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RSA Conversations

by The RSA

The latest thinking from the world’s leading voices on topics ranging from education, design and creativity, to politics, philosophy and economics. Fresh ideas for better futures from the RSA.

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Episodes

  1. ReGeneration Rising S2E12: Re-enchanting the Earth with David Abram

    In this episode, Daniel and Philipa discuss perception and language in a more-than-human world with cultural ecologist, Dr David Abram. David Abram is a cultural ecologist, geophilosopher, and the founder and creative director of the Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE). His books include Becoming...

  2. ReGeneration Rising S2E11: Making Embassy with Tyson Yunkaporta

    In this episode, Daniel and Philipa welcome Dr Tyson Yunkaporta back for an extended yarn on relatedness and making embassy through community. Tyson Yunkaporta is an Aboriginal scholar, educator, maker, researcher, and poet. He is the founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin...

  3. ReGeneration Rising S2E10: Border Work with Bayo Akomolafe & Tyson Yunkaporta

    In this episode, Philipa and Daniel talk about post-activism, border transgressions and making sanctuary with Dr Bayo Akomolafe and Dr Tyson Yunkaporta. Bayo Akomolafe is a widely celebrated international speaker, post-humanist thinker, philosopher, writer, activist and professor of psychology.…

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  4. ReGeneration Rising S2E9: Thinking Like a Mountain with John Seed & Skye Cielita Flor

    In this episode, Daniel and Philipa discuss the practices that can help us reconnect with the living world with renowned author and activist, John Seed, and deep ecology practitioner, Skye Cielita Flor. John Seed is the founder and director of the Rainforest Information Centre in Australia. Since...

  5. ReGeneration Rising S2E8: Enlivenment with Andreas Weber

    In this episode, Philipa and Daniel discuss the kindness at the heart of reality with author and biophilosopher, Dr Andreas Weber. Dr Andreas Weber is a Berlin-based author, biophilosopher & independent scholar. His work focuses on re-evaluating our understanding of the living world in which...

  6. ReGeneration Rising S2E7: Patterns of Meaning with Jeremy Lent & Morag Gamble

    In this episode, Daniel and Philipa are joined by award-winning permaculture teacher and designer, Morag Gamble, and best-selling author and integrator, Jeremy Lent. Together, they discuss the urgent need to realign our patterns of meaning with the life-sustaining patterns of our planet to create...

  7. ReGeneration Rising S2E6: The Systems View of Life with Fritjof Capra

    In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with best-selling author author, physicist, and educator, Dr Fritjof Capra about how adopting a systems view of life can help to address our current crisis of perception. Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., is a scientist, educator, activist, author and systems…

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  8. ReGeneration Rising S2E5: Indirect Work with Carol Sanford

    In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with award-winning author and regenerative leadership expert, Carol Sanford. In this episode, Daniel and Philipa are in conversation with award-winning author and regenerative leadership expert, Carol Sanford. Carol draws on her experience working with...

  9. ReGeneration Rising S2E4: Architects of Abundance with Lyla June Johnston

    In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organiser, Dr Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June shares lessons from her Diné, Tsétsêhéstâhese and European heritage and highlights the importance of engaging with, recognising and respecting Indigenous wisdom...

  10. ReGeneration Rising S2E3: Combining with Nora Bateson

    Many of us are guilty of imagining that we can neatly measure and therefore manage the world around us. But an essential aspect of life is its continued motion. How might we learn from the patterns and nature of this motion in order to think ‘like an ecology’? Nora Bateson is an award-winning...

  11. ReGeneration Rising S2E2: Becoming Earth Pilgrims with Satish Kumar

    When faced with global social and environmental challenges, we can assume that we should be entirely focused on solving the problems ‘out there’. But without paying attention to our inner world and inter-being - the ways in which we relate to one another - can we really reimagine our world and...

  12. ReGeneration Rising S2E1: Biomimicry with Janine Benyus & Dayna Baumeister

    ReGeneration Rising is a specially-commissioned RSA Oceania podcast exploring how regenerative approaches can help us collectively re-design our communities, cities, and economies, and create a thriving home for all on our planet. In this first episode of the second series, co-hosts Philipa…

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  13. SPARKS: Johnny Lynch – Unlimited Edition

    How might the creation of scarcity, lead to popularity? Johnny Lynch is a Scottish musician, also known as Pictish Trail. As well as his solo and collaborative performance career, he runs a unique record label from a remote Scottish Island. In this final Spark of the series, enjoy some of…

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  14. SPARKS: Malcolm Gladwell – Mini-Sparks

    When can constraint be a good thing? And why should we learn to trust, in order to maximise creativity? Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist, author and public speaker. Malcolm’s enquiring mind and capacity to communicate complex ideas very clearly has made him a best-seller across many book titles.…

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  15. SPARKS: Nadya Tolokonnikova – Life As Art, As Activism

    How can injecting ideas into art create meaningful direction? Nadya Tolokonnikova is perhaps known best for being a musician and founding member of the group Pussy Riot - but would describe themself primarily as a conceptual artist and political activist. Nadya was jailed in their home country of...

  16. SPARKS: Professor Anil Seth – Dream Machine

    How can collective artistic experiences help us to understand how our minds work? This short audio Spark introduces the Dream Machine – one of ten UK-wide projects from Unboxed. Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and co-director of the...

  17. SPARKS: Dr Ella Gilbert – Imagining Our Way Out

    How can wonder and positivity impact the way we make progress? Dr Ella Gilbert describes herself as a cloud nerd and all-round polar enthusiast. She has a post-doctorate role in climate modelling at the British Antarctic Survey and believes that communication is key when it comes to the big...

  18. SPARKS: Professor Dacher Keltner – Awe, The Field Guide

    How can the science behind a specific human emotion, change our lives for the better? Dacher Keltner is Professor of Psychology at Berkeley University, California and is the founder of the Greater Good Science Center. You may have heard his podcast, the Science of Happiness. Dacher and his…

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  19. SPARKS: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock – The Power of a Lunatic’s Dream

    Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist and science educator. She’s also a broadcaster and author - bringing science to life for her many audiences. In this audio Spark, you’ll hear a potted tale of dreaming big and reaching for the stars. Maggie’s story is one that we can all feel inspired...

  20. SPARKS: IDEAS UNBOXED – Introducing Sparks with Dr Ella Gilbert

    Dr Ella Gilbert introduces a new podcast from Unboxed. This series of short audio Sparks has been created from talks recorded during Unboxed - a UK-wide festival of creativity that brought together Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEAM). Each Spark contains at least one…

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  21. SPARKS: Adrian Hon – A History of the Future

    How can we switch our thinking to feel more positive about our collective future? Adrian Hon is Co-founder and CEO at Six to Start, creators of game-like stories and story-like games - including the world's bestselling smartphone fitness game, "Zombies, Run!" which has over ten million players....

  22. Henry Dimbleby on our relationship with food

    In this farewell episode of Bridges to the Future, Matthew meets with food writer and restaurateur Henry Dimbleby to explore our complex relationship with food and how it shapes our lives, from childhood memories and family traditions to the ways we cook, eat, and share meals with others. Henry...

  23. Who Owns History?

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Anthropologist and author, Adam Kuper,...

  24. The spy in your pocket

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Installed without you even noticing…

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  25. Management consultancy under the spotlight

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. McKinsey & Co is one of the biggest…

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  26. Regeneration rising S1E7: The Re-generation

    In this series we’ve heard from key thinkers on what they are doing to nurture regenerative systems – locally, regionally and globally – and to create thriving futures for all life on this planet. In this final episode of the series, Josie and Daniel are joined by Paul Hawken, one of the...

  27. What are austerity measures really about?

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. In the wake of the crisis of 2008,...

  28. ReGeneration Rising S1E6: Coming Home to Place

    In this special series, we explore how regenerative practice is helping people in place collectively re-design their communities, cities and economies and create a thriving home for all on our planet. In this sixth episode, Josie and Daniel discuss the importance of place with two leading voices…

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  29. How to be a 'good' drinker

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Adrian Chiles once put away 100 units…

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  30. ReGeneration Rising S1E5: Beyond Business as Usual

    In this special “Bridges to the Future” series, we explore how regenerative practice is helping people in place collectively re-design their communities, cities and economies and create a thriving home for all on our planet. In this fifth episode, Josie and Daniel discuss the role companies can...

  31. BONUS: Matthew's Pick of the Year

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. In this special festive edition…

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  32. ReGeneration Rising S1E4: Regenerative Economies

    In this special series, we explore how regenerative practice is helping people in place collectively re-design their communities, cities and economies and create a thriving home for all on our planet. In this fourth episode, Josie and Daniel explore new models for structuring our economies with...

  33. Siddhartha Mukherjee on what makes us human

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Pulitzer Prize-winning physician,...

  34. ReGeneration Rising S1E3: Urban Flourishing

    ReGeneration Rising In this special series, we explore how regenerative practice is helping people in place collectively re-design their communities, cities and economies and create a thriving home for all on our planet. In this third episode, Josie and Daniel discuss regenerative cities with…

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  35. Hashi Mohamed on how to solve the UK's housing crisis

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Hashi Mohamed is a barrister and...

  36. ReGeneration Rising S1E2: Future Dreaming

    In this special series, we explore how regenerative practice is helping people in place collectively re-design their communities, cities and economies and create a thriving home for all on our planet. In this second episode, Josie and Daniel are joined by Dr Anne Poelina, Co-Chair of Indigenous...

  37. The gamification of work

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Games developer and writer, Adrian Hon,...

  38. ReGeneration Rising S1E1: Regenerative Cultures

    In this special series, we explore how regenerative practice is helping people collectively re-design their communities, cities and economies to create a thriving home for all on our planet. In this first episode, co-hosts Josie Warden and Daniel Christian Wahl discuss what it means to think and...

  39. Behind the scenes at Brompton Bicycles

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Matthew meets with Will Butler-Adams…

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  40. Successfully shaping the second half of life

    In this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. In her latest book, 'Hagitude', Sharon...

  41. Crisis? What Crisis?

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. In the last century of British mass democracy…

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  42. Why my internet is gone forever

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Journalist Marie Le Conte was born in 1991, the same...

  43. How books become succesful

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Just how does a book go from a germ of an idea in…

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  44. The roots of inequality?

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Oded Galor is Herbert H. Goldberger Professor of...

  45. Bridging the divide between town and country

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Anna Jones is a journalist, broadcaster, and…

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  46. Are we facing a crisis of imagination?

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Geoff Mulgan is Professor of Collective…

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  47. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Really?

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. The good old days? They never existed. That's...

  48. Dissecting the modern 'strongman'

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Have the last 15 years seen the most sustained…

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  49. Is another nuclear disaster inevitable?

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Ukrainian national and Harvard historian, Serhii...

  50. Is it time to rethink sex?

    In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Has the sexual revolution, which promised lots of…

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The latest thinking from the world’s leading voices on topics ranging from education, design and creativity, to politics, philosophy and economics. Fresh ideas for better futures from the RSA.

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