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Web of Us
by Claire Wathen
Web of Us explores the visible and invisible connections that shape our world. Season One ranged across disciplines - from mycelium and movement to trust-first finance and collective courage. Season Two gets specific, investigating how networks hold under pressure. Think ancient endowment systems, conductorless orchestras, community currencies, feminist funds. Not tidy solutions. Each carries real tradeoffs. Yet they seem to hold. Hosted by Claire Wathen, Visiting Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Produced by Studio Goldstar. Essays, frameworks, and field notes at webofus.substack.com. Have a question, an idea for a future guest, or feedback to share? I’d love to hear from you at [email protected]. Welcome to the Web.
Episodes
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When investment is rooted in trust, with Madji Sock
How does capital move through a circle of women meeting in a room, with no prospectus, no fund manager, and no formal credit history? In West Africa, it always has, says co-founder of Haskè Ventures, Madji Sock, on Web Of Us podcast. In conversation with host Claire Wathen, Madji shares her first...
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Food as culture, with Kylie Woodham
"To be around soil, is to be who we are as people," says “soil yoda” Kylie Woodham, a farmer, gardener, and sustainability and agribusiness strategist on Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen, Kylie offers fresh narratives of how we could reorient food systems starting at the grassroots...
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Giving that outlasts you, with Mohamad Zaoud
For more than 1,400 years, the waqf – a form of Islamic endowment – has channelled private wealth toward public good. Today, Mohamad Zaoud, business owner, brand executive, and former Al Jazeera strategist, is applying that model to philanthropic challenges. "Since we launched this cash waqf for...
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Reviving what rice replaced, with Helianti Hilman
Indonesia has hundreds of indigenous ingredients, but most of the world has never tasted them. Enter Helianti Hilman, the food entrepreneur kickstarting Indonesia’s homegrown food revival. Leaving her legal career to found Javara in 2008, she connects local food culture to markets. "It’s about...
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How to lead in the open, with Maryana Iskander
“If you don't know how to be porous as a leader, [...] you're just not gonna get it done” says Maryana Iskander on the Web Of Us podcast. In conversation with Claire Wathen, she shares what started as a “joke” to now being called the “last best place on the internet”, Wikipedia gets 15 billion...
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Coming Soon: Web Of Us Season 2
Claire Wathen is back for season two of her podcast, Web of Us. A show exploring the visible and invisible connections that shape our world. In Season Two, 'What Holds?', we’re investigating how networks hold under pressure. Claire explains more. Episodes releasing weekly starting September 2026....
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How movement connects our inner and shared worlds, with Alonzo King
“To make this world work, we have to be fanatically positive,” says globally renowned choreographer and founder of LINES Ballet Alonzo King on The Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen, Alonzo shares why movement is life, growing up with artistic and activist parents, and why stillness is...
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The marvel and mystery of mycelium, with Sarah Watkinson
"Even though there may be all sorts of conflicts brewing, we can still talk as human beings who are fascinated; filled with wonder and curiosity," says Emeritus Research Fellow in Fungal Biology at the University of Oxford, Sarah Watkinson, on The Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen,...
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Why labels are an invitation to break and remake, with Gina Chavez
"At our essence, we're more like the birds flying; we don't actually care about the boundaries that man has put on things," says genre-bending, Grammy-nominated recording artist Gina Chavez, on The Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen, Gina shares how she’s transcended categorization as…
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Why trust starts with seeing the best in each other, with Premal Shah
"When people can vouch for people, friction from certain systems can disappear at scale," says the co-founder of Kiva and president of Branch, Premal Shah, on The Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen, Premal takes us behind-the-scenes on how he created the world’s foremost microfinancing...
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How to navigate an entangled future, with Ian Goldin
"Developing a mindset which prepares us for this entangled future is the intellectual journey that we all need to go on," says the founding director of the Oxford Martin School, Ian Goldin on The Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen, Ian shares what makes him hopeful, four criteria for...
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Opening doors between places and people, with Dr. Anne Makena
"Everything in Oxford is named Oxford this or Oxford that, and we were very deliberate in being named Africa Oxford not Oxford Africa, and that re-centers Africa in the conversation" says the Co-Director of the Africa Oxford Initiative, Dr. Anne Makena on The Web of Us. In conversation with…
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Why the true currency of power is about who you uplift, with Paula Moreno
"When you understand the power game, you understand that you are not so critical for politicians," says former Colombian minister and founder of Manos Visibles, Paula Moreno on The Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen, Paula explores the importance of creating inclusive spaces, why...
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Systems thinking means systems acting, with Paulo Savaget
"We shouldn't be paralyzed by analysis, right? That’s the essence of solving systems," says Brazilian entrepreneurship engineer Paulo Savaget on The Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen, Paulo shares why thinking like a computer hacker can be a great approach, how piggybacking on other...
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Coming Soon: The Web of Us
Claire Wathen is launching a new podcast, The Web of Us. A show exploring the visible and invisible connections that shape our world. Every episode, we’ll deliver an insightful conversation exploring network theory to help you strengthen your own networks. Claire explains more. Hosted by Claire...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Web of Us explores the visible and invisible connections that shape our world.
Season One ranged across disciplines - from mycelium and movement to trust-first finance and collective courage. Season Two gets specific, investigating how networks hold under pressure. Think ancient endowment systems, conductorless orchestras, community currencies, feminist funds. Not tidy solutions. Each carries real tradeoffs. Yet they seem to hold.
Hosted by Claire Wathen, Visiting Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Produced by Studio Goldstar.
Essays, frameworks, and field notes at webofus.substack.com.
Have a question, an idea for a future guest, or feedback to share? I’d love to hear from you at [email protected].
Welcome to the Web.
HOSTED BY
Claire Wathen
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Web of Us explores the visible and invisible connections that shape our world. Season One ranged across disciplines - from mycelium and movement to trust-first finance and collective courage. Season Two gets specific, investigating how networks hold under pressure. Think ancient endowment systems,...
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