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
#72 Stephen Jenkinson: culture activist, farmer, grief walker
This episode is a lecture from one of the wisest and most masterful storytellers of our time, the Canadian teacher, writer and culture activist, Stephen Jenkinson.Stephen is a former palliative care …
00:56:47 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
#71: Robyn Davidson: Nomad, camel lady, wise one
Robyn Davidson is best known as ‘the camel lady’—a reference to her journey as a young woman crossing the Australian desert with four camels and her dog in 1977. Today, Robyn feels like a different p…
00:37:19 |
Wed 12 Jan 2022
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee reads "A Letter to My Granddaughter"
Spiritual teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee reads one of his writings for Dumbo Feather, titled, “A Letter to My Granddaughter.” Llewellyn is a writer and teacher based in Northern California whose work …
00:16:28 |
Tue 28 Dec 2021
#69 Pat McCabe: ceremonial leader, bridge builder, voice for peace
In this episode, we get to know Pat McCabe, a Navaho mother, grandmother, artist and ceremonial leader who has been deeply immersed in indigenous, land-based ways of living. Having grown up in a mult…
00:33:13 |
Tue 21 Dec 2021
#68 Tim Winton: writer, living treasure, cultural observer
Hey there! In this episode we share an interview we did back in 2017 with Tim Winton, one of Australia’s most beloved and prolific writers. At the time, Tim was on a publicity tour for his collection…
00:24:56 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
#67 Tim Dean: science writer, philosopher, morality inquirer
This week on the podcast we have Dr Tim Dean – author of "How We Became Human, and Why We Need to Change," a book about how our evolved moral minds are out of step with the modern world. Tim has a Do…
00:40:51 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
#66 Holly Ringland: author, pleasure-seeker, joy beacon
We have just launched issue 68 of Dumbo Feather magazine – themed “Treasured Spaces,” and one of the conversations we had for that was with author and TV presenter Holly Ringland. We came to know Hol…
00:35:17 |
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Music mini-series #3: Dr Catherine Crock
Welcome to our third and final instalment of the Dumbo Feather music mini-series. Our guest is a very good friend, someone we’ve had in the mag before and worked a lot with over the years, Dr Catheri…
00:44:40 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
#65 Esther Perel: space holder, couples therapist, rule breaker
This episode we’re bringing back an old favourite, a conversation we recorded in 2018 with psychotherapist Esther Perel who has changed the way we think about love, connection and sex. Her books, Ted…
00:51:10 |
Tue 12 Oct 2021
#64 Johann Hari: social observer, questioner, connector
This week's chat is led by our good friend Helena Norberg-Hodge, champion of all things localising. She is joined by none other than Johann Hari, the Swiss-British journalist behind the smash hit boo…
00:41:23 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
#63 Hugh Mackay on The Kindness Revolution
Much-loved Dumbo Feather friend Hugh Mackay joins us on the podcast this week, sharing the insights, research and thinking behind his latest book "The Kindness Revolution." Hugh spoke with us as part…
00:35:19 |
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Storytelling Class of 2021
In May 2021, we ran our first four-week Storytelling for Change Course at Small Giants Academy. Each Wednesday, 15 participants would gather in the Zoom room to talk about how story shapes our indivi…
00:25:44 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
Music mini-series #2: Genevieve Lacey
Welcome to episode 2 of our music mini-series on the Dumbo Feather podcast, where we’re sharing readings, conversations and most importantly music to celebrate our latest issue of Dumbo Feather magaz…
00:30:01 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
#62 Jade Miles: regen farmer, futuresteader, local food legend
Meet Jade Miles from Black Barn Farm! Black Barn is a regenerative, intentional orchard and nursery that operates on permaculture principles. They run farm tours and workshops, and promote homesteadi…
00:47:48 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
#62 Lydia Fairhall reads "On Healing"
Lydia Fairhall reads her essay from Issue 64 of Dumbo Feather magazine titled "On Healing."
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00:14:00 |
Fri 30 Jul 2021
Music mini-series #1: Jess Hitchcock & Monique diMattina
Greetings friends! This is the first of three music episodes of the Dumbo Feather podcast, a mini-series we’ve put together to celebrate our music issue of the magazine, which you can get over at our…
00:23:33 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
#61 Sarah Wilson & Berry Liberman on truth
Today we're sharing the recording from the launch event of our truth issue of Dumo Feather - it’s a conversation between two familiar voices on the podcast – author and activist, Sarah Wilson, and pu…
00:30:25 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
#60 Ella Noah Bancroft: community leader, change-maker, founder of The Returning
Hello! Today we are sharing a conversation between two extraordinary women who have both featured in the pages of our magazine, Claire Dunn and Ella Noah Bancroft. Both are passionate rewilding facil…
00:43:02 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
#59 Xavier Rudd: activist, humanitarian, Aussie music favourite
In anticipation of our music issue of Dumbo Feather, we're sharing an oldie but a goodie with you all. It’s our chat with Aussie music legend Xavier Rudd, which took place a few year’s back. Xavier i…
00:29:07 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
#58 Fiona Armstrong: climate communicator, health professional, futurist
In this episode we hear from Fiona Armstrong, Executive Director of the Climate and Health Alliance. These legends exist to highlight the health impacts of climate change, believing that if the healt…
00:39:59 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
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