Next Economy Now: For the Benefit of All Life
Next Economy Now highlights the leaders that are taking a regenerative, bio-regional, democratic, equitable, racially-just, and whole-systems approach to creating the new economy. Popular guests include Vincent Stanley (Patagonia), Winona LaDuke (White Earth Reservation), Frederic Laloux (Reinventing Organizations), Autumn Brown (AORTA), Kate Raworth (Doughnut Economics), and Aaron Tanaka (Center for Economic Democracy). Learn more at www.lifteconomy.com
Episodes
338 episodes
Beyond The B Crossover Episode: Kevin Bayuk on B Corps
Enjoy this special crossover episode from Beyond The B, hosted by LIFT Economy's Ryan Honeyman and Emmy Allison. Tune into more conversations at the heart of the B Corp movement ➡️ https://go.lift...
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Emily Musil: Leveraging the Power of Philanthropic Capital
What does it take to bridge the gap between frontline communities and those who want to give? On today’s episode, we dive into the intersection of climate philanthropy, innovation, and impact with insights from the Milken Institute with Managin...
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Liza Mueller: Building an Irresistible Future for Social Innovation
What if the economy prioritized sustainability over short-term gains, justice over extraction, and people over profit? Today on Next Economy Now, Liza Mueller, Vice President of Knowledge at Echoing Green, joins us to discuss how fearless socia...
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Thomas Hübl: Healing Collective Trauma
How does unprocessed trauma shape our economy, leadership, and collective decision-making? In this episode of Next Economy Now, Thomas Hübl, PhD, explores the deep connection between trauma and our broader societal and economic systems.F...
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Meklit Hadero: How Solidarity Economies Can Reshape the Music Industry
What if the way we support artists is broken, but the answers have been with us all along? Today on Next Economy Now, we’re joined by Ethiopian-American vocalist, composer, and cultural activist Meklit Hadero to explore how migration shapes mus...
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Beyond The B Crossover Episode: Cancel Culture in Climate with Jenny Morgan
We're delighted to share this episode from Beyond The B, a new podcast from LIFT Economy that dives into the heart and soul of the B Corp movement. Check out all episodes here ➡️ https://go.lif...
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Janelle Orsi: What if No One Could Save Money?
What would life look like if saving money became impossible for everyone? In this thought-provoking episode of Next Economy Now, Janelle Orsi, lawyer, writer, cartoonist, and activist for social and environmental justice, shares her journey of ...
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Tameka Peoples: Creating Partnerships to Move Your Business Forward
How can businesses create sustainable products while supporting historically marginalized communities? Joining us to share the transformative work being done within the industry is returning guest, Tameka Peoples, Founder of Seed2Shirt. As the ...
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Aaron Goggans: Collective Liberation in Action
What if the way we build our lives, jobs, relationships, and communities is fundamentally flawed? Join us as we explore how Aaron Goggans, co-creator of WildSeed Society and Black Lives Matter DC, is reimagining society by rewriting some of its...
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Kristy Drutman: Climate Change in the Digital Age
Climate change affects every aspect of our existence, and to fight it, we need to assess every part of our lives to see what needs to change in the hopes of preserving our planet. Joining us to unpack the intersectionality of media, diversity, ...
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Matt Stinchcomb: From Rockstar to Climate Advocate
As environmental and social challenges intensify, what actions are needed to build a sustainable future? In this episode, we explore the story of Matt Stinchcomb, who turned his early passion for ecology into impactful work that champions susta...
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Kevin Bayuk and Erin Axelrod: Next Economy Living
In this episode, we introduce Next Economy Living, a new online course from LIFT Economy designed to help individuals take actionable steps toward aligning their lives with Next Economy values. We explore the course framework, i...
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Michael Kramer: The Power of Sustainable Finance and Purpose-Driven Ownership
What can businesses do to meaningfully align their operations with social and environmental values? In today’s episode, Michael Kramer, Manager and Trust Steward at Natural Investments, and co-author of The Resilient Investor: A Plan for Yo...
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Nairuti Shastry and Zac Chapman: In Pursuit of More Just Economic Futures
What does it take to reimagine our financial structures so that social movements can thrive in abundant ecosystems rather than being starved for resources? In this episode, Zac Chapman and Nairuti Shastry from the New Economy Coalition (NEC) jo...
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Dr. Richard Schwartz: Internal Family Systems (IFS) and The Next Economy
We are incredibly excited to welcome Dr. Richard Schwartz to the show to explore how his groundbreaking approach of Internal Family Systems (IFS) can help to build the Next Economy. Today’s conversation explores the basic concepts o...
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Jasmine Rashid: The Financial Activist Playbook
Financial activism is more than just making trades on Wall Street; it’s about making impact-driven investments that sustainably grow entire communities and about providing a platform for a more equitable society. The Financial Activist Play...
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Iris Brilliant: Rethinking Wealth and Community (Rebroadcast)
Our society has an unhealthy addiction to needless wealth accumulation. This is a big contributing factor to the broken state of our world; economically, socially and environmentally. However, there are reasons to be hopeful, and in today’s epi...
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Nwamaka Agbo: Redistributing Wealth and Power (Rebroadcast)
Nwamaka Agbo is the creator of the Restorative Economics framework. Restorative Economics focuses on supporting projects that build resilient, self-determined communities rooted in shared prosperity, and a commitment to racial justice, equality...
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Resmaa Menakem: Racialized Trauma (Rebroadcast)
Resmaa Menakem is a therapist, trauma specialist, and the founder of Justice Leadership Solutions. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodie...
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Tamira Cousett: Reconnecting with the Wisdom of Our Ancestors (Rebroadcast)
Tamira Cousett's focus is on co-weaving reverence-filled ritual containers and supporting intergenerational ancestral connections across space and time. In this conversation from 2021, Tamira speaks about the foundation of black liberation theo...
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Heather Fleming: Using Human-Centered Design to Serve Native Communities (Rebroadcast)
In this conversation from 2021, Kevin Bayuk speaks with Heather Fleming, Co-founder and Executive Director of Change Labs, an organization supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in the Navajo Nation. Heather’s career in design and innovatio...
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(Rebroadcast) Cheryl Whilby: Soul Fire Farm and Creating Regenerative Food Systems
Food insecurity is an issue that is rife in our country, and one which disproportionately impacts BIPOC communities; under 2% of farms are owned by Black farmers. Soul Fire Farm is an organization dedicated to eradicating racism in our food sys...
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(Rebroadcast) Ian McSweeney and Eliza Spellman Taylor: Changing the Way We Think About Farmland and Food Systems
For too long, the personal property model, instituted by white settlers, has dominated the agricultural space. This has resulted in an unjust, inequitable system within which less than 2% of farmland is owned by people of color. The Agrarian Tr...
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(Rebroadcast) David Holmgren: RetroSuburbia – The Downshifter's Guide to a Resilient Future
Within the international and growing permaculture movement, David Holmgren is respected for his commitment to presenting permaculture ideas through practical projects and teaching by personal example, that a sustainable lifestyle is a realistic...
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(Rebroadcast) Bayo Akomolafe: The Consequences of Anthropocentrism
We're excited to reshare this deeply inspiring and perspective-shifting chat from 2022 with the one and only Bayo Akomolafe. Bayo grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and is a father, son, brother, life partner, author, poet, teacher, public intellectual...
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