All episodes of Season 3 are now available! Two of our hosts, Joycelyn Longdon and Carl Schylter, reflect on what they’ve learned from our guests this season and how to move forward. And the answer is yes. “This is something that can happen in our lifetime and will happen if we all resist and if we continue to educate ourselves and engage in movements for alternative economic systems” - as Joycelyn points out in one of the episodes. Make sure to share your favourite episodes with your friends al...
Mar 19, 2025•2 min•Season 3Ep. 9
How can we talk about climate action when so many people are struggling just to get by? Why do the people least responsible for climate change often suffer the most from it? When paying the rent, finding a decent job, or putting food on the table are on the top of your concerns, climate change seems to be something for somebody else to solve. This is what we explore in the new episode of SystemShift, where Carl Schlyter and Joycelyn Longdon are joined by Nala Amirah, climate activist and founder...
Mar 12, 2025•38 min
What happens when public transport is made free for women? And how does mobility shape access to work, education, and safety? Hosts Yewande Omotoso and Carl Schlyter are joined by Nishant, a researcher and member of the Public Transport Forum Delhi, to explore the impact of Delhi’s fare-free bus policy for women. From improving gender equality to reducing emissions and easing urban congestion, they talk about how mobility is more than just getting from place to place, it’s about power, freedom, ...
Mar 05, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Can faith be a driving force in the fight against climate change? And how do Islamic principles shape environmental responsibility? Hosts Joycelyn Longdon and Yewande Omotoso, together with Tariq Al-Olaimy, Islamic Finance Advisor - Greenpeace MENA. Whether you are part of the 84% of the world’s population who identify with a religious group, or not, we all can learn from this conversation. From the ethical foundations of Islamic finance to the principles of environmental responsibility in Islam...
Feb 26, 2025•44 min•Season 3Ep. 6
How do race, gender, and economic status shape climate vulnerability? Why are marginalised communities often hit the hardest by climate disasters? Hosts Joycelyn Longdon and Carl Schlyter are joined by Mateus Fernandes, a young climate activist from the favelas of Guarulhos, São Paulo, and Lali Fernando Riascos, an Afro-Colombian youth leader and content creator from Guapi, Colombia. Together, they explore the intersection of systemic inequality and the climate crisis. From the disproportionate ...
Feb 19, 2025•38 min•Season 3Ep. 5
What does a fair, green economy really look like? And what happens to the millions of people who work in extractive industries? Hosts Carl Schlyter and Yewande Omotoso are joined by Rhoda Boateng, Program Coordinator at the International Trade Union Confederation, to explore how the climate crisis is transforming jobs and workplaces worldwide. Unemployment is a global concern—but the solution isn’t in exploitative industries. From retraining fossil fuel workers to empowering local communities, R...
Feb 12, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 4
How does AI relate to elections? How is AI reshaping democracy? Can AI be used against disinformation? Hosts Carl Schlyter and Joycelyn Longdon are joined by Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, a leader in ethical AI, to explore how technology is influencing elections and the future of democratic participation. From polluted information ecosystems to the rise of AI-generated content, they examine the risks and opportunities AI brings to defending people’s rights, promoting civic participation, and challenging...
Feb 05, 2025•43 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Can urban communities be an answer to loneliness in a time of crisis? Hosts Yewande Omotoso and Joycelyn Longdon talk to Amanda Costa, climate activist, UN Youth Ambassador, and founder of Peripher Sustentável, an institute driving racial and environmental justice in Brazil’s urban peripheries. Together, they uncover how urban communities become powerful networks of mutual support and resistance. From sharing resources and knowledge to tackling the loss of hope during challenging times, Amanda s...
Jan 29, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 2
What if taxing the super-rich could lower the cost of your groceries? Or fund entire climate adaptation projects? Hosts Carl Schlyter and Joycelyn Longdon sit down with Chenai Mugumba, Executive Director of the Tax Justice Network Africa, to explore why taxes matter—and how it could reshape our everyday lives. They explore how taxing the super-rich can help reduce inequality by redistributing wealth and power. From funding healthcare and education to improving housing and tackling climate challe...
Jan 22, 2025•44 min•Season 3Ep. 1
On January 22nd comes the third season of SystemShift. This season explores how we can create an economic system that benefits both people and the planet. Carl Schlyter is joined by two new hosts, Joycelyn Longdon and Yewande Omotoso. Together they will speak to guests from all around the world to ask the question: Can change happen in our lifetime? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2025•1 min
For the last episode of SystemShift season 2, we are joined by Helena Norberg-Hodge, pioneer of the new economy movement, who delves into the far-reaching consequences of the prevailing economic model on local economies and ecosystems. Through her experiences in Ladakh, she describes the erosion of traditional values and community cohesion in the face of modernisation and consumerism. Helena advocates for a movement towards localisation, stressing the importance of decentralised, community-drive...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 9
María Llanos del Corral, a pioneer in community-driven development and the visionary behind the Eroles and La Bolina projects, shares her wealth of experience in fostering cooperative power through grassroots organising and groundbreaking project implementation. Listeners will discover the profound impact of radical friendship as a cornerstone of trust-building within projects aimed at social regeneration and repopulation. María delves into the imperative of challenging market-driven paradigms t...
Mar 22, 2024•57 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Millionaire businessman, João Paulo Pacifico, challenges the very foundations of conventional economic wisdom in this captivating episode. Unveiling the hidden facets of financial markets, João Paulo shares firsthand experiences from the tumultuous 2008 crisis, highlighting the dehumanisation within the system. He recounts a pivotal moment during the crisis, leading him to question the ethics of capitalism, and create Gaia, a venture founded on principles of empathy and sustainability, aiming to...
Mar 15, 2024•57 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Ashish Kothari draws on his experience in the areas of wildlife and biodiversity to explore the profound consequences of human disconnection from nature. From bonding with a baby monkey in Kerala to discussing the impact of farmer protests in North India, we navigate through the interconnected realms of psychology, economics, and ecology. The conversation delves into personal anecdotes, societal implications, and potential alternatives to our modern, urbanised lifestyles and looks at various tra...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Peter Victor, Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at York University, Canada and author of Escape from Overshoot. Economics for a Planet in Peril (2023) , looks at the intersection of ecology, economics, and sustainable living, diving deep into the historical roots of our current environmental dilemmas. Peter explores the impacts of economic growth and the concept of overshoot, delving into the complexities of 'green growth,' and grappling with the hurdles of achieving net-zero emissions on a ...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode of the SystemShift podcast, Tove Maria Ryding from the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) joins us for a thought-provoking discussion on the crucial need for a UN tax convention. Delving into the intersection of tax and environmental issues, Tove looks at the principles that should guide the establishment of a fair global tax system. She emphasises the importance of preventing countries from becoming tax havens, ensuring accountability in tax spending, and simplif...
Feb 23, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Nicholas Shaxson, author and expert on the global economic system, looks at the intricate web of global finance, exploring the unseen forces shaping our economies and societies and exposing the hidden impacts of tax deregulation and monopolistic market practices. From the United Kingdom's economic struggles to the pervasiveness of big tech firms, this episode unveils the hidden mechanisms of monopolistic power, particularly in the energy and financial sectors, and shows how their immense power a...
Feb 16, 2024•56 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Amanda Janoo, Economics and Policy Lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, looks at how we can reshape economic models to align with both ecological preservation and human flourishing. Amanda takes us on a journey through the wellbeing economy movement, scrutinising how the conventional emphasis on growth and wealth maximisation has exacerbated crises like climate change, inequality, and mental health issues. She dissects the impact of the current failing economic and financial systems on the en...
Feb 09, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Slovenian philosopher, sociologist and legal theorist, Renata Salecl, lays bare the fraying fabric of our communities, worn thin by corruption and apathy and she examines corporate exploitation, the unchecked dominance of technology behemoths, and the unsettling rise of new authoritarianism. Renata explores societal inertia, uncovering how feelings of helplessness and disenchantment often render individuals passive and how authoritarian forces capitalise on societal disconnection. She explains t...
Feb 01, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Our podcast, SystemShift, returns for a second season where we look beyond the problems of our economic system and take you on a quest to piece together what a wellbeing economy could look like and how we can get there. We’ll delve into the shadows to reveal the myths and disinformation that shroud our understanding of the current failing economic and financial systems that drive the exploitation of people and the planet. Ordinary people in many countries are feeling besieged by a multiplicity o...
Jan 26, 2024•47 sec
In our season finale, we're diving deep into the myths surrounding neoliberalism with leading economists Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson - two of the brightest minds in the field. Brace yourself for a compelling discussion on how inequality takes a toll on physical health, relationships, and emotions. Chronic stress, accelerated ageing, increased rates of bullying and homicide, and even lower life expectancy all intertwine with the disparity. Pickett and Wilkinson will also look at circular a...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Ariane König shares her work on studying complex systems, as well as practical advice for creating a regenerative society. She dives deep into defining what a system is in complex social-ecological-technological systems and stresses the significance of collective intelligence and transdisciplinary approaches in her research. Ariane discusses the work of political economist Elinor Ostrom on social coordination and the mechanisms that govern it, with examples of how market competition and governme...
Jun 01, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Guy Standing, economist and author, looks at the current economic system and its impact on labour and society as a whole. Standing is a campaigning economist responsible for some of the most innovative solutions to inequality of recent times and he calls on us to wake up to the threat posed by capitalism's violent policies for extraction, exploitation and depletion of that which is both common to us all, but also vital to our survival. Austerity and neoliberal policies have depleted our shared c...
May 25, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 8
The renowned development economist, Jayati Ghosh, offers an eye-opening perspective on the different facets of inequality and the need for systemic change to address them, bringing together her interests in international trade and finance, employment patterns in developing countries, as well as issues related to gender and development. Ghosh argues for the need to redress the power imbalances which are reinforcing socially irrational and unjust policies. Through the prisms of gender inequality, ...
May 18, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Kojo Koram sheds light on the impacts of Britain's colonial past on our current economic model. He explains how the legacies of the British empire are not just symbolic or cultural, but are deeply connected to our economy, legal system, and political structure. Kojo looks beyond the mainstream culture wars debate around Empire and emphasises the material motivations behind imperialism - the extraction of resources from across the world to benefit the home territory of the empire. He challenges a...
May 11, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, Eva von Redecker, applies the lens of critical theory and feminist philosophy to challenge the notion that the current economic system is inevitable and offers insights into how we can begin to change it and build something new in its place. Redecker calls for a reevaluation of our assumptions about work, value, and care, and advocates for prioritising the needs of the most vulnerable in society. She envisions a world where the current system, built on a foundation of patriarchy...
May 04, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Indy Johar, an architect who specialises in re-imagining institutions and envisioning different economies and relationships, argues that we are vastly underestimating the scale of the challenges we face. According to Indy, the next few decades will completely redesign everything around us, including our material world such as our clothes, food, and furniture, as well as some of our concepts, including those of value, pricing, ownership, and work. He sees us on the threshold of a structural trans...
Apr 27, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Juliet Schor explores the urgent need to address the ecological crisis by fundamentally shifting our economic focus from growth to sustainability. Schor sheds light on the relationship between extreme inequality and climate breakdown, highlighting how unequal power structures prevent climate action. Drawing from her research, Schor argues for reduced work hours, increased leisure time, and a focus on community well-being as a practical and realistic alternative to the unsustainable growth-driven...
Apr 17, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Ann Pettifor demystifies the complex concept of money creation in modern economies, which is no longer backed by gold reserves held by central banks. Pettifor uses accessible imagery and language to explain how money, history's most misunderstood invention, was created and sets out her diagnosis of the problems plaguing the world's monetary system. She also offers a prescription for how these issues can be fixed. Pettifor discusses how commercial bankers can create credit without limit and with ...
Apr 17, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Tim Jackson delivers a thought-provoking exploration of the urgent need to redefine and measure progress in a different way, given that our current economic system is clearly unsustainable and toxic. Jackson challenges the myth of eternal economic growth and its impact on our finite resources and a rapidly warming planet. He questions the predominant measure of progress across the world, Gross Domestic Product, and the popular belief that governments need to continually increase production and c...
Apr 17, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 1
