Episodes
Nov. 15, 2022
2.7 Love Love Hive Mind - bite size revolutions
Loving community revolutions, one bite at a time; the Saul Alinksy vs. Paulo Friere recap; perfect is not on the picklist; Wendy Smith’s paradoxical problem solving; Margaret Mead’s how to change the world; Henk Ovink’s rebuilding by design in Rotter...
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Nov. 8, 2022
2.6 The Paulo Friere Two Step featuring Dr. Fay Martin
The only way to get out of the mess we’re in: Take Back The Community; paxis and the Paulo Freire two-step of action & reflection; Saul Alinsky’s cut the issue then set specific, immediate & realizable actions; turn the Eeyores and Naysayers “on” buttons...
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Nov. 1, 2022
2.5 All Bring Our All - non-binary thinking
The dark side of Scarborough Fair; tightropes, paradox Venn diagrams & the power of non-binary thinking; how deep runs our bias & how best to undo it; persistence pays; Sleeping Giant and how raptors soar
Details (including lyrics & chords to All Bring O...
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Oct. 25, 2022
2.4 The Places You’ll Go - featuring Paul Berger
Thunder Bay hybrid then electric car owner experience; personal carbon budgeting - get to net zero on your own terms; the sad tale of the Memorial Bike Lane proposal; the 4 scientifically proven keys to happiness; getting to our cleaner, kinder, safer fu...
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Oct. 18, 2022
2.3 Count me In - Capital Income
Sam is left speechless; Wealthy yet insecure; compounding punishing insufficiencies; today’s transformations - chosen or imposed; parables of plenty vs. poverty; the real tragedy of the commons; divest from fear - invest in faith
By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay
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Oct. 11, 2022
2.2 Save the Mothers and Methane counterspun
Featuring Phil McGuire. Mothers are the key to our prosperity; thanks for a warm introduction; less publicity and more listening; dam removal’s winning arguments & growing popularity; gravity batteries; counterspinning natural gas a.k.a methane; new song...
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Oct. 3, 2022
2.1 Ground Level Lessons - season launch
Less Mowing, More Growing. Sami says: don’t think you are smarter than mother nature. Colonial trade, Colonial work, Colonial ruins and my family’s history settling the prairies. An inspiring tale of a Calgary home going all-solar. What Good Looks Like, ...
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June 28, 2022
1.9 Being Ancestors - season finale with Betty Carpick plus Ben & Sam
It’s really about people and the planet; Why go forth with pride, compassion and joy; How to help intergenerational, interdisciplinary, inclusive communities thrive; Celebrating the Thunder Bay trifecta; Slowing down & building our shared legacy; The nor...
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June 21, 2022
1.8 Getting to Know Home - with Ledah McKellar
Why imagine the change you want to see; How to build on the three pillars of sustainability: reciprocity, interconnection and gratitude; what goes deeper than emissions reduction; why everybody has to get involved; how this is not really a science proble...
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June 14, 2022
1.7 Times Change- with Muriel Squires (+ Sam, Ben & Arno)
Perspectives on how times change; what beauty makes; why reassure people; harking back to a pre-disposable economy; how to get the creative juices flowing; how to become an expert without training; the more you learn, the more you love to learn; what’s ...
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June 7, 2022
1.6 Greening City with Summer Stevenson
Summer StevensonSustainability Coordinator for the City of Thunder Bay
How the city works determines how we work in it; a million ton goal and 36 month count-down; engineering for unpredictable extremes; being Brene Brown about it; turtles live on this p...
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May 31, 2022
1.5 The People in your Neighbourhood - with Charla Robinson, buy local
Featuring Charla Robinson, Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce (plus Ben & Sam)
How local business is the life blood of a community & has a money-back guarantee; The failed experiment fix that will transform Thunder Bay; Why cooperate with your competitors;...
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May 24, 2022
1.4 The Pen is Mightier - Provincial Election thoughts
Featuring Judith Monteith-Farrell; Tracey MacKinnon & Rob Barrett.
Referencing Bren Smith & William McDonough.
Being the squeak; gather expertise and lift muzzles; there is a deficit of autonomy in our economy; draw down carbon by lifting up people; making our...
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May 17, 2022
1.3 Food Futures - with Brendan Grant of Sleepy G Farm
Why food is the most important thing; What it takes to achieve food security in Thunder Bay; Why Thunder Bay is a misnomer; why stop complaining and make it happen ourselves; What blows Brendan’s mind in every teaspoon of living soil; How Thunder Bay far...
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May 10, 2022
1.2 Tips for Change Makers - with Erin Beagle
Featuring Erin Beagle of Roots to Harvest
Let’s get to ‘yes’; changing our understanding of success; why driving a bus is better than going it alone; how climate change in Thunder Bay is like the trash compactor in Star Wars; giving people a place they c...
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May 3, 2022
1.1 Genesis - with Ben & Sam
Change is Needed and Change is Being Seeded
Ben & Sam remember with Heather the night Ben cried and why. Heather asks them to imagine the Thunder Bay they want that is fossil-fuel-free and prepared to weather the climate emergency. Heather introduces the books that she found in her climate-anxiety…
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April 24, 2022
Trailer: Conversations to Ease my Climate Anxiety
Something Different This Way Comes, launches Tuesday May 3 with new episodes weekly through June including conversations with Brendan Grant of Sleepy G Farm; Summer Stevenson, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Thunder Bay, and Erin Beagle of Roo...
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