Sense-Making in a Changing World

In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World show,  it is my delight to welcome Rupert Read - public scholar and climate activist. He is based in England, but I spoke to him in France where he was leading a residency on eco-spirituality and the moderate flank (something you’ll hear more about) Rupert Read is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion and co-founder of the Green Activists Network, GreensCAN. He is the author of several books, including This Civilisation is Finished and Parents for a Future. His new book, Why Climate Breakdown Matters, is due to be published in the summer.  The book he is working on with  Permanent Publications is about Transformative Adaptation. He has also written for The Guardian, The independent, The Ecologist, Permaculture Magazine, Resilience (and many more) and a frequent guest on BBC radio and TV. He was part of the group that catalysed the British governments declaration of a Climate and Ecological Emergency and a reviewer of the recent IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change) report - one he describes as the scariest yet.In the show we talk about  Transformative Adaptation, the Great Turning - and how we can turn faster, taking action vs being an activist, Thrutopia - stories that can help us through the changes and disruptions that are our new normal, the kinds of messages that shine through the fear, despair and overwhelm.Rupert says, our world needs a positive and radical change - quickly - emergency transformative adaptaI'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast it is my delight to welcome back to the show  - regenerative designer, practitioner, author, climate activist, and visionary, Joe Brewer - a transdisciplinary scholar who is dedicated to healing and regenerating the earth, and connecting with people who want to participate in the urgent global action. Joe is the author of The Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth (2021) Chelsea Green and founder of the Earth Regenerators, Design Institute for Regenerating Earth.Joe talks directly and practically to the fact that humanity is confronted with threats unprecedented in the history of our species. Jo shares the urgent need to describe the “how” we can address the converging threats of ecological overshoot and civilization collapse.Every episode of this show is hosted and sponsored by my organisation, the Permaculture Education Institute - the host of the globally recognised Permaculture Educators Program . I’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the unceded lands from which I’m speaking with you, the Gubbi Gubbi, and pay my deep respect to their elders past present and emerging. I’d like to recognise their deep care for this land, the waters, air and biodiversity.Please leave a lovely review (it helps the bots to find our little podcast). And finally, I’d love for you to share this with a friend or group - to myceliate the ideas and open conversations for positive practical change.Morag GambleCEO/Founder, Permaculture Education InstituteCheck out the video version over at our youtube channel - and subscribe there too.Help us ripple support refugee action to create local permaculture food resilience through our regI'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

In Episode 70 of the Sense-Making in a Changing World I am delighted to welcome Satish Kumar back to the show . Satish is the world-renowned peace activist, founder of Schumacher College, long time editor of Resurgence Magazine, former Jain Monk who has walked across the world for peace, met with world leaders and peace leaders such as Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama and the Pope. He is a very dear friend who I wish I could see more often but we live across the oceans. In our conversation, Satish shares a message of the potency of living a life of elegant simplicity and speaking up for the what matters. Satish is the author of many books - including Pilgrimage for Peace: The Long Walk from India to Washington (2021) and Elegant Simplicity (2019)_________________________Every episode of this show is hosted and sponsored by the Permaculture Education Institute  - the host of the globally recognised Permaculture Educators Program. The intro music is arranged and played Kim Kirkman and friends.Before we begin, I’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the unceded lands from which I’m speaking with you, the Gubbi Gubbi, and pay my deep respect to their elders past present and emerging. I’d like to recognise their ability to care for this land, the waters, and biodiversity for so many thousands of years.I'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

It's my pleasure to welcome back to the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast -  author, climate activist, regenerative farmer and tiny gardener, Acadia Tucker. Acadia is also an ambassador for regenerative agriculture with the Rodale institute . Acadia was actually my very first guest on this podcast. We explored the themes in her first 2 books - Growing Perennial Foods: A field guide to raising resilient herbs, fruits, & vegetables , Growing Good Food: A citizen’s guide to backyard carbon farming  I am delighted to welcome her back to the show to talk about her latest book Tiny Victory Gardens: Growing Food without a yard. We get super practical in this chat because I know its something so many people are keen to learn about - particularly if you are rentingEvery episode of this show is hosted and sponsored by the Permaculture Education Institute - the host of the globally recognised Permaculture Educators Program . The intro music is arranged and played my very talented friend and neighbour Kim Kirkman and the sound is edited by my fabulous niece Rhiannon Gamble.Before we begin, I’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the unceded lands from which I’m speaking with you, the Gubbi Gubbi, and pay my deep respect to their elders past present and emerging. I’d like to recognise their ability to care for this land, the waters, and biodiversity for so many thousands of years.I hope you enjoy this practical tiny garden conversation as much as I didThanks everyone for tuning in to this Sense Making in a Changing World Episode. I am delighted to be able to share my conversation with Acadia Tucker with you. I'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

Welcome to the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast. I'm Morag Gamble and my guest in this episode is acclaimed author, educator and philosopher Jeremy Lent.  I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Jeremy, described by Guardian journalist George Monbiot as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age,”  investigates the underlying causes of our civilization’s existential crisis, and explores pathways toward a life-affirming future. BOOKS BY JEREMY LENTJerermy's award-winning book, The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning, examines the way humans have made meaning from the cosmos from hunter-gatherer times to the present day.  His new book, The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe, offers a solid foundation for an integrative worldview that could lead humanity to a sustainable, flourishing future. JEREMY'S ORGANISATION AND NETWORKJeremy is the founder of the nonprofit Liology Institute focussing on connecting science and traditional wisdom to lay a solid foundation for a worldview of interconnectedness - a worldview that will enable humans to thrive on our planet harmoniously and sustainably.Since we recorded this conversation, Jeremy has also launched the Deep Transformation Network Jeremy, which I am helping to moderate.Jeremy also shares in his blog. PODCAST HOSTThis show is hosted by speaker, filmmaker, humanitarian, author and global teacher of permaculture teachers and Permayouth mentor, Morag Gamble of the Permaculture Education Institute.SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY PODCAST NOTIFICATIONSBecome a subscriber to get notifications of my weekly podcast episodes, and pleI'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

In this episode of Sense-making in a Changing World, I'm joined by best-selling author and educator, Claire Dunn, who currently resides in Naarm Melbourne in Wurundjeri country. Back in 2014, she released a book, My Year Without Matches sharing a personal story of her year on a wilderness survival program and the profound shift she experienced as she rewilded her existence, her way of thinking, and her body. Now back in the city, the city that has experienced the longest lockdown in all the world throughout this COVID period, Claire opens a new conversation - that of how to rebuild your life, right where you are. There's wilderness everywhere, inside and out.Her new book released in June called Rewilding the Urban Soul: Searching for the Wild in the City is a conversation about this. I hadn't seen Claire for a couple of years, so it's been great to reconnect. I hope you enjoy this conversation.SUBSCRIBE to receive weekly episodes and leave us a lovely review - it makes a difference for the bots finding our podcast :-)  Thank you.___________________LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORLD OF PERMACULTURE WITH MORAG GAMBLEExplore Morag's permaculture films, articles, masterclasses, and other resources on Our Permaculture Life Youtube channel & blog.Find out more about the Permaculture Education Institute and become a permaculture educator. If your main interest is getting a thriving food garden set up,  take a look at this online course: The Incredible Edible Garden. _______________________Download this list of 10 of Morag's favourite books. I'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World I'm talking with Chris Evans. Chris been living and working entirely in the permaculture  development world for over three decades. His work in Nepal is inspirational and has influenced many programs globally. He fell in love with Nepal way back in 1985 when he was living there as a volunteer for community forestry programs. But he realised soon that that international development models weren't actually working. That's when he discovered permaculture and enrolled himself in a permaculture design course with Bill Mollison. Since completing the course, he's helped to adapt permaculture to the Himalayan context and brought learning opportunities to thousands of small farms, creating demonstration centres, local curriculum and resources, school programs , leading permaculture courses, training the trainer courses, and also helping with the establishment of barefoot trainers who go as needed to the villages to help build resilience in farming communities. I met Chris 25 years ago at a Permaculture Conference and recently visited him and his partner, Looby McNamara in England.  Looby has also been a guest of this show and their daughters have also joined in as guests on a Permayouth festival. They live at Applewood Permaculture Centre on the Welsh border. I'm so grateful for the chance to dive more deeply into the work that Chris does in permaculture development in this podcast. There are so many valuable lessons in this conversation. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I did.I'd like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I'm meeting with you today and pay respects to their elders past present and emerging. I'm here on the unceded lands of the Gubbi Gubbi people and on the banks of the Moocaboola [Mary] River.MORAG GAMBLEPermaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachersI'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

Welcome to the first of this special 4 part series on Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast. I am talking with a pioneer of the new economy movement - internationally claimed localisation activist Helena Norberg-Hodge.  She initiated a global celebration of World Localization Day which is being celebrated on 21 June in 2022, but we are celebrating all month with weekly episodes with Helena.Helena is the founder and Director of Local Futures, an international nonprofit organisation dedicated to renewing ecological and social wellbeing by strengthening communities and local economies worldwide. Helena's first book Ancient Futures has been translated into 40 languages and sold over 1 million copies. She's been the subject of hundreds of articles and written many books, including her latest book, Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness, which accompanies her award-winning documentary, also called the Economics of Happiness. Helena's work spans almost five decades and she collaborates with leading ecological thinkers. She's been the recipient of a Right Livelihood Award, also known as the alternative Nobel Peace Prize and also the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.”  I first met Helena back in 1992 at Schumacher College, and was absolutely inspired by the work that she was doing and subsequently volunteered with her in Ladakh (Little Tibet). This is the first I'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

 Welcome to this special  series of climate conversations  recorded during COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow , November 2021.In November, while the global climate conference (COP26) was taking place I recorded a series of conversations.  I did wish I could have been there to be part of this global connection of movements and activism happening around the meeting of world leaders who are putting their plans on the table to limit climate change to below 1.5.  Disappointingly, the Australian PM embarrassed himself with putting fossil fuels ahead of the planet. I decided it didn't make sense for me to fly there, but I still wanted to know what was going on, and share this with you, so each couple of days I checked in with friends who were there.In this video, I am talking with May East live from the Blue Room at COP26 in Glasgow as Little Amal has entered - the giant puppet of a 10yo Syrian refugee girl who has walked 8000kms to reach the event visiting so many communities along the way, and the Pope. It is Gender day at COP26 and May shares a little about the conversations that are taking place around this.Unfortunately, her connection dropped out after 5 minutesABOUT MAY EASTMay is a UNITAR Fellow, sustainability educator, spatial planner, and social innovator. Her work spans the fields of ‘artivism’, urban ecology, and women’s studies. She has been designated one of the 100 Global SustainAbility Leaders three years in a row, she leads a whole generation of regenerative educators and practitioners in 55 countries working with community-based organisations and intergovernmental agencies in the development of policy guidance and projects strengthening climate resilience, food security, and livelihood action. Thanks for listeningMORAG GAMBLEhttps://permacultureeducationinstitute.orgI'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.

Welcome to this special  series of climate conversations  recorded during COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow , November 2021.In November, while the global climate conference (COP26) was taking place I recorded a series of conversations.  I did wish I could have been there to be part of this global connection of movements and activism happening around the meeting of world leaders who are putting their plans on the table to limit climate change to below 1.5.  Disappointingly, the Australian PM embarrassed himself with putting fossil fuels ahead of the planet. I decided it didn't make sense for me to fly there, but I still wanted to know what was going on, and share this with you, so each couple of days I checked in with friends who were there.In this conversation, Fritjof Capra - world renown scholar-activist, systems thinker, author, educator - joins Morag Gamble of the Permaculture Education Institute to share his reflections on COP26 and the shift in thinking and action needed to address the multiple crises humanity faces this decade.Recorded: 11 November 2021ABOUT FRITJOF CAPRAFritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist and systems theorist, is a Fellow of Schumacher College (UK) and serves on the Council of Earth Charter International. Fritjof is the author of several international bestsellers, including The Tao of Physics and The Web of Life. He is coauthor, with Pier Luigi Luisi, of the multidisciplinary textbook, The Systems View of Life. Capra’s online course is based on his textbook.  Find out more about Fritjof here: https://fritjofcapra.netThanks for listening!Morag Gamble Permaculture Education InstituteI'd love to hear from you. Text me here.Support the show_____________________________ Subscribe to this podcast, share widely, leave a comment and a 5 star review to help these stories myceliate far. Check out the Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast website & Youtube channel This podcast is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute - the leading-edge international online school for integrated permaculture design, education, leadership and [pr]activism.⁠ Save 50% on Morag Gamble's Permaculture Educators Complete Collection (available only 7-31 Jan, 2026) Talk with Morag here about this program. Find more of Morag's conversations at the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas.This podcast is broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage on Jinibara & Gubbi Gubbi country.