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Sense-Making in a Changing World

by Morag Gamble: Permaculture Education Institute

Join Morag Gamble, global permaculture teacher and ambassador, in conversation with leading ecological educators, thinkers, activists, authors, designers and practitioners to explore the kind of thinking and action we need to navigate a positive and regenerative way forward, to myceliate possibilities, and share ideas of what a thriving one-planet way of life could look like. In today's constantly changing world, Morag's guests offer voices of clarity and common sense.

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Episodes

  1. Wild Hope with Claire Scobie and Morag Gamble

    My guest today is Dr Claire Scobie, award winning author of Wild Hope: Stories of Living and Leading in Uncertain Times, her fifth book, out September 1. In our conversation, we talk about how hearing that a tiny marsupial called the Bramble Cay melomys had been declared extinct in 2019 shifted...

  2. On the joy of gardening. Hannah Moloney with Morag Gamble

    What draws us to the garden — even when we don't have to grow anything? Even when life is full, when grief is heavy, when we barely have a balcony to spare? In this conversation I speak with Hannah Moloney — presenter on ABC Gardening Australia, permaculture educator and designer, climate…

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  3. Exploring the Permaculture Principles. Wilf Richards with Morag Gamble

    What is permaculture design and how can you use it in your daily life? The permaculture design principles are at the heart of the answer to these questions, to understanding what permaculture is about, and how you can apply it to all kinds of contexts. My guest in this episode of Sense-Making in…

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  4. Where's the local food near you? Tianda Williams joins Morag Gamble

    When supply chains wobble and prices jump, the most powerful thing we can do is reconnect locally. Tianda Williams, co founder of UForage, is helping make local food visible again, from backyard abundance to roadside stalls and small growers. On this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World...

  5. Go Gently! Jade Miles with Morag Gamble on Local Food, Barefoot Gatherings & Learning to Belong Where You Are

    What if the most radical thing you could do right now is go gently? That is what this conversation left me with. Not a strategy, not a framework, not a list of actions — but this nugget of advice — an invitation. Go gently. Tend what is in front of you. Trust that your bones already know more…

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  6. Growing Coral with Sam Teicher and Morag Gamble

    Coral reefs are often spoken about as beautiful places we visit. In this episode, Sam Teicher brings us into a much bigger understanding, reefs as living systems that support marine biodiversity, sustain livelihoods, protect coasts from storms and erosion, and hold deep cultural meaning for many...

  7. Nutrient Dense Food with Dan Kittredge: Growing for the Microbiome

    In this episode of Sense Making in a Changing World, I speak with regenerative farmer and Bionutrient Food Association founder Dan Kittredge from the United States. Together we explore what it really means to grow nutrient dense food and nourish the microbiome, in the soil and in our own bodies....

  8. Farm as Community: Growing Belonging with Abel Pearson and Morag Gamble

    In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World, I sit down with Abel Pearson – permaculture educator, community food grower and co founder of Glasbren, an award winning community-supported agriculture project in rural Wales. Glasbren began as a three acre permaculture designed market garden...

  9. Feed us with trees. Elspeth Hay and Morag Gamble

    What if the forest you walk through is already a food garden, and the real work is remembering how to see it that way? In this episode of Sense Making in a Changing World I am in conversation with writer and public radio host Elspeth Hay about her beautiful new book Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and…

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  10. Rewilding Leadership with Kelly Wendorf and Morag Gamble

    Learning to Lead Like Life Itself How do we lead in a way that feels alive, kind, and connected to the living world? In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World, Morag is joined by Kelly Wendorf, author of Flying Lead Change and founder of EQUUS, whose work brings together horses,...

  11. Bog Witch: Storytelling as Climate Action - Bryony Kimmings and Will Duke with Morag Gamble

    In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World, I speak with acclaimed artist Bryony Kimmings and award-winning projection designer Will Duke about their powerful new theatre work, Bog Witch. Commissioned for the launch season at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, Bog Witch is Bryony’s first solo…

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  12. How to fall in love with the future? with Rob Hopkins

    In this inspiring conversation, Morag Gamble speaks with Rob Hopkins - Transition Towns co-founder, author of How to Fall in Love with the Future, and creator of Field Recordings from the Future. Together they explore why imagination is vital for permaculture, community resilience, and…

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  13. Wisdom of Trees with Leah Rampy, Beth Norcross and Morag Gamble

    Join Morag Gamble in this episode with Leah Rampy and Beth Norcross to explore the possibilities of transformative relationships between humans and the more-than-human, and discover the spiritual wisdom of trees. From deepening our understanding of thoughts beyond language to learning from trees...

  14. The Age of Regeneration with Rebecca Tickell and Morag Gamble

    This episode, Rebecca Tickell - an award-winning documentary filmmaker, passionate storyteller and environmental activist - joins to explore the art of regeneration. Rebecca creates films, like 'Common Ground' and 'Kiss the Ground', that combine powerful cinematography with a hopeful movement for...

  15. A Wilder Way with Poppy Okotcha and Morag Gamble

    Tune into this episode with Poppy Okotcha, ecological home grower and community gardener, to hear about how we can rewild our relationship to the land around us - in our backyards and beyond! Poppy has just released a book, ‘A Wilder Way: How Gardens Grow Us’, a beautiful memoir on her connection...

  16. Mindfulness in Service with Fleur Chambers and Morag Gamble

    This episode, join me to explore mindfulness with the inspiring Fleur Chambers - multi-award-winning meditation teacher, best-selling author, philanthropist and creator of The Happy Habit app. In this conversation we explore the question many of us have - how do we learn to be in service with our...

  17. Permaculture and Money with Laura Oldanie and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, Morag Gamble engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Laura Oldanie about the contested intersection of permaculture and money. They explore the redefinition of wealth, the myths surrounding conventional financial systems, and the importance of community and social…

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  18. Inner Permaculture with Stuart Hill and Morag Gamble

    In this episode I welcome Emeritus Professor Stuart Hill - scholar, educator, and advocate for transformative change in social ecology - to explore the interconnections of permaculture and psychology. Join us as we dive into how to nurture a deeper inner permaculture while nourishing a wider…

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  19. The Wellbeing Economy with Dr Katherine Trebeck and Morag Gamble

    Join me in this episode with Dr Katherine Trebeck to imagine what an economy designed to serve people actually looks like and how we can make it happen. Come explore the root of today's crises and the seeds of the solutions with us. Dr. Katherine Trebeck is a leading political economist, writer,...

  20. Shifting the Narrative with Andrew Millison and Morag Gamble

    Join me in conversation with Andrew Millison, an agent for change who shares permaculture wisdom through art, design and multimedia storytelling. In this episode we explore how Andrew is actively weaving stories to shift the narrative from one of scarcity to one of abundance - and how you can…

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  21. Principles of Life with Fritjof Capra and Morag Gamble

    This episode, join me in conversation with Dr. Fritjof Capra to explore how to address the problems we see in the world with systemic thinking and what principles we need to uphold while doing so. This episode is part of the recorded series from the International Festival of Ideas, held in May...

  22. Moral Imagination with Phoebe Tickell and Morag Gamble

    Tune into this episode with Phoebe Tickell - an imagination activist and founder of Moral Imaginations, a group who is building a movement of moral imagining - to explore what it means to exercise and stretch your imagination in order to create new possibilities and new action. This episode is…

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  23. Ecologies of Communication with Nora Bateson and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I welcome Nora Bateson - an eminent systems thinker, filmmaker, writer and President of the International Bateson Institute - to explore the complexities of our interconnected world with intergenerational insight and clarity. This episode is part of the recorded series from the...

  24. Non-Extractivist Learning with Lyla June Johnston and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I welcome Dr Lyla June Johnston, a multi-genre Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages to explore what it means to learn from Indigenous cultures in a non-extractivist way. This episode is part of…

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  25. Radical Love with Satish Kumar and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I welcome my dear friend and mentor, Satish Kumar. Satish is a world-renowned author and peace advocate, who has been speaking around the world and inspiring global change for over 50 years. This episode is part of the recorded series from the International Permaculture Festival…

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  26. Slow Living with Keibo Oiwa and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I welcome Keibo Oiwa, a leading environmental activist in Japan and founder of The Sloth Club – an NGO that promotes slow and sustainable living, encouraging a new appreciation of rural life and a simpler way of living, with community, growing and nature the focus. This episode…

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  27. Edible Resilience Gardening with Kim Stoddart and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I welcome Kim Stoddart, an award-winning environmental journalist, speaker and leading authority on climate change resilient gardening. Kim and I have a in-depth conversation about how we can create more resilient (and beautiful) gardens! From mulching tricks to how we see...

  28. Thrutopia with Manda Scott and Morag Gamble

    Join me in this conversation with renowned author, blogger, podcaster, columnist and broadcaster, Manda Scott. We explore the need for a conscious evolution of humanity through a narrative Manda calls 'Thrutopia' - a vision of the future that's worth striving for. From reconnecting to the web of...

  29. Permaculture and Localization with Helena Norberg-Hodge and Morag Gamble

    Join Morag Gamble in a deep-dive conversation with Helena Norberg-Hodge - internationally acclaimed localization advocate, filmmaker and author. This was recorded live at our June Permaculture Education Institute masterclass. exploring permaculture and localization - the final of our four part...

  30. Music and Ecology with Amelie Ecology and Morag Gamble

    Hello, I'm Morag. Welcome to this episode of Sense-making in a Changing World podcast - a project of the Permaculture Education Institute . This is a special episode as part of the International Permaculture Festival of Ideas I invite you to join me each week in conversation with leading...

  31. Sacred Activism with Cynthia Jurs and Morag Gamble

    The most pressing question in these uncertain times may be how can we bring healing and protection to the Earth? Join me this episode the explore this question that Cynthia Jurs carried with her in 1990 as she climbed a path high in the Himalayas, to meet an “old wise man in a cave”—a venerated...

  32. A Permaculture Refugee Story with Ansima Casinga Rolande and Morag Gamble

    I'm delighted to welcome Ansima Casinga Rolande to this final episode of our International Women's Series. I've worked with Rolande for many years now and I can truly say that she is one of the most inspiring people I've ever met. Rolande is from the Democratic Republic of Congo and is living...

  33. Speaking Up for Women and Climate with Osprey Orielle Lake and Morag Gamble

    Join me in this episode as part of our International Womens' Series to explore how we can speak up for women and climate with Osprey Orielle Lake. Osprey is the founder of Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International, leading and inspiring a just transition towards a one-planet,...

  34. Community Composting with Clytie Binder and Morag Gamble

    In this second International Women's Series conversation, Clytie Binder joins Morag Gamble in discussing her Churchill Fellowship research on composting and the hyperlocal systems she has observed around the world. Tune in to learn about the importance in 'handmade' composting wherever you are…

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  35. Foraging, Nature and Permaculture with Helen Lehndorf and Morag Gamble

    Tune into this conversation as part of the International Women's Day Series with Helen Lehndorf as we share our deep relationship with nature - finding connection and empowerment in the edible landscape around us. We explore the practice of foraging and the concept of home as a sense of…

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  36. Earth & Soul with Leah Rampy and Morag Gamble

    Tune in for an exploration of sense-making with author, educator, and local government councillor, Leah Rampy. If you're looking for insight into what it means to live in a changing world, the importance of remembering your kinship with the Earth and how to apply this to your daily practices,...

  37. Cleaning the Oceans with Ben Moody and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I welcome Ben Moody to explore a systemic way of reversing plastic pollution - a young regenerative entrepreneur with a big vision to clean the seas. Through his innovative business, Seven Clean Seas, Ben has managed to remove over 2 million kilograms of plastic from the ocean by...

  38. Education as Permaculture with Rebecca Leek and Morag Gamble

    Are you a teacher, parent or student wondering how permaculture can be related to school? Listen in to this episode, where I welcome Rebecca Leek - an educator weaving permaculture into school systems across England. Permaculture is commonly associated with gardening, but Rebecca shows how it can...

  39. Redesigning Democracy with Dr Ruth Backstrom and Morag Gamble

    Tune in to this episode with Dr Ruth Backstrom - author, facilitator and public professor - to explore why we need to rethink our democratic political systems, what a new democracy could look like and how we can make it happen. When we talk about politics, we often associated it with the 'us and...

  40. Social Impact Strategies with Eric Ressler and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I welcome Eric Ressler - a digital designer helping social impact organisations myceliate their stories into the world through Design by Cosmic. If you've ever wondered about what goes into the behind-the-scenes of a social action group or wanted to start your own, this is a...

  41. Permaculture Enterprises with Emily & Josh Prieto and Morag Gamble

    Tune in to this episode for a conversation about regenerative business with the fabulous Emily and Josh Prieto - founders of Seeds of Tao, regenerative business educators, world explorers, and homeschooling parents. It was fantastic to chat about their journey into permaculture, moving to Panama,...

  42. Homeschool in the Garden with Lucy Legan and Morag Gamble

    Join me this episode for an exploration into homeschooling with permaculture author-educator-activist Lucy Legan. I've interviewed Lucy before on this podcast after the release of her book 'Planet Schooling', a fantastic conversation about re-conceiving what education is for, how she teaches...

  43. Permaculture Herstory with Robyn Francis and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I’m delighted to welcome Robyn Francis - my friend and true permaculture legend. Robyn has been a part of the permaculture movement since the very beginning, working closely with Bill Mollison, and is a leading international permaculture educator. She’s initiated many projects...

  44. Radical Urban Permaculture with William Padilla-Brown and Morag Gamble - Urban Agriculture Month #5

    In this final episode of our special 2023 Urban Agriculture series, join me as I dive into a new way of approaching change-making and sense-making with William Padilla-Brown. William is a certified permaculture designer, a citizen scientist, urban agriculturalist, mycologist, phycologist, a...

  45. Denver Urban Gardeners with Linda Appel Lipsius and Morag Gamble - Urban Agriculture Month #4

    Join me for the 4th episode in our 2023 Urban Agriculture Month series for a deep-dive into the workings of Denver Urban Gardens with executive director, Linda Appel Lipsius. Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) began as a grassroots movement in the late 70s - when a neighbourhood came together to create a...

  46. Community Gardens Australia with Naomi Lacey and Morag Gamble - Urban Agriculture Month #3

    This episode is part of the Urban Agriculture Month series, so I'm speaking to the wonderful Naomi Lacey - permaculture community gardener and president of Community Gardens Australia (an organisation I helped to start up back in 1995). She's recently returned from a 16 week research fellowship...

  47. Grow It Local with Paul West and Morag Gamble - Urban Agriculture Month #2

    My guest this episode of the urban agriculture series is Paul West - a legend in the gardening world - co-founder of Grow it Local with over 30,000 members around the country, and partnering with hundreds of councils to bring monthly workshops of how to grow food in your backyard! (I've been...

  48. Edible Garden City with Bjorn Low and Morag Gamble - Urban Agriculture Month #1

    This month is Urban Agriculture Month, so I'm speaking with the amazing Bjorn Low - creator and director of the Edible Garden City project in Singapore. We talk about everything from the context of urban farming in Singapore to connecting with indigenous food systems and supporting small-scale,...

  49. Caring for People and Planet with Christie Wilson and Morag Gamble

    In this episode, I have the pleasure to chat with my dear friend and collaborator, Christie Wilson. Christie is a clinical psychotherapist, climate activist and facilitator, working with people at the frontlines of the climate emergency. She wrote the Extinction Rebellion's Regenerative Culture...

  50. Reading Landscape - In Loving Memory of Dan Palmer

    This particular episode has been painful to edit. I've been sitting on it for over a year. Just before I was going to share it with you in 2022, Dan Palmer passed away aged 47. It has taken me this long to pluck up the courage to revisit our conversation - and it is now with love and respect for…

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Join Morag Gamble, global permaculture teacher and ambassador, in conversation with leading ecological educators, thinkers, activists, authors, designers and practitioners to explore the kind of thinking and action we need to navigate a positive and regenerative way forward, to myceliate possibilities, and share ideas of what a thriving one-planet way of life could look like. In today's constantly changing world, Morag's guests offer voices of clarity and common sense.

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Morag Gamble: Permaculture Education Institute

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