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Future Mending Radio
Things could be better. Future Mending Radio profiles the people, organizations and businesses that are already building a better future. Clothing swaps, farmers’ markets, pay-it-forward restaurants, independent authors, repair cafes, DIY bike shops, sustainable chocolate shops and more.
Future Mending happens when we meet our daily needs in a way that saves money, improves our wellbeing and also strengthens healthy social systems -- instead of padding the profits margins of giant corporations.
In short, relaxing episodes, we'll seek out alternatives and explore them together.
Episodes
15 episodes
Put Your Eggs in Several Smaller Baskets
Karma Coop has been selling ethical, organic food in Toronto for more than 50 years. Matt visits the store and interviews its General Manager, Zach Weingarten.Zach explains how they source products and why having a wide variety of smalle...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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32:54
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The Four Reminders for Individuals
Mending the future will require system change and personal change. And we can start with nudges in the right direction, because much of what we need already exists. The 4 reminders for individuals can help us live better and spend less time in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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21:53
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Swoop! There it is.
Spring is here and the birds are returning. You can hear them if you slow down and listen. In this episode, Matt and his old friend Alex play and discuss the calls of a dozen common birds that you can see and hear even in the city.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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40:31
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The Joyful Burden of Making Good Chocolate
Matt visits Chocosol Traders on St. Clair, gets a hot chocolate and learns about their deep commitment to ethical and sustainable chocolate from Mathieu McFadden, Chocosol's 'Chief Chocolate Pedaller.' Chocosol takes real care of their entire s...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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27:54
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The Four Factors for Organizations
When I pick an organization for the podcast or the map at Futuremending.com, I’m not just picking businesses out of a hat – I have a system for evaluating orgs which I call the Four Factors for Organ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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22:41
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A Bad Time for Bars (but a Good Bar for the Times)
Matt visits a Silent Book Club at Danu Social House on Queen Street West. Afterwards, he sits down with both Harresh Sivamohan the organizer of Toronto's Silent Book Club chapter and Josh Zachariah the owner and operator of Danu Social House a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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33:24
Stop Imagining the Apocalypse
If we want a better future, we need to stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining winning. Solarpunk is an emergent science fiction genre and social movement that asks us to do just that.Matt sits down with podcaster and solarpun...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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38:56
A New New Year's Tradition for 2025
This episode looks back on 2024 and ahead to 2025 and also shares how to make a 'Good Things Jar' where you can capture all the good things that happen to you in 2025 so you can spend New Year's Day 2026 practicing a little gratitude about the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:11
The Gift
The Gift is a small pouch of medicine designed to be consumed and then re-gifted. This episode includes all the beauties of this good earth, plus an exclusive musical performance by Myrtle Millares. Please pass it on to friends a...
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31:44
Reboot, Reuse, Refurbish
Matt visits Free Geek Toronto, a non-profit that refurbishes donated electronics and sells them to charities, non-profits and the general public. He also chats with Free Geek’s Executive Director Ryan Fukunaga about all the different way...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:26
Buying Food with Buttons
In this episode, Matt visits a pay-it-forward café and community hub called the 541 Eatery & Exchange in Hamilton, Ontario where people who are short on cash can pay for food with buttons. After his visit, he sits down with Justin Ei...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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34:56
Phone Meets Lake
During a trip to the cottage, Matt reflects on his internet usage and explores digital detox. Expect gently lapping waves, tips on reducing your phone usage and quick profiles of two digital detox groups in Toronto:
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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22:53
The Good Swap
Matt visits a clothing swap and talks to Lisa Amerongen, the founder of the Good Swap, Toronto's largest ongoing clothing swap. What makes a good swap? Could we replace all clothing stores with clothing swaps? What makes swapp...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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28:39