Bruce Parry is an explorer and documentary maker best known for his BBC series Tribe. He's also a really wise and lovely guy who in my opinion has one of the most interesting and inspiring messages out there. We trace his evolution from Christi

#33 Scoutleader Wiley On Cultivating An Arcane Intellect Through Ritual Art

Nov 6th, 2021 1h 15m

Scoutleader Wiley and I discuss the psychological perks and deep healing possibilities of cultivating a practice of ritual art. We unpack what it means to foster an arcane intellect and delve into the hot topics of gender and race identity expl

#32 Emil Ejner Friis On Obedience As Laughter & The New Sincerity

Oct 21st, 2021 1h 17m

Emil and I discuss some of the more nuanced critiques of Metamodernism and highlight the central importance of finding love in our lives. We explore the danger of cults forming around developmental theory and Emil shares an update on upcoming H

A Lightfoot Public Service Announcement

Oct 12th, 2021 2m 37s

A little update from me.

#31 Justin Scott Campbell On New North Stars & The Promise Of Somatically Embodied Social Movements

Sep 23rd, 2021 2h 13m

This week I’m joined by Justin Scott Campbell for a fascinating conversation about the connections between identity, social change, racial justice and the somatic experience. We explore some of the themes in Justins writings and trace his devel

#30 Stephanie Lepp On Atonement & Finding The Courage To Change Our Minds

Sep 9th, 2021 1h 22m

This week I'm joined by Stephanie Lepp for a far reaching discussion around what it means to have a deep reckoning. We explore the ethics of apologising, the art of forgiveness and the fundamental importance of understanding how people can radi

#29 Helena Norberg-Hodge On Big Picture Activism & The Unifying Potential Of The Localisation Movement

Aug 24th, 2021 1h 15m

This week I'm joined by Helena Norberg-Hodge for a passionate discussion around the importance of localisation. We touch on her time in Ladakh and trace how the unique experience of being exposed to a culture almost entirely free of Western inf

#28 Jeremy Lent On Neo-Confucianism & The Philosophical Case For Integrating Science & Spirit

Aug 12th, 2021 1h 36m

This week I speak with Jeremy Lent who I believe to be one of the most important thinkers of our time. We trace the thread of ideas connecting his first book The Patterning Instinct with his new book The Web Meaning and explore the limits of sc

#27 Miriam Martineau On The Essence Of Communitas & The Mythic Journey From State To Stage

Jul 31st, 2021 1h 31m

This week Miriam and I take a deep dive into her wealth of experience weaving community. We explore her journey in cultivating 10 years of integrally informed intentional community and unpack both what helped and hindered the group from crystal

#26 Arran Rogerson On The Me I Cannot See & The Dream Of A Shadow Working Neotribe

Jul 19th, 2021 1h 31m

Right off the bat Arran and I delve into some shadow work together before exploring how our Western culture seems perfectly engineered to avoid facing it's own dark side. Arran outlines his relationship to Jungian psychology and shares some of

#25 Brad Kershner On Transcending The Hidden Curriculum & Hope As Process

Jul 6th, 2021 1h 47m

The ever profound Brad Kershner joins me for a humming exchange around the idea of Hope As Process. We unpack his notion of The Great Integration and explore the interconnections between development stage theories and Brads work as an educator

#24 Schuyler Brown On Coming Home To Ourselves & Leaning Into The Dark & Divine Masculine

Jun 26th, 2021 1h 20m

Get ready for a conversational contact high as Schuyler and I journey into the heart of polarity and stillness together. We speak to rebalancing the masculine and feminine in ourselves and the culture around us and explore Schuyler's work in co

#23 A.J. Bond On Cultivating Shame Breakthroughs & The Critical Importance Of Getting Discomfortable

Jun 15th, 2021 2h 14m

A.J. and I explore what is known as The Master Emotion: Shame! He explains what it means to get discomfortable and outlines the evolutionary origins of the shame response. We also explore the conditions that led to A.J's own shame breakthrough

#22 Alexander Beiner On How To Rebel Wisely, Fight For Each Other & Reorient The Psychedelic Juggernaut

Jun 8th, 2021 1h 24m

Alexander and I unfurl through a fascinating forest of ideas. We track the evolution of Rebel Wisdoms development and outline its spiral like journey from embodiment and liminality to its focus on the impact of Jordan Peterson, its exploration

#21 Tyson Yunkaporta On Telling It Like It Is & The Placeless Myth Of The Golden Goose

May 29th, 2021 1h 21m

Tyson and I go on a wild ride of a yarn. He opens up about his experience of the world as father of young kids and in demand intellectual. He also delivers a scathing and scintillating assessment of the many illusions and hypocrisies of the mod

#20 Daniel Görtz & The Fundamental Freedom Of Metamodern Friendship

May 20th, 2021 2h 47m

This week I'm joined by Daniel Görtz who is one of the marvellous minds behind Metamodern philosopher and theorist, Hanzi Freinacht. We delve into where Daniel is currently at in his creative process and get a little sneak peak into the next fe

#19 Lana Jelenjev on Pakikiramdam & Being The Pebble

May 10th, 2021 1h 25m

Lana and I take a joyful journey through the ins and outs of her experience weaving community. She shares at least four words from other cultures that left me pondering the poverty of the English language. We touch on whether it's possible to b

#18 Sylvie Barbier On Life Itself & Learning To Grow Beyond Mothering

Apr 29th, 2021 1h 13m

Sylvie Barbier joins me for an exploration of what it's like to cultivate new culture through community. She gives an overview of the fascinating work unfolding under the umbrella of the Life Itself institute and their network of hubs across th

#17 Jeremy Johnson On The Shift From Planetary Crisis to Planetary Consciousness

Apr 21st, 2021 1h 57m

Jeremy Johnson and I shared an epic adventure of a discussion. We delve deep into the ideas of Jean Gebser and trace the contours of just how prescient the ideas in Ever Present Origin really were. We touch on the evolution of perspective throu

#16 Richard D. Bartlett On Open Source Cults & The Hurt That Drive Us Towards Belonging

Apr 13th, 2021 1h 56m

This week I'm joined by Richard D. Bartlett for a deep dive into what it is that drives us both to cultivate community. We question whether our passion is coming from a wholly integrated place and explore how our trauma often compels us to act

#15 Blox On Benevolent Dictatorship & The Unsung Realities of Founding A New Community

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 37m

This week I'm joined by one of the most embodied humans I know, Blox. He is a highly accomplished acrobatics coach and one of the founders of Rebel Ridge which is a newly established community just outside of Asheville, North Carolina. He playf

#14 Stephen Reid On DAO's, Psychedelics & The Regenerative Renaissance

Mar 30th, 2021 1h 27m

This week I'm joined by Stephen Reid, he is a co-operative technologist and cultural changemaker who has trained in the fields of complexity science, physics, software development, meditation, psychotherapy, plant medicine, conscious sexuality

#13 David Sauvage & The Revolutionary Path Of Extreme Empathy

Mar 23rd, 2021 1h 9m

On this weeks podcast I'm joined by empathy expert, empath, performance artist, filmmaker, writer and revolutionary, David Sauvage. We explore the role of Empaths within a community context, sound out the nature of a potential Occupy 2.0 moveme

#12 Seishin & The Willow Monastic Academy

Mar 9th, 2021 1h 13m

This week I'm joined by Seishin who runs the Willow Monastic Academy in Canada. We had a wonderful discussion about the the benefits of walking the neo-monastic path, the challenge of balancing awareness and responsibility and the joys of findi

#11 Malcolm Ocean & The Non-Naive Trust Dance

Feb 19th, 2021 1h 25m

Today I spoke (and sang) with the marvellous Malcolm Ocean, we delved deeply into his emerging notion of the Non Naive Trust Dance and explored how breaking the taboo of speaking about the loss of trust can be a key component in community culti