguished Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Oregon State University, where she wrote award-winning books about our cultural and moral relations to the wet, wild world and to one another. But her increasing concern about the climate and extinction crises led her to leave the university, so...

Host Vicki Robin is joined by Sherri Mitchell today to reflect on episode 26 of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” They discuss what Julian Brave NoiseCat had to share about this big question, especially with an Indigenous perspective. Sherri Mitchell is a Lawyer, Indigenous Rights Activist & Educator. Learn more about Sherri at sacredinstructions.life Connect with Julian Brave NoiseCat Website:...

Julian Brave NoiseCat is Vice President of Policy & Strategy for Data for Progress and Narrative Change Director for the Natural History Museum. A Fellow of the Type Media Center, NDN Collective and the Center for Humans and Nature, his work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and other publications. Julian grew up in Oakland, California and is a proud member of...

Our host Vicki Robin considers her interview with author and journalist, Judith D. Schwartz, as heard in episode 25 of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” She discusses stories of regeneration and metaphors of seeds for the open-mindedness and possibilities that are sprouting.  "The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Connect wi...

Judith D. Schwartz is an author who tells stories to explore and illuminate scientific concepts and cultural nuance. She takes a clear-eyed look at global environmental, economic, and social challenges, and finds insights and solutions in natural systems. She writes for numerous publications, including The American Prospect, The Guardian, Discover, Scientific American, and YaleE360.  Bringing insi...

Our host Vicki Robin reflects on “What Could Possibly Go Right?” episode 24 with author and America's #1 progressive talk show, Thom Hartmann. She shares that despite any reluctance we might have, we are all political animals with a duty to engage and learn. In Thom’s words, "Democracy begins with you. Get out there. Get active. Tag, you're it!" Connect with Thom Website: thomh...

For more than a decade, Thom Hartmann has been the #1 progressive talk show host in the United States. His show, The Hartmann Report , is aired on hundreds of radio and television stations across the country. He is also a New York Times best-selling author of 24 books and the founder of numerous commercial and charitable organizations. Recorded in the lead up to the US presidential election, Thom...

Our host Vicki Robin ponders her interview with Vanessa Andreotti on “What Could Possibly Go Right?” She reflects on Vanessa’s perspective that there is an awakening and return to the essence as other elements of our lives are stripped away and we uncover the tender, painful places of our hearts. Connect with Vanessa Website: decolonialfutures.net Website: ubc.academia.edu/VanessadeOliveiraAndreot...

Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti holds a Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She has extensive experience working across sectors internationally in areas related to global justice, global citizenship, and Indigenous and community engagement. Drawing on different critiques of colonialism and human exceptionalism, her researc...

Our host Vicki Robin reflects on her conversation with long-time activist Kumi Naidoo, as heard on episode 22 of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”  Connect with Kumi Naidoo Website: kuminaidoo.net Twitter: twitter.com/kuminaidoo Follow WCPGR on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

" Let's not let those that brought humanity to this point of destruction get away with the injustices that it created." Kumi Naidoo is recognized internationally as a forceful advocate for human rights, gender equity, economic justice, and environmental justice. A seasoned activist in South Africa during its struggle against apartheid, his long career of deep commitment to people an...

Our host Vicki Robin considers Lynne Twist’s insightful response to “What Could Possibly Go Right?”, especially the importance of the stories we choose to tell ourselves. Connect with Lynne Website: soulofmoney.org Twitter: twitter.com/lynne_twist Facebook: facebook.com/TheSoulOfMoneyInstitute Instagram: instagram.com/soulofmoney Follow WCPGR on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/What...

Lynne Twist is the Founder of the Soul of Money Institute and author of the best-selling book "The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life.” Over the past 40 years, Lynne has worked with over 100,000 people in 50 countries in the areas of fundraising with integrity, conscious philanthropy, strategic visioning, and having a healthy relationship with money.  She is a C...

Our host Vicki Robin is joined by Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and one of the world’s foremost educators on the need to transition away from fossil fuels. They reflect on the interview with Tzepora Berman, as heard on Episode 20. Connect with Tzeporah Website: Tzeporahberman.com Website: stand.earth Facebook: facebook.com/Tzeporah Facebook: facebook.com/standearth T...

Tzeporah Berman has been designing environmental campaigns and working on environmental policy in Canada and beyond for over twenty years. She currently is International Program Director at Stand. Earth. She is an Adjunct Professor of York University Faculty of Environmental Studies and works as a strategic advisor to a number of First Nations, environmental organizations and philanthropic foundat...