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Interviews with Jeremy Lent

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The Overpopulation Podcast, December 2022

In this episode, we speak with deep and integrative thinker and writer Jeremy Lent, whose work weaves together science and traditional wisdom to lay out a solid foundation for a life-affirming worldview of deep interconnectedness.
By dismantling the dominant narrative that we are machines driven by selfishness and competition, Jeremy helps us reconsider our human identity in the context of the deep intelligence and cooperativeness that animates life both within and around us.
​Such a recognition behooves us to drop the veil of supremacy that keeps us separate from the rest of nature and to embrace a path in which we can participate in changing the course from that of potential collapse to one of regenerating the Earth for symbiotic flourishing.

Planet Local: Post-film discussion with Jeremy Lent and Helena Norberg-Hodge

In this spirited conversation held on World Localization Day 2022, author Jeremy Lent and Local Futures' Director Helena Norberg-Hodge discuss a wide range of topics around globalization, localization, and systems change.
Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff
Jeremy Lent helps us see through to the meaning that informs our science so that it can be used to embrace the paradox of our existence, rather than reducing it down to a form suitable only for exploitation.
July 20, 2021, 1 hr

Recent interviews on topics related to
The Web of Meaning

The Sustainability Agenda with Fergal Byrne | We discuss the devastating effects of our growth-based economy, putting a monetary value on nature, and the dangerous stranglehold of transnational corporations. 1 hr.

The Groundless Ground with Lisa Dale Miller | Focusing on the intersection of spiritual practice and systems thinking, we discuss animate intelligence, wise action, and expanding collective identity to include all of life. 1 hr.

Frontiers of Commoning with David Bollier. | We explore how ancient wisdom traditions and modern science point to a world that is alive and defined by embedded relationships—and the crucial role of the commons in enacting this relatedness. 50 min.

Kosmos Journal (article) | Interview with Nick Joyce on the spiritual and political implications of experiencing meaning as a function of connectedness.

From What If to What Next | Conversation with Rob Hopkins and Atossa Soltani on "What If We Designed the Operating System... of Our Entire Civilization?" 40 min.
The Tom Sumner Program, June 3, 2021, 1 hr
Conversations for Change with Future Law Institute
Our conversation covers ecology, community co-creation, weaving system change, race, inequality, corporatism, political power and many more topics.
March 18, 2021
1 hr 10 minutes
Reweaving the Web of Meaning with Daniel Christian Wahl
We talk about a wide range of topics, including worldviews, interbeing, "Deep Adaptation," my book The Web of Meaning, and the parallels between our two journeys of learning and integration.
December 23, 2020
1 hr 47 minutes
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Patterns of Meaning with Dov Baron, Curiosity Bites
We cover a tremendous range of fascinating topics in this four part interview:
Part 1: Leaving Hedonia (32 min)
Part 2: Mindfulness & Cultural Mindfulness (32 min)
Part 3: Birth of the Psychotic Corporations (38 min)
Part 4: Interdependence, Consciousness, & Meaning (37 min)
December 18, 2020
The Five Real Conspiracies You Need to Know About with Sailesh Rao, Vegan World 2026
Sailesh discusses with Jeremy further details about the real conspiracies he outlined in his recent article on the subject.
November 9, 2020
58 minutes
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Flourishing in the Symbiocene: Building an Ecological Civilisation with Manda Scott, Accidental Gods
In this podcast, we explore the thinking behind the idea of an Ecological Civilisation – and how we might get there.
September 9, 2020
1 hour
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Integrating Wisdom and Finding Meaning with Duncan Autrey, Fractal Friends
We dig into the cultural and ethical implications of taking a systems approach to life, and understanding the cyclical nature of things and our interdependence.
August 11, 2020
1 hr 18 minutes
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Covid-19 as a Dress Rehearsal for Bigger Breakdowns with Andrew Zuckerman, At a Distance 
How corporations have become the “ruling force” in our world today, and why we need to broaden our thinking about the long-term implications of the coronavirus pandemic.
July 5, 2020
43 minutes
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A Paradigm Shift with Extinction Rebellion 
In this conversation we discuss the key metaphors that govern how we think and why we need a paradigm shift.
June 2, 2020
45 minutes
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Shifting Values in a Pandemic with Rob Johnson, INET: Economics and Beyond
How values shape our economics and how the pandemic could, in turn, provoke a shift in values in favor of community and against neoliberalism.
April 28, 2020
1 hr 19 minutes
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The Next Civilization: The Unfolding of Human Cognition with Rhonda Fabian, editor of Kosmos Journal
We talk about the themes of The Patterning Instinct, and explore three possible trajectories of our future.
​Winter, 2019
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The Future Is Up for Grabs—It's Time for Cathedral Thinking with Terry Patten
Terry and Jeremy turn directly to all that inspires our care and tests our faith. We examine the human patterns that have created our collective crises, and we deeply feel into how we can serve the renewal of the world we love.
December 28, 2019
1 hr 31 minutes  

The Patterning Instinct: trailer
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