Life Itself Podcast

This episode is about the narrative of Bitcoin and the Neo-Metallist thesis i.e. that a gold-standard was good and a Bitcoin standard would be even better. Alongside host and Life Itself Co-founder, Rufus Pollock, we invite Stephen Diehl, a software engineer, writer and Web3 critic, who has been outspoken on cryptocurrency, NFTs and Web3. Learn more: https://lifeitself.us/web3 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit news.lifeitself.org

Just what is Web3, why are people so excited about it, and how likely is it to really change the world? In this episode, Life Itself co-founder Rufus Pollock talks with Rich Bartlett and Stephen Reid on the promises, possibilities and pitfalls of Web3.   Learn more: https://lifeitself.us/web3/Richard D. Bartlett Has operated in the space of decentralised governance for some time through projects such as Loomio, The Hum and Microsolidarity. He is also a Director and longstanding member of Enspiral - a network of people supporting each other to grow up and to get paid for doing meaningful work. Richard is a recent convert to the power of Web3 in supporting decentralised governance.   Stephen Reid is a teacher and technologist devoted to the flourishing of Life on Earth who has trained in the fields of complexity science, physics, software development, meditation, psychotherapy, plant medicine, conscious sexuality and political activism. He is currently teacher of the How to DAO, Tools for the Regenerative Renaissance, The Promise of Decentralisation & Introduction to web3 courses, and a member of the not-for-profit worker co-operative Dandelion Collective, where he leads the development of the Dandelion platform for ticketed events and co-created gatherings.   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit news.lifeitself.org

Sustainable wellbeing is an obvious organising principle for society: that we should live in a way that enables future generations to enjoy being alive as much as us (or more). Yet this ethos is not truly at the heart of either the environmental movement or the well-being movement – or society as a whole. Why is that? And can that change?In this episode, Rufus Pollock talks with Liam Kavanagh, Lead of Life Itself Labs. We explore what sustainable wellbeing is: as principle, as a movement and as a political strategy. Finally, we look at why this is an approach whose time has finally come.https://lifeitself.us/sustainable-wellbeing/Key points: “Wellbeing” is policy’s goal, but has associations of meek compromise, and also recent acceptance of inner routes to greater welfare In times of crisis we need to be bold and unafraid of hard issues like land policy for community while still embracing scientific understanding and inner work. More radical propositions will become politically viable as extreme weather accumulates We need to prepare a plan for the time when people are ready to push it. Some specific policies we can start with, now.Further links https://lifeitself.us/ https://lifeitself.us/labs/ https://lifeitself.us/ontological-politics/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit news.lifeitself.org

This week we're excited to be sharing an episode from our partner podcast, The Life Itself Hubcast, hosted and produced by Sen Zhan.In this episode, Sen sits down with co-founder of Life Itself, Liam Kavanagh. Their conversation explores community, the notion of a "wiser world", perspectives from Tanzania, and Liam's book Collective Wisdom and Beyond. They finish with a Lightning Round on "The Hub Knock Life" - an up-close and personal sharing of day-to-day life as a resident in the Bergerac Hub.Find more episodes from the Hubcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ExBgcxpOyQEQOe9tXB0IE?si=13c09e8d932f4eb2  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit news.lifeitself.org

This week we're honoured to be sharing an episode from our partner podcast, The Life Itself Hubcast, hosted and produced by Sen Zhan.In this episode, Sen sits down with co-founder of Life Itself, Sylvie Shiwei Barbier. Their conversation explores Sylvie's Taiwanese French origins, the role of suffering and growth to home and belonging, and Life Itself and the Hubs. They finish with a Lightning Round on "The Hub Knock Life" - an up-close and personal sharing of day-to-day life as a resident in the Bergerac Hub.Find more episodes from the Hubcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ExBgcxpOyQEQOe9tXB0IE?si=13c09e8d932f4eb2  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit news.lifeitself.org