ReGeneration
Rising
ReGeneration Rising is a specially-commissioned RSA Oceania podcast exploring how regenerative approaches can help weave a new collective story for humanity and create a thriving home for all on our planet.
In conversation with visionary thinkers and practitioners, RSA Bicentenary Medallist Dr Daniel Christian Wahl, and co-hosts Josie Warden (series one) and Philipa Duthie (series two and three), ask how we can create pathways to heal our places and communities, and nourish our relationship with the wider web of life. Guests include David Abram, Bayo Akomolafe, Tyson Yunkaporta, Janine Benyus, Kate Raworth, and Satish Kumar.
We invite you to listen and explore the resources on this page, and continue the conversation on our RSA Circle space. Now is the time to rethink who we are as a species and our role on this planet. #JointheReGeneration
Regeneration is a returning to the core pattern of humanity. To be regenerative is to align with life as a planetary process.
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Series 2 Episode List
S2E12: Re-enchanting the Earth with David Abram
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa discuss language and perception in a more-than-human world with Dr David Abram. A cultural ecologist and geophilosopher, David is the author of Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology and The Spell of the Sensuous. His work has helped catalyze the emergence of several new disciplines, including the burgeoning field of ecopsychology. He is also the founder and creative director of the Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE).
S2E11: Making Embassy with Tyson Yunkaporta
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa welcome Dr Tyson Yunkaporta back for an extended yarn on relatedness and making embassy through community. Tyson is an Aboriginal scholar, educator, maker, researcher, and poet. He is the founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin University in Melbourne, and the author of two books, the bestselling Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World and Right Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking.
S2E10: Border Work with Bayo Akomolafe & Tyson Yunkaporta
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk post-activism, border transgressions and making sanctuary with visionary thinkers, Bayo Akomolafe and Tyson Yunkaporta. Bayo is a widely celebrated post-humanist philosopher, writer, activist and professor of psychology. He is the author of two books: These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity’s Search for Home and We Will Tell our Own Story: The Lions of Africa Speak.
S2E9: Thinking Like a Mountain with John Seed & Skye Cielita Flor
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa discuss the practices that can help us reconnect with the living world with John Seed and Skye Cielita Flor. John is a renowned author, activist, film-maker and prominent figure in the deep ecology movement. With Joanna Macy, he wrote Thinking Like a Mountain: Towards a Council of All Beings. Skye is a Deep Ecologist and Grief Ritualist who facilitates journeys that assist in the reclamation of Living Earth Perception.
S2E8: Enlivenment with Andreas Weber
In this episode, Philipa and Daniel discuss the kindness at the heart of reality with Dr Andreas Weber. Andreas is a Berlin-based author, lecturer and biophilosopher. He has contributed extensively to developing the concept of enlivenment and is the author of numerous books, including Enlivenment: Toward a Poetics for the Anthropocene, The Biology of Wonder, and Matter & Desire: An Erotic Ecology.
S2E7: Patterns of Meaning with Jeremy Lent & Morag Gamble
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa discuss patterns of regeneration with award-winning permaculturist, Morag Gamble, and author, Jeremy Lent. Morag has been at the forefront of the permaculture revolution for over 30 years and is the founder of the Permaculture Education Institute. Jeremy is the best-selling author of The Patterning Instinct and The Web of Meaning. His work explores the causes of our civilization’s existential crisis and pathways toward a life-affirming future.
S2E6: The Systems View of Life with Fritjof Capra
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa discuss our current crisis of perception with author, physicist, and systems theorist, Dr Fritjof Capra. Over the past 30 years, Fritjof has been engaged in a systematic exploration of how the sciences and society are ushering in a shift in worldview, providing the groundwork for a cultural transformation. His is the author of many books, including the best-seller, The Tao of Physics, and his most recent book, The Systems View of Life.
S2E5: Indirect Work with Carol Sanford
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with award-winning author, disruptor and contrarian, Carol Sanford. Before she passed away in November 2024, Carol was one of the most important thinkers, writers and teachers on the topic of regenerative leadership. In this episode, she shares insights from her incredible five decades of practice. Please note, at the time of recording, Carol was struggling with Motor-Neuron Disease, which had affected her speech.
S2E4: Architects of Abundance with Lyla June Johnston
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with Indigenous musician, scholar, scientist, poet and community organiser, Dr Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June shares lessons from her Diné, Tsétsêhéstâhese and European heritage and highlights the importance of engaging with and respecting Indigenous wisdom traditions as we seek to reinhabit our world regneratively. Lyla June uses her multi-genre presentation style to guide audiences towards collective ecological healing.
S2E3: Combining with Nora Bateson
In this episode, Philipa and Daniel talk with author and teacher of complex living systems, Nora Bateson, about what it means to think like an ecology. Nora is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator, as well as President of the International Bateson Institute. Her work brings the fields of biology, cognition, art, anthropology, psychology, and information technology together into a study of the patterns in ecology of living systems.
S2E2: Becoming Earth Pilgrims with Satish Kumar
In this episode, Philipa and Daniel are joined by peace pilgrim, author, activist and former Jain monk, Satish Kumar. Satish is the founder of The Resurgence Trust, an educational charity that seeks to inform and inspire a just future for all. He was the Editor of the charity’s change-making magazine, Resurgence & Ecologist, for over 40 years. In 1990, he co-founded Schumacher College, which was conceived as a ground-breaking educational model of holistic education.
S2E1: Biomimicry with Janine Benyus & Dayna Baumeister
In this episode, co-hosts Philipa Duthie and Daniel Christian Wahl talk to biomimicry pioneers Janine Benyus and Dr Dayna Baumeister about the practice of learning from life’s enduring patterns and wisdom. Over 3.8 billion years life has evolved to create the conditions conducive to life. In comparison, the history of human innovation is vanishingly brief. What might we learn if we looked to nature as our teacher, mentor and design inspiration?
Series 1 Episode List
S1E7: The Re-generation with Paul Hawken
In this final episode of series one, Josie and Daniel discuss the future of the regenerative movement with author and economist, Paul Hawken. One of the environmental movement’s leading voices, Paul is the Founder of Project Drawdown, a science-based and independent guide for effective climate action. He has written eight best-selling books, including Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation.
S1E6: Coming Home to Place with Pamela Mang and Jenny Andersson
In this episode, Josie and Daniel discuss the importance of place with two leading voices in regenerative development – Pamela Mang and Jenny Andersson. Pamela is the founder of Regenesis Group, a world leader in education programs for regenerative development. Jenny is the founder of The Really Regenerative Centre, a regenerative development institute that aims to support bioregional learning and the emergence of a regenerative economy.
S1E5: Beyond Business as Usual with John Elkington & Louise Kjellerup Roper
In this episode, Josie and Daniel discuss the role companies can play in shaping our future with John Elkington and Louise Kjellerup Roper from Volans Ventures. John is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable capitalism. His book Cannibals with Forks popularised the ‘Triple Bottom Line’ concept and laid the foundations for sustainable business strategy. Louise is the CEO of Volans and a guest lecturer at Cranfield University and the University of Exeter.
S1E4: Regenerative Economies with Kate Raworth and John Fullerton
In this episode, Josie and Daniel explore new models for structuring our economies with radical economists, Kate Raworth and John Fullerton. Kate is an award-winning author known for “doughnut economics”, an economic model that balances between essential human needs and planetary boundaries. John is an impact investor and Founder of the Capital Institute, non-partisan think tank working to create a more just and sustainable way of life on earth.
S1E3: Urban Flourishing with Michael Pawlyn and Sarah Ichioka
In this episode, Josie and Daniel discuss regenerative cities with urban designers, Michael Pawlyn and Sarah Ichioka, authors of the book Flourish: Design Paradigms for our Planetary Emergency. Sarah is an urbanist, curator and writer based in Singapore. She currently leads Desire Lines, a strategic consultancy for environmental, cultural, and social-impact organizations. Michael is an architect and biomimicry expert, and a co-initiator of Architects Declare – a network of architecture studios that have pledged to help tackle the climate emergency.
S1E2: Indigenous to Life with Anne Poelina
In this episode, Josie and Daniel discuss connecting with Country and re-inhabiting our role in the web of life with Professor Anne Poelina, a Nyikina Warrwa Traditional Owner and guardian of the Mardoowarra, Lower Fitzroy River in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Anne is an active Indigenous community leader, human and earth rights advocate, filmmaker and a respected academic researcher. She is also Co-Chair of Indigenous Studies and Senior Research Fellow at the Nulungu Institute, University of Notre Dame Australia.
S1E1: Regenerative Cultures with Daniel Christian Wahl
In this first episode of Series 1, co-hosts Josie Warden and Daniel Christian Wahl discuss what it means to think and act regeneratively. Dr Daniel Wahl works internationally as a consultant and educator in regenerative design, whole systems design and transformative innovation. His vast catalogue of work (notably his book Designing Regenerative Cultures) has inspired and enabled people from all walks of life to apply regenerative design to their own contexts.
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