The Wisdom & Action Podcast

It's the musical episode of the Dumbo Feather podcast, featuring songs and reflections from this year's Small Giants Artists in Residence, including Lydia Fairhall, Bobby Alu, Neda Rahmani and Mama Kin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pico Iyer is regarded as one of the best travel writers of our time, but he's not just an explorer of the outer worlds, he writes beautifully on the inner journeys available to us, too. Having written 14 books, travelled frequently by the side of the Dalai Lama, done four TED Talks with over 10 million views and written for Time Magazine, New York Times and many more, he is a wise voice for our times on matters of stillness, transformation and the heart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As part of our localising campaign at Dumbo Feather, we have a ripper conversation for you with the former mayor of Frome and legend of local politics, Peter Macfadyen. Peter is one of the architects behind Flatpack Democracy, a do-it-yourself guide to creating independent politics. In this conversation with Berry Liberman, he tells the story of how he and a small group of independents successfully took over their local town council and put an end to business as usual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We wrap up our weekly Zoom Conversation Series with none other than localising legend, Helena Norberg-Hodge. Helena is the founder and CEO of Local Futures, an organisation which works to promote a systemic shift away from dependence on globalised monopolies, and towards decentralised regional economies. Helena collaborated with us on Issue 63 of Dumbo Feather. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a legend this woman is! The divine & soulful Danielle Caruana aka Mama Kin, one of Australia's most loved musicians, joined us in the Zoom room this week for a power wisdom hour - going deep on what it really means to listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the final episode of our liminal space (lockdown) mini-series with Berry and Dr Arne Rubinstein, exploring the elements of a rite of passage as they relate to this profound moment in time.In this chat, they continue to explore the re-integration phase of a rite of passage, particularly how we can hold ourselves and one another accountable for the growth, lessons learned and gifts revealed during the transformation process.We've so enjoyed producing this series for you, and would love to know how it was received and what you'd like to hear more of, especially as we continue to navigate change together as a community. Email us with your feedback and ideas to digital@dumbofeather.comBig thanks to Arne for his extraordinary contributions. Be sure to engage with more of his work through The Rites of Passage Institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There was everything from beaming smiles to wet cheeks in the Zoom room this week with the glorious and exuberant Ronni Kahn. Ronni is the founder and CEO of OzHarvest, Australia's leading food rescue organisation. They've been at the forefront during this time feeding thousands of vulnerable people a week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's one of the great visionaries of our time and we got a juicy hour with him in our weekly lunchtime wisdom hour. It's Damon Gameau, the extraordinary filmmaker behind 2040. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've separated, we've transformed, now how do we go back into the world as our changed selves? In this episode, Berry and Arne explore the final stage of a rite of passage: re-integration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chatted with Dr Arne Rubinstein about the DF mini-series he’s been making with Berry on the opportunity of this moment for transformation. Arne unpacks some of the elements and stages of a rite of passage and why they are so valuable to us right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.