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
#57 Kate Raworth: renegade, visionary, doughnut economist
One of the things we love at Dumbo Feather is learning about new models of success which we can implement in our communities and nations to ensure more prosperity across the board - for people and pl…
00:43:41 |
Tue 18 May 2021
#56 Peter Wohlleben: forester, listener, nature detective
In this conversation, we hear from one of the seminal writers in tree communication, Peter Wohlleben, who’s book “The Hidden Life of Trees” revolutionised our understanding of how trees nurture and t…
00:24:51 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
#55 Lydia Fairhall: music-maker, community-builder, voice of wisdom
Two years ago, our publisher Berry Liberman sat down with Worimi singer-songwriter Lydia Fairhall for one of the richest and most joyful inquiries of our inner and outer landscapes. Since then, Lydia…
00:47:12 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
#54 Lisa Marchiano: Jungian analyst, social worker, perceiver of cultural currents
Our current issue of Dumbo Feather magazine is all about truth and critical thinking. Our editor-in-chief Berry Liberman sat down with the wonderful Lisa Marchiano, a social worker and Jungian analys…
00:41:28 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
#52 Catherine Ingram on Uncertainty
International dharma teacher and Dumbo Feather friend Catherine Ingram attended a recent Small Giants team huddle and shared this potent reflection on uncertainty with us.
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00:16:16 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
#52 Lauren L. Hill reads "Minding My Mothers."
This episode we bring you a reading of one of our essays from the Rest issue of Dumbo Feather magazine. It's by our much-loved contributor Lauren L. Hill, who you can also hear over at the Water Peop…
00:12:00 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
#51 Belinda Baggs: surfer, climate activist, seeker of wild places
We are catching waves on the podcast this month with longboarding champion Belinda Baggs, who hails from Torquay, Australia. Belinda is a surfing ambassador for Patagonia Australia and the co-founder…
00:38:46 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
#50 Lucy Peach: folk singer, educator, period queen
This month's chat is with the delightful & insightful Lucy Peach, author of the book Period Queen. Hailing from Fremantle WA, Lucy is a folk singer, performer & a long time champion of the power of t…
00:38:50 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
#49 Nipun Mehta: giver, wealth holder, designer for generosity
In this episode, we chat with Nipun Mehta from issue 60 of Dumbo Feather. Nipun is founder of Service Space, an incubator of labor-of-love projects that are powered by inner transformation. His role …
00:40:15 |
Tue 29 Dec 2020
#48 Sarah Wilson: author, hiker, woman on a mission
Sarah Wilson is ALL IN. Her new book, "This One Wild and Precious Life," articulates “a hopeful path forward in a fractured world.” As someone very familiar with suffering, she says we have “cocooned…
00:39:19 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
#47 Dayna Baumeister: connector, crusader, co-founder of biomimicry
Biomimicry is a practice that learns from and mimics the strategies found in nature to solve human design challenges. We hear from the co-founder of this extraordinary work, Dayna Baumeister about wh…
00:39:06 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
#46 The Dumbo Feather Mixed Tape
It's the musical episode of the Dumbo Feather podcast, featuring songs and reflections from this year's Small Giants Artists in Residence, including Lydia Fairhall, Bobby Alu, Neda Rahmani and Mama K…
00:28:58 |
Fri 25 Sep 2020
#45 Pico Iyer: travel writer, observer, master of stillness
Pico Iyer is regarded as one of the best travel writers of our time, but he's not just an explorer of the outer worlds, he writes beautifully on the inner journeys available to us, too. Having writte…
00:37:42 |
Fri 21 Aug 2020
#44 Peter Macfadyen: former mayor, renegade, legend of local politics
As part of our localising campaign at Dumbo Feather, we have a ripper conversation for you with the former mayor of Frome and legend of local politics, Peter Macfadyen. Peter is one of the architects…
00:50:30 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
#10 Conversation Series with Helena Norberg-Hodge
We wrap up our weekly Zoom Conversation Series with none other than localising legend, Helena Norberg-Hodge. Helena is the founder and CEO of Local Futures, an organisation which works to promote a s…
00:43:00 |
Thu 04 Jun 2020
#9 Conversation Series with Danielle Caruana aka Mama Kin
What a legend this woman is! The divine & soulful Danielle Caruana aka Mama Kin, one of Australia's most loved musicians, joined us in the Zoom room this week for a power wisdom hour - going deep on …
00:51:26 |
Fri 29 May 2020
#5 Transformation through Rites of Passage
It's the final episode of our liminal space (lockdown) mini-series with Berry and Dr Arne Rubinstein, exploring the elements of a rite of passage as they relate to this profound moment in time.In thi…
00:47:07 |
Fri 22 May 2020
#8 Conversation Series with Ronni Kahn
There was everything from beaming smiles to wet cheeks in the Zoom room this week with the glorious and exuberant Ronni Kahn. Ronni is the founder and CEO of OzHarvest, Australia's leading food rescu…
00:32:20 |
Wed 20 May 2020
#7 Conversation Series with Damon Gameau
He's one of the great visionaries of our time and we got a juicy hour with him in our weekly lunchtime wisdom hour. It's Damon Gameau, the extraordinary filmmaker behind 2040.
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00:46:43 |
Wed 13 May 2020
#4 Transformation through Rites of Passage
We've separated, we've transformed, now how do we go back into the world as our changed selves? In this episode, Berry and Arne explore the final stage of a rite of passage: re-integration.
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00:49:34 |
Fri 08 May 2020
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