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Local Futures Podcast

Local Futures
Localization
Local Economies
Food Sovereignty
Mental Health
Community
Local Economy
Child Development
Evolved Nest
Economic Systems
Climate Change
Spirituality
Environmental Destruction
Community Care
Community Building
Community Resilience
Indigenous Knowledge
Capitalism
Localization Movement
Permaculture
Solidarity Economy

Tracking the rise of the local economy movement and related ideas from around the world.

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Warwick Smith is an Australian economist, ecologist, writer and policy analyst, working across many areas of economic research, from labour and taxation to environmental and wellbeing economics. He has He’s an honorary fellow at the University of Mel... more

This episode features our very own Anja Lyngabek. Anja is the Managing and Programs Director at Local Futures, and has been working tirelessly and internationally to strengthen the localization movement for decades. She is an activist and analyst, wi... more

Vu Truong is a program coordinator at VCIL Community, Vietnam, a grassroots movement towards well-being and regenerative society re-imagining every aspect of life through social innovation in alternative education, rethinking development, new economy... more

Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn is a Māori human rights and environmental advocate from the Ngāti Kurī and Te Rarawa peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand). A lawyer by training and longtime activist by calling, she has spent decades working on Indigenous righ... more

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Warwick Smith
Australian economist, ecologist, writer and policy analyst; honorary fellow at University of Melbourne; co-founder of Castlemaine Institute and Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative
Castlemaine Institute / Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative
Episode: Planet Local Voices II with Warwick Smith
Anja Lyngbaek
Managing and Programs Director at Local Futures
Local Futures
Episode: Planet Local Voices II with Anja Lyngbaek
Vu Truong
Program coordinator at VCIL Community
VCIL Community
Episode: Planet Local Voices II with Vu Truong and Thien Quach
Thien Quach
Social innovator at VCIL Community
VCIL Community
Episode: Planet Local Voices II with Vu Truong and Thien Quach
Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn
Maori human rights and environmental advocate from Aotearoa, New Zealand
Māori communities, UN/HR advocacy
Episode: Planet Local Voices II with Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn
Lars Veraart
Veterinarian and agroecological farmer; founder of Provision Transylvania and ALPA, Land for Life
Provision Transylvania; ALPA, Land for Life
Episode: Planet Local Voices II with Lars Veraart
Mattias Desmet
Professor of clinical psychology, Ghent University; author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism
Ghent University/Author
Episode: Planet Local Voices II with Mattias Desmet
Shrishtee Bajpai
A researcher, writer and activist in environmental justice and indigenous worldviews
Kalpavriksh
Episode: Planet Local Voices II with Shrishtee Bajpai
Jason Nardi
European Coordinator of Ripess; President of the Italian Solidarity Economy Network; co-founder of Solidarius Italia; member of the International Council of the World Social Forum
Ripess; Italian Solidarity Economy Network; Solidarius Italia
Episode: Planet Local Voices II - Jason Nardi - Solidarity Economies for Collective Power

Hosts

Henry Coleman
Host of the Local Futures Podcast
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Host/Producer with deep involvement in localization and local futures discourse; long-standing advocate for community-based approaches

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 75 ratings
  • Help Us Hear These Stories

    I love this podcast. I’m never sorry I listened to an episode. I learn so much. These are the stories that are going to help us move from Empire to Earth Community. Five Stars! However, the sound quality is horrible! Most of the people interviewed are academic, mumbly mumblers and it sounds like the mic was set up in the next room over, pointed away from the guests. I turn my speaker volume all the way up and still have trouble hearing it. Please, for the love of the earth, improve the quality o... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    OldWaysCeremonies
    United States6 months ago
  • Abit disappointing

    I tuned in to the Iain Mcgilchrist episode and I felt the host could have done a bit less talking about her own thoughts and a bit more listening to hear the wisdom her guest had to share

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Jornjams
    United States3 years ago
  • Hope For Our Deeply Problematic Society

    This podcast explores everything I want to hear about, everything our society needs to focus on instead of the depressing distractions we see in the news every day. Profound conversations with brilliant thought leaders, discussing strategies that can lift us out of our destructive trajectory and into a better future. Positive perspectives on the world’s devastating problems and what we can do about them. Thank you so much, and please record more episodes! They are food for my mind and soul!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kel54321
    United States3 years ago
  • Must listen

    Helena and guests examine the core issues we face as we transition away from our collapsing civilisation, and how, if think local, we can create a beautiful new world, using the wisdom of traditions past. Highly recommend - Grow.Reuse.Create

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sophieellard
    Australia5 years ago

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Strong guests with diverse perspectives on localization.
Insightful exploration of local economies and resilient communities.
Some critiques about production sound quality and host airtime balance.

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Planet Local Voices II - Aseem Shrivastava – An Ecosophical Critique of Modernity
Q: We asked him, how has progress really played out in his country of India?
He explains that progress has created hope for the top 10 percent while generating despair for the bottom sections, disrupted local farming, and shifted policy away from crafts and village industries toward agribusiness and large-scale farming. He also notes rising precarity and inequality, with ecological and social costs intensified by globalization.
Planet Local Voices II - Laura Kaestele - Living Alternatives, Active Hope
Q: What do you specifically do in your capacity with Ecolise?
Laura coordinates community-led initiatives to strengthen grassroots movements and raise awareness of their contributions to environmental policy.
The Bristol Conversations – Nelson Mudzingwa
Q: Do you think, will you be able to perhaps do more and more educational work, more and more speaking, more and more writing, more and more organizing so we can get a stronger voice out there?
Yes, we are doing quite a lot of writing on the practices that we are actually doing on the ground, whereby I'm also very active on the practices and testing certain methods.
Strategizing the local food economy – Christian Jochnick
Q: Do you believe we could have an economy where local regenerative food is the most affordable food in the marketplace?
Christian believes that local regenerative food can be more affordable, but it requires the creation of new support and subsidy programs rather than battling existing systems.
Living simply, slowly and more intentionally – Bill Powers
Q: How do you think we can collectively cast off this way of being?
By finding passion, joy, and identity outside of the current system and living fully within those values.

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A thoughtful series centered on local economies, decentralization, and community resilience, with episodes exploring grassroots initiatives, indigenous knowledge, and critiques of globalization. Conversations often blend practical experiments in localization—such as community schooling, regenerative tourism, and solidarity economies—with philosophical takes on modernity, culture, and the psychology of work. Noteworthy is the consistent emphasis on place-based action, non-monetized or alternative exchange models, and the belief that durable change emerges from local networks, cross-cultural collaboration, and long-term stewardship of land and livelihoods.

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1. Warwick Smith
2. Anja Lyngbaek
3. Vu Truong
4. Thien Quach
5. Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn
6. Lars Veraart
7. Mattias Desmet
8. Shrishtee Bajpai

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