The New Orchard

Our guest in this episode is Tania de Jong, co-Founder and Executive Director of Mind Medicine Australia. Tania is one of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs and innovators developing 6 businesses and 4 charities including Creative Universe, Creativity Australia and With One Voice, Umbrella Foundation, Creative Innovation Global, Pot-Pourri and The Song Room. She was named in the 100...

In this episode I’m interviewing Executive Director of The Berry Center Mary Berry. Mary is the daughter of famous American farmer, poet and philosopher Wendell Berry who wrote the iconic The Unsettling of America in 1977. We’re discussing Mary’s commitment to her mission to revitalize rural America by supporting small farmers and advocating for responsible, sustainable agricultural practices. We’...

In this episode I’m interviewing Kon Bouzikos, one of the co-founders of ACES (Australian Classical Education Society) and the current President of ACES as well as ACES secretary Jonathan Hili. The interview is split into two parts. In the first part Jonathan and Kon explain the foundations of Classical Education and discuss how classical curriculum is structured. In the second part we are talking...

In this episode I’m interviewing Laura Reeves who is a UK based facilitator and a medicine woman who organises retreats at sacred sites in both the UK and Peruvian Amazon. We are discussing Laura’s unique journey that led her to become the person she is today. The healing potential of sacred plant medicine like Ayahuasca as an alternative trauma healing modality, craniosacral therapy, somatic expe...

In this episode I’m interviewing Dr Arne Rubinstein, CEO and Founder of the Rites of Passage Institute as well as the author of The Making of Men: Raising boys to be happy, healthy and successful published in 2015. Links and interview references: The Making of Men: Raising boys to be happy, healthy and successful by Arne Rubinstein Rites of Passage Institute - https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org R...

In this episode I’m interviewing the founder and CEO of Savic Motorcycles, Dennis Savic. Dennis tells a story about humble beginnings of the company, the arduous but incredibly exciting and rewarding journey of the founder and his very capable team, the difficulties and challenges associated with dependence on complex supply chains and the different incentives driving both innovation in Australia...

In this episode I’m interviewing Sinead Murphy, author of the upcoming Autistic Society Disorder book as well as author of Beware the Autism-Friendly City editorial published on https://brownstone.org In this two-hour interview Sinead talks about challenges of raising autistic children, delusions and dangers of ever-growing administrative state, about obsessive pursuit of absolute safety and impac...

In this episode we are talking with Claire Bartlett, Principal of Woodline Primary, a small school set on a 20-acre farm in the beautiful Geelong hinterland in Victoria. We’re talking about why the school was started, what is different about it and why creation of proper nurturing environment and safe learning space as well as integration with nature sets the best foundational platform for young m...

In this episode we are talking to Peter Hitchens, a renowned British journalist, author, and columnist who is known for his insightful commentary on politics, religion, and all kinds of societal issues. Primary focus of this interview is Peter’s 2010 published book titled The Rage Against God. Notable links and conversation references: Peter Hitchens on X (Twitter) - h ttps://x.com/ClarkeMicah C-S...

In this conversation with Mark Gober, author of An End to Upside Down Thinking we’re talking about what made him write the book and publish his beautifully researched and produced Where Is My Mind podcast. We’re also talking about the state of modern science and why so little effort is being made to form a more complete view of reality which has the potential to combine both the materialist and th...

In this interview we are sitting down with a UK based architect Conor Lynch to explore why our modern cities of glass and concrete look the way they look and why beauty in architecture matters more than ever. Notable links and conversation references: 1. Conor’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/c_k_lynch 2. Quinlan Terry Architects - https://qtarchitects.com/introduction/ 3. Poundbury, an urban exten...