A Life Economy explores how we can use the power of our consciousness to create a more beautiful world – the world we want to live in. Inspired by visionary leaders like Buckminster Fuller, Peter Joseph, Michael Tellinger, Andrew Yang, and John Perkins, it’s all about the people, technologies, and ideas that help us come back into balance with nature. Topics include: • New Economies (RBE, UBI, Ubuntu, MMT, Blockchain) • Conscious Activism (income inequality, predatory capitalism, neoliberali ...
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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 Resmaa Menakem (NYT bestselling author of "My Grandmother's Hands"), Robin DiAngelo (NYT bestselling author of "White Fragility"), Vincent Stanley (Patagonia), Winona LaDuke (White Earth Reservation), Autumn Brown (AORTA), Varshini Prakash (Sunrise Movement), and Aaron Tanaka (Center for Econ ...
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Matt Stinchcomb: From Rockstar to Climate Advocate
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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 sustainability and community engagement. Matt is a social impact leader focused on sustainable community develo…
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Kevin Bayuk and Erin Axelrod: Next Economy Living
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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, intended audience, and the importance of building skills, budgeting, and community support in creating a more sustainable a…
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Michael Kramer: The Power of Sustainable Finance and Purpose-Driven Ownership
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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 Your Life, Not Just Your Money, shares his insights on the intersection of socially responsible investing (SRI),…
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Nairuti Shastry and Zac Chapman: In Pursuit of More Just Economic Futures
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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) join us to explore the Solidarity Economy Funding Library, a powerful initiative that helps organizers acces…
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Dr. Richard Schwartz: Internal Family Systems (IFS) and The Next Economy
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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 of IFS, how IFS plays out individually and systemically, how legacy burdens hold us back from the freedom of healing, h…
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Jasmine Rashid: The Financial Activist Playbook
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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 Playbook is a comprehensive resource designed to empower everyday people with insider knowledge on moving money fo…
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Iris Brilliant: Rethinking Wealth and Community (Rebroadcast)
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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 episode, anticapitalist money coach, Iris Brilliant, shares why. For full show notes, visit: https://www.lift…
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Nwamaka Agbo: Redistributing Wealth and Power (Rebroadcast)
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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, and liberation. For episode show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/nwamaka-agbo Send us a t…
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Resmaa Menakem: Racialized Trauma (Rebroadcast)
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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 Bodies andThe Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation’s Upheaval and Racial Reckoning. For f…
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Tamira Cousett: Reconnecting with the Wisdom of Our Ancestors (Rebroadcast)
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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 theologies on which her practices are built, and we get to hear all about how this journey has evolved for her…
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Heather Fleming: Using Human-Centered Design to Serve Native Communities (Rebroadcast)
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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 innovation began in Silicon Valley in transition from public sector innovation with Catapult Design, a product and …
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(Rebroadcast) Cheryl Whilby: Soul Fire Farm and Creating Regenerative Food Systems
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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 system, and equipping BIPOC communities with the knowledge and skills to be farmers and food justice leaders.…
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(Rebroadcast) Ian McSweeney and Eliza Spellman Taylor: Changing the Way We Think About Farmland and Food Systems
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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 Trust is on a mission to change this through “transitioning farmland from a commoditized market place into a…
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(Rebroadcast) David Holmgren: RetroSuburbia – The Downshifter's Guide to a Resilient Future
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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, attractive and powerful alternative to dependent consumerism. For full show notes, visit: https://www.li…
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(Rebroadcast) Bayo Akomolafe: The Consequences of Anthropocentrism
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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, international speaker, post-humanist thinker, and so much more. For full show notes, visit: https://www.…
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Natalie Foster: Fighting for America’s Next Economy by Raising the Floor for Everyone
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How would America’s economy change if we could guarantee financial support for everyone? In this conversation with Natalie Foster, Economic Security Project president and author of The Guarantee, we explore how stability can be found for American people if the government provides an economic floor through which no one can fall and that can provide …
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(Rebroadcast) Tao Orion: A Vision for Redesigning Our Engagement with the World
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Since the industrial revolution, and throughout the modern era, our connection to the ecosystems in which we live has dwindled, resulting in a lack of awareness and understanding about the relationships that determine our health and future. Tune in to this special rebroadcast of our 2021 conversation with Tao Orion, author and holistic ecologist, f…
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(Rebroadcast) Autumn Brown: The Solidarity Economy
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Tune into this special rebroadcast of our October 2019 conversation with Autumn Brown, mother, organizer, theologian, artist, and facilitator. For full show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/2019/10/1/next-economy-now Send us a text Support the showAv LIFT Economy
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We at the LIFT team have some exciting news to share. We have just launched a brand new, second podcast called “Beyond the B”! We are crossposting the first episode of Beyond the B to this channel. On this podcast, Ryan Honeyman, Emmy Allison, and special guests delve into the complexities of the B Corp movement and its impact. This inaugural episo…
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Dana Brown: The Next System of Healthcare
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While healthcare has the potential to function as an essential pillar of the next economy, it’s no secret that the current US healthcare system is dysfunctional. Today, we are joined by Dana Brown, a leading expert in public-sector pharmaceutical production, to imagine a non-extractive system of healthcare that prioritizes the health and wellbeing …
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Chris Marquis: A New Regenerative Paradigm for Tomorrow’s Economy
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From climate change to inequality, many of society's most pressing issues are deeply intertwined with the prioritization of wealth accumulation at the expense of broader societal and environmental concerns. Today, we are joined by Chris Marquis, the author of The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profit and Socializes Cost, to discuss how we can …
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(Rebroadcast) Edgar Villanueva: Healing Our Collective Trauma Around Money
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Tune in for a special rebroadcast of our 2021 conversation with Edgar Villanueva, a globally-recognized activist, award-winning author, and an expert on issues of race and philanthropy, as well as the Principle and Founder of the Decolonizing Wealth Project (DWP) and Liberated Capital. For full show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/ed…
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Rebroadcast: Resmaa Menakem: We Will Never Go Back to “Normal”
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Resmaa Menakem, New York Times bestselling author of “My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies,” is a visionary Justice Leadership coach, organizational strategist and master trainer. Resmaa is a leading voice in today’s conversation on racialized trauma. As a therapist, trauma specialist, and the f…
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Sibley Simon - Affordable Housing for the Future
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What if addressing the problem of homelessness was not only a moral necessity but the most financially efficient choice? Sibley Simon is the President of New Way Homes, a nonprofit operating an Impact Investment Fund to develop workforce opportunities and affordable housing. For full show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/sibley-simon/…
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John Fullerton: Collaboration and The Regenerative Economy Movement
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What is the regenerative economy movement? Can it help us overcome our societal addiction to growth and transform the current economy? Joining us today to unpack these questions is John Fullerton, the Founder and President of the Capital Institute, a self-described unconventional economist, teacher, writer, and impact investor. Tune in as we talk w…
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