What Could Possibly Go Right?
Vicki Robin
In this interview series sponsored by Post Carbon Institute, Vicki Robin, activist and best-selling author on sustainable living, talks with provocative thought leaders about emerging possibilities and ways humanity might step onto a better, post-pandemic path.
Special Bonus: We Are The Great Turning (Joanna Macy with Jess Serrante)
Vicki Robin, the once and possibly future host of What Could Possibly Go Right?, breaks her hiatus to share the first episode of We Are the Great Turning, an intimate kitchen table conversation with the elder ecophilosopher and guide Joanna Macy.As Joanna approaches the end of a long life dedicated to healing our imperiled planet, she begins the conversation with Jessica Serrante, her student and dear friend, “standing afresh with what it’s like to live on Earth at this moment.” As we look into
#106 Douglas Rushkoff: Tolerating Ambiguity and Choosing Communal Over Isolation
Douglas Rushkoff makes another appearance on our podcast, sharing his latest thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right? Listen to his previous interviews in episodes 52, 84, and 97.Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. Rushkoff’s work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. Named one of the “world’s ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, his twenty books incl
#105 Laura Oldanie: Rich and Resilient Living
Laura Oldanie is a green living and money coach who blogs at Rich & Resilient Living, where she explores money and lifestyle choices for a regenerative future. Her goal is to help people achieve financial freedom and live their best lives in socially and environmentally conscious ways that equally value people, planet, and profit. She received her Permaculture Design Certificate in 2009 and has been exploring how to earn, spend, invest, and manage her money to bring about the change she want
#104 Susan Griffin: Creating Meaning Through Stories
For over fifty years, through twenty books and one Pulitzer Prize finalist, Susan Griffin has been making unconventional connections between seemingly separate subjects. Whether pairing ecology and gender in her foundational work Woman and Nature, or the private life with the targeting of civilians in A Chorus of Stones, she has shed a new light on countless contemporary issues, including climate change, war, colonialism, the body, democracy, and terrorism.She answers the question of “What Could
#103 Margaret Wheatley: Finding Our Right Work and Path of Contribution
Margaret Wheatley, Ed.D. began caring about the world’s peoples in 1966 as a Peace Corps volunteer in post-war Korea. As a consultant, senior-level advisor, teacher, speaker, and formal leader, she has worked on all continents (except Antarctica) with all levels, ages, and types of organizations, leaders, and activists. Her work now focuses on developing and supporting leaders globally as Warriors for the Human Spirit. Margaret has written ten books, including the classic Leadership and the New
#102 Alisa Gravitz: Citizen Leadership and Individual Actions
For over 35 years, Alisa Gravitz has led Green America, the national green economy organization that develops marketplace solutions to social and environmental problems with a key focus on climate, regenerative agriculture, labor justice and responsible finance. As part of Green America's Center for Sustainability Solutions, which focuses on transforming supply chains, Alisa Gravitz co-chairs innovation networks on carbon farming, regenerative agriculture, climate safe lending, solar and c
#101 Anne Stadler: Love is a Guiding Force, Pulling Us Forward
Anne Stadler is a pioneering elder and board member at Sourcing the Way. Her specialty is offering services that support self-organizing individual and collective leadership. She opens space for the emergence of spirited leadership and inspired forms for collective evolution. A founder and organizer of local, national, and international peace efforts, and an award-winning television producer at KING 5-TV in Seattle Washington, Anne has decades of experience in guiding the formation of emergent c
#100 Riane Eisler: Shifting from Domination to a Partnership System
Riane Eisler is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, futurist, and attorney whose research, writing, and speaking has transformed the lives of people worldwide. Her newest work, Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future, co-authored with anthropologist Douglas Fry, shows how to construct a more equitable, sustainable, and less violent world based on Partnership rather than Domination. Dr. Eisler is founder and president of the Center fo
#99 Fran Korten: Growing Awareness of Our Global Interconnectedness
Fran Korten is former executive director, publisher and contributing editor for YES! Magazine, where she wrote about opportunities to advance a progressive agenda in politics, economics, and the environment. She lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington, with her husband, author David Korten.She answers the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:The encouraging increase in voter turnout, especially amongst younger peopleThe learnings we can take from the “people over pr
#98 Kristin Ohlson: Mutualistic Relationships of Nature
Kristin Ohlson is a writer living in Portland, Oregon. Her newest book is Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World. Her last book was The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet, which the Los Angeles Times calls “a hopeful book and a necessary one…. a fast-paced and entertaining shot across the bow of mainstream thinking about land use.” She appears in the award-winning documentary film, Kiss the G
#97 Douglas Rushkoff: Adopting Alternative Narratives of Success through Mutuality
Douglas Rushkoff makes another appearance on our podcast, sharing his latest thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right? Listen to his previous interviews in episodes 28, 52, and 83.Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. Rushkoff’s work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. Named one of the “world’s ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, his twenty books incl
#96 Kritee Kanko: Fueling a Sense of Belonging for Collective Power
Kritee Kanko is a climate scientist, Zen priest, Educator & founding spiritual teacher of Boundless in Motion. She is an ordained teacher in the Rinzai Zen lineage of Cold Mountain, a co-founder of Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center and faculty for many organizations for courses at the intersection of Ecology and spirituality. She has served as a scientist in the Climate Smart Agriculture program at Environmental Defense Fund. She answers the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”
#95 Geneen Marie Haugen: The Creative Power in our Imagination and Awareness
Geneen Marie Haugen, PhD, grew up as a free-range wildish kid with a run amok imagination. She is a guide to the experiential, intertwined mysteries of nature and psyche with the Animas Valley Institute, and is on the faculty of the Esalen Institute, Schumacher College, and the Fox Institute for Creation Spirituality. Her writing has appeared in many journals and books, including Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth; Thomas Berry: Dreamer of the Earth; Parabola Journal; Ecopsychology Journal;
#94 Gwendolyn Hallsmith: Moving Back to a Caring Economy
Gwendolyn Hallsmith is the Executive Director of Global Community Initiatives, a non-profit organization she founded in 2002, and has just celebrated their 20th anniversary. She is the author of six books on sustainable community and economic development and has worked with communities all over the world to foster caring communities, vibrant local economies, good governance, efficient services, and healthy ecosystems. She founded Vermonters for a New Economy to work on economic solutions at the
#93 Vicki Robin: Morphing the American Dream
Hear from our host Vicki Robin in another solo episode, as she shares a topical theme for “What Could Possibly Go Right?” including:Ideas for creative solutions and alternative arrangements to address America’s housing issuesRecognizing the intersection of population pressures, the wealth gap, and the climate crisisTransforming the idea of the American dream, that “we can discover the freedom of belonging as we end isolation as a symbol of wealth and privilege.”Support the showComplete Show Note
#92 Per Espen Stoknes: Addressing Inequality to Support the Earth for All
Per Espen Stoknes, a psychologist with PhD in economics, is a TED Global speaker, and serves as the director of Centre for Green Growth at the Norwegian Business School. An experienced foresight facilitator and academic, he’s also serial entrepreneur, including co-founding clean-tech company GasPlas. Author of several books, among them Learning from the Future (2004, in Norwegian), Money & Soul (2009) and the “Outstanding Academic Title of 2015” award winning book: What We Think About When W
#91 Heather Cox Richardson (replay): Rewriting the Politics of the American Dream
With the mid-term election underway in US this week, we feature a replay of our interview with Heather Cox Richardson, as heard on episode 8 in July 2020. Heather Cox Richardson is Professor of History at Boston College and an expert on American political and economic history. She is the author of six books on American politics and is a national commentator on American political history and the Republican Party. She is also a leading #Twitterstorian, explaining the historical background of moder
#90 Sherri Mitchell: Finding Groundedness for New Stories to Emerge
Sherri Mitchell is the Founding Director of the Land Peace Foundation, an organization dedicated to the global protection of Indigenous land and water rights and the preservation of the Indigenous way of life. Sherri is an author and cohost of the syndicated radio program Love (and revolution) Radio, which focuses on real-life stories of heart-based activism and revolutionary spiritual change. She was born and raised on the Penobscot Indian reservation (Penawahpskek). She speaks and teaches arou
#89 Joanna Macy: Treasuring Your Emotional Connection to the World
Joanna Macy, Ph.D, author & teacher, is a scholar of Buddhism, systems thinking, and deep ecology. A respected voice in movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with learnings from six decades of activism. Her wide-ranging work addresses psychological and spiritual issues of the nuclear age, the cultivation of ecological awareness, and the fruitful resonance between Buddhist thought and postmodern science. The many dimensions of this work are explored in her
#88 Janine Benyus: Biomimicry to Inspire and Design Better Systems
Janine Benyus is the co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8 and Biomimicry Institute. She is a biologist, innovation consultant, and author of six books, including Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. Since the book’s 1997 release, Janine’s work as a global thought leader has evolved the practice of biomimicry from a meme to a movement, inspiring clients and innovators around the world to learn from the genius of nature.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts incl
#87 Phoebe Barnard: Our Most Profound Humanity
Phoebe Barnard is an environmental and societal futures analyst and sustainability strategist, global change ecologist, biodiversity conservation biologist, climate risk and resilience specialist, policy wonk, and film co-producer. She is the chief executive officer at the Stable Planet Alliance and an affiliate professor at UW Bothell and UW Seattle. Phoebe works at the intersection of science, society, sustainability, policy, planning, and media storytelling.She addresses the question of “What
#86: Kinari Webb: Radical Listening for Respect, Understanding, and Solutions
Kinari Webb, MD, is the founder of Health In Harmony, an international nonprofit dedicated to reversing global heating, understanding that rainforests are essential for the survival of humanity, and a co-founder of Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI). Dr. Webb graduated from Yale University School of Medicine with honors and currently splits her time between Indonesia, international site assessments, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Guardians of the Trees is her debut.She addresses the question of “What Co
#85 Seth Godin: The Carbon Almanac
Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. He has written 20 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn). Most recently, he organized the all-volunteer community project, The Carbon Almanac.By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything, Seth has been able to motivate and inspire countless people around the worl
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Bonus: Hazel Henderson on Vicki's CoVida Conversations
Bonus episode: With the recent passing of Hazel Henderson, Vicki Robin revisits her April 2020 interview with Hazel as part of her CoVida Conversation series. This earlier series inspired the What Could Possibly Go Right? podcast.Hazel Henderson (1933-2022), D.Sc. Hon., FRSA, went virtual (her own words) on May 22, 2022, at the age of 89. A prolific writer, Henderson authored nine books and hundreds of articles leading to what is now known as sustainability and growing the “green” economy. Hend
#84 Douglas Rushkoff: Finding a Different Kind of Play
Douglas Rushkoff makes a third appearance in our series, sharing his latest thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right? Listen to his previous interviews in episodes 28 and 52.Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. Rushkoff’s work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. Named one of the “world’s ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, his twenty books include Tea
#83 Margaret Klein Salamon: Embracing Our Emergency Mode for Climate Mobilization
Margaret Klein Salamon, PhD, is the Executive Director of Climate Emergency Fund. She is a clinical psychologist turned climate activist whose work helps people face the truth of the climate emergency and transform their despair into effective action. She founded and directed The Climate Mobilization from 2014-2020, advocating an all-hands-on-deck, whole society mobilization to protect humanity and the living world from climate catastrophe. She is the Founding Principal of Climate Awakening, a p
#82 Betsy Taylor: Using Regenerative Agriculture to Give Our Land a Break
Betsy Taylor is president of Breakthrough Strategies & Solutions LLC. For over thirty years, she has built a solid reputation as a philanthropic advisor, social change leader, motivational speaker, and problem solver. For the past four years, Betsy has worked to build the field of regenerative agriculture through grant-making, network development, global convenings, and general cheerleading about the potential of our lands to sequester carbon pollution while boosting food security and habita
#81 Helaine Olen: Insist On Your Dignity
Helaine Olen is an award-winning opinion writer for the Washington Post Opinion section. An expert on money and society with a deep understanding of public policy, she writes, speaks and consults on issues including Social Security, retirement, healthcare, student loans and women’s financial issues. Helaine has appeared on The Daily Show, Frontline, C-Span, the BBC, MSNBC, All Things Considered, Marketplace and more to share her forward-thinking commentary on politics, economics and consumer and
#80 Britt Wray: Feeling and Healing Our Climate Anxiety
Dr. Britt Wray is a Human and Planetary Health Fellow at Stanford University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her research focuses on the mental health impacts of the ecological crisis. She is the creator of Gen Dread, the weekly newsletter about “staying sane in the climate crisis” and the author of Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis (2022). She has hosted several podcasts, radio & TV programs with the BBC and CBC, and is a TED speaker.She a
#79 Stacy Mitchell: Fighting Outsized Corporate Power with an Anti-Monopoly Movement
Stacy Mitchell is co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, a national research and advocacy organization that fights corporate control and works to build thriving, equitable communities. She directs its initiative to decentralize economic power and level the playing field for independent businesses. She has produced many influential reports and articles, designed local and federal policies, and collaborated to build effective coalitions and campaigns.She addresses the question of “W
#78 Sarah Crowell: Utilizing Joy and Uplifting Marginalized Voices
Sarah Crowell is a dancer and choreographer who has taught dance, theater, mindfulness and violence prevention for over 35 years. She founded the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company, which was the subject of two documentary films, and won the National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award. Sarah has facilitated arts integration, violence prevention, cultural humility, and professional development sessions with artists and educators since 2000, both locally and nationally, and is the recip
#77 Christina Baldwin: Storytelling for Understanding and Healing
Christina Baldwin is a writer, wanderer, and teacher on the trail of community and story; she is co-founder, with Ann Linnea, of PeerSpirit, Inc. and The Circle Way Process, bringing modern structure and application to the human heritage of circle. Christina is the author of 7 books, including (with Ann) The Circle Way, A Leader in Every Chair; Storycatcher; Life’s Companion; Calling the Circle; and The Seven Whispers, Spiritual Practice for Times Like These. She works cross-culturally and inter
#76 Stephanie Rearick: Mutual Aid Networks for Thriving Communities
Stephanie Rearick is the Founder and former Co-Director of the Dane County TimeBank (DCTB) – a 2800-member time exchange, and Creative Director of Mutual Aid Networks, a new type of networked cooperative. In addition to her work in timebanking and growing grassroots-up economic and community regeneration, Rearick is co-owner of Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That “mutual aid networks are found throughout all living
#75 Nate Hagens: Less Conspicuous Consumption, More Ethical Living
Nate Hagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future (ISEOF), which focuses on educating and preparing society for the coming cultural transition. Allied with leading ecologists, energy experts, politicians, and systems thinkers, ISEOF assembles road-maps and off-ramps for how human societies can adapt to lower throughput lifestyles. Nate holds a Master's Degree in Finance from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of
#74 Kristi Nelson: Grounded in Appreciation
Kristi Nelson, Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living, is also the author of Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted. Her life’s work in the non-profit sector has focused on leading, inspiring, and strengthening organizations committed to progressive social and spiritual change. Being a long-time stage IV cancer survivor moves her every day to support others in living and loving with great fullness of heart.She addresses the question of “What Coul
#73 Stephen Dinan: Harnessing the Spirit of Possibility
Stephen Dinan is an author, speaker, and the founder and CEO of The Shift Network, an organization that delivers virtual summits, courses, and trainings on spirituality, peace, holistic health, psychology, parenting, enlightened business, shamanism, indigenous wisdom, and sustainability.Stephen helped create and directed the Esalen Institute’s Center for Theory & Research, and is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council and Evolutionary Leaders. He is the author of Sacred America,
#72 Vicki Robin: Navigating the Unraveling with Empathy
Hear from our host Vicki Robin in this solo episode, as she reflects on the themes emerging from “What Could Possibly Go Right?”, including:The challenges of cultural scouting and remaining open to seeing the whole picture within “growing social insanity”The limiting nature of polarized thinking, seeing things in binaries, and overgeneralizationThat navigating this unraveling together requires empathy and “leaning on the insights from all points of view”Local examples of what’s going right, incl
#71 Akaya Windwood: Eldership and Leadership with Heart
Akaya Windwood facilitates transformation. She advises, trains, and consults on how change happens individually, organizationally, and societally. She is on faculty for the Just Economy Institute and is founder of the New Universal, which centers human wisdom in the wisdom of brown womxn. She was President of Rockwood Leadership Institute for many years and directs the Growing Roots Fund, which supports young womxn’s finance and philanthropic learning and leadership based in generosity and inter
#70 Peter Lipman: Taking Risks for Cultural Change
Peter Lipman is the former (founding) chair of Transition Network and Common Cause Foundation. He also chaired the UK government’s Department for Energy and Climate Change’s Community Energy Contact Group. He’s been a teacher, a co-operative worker, an intellectual property lawyer, and worked at UK charity Sustrans, latterly as external affairs director, before setting up Anthropocene Actions, a community interest company that promotes fair, loving, and ecologically regenerative societies. He ad
#69 Helena Norberg-Hodge: Localization for Reconnection and Happiness
Helena Norberg-Hodge is a linguist, author, filmmaker, the founder of the international non-profit organization, Local Futures, and the convenor of World Localization Day. A pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, she has been promoting an economics of personal, social, and ecological well-being for more than thirty years.In addition to authoring her latest book Local is Our Future, Helena produced and co-directed the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness, and is the author of Anci
#68 Sherri Mitchell: Reparations, Breaking Down Binaries, and Existing Beyond the Patriarchy
Sherri Mitchell is the Founding Director of the Land Peace Foundation, an organization dedicated to the global protection of Indigenous land and water rights and the preservation of the Indigenous way of life. She was born and raised on the Penobscot Indian reservation (Penawahpskek) and teaches around the world on issues of Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and spiritual change. She is also a co-host of the syndicated radio program Love (and revolution) Radio, an author, and a Post Carb
#67 Billy Wimsatt: Movements to Win Back Our Humanity
Billy Wimsatt is founder and Executive Director of the Movement Voter Project, an organization that works to strengthen progressive power at all levels of government by helping donors – big and small – to support the best and most promising LOCAL community-based organizations in key states – with a focus on youth and communities of color. Billy has 20 years of experience in journalism (published in Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, etc), social entrepreneurship (co-founded several organizations
#66 Tami Simon: Transforming Institutions to Reflect Our Values
Tami Simon hosts the popular Sounds True podcast, Insights at the Edge, which has been downloaded more than 20 million times. With its guiding principle “to disseminate spiritual wisdom”, Sounds True has grown into a multimedia publisher that has produced over 6,000 titles, has been included twice in the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing companies, and is North America’s leading publisher of spoken-word spiritual teachings. She is also the founder of the Sounds True Foundation, which is dedic
#65 Paul Hawken: Regeneration in the Climate Movement
Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and a renowned lecturer who has keynoted conferences and led workshops on the impact of commerce upon the environment. Hawken has consulted with governments and corporations throughout the world and has appeared in numerous media including the Today Show, Bill Maher, Larry King, Talk of the Nation, and has been profiled or featured in hundreds of articles including the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Washington Post, Business W
#64 Toyia Taylor: Speaking with Purpose
Toyia T. Taylor is the Founder and Executive Director of We.APP and is a highly sought-after educator and motivational speaker, who has used her voice to inspire audiences nationally and internationally. Toyia has dedicated her life to community service, social justice and performing arts. Her awards have included the Wonder of Women (WOW) Award, the National Council of Negro Women Incorporated, Style and Substance Award, and the Education for Social Justice Award from Girls for Gender Equity, I
#63 Pat McCabe: Changing Paradigms by Co-Witnessing and Retelling our Stories
Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. She is a voice for global peace, and her paintings are created as tools for individual, earth, and global healing. She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, Women’s Nation and Men’s Nation, in being functional m
#62 Susan Campbell: Relational Technologies to Bridge Our Polarity
Since 1967, Dr. Susan Campbell has been a couple’s therapist, relationship coach, speaker, workshop leader, trainer of professional coaches, college professor, certified Radical Honesty trainer, and founding teacher of the Getting Real work. The Getting Real work is a body of communication and awareness practices that foster personal healing and social evolution. She has written eleven books on relationships, including several best-sellers.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Ri
#61 Miki Kashtan: Mutual Influencing, Collective Wisdom, and Nonviolent Communication
Miki Kashtan is a “practical visionary”, exploring the application of the principles and tools of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to social transformation. She is an author, certified NVC trainer, and co-founder of Bay Area NVC (baynvc.org). Miki teaches and works with organizations, visionary leaders, activists, and others to support the transition to a world that works for all.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That having big practical problem
#60 Vicki Robin: Healing the Polarization in Ourselves
In another solo episode, our host Vicki Robin shares her recent reflections on themes emerging from the “What Could Possibly Go Right?” inquiry, including:The lessons from studying polarization in ourselves and in wider societyThat “we need to soften the animosity and find cracks where the light comes in”, negotiating and learning so we can work together on the big problems we are facingThat “we are a nation of neighborhoods”, adapting to change as best we can in our communitiesThe fact that “li
#59 Ann Randolph: Sharing Our Vulnerable Truths
Ann Randolph is an award-winning writer and performer. She has performed her solo shows in theaters across the U.S, garnering awards along the way including the Los Angeles Ovation Award for “Best Solo Show” and the San Francisco Bay Critic’s award for “Best Solo Performer.” Mel Brooks produced her first big hit, Squeeze Box, Off-Broadway.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That in these times, more people are feeling compelled to tell their stor
#58 John de Graaf: Greening Neighborhoods, 4-Day Work Weeks, and Sustainable Living
John de Graaf is an author, award-winning documentary filmmaker, speaker, and activist “with a mission to help create a happy, healthy and sustainable quality of life for America.” He was the Executive Director of Take Back Your Time and co-founder of The Happiness Initiative. Since 1977, he has produced more than 40 documentaries, and dozens of shorter news stories and films. He is the author of books including international best-seller Affluenza, Running Out of Time and Hot Potatoes.He address
#57 Sky Nelson-Isaacs: Synchronicity, Wholeness, and Vulnerable Connection
Sky Nelson-Isaacs is a physics educator, speaker, author, and musician. He brings together the connection between synchronicity, physics, and real-life using research and original ideas. An educator with nine years of classroom experience, with experience in the industry as a software engineer, Nelson-Isaacs is also a multi-instrumentalist and professional performer of award-winning original musical compositions.He addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including
#56 Kamea Chayne: Being a Green Dreamer and Realigning our Deepest Yearnings
Kamea Chayne is a Hakka-Taiwanese creative, writer, the author of Thrive, and the host of the Green Dreamer podcast. Known for her perceptive commentary and incisive questioning, she's interviewed over 200 sustainability, social justice, and public health thought leaders.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That "we just have to constantly reiterate and hone and create synergies with other people who have diverse different views."Th
#55 William Ury: Finding the Third Side for Unity in Conflict
William Ury, co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, is one of the world’s best-known practitioners of negotiation and mediation. William is co-author of Getting to Yes, a fifteen-million-copy bestseller translated into over thirty-five languages, and most recently author of the award-winning Getting to Yes with Yourself.He addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That anger is a fuel essential for change, but the key is in whether it is deployed
Bonus: What Could Possibly Go Right in Crazy Town?
In this bonus episode, Post Carbon Institute brings together the hosts of its two podcasts: What Could Possibly Go Right? and Crazy Town. Our host Vicki Robin sits down with the guys from Crazy Town to cover climate change, empathy, the stages of grief, and other related topics.Follow WCPGR/Resilience.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildresilienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/buildresilienceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildresilienceLearn More: https://bit.ly/wcpgr-resSupport t
#54 Roman Krznaric and Kate Raworth: Doughnut Economics and Being a Good Ancestor
Roman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. His latest book is The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World. His previous international bestsellers, including Empathy, The Wonderbox and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than 20 languages.Kate Raworth is a renegade economist focused on making economics fit for 21st century realities. She is the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries and co-foun
#53 Vicki Robin: Seeking Serenity Alongside Activism
Our host Vicki Robin takes a turn in the hot seat, asking herself “What Could Possibly Go Right?” After more than 50 episodes in the program, Vicki reflects on the emerging themes and shares thoughts as a cultural scout, including:The four acceptances she is making to find more serenity and avoid burnout in activismThe benefits of returning to ritual, connection, and cultural liveliness That "we're all working against an outdated, outmoded paradigm, that must fail to liberate the creat
#52 Douglas Rushkoff Revisited: Finding Connection in a Destabilizing Digital Realm
Douglas Rushkoff makes a return appearance to the series with fresh insights on our core question of What Could Possibly Go Right? Listen to his previous interview on episode 28.Douglas Rushkoff is an author, documentarian, and host of the popular podcast, Team Human. Rushkoff’s work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He addresses our question a second time with thoughts including:The importance of contentment in
#51 Dany Sigwalt: Youth at the Forefront of Social Movements
Dany Sigwalt, Executive Director at Power Shift Network, has spent much of her career moving between movement building and youth leadership development, working to marry the two into one cohesive strategic reality. She cut her organizing teeth providing solidarity childcare for housing rights advocates in DC, fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and with the Occupy DC movement. She joined Power Shift Network in 2016 as Operations Director and has been supporting the organization in explori
#50 Katharine Wilkinson: Making Our Hearts Public in Climate Conversation
Dr. Katharine Wilkinson is an author, strategist, teacher, and co-host of the podcast, A Matter of Degrees. Dr. Wilkinson co-founded and leads The All We Can Save Project with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, in support of women leading on climate. Her books on climate include the bestselling anthology All We Can Save (2020, co-editor), The Drawdown Review (2020, editor-in-chief and lead writer), the New York Times bestseller Drawdown (2017, lead writer), and Between God & Green (2012). She addr
#49 John Wood, Jr: Political Polarization, Commitment to Goodwill, and Reawakening the Nonviolent Spirit
John Wood, Jr. is a national leader for Braver Angels, a former nominee for Congress, former Vice-Chairman of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, musical artist, and a noted writer and speaker on issues of political and racial reconciliation.He addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:The optimism that “we come to remember the higher-minded traditions of moral and social idealism that have inspired this country towards social progress in the past,
#48 Penny Livingston: Expanding Permaculture Literacy for Resilience and Regeneration
Penny Livingston is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher, designer, and speaker. She has been teaching internationally and working professionally in land management, regenerative design, and permaculture development for 25 years. She holds an MS in Eco-Social Regeneration, has 3 diplomas in Permaculture Design, and has been studying the Hermetic Tradition of alchemy and herbal medicine making all over the world.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right
#47 Jeremy Lent: Reweaving the Patterns of Meaning in Our Civilization
Jeremy Lent is an author and speaker whose work investigates the underlying causes of our civilization’s existential crisis and explores pathways toward a life-affirming future. He is the Founder of the Liology Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering an integrated worldview that could enable humanity to thrive sustainably on the Earth. He addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:The increasing recognition of our shared humanity and connection, “even
#46 Juliet Schor: Flipping the Script on Work, Consumption, and Democracy
Juliet Schor is Professor of Sociology at Boston College, a member of the MacArthur Foundation Connected Learning Research Network, and co-founder of the Center for a New American Dream. Schor’s research focuses on consumption, time use, and environmental sustainability. Her books include After the Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Win it Back (2020), The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don’t Need (1998), and The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure (
#45 Eric Liu: Fostering Civic Imagination and Responsible Citizenship
Eric Liu is the co-founder and CEO of Citizen University, Director of the Aspen Institute’s Citizenship & American Identity Program, author of several popular books, and former White House speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and later as the President’s deputy domestic policy adviser. He has served as a board member of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Washington State Board of Education, and the Seattle Public Library. He is a co-founder of the Alliance for Gun Res
#44 Christabel Rose Reed: Curating Diverse Voices to Co-Create New Futures
Christabel Rose Reed is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and activist. She is on a mission to link inner transformation with social change and empower people to embark on the entwined journey of inner and outer healing.In 2015, Christabel and her sister Ruby founded Advaya, the London-based system change initiative that organizes around the principles of radical regeneration and joyful revolution. Since then they have launched a media platform called EarthSpace and organized over 150 events inclu
#43 Richard Heinberg: Changing Our Relationship with Power
Richard Heinberg is an author, Senior Fellow-in-Residence of the Post Carbon Institute, and widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost educators on the need to transition society off fossil fuels. His forthcoming book, POWER: LIMITS AND PROSPECTS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL is now available for pre-order.Since 2002, Richard has spoken to hundreds of public, government, and business audiences around the world, and has made countless appearances on radio and television. He is the award-winning author o
#42 May East: The Need for Regenerative Practitioners at the Edge
May East is a sustainability educator, spatial planner, and social innovator. Her work spans the fields of cultural geography, urban ecology, and women’s studies. Designated one of the 100 Global SustainAbility Leaders three years in a row, she leads a whole generation of regenerative designers and educators in 55 countries working with community-based organizations and intergovernmental agencies in the development of policy guidance and projects strengthening climate resilience, food security,
#41 Andrew Revkin: Beware of Narrative Capture
Andrew Revkin is one of America’s most honored and experienced environmental journalists and the founding director of the new Initiative on Communication and Sustainability at Columbia University's Earth Institute. He has held positions at National Geographic and Discover Magazine and won the top awards in science journalism multiple times, along with a Guggenheim Fellowship. Revkin has written acclaimed books on the history of humanity’s relationship with the weather, the changing Arctic,
#40 Jodie Evans: Moving to a Peace Economy
Jodie Evans is the co-founder of CODEPINK and the after-school writing program 826LA. She has been a visionary advocate for peace for several decades. Whether in board rooms or war zones, legislative offices, or neighborhood streets, Jodie’s enthusiasm for a world at peace infuses conciliation, optimism, and activism wherever she goes.Jodie addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That the war economy is in the structures around us that are violent, oppre
#39 Victor Lee Lewis: Liberation is a Nonlinear Process
Victor Lee Lewis is a progressive life coach, trainer, speaker, and Founder of the Radical Resilience Institute. As a social justice educator, Victor brings a unique, socially progressive vision to the work of personal growth, personal empowerment, and emotional health. He addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That many esteemed institutions and structures that we deeply believe in are counterfeit to what we really want and need.That humanity and life
#38 Glacier Kwong: Self-care is an Act of Revolution
Glacier Kwong is a political and digital rights activist born and raised in Hong Kong. She is the founder of the NGO Keyboard Frontline and is a Research Fellow at Hong Kong Democracy Council in the US. In self-exile in Germany, she is pursuing her PhD in Law at the University of Hamburg, with her research focusing on data protection and surveillance in Hong Kong and China. She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:“We don't persist because we see
#37 Alan AtKisson: Tipping Point Moment of Sustainable Development
Alan AtKisson has been working professionally in sustainable development since 1988 and has been recognized internationally as a pioneering innovator and thought leader in the field. He currently serves as Assistant Director-General of Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, where he leads the Department of Partnership and Innovation. Alan is a musician and an author whose books include bestseller Believing Cassandra: How to be an Optimist in a Pessimist’s World.Alan addr
#36 Kay Taylor: Manifesting What Can Go Right in a New World
Kay Taylor is an evolutionary astrologer, author, and teacher who has been integrating soul-centered astrology with a range of healing wisdom for over 35 years. Author of Soul Path Way, Kay runs the Soul Path School to train individuals in intuitive mastery, psychosynthesis, and astrology. She maintains a thriving full-time consulting practice based in the San Francisco Bay Area.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:The shifts in consciousness in k
#35 Trae Crowder: The Inexorable March of Progress
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 his socially aware comedic view, sharing thoughts including:That there’s inexorable positive progres
#34 Ellen Bass: Nourishing and Sustaining Ourselves Through Poetry
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 Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth. Bass founded poetry workshops at Salinas
#33 Jem Bendell: Cultivating a New Ethos
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 times.Jem addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That “peop
#32 Kim Stanley Robinson: The Paris Agreement, Neoliberal Capitalism, and Carbon Quantitative Easing
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, includingThe 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 “Hero of the Environment” by Time magazine.From his perspective as a utopian science fiction writer, he answ
#31 Michelle Singletary: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
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 including:That the joy of this pandemic could be a lasting effect on people reaching out and helping the
#30 Starhawk: Fostering Interconnection and Compassion
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 people paying attention to climate change and increasingly understanding the infrastructure changes and act
#29 Vicki Robin: A Way of Being
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 on behalf of the common good”.That cultural scouts have an educated sense of the future, with perspecti
#28R Douglas Rushkoff Reflection: Social Affection is the Gold
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 DouglasWebsite: rushkoff.comTwitter: twitter.com/rushkoffFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/Learn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrseries Support the Show.Complete Show Notes
#28 Douglas Rushkoff: Finding the Others
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 PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. Rushkoff’s work explores
#27R Kathleen Dean Moore Reflection: Neglected and Rejected Moral Center
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.comWebsite: musicandclimateaction.comFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/Learn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrseries Support the Show.Com
#27 Kathleen Dean Moore: Building Anew on Moral Foundations
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 she could write and speak full-time about the moral urgency of climate action. Kathleen shares thoug
#26R Julian Brave NoiseCat Reflection with Sherri Mitchell: Letting Go of Colonialism and Reclaiming Indigenous Identities
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.lifeConnect with Julian Brave NoiseCatWebsite: julianbravenoisecat.comTwitter: twitter.com/jnoisecatFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.
#26 Julian Brave NoiseCat: Creative Resilience in Indigenous Communities
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 the Canim Lake Band Tsq'escen and descendant of the Lil'Wat Nation of Mount Currie.Julian
#25R Judith D. Schwartz Reflection: Finding the Fertile Soil of Possibility
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 with JudithWebsite: judithdschwartz.comTwitter: twitter.com/judithdschwartzFacebook: facebook.com/judit
#25 Judith D. Schwartz: Tuning In to the Natural World
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 insights from her latest book, “The Reindeer Chronicles”, Judith addresses the question of What Could Pos
#24R Thom Hartmann Reflection: On Being a Political Animal
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 ThomWebsite: thomhartmann.com Facebook: facebook.com/ThomHartmannProgram Twitter: twitter.com/Thom_Hartmann YouTube: you
#24 Thom Hartmann: Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport
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 shares his thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right? including:The Supreme Court decisions in the 19
#23R Vanessa Andreotti Reflection: Awakening to the Collective Heart
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 VanessaWebsite: decolonialfutures.netWebsite: ubc.academia.edu/VanessadeOliveiraAndreottiFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter
#23 Vanessa Andreotti: The Collapse of the House That Was Built Through Colonialism
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 research examines the interface between historical, systemic and on-going forms of violence, and the materi
#22R Kumi Naidoo Reflection: Lifelong Dedication to Social Movements
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 NaidooWebsite: kuminaidoo.netTwitter: twitter.com/kuminaidooFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/Learn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrseries***Join us in December for a special Zoom cal
#22 Kumi Naidoo: A Broken Economic System, the Power of Intersectionality, and Why Giving Up Is Not An Option
"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 and the planet has included serving as Executive Director of Greenpeace International and as Secretary G
#21R Lynne Twist Reflection: The Stories of Healing
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 LynneWebsite: soulofmoney.orgTwitter: twitter.com/lynne_twistFacebook: facebook.com/TheSoulOfMoneyInstituteInstagram: instagram.com/soulofmoneyFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/post
#21 Lynne Twist: Seeds of a Breakthrough
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 Co-Founder of The Pachamama Alliance — a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower indigenous
#20R Tzeporah Berman Reflection with Richard Heinberg: We Have Aggregated Too Much Power
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 TzeporahWebsite: Tzeporahberman.comWebsite: stand.earthFacebook: facebook.com/TzeporahFacebook: facebook.com/standearthTwitter: twitter.com/TzeporahTwitter: twitter.com/standearthConnect with Richard HeinbergWebsite: http://ri
#20 Tzeporah Berman: Racing Against the Clock
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 foundations on climate and energy issues. Tzeporah’s thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right? include:That
#19R Alnoor Ladha Reflection with Asher Miller: Staying Present Among the Bigger Picture
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 LadhaPolitical Strategist, Writer, Activist & Board Member at Culture Hack LabsWebsite: culturehack.ioTwitter: twitter.com/alnoorladhaTwitter: twitter.com/Cul
#19 Alnoor Ladha: Is This Even the Right Question?
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 Tierra Valiente, a post-capitalist community and healing center in the jungle of northern Costa Rica. H
#18R Severine von Tscharner Fleming Reflection with Jason Bradford: Mistrust and the Rural Land Movement
Vicki Robin and Jason Bradford, Post Carbon Institute Board Director, reflect on her interview with Severine von Tscharner Fleming on Episode 18.Connect with SeverineWebsite: greenhorns.orgTwitter: twitter.com/greenhornsFacebook: facebook.com/thegreenhornsInstagram: instagram.com/thegreenhornsFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/Learn more: http
#18 Severine von Tscharner Fleming: Healing the Land for Our Collective Good
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 is to recruit, promote, and support the incoming generation of farmers in America. Severine brings her
#17R Claudine Schneider Reflection: The Power We Don't Have
Our host Vicki Robin reflects on politics and our role in democracy, following her interview with Claudine Schneider on Episode 17.Connect with Claudine SchneiderWebsite: www.ClaudineSchneider.com / www.RepublicansforIntegrity.orgTwitter: twitter.com/GOP4IntegrityFacebook: facebook.com/RepublicansForIntegrityFollow WCPGR on Social MediaTwitter: twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: instagram.com/postcarboninstituteLearn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrseries Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don&a
#17 Claudine Schneider: Reacting with Positive Solutions
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 development, politics and the environment to this conversation on “What Could Possibly Go Right?, inclu
#16R Jane Davidson Reflection: Inter-generational Justice
Our host Vicki Robin reflects on her conversation with Jane Davidson, as heard on Episode 16.Connect with JaneWebsite: www.janedavidson.walesTwitter: https://twitter.com/JaneBryngwynFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Futuregenlessons-from-a-small-country-103201268058732/Follow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/Learn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrser
#16 Jane Davidson: Fairness to the Future
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 shares her thoughts on “What could possibly go right?” including:The desire to take out short termism fro
#15 Vicki Robin
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 shadow of our bright light; removing our blinkers and bringing many to an embarrassed awakening of “Ho
#14 Rob Hopkins: Stretching Our Imagination
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 to shrink, which can put at risk our ability to reimagine everything needed in these times.That to so
#13 Lyla June: Seven Generations New Deal
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 the economy for only a short time, before your whole house of cards collapses. That the systems and con
#12 Peter Buffett: A Rebirth Moment
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; everything is up for grabs.That homeschooling has children and parents alike reconsidering what education and
#11 Nina Simons: Shifting Our Culture from Death-Affirming to Life-Affirming
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 culture informed by patriarchy, capitalism and an extractive economy has oriented us towards activity and w
#10 Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.: Racial Justice, Youth Empowerment, Climate Change, and Faith
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 attack for someone who has been ignoring the things that make themselves healthy.How we've been i
#9 Carolyn Raffensperger: The Intersectionality of Racism
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.That there is an opportunity to rethink what government is for; working to avoid preventable suffering
#8 Heather Cox Richardson: Rewriting the Politics of the American Dream
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.That the desire for equality of opportunity and access should no longer be pushed to the narrative of spe
#7 Tim DeChristopher: The Gift of a New Mindset
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 relationship to mortality and vulnerability will have a profound impact on how we move into the next period of hi
#6 Severn Cullis-Suzuki: Building Love for Future Generations
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.The care of earth and its natural systems as fundamental to indigenous values.The opportunity within
#5 Dr. Susanne Moser: Hope Requires Uncertainty
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.”How these last few months are encouraging people to open up conversation in areas that previously fe
#4 Ocean Robbins: Aligning Our Lives with Our Values
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 reverence. Acknowledging our moral obligation to be on the right side of history and bring our lives into ali
#3 Victoria Santos: What Can We Be to Each Other?
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 isn’t just a crisis of today; that it has been accumulating for generations and we need to get to work
#2 Bill McKibben: What Crises Can Teach Us
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 understanding that actions will be disruptive but necessary.Recognizing that social solidarity and a unified, fair
#1 Saru Jayaraman: Extraordinary Moment of Opportunity
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 wages.How the shut down during the pandemic is allowing for reconfiguration and reimagining of the resta