The Wisdom & Action Podcast
How can we get ourselves out of the mess that we’re in and leave a world we want to gift our children and future generations? Join Small Giants Academy co-founder, Berry Liberman, as she speaks with brilliant people around the world who are exploring meaningful interventions for a hopeful future on the Wisdom & Action podcast.
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 161
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
The Good Society #4: Hetty McKinnon
For the past couple of months, we’ve been exploring what the good society is all about, how we can create systems and communities that support people and planet to thrive. On this episode, we have a …
00:30:28 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
The Good Society #3: Oliver Burkeman
Hi friends! This is our third episode in our Good Society series, where we unpack the current systems we live, work and play within and ask how they can do better and be better for people and planet.…
00:41:25 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
The Good Society #2: Dan Ariely
We’ve got episode two of our Good Society Series, where we’re unpacking the current systems we live, work and play within, and ask how they can be better for people and planet.What does it mean for u…
00:40:39 |
Mon 10 Oct 2022
The Good Society #1: Nate Hagens
We are excited to share the first in our 6-part series on the The Good Society, where we’re unpacking the current systems we live, work and play within, and ask how they can do better and be better f…
01:15:15 |
Mon 26 Sep 2022
#87 Sylvia Boorstein: meditation teacher, nurturer, friend of the present
You might have noticed a recent run of incredible female leaders on the show – well, they keep coming! This episode Berry sits with one of the world’s leading teachers of mindfulness meditation – Syl…
00:43:27 |
Mon 12 Sep 2022
#86 Gayle Hardie: emotional health raiser, collaborator, authentic leader
Gayle is co-founder of Melbourne-based Global Leadership Foundation, and she works with boards and senior leaders all over the world in raising emotional health, building resilience, and transforming…
00:41:11 |
Mon 29 Aug 2022
#85 Kemi Nekvapil: power coach, author, paradigm shifter
Kemi Nekvapil is one of Australia’s leading coaches for female executives and entrepreneurs, as well as an author and a highly sought-after international speaker.Her latest book is Power: a woman’s g…
00:40:27 |
Mon 15 Aug 2022
#84 Jamie Wheal: big thinker, flow seeker, maverick
Jamie Wheal is the founder of the Flow Genome Project and an expert in the neurophysiology of human performance. His latest book is "Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World Th…
00:30:40 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
#83 AC Grayling: philosopher, meaning maker, humanist
In celebration of Issue 70 of Dumbo Feather magazine, all about a Meaningful Life, Berry sat down with one of the greatest living thinkers of our time: Professor A C Grayling.
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00:33:25 |
Thu 14 Jul 2022
#82 Veena Sahajwalla: inventor, waste queen, brainiac
This week we’re sharing a conversation we had with waste queen Veena Sahajwalla as part of Vivid Festival 2022. Veena is a trailblazer in the field of recycling science. She heads up the SMaRT Centre…
00:39:55 |
Mon 27 Jun 2022
#81 Paul Callaghan: wisdom seeker, story advocate, leader
Our much-loved contributor Lydia Fairhall sits down with a hero of hers, the Worimi storyteller, Paul Callaghan. Paul is an author and consultant who specialises in leadership development and wellbei…
00:33:39 |
Mon 20 Jun 2022
#80 Peter Garrett: Rocker, activist, former politician
Peter Garrett is a member of one of Australia's most successful bands, Midnight Oil. He’s also served as environment minister in the Rudd-Labor government, and been a long-time advocate and campaigne…
00:26:54 |
Thu 02 Jun 2022
#79 Roman Krznaric: philosopher, empath, good anscestor
Roman Krznaric is an internationally renowned public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. Born in Sydney, he now lives in Oxford with his kids and wife Kate Raworth, who…
00:43:35 |
Mon 23 May 2022
#78 Elizabeth Sawin: scientist, systems thinker, multisolver
Elizabeth Sawin is unlocking the power of multi-solving for people and planet. A student of biology, she became fascinated with the interconnectedness of all things, in a world that is often ready to…
00:39:36 |
Mon 09 May 2022
#77 David Haskell: biologist, listener, explorer of sonic landscapes
We join American biologist and writer David Haskell on a sonic journey, back to the first sounds made on Earth.David's latest book is "Sounds Wild and Broken," a lyrical exploration of the diverse so…
00:45:51 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
#76 Jess Scully: councillor, curator, future shaper
This week we’re revisiting some of the spirit and empowered thinking that emerged from the chaos of 2020, with a conversation we had at the time with the deputy lord mayor of Sydney, Jess Scully. Jes…
00:41:49 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
#75 Daniel Schmachtenberger PART 2: social philosopher, thought leader, sensemaker
This is part two of our conversation with social philosopher and thought leader, Daniel Schmachtenberger. If you haven’t listened to part one, go back and do that, as it lays all the groundwork for w…
00:33:16 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
#75 Daniel Schmachtenberger PART 1: social philosopher, thought leader, sensemaker
We’ve got an epic conversation with one of the most sophisticated thinkers on the planet today, the social philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger. Berry spoke with Daniel for our systems change issue of…
00:33:46 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
#74 Maree Lowes: storyteller, grower, dirtgirl
Maree Lowes is best known as the actress and storyteller behind dirtgirl, from the acclaimed children’s television series dirtgirlworld. She uses video, words and action to advocate for people & plan…
00:43:10 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
#73 Manish Jain: unlearner, uneducator, local-movement pioneer
On this episode, we have unlearner, uneducator Manish Jain. Manish is deeply committed to regenerating our diverse local knowledge systems and cultural imaginations. He is one of the leading voices o…
00:47:05 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
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