Uncommon Courage
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Uncommon Courage
Welcome to Uncommon Courage, the podcast, where we’ll be having the conversations we need to be having as members of the human collective. We are all being called upon to step up and lead – with kindness, big hearts and unshakable courage – because right now, we have an opportunity to redress what w...
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The Sh*t Show: a millennial view of the polycrisis
What is the polycrisis or meta crisis? It’s the simultaneous occurrence of several catastrophic events all happening at the same time, and well, you...
The Sh*t Show: it’s time to be voices for the children
Do you ever think about the inheritance we are leaving our children and grandchildren? Not monetary, but qualities like clean air, access to clean wat...
The Sh*t Show: tackling the elephant in the room
When it comes to anything to do with sustainability, it’s often the elephant in every room, but for our special guest, organic waste was the biggest e...
The Sh*t Show: is AI coming for your job?
Is AI a risk to you? Has it already impacted you? Or are you hoping it will just go away? One thing is certain, AI is here to stay and what it means t...
The Sh*t Show: we are back to it and the sh*t show continues
After a much-needed long break, The Sh*t Show is back, and while we have an amazing line-up of guests to discuss all angles of the polycrisis between...
The Sh*t Show: can we have pro-human policies, technologies and society?
It’s our last show of the season (we’ll return first Friday in September) so don’t miss out, because we are going to cover a VERY important topic - wh...
The Sh*t Show: how can we engineer robust food systems?
There’s a lot going on in the news as always, but at least it didn’t feel like World War III was going to start this week! But a lot still happened, w...
The Sh*t Show: the only thing obliterated is the truth + food security
It’s been an extraordinary week in the news. The bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites left the world holding its breath – what comes next? Because SOMETHIN...
The Sh*t Show: the spin room is at full throttle
We had a deep and meaningful discussion last week with Michael Haupt which left us all very reflective, but we didn’t have time to discuss the main ne...
The Sh*t Show: control or collaboration, extraction or regeneration
We have an exciting show lined up, where we will go big picture on how we can cut through information overload, understand the "Great Convergence", id...
The Sh*t Show: let’s get this party started
It’s time to get The Sh*t Show on the road, with a goal to untangle the polycrisis and make sense of the complexity. We’ll look at the polycrisis from...
The Know Show – the end of an era
We started The Know Show in August 2021 and who knew we’d still be going after all this time? But we have kept going, because understanding the comple...
Climate Courage: getting past powerlessness
When we speak to people about the planetary crisis, the most common response is a feeling of powerlessness. Many tell us they don’t know what to do or...
The Know Show – the golden age of hypocrisy
Are you guffawing a lot at the news these days? The hypocrisy of it all? Whether it’s the “gift” of a $400 million luxury plane to Donald Trump (which...
Climate Courage: the outback floods a month later
It was more than a month ago when outback Australia was swamped by floods, experiencing a years’ worth of rain in a week, which not only devastated li...
The Know Show – does the world need a Prozac?
Just when you thought the world couldn’t get any more dangerous, India and Pakistan are rattling sabres, following a terrible massacre in the Kashmir-...
Climate Courage: the Pope was a climate activist
This week the world has come together to mourn the death of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, age 88. As speculation mounts about who will repl...
The Know Show – is the US massively underestimating China?
It’s been hard to have a break from the show with so much going on in the news, but our sanity is important, as is spending time with family. That sai...
Climate Courage: is it time for climate populism?
In February, Caroline Lucas and Rupert Read wrote an article in The New Statesman titled: It’s time for climate populism. They suggest that as politic...
The Know Show – a fork in the road
Climate scientist, Ben Santer, was recently quoted in an article suggesting we are now at a fork in the road and it’s time to decide which path we tak...
Climate Courage: the role of marketing in a sustainable future
Does the marketing profession have an outsized impact on the environmental crisis? And if so, how can marketing change track to play a greater role in...
The Know Show – are we imagining enough yet?
We’ve been talking about the failure of imagination in coming to terms with this moment in time geopolitically since the start of the year, so are we...
Climate Courage: the great wealth transfer
We’ve had to reschedule our marketing show due to a clash for our guest, so we are going to delve deeper into the economic conversation, this time foc...
The Know Show – has it really only been four weeks?
Yes it has and it’s a whole lot worse than most thought possible. Of course, we’re not just talking about the chaos in the US, but everything else too...
Climate Courage: is Trump irrelevant?
Climate Courage is back for 2025 and it’s just the three of us this week, as we have a lot to catch up on since our last show. To get off to a hot sta...
The Know Show – the zone has been flooded with shit, seeking clarity
It’s time to get the show on the road after a long break, and boy a lot has happened since our last show in December. Our 2025 kick off will just be t...
The Know Show – 2024 was one heck of a year, a look back
It’s our last show of the year and that means we’ll take the opportunity to look back at the major news that happened around the world in 2024 – how m...
Climate Courage: the economics of climate
Cop29 has been deemed a failure as it only promised $300 billion to developing countries by the mid-30s. What’s even more challenging about this numbe...
The Know Show – from ‘enshittification’ to denial, somethings gotta give
What’s true? What’s not? How do we move forward when ‘truthiness’ is acceptable? How do we navigate complex times when basic facts are denied rigorous...
Climate Courage: the politics of climate
This year, 1.5 billion people have gone to or are going to the polls, with more than 50 countries holding significant elections in 2024. Considering 2...
The Know Show – where do we go from here?
Since our last show, the US election happened and Cop29 kicked off, with a whole lot of other news in between. In the US, the recriminations and post-...
Climate Courage: the air we breathe
New Delhi had an air pollution watch leading up to this year’s Diwali celebrations, with its air quality remaining ‘very poor’ for the 7th consecutive...
Growth, resilience, the manosphere
We worked together nearly 30 years ago and have been crossing each other’s paths around the world ever since. However, it was our recent catch up wher...
The Know Show – survival in the age of division
The US Election is happening on November 5th and it’s not just Americans who will be happy to see the back of it, the whole world will hopefully sigh...
Climate Courage: getting our cities climate ready
Is your city climate ready? Is your government or council taking the appropriate action to adapt for the climate that is coming? As we watch the disas...
The Know Show – the woke mind virus
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, woke, wokeism or ‘the woke mind virus’ are now part of our public vernacular. But where did it come from? How...
Climate Courage: resilience and humour in the age of the polycrisis
As the world starts to comprehend the impacts of the polycrisis – which is the simultaneous occurrence of several catastrophic events all happening at...
The Know Show – adaptation and regeneration required
Epic floods have wreaked havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe, claiming more than 1,500 lives and costing US$15 billion, and this all happened in Septe...
Climate Courage: getting to a state of acceptance
Being in a state of acceptance about the climate crisis is not an easy path to tread, but it is a necessary part of the journey – for the sake of our...
The Know Show – let’s catch up on the world’s news
We are back after an extended break – which is always important for a healthy state of mind – but as we all know, the news never stops and it’s time g...