Entangled World

My guest today is Della Duncan, a Renegade Economist. Areas of her livelihood garden include supporting individuals as a Right Livelihood Coach, helping transition businesses and organizations as a post-capitalist consultant, teaching and facilitating courses and retreats on the Work that Reconnects and Regenerative Economics, and hosting the Upstream Podcast which challenges mainstream economic thinking through documentaries and conversations including most recently, The Green Transition: The Problem with Green Capitalism and The Myth of Freedom Under Capitalism. Our current global capitalist economic system has provided many benefits to humanity AND the system was designed for those benefits to accrue to those at the top, which is one of the reasons we have such massive inequality around the globe. Della and I talk about how capitalism is more like modern-day slavery and a tool for white supremacy and patriarchy. It is fueling the destruction of the planet, from which it is compelled to extract and it’s a system that can’t last forever and will eventually topple under its own weight. Della challenges the assumptions that are built into mainstream economics: that nature is commodifiable and we can objectify it and put a price on it, that humans are selfish beings out for our own self-interest, that work is something we don’t value or enjoy doing, that humans aren’t capable of collectively taking care of the land and that it must be privatized to be cared for, and the biggest assumption of all: that limitless growth on a finite planet is possible and even desirable. I hope you enjoy the episode, if you do please subscribe or follow on your favorite podcast app or on the entangledworldpod YouTube channel.Della’s Links & Resources:WebsiteUpstream PodcastUpstream Podcast, Ep 16: The Myth of Freedom Under Capitalism (Documentary)Social Media handles: @upstreampodcast and @dellazduncanBooks mentioned:Less is More, Jason HickelThe Divide, Jason HickelWinners Take All, Anand GiridharadasHow on Earth: Imagining a Not for Profit World by 2050, Jennifer HintonZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Persig100 Years of Psychotherapy And the World’s Only Getting Worse, Michael Ventura, James HillmanBraiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall KimmererOther people and work mentioned:Does Studying Economics Breed Greed, Adam GrantLimits to Growth, Donella MeadowsLeverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System, Donella MeadowsThe Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance, Robin Wall KimmererEntangled World explores our greatest, interrelated social, economic, ecological, and technological global challenges, their underlying drivers, and how a more beautiful world might emerge.YouTubeApple PodcastsSpotifyEntangled World is a labor of love, I couldn’t keep this podcast going without the generosity of my listeners and fans. Please consider making a donation at patreon.com/entangledworld. Get full access to Entangled World at najialupson.substack.com/subscribe

Bayo Akomolafe, a widely celebrated international speaker and posthumanist thinker, explores the significance of disruption in the world, challenges of parenting, racial inequality, and questioning traditional power structures. They emphasize the value of cracks and failures as opportunities for new realities and invite listeners to reimagine normalcy and embrace questioning for a more flourishing future. The chapter also delves into the limitations of language and offers recommendations for future guests.

Jeremy Lent, a renowned author and speaker, discusses how culture and values shape history and impact our future. He shares a captivating story comparing Columbus and Zheng to explain European dominance. The podcast explores indigenous wisdom, interconnectedness, and the potential for an ecological civilization. Lent emphasizes the need to redefine child-rearing for a healthier future and offers insights on navigating the complexity of living systems for transformational influence.

My guest today is Samantha Sweetwater, an author, thought leader, ceremonial guide, educator, and executive coach. For over 30 years, Samantha has facilitated individual and group transformational experiences in diverse communities, cultures, and industries on five continents. Her work leading conversations about our relationship with the Earth, spirituality, and systems change is transforming the way we think about what it means to be human.Samantha highlights that separation from the Earth that we are nested inside of has been our human predicament and that the next stage of evolution looks like a conscious reunion that organizes towards a purpose to co-harmonize and create abundance for all beings within the biosphere.We also discuss the metacrisis, that we're reaching existential tipping points we've never reached before at a planetary scale. Samantha imagines a vision 300 years into the future where we’ve managed to co-orchestrate, through climate catastrophe, through the migration of billions of people, through massive cycles of famine and disease, a more regenerative way to live in harmony with all life. This was such an uplifting conversation! I hope you enjoy it, if you do please subscribe or follow on your favorite podcast app or on the entangledworldpod YouTube channel.Samantha’s Links & Resources:Samantha’s websiteWisdom of WTF?!MediumGaia Dharma: how indigenous wisdom can help us move beyond technological adolescence and orient towards planetary flourishingBooks Mentioned:Nature and the Human Soul, Bill PlotkinThe Matter With Things, Iain McGilchristEntangled World explores our greatest, interrelated social, economic, ecological, and technological global challenges, their underlying drivers, and how a more beautiful world might emerge.Entangled World is a labor of love, I couldn’t keep this podcast going without the generosity of my listeners and fans. Please consider making a donation at patreon.com/entangledworld. Get full access to Entangled World at najialupson.substack.com/subscribe

najia shaukat lupson discusses the metacrisis and its drivers, including the consequences of nuclear development, resource depletion, and the fragility of supply chains. The podcast explores the need for global governance to address these challenges and offers hope for creating a more beautiful world.

Welcome to Entangled World, where we explore our interrelated, existential social, economic, ecological, and technological challenges, their underlying drivers, and how a more beautiful world might emerge.I’m your host, najia shaukat lupson. I’m a daughter of Pakistani Muslim immigrants, a mom, and an inter-systems thinker. entangled world will feature conversations with artists and academics, philosophers and philanthropists, spiritual seekers and scientists, technologists and thinkers. Join me on a journey to discover what is uniquely and meaningfully ours to do at this pivotal moment in time, in service to the sacredness of life. I hope you enjoy it, if you do please subscribe or follow on your favorite podcast app or on the entangledworldpod YouTube channel.Entangled World is a labor of love, I couldn’t keep this podcast going without the generosity of my listeners and fans. Please consider making a donation at patreon.com/entangledworld. Get full access to Entangled World at najialupson.substack.com/subscribe