This month we’re bringing you a live conversation with Issue 56 profilee, the legendary Bob Brown. For decades, Bob has inspired generations of Australians to feel a deep reverence for the environment—and campaign to protect it. In this episode, Bob talks with our editor, Nathan Scolaro, about his latest efforts to save the Tarkine, a wilderness region in north west Tasmania, and how embracing music, the arts and self-care is central to empowered activism. Show notes:This edited conversation was...
Sep 20, 2018•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the podcast this month is New York based illustrator, Mari Andrew. Mari’s captivating, relatable portrayals of her personal life and the world around her have made her an Instagram sensation, drawing a following of nearly one million people. Throughout this conversation, recorded live for our sister company, The School of Life, Mari chats with Dumbo Feather contributor Sarah Darmody and unpacks six guiding themes that have helped her navigate growing up, including resilience, authenticity and...
Aug 17, 2018•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Helena Norberg-Hodge joins our publisher Berry Liberman on the podcast this month. As a young woman in 1975, Helena was invited to join a film crew travelling to Ladakh, a remote region on the Tibetan plateau, just as it was opening up to tourism and other Western influences. She talks to Berry about the heartbreaking changes she witnessed during that time, and challenges conventional ideas we may have around progress and development. Above all, Helena advocates for an economy centered around co...
Jul 19, 2018•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Featured on the podcast this month is our very dear friend, Hugh Mackay. Hugh has been examining how we live for six decades, so he's got some pretty great insights into what makes a good life. In this live event run by our friends at The School of Life, Hugh shares wisdom about how we can become a more compassionate and less anxious society, by looking at and working within our local neighbourhoods and communities. Show Notes: Thank you to The School of Life for letting us share these wonderful...
Jun 19, 2018•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast This month’s podcast is all about generosity—something our friend Ronni Kahn knows a lot about. Ronni founded OzHarvest—Australia’s leading food rescue organisation—driven by a passion to make a difference and stop good food going to waste. Along the way, she’s changed lives, changed the law (to make it safe for companies to donate surplus food) and opened Australia's first free supermarket. Chatting with Dr. Monty Badami for a live event run by our friends at the School of Life, Ronni tells us ...
May 15, 2018•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast We head to Byron Bay to hear environmentalist Paul Hawken and filmmaker Damon Gameau in an epic conversation about the state of the planet. Paul’s renowned book, Project Drawdown, is the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming—it outlines the 100 most substantive solutions to address climate change. Throughout this conversation, Paul and Damon explore why empowering girls and women is the number one solution to reversing global warming, how gratitude is central to buildin...
Apr 17, 2018•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This month we’re in conversation with best-selling author and psychotherapist Esther Perel. Esther’s podcast, 'Where Should We Begin?' has become an international sensation. The recorded sessions between Esther and anonymous couples—who visit her for one session only at her private practice in New York—have become a public health campaign for relationships. Chatting with our publisher Berry Liberman, Esther explores why modern relationships are more complex and nuanced than ever before, her love...
Mar 15, 2018•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast This month we’re sharing a particularly special conversation with Krista Tippett, creator and host of the much-loved radio show and podcast, On Being. For more than ten years, Krista has been asking spiritual leaders, poets, scientists and philosophers the big questions—about what it means to be human. She speaks with our publisher Berry Liberman about what it means to live a wise life, how can we connect more meaningfully with one another, and what questions we should be asking the Donald Trump...
Feb 13, 2018•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast In an age where we can find ourselves feeling exhausted on a daily basis—beloved cartoonist Michael Leunig brings perspective. A duck helping us navigate our way through choppy waters. In this episode Leunig chats with Myke Bartlett about how we can lean into the unknown, accept melancholy as an integral part of our lives, and find joy and beauty in the uncertain. Show notes:This conversation was recorded in front of a live audience for our friends at the School of Life. You can find the images ...
Jan 16, 2018•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Saamdu Chetri is the Executive Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre in Bhutan. GNH focuses on the wellbeing of the country’s people rather than the traditional economic measure of Gross Domestic Product and over the past 40 years it has been a success story in Bhutan.In front of a live audience, Saamdu chats with Danny Almagor, the founder of Small Giants, about his incredible story, how GNH can create the conditions for human and environmental flourishing and what ingredients are ...
Dec 07, 2017•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Robyn Davidson is best known as ‘the camel lady’—a reference to her journey as a young woman crossing the Australian desert with four camels and her dog in 1977. Today, Robyn feels like a different person, yet there’s one quality that has remained a constant in her life: her ability to adapt to change. Robyn sat down in front of a live audience at The School of Life with our publisher, Berry Liberman, to talk about adaptability—and how to embrace the flux that is ever present in our lives.Show n...
Nov 09, 2017•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jostein Solheim is the CEO of Ben and Jerry’s—a social justice company that just happens to sell ice cream. In this episode of the Dumbo Feather podcast our publisher Berry Liberman sits down with Jostein to chat about using business as a force for good, finding purpose, and why he prides Ben and Jerry’s on being a highly emotional company. Show notes:This edited conversation was produced by Beth Gibson, and the music featured is by Dennis Liu. Further reading:B Corporation: https://www.bcorpora...
Oct 17, 2017•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Julie O'Shea is a living legend. After visiting a farm to buy some chickens, she found herself in a whirlwind that saw her save 400 hens in less than three days. Julie's story is uplifting, thought-provoking and joyous—she truly is making the world a better place. One rescue chicken at a time. Show notesJulie's hen rescue Facebook page can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/Rescue-Hens-Northern-NSW-104507923412983/The interview for this episode was conducted by Nathan Scolaro, and this epis...
Oct 02, 2017•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re hearing from Sydney-based artist, Laura Jones, about what happened when she spent ten days as an artist-in-residence at the Australian Museum Lizard Island Research Station. Laura brings to life her experience of witnessing the Great Barrier Reef’s changing conditions, how she learnt to use her art as a form of activism and how she worked alongside science to interpret and bring attention to the problems that our planet is facing.Show notes:Laura's episode of That Time When has b...
Sep 05, 2017•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This month we head out of Dumbo Feather HQ and take you on an adventure to the 2016 Melbourne Writers Festival, when we parked our caravan up at Federation Square and welcomed writers in for intimate conversations with a small audience. First up is British poet and educator Anthony Anaxagorou, a man who thinks deeply about each word he uses and the importance of being vulnerable. Then, we hear from Neil Strauss, New York Times best-selling author of The Game—a book which lead him to some pretty ...
Aug 22, 2017•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Carol Ride is the founder of Psychologists for a Safe Climate, a therapeutic support service that helps people face our difficult climate reality. In this podcast conversation, she talks about the importance of doing inner work and grieving our dying planet in order to act meaningfully on climate change. This episode of Dumbo Feather Live is part of our special Climate Change series, which we have created to go alongside issue 52 of Dumbo Feather Magazine (our climate change issue)—full of peopl...
Aug 14, 2017•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to another episode of That Time When, the series where we chat with people about moments big or small that changed the course of their lives.This week we’re hearing from William Stubbs about the time he escaped being eaten by a bull shark—which led him to committing his life to men’s mental health. It all makes sense, promise!This episode was sponsored by the good folk at Intrepid Travel.Find out more about Will's work at spurprojects.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Jul 18, 2017•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast We caught up recently with marvellous Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark. She is is now CEO of Save the Children International, a role that’s all about giving children a voice. We loved hearing from Helle about keeping it real, deciding to be courageous and why we need to keep having difficult conversations.This event was held in collaboration with The School of Life and Save the Children. Find out more at savethechildren.org.auThis podcast is sponsored by Bank Australia.Di...
Jul 07, 2017•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we hear from Emma about what happened when a stranger’s lungs saved her life. In her late 20s, at the advice from her doctors, Emma went on the waiting list for a double lung transplant. This podcast explores the year she spent waiting for that phone call, her recovery, and what she’s learnt coming out of such a life altering experience. Show notes:Did you know that one organ donor can save the lives of 10 people? Head to donatelife.gov.au to find out more about organ donation in Austr...
Jun 20, 2017•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you take something complex and convey the information in a fun way? Just ask filmmaker Damon Gameau. It's what he did with That Sugar Film. And what he's going to do with his latest documentary, 2040. It's all about what the world could look like if we addressed climate change using knowledge we already have. We are SO excited for this film.It's still a work in progress and right now Damon is engaged in a global quest to find the best models on offer. We were so lucky to have him share so...
May 30, 2017•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Introducing Dumbo Feather's newest podcast, That Time When, a series where people tell the story of what happened when they had a life-changing experience, planned or not!Our first episode explores the world of Vipassana, and what happened when Farayi, a self-described corporate baby was silent…for ten days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 16, 2017•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast "You can come up with a really cool idea but unless you’re willing to put in all the effort to get it into orbit then it’s nothing."—Peter Drew We chatted recently to Peter Drew about making art that starts conversations. He's the man behind the "Real Australians Say Welcome" poster series—and has many interesting things to say about what it takes to make art that stops you in the street.Mentioned in this podcast:*Peter Drew's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/peterdrewarts/*6:35: The...
Apr 24, 2017•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast We loved hearing from singer-songwriter Missy Higgins about finding her way back to music after depression, turning her focus to social justice—and the difficulty of writing a protest song.If you’re struggling with depression—or someone you love is—please check out this list of resources for Australia from BeyondBlue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/national-help-lines-and-websites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 13, 2017•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast We are always inspired by David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. He is thoughtful, articulate and remarkably optimistic about humanity’s capacity to band together and stave off the worst effects of climate change. He makes us feel better!We loved chatting with him about having tough conversations at BBQs, the language of resistance and why getting involved matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 14, 2017•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast What will it take for us to give refugees a fair go? Julian Burnside QC has a few ideas. The barrister (and arts lover and storyteller and much more besides) has been fighting for better treatment for refugees for 15 years.He chatted to us recently about the value of listening to other people, why we should all support living artists and the piece of music that never fails to lift his soul.Mentioned in this podcast:*The Nauru Files: https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/nauru-files*The film, D...
Nov 25, 2016•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Noni Hazlehurst, beloved Aussie actor and Play School presenter, fears our hearts are growing cold. That's why she wants to create a positive news channel full of stories that reflect our ordinariness and vulnerability, stories that empower us and make us feel good to be human.We sat down with her to chat about her idea and why it's ok to feel things deeply. In fact, we need a whole lot more of it.This podcast is proudly supported by our friends at Bank Australia.Mentioned in this pod:*That Logi...
Oct 20, 2016•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do we help people move through trauma? Just listen, says Amy Ziering. And she’d know. The documentary filmmaker has taken on enormous institutions—like the US military—and had some seriously difficult conversations. Her latest film, The Hunting Ground, tells the harrowing story of the culture of rape in American universities and has had an enormous social impact since it was released. And just a heads-up before you listen, this podcast discusses sexual assault and could be traumatic for some...
Sep 01, 2016•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Worldwide, less than a quarter of the people we hear from in the media are women. Tara Moss is over it! Hear her tips for creating a world where gender doesn’t limit any of us. In this podcast: how to deal with trolls, the art of self care and Feminist Gaslighting Bingo!This podcast is supported by our friends at Bank Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 27, 2016•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hugh Mackay has been examining how we live for six decades. So he's got some pretty great insights into what makes a good life. We loved our chat with him!This podcast is supported by our friends at Bank Australia and presented in collaboration with The School of Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 23, 2016•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this mini-series, our editor Berry is determined to sit her rebellious, music-loving mum Lee down with a pile of her favourite records to get to the heart of things. Berry looks forward to the luxury of sitting down with her mum over endless cups of tea and hours of music. But, as ever, life has other plans! Thank goodness then for Mahler and the divine Sarah Vaughan.This podcast is brought to you by our friends at Victorian Opera.Music from the episode: http://bit.ly/1rpeUBo Hosted on Acast....
Jun 12, 2016•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
