Truth

I've started a new channel! It's called eco-philosophise, and on it I interview guests about a wide range of topics relating to the environment! Super sneaky peek preview here of the first episode, where I get interviewed by my dear friend Josh.This episode explores the philosophical concepts related tonature and the environment, emphasising the importance of democratising knowledge, overcoming disassociation with nature, and empowering communities to foster a deeper relationship with our planet.

What is our place in this great Earth metabolism? Are we justlocusts, bound to consume endlessly without ever giving back?What are our evolutionary options here? Could we use our big, developed brains to stewardnatural systems– since we seem to be outside them regardless? How can we use Planet Earth without using her up? How, instead of using – can we coexist with her?Will a change in our perception as being a part of the continuum of nature, instead of separate from her, restore both our happiness and the health of the planet?It is surely worth a try.

The super-rich are locking our societies into an increasingly dirty 'Business as Usual' through the forces of Neoliberalism and widening inequalities. Let's take back our ideological power.

For me there is mysticism, wonder and creation to be found in the miracles wrought every day in nature. Do we have in us the potential for unity? Just maybe, we do.

Limbic Capitalism is a term coined by historian David Courtwright in his 2021 book the Age of Addiction which refers to the coordinated and predatorial way big corporate, complicit governments and criminal organisations target or pleasure seeking limbic system to generate an addiction to their product, thereby maximising both sales and profits.

With our limited time left can we consider Capitalism as a vehicle for putting the planet at the centre of our agendas?

Located at the foot of the Snowy Mountains, Corryong's Acres and Acres co-op found a way to restore food relief to a town devastated by the Black Summer bushfires

Corowa is a small town nestled on the border of Australia's New South Wales and Victoria. For 10 years it has been servicing it's community, providing safety, food security and democracy to it's residents. This podcast is a deep dive into its origin story and values.

Truth. Is it objective? Or can we only ever grapple with it in its subjectivities? That is, is truth shaped by own experiences and position within the world? Is, what is truth to us, simply the paradigm or discourse that we operate within? And if so, how do we challenge or change what it is that is accepted as truth?

How degrowth can provide the solution to environmental and social problems, when guided by participatory action methodologies