Who Cares Wins with Lily Cole

Season 3 of Who Cares Wins offers a triptych of episodes that all explore how our inner landscapes shape our outer landscapes. For this third episode, Lily spoke with Merlin Sheldrake about how the leading edge of science asks us to shake up our perspectives on reality and our place and possibilities within it. They also discuss different species' perspectives, more-than-human rights, cooperation, entanglement, and just how mysterious our cosmos still is.Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist, writer, and speaker with a background in plant sciences, microbiology, ecology, and the history and philosophy of science. He received a Ph.D. in tropical ecology from Cambridge University for his work on underground fungal networks in tropical forests in Panama. His book, Entangled Life, is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, won the Royal Society Book Prize and the Wainwright Prize. Merlin’s research ranges from fungal biology, to the history of Amazonian ethnobotany, to the relationship between sound and form in resonant systems. A keen brewer and fermenter, he is fascinated by the relationships that arise between humans and more-than-human organisms. He is a musician and performs on the piano and accordion. CreditsAudio Editor & Designer: James PowellArtwork : Bethan SherwoodMusic : Cosmo SheldrakeSponsor : Impossible Links:The MOTH Rights project (More Than Human Rights): https://mothrights.org/Merlin Sheldrake in conversation with David Abram - "Honoring the Wild Proliferation of Earthly Perspectives" : https://emergencemagazine.org/interview/honoring-the-wild-proliferation-of-earthly-perspectives/

Following on from our conversation and meditations from Plum Village, we now share a meditation led by Thich Nhat Hanh.Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, poet and teacher, who founded Plum Village, and is often known as the "father of mindfulness."More free meditations like this one can be found via the Plum Village app.Link:https://plumvillage.app/

Season 3 of Who Cares Wins offers a triptych of episodes that all explore how our inner landscapes shape our outer landscapes. For this second episode, Lily spoke with Dr Gabor Maté about authenticity, compassionate self-inquiry, and how our internal reality shapes our way of relating to the world.Dr Gabor Maté is a Canadian physician who has written many best-selling books on childhood development, trauma, and addiction. His book on addiction received the Hubert Evans Prize for literary non-fiction. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada. His most recent book was, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture. CreditsAudio Editor & Designer: James PowellArtwork : Bethan SherwoodMusic : Cosmo SheldrakeSponsor : Impossible Links:https://drgabormate.com/Dr Gabor Maté speaks with Piers Morgan about the Israel/Palestine conflict, Nov 2023.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph9XF39yjgUDr Gabor Maté speaks with his daughter Hannah Maté about the Israel/Palestine conflict, Oct 2023.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHDBw-wx6w0

Following on from the conversation between Sister True Dedication and Kate Raworth, here is a short meditation from Sister True D. More free meditations like this one can be found via the Plum Village app.Sister True D is a Zen Buddhist nun ordained by Vietnamese peace activist and monastic Thich Nhat Hanh (known affectionately by students as 'Thay'). Sister True D is a former journalist, Cambridge graduate and edited several of Thich Nhat Hanh's books including 'Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet.' Link:https://plumvillage.app/

Season 3 of Who Cares Wins offers a triptych of episodes that all explore how our inner landscapes shape our outer landscapes.In episode one, Lily speaks with pioneering economist Kate Raworth and Sister True Dedication. Kate is the author and creator of Doughnut Economics: an economic model that balances between essential human needs and planetary boundaries. Sister True D is a Zen Buddhist nun ordained by Vietnamese peace activist and monastic Thich Nhat Hanh (known affectionately by students as 'Thay'). Sister True D is a former journalist, Cambridge graduate and edited several of Thich Nhat Hanh's books including 'Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet.' In this episode, Kate, Sister True D and Lily discuss the nature of humanity, the nature of reality, and how Zen concepts such as Inter-Being might be applied to the cultural assumptions that lie underneath our economic and political realities. CreditsAudio Editor & Designer: James PowellArtwork : Bethan SherwoodMusic : Cosmo SheldrakeSponsor : Impossible Linkshttps://plumvillage.org/https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/https://www.ted.com/talks/sister_true_dedication_3_questions_to_build_resilience_and_change_the_world?language=en

This week we are sharing a conversation Lily had with her dear friend and mentor, the late John Burton, who sadly left this world earlier this year. This release is timed to coincide with COP15 (biodiversity) which is happening in Montreal, Canada.John Burton was a co-founder of The World Land Trust and dedicated his life to conservation and protecting land for biodiversity. In this intimate conversation he shares some of his insights from 50+ years of working on the frontline of environmental protection.If you'd like to support conservation projects close to his heart:The John Burton Memorial Fund

We are delighted to share a few bonus episodes coming off the back of COP 27 in Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh. In this episode, Lily reflects on the COP27 outcomes - both positive and negative - with the pioneering activist Tzeporah Berman. Tzeporah co-founded Stand.Earth, led successful logging blockades in British Colombia; and more recently launched the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty in 2021 which gained significant momentum in COP27. Lily and Tzeporah also discuss carbon pricing in Canada; the emotional toll and work of climate activism; and visions of the future.Links Tzeporah Berman's TED talk CreditsAudio Editor: Dizplay StudiosMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeWho Cares Wins intro: Kelsey BennettArtwork: Bethan Sherwood

…and just like that we have finished Series 2 of Who Cares Wins. This season sought to look at some of the social roots underneath the climate crisis - from women’s equality to paternal rights; from Mother Earth to capitalism. What a journey it has been: from LA to the Atacama Desert… from the Amazon Rainforest to Afghanistan. Lily welcomed some incredible voices onto the podcast from Indigenous Activist Nemonte Nenquimo to Comedian Podcaster Deborah Frances White; political commentator Douglas Murray to International Climate Diplomat, Christiana Figueres. Join Lily as she looks back at highlights from each episode, teases out common - and differing - messages, and identifies key solutions voiced, to protect the planet we love.Linkshttps://www.weforum.org/reports/global-gender-gap-report-2022/https://amazonfrontlines.org/campaigns/who-should-decide/ Instagram@lilycole @whocares.winsCreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor: Kit MilsomMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtwork: Bethan Sherwood

We’re rounding off our Extraordinary Women episodes..and almost the series… with one extremely special woman, Sonia Ramos. Last week on the podcast Lily started her journey into the Atacama Desert where she spoke with Cristina Dorador, a Chilean microbiologist, who is now working on re-writing the Chilean constitution…Cristina has worked closely with indigenous activists, including Sonia Ramos, to draw attention to the threats that lithium mining - booming because of the push for green tech - is having on those ecosystems. As Sonia says: “Cristina’s work is the science of practise….and her’s is the science of observation.” Sonia walked across Chile multiple times to protest what is happening to her land. CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Sound designer: Kit MilsomMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtworkBethan Sherwood

Who Cares Wins Presents another Extraordinary Woman, Cristina Dorador. Join Lily as she starts her journey into the Atacama Desert in Chile. The Green Tech industry is now booming but what are the implications for the lands that they are mining for lithium? Cristina Dorador is at the forefront of science. As a microbiologist, she is researching and advising on the impact of lithium mining on the indigenous lands of Chile and is dedicating her work to finding environmental solutions to this issue. Not only that but she's now helping to rewrite Chile’s constitution!Part 2 will feature Sonia Ramos next week.With thanks to:https://www.albemarle.com/https://www.impossible.com/CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor: Ryan Nile Music by Cosmo SheldrakeOther sources: Artlist Artwork: Bethan Sherwood

Who Cares Wins Presents another Extraordinary Women, Zarifa Ghafari. Zarifa - one of Afghanistan’s youngest female mayors to ever be elected, had to flee the country to Germany last year when the Taliban regained power. She's been tirelessly advocating for women’s rights in a country with one of the highest gender gaps between men and women globally. She is someone who has defied the odds to reach her leadership position but it has not been without sacrifice - she survived 4 assassination attempts, 1 which ultimately killed her Father, General Abdul Wasi Ghafari. The music you will hear throughout is from The Zohra Orchestra : Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra, named after the music goddess in Persian writings and who performed at Davos in 2017. LINKShttps://theecologist.org/2022/jun/27/womens-rights-can-mitigate-climate-impactshttps://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/economy-development-environment/the-climate-change-crisis-in-afghanistan-the-catastrophe-worsens-what-hope-for-action/https://cn.weforum.org/event_player/a0P68000001Kd0vEAC/sessions/afghanistan-the-day-afterCLIPS AND MUSICIntro: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/afghan-teenage-girls-cant-attend-schoolMusic from The Zohra Orchestra & thanks to Weforum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9-jqGuRDX8CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor: Ryan Nile Music by Cosmo SheldrakeOther sources: Amazon Frontlines & Artlist Artwork: Bethan Sherwood

Who Cares Wins Presents Nemonte Nenquimo, the first in our special Extraordinary Women episodes.Nemonte Nenquimo is a Waorani woman, mother and leader, who has dedicated her life to the defence of Indigenous ancestral territory and cultural survival in the Amazon rainforest. She is the co-founder of the Indigenous-led nonprofit organisation Ceibo Alliance and its sister organisation Amazon Frontlines, the first female president of the Waorani organisation of Pastaza province, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize for Central and South America, the United Nations’ Champions of the Earth Award, BBC 100 Women of 2020 and TIME 100 most influential people in the world. And the ultimate environmental award… Nemonte had a brand new Ecuadorian Lizard species named after her.With thanks to: Ceibo Alliance & Amazon Frontlines. Links: PETITION: https://amazonfrontlines.org/campaigns/who-should-decide/ https://amazonfrontlines.org/partners/waorani/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10KLpj0MWUs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw0tSGkYUBo&t=54s This episode was recorded in June 2020. To Follow updates on the ever evolving situation in Ecuador, please go to: https://amazonfrontlines.org/partners/waorani/ CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor: Ryan Nile Music by Cosmo SheldrakeOther sources: Amazon Frontlines & Artlist Artwork: Bethan Sherwood

Today Lily wants to take a more radical turn on this season’s topic, and share her conversation with renowned political commentator and Author, Douglas Murray. He has written several best selling books - such as The Madness of Crowds, and his most recent book, The War on the West and has been critical of our culture’s increasing focus on gender and race as a way to understand our history and ourselves - which he believes to be dividing our society.Is it possible to recognise the issues of race, gender, class and how they connect with inequities today - whilst not fuelling further division in society - but rather focusing on solutions towards the fairer world so many of us want to see?Who Cares Wins will be back in 2 weeks where we present the stories of some extraordinary women. In the meantime, we’ll leave you feeling hopeful and inspired with weekly drops of Reasons to Be Optimistic. See you then.CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor: Ryan NileMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtwork: Bethan Sherwood

Continuing our conversations on Fatherhood this week, Lily chats to Will McDonald from the Father's Institute. They describe themselves as the 'Father's think and do tank'. Will is so insightful into the reasons why having a male influence/ figure in a child's life will not only benefit the Father- child relationship but exponentially help the Mother as well; from helping with breastfeeding, giving equal paternity rights and for their own mental health and wellbeing. A fascinating listen!Links http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/https://academic.oup.com/jcr/article-abstract/43/4/567/2630509?redirectedFrom=fulltext CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor: Ryan NileMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtworkBethan Sherwood

A delightful conversation to share with you today with Podcast royalty, Chris Sweeney. So far in this series of Who Cares Wins, we've heard many different female perspectives and in these next few episodes I want to dig into the male experience - of being queer, of Fatherhood, acknowledging privilege and why equality will benefit us all..Chris has taken the podcasting world by storm. Having founded the smash hit Homo Sapiens Podcast with Will Young, Chris Sweeney now hosts solo, inviting all conversations from the LGBTQ+ community, looking at the world from a queer perspective.Links https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/homo-sapiens/id1257514825CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor & Designer: Ryan NileMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtworkBethan Sherwood

Lily speaks to two globally influential women today. First, Chelsea Clinton, born into a political dynasty, daughter of Bill and Hillary, and now global health advocate. They discuss the impact of climate change disaster on existing gender inequalities in the USA, before we hear from the wonderful Ugandan youth activist Vanessa Nakate- who's country is hugely impacted by the effects of climate change. In 2021 she was named on the Time100 list and appeared on the cover…Links With thanks to the WeForum https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2022/sessions/setting-the-agenda-for-climate-action https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211103-the-countries-calling-for-climate-justice https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2015/study-fracking-industry-wells-associated-with-premature-birthhttps://www.riseupmovementafrica.org/ CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor & Designer: Ryan NileMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtworkBethan Sherwood

Are you outraged or optimistic? Lily and Christiana Figueres hunt for Reasons to Be Optimistic in this ever changing world. CreditsMusic by Cosmo Sheldrake

What would be the environmental impact of having more women in positions of political leadership? Joining Lily today to explore this question amongst others, is a woman who has created monumental changes across the globe. Christiana Figueres has been at the forefront of international environmental policy, including as the lead negotiator of the Historic 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Christiana is a Costa Rican diplomat; the co-founder of Global Optimism; and co-host of the Outrage and Optimism podcast. CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor & Designer: Kit MilsomMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtworkBethan SherwoodLinkshttps://www.outrageandoptimism.org/http://christianafigueres.com/https://www.globaloptimism.com/ https://womendeliver.org/womensleadership/ https://www.actionaid.org.uk/our-work/emergencies-disasters-humanitarian-response/climate-change-and-gender https://www.jstor.org/stable/30044614

This week we look at some of the barriers to girl’s equal access to education and family planning. Joining Lily is an inspirational young activist from the UK. Outraged by the idea that one in ten girls were missing out on their education due to 'Period Poverty’, at the age of 17, Amika George started the #freePeriods Campaign. An activist, a change maker and author of 'Make it Happen', it's no surprise that she was named as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in the social impact category this year!We also hear from Douce Namwezi N'ibmba in Central Africa who is helping educate women on family planning and making menstrual products accessible for women in East Africa through her work with Uwezo Africa. Useful Links Amika George: Make it Happen - https://www.waterstones.com/book/make-it-happen/amika-george/9780008377601Douce Namwezi N'ibmba- Organisation Uwezo Africa - https://uwezoafrika.orgWhat If We Get It Right? hosts social impact entrepreneurs from around the globe. We’re starting conversations about how people can lead our world in a new direction and looking at where we may be getting it right. https://www.whatifwegetitright.com/CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor & Designer: Kit MilsomMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtworkBethan Sherwood

Joining Lily today is climate change veteran, Dr Katharine Wilkinson and we ask, why is the fight for gender equality essential if we want to mitigate climate change?Katharine is an author, strategist, teacher, and one of 15 “women who will save the world” according to Time magazine. She is co-founder and executive director of the All We Can Save Project, co-host of the podcast A Matter of Degrees and was the lead author on the world renowned Project Drawdown and Drawdown Review. Useful Links The All We Can Save Project: https://www.allwecansave.earth All We Can Save anthology: https://www.allwecansave.earth/anthology All We Can Save Circles: https://www.allwecansave.earth/circles Signup for our monthly newsletter: https://www.allwecansave.earth/newsletter We also have a new Climate Wayfinding course: https://www.terra.do/climate-wayfinding-awcs/ Twitter & IG: @allwecansave @drkwilkinson Thank you to ongoing guidance and advice from She Changes Climate in this series. https://www.shechangesclimate.org/CreditsProducer: Kelsey Bennett Audio Editor & Designer: Kit MilsomMusic by Cosmo SheldrakeArtworkBethan Sherwood