
Future Sense
Making sense of humanity's evolutionary trajectory and our experience of global change, hosted by futurist Steve McDonald.
Latest episodes

May 16, 2019 • 1h
25. Leadership change and crazy climate ideas
Special guest Ross Hill joins this discussion on changes to organisational structure and leadership, corporate capture and politics, plus some crazy climate ideas.
Recorded on 13 May 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia.

May 6, 2019 • 1h 24min
24. Personal and Planetary Health with Dr Steven Booth
Fractal patterns of change that indicate our state of health and pathways to personal and planetary healing.
Recorded on 6 May 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia.

Apr 29, 2019 • 1h 33min
23. Steve McDonald on Closure Optional
Lorna Bremner interviews Steve about his experience living with PTSD as an Australian military veteran. They discuss the traditional medical system, and his journey learning about psychedelic medicine and altered states of consciousness. Of course there is also some climate change, martial arts, meditation and some shoutouts to Clare W Graves.
Listen to more of Closure Optional and subscribe at http://lornabremner.com/subscribe/.
Recorded on 16 December 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Apr 23, 2019 • 51min
22. Second Tier Part 2
We go broader (in all directions!) on the emergence of the Second Tier values identified by Clare W Graves. This continues from our Feb 2019 episode on Second Tier Consciousness.
Recorded on 22 April 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia.

Apr 23, 2019 • 39min
21. Early Stage Rebellion
The Extinction Rebellion movement and protests that have occurred this week are explored in depth as an illustration of both the collapse of an old system and the emergence of new models with more capacity than ever before.
Recorded on 22 April 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia.

Apr 16, 2019 • 1h 27min
20. Collapse of Confidence in Government
Economic warfare to civil unrest, we discuss some symptoms to keep an eye on as underlying government structures are shifting. Steve also shares a timeline of what to expect in the decade ahead.
Recorded on 15 April 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia. A new way of being human is emerging.

Apr 9, 2019 • 1h 10min
19. Paleontology and the Future with Michael Garfield
What can we learn from long term evolutionary perspectives and repositioning ourselves as not separate from but embedded in the Cosmos? With special guest Futurist and Paleontologist Michael Garfield, Communications Strategist at the Santa Fe Institute.
Recorded on 8 April 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia. A new way of being human is emerging.

Apr 2, 2019 • 1h 24min
18. Secrets and Success
The collapse of confidence in government as hidden agendas are revealed and the old paradigm desperately tries to hang on in the face of change.
Recorded on 1 April 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia. A new way of being human is emerging.

Mar 28, 2019 • 1h 20min
17. Medical Cannabis
With special guest Dr Steven Booth we discuss advanced scientific perspectives showing up in the medical cannabis world which mirror the Layer 6 postmodern, network-centric shifts in human consciousness.
Recorded on 25 March 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia. A new way of being human is emerging.

Mar 18, 2019 • 1h 16min
16. Emotions of change
Drawing on the research of Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross we discuss the sequence of emotional states normally encountered during major or transformational change and we offer some strategies for coping during the change process.
FutureSense is broadcast on BayFM.org every Monday morning, hosted by Nyck Jeanes and futurist Steve McDonald, with fresh deep analysis of global trends and emerging technologies that can help us make sense of our world. A new way of being human is emerging.
Recorded on 18 March 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia.