What Could Possibly Go Right?

Our host Vicki Robin is joined today by Asher Miller, Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute and co-host of Crazy Town . They reflect on Alnoor Ladha’s interview from What Could Possibly Go Right? Episode 19, touching on future designs needed for society, the power of language, and our connection to spirituality. Connect with Alnoor Ladha Political Strategist, Writer, Activist & Board Mem...

Alnoor Ladha is a political strategist, writer and activist, with a focus on the intersection of political organizing, systems thinking, structural change and narrative work. He was the co-founder and Executive Director of The Rules (TR), a global network of activists, organizers, and others focused on changing the rules that create inequality, poverty and climate change. He is a co-founder of Tie...

Vicki Robin and Jason Bradford, Post Carbon Institute Board Director, reflect on her interview with Severine von Tscharner Fleming on Episode 18. Connect with Severine Website: greenhorns.org Twitter: twitter.com/greenhorns Facebook: facebook.com/thegreenhorns Instagram: instagram.com/thegreenhorns Follow WCPGR on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcast Twit...

Severine von Tscharner Fleming is a farmer, activist, and organizer based in Downeast Maine. She runs Smithereen Farm, a MOFGA certified organic wild blueberry, seaweed, and orchard operation which hosts summer camps, camping, and educational workshops.  She is a founder and board member of Agrarian Trust and current director of the Greenhorns, a 13 year old grassroots organization whose mission i...

Our host Vicki Robin reflects on politics and our role in democracy, following her interview with Claudine Schneider on Episode 17. Connect with Claudine Schneider Website: www. ClaudineSchneider.com / www. RepublicansforIntegrity.org Twitter: twitter.com/GOP4Integrity Facebook: facebook.com/RepublicansForIntegrity Follow WCPGR on Social Media Twitter: twitter.com/postcarbon Instagram: instagram.c...

Claudine Schneider was the first woman elected from Rhode Island to the U.S. House of Representatives and was the first Republican Representative to serve the state in more than 40 years. She is Co-Founder of the Republicans for Integrity and is a progressive leader in policies related to climate, energy, environment and ecological economics. Claudine brings the themes of racial inequality, job de...

Our host Vicki Robin reflects on her conversation with Jane Davidson, as heard on Episode 16. Connect with Jane Website: www.janedavidson.wales Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaneBryngwyn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Futuregenlessons-from-a-small-country-103201268058732/ Follow WCPGR on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com...

Jane Davidson is the author of #futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country , the story of why Wales was the first country in the world to introduce legislation to protect future generations. She is Pro Vice-Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. From 2000-2011, Jane was Minister for Education, then Minister for Environment, Sustainability in the Welsh Government. Jane sha...

Today, our series host Vicki Robin answers the question herself of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” In interview with Amy Buringrud of Post Carbon Institute, Vicki shares what she’s learned from the series’ guests so far, including: That this moment of humility has us recognizing that our cleverness fits on the head of a pin and our ignorance is vast. That his period of time has revealed to us the...

Rob Hopkins is an author and a Co-Founder of Transition Town Totnes and Transition Network. He approaches the question of “What could possibly go right?” with a fascination in the power of imagination for our future. His insights include: That we need to create the conditions for the human imagination to re-emerge. That trauma, anxiety, loneliness and systemic problems have caused our imaginations...

Lyla June, musician, anthropologist, and activist, introduces us to the Seven Generations New Deal and how applying this has the potential to create “what could possibly go right”. Her interview insights included:  That it’s hard to imagine what the world could be like, when we're so busy fighting what it's like. That economy is inseparable from ecology; you can destroy ecology to help t...

Peter Buffett is a musician, author, philanthropist and co-president of NoVo Foundation. With his varied background, he presents his thoughts on “What could possibly go right?” including: That we are in a rebirth moment, though this beauty and change can be a painful process. That we are “a species out of context” and the pandemic is changing our relationship to education, food, neighbors; everyth...

Nina Simons considers our question of “What could possibly go right?” from her view as Co-Founder of nonprofit, Bioneers . As she does a joy dance that the not-so-great normal may be over, she shares these thoughts: That COVID-19 is presenting an opportunity to shift from an "I" consciousness to a "We" consciousness; to recognize we are all one family on this Earth. That a cult...

President & Founder of Hip Hop Caucus , Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., brings his perspectives on racial justice, youth empowerment, climate change, and faith to the big question of “What could possibly go right?” His insights include: How young people are communing with their spirituality and are using it to focus their fight for justice. How the current state of the country now is akin to a heart...

For today’s “What Could Possibly Go Right?” Carolyn Raffensperger brings her perspective as an environmental lawyer and Executive Director of the Science and Environmental Health . She shares these ideas: The impact of applying the "precautionary principle" towards preventing suffering; this idea of taking positive action in the face of scientific uncertainty and the likelihood of harm....

Heather Cox Richardson addresses the question of What Could Possibly Go Right? with a political focus. Her insights include: That the current condition is waking people up from autopilot and creating the realization they need to pursue change personally to create the society in which they want to live. A reminder that the beauty of a democratic system is getting to choose which direction to go. Th...

Activist Tim DeChristopher presents his views on our big question with themes of identity, environmentalism and spirituality. How the pandemic has disrupted the flimsy “identity-making” of capitalist culture, as people feel called toward more authenticity and human connection.  How social media may hinder creativity and empowerment, including in responses to social crises. How a renewed relationsh...

In today’s episode, Severn Cullis-Suzuki gives her perspective that spans from addressing the UN at age 12 through to her life-long activism for environment and Indigenous rights. Her insights include: The serendipity that led to speaking at the UN’s Earth Summit in 1992 and the impact of this message that went viral. The disconnect between what we value as individuals and what our society upholds...

Dr. Susanne Moser brings her work’s emphasis on climate change adaptation to the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” Her insights include: That hope requires uncertainty. “If you're completely convinced that we're doomed, or if you're completely convinced all is going to be fine, you don't need hope... Only if the future isn't written can we possibly wish for hope....

Food Revolution Network Co-Founder Ocean Robbins shares his vision and recent observations of our world, including: The complexity and ingenuity within us and all lifeforms, supporting resilience and the ability to meet challenges in creative ways none of us could have imagined. Calling in as much joy, love and beauty as possible into our world, within a greater context of awe, respect and reveren...

Young Women Empowered ’s Victoria Santos approached our big question with a focus on social justice and racial equity. Her passionate insights included: The pandemic and recent protests provide the opportunity to reveal who we are to each other and who we can be to each other. That COVID-19 is having a disproportionate burden on people of color, indigenous people and the disenfranchised. That this...

In today’s episode, Bill McKibben, author, environmentalist, and Co-Founder of 350.org shares his perspectives on “What Could Possibly Go Right?” including: Learning from the pain and trauma of the current crises in a destabilized planet. Reconnecting with the physical reality of the world outside of our online lives. Knowing speed matters in our response to climate change, as well as understandin...

Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage and Co-Founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United , shares insight into the current perfect opportunity for wage change in the food service industry, including: How the pandemic has laid bare the troubles with tips-based pay structures, such as the ineligibility of many service workers to qualify for unemployment benefits due to sub-minimum wa...