The podcast Adventures In Nutopia covers movements, systems, myths and ideas aimed at “a more inclusive, networked and ecological future”

We received notice of this excellent podcast series from the award-winning Radio 4 producer David Bramwell, titled Adventures in Nutopia (also on Spotify and Apple). See blurb below:

Adventures in Nutopia is a podcast in search of new stories – radical movements, systems, myths and ideas that might steer us into a more inclusive, networked and ecological future.

In Nutopia all are welcome. We’re just as excited to share the ideas of pagans, panpsychists and psychedelic pioneers as we are of scientists, economists and cognitive historians. Though, if we’re honest, we do find the pomposity of men like Richard Dawkins a bit of a drag and may prefer to pack them off to clown school first. So don’t worry about poe-faced beard-stroking, there’s plenty of mischief, fun and weirdness to be had.

This first series explores some big themes, delving deep into the origins of the myths that shaped western thinking, the concept of reality tunnels, agro-ecology, the pioneering work with VR for mental health, precession fermentation, social prescription, narrative-based medicine, Ecological Civilisation, The Commons, the Eightfold Wheel of the Year and the resurgence of interest in pilgrimage and ritual.

We draw on individuals from the past whose attitudes still feel ahead of the curve – including philosophers Alan Watts, Robert Anton Wilson and Mary Midgley – and share the ideas of such guests as Dr Laura Marshall Andrews (What Seems to Be The Problem), VR pioneer Sarah Ticho, journalist George Monbiot (Regenesis), authors John Higgs (The Future Starts Here) and Jeremy Lent, artists Daisy Campbell and Brooke Palmieri, mythologist Sharon Blackie, head druids Kris Hughes and Philip Carr-Gomm, Pilgrim Trust founder Guy Hayward and eco-farmer and broadcaster Abi Rose.

David Bramwell is a Sony-Award winning presenter for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, having made programmes on subjects ranging from Ivor Cutler and public speaking to time travel. He has won awards for ‘outstanding theatre’ and ‘best comedy’ for his one-man shows and is the author of The Haunted Moustache, The No9 Bus to Utopia, The Cult of Water and The Odditorium. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian and appeared as guest on Radio 4’s Museum of Curiosity and Saturday Live.

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