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It’s our last show for the season, so come and join us as we delve into the chaos of the world’s news, along with a deep dive into understanding China. So, what happened this week? Well, Trump announced a 20% fee on The Straits of Hormuz and then backtracked, meanwhile Lindsay Graham died and the conspiracy theories proliferated. He wasn’t the only death, with UK politician Anne Widdecombe murdered, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, known as the architect of modern Qatar dying, and of course, actor Sam Neil died unexpectedly too. Not Mitch McConnell though. Yes, he’s still with us, and the conspiracy theories continue.

Extreme heat continues across the Northern Hemisphere, where Europe’s nuclear power plants can’t beat the heat, rivers are drying up, 10,000 are officially confirmed head, and June was the hottest-ever since records began. We learned that Trump has left instructions if he’s assassinated, although he’s expecting a jolly good turn-out at his funeral, with the Borrowitz Report saying: Trump said that “nobody cares” about Khamenei’s funeral, and that he’s expecting the turnout at his funeral to set records, noting, “Every day, people say to me, ‘Sir, I can’t wait for that day to come.’” Chortle. But the big news is the El Niño surge, which could cause a global food price shock lasting into 2028, and a whole lot more.

This week, we are delighted to welcome Kenny Lim, who’s known as The China Whisperer. Kenny has a framework called China Decoded™ and he helps boards and the C-Suite understand how Chinese companies think, compete and scale. We’re going to discuss his framework, apply it beyond executive ranks, and we’re also going to discuss Chinamaxxing, which is now a thing. What does it mean? Come and find out.

It’s going to be a fun and informative show, so hop along and join us. We’ll be going live Friday, 17th July 2026, kicking off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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Peace with Iran is over, according to President Trump, so the price of fuel rises again, and the world’s stock markets head downwards. Let’s just say the economists are not predicting anything good from this reversal. However, the real threat is fertilizer and food shortages, which, when added to the impacts of extreme heat right now, along with the kicking from a super El Niño, should lead us to expect massive crop losses worldwide, and this will be a reality we’ll all understand in the short-term future. But at least we can have a giggle, with Count Binface going up against Nigel Farage after he resigned from the UK Parliament amid a financial donations controversy. Don’t worry though; Farage is seeking re-election, with the other UK parties saying they won’t contest this election. Does that mean Count Binface could win? No one knows, but at least he’s giving us something to smile about.

Meanwhile, we have extreme heat deniers in the middle of heatwaves, marine heatwaves off the charts, India getting smashed by monsoon rains and landslides, dams and reservoirs bursting in China following Typhoon Maysak, and after Typhoon Bavi devastated the Mariana Islands, it’s now heading for China this weekend. The data is in on mRNA vaccines, the AI story continues, datacenters are using more and more energy, Marine Le Pen has to wear an ankle bracelet but can contest the next French presidential election in 2027, Donald Trump and FIFA have been in hot water, and in US politics, the question is being asked: is Mitch McConnel dead?

As always, a lot going on, and this week it’s just the four of us, which we always appreciate, because it gives us an opportunity to really discuss some of the issues we care about. As an example, last week Richard said he hates what capitalism has become, so we’re going to ask him what’s the difference between good capitalism and bad capitalism?" Interesting question, no?

Come and join us, as we only have one more show after this before we take a summer break, and besides, it’s always informative AND fun. As always, we’ll be going live Friday, 10th July 2026, kicking off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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A report by Zenodo suggests more than 20,000 people have died during the June European heatwave, and youth suicides are reaching alarming numbers too. As a new heat dome settles across the Eastern US, Europe is preparing for its next heatwave, however, the real alarm is happening under the oceans. The EU’s Copernicus Marine Service said the oceans are experiencing record global sea surface temperatures of 21°C, beating previous records set in 2023 and 2024.

A lot else has been going on, from Trump accused of “brazen crypto corruption” with $1 billion earned in his first year back in the White House, to Alex Carp, the CEO of Palantir, suffering a “bit of a meltdown” during a live interview, and then we had a very strange interview with Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former Facebook executive turned whistleblower and author of the book, Careless People. The devastation in Venezuela became a lot more apparent this week, we saw reports suggesting there are 60,000 far right extremists in Germany, the media site Canary has been debanked, and the US Supreme Court has been issuing new rulings. All that and more will be covered, but before we get onto the world news, it’s time to talk cybersecurity insurance.

To cover this fascinating topic, we are delighted to welcome Alessandro Lezzi, who will be joining us for the first hour. Alessandro is Group Head of Cyber Risks at Beazley, where he is responsible for the company’s global cyber risk initiatives, driving efforts to address the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape and ensuring the delivery of full spectrum cyber risk propositions to clients worldwide. We are going to discuss the cybersecurity insurance landscape, the risks of AI and quantum computing, digital infrastructure insurance, datacentre resilience, and what it all means to us, and a whole lot more.

Don’t miss out as we get under the covers of UK politics and world news. We’ll be going live Friday, 3rd July 2026, kicking off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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Has the UK become ungovernable? was justone of many questions in the headlines this week, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation. Even though it may no longer be a major news story for the rest of the world, it’s relentless in the UK, including helicopter footage of Andy Burnham (future PM?) arriving in London by train to be sworn in as an MP. The other side of this story – apart from the 10-year anniversary of Brexit – is we’ve seen coverage both praising OR condemning Starmer, so for those of us outside the UK, it might be hard to know which is which. There really is no centre in the discussion at all - a sign of the times.

A lot of other big news moments happening this week, from the US/Iran deal to the reflecting pool in Washington DC “attacked by vandals,” and of course, we await to hear the number of deaths from the double earthquakes that hit Venezuela, while Japan and California experienced earthquakes too. Heat is top of the agenda in Europe, as records are smashed across the continent, and the conversation is: should we get air conditioners? One thing is clear, Europe is not ready for extreme heat, while the scientists continue to scream about the accelerating impacts of climate change. This is all happening during Climate Week in the UK, which is experiencing cancellations due to extreme heat – ironic.

There’s a lot more news to talk about, and to help us this week we have a returning guest, Jessica Figueras. Always passionate about politics, who’s going to help us understand what’s changed in the UK, and how she views the entire political debate going on in the UK right now. Is the country ungovernable? Is Brexit to blame for where it is? Will Nigel Farrage really be the next Prime Minister? Jess’s professional focus is around cybersecurity, governance, data and innovation, which we might get to as well, but this week, it’s going to be about British politics, and we can’t wait to dig in and understand.

Don’t miss out as we get under the covers of UK politics and world news. We’ll be going live Friday, 26th June 2026, kicking off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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SpaceX’s IPO went off with a bang, and it could come down with a bang, but what does its success say about us as a society? The peace deal or MOU has been signed between Iran and the US, which is getting a lot of attention, but the obvious question is: will it hold and when will the ships move? We also have the G7 meeting happening in Europe (Trump “I’m the boss”), a heatwave is blasting Europe as well, and of course, El Niño (which we discussed in detail last week) is officially “in-play” according to all meteorological groups, and we still don’t know how bad it will be or what to expect – will we see 2°C warming for the first time?

Scientists are talking about the earth energy imbalance, which is the reason it’s getting hotter and not cooling down in between ENSO events, JD Vance is on a book tour, META is turning into a Gulag, Grok is fundamental to US national security, Anthropic lost Fable, and the Nerd Reich are looking at creating baby geniuses to thwart AI threats… what could possibly go wrong? Oh, and while the World Cup is capturing the world’s imagination, it appears the language of some fans is raising alarm in the US. Cheeky chappies.

Please do join us this Friday for an enlightening show. We’ll be going live Friday, 19th June 2026, kicking off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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El Niño warnings are in the news every day, with some declaring a super or even Godzilla event is coming, and then someone else will say it won’t be that bad, while others declare that even if it isn’t a record event, an El Niño landing on an already overheated planet (it was just announced we had the hottest May since 2024) is not good news, regardless. It’s confusing, isn’t it?

But the even bigger story, which is often reported separately, is there’s a double impact on our horizon, and this is where it becomes a polycrisis. We are moving into even hotter conditions at a time when infrastructure, energy systems, food systems, trade routes, and political systems are all under strain. It speaks to the essential truth that climate risk and geopolitical risk do not sit in separate boxes; they interact and compound. Yet the media keeps reporting it all separately, so how can we prepare if we do not know?

The war in Iran will have a profound impact on our food supply. Farmers are either not planting crops because they can’t afford fertilizer or are paying much higher costs, which means we – the consumer - will experience significantly higher food prices and inflation. However, with extreme temperatures and extreme weather events (like extreme flooding) coming, how much food will even make it to market? Just rice, which more than 50% of humanity relies on as a staple, doesn’t grow above 40°C, and we’ve seen months above that recently in Asia – where most of the world’s rice is grown! It’s getting serious.

We are very happy to welcome our very special guest, Jan Umsonst, the Earth System Nerd, and he’s promised he’ll join us this time! One of the great benefits of listening to Jan is he sees the whole system, starting with the ocean, and he educates on how the changes in our oceans ripple out and impact the world. He will provide an insight into what he is seeing developing right now, and what it means to us across the globe. Jan is an earth system consultant, and we encourage you to follow him on social media, as he is a great educator on the state of the planet, especially as someone with the systemic view, which is so critical right now.

Please do join us this Friday for a not to be missed show. We’ll be going live Friday, 12th June 2026, kicking off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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The bombs started falling on Iran again this week, who retaliated by striking US bases in the Gulf. Israel attacks on Lebanon escalated, threatening UNESCO World Heritage sites, and then a ceasefire was announced, but will Hezbollah stop? Russia scaled up its attacks on Ukraine, with murmurs suggesting internal support in Russia is waning. And on the other side of the world, Pauline Hanson in Australia is moving up the electoral charts, leaving us wondering, really? That’s the direction Australia thinks is sensible right now?

Extreme heat events continue around the world, with India releasing estimates of excess deaths during heatwaves at 3,400 a day, and up to 30,000 over a five-day heatwave - and that’s just India. Weather professor Jeff Berardelli said the forecast strength of this El Niño is nothing short of astonishing, deserving a “Supercalifragilistic expialidocious!” rating. However, later that day, he shared another view with a different data set, suggesting it won’t be that catastrophic – we hope so! Meanwhile the results of 60 section 301 investigations are out (we’ll explain that), Trump wants to cancel the 250-year celebrations because most of the musicians pulled out, SpaceX’s IPO is coming, Europe is disentangling its tech reliance on the US, and that’s just a taste of what’s been happening this week.

Our theme this week is managing yourself and owning your BS, which we think is a pretty important skillset right now, so we are delighted to welcome the Titanium Hipster herself, Cindy Tien. Cindy is a professional speaker on EQ for influence, an executive coach, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and she recently launched her new book – InSide, Break Through Your BS to Influence Yourself. We’re going to learn why she decided it was time to write her book, her journey of facing up to her own BS, and we’ll also learn the most underrated skill we all need so we can manage ourselves. We are excited to learn from Cindy.

Please do join us this Friday, as we all prepare to face our own BS, as well as getting an update on the most important news happening in the world. We’ll be going live Friday, 5th June 2026, kicking off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas encyclical was released this week, with AI taking centre stage, but it wasn’t just this document that discussed AI, in the US - due to protests against AI, mainly datacentres - ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ is now a target for law enforcement, and of course, the bombs started to fall again on Iran. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Europe’s heatwave took centre stage in the world’s news, which unleashed climate deniers across social media, meanwhile - not gaining anywhere near the level of attention - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and beyond, are seeing extreme wet bulb temperatures creeping towards 50°C, with grids straining to keep citizens cool, especially during an energy crisis.

We saw the first Enhanced Games break one record (just), the backlash against Ferrari’s first EV, Alberta has decided to move ahead with plans for independence from Canada, more than 90 people died in a coal mine explosion in China, and at least 500 children have died of measles in Bangladesh. In Saudi Arabia, the Hajj goes ahead with extreme heat a massive risk, apparently 1.2 billion people are living with mental disorders globally, scientists are screaming the alarm as Thwaites (aka the Doomsday Glacier) is facing imminent collapse, and of course, Ebola is raging and experts are becoming increasingly concerned. It’s been a big week!

Our theme this week is looking into what it’s like working as a humanitarian today, as the multiple crisis pile up, the funding shrinks, and extreme weather events ripple across the world. We will discuss the state of the humanitarian field today, the biggest concerns, the reality of funding cuts on the ground, the Ebola situation as its unfolding, preparation (or not) for the forthcoming Super El Niño, and how you can work in this field and keep your faith in extremely challenging times.

To help us understand the state of the humanitarian field, we are delighted to welcome Nicola Upham, who is director of humanitarian strategy and delivery for Save the Children, but she is not speaking on behalf of Save the Children, she is speaking as a leader in the field. Nicola has been working for humanitarian organizations for nearly two decades, and prior to this worked in recruitment and even had a stint at Coca-Cola in sales. She’s seen it all across her career, and we’re so grateful for the opportunity for a birds-eye-view into the humanitarian profession, from a person doing the hard work supporting the most vulnerable.

Please do join us for this unique opportunity, especially as Nicola is really busy right now, dealing with the world’s crisis. It’s all happening this Friday, 29th May 2026, and the livestream kicks off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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We went from Hantavirus to the Ebola virus this week, with the rare Bundibugyo strain unleashed in Africa. The WHO have declared a global health emergency, as the scale and speed of its emergence alarms experts. Meanwhile, the details of the US/China visit are emerging, while Trump returned to a country in chaos with shocking poll numbers and escalating inflation, Taiwan reaffirms its independence, and Iran was threatened (again) by Trump and then it was called off (again), as well as other shenanigans coming out of the Whitehouse. No doubt, the global economy continues to be erratic, and, as a side note, if you’re thinking of ballmaxxing, you might want to think again.

On the other end of the world, scientists are alarmed as the Thwaites Glacier (aka the Doomsday Glacier) starts to break apart rapidly, the WHO is being asked to call the climate crisis a global health emergency, Greenland ice melt has surged sixfold and scientists are alarmed, the insect apocalypse has been linked to malnutrition and stunting in Nepal, there are 170 trillion (at a minimum) pieces of plastic in the world’s oceans, and our rivers are becoming depleted of oxygen. Yeah, a lot going on here.

To help us dig into our theme of DEI in a post-woke world, we are so happy to welcome Zsuzsanna Tungli Ph.D. Zsuzsanna has been a force in global leadership development for more than three decades, and she focuses on developing and utilising cross-cultural competence for a more harmonious and effective world, accelerating the journey towards gender equality and supporting organisations to develop (even) more inclusive and responsible leaders and individuals. Author of The Culture Key, and managing partner of Developing Global Leaders Asia, it’s hard to find someone more at the leading edge - and impacted by - the global setback on DEI in the business world.

So come and join us as we step back and look at where we’re headed from an economic perspective, this Friday, 22nd May 2026. The livestream kicks off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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Presidents’ Xi and Trump are meeting in China right now, with experts predicting it will shape relations between the two great nations for at least the next decade. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains in a stalemate, gunshots were heard in the Philippines Senate as a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) sought refuge, Sir Keir Starmer continues to fight for his life, with the question being asked – is the media responsible? and there’s a new term – the sad wives of AI.

In the meantime, our seas are rising rapidly with scientists struggling to understand why, META thinks users should be responsible for behaviour when it comes to its smart glasses, Trump abandons his Gold Coast Tower ambitions because the Trump brand is toxic in Australia, popularity polls in the US are showing Trump falling off a cliff at home as consumer prices skyrocket, and datacentres are draining water and cutting off energy in regions around the world.

The backdrop to all of this is the global economy. It’s roiling in every direction, with doom and gloom the dominant narrative right now, with more experts finally talking about the cumulative impacts of both the war in Iran, and the forthcoming El Niño, which is expected to amplify the current crisis over the longer term. That doesn’t sound good, so how do we make sense of it?

This week we are delighted to welcome Marco Jean Aboav, PhD, to help us understand where we are and what’s happening. Marco has spent more than 15 years in research, portfolio management, and building fintech infrastructure for public capital markets. He is the co-founder of Etna Research, an AI lab for financial services, who help institutional clients and asset owners in their quest for performance on long-only and absolute return mandates across equity, macro and crypto. He’s also VP and community builder for PugliaTechs - a nonprofit organization working to transform Puglia into a global tech hub, has worked as an external Fintech/AI advisor on the AWS Loft program, was a senior fellow at the Aspen Institute, and a whole lot more.

So come and join us as we step back and look at where we’re headed from an economic perspective, this Friday, 15th May 2026. The livestream kicks off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 12.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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We’ve all learned about the Hantavirus this week, with a cruise ship struck and at least three people dead, harkening back to the days of the pandemic. War is still up in the air, with the possibility of peace in Iran, although it’s hard to know if you’re only following President Trump’s Truth Social posts. Can someone take his phone off him? Meanwhile, the stock markets are up and down, with energy and food experts screaming disaster is on the doorstep, but you wouldn’t believe that if you only followed Wall Street, right? In Karachi, Pakistan, at least 10 people have died of heatstroke, while India continues to experience shocking temperatures, and finally, the great man, Sir David Attenborough turns 100 this week.

We’ll be discussing all of that and more, but first, we’re going to look at the state of the insurance industry and what the actuaries are saying. We’ll discuss this within the context of the Nine Planetary Boundaries, and assess the current state of the insurance sector, including how far until it collapses, why it will collapse, and what that means to all of us. Because if it does go down, the global economy is next, and well, that won’t be pretty.

It’s a big, wide discussion, and we are delighted to welcome Praveen Gupta to share his wisdom. Praveen started in insurance back in the late 70s with The New India Assurance Co, followed by CGU, Allianz, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, and finished his illustrious career as Managing Director and CEO of Raheja QBE General Insurance Company. Today he is a blogger, writer and thinker, with articles regularly featured in Illuminem, and he is also an Advisory Board Member for Sanctuary Asia. Praveen has a terrific amount of experience, is a wonderful human being, and most importantly, he’s sitting in Mumbai, India, where he will give us a lived experience of living in one of the hottest cities on earth right now.

Come and join us as we step back and look at the state of the insurance industry, this Friday, 8th May 2026. The livestream kicks off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 1.30pm IN, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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We are going to take a different approach this week and re-orient the conversation to the current state of our planet. Yes someone tried to assassinate the US President (and the conspiracy theories are flourishing), yes King Charles is trying to heal the “very special relationship” between the US and UK, yes the war with Iran is at a stalemate and economic impacts growing, along with having a new insurgency erupting in Mali, civilians continuing to be killed in Lebanon, Israel is facing EU anger for buying Ukrainian wheat from the Russians, and the UAE has left OPEC, but…

What is going on with our planet and is it more important than all the rest?

We’re hearing escalating concerns from the scientific community about the forthcoming El Niño (it’s either a Super or Godzilla at this point), AMOC is back in the news as a near-term threat, food shortages are expected to escalate from these changes immediately and long term (even if it’s not included with food insecurity/inflation impact from the Iranian war, so we can expect a double whammy) and the world’s oceans are experiencing record heat ALREADY. Where is this all taking us?

We have Oliver Gill (the water man) back with us as co-host this week as Joe can’t join us, however, unfortunately, Jan Umsonst, the Earth System Nerd, wasn’t able to join us. No problem - an excuse to get him back again soon - but we still covered a lot of topics, from the economic situation today to the state of the planet more broadly.

Come and join us as we step back and look at the state of the planet, this Friday, 1st May 2026. The livestream kicks off at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a commonly used criticism towards anyone who doesn’t agree with Trump’s agenda, but looking at what he’s doing right now, should TDS be targeted at those still fully aligned with him? Because right now, Asia is suffering immensely due to the war in Iran, we’ve heard rumblings Trump was looking for the nuclear codes (unproven but not unbelievable), and the WSJ reported he had such a mighty tantrum he was locked out of his own war room.

Times are tense for everyone everywhere, and added to this are the escalating warnings of a Godzilla El Niño, we saw New Zealand hammered by extraordinary floods, the UK is in mayhem about Mandelson (again), the ‘Rape Academy’ made front page news, the Druzbha oil pipeline is open again for business, the 90 billion Euro aid package for Ukraine is back on track, the AI backlash is growing, and the Nerd Reich is openly telling the world their intentions, with Palantir publishing a 22-point manifesto.

Because everything is so incredibly intense, we wanted to bring in a special guest who can help us with the mental and emotional load, answering the question – can resilience be learned? Apparently, it can, and we are delighted to welcome Dr Jane Tuomola, a highly experienced executive and team coach who integrates her clinical psychology experience with her work as a coach. She believes that a deep understanding of psychology is key to meaningful behavioural change, finding purpose, and creating lasting impact. Originally from the UK, Jane began her career as a clinical psychologist before relocating to Asia, and today, she serves as a trainer, coaching supervisor, and mentor coach for three globally accredited coaching schools.

Come and join us as we disentangle the complexity of this time, and with Jane, develop our resilience muscles while we’re doing it. It’s all happening, this Friday, 24th April 2026, at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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The pressure keeps ramping up, and this week was like no other, with a potty-mouthed Potus threatening to destroy an entire civilization. While the media and experts try to determine what he meant by this statement – a war crime in its own right (not the act, just saying the words) - the only way a civilization the size of Iran could be destroyed is by going nuclear. Did we really get so close this week? Well, in this day and age, none of us can feel confident it won’t happen, but boy, it wouldn’t be very smart, would it?

Of course, the markets rose and fell, the price of fossil fuels too, and almost immediately, the ceasefire was over, because Israel decided to carry out its largest bombing campaign of Lebanon straight after the announcement, so the Strait of Hormuz is “shut” once again. It makes you wonder if there is a way out of this mess that isn’t utter destruction? Nothing is giving us any confidence yet.

Of course, plenty of other news worth our attention, from a deep dive into Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and whether he can be trusted, the US leaving NATO, JD Vance being JD Vance, recycled plastic is worth something at last, and oh, the US threatening the Catholic Church with the Avignon Papacy. Yep, things are weird, no doubt about it.

To help us dig into this and more, we are delighted to welcome Andy Lopata. Andy is an internationally recognised authority on professional relationships, with more than 25 years of experience helping organisations and individuals unlock the commercial and cultural value of connection. The author of six books and co-host of The Connected Leadership Podcast, Andy is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and has written for Harvard Business Review.

We’re going to discuss Andy’s professional advice on building professional relationships and networking, then translate that into how we can use it more broadly, as we all face deepening uncertainty. It’s going to be valuable.

Come and join us as we disentangle the complexity of this time, and with Andy, gain some tools to navigate the choppy waters. It’s all happening, this Friday, 10th April 2026, at 8am UK, 9am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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Hooley dooley, what a week! We started in the middle of a 48-hour countdown that seemed to have only one possible outcome – global Armageddon - but then there was a pause (a TACO moment?) with five more days to consider options. Not long after that we heard there were behind-the-scenes peace negotiations starting according to Trump, but the Iranians said it was fake news, all while the bombs kept dropping. No doubt, it has been one of the most intense weeks in living memory.

So yes, we are going to talk about the war, it’s fall-out and impacts across the world, as well as the confusion that seems to be emanating from even the greatest minds on the issue of what’s next. We’ll also discuss the latest state of the climate, including food shocks, extreme weather impacts, and other stories that have our attention, but importantly, for the first hour, we will be discussing how to cope in uncertain times.

To help us do this, we are delighted to welcome Nick Jonsson, a man of many talents. He is an award-winning global speaker, HRD Corp Registered Trainer in Malaysia, bestselling author, as well as transformational master coach and facilitator. He is widely recognized as the world’s number one thought leader on executive loneliness, ranked as the top 28 coach worldwide by Global Gurus Top 30, he’s a Certified Master Coach (CMC) and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), specializing in Executive, Life, Team, and Sober Coaching. He is also a certified and highly experienced facilitator, as well as a supervised counsellor and psychotherapist.

Based on his experiences, we are going to discuss how we can all cope in challenging times, the role of community, the alternatives to unhealthy coping mechanisms, how to feel safe when everything is on edge, why vulnerability is a strength, as well as daily practises to stabilize our mindset and energy in tough times.

We know this moment is hard, we’re feeling it too, which is why we are delighted to have Nick join us this week. Why don’t you join us too - this Friday, 27th March 2026, at 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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The only news story able to break through the cacophony of war is the global conversation happening off the back of Louis Theroux’s documentary, Inside the Manosphere. Every possible view is on the table, and regardless of what that view is, a conversation has begun, which is always a good thing… maybe. Sometimes what begins as positive momentum can turn into backlash, something we saw following the #MeToo movement.

We’ll discuss this story and some wider manosphere perspectives, and of course, the war. It’s not looking good, as escalation seems to be the only plan on the table, which is not going to end well. We’ll discuss the various global ramifications happening, from fracturing alliances to what it means to us, as well as dig into the state of the global economy. Since the beginning of the war, economists said it wasn’t going to happen, but this week we’ve learned oil increasing to $150-200 a barrel is now a much stronger possibility, which would cause economic calamity. We also had Jerome Powell, head of the US Federal Reserve, use the word “uncertain” seven times in his latest press briefing, and what he is uncertain about is alarming.

Our information infrastructure is also under assault, from AI fakes about the war, to influencers calming nerves, but it’s Britain’s GB News in the spotlight – should it be renamed Reform TV? By the time we go live, a category five cyclone will have smashed into northern Queensland, and in the meantime, the expected Super El Niño could increase global temperatures by .3°C, which is HUGE, and gets us very close to the 2°C mark.

It’s just us this week and we certainly appreciate the intensity of this moment. We are witnessing the mental health impacts in real-time, and while we don’t sugar coat the news, hopefully it helps seeing all the different threads together, so we can make some sense of it. That’s always our goal. Come and join us this Friday, 20th March 2026, at 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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Two weeks into the war between the US/Israel and Iran, and we’re still not sure why. But it’s over, wait, no it’s not, it could be over anytime Donald Trump wants, but it’s over, not yet, maximum damage is on the way, and we’re going to kick them while they’re down. Yes, we’ve been buffeted with war time machismo, however, we could also be in the midst of an end-times Holy War with three prophecies openly discussed. Then there is the wider economic implications, from farmers all over the world unable to fertilize crops or drive equipment, schools closed because no fuel for buses, work from home orders in place across the world to reduce fuel use, food inflation and energy inflation escalating rapidly, and in the Philippines, it’s going dark at night because of fuel restrictions.

As always, we’ll discuss this within the bigger context of how it ripples out and consumes the world, including the environmental impact, and why the situation we are in is a very VERY bad idea, no matter which “side” you’re sitting on.

There is more news to discuss, of course, I mean, have you seen the floods in Australia and Kenya, and the Tornados in the US? However, we’re also going to dig into mandatory ISSB-aligned reporting too – that’s the climate reporting ‘bit’ in the title. You might ask - is it still a thing? Because the US administration rescinded its endangerment finding on greenhouse gases, and the EU simplified its sustainability reporting thresholds through Omnibus I, so does that mean the rules are loosening, the pressure is easing, and we can all relax? Not so fast.

To help us explore this in more detail and uncover what’s next, we are delighted to welcome our special guest, Joanne Flinn, who is on the Thinkers50 Radar for 2026, Chairperson of the ESG Institute, and author of Greensight -The Sustainability Guide for Company Directors. Joanne is a keynote speaker, prolific author, artist, AND right now, she is thinking ‘out loud’ for her next book, publishing early thoughts on Substack. You can find her there.

The intensity continues and we appreciate how overwhelming everything is, so hopefully we can help bring all the different threads together and make some sense of it. That’s always our goal. So why not come and join us this Friday, 13th March 2026, at 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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This time last week, the US and Israel weren’t at war with Iran, alas, the very next morning the bombs started dropping. Terrific (not)! It’s been absolute chaos since, with the narrative of the “why” probably the most chaotic it’s ever been, because why did this war start? Pre‑emptive self‑defence against Iranian attacks? Yes and, because Israel started it and we had to follow? Yes and, stopping Iran’s nuclear and missile programme? Yes and, protection of allies / collective defence? Yes and, regime change and “freeing the Iranian people”? Yes and, because Iran is a “global danger”? Yes, and we could go on, we’ve heard it all.

While we will certainly cover a lot more news, the first hour will be focused on this war and what it really means, with a special focus on war, oil, and the economy. We will discuss the war crime of a girls primary school in Iran being bombed which resulted in the deaths of more than 160 people, mostly children, as well as the fact this war is being supported within the US military by Christian Nationalists attempting to fulfil a Biblical prophecy, which will spur the second coming of Christ. Yep, that’s in the mix too.

Joe Augustin can’t be with us this week, and Richard Busellato can only join for the first 45 minutes, so we are bringing in a former guest as co-host this week, Oliver Gill. Ollie is also keen to discuss the UK rivers raw sewage issue, which has gotten a lot of attention, following the release of the new drama/documentary: "Dirty Business". It will be great to get a local insight on this critical issue.

It’s definitely been an intense week for all of us, as we come to terms with another war, but this one has the potential to end in absolute global calamity. Join us as we bring the story together as much as we can. It’s all happening this Friday 6th March 2026, at 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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It’s time to get back in the ring after a decent break and reset, which we always do up until after Chinese New Year, BUT what a time to have a break! Every day, multiple stories all deserving major breaking news status, and because of that intensity we risk what matters most getting lost, and what doesn’t matter gets the attention. That’s why this time is so challenging, but there is a design to the overwhelm. It’s strategic and powerful (flood the zone with shit, right?), so we have to keep on top of it.

It’s just the four of us for our first show, and what are we going to discuss? Well, what do you want to know about? We’ve got a climate on steroids with a “Hot House Earth” predicted, especially with the next El Nino on the horizon. We’ve seen the shenanigans in Venezuela, Greenland and Iran, elections in Japan, Bangladesh and Thailand amongst others, a stock rally, Bitcoin tanking, and the US Department of War looking to punish AI companies that don’t want to play the game.

We’ve got space junk with hundreds of thousands of new satellites confirmed for launch, Mexico exploding after El Mencho was killed this week, the Board of Peace, Trump bowing out of the EPA, incidentally just when the link between Alzheimer’s and pollution has been scientifically quantified, Brazil ending it’s moratorium on deforestation for farmland, Tourette’s in the spotlight, misogyny too, and a global reckoning for those linked to Epstein, which is not happening in the US… yet. We didn’t even mention AI evolution, which is going off the charts, in every possible way.

All that and more as we kick off the show for 2026, where you’ll get a comprehensive recap of the year so far. It’s all happening this Friday 27th February 2026, at 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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It was a privilege to sit down with my dear friend Jenn Villalobos to discuss a topic that's often overlooked: what it truly means to live in exile.

Jenn has been in exile from Venezuela for 27 years, part of the more than 9.5 million Venezuelans (30% of the population) forced to leave their homeland since the 90s. In this deeply personal conversation, she shares her journey from growing up between the US and Venezuela in the 1970s and 80s, to witnessing the dramatic transformation of her country, to making the impossible choice to never return.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What life was like in Venezuela before and after Hugo Chávez came to power
• The rapid descent from prosperity to crisis through corruption and oppression
• The personal cost of exile: losing friends, family separation, and raising children without their cultural roots
• The fear, grief, and survival mode that comes with watching your country collapse from afar
• The cautious hope emerging after Maduro's capture, and why change will take time
• What the rest of us can do: "Please don't look away. Don't forget."

This isn't just a political story, it's a deeply humanitarian and psychological crisis that has impacted millions of families for nearly three decades.

You can find Jenn’s blog post here https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/un-shielded-thirty-one-days-hope-after-twenty-seven-years-villalobos-ufrrc/

My ask: If you have Venezuelan friends or colleagues, listen to their stories. Validate their experiences. And please, don't look away.

About Jen Villalobos:
Jen is currently Deputy CEO of FasterGreener (https://www.linkedin.com/company/fastergreener/) , an AI company focused on solving traffic congestion. She spent nearly 30 years in corporate roles focused on digital transformation and technology. She's also a journalist, a mother, and a Venezuelan who dreams of the day her daughter can experience the Venezuela she once knew.

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It’s our last show for the year and we are looking forward to a break after an intense year of news! Why not do yourself a favour and join us, because we are going to tackle the issue of loneliness in our societies and its impact, as we welcome one of the world’s leading experts on the topic. With the festive season coming up, loneliness is an issue that impacts one in six people, so we’re going to dig into the science including the numbers and impact, why social cohesion is so important, we’ll split it out over demographics, as well as the difference between males and females, and most importantly, what we can do to overcome our loneliness challenges.

Then it’s onto 2025. We are going to discuss the major events that happened this year, many of which we’ve already forgotten about as the next extreme event or news cycle chaos hit. We’ll go through the major extreme weather events across the world and the impact on communities, we’ll talk politics as we’re nearly a year into the Trump Presidency and well, it’s been a rollercoaster in its own right, we will discuss the economy, AI, social media, and a whole lot more!

Our final guest for the year is Simone Heng. An award-winning author, Certified Speaking Professional, and Board Member for the Foundation for Social Connection, Simone helps organisations embed connection to drive performance, productivity and retention, and in the world of rapid AI advancement, her message is more important than ever. She first published the ‘Secret Pandemic: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World’, which was re-worked into ‘Let's Talk About Loneliness” and published by Hay House Publishing in 2023. This book has gone on to win six awards, including a silver Nautilus book award, and suffice to say, we’re delighted she is joining us.

Not only is this another show you can’t miss, it’s also our last for 2025, so come and get your yearly recap, because it’s certainly been a big year in the news on many levels. It’s all happening this Friday 12th December 2025, 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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On 27th November, ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invite-only audience of 1,250+ politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media about the implications of the planetary crisis on health, food, national security and the economy. Organizers said the climate and nature crisis is a multi-pronged emergency that will impact all aspects of British life, from national security to food security. Speakers presented the latest evidence, clarifying what is at stake, and outlined actionable solutions. Our guest was in attendance, reporting on the event, and she is going to share her biggest take-aways.

So, we will spend our first hour focussed on this (which is relevant globally), and then it’ll be time to get into the news. Following on from last week, the extreme weather catastrophe across Asia finally received the global attention it deserved as the magnitude of the disaster became apparent – and we still don’t know final numbers – while in Japan, a disturbing move has the world on edge, so we’ll dig into what that’s all about. In other news, in the US we have a war criminal without a war, Thames Water is being sued as more people become sick due to pollution, nine million birds are dead due to Bird Flu (future pandemic?), the Ukraine peace plan went awry maybe, the ocean is about to release a massive heat “burp” so what does that mean (?), and more will be discussed as the news never stops.

Our very special guest is Monica Piccinini, a freelance journalist focused on environmental, health and human rights issues. She is also a recent award winner, clinching The Sustainability, Environmental Achievement, and Leadership (SEAL) Award – which recognizes her work for top-notch investigative reporting! Monica covers the world, but one area she works tirelessly to cover are issues surrounding the Amazon rainforest, where she exposes the state and corporations’ that are destroying it, their human rights violations against its indigenous peoples, and how this crucial ecosystem is central to the survival of us and the planet. Originally from Brazil but based in the UK, Monica covers issues from around the world, so we are absolutely thrilled she is joining us this week.

Another show you can’t miss, where you’ll not only get a front row seat to the UK’s national emergency briefing, but also our unique insights into all the other news blaring across our screens every day. Don’t miss out, Friday 5th December 2025, 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

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Understanding what is going on in our environment really requires understanding the whole global system. There are very few people who can grasp that complexity, which is I why I follow climate systems scientists. They help me weave it all together and make sense of the interconnections.

However, as I am in the Global South, one of the limitations is the specifics for this region and seeing the disastrous impacts of climate escalations in Asia just in the last week, we must better understand what is coming next, so we can prepare and adapt.

There are many reasons for the lack of specifics on the Global South, particularly the fact the narrative and media coverage is controlled and dominated by the English-speaking wealthy world, so grasping this whole story requires a lot of work. There are some areas that will remain extremely challenging, and for many countries/regions in the Global South, the challenge is a lack of data. Just that is a challenge we must overcome.

To help me make more sense of what the Global South will face in the coming years, I asked Jan Umsonst if he’d join me to have a broad conversation about the region. He is the Earth System Nerd and an earth system consultant, regularly discussing the fact we are now leaving the age of natural variability and entering the age of forced variability, where we will start experiencing the synchronization of feedbacks.

Sit back and enjoy a far-ranging conversation, which is honest, and empowering, with the clear message - we must act now.

Thank you so much Jan! You can follow him on BlueSky @umsonst.bsky.social — Bluesky

And here he is on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-umsonst-92ba859a/

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We are guest-free this week, which provides an opportunity to dig deeper into some of the topics we’ve been covering this season, and the biggest focus is on money… well, the economy more broadly. We always discuss the economy in relation to what’s happening in the news, going as deep as we can, because we know it’s the wider implications of what’s going on that really matter when it comes to the economy – debt, climate impacts, and more. It’s a conversation requiring nuance, something we seem allergic to these days.

We’ll talk about Cop30 and the lack of funding promised to developing countries, along with why it’s never going to happen. The UK had a new budget announced this week, and no one is excited about it, so what is happening? Crypto has been falling apart and the global economy has been on the edge of collapse for months – what’s really going on? Is it more than the AI bubble?

We’ll also talk about other big issues in the news, like the flood devastation happening right now in Southeast Asia, with Vietnam expecting Typhoon Verbena to strike this Friday, after already suffering three extreme flooding events in three weeks. Hundreds are dead across the region, with millions displaced, and more rain is expected. Why is it so extreme? Well according to experts, two major climate systems - La Niña and a negative Indian Ocean Dipole - have combined, supercharging rainfall across the region.

We are going to talk about food security, the growing health and financial impacts of heat extremes, why poorer nations keep investing in coal and industries that kill their people, and Australia is firmly entering its hot season with record seasonal temperatures. We’ll ponder if peace will happen in Ukraine after Russia wrote the plan (?), delve more into the big picture on AI, and of course, a show wouldn’t be a show without discussing US political shenanigans. Whatever is happening in the world that matters, we’ll be sure to cover it.

Come and join us, so you can get caught up on the news that matters, this Friday 28th November 2025, 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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The tech broligarchy is getting a lot of attention, as is AI and the potential of a massive bubble. Tech industry insiders are calling BS on the promises executives are saying AI will deliver, while the financial market responds to every word its leaders utter. So, what is it? Is the promise real? Is it a hype cycle on steroids? We are going to dig into this, with an industry veteran who has seen it ALL across a career spanning more than three decades. We’ll also discuss job losses and where we went wrong with DEI, but also where we can get it right. It’s a looking back AND looking forward discussion on an industry shaping our world today.

Then it’s onto the news, and boy, it’s been a blow-your-hair-back kind of time, hasn’t it? The important thing is to focus on what really matters in all the noise, and that’s what we try to do on this show. We’ll talk about Cop30 so far, as well as some recent climate and humanitarian reports, the global economy because the news cycle around this is bonkers too (luckily we have David and Richard to make sense of it), possible peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, MBS in Washington, the US’s chaotic news cycle, and everything else that’s going on that matters, as well as what doesn’t matter, which is important too.

We are thrilled to welcome Stanimira Koleva as our special guest this week. A seasoned C-level technology executive with more than three decades of leadership experience at companies including Microsoft, Cisco, HERE Technologies, Sage, and Citrix, her career has spanned the globe, from Bulgaria to Singapore, London to Dubai, and everything in between. Stanimira has built businesses and transformed organizations while developing deep cultural intelligence and understanding of global markets. Today, she channels this extensive experience through RASK Tech, providing interim leadership and strategic advisory services to organizations navigating critical transitions, while also pursuing her passion for building communities and sharing insights from her global investment and business experiences.

We are all looking forward to hearing Stanimira’s wisdom, so do join us, and get caught up on the news while you’re at it, this Friday 21st November 2025, 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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We are in a time of great uncertainty. Multiple crises are getting our attention – from geopolitics to war to the climate emergency to mental health and more – so how do we develop the inner resilience to cope? How do we reinvent ourselves when the world around us feels so unstable? And what holds us back from speaking our truth authentically and powerfully? We are going to discuss this and a whole lot more, through the lens of a forthcoming book - The Red Silk Dress - with its central message of courage and adaptation.

Of course, the news is never boring, and we expect to spend a significant chunk of time on the BBC crisis looking at it from every angle, the latest shenanigans in the US, updates from Cop30, as well as the extreme weather events around the world this week, which include a record-breaking cold snap in the US. We’re seeing terrorism back on the streets in India and Pakistan, war and ecocide is starting to get the attention it deserves, and we’ll cover whatever else happens between now and then.

We are absolutely delighted to welcome Natalie Turner as our special guest this week. Natalie is an international keynote speaker, innovation strategist, award-winning author, and inventor of The Six ‘I’s® of Innovation - a purpose-centred framework used worldwide to help people and organisations build cultures of creativity and change. Her mission is to awaken human creativity and lead change that matters. Natalie is the author of Yes, You Can Innovate (Pearson) and the forthcoming novel The Red Silk Dress, a sensual, emotionally charged story of longing, courage, and transformation set between Cambodia, Malaysia, and Paris. Her recent TEDx Talk in Marvila, Lisbon, explores Purpose-Centred Innovation and what it means to stay human in an age of disruption and AI.

We are all looking forward to listening to Natalie, so do join us, and get caught up on the news while you’re at it, this Friday 14th November 2025, 7am UK, 8am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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There are many discussions relevant to the planetary crisis, and one very important topic is ecotheology. I decided to interview my friend, Dale Lature, who has studied this important topic for a long time; together we explored its definition, significance, his inspirations and mentors, and the challenges it faces.

It's a wide-ranging discussion, full of references for anyone wanting to research further; however, it was the challenges in the US Christian community that really stood out as a massive obstacle to overcome. The politicization of religion is something those of us not in the US have been trying to get our heads around. Dale provides some really interesting insights here.

You can follow Dale’s work here http://ecoecclesia.org/

Here he is on X https://x.com/dlature

And here he is on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalelature/

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Education is a force for good that lifts societies out of poverty, yet education systems are failing around the world, especially in wealthy, democratic countries. One area showing real impact - not just on students, but on the communities schools serve - is effective community engagement programs. These programs succeed not only because of what students are doing - charity, social justice, service, or community engagement - but when they inspire students to become lifelong champions of social justice and community engagement. What does a successful model look like? How does it work in action? What difference is it making? How could our global education system benefit from this approach? You'll learn this and a whole lot more.

After that, it’s time for the news, and there’s a lot going on as usual. The US has seen a legitimate “Blue Wave” across the country which has created a media feeding frenzy, the same region in the Philippines devastated by an earthquake recently has now been flattened by Typhoon Kalmaegi, with a new Super Typhoon brewing behind it. Right now Vietnam is in the typhoon’s path after it intensified again, and Thailand is expecting torrential rainfall over the weekend from the storm too. Beyond extreme weather events, we had a walk-out from Miss Universe over disrespectful comments, the saga of the British Royals continues, and we’ll know by Friday if Elon Musk gets his $1 trillion pay package. There’s a lot more going on, but that’s a flavour from the week so far.

Our education champion is Heidi Oxley-Whitnell, who is all about enabling students - through experiential learning and community engagement - to make a difference. Heidi has been the CAS (creativity, activity, service) and Experiential Learning Coordinator atUWC Thailand for nearly 10 years and is a regular award winner for her work. Loved by students and the whole community in Phuket, Heidi is a passionate force for good in a world that needs such role models. Heidi is part of CASConnected, which aims to supports CAS coordinators globally through professional development and mentorship, helping educators design programmes that move beyond checklists to building authentic and sustainable relationships with their communities.

We are all looking forward to speaking with Heidi, so do join us, and get caught up on the news while you’re at it, this Friday 7th November 2025, 7am UK, 8am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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How’s this? You agree with a friend to hike the trails of Northern Iraq, where the Kurdish communities live, and the next thing you know, you’re helping run refugee camps in war torn countries. How does that happen? What was the experience like? Was there hope in the camps, or despair? And today, with the world drawing back on foreign aid, what does it mean for people who continue to need this help today? These are just some of the questions we’ll cover with our very special guest.

Of course, it’s then time for the news. Hurricane Melissa has been keeping our attention since last week and meteorologists are blown away by this storm – why? We’ve had a lot of action in Asia, with Trump dancing in Malaysia to a “guided walk” in Japan, then Bill Gates said climate change isn’t so bad, Israel continues to bomb Gaza and somehow the peace deal remains in place, we have warships off Venezuela, Elon Musk’s foray into “politics” lost Tesla one million car sales so is he really worth a trillion (?), the Dutch are going to the polls, and there’s so much more. We’ll be up to date by Friday, that’s a promise.

Our accidental humanitarian and very special guest isTom Badham-Thornhill, a humanitarian operations expert turning to energy, climate resilience, community systems and sustainable impact. He’s worked as a humanitarian leader for over a decade managing large-scale emergency operations in conflict and crisis settings, including refugee camps hosting up to 80,000 people in Iraq, Bangladesh, Yemen and Lebanon. Humanitarian work is challenging at any time, but more so today. Come and be inspired by someone who has been in the middle of this very important work, and understands what it takes to be successful, as well as why it continues to be important.

We are all looking forward to meeting Tom, so do join us, and get caught up on the news while you’re at it, this Friday 31st October 2025, 7am UK, 8am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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We have two guests and two topics this week, starting with sustainable tourism from a Pakistan perspective, and then we are going to dig into the importance of community building as we face the years ahead. Community is critical and it can be something you focus on in your local neighbourhood, or perhaps you prefer to be part of a global digital community? Whatever it is, it can be an anchor for the challenges we face in the years and decades ahead.

We will also be digging into the main news, discussing our take-aways from the No Kings march across the United States, how climate change is already having an impact on food availability and inflation, France’s economic woes and the possibility it’s the canary in the coalmine for Europe, where we are with world peace, maybe we’ll talk about “Prince” Andrew (maybe we won’t bother), the White House in ruins, and a whole lot more. Let’s be honest, it's Wednesday, so who knows what else will happen between now and the show this Friday?

Joe won’t be with us this week, but we have two super special guests, Sadaf Khalid, a global consultant in sustainable tourism and the CEO of Walnut Travel Tours & Consultancy. Sadaf is all about building partnerships and cooperation on the Sustainable Development Goals in Pakistan and across the world. A true champion for the environment.

Our second guest is Oliver Gill, a stonemason who spends his working hours fixing crumbling buildings in the UK – a noble trade. But he is also co-founder of The Climate Crisis Club, a global community that gathers on X every Saturday to talk all things climate and everything it entails. To be part of a group like this comes with a lot, including the emotional intensity of facing the issue of our time, as well as coordinating across such a diverse group of passionate people.

It’s going to be awesome, so do join us, and get caught up on the news while you’re at it, this Friday 24th October 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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Would you give up your work and daily connection with loved ones to raise awareness for the health of our planet? Our very special guest has done just that, living and travelling in a solar-powered bus since November 2020, embarking on an 11-year Energy Swaraj Yatra, journeying across India until 2030. He has pledged not to return home during this entire period, devoting every single day to the cause of climate correction. The Yatra is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s principles, and it is both a living laboratory and a mass outreach platform. Now in its fifth year, he has covered 70,000 km, delivered over 1,650+ talks, and helped more than two million people become energy literate. Wow huh?

After that inspiring story of action, we’ll dig into the news. We are going to discuss the peace deal in Gaza and how we’ve all responded to it, make sense of the global economy as a lot of volatility is shaking the markets for multiple reasons, and we’re going to discuss the first official environmental tipping point – coral collapse - as well as what it means, along with the latest in AI – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Of course, between now and then, more news will break in our crazy world, and we’ll make sure it’s covered too.

We are thrilled to welcome our bus driving action hero, Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki. He is a climate action leader, innovator, and educator, who has dedicated his life to tackling the climate crisis through lifestyle change and energy independence. He recently resigned from IIT Bombay to focus 100% on tackling the climate emergency and is relentless in his drive to spark a transformation in people’s minds toward climate action and sustainability, with a commitment to helping us all embrace mindful consumption and energy independence. He’s recently launched Finite Earth Movement (FEM) with a vision to transform finite living into a global mass movement, and his goal is to mobilize one billion people worldwide for climate action by 2027. FEM is rooted in a simple truth: on a finite planet, consumption itself must be finite.

So do join us, this is definitely going to be inspiring and get caught up on the news while you’re at it, this Friday 17th October 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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What is the polycrisis or meta crisis? It’s the simultaneous occurrence of several catastrophic events all happening at the same time, and well, you don’t have to look far to know that this is the time we are living in. The implications of the polycrisis are often overwhelming when it comes to understanding what comes next, but there’s a necessary longer-term view to consider, so it’s time to get a millennial perspective. We’ll be looking through the lens of the world this generation inherited, what they have witnessed, including institutional decay, and we’ll look ahead to the future, with the polycrisis predicted to expand and get worse. An important insight for GenX and Boomers to take on board.

Within the mix of the polycrisis, we’ll discuss whatever that was in the US with Hegseth and Trump speaking to the generals, as well as the US government shut down, the Philippines has been hit by a 6.9 earthquake in its Cebu province, more than 90 people are buried under a school collapse in Indonesia, Typhoon Bualoi has killed several and displaced thousands in Vietnam, there’s more GenZ protests this time in Morocco, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in a critical state, the Gaza peace proposal is now in play, there’s a new Covid variant in town, our world is hurtling towards climate disaster and our politicians are doing what (?), and of course, the most important news (being ironic here) Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have separated.

We are thrilled to welcome our youngest guest so far (we think), Alexander (Sasha) Thilmany. Sasha has worked at the US Department of State, initially as an intern and later as an administrative assistant. Before this, he was a program assistant at the Foreign Service Institute, and he also worked as a research associate at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. He is passionate about U.S. foreign policy, researching China and Asia, has worked in anti-corruption and more broadly, as a technical policy analyst. A bright man with a bright future, Sasha is now in Singapore, working out his next chapter. A view worth listening to.

So do join us, get caught up on the news, get inspired into action, this Friday 3rd October 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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Do you ever think about the inheritance we are leaving our children and grandchildren? Not monetary, but qualities like clean air, access to clean water, healthy food and a safe and nurturing environment to live in. OR are we on the path to guaranteeing them the opposite, where it will be hard to breath, too hot to go outdoors, food insecurity and famine will be rampant, water shortages a common experience, and we could go on. None of us want that, but the decisions we make today, and the actions we take right now, matter, and so we’re going to look that future in the eye and call on all adults to get involved in any way we can. Local action does result in global impact.

After that, it’s time to dig into the news, and of course, unless you live under a rock, we had Trump’s speech at the UN, Super Typhoon Ragasa hitting China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and soon Vietnam and Laos, Tylenol has been blamed for Autism, the Rapture… did it happen (?), the fact we’re getting dumber and those Meta glasses ain’t going to help, and of course, the fight for free speech continues. That’s just a start when it comes to the weeks’ news, and we never get through it all, but we give it a go.

We are absolutely delighted to welcome Joseph Masembe who hails from Uganda, and he’s the CEO and founder of Little Hands Go Green, as well as Regional Director, Climate Change Advocacy, East Africa. A passionate advocate for our children’s future, Joseph launched Little Hands Go Green in 2012, as a civil society organization, with a goal to nurture and empower children as the main drivers of environmental conservation education in their schools, homes and communities. Joseph wants to foster a deep-rooted love and passion for the environment among children through engaging and entertaining activities, and get this, they have planted 872,000 trees since they started – amazing! Joseph is a delight, and you will love listening to what he has to share.

So please, come and join us, get caught up on the news, get inspired into action, this Friday 26th September 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 10am Uganda, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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When it comes to anything to do with sustainability, it’s often the elephant in every room, but for our special guest, organic waste was the biggest elephant that needed tackling where he is living - Bali, Indonesia. Most people are aware Bali has a waste problem (viral videos are everywhere), but most of the focus is on non-organic waste, like plastics. Would you be surprised to learn that organic waste is 72% of the waste flow in Bali? Think of all the methane and leachates being released from that.

Of course, in the second half, we’re going to get stuck into as much of the world news as we can cover, including a week in - where are we on the Charlie Kirk murder and all its ramifications? The fight for freedom of speech (or lack of), Trump’s UK visit, Australia’s National Climate Risk Assessment report, the war in Gaza and further abroad, Tik Tok’s new owners, Roger Hallam’s answer to democracy – Sortition – is it worth considering (?), the cost of Europe’s summer of extreme heat, Russia’s aggressions into NATO states, and a whole lot more.

To help us dig into our theme, and all the news, we are thrilled Tobias Wilson said yes to joining us. Tobias has gone from being a major player in the marketing and creative industry in Asia, to founding Shiva Industries, a Bali-based business, specializing in Aerobic Digestion solutions and Organic Waste Management systems, designed to transform organic waste into valuable resources. Shiva Industries combines environmental stewardship with economic viability, paving the way for a greener and more sustainable future in Indonesia and beyond. He's also going to share the inspiration on why he started, hoping to inspire others to tackle the elephant in the room where they live.

Come and join us, get caught up, this Friday 19th September 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG/Bali, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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Is AI a risk to you? Has it already impacted you? Or are you hoping it will just go away? One thing is certain, AI is here to stay and what it means to all of us is something we need to get our heads around, so we can prepare. Whether you’re a university graduate looking for a shrinking number of jobs, or a senior leader, AI is going to change your work, one way or another. So, what does that look like?

Of course, we’re not just going to cover AI – that will be the focus of the first hour – we’re also going to dig into the news that is circulating around the world this week. From the GenZ protests in Nepal and what that means through a wider lens, to the latest climate reports, including the release of “Science Under Siege” by Dr’s Michael Mann and Peter J Hotez, the Epstein files and that nasty birthday book, France’s political upheaval again, Israel’s bombing in Qatar and on it goes. We are not living in dull times, that’s for sure.

We are delighted to welcome Andrew Milroy to join us this week. Andy is a deeply experienced technology analyst, who’s covered cybersecurity, cloud and data strategy, and more prominently in these times, he’s an AI and digital risk advisor, through his company @Veqtor8. Andy really is one of the world’s most experienced technology industry analysts, with a leadership track record spanning the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific. His focus today is on helping executives simplify complexity and position cybersecurity, cloud, and AI not just as risks to manage, but as drivers of business value. We’re excited to hear what he has to say.

Come and join us, get caught up, this Friday 12th September 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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After a much-needed long break, The Sh*t Show is back, and while we have an amazing line-up of guests to discuss all angles of the polycrisis between now and the end of the year, this show is just the four of us, making sense of everything that’s been going on these last couple of months. It’s been something hasn’t it?

Where do we even start? The US moving towards an authoritarian state might be a good place, and at least we know Trump is still alive now. Or should we focus on the surge in anti-immigration protests around the globe, bringing some common sense to the discussion? Gaza and Ukraine continue, with forever wars on the horizon, and is China making its play to be the world leader?

The climate emergency continues to accelerate with scientists getting increasingly urgent in their message, and of course, AI maintains its place in the headlines – the good, the bad and the ugly. We also have the global economy in the mix of everything that’s going on and understanding that is critical.

How do we get ready for such an uncertain future – whether its losing our jobs to AI or societal collapse due to geopolitics, climate calamities, war, or more? It’s a complex time, people are seriously struggling with their mental health, the far-right movement is on the rise, and even if we don’t acknowledge it, something has got to give. No doubt the anticipation of that is not helping anyone. Yep, it’s intense, so tell us - what’s another big topic front of mind for you?

Come and join us, get caught up, this Friday 5th September 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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It’s our last show of the season (we’ll return first Friday in September) so don’t miss out, because we are going to cover a VERY important topic - what it means to be pro-human in a world accelerating towards machine dominance across all aspects of our lives. The leaders of the tech world (aka the tech bros) are saying things like AI will change the world more than anything in the history of mankind, while also acknowledging they don’t know what it means for the future of their own children.

These very same people ushered in the social media revolution, which has degraded our democracies across the world, with mis- and disinformation ruling the airwaves, authoritarianism and populism on the rise everywhere, so surely we should all be a little sceptical and ask the question - can we trust them? Should we?

They are already billionaires, with AI predicted to make them trillionaires, but where do we fit into this story – you and I? For the majority of us, the speed of technological change is happening at a pace we can’t comprehend (which is not surprising when those designing it can’t understand it either), but what does it mean to us (jobs, income, security), not to forget the bigger environmental impact if we keep draining the natural world of water and energy to “feed” these machines.

It all leaves you wondering - where are we headed, exactly?

To help us dig into this really interesting topic as we untangle the polycrisis, we are delighted to welcome Neal Moore, who is a content strategy and storytelling consultant at Moore's Lore Media, a pro-human writer and podcaster, and he is a writer, producer and actor for Pretty Neat Productions, which develops and produces original English IP for audio dramas, film and TV in Southeast Asia. Neal has done some really cool stuff, so you are guaranteed to enjoy listening to his point of view.

After all of that, we’ll dig into the on-going sh*t show that is the world news, from the extreme flooding events in the US and Nepal/China, extreme heat deaths across Europe in June and early July based on a rapid attribution study, bee die-offs in the US, the environmental impacts of rare earth metal processing in China, BRICS plus US tariffs, Australia’s devastating algal bloom, as well as much more, but yeah nah, we’ll leave Epstein out of it, because it’s being done-to-death!

Come and join us Friday 11th July 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations. Remember, it’s our last show for the season and we’d love your support.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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There’s a lot going on in the news as always, but at least it didn’t feel like World War III was going to start this week! But a lot still happened, with Thailand's constitutional court suspending Prime Minister Shinawatra, Trumps ‘big beautiful’ bill passing its next stage (but what does it really mean for the global economy?), and the extreme ‘heat dome’ which was sitting over North America moving over Europe, with heat deaths reported, and European countries recording the hottest June temperatures on record.

Meanwhile Downunder, people living along the NSW Coast have been hunkering down for a ‘Bomb Cyclone’, massive floods have hit from Italy to the Himalayas, and Japan is bracing for a megaquake, as a decades-old manga prediction by reclusive artist Ryo Tatsuki is due Saturday, 5th July 2025. The biggest news, you probably didn’t hear, is happening in the great Southern Ocean - should we be concerned?

Amid all the climate calamities, one of the most important risks we face is - how do we ensure our food supply? A regular topic on the show, because future forecasts are dire and the risks closer than most people acknowledge, so we are delighted to welcome Kristof Hayes as our special guest this week.

Kristof is the founder of listt.io, where he is working on appropriate technology solutions for nature friendly farming, and he’s an entrepreneurial engineer with a technical background in electronics, control systems, automation, robotics and IoT. Today, he is focused on contributing to projects where sustainability and technology meet, building prototypes to demonstrate business value early, then scaling fast.

We’ll get a glimpse into Groundswell 2025, a UK festival of regenerative agriculture, how we can engineer robust food systems and why this might look different to what we currently know or do at scale today, we’ll talk about rural regeneration which is transforming farms into more diverse enterprises, BUT also challenging the question of who can be a farmer, and we’ll get down to the dollars and investments required, as well as how young entrepreneurs can enter this space and thrive at nature's pace.

Come and join us Friday 4th July 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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It’s been an extraordinary week in the news. The bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites left the world holding its breath – what comes next? Because SOMETHING will come next. Then a ceasefire was called, or was it, and that’s the end of it – bombing for peace really does work apparently. Regardless, we’ve never had a US President like Trump, so who knows what’s going to happen, but the world is certainly heating up, in more ways than one.

However, before we get stuck into the news, we are going to talk soil health and food security, one of the most important issues of our time – but you wouldn’t know it based on media coverage! We’re already feeling the impacts with the cost of food, but what happens when food is not only more expensive, but the shelves are empty? How do we address it? What’s happening now and what needs to happen?

We are delighted to welcome Katie Critchlow, the co-founder and co-CEO of Re-Genus, which delivers a range of natural, regenerative fertilisers, growing media and natural crop nutrition, bringing life back to soils and boosting the health and resilience of crops. Cathy has more than 20 years’ experience in impact leadership and green innovation, including eight in the c-suite of cutting-edge green start-ups, and diverse experience in corporate and NGO leadership roles. We are excited to hear what she has to say.

Then it will be back to the news. In Europe, NATO has been in full swing, and the language of diplomacy has been incredibly sycophantic. The Great Leader of the US is being acknowledged for ending the nuclear threat from Iran and allies have (mostly) made a commitment to increase defence spending to 5% - but not until 2035, and guess who won’t be alive then? No doubt about it, the language of diplomacy has entered a new era, but there’s a deeper message in that.

It’s a surreal time, where the only thing that appears to have been obliterated is the truth, with the politicization of intelligence a huge threat to all of us. But that’s not the only news – we’ll talk about the diplomatic dance going on between India and Pakistan, Thailand could be on its way to another coup, and Oxfam’s latest report states the wealth of the world’s 3,000 billionaires surged by $6.5tn in real terms over the past decade. Bezos/Sánchez wedding is so in-tune with our times, no?

Come and join us Friday 27th June 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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We had a deep and meaningful discussion last week with Michael Haupt which left us all very reflective, but we didn’t have time to discuss the main news and the escalation continues, with spin rooms operating at full throttle. Immediately after our last show, the #NoKings protests in America overtook our newsfeeds, while the ‘big birthday bash’ was shocking in so many ways. Do we even remember that now?

Because since then, a much wider war with Iran is playing out before our eyes, and we still don’t know what the US will do, or if Trump will decide to get involved, bypassing Congress. Other leaders are stepping in to join the battle, but citizens of the US and its allies are not supportive of more war in the Middle East, in fact, it is creating a split within the MAGA faithful. The outcome is still up in the air and could change before we even go live with the show, and when you factor in the wider implications with China and Russia, the risks are very grave, not just for Iran, but for the whole world.

Meanwhile, the world’s top scientists are warning that we have only three years left to limit warming to 1.5°C, with the reduction in fossil fuels needed to achieve this a staggering 80%. Meanwhile an intense heatwave is gathering pace across the Northern Hemisphere, with the UK now predicting the possibility of a 46.6°C (116F) day, a temperature the UK is not ready for. Tourism season is also changing, especially in Southern Europe, as even the perception it being too hot turning people away – which will have significant impacts economically for Europe.

Meanwhile, Mexico is bracing for Hurricane Erick – the first of the season, children born today will live in a world with 50% less food than is available today, seal numbers in Antarctica have dropped more than 50% since the 1970s, the G7 started off as a fiasco with more rumours of Trump’s physical health circulating, traditional media is in free fall, the “Nimbus” strain of Covid is growing rapidly with huge percentages of the population not maintaining vaccinations, and the rapid move in AI development brings risks and opportunities.

It’s a big moment in time, and we’re going to pull it all together, to try and make sense of what’s going on, as well as what requires our attention. If you want a top-level view, that’s what the show is all about, so why not come and have a listen and get involved in the conversation?

We’d love to have you. Join us Friday 20th June 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming across various locations.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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We have an exciting show lined up, where we will go big picture on how we can cut through information overload, understand the "Great Convergence", identify the "350-year empire cycle" currently playing out, connect the dots between seemingly unrelated global events, identify the "hubris syndrome" in real-time, decode AI-driven influence campaigns that shape public opinion and distract from deeper systemic shifts, understand how to develop "future-ready" decision-making skills, and understand a global currency reset and what it means for your privacy, wealth, and economic future.

A BIG topic, but that is the nature of the polycrisis – and it needs to be understood by interlinking all the challenges and interpreting what that bigger story means to all of us. We will of course discuss the latest news that matters, from the LA riots, to the Madleen, why US RFK Jr removing all 17 members of a committee that issues official government recommendations on immunisations matters to all of us, the World Banks latest report, and more.

To help us discuss all of this, we are delighted to welcome Michael Haupt as our very special guest, the creator of NEXUS 2030. He is an independent, cross-disciplinary systems researcher and Strategic Foresight Practitioner known for connecting the dots between global finance (like CBDCs and private stable coins), policy shifts (like the Pandemic Agreement, Climate Goals, Mar-a-Lago Accord), and emerging technologies (like AI, sixth generation warfare). Michael has more than four decades of experience analysing complex systems, and he has a passion to help you see the bigger picture, so that you can make sense of accelerating complexity and make better decisions.

You can sign up to Michael’s NEXUS 2030 course https://2030.michaelhaupt.com/class. Use coupon code SHITSHOW for a healthy discount.

Why not come and have a listen and get involved in the conversation? We’d love to have you. Join us Friday 13th June 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming in various locations.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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It’s time to get The Sht Show on the road, with a goal to untangle the polycrisis and make sense of the complexity. We’ll look at the polycrisis from all angles, including the vast issues under the umbrella of the planetary crisis, geopolitics and war, technology risks, societal collapse, mis- and disinformation, propaganda, lack of trust in institutions, economic risks, inequality and poverty, equality, all the way through to the global mental health crisis – just as a taster. This show joins forces between The Know Show and Climate Courage, and while we appreciate some think the “swearword” inappropriate, the truth is - we ARE in a sht show, and facing up to this time is important.

The show will take different elements of both shows, with three core discussion areas, and in our kick off episode, we are going to discuss what’s really keeping the sh*t show on the road. Is it business in all its forms, OR is the “forcing” coming from governments and Boomers in OECD countries?

Our second topic is AI. Everyone is either excited by it or terrified by it, but the societal implications are becoming clearer – what does it mean to us and how can we prepare? Equally, can earth deliver this promise?

Our final topic is the planetary crisis. We’ll discuss recent news and research, explain why it’s important and what we can do about it. All three areas will have actions we can take, whether as individuals, societies or globally. We’re not just going to focus on problems, because if we’re not offering solutions, we’re not helping. There’ll be a lot more to discuss, but this is the core focus for this week.

Why not come and have a listen and get involved in the conversation? We’d love to have you. Join us Friday 6th June 2025, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST. Streaming in various locations.

The Sht Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sht show.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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We started The Know Show in August 2021 and who knew we’d still be going after all this time? But we have kept going, because understanding the complexity of the times we’re living through is important, so we can work out how to move forward. With that said, one of us is moving on, and that is Tim Wade, who’s embarking on some very important work, and this week, we say goodbye to our colleague and dear friend. We might also have a rebrand to announce. Stay tuned.

Of course, we’ll discuss the news too and there is a lot to discuss, from TACO Man to global heating predictions for the next five years. That’s just the start. We also have Musk out and his rockets exploding, a massive glacier has collapsed in the Swiss Alps, the oceans are getting darker, Hegseth is at it again, and we watch the devastating impact of the war on Gaza, with babies and children dying from famine - even Germany has had enough. When will it end?

The cost of the recent floods in Australia is starting to be understood, with hundreds of properties deemed uninhabitable and the event declared an “Insurance Catastrophe,” as many of those impacted are also still recovering from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. King Charles was in Canada, European farmers are calling the alarm on crop failures, the 2025 Hurricane Season is predicted to be above normal, and allies have lifted restrictions on the use of long-range weapons for Ukraine, as further reports detail a million Russians have died so far in the war.

We know, it’s intense and there is always a lot to take on board, which is why we are committed to doing this show, to help you make sense of all the noise, and sometimes, just by being together every week helps us make sense of it too. So come and join us for Tim Wade’s last show, Friday 30th May, 8am UK, 9am EU, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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When we speak to people about the planetary crisis, the most common response is a feeling of powerlessness. Many tell us they don’t know what to do or where to start, which often means not doing anything at all, and this just adds to the feeling of powerlessness. This is a growing challenge across the world, as more and more people become aware of the crisis we are in - from Taree in Australia facing catastrophic flooding, to millions suffering unliveable heat in India, Pakistan and Iran, to extreme heat events in Iceland, or across to Brazil where more floods have destroyed crops which will ripple out and have a major impact across the globe.

In the face of so many extreme weather events, it’s hard not to feel hopeless and powerless. But there is much we can all do, and the middle class claiming our power in this time of geopolitical chaos is probably the best way to help our mental health and the planet. Whatever we feel about the future of our species, it’s time we try with all our might to overcome - for our families and all life on earth. However, we must also acknowledge the severity of the challenges we face. We do not have an easy journey ahead, so developing our resilience is critical.

This is how we will start the show, with clear actions and questions we should be asking ourselves, and then we will discuss the major news around all aspects of the planetary crisis, including, but not limited to, the latest on the AMOC, the fact 1.5°C of warming is already too hot for the polar ice caps, global oil demand – is it increasing or decreasing?, Planetary Nationalism and why that might not be a great idea, the catastrophic tornados in the US including a lack of FEMA support, food security and more.

We always aim to cover a lot and never make it through all the news, but we give it a go, so why not come and join us, Friday 23rd May – 8am UK, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST – and work out your steps, so you can stop feeling powerless.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Are you guffawing a lot at the news these days? The hypocrisy of it all? Whether it’s the “gift” of a $400 million luxury plane to Donald Trump (which will cost $1 billion to get off the ground), the idea of white Afrikaners as refugees, or even the Pope’s style of Christianity too woke according to MAGA, there’s definitely a lot to guffaw at these days. The hypocrisy is quite stunning, so what are we to make of it all? Is it good for the world, or is it the beginning of a new and confusing dark age?

Meanwhile, Trump and the CEOs of America’s most prominent companies are signing major deals in the Middle East, mainly in defense, aviation, energy, mining and artificial intelligence, sanctions on Syria have been lifted, Netanyahu is out in the cold (or is he) and deep sea mining is going to happen in order to counter China’s mineral dominance – a “deep sea gold rush” is on the way – but at what cost to life on earth?

Beyond the US and the shenanigans happening on a daily basis, Africa is being hit extremely hard by climate change, children born in 2020 will face 'unprecedented lifetime exposure' to climate extremes, extreme weather events in Australia (only two events) will cost insurers nearly $1 billion so far in 2025, Putin isn’t going to Turkey for peace talks, and bombs continue to fall on women and children in Gaza. There’s a lot to take on board, so come and join us, Friday 16th May, 8am UK, 2pm TH, 3pm SG and 6pm AEST.

To help us this week, we have Rebecca Downie joining us. Rebecca is passionate about the news and world affairs, and professionally is a personal branding photographer, the go-to photographer for entrepreneurs who are the face of their brand, a professional speaker, personal branding expert, as well as leader of The Athena Network Singapore, a professional networking community for female professionals. She is a great addition to our show and we’re thrilled she said yes.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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It was more than a month ago when outback Australia was swamped by floods, experiencing a years’ worth of rain in a week, which not only devastated lives and livelihoods, it devastated livestock as well. The floods were bigger than the size of Texas and to this day, locals are still waiting for the water to drain away completely. What were the final numbers of livestock lost? What was the impact and cost? How are local people feeling about this event and the future?

We’ll get to the bottom of that, as well as other major news on climate from around the world, including new information on the AMOC, some promising news from Antarctica (or is it?), the farmers in the UK have raised the alarm on crops, Tony Blair putting his foot in it, extreme heat events, a significant decline in bird numbers reported in the US and what it means, we’ll delve into Overshoot following Nate Hagens definition, the war between India and Pakistan because our world can not afford war, especially at this fragile moment for our world, and so much more. As always, there’s a lot to discuss, so come and join us, 9th May, 8am UK, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 5pm AEST.

To help us dig into the conversation, we are delighted to have Heather Cameron joining us from the outback of Australia. Hailing from Gunderbooka near Bourke in New South Wales, she’s a born and bred outback gal, but today, is running her own country retreat, so everyone can enjoy the peace of Australia’s stunning nature. The Lower Lila retreat is 64,000 acres, grazing sheep, cattle, and goats, and has a carbon project to conserve areas of native bush lands for future generations to come. But she’s doing more than that, Heather is a credentialed practitioner of coaching, while also studying to become a master practitioner of coaching, and she is also author of ‘Never Underestimate a Woman’ with book three in the series coming out soon.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Just when you thought the world couldn’t get any more dangerous, India and Pakistan are rattling sabres, following a terrible massacre in the Kashmir-administered region of India. While we know a response is imminent, the idea of two of the world’s nuclear powers heading into confrontation is not a good sign in a world already overwhelmed by war. Will sanity prevail, or will Nationalism in both countries push us further towards a world of violence? Can the world even survive it?

On the other side of the world, in Portugal, Spain, as well as part of France and Belgium, we saw the grid go out and it was chaos. There are many interesting aspects to this story, but the most interesting was the “facts” being shared (and believed) before the engineers even had time to understand what actually happened! Mis- and disinformation is now out there and no matter the facts shared, it will continue to be believed. It was also Trump’s first 100 days in power and the media around the world is reporting on this, so how did he honour himself? We’ll discuss it tomorrow.

We’ll also talk about Bezos bending down, China not bending down, how aligning with Trump isn’t great for your electoral chances, Australia and Singapore’s forthcoming elections, the extreme heat events hammering India, Pakistan and the Middle East, and more, so come and join us, Friday 2nd May, 8am UK, 2pm TH, 3pm SG and 6pm AEST.

To help us this week, we’ve got two special guests. Dr. Saurabh Patil is joining us from India, and he is a renowned keynote speaker, coach, author and accomplished restaurateur. His work focuses on men’s mental health, where he has made significant strides in breaking down barriers and fostering open conversations. Saurabh’s book is The Alchemy of Anger, harness your rage, transform your purpose – available now.

We also have Xintian Zhang, who has spent half her life in China and the other half in Singapore, bringing a unique perspective to the discussion. Xintian has bilingual fluency and a bicultural understanding of both societies, and she works in cross-cultural communication to promote collaboration between China and Southeast Asia. Prior to this, she worked in digital transformation, branding and marketing strategies for multi-national corporations, and now she leverages her consumer knowledge, research skills, and project management competency to facilitate cross-border engagement.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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This week the world has come together to mourn the death of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, age 88. As speculation mounts about who will replace him, and whether they will be a reformer or traditionalist, we want to reflect on Pope France’s contribution to the climate movement and the change he drove around the world, not just across the 1.4 billion Catholics he led, but beyond to other religions and cultures too.

Pope Francis was an unapologetic environmental advocate, and he used his papacy to raise awareness about the critical need to curb greenhouse gas emissions. While many believed he shouldn’t discuss it, because it was considered ‘political,’ the Pope said that climate change was a spiritual issue, and he clearly laid out the consequences of not tackling it in his 2015 “Laudato Si” - the first-ever papal encyclical focused solely on the environment. In it, he discussed climate change, loss of biodiversity to water scarcity, as well as societal breakdown, and how the poorest would suffer the most.

A follow-up “Laudato Si” was published in 2023, and in this, Pope Francis called for a broad change in the “irresponsible lifestyle connected with the Western model.” So, we must ask - did we listen? Because global emissions have kept rising, including record emissions released in 2024.

One positive sign of the Pope’s contribution is environmental leaders from around the world acknowledging the impact he had in waking the world up to the dangers we face, leaving a legacy firmly entrenched in the climate movement. The Pope was a climate activist.

We had two very special guests join us. Clare Westwood, who is a powerhouse in the climate movement, and regional director of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Commission for Creation Justice of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, and the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of Laudato Si' Asia – a Coalition for Culture of Care, Resilience and Ecological Justice (LSIA-CAREJ).

Dr Lorna Gold is the Executive Director of the Laudato Sì Movement. Lorna’s focus is on supporting the team at a time of significant change, amplifying the intersection of faith and environmental stewardship. Since 2015, LSM's team's dedication has cultivated a global network advancing ecological conversion. Dr Gold’s tenure as Interim CEO at FaithInvest fortified her resolve to align faith-based investments with environmental and social sustainability, pioneering strategies that resonate with shared values for a healthier planet.

We’ll be discussing the Pope’s legacy and a lot more of the environmental news we think you should be aware of, including the economic and geopolitical situation the world is currently in, so come and join us, 25th April, 8am UK, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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It’s been hard to have a break from the show with so much going on in the news, but our sanity is important, as is spending time with family. That said, we are very happy to be back this week, and of course, we are going to talk about the tariff battle between the US and China, digging into the question – who is going to win? If you’re in the US, you might have a different view, but out here in Asia, we see things very differently and we’re looking forward to exploring it.

No question, the news has been relentless, and we will talk about coping with the onslaught, but to give you a flavour for topics, we have to ask - has the US already gone fully fascist? Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling, attempting to control universities, attacking law firms who don’t comply, axing the wire service from the Whitehouse coverage pool, as well suing any media organisations reporting on topics the Trump administration doesn’t like, all the way through to pondering whether it’s legal to send US citizens to El Salvadorian prisons… to name a few, but it doesn’t sound very Democratic, does it?

But what does it all mean to us – living beyond the US? The economy is obviously top of mind, as is world peace, but how do we understand this within the context of the even more alarming research from Copernicus’ Climate Change Service and James Hansen’s latest paper on accelerated warming? It’s a lot, so come and join us as we dig into a complicated time in human history. It’s all happening Friday 18th April, 8am UK, 2pm TH, 3pm SG and 6pm AEST.

To help us this week, we’ve got two special guests, as Tim Wade will be delivering an Easter sermon at this time. First up is Coen (陈坚明) Tan, CSP, whose goal is to help the silenced reclaim their true voice one story at a time. Coen coaches business leaders to inspire and lead through magnetic stories, and he’s the host of "The Wholehearted Podcast.” Our other guest is Philip F. Hisn. Philip is a speaker, author, strategic parenting advisor, investment management advisor, as well as an EduTech and non-profit community advisor. What a great combination of guest speakers to liven up the conversation.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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In February, Caroline Lucas and Rupert Read wrote an article in The New Statesman titled: It’s time for climate populism. They suggest that as politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe. It’s an adaptation message and concludes with: a depolarising wave of action that mobilises communities’ instinctive protective instincts could really be… popular. And that is climate popularism.

In response, Joseph Gelfer wrote: Climate Populism is Coming, But Not The Way Progressives Think. He argues that progressives may be right that climate populism is coming, but that they fundamentally do not understand the form it is going to take. A primary reason for this is because you can’t take your existing agenda and “make it populist.”

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We think this is a really important issue, so we’re going to discuss the bigger story and opportunity/threat around the idea of climate populism, AND we’re going to talk about how to operationalise it, as well as the barriers leaders of the climate movement face if they are serious about taking real-world action, which must prioritize those most at risk within our societies. If we don’t carry them, we will not succeed, and extremism will continue to rise.

To help us explore this far-reaching topic, we are delighted that Joseph Gelfer said yes to joining us on Climate Courage. Joseph is a British-based sustainability strategist and green jobs advocate. Currently he is thought leadership lead at Kite Insights, which helps businesses and organisations achieve their sustainability, climate and biodiversity goals. Kite Insights focus includes: supporting thought leadership, research, communications and strategy; maximizing presence at major events such as COP, WEF, Climate Week NYC and London Climate Action Week; as well as building capacity via The Climate School and its Sustainability Action Readiness Assessment. Joseph speaks it like it is, so it’s going to be a great conversation, join us!

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Climate scientist, Ben Santer, was recently quoted in an article suggesting we are now at a fork in the road and it’s time to decide which path we take: “The fork we face is the choice between science and ignorance, between climate stability and climate carnage, between democracy and dictatorship. Between bright hope and dark despair. If we do not choose wisely, we will betray the sacred trust of our children and grandchildren.”

This isn’t just about the climate, it’s about multiple crisis’ (the polycrisis), and when we look around the world, or even within our own communities, many prefer to ignore the seriousness of this moment, because acknowledging it is just too hard to bear. And yet this is the road we are on, so how can we mobilize enough people to rise with resolve, strength and courage to make sure we choose the right path, especially as so many remain lost to hopelessness and despair?

All we need to do is look at the United States, the world’s most powerful democracy – (which, incidentally, could lose its democracy status, according to Varieties of Democracy project) – with its leaders making decisions upending the whole world order, creating chaos and increasing the risk of violence and war. It’s certainly not too early to draw the conclusion that we are now firmly going in the unwise direction Ben Santer was talking about.

So, it’s time to ask - will we rise together and embrace this moment to change our path? Or will we fail? As always, lots to talk about, so join us, Friday 21st March, 7am UK, 2pm TH, 3pm SG and 6pm AEST.

To help us this week, we’ve got a super special guest, John Dykes. In his former life, John became Asia's best-known sports anchor through his work with ESPN Star Sports and Premier League Productions, where he covered global events, from the Academy Awards to World Cups, and he has worked alongside leaders in showbiz, sport, and industry, learning what it takes to excel at the top. Today he’s a host, keynote speaker and corporate coach, helping teams and leaders ace presentations, perfect their pitches and perform at their best. We’re looking forward to hearing what he has to say!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Does the marketing profession have an outsized impact on the environmental crisis? And if so, how can marketing change track to play a greater role in building a sustainable future? That’s our focus this week, and we’re going to start with the problem with marketing, going back through history to its present day. We’ll look at its role, the harm it does, and the challenges we face in turning the marketing ship around.

We will look at marketing’s role in behaviour change and consumption habits, greenwashing, and it’s even worse cousin, greenhushing, all the way through to the importance of DEI across the profession, but also in the work delivered. Most importantly, we’ll talk through the sustainable marketing compass and the pillars of sustainable marketing maturity modelling – which is the solution piece to address the challenges, and a path forward for the industry.

To help us uncover this fascinating topic, we are absolutely delighted to welcome two guests: Alexis Eyre and Paul Randle. Alexis and Paul are co-authors of the excellent book, Sustainable Marketing: the industry’s role in a sustainable future. Paul is a sustainable marketing professional and a top 100 marketing influencer, and Alexis is also a sustainable marketing expert and a LinkedIn Top Sustainable Marketing Voice. We can’t wait to hear what they have to share.

Come and join us onFriday, 14th March 2025 – 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time, or listen to the recording afterwards. We livestream to multiple locations, so follow us all on social media.

You can buy Sustainable Marketing: The Industry’s Role in a Sustainable Future on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Sustainable-Marketing-Industrys-Role-Future/dp/1398613134/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12B7809QCGNGF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Raze9uaE8CarHyAzj5-PlrWXWr80R10IXhPk6gOd4ibGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.-Q8pvZAMT9tcEsDo2xFrmcLip0vr6ENRVjG1PLcboiM&dib_tag=se&keywords=sustainable+marketing+the+industrys+role+in+a+sustainable+future&qid=1741938896&sprefix=sustainable+marketing+the+industrys+role+in+a+sustainable+future%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-1

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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We’ve been talking about the failure of imagination in coming to terms with this moment in time geopolitically since the start of the year, so are we imagining enough now? Let’s hope so, because things are certainly getting intense, and fear is ricocheting around the world. Definitely not an easy time for any of us.

As we’ve witnessed in recent weeks, it appears the US is now sprinting towards authoritarianism, while abandoning its allies and joining with its enemies. From the Zelensky debacle in the Whitehouse, aligning with Russia and North Korea in a key UN vote against the war in Ukraine, causing emergency meetings across Europe, with President Marcon discussing nuclear deterrence, and another French politician referring to Elon Musk as a “jester high on ketamine,” and Donald Trump as Nero. No question everything is hotting up.

Within the US, we heard Trump’s State of the Union this week and all the shenanigans surrounding it, along with many other concerning developments within the country, as well as international impacts. This includes international tariffs and all that entails, along with China proclaiming it is ready for “any type of war” with the US, while committing to a 7.2% increase in defence spending. It’s a big discussion, covering a wide array of topics, and we’ll do our best to focus on what matters most.

To help us this week, we are delighted to welcome Michael Chua, a cybersecurity and digital technology consultant who has served banks, big tech and governments in 19 countries across four continents over the last 20 years. But even more interesting is Michael is an award-winning writer, producer, director and actor, appearing in more than 400 productions. He’s also the author of the novel "Maid in Singapore". We are looking forward to hearing what you have to say Michael!

The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time, Friday 7th February 2025. Come and join us, this is going to be a great conversation!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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We’ve had to reschedule our marketing show due to a clash for our guest, so we are going to delve deeper into the economic conversation, this time focusing on the fact that the greatest transfer of wealth in history is about to happen. What, we hear you say? The richest group in human history are the Boomers, and as they start to head over the rainbow bridge, $60-80 trillion of their wealth will be transferred to the next generations – Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z and the new Alphas.

This is the great wealth transfer, and where we are today is because of how wealth has been spent up to this point, however, now it is our time to spend it, and this is the place where a massive revolution can take place. It is our chance to separate the world we currently have, with the world we want in the future, and if we get it right, perhaps we can avoid social collapse?

The biggest question we must ask ourselves is, how can we use this inherited wealth to keep hydrocarbons in the ground? Well, we can do business that ensures we grow and thrive at natures pace. How do we do that? That’s what we’re going to discuss in this week’s Climate Courage!

Come and join us onFriday, 28th February 2025 – 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time, or listen to the recording afterwards. We livestream to multiple locations, so follow us all on social media.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Yes it has and it’s a whole lot worse than most thought possible. Of course, we’re not just talking about the chaos in the US, but everything else too - Canada, Mexico, Panama, Greenland, Gaza, China, Ukraine, Russia, to name a few, along with, of course, challenging the very foundations of Europe – that went down well, didn’t it?

Are we witnessing the creation of a New World Order in real-time, as many claim? It certainly can’t be ruled out, so what does it mean for the rest of us? How will the ripples ‘ripple’ out and impact our lives? Can we expect world leaders to respond with strength, or will they be weak? We’ll discuss the signs so far. And what about Europe specifically - what can we expect there? Then again, we could be witnessing the collapse of the US Empire (as many predict) an event of such enormous scale, it would turn the world on its head. If that happens, let’s just say: no empire has ever ‘died’ gently…

It's a tense time and everyone is on tenterhooks quite rightly, and that’s why we are absolutely delighted to welcome the amazing Jessica Figueras to join us this week. Based in the UK - which means she’s bringing a perspective from the UK/EU - Jess is Chair of Trustees for the UK Cyber Security Council and Co-Founder of CxB, which focuses on Cyber Governance for Boards. She’s been named one of Computer Weekly's Most Influential Women in UK Tech (2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021), and is a Security Unsung Heroes Awards winner (2024) too. Essentially, Jess works at the intersection of technology, government and civil society in the fields of cyber security and trust, online safety, risk, regulation, and social impact. She also has a very keen mind for politics, so we can’t wait to hear what she has to say.

The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time/7am UK time, Friday 21st February 2025. Come and join us, this is going to be a great conversation!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Climate Courage is back for 2025 and it’s just the three of us this week, as we have a lot to catch up on since our last show. To get off to a hot start, we’ll discuss Donald Trump and team, asking the very simple question: is Trump even relevant in the fight for our future? We’ll aim to pull apart the potential impact the next four years could have on global climate action, and we’ll dig into the numbers too. Considering the state of our planet and the threats made so far – especially based on actions and executive orders over the last three weeks – how can the world counter it? Should we just accept that Trump and the GOP is irrelevant? And what about China’s role in the mix?

News on the planetary crisis seems to go from bad to worse, with January 2025 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels when it was expected to get cooler, a reality that has been called ‘terrifying’ by climate scientists after defying expectations. Then James Hansen and team released their report Global Warming Has Accelerated, with 2°C warming now dead too, causing a flurry of conversations and arguments in the climate science community.

As the years go on, and already in 2025, we are seeing significant environmental disasters, with extreme weather acceleration predicted. Should we finally grasp it’s time to view all these wildfires and storms as the planet warning us with practice runs?

And we better get ready for more, because in the Arctic this month we saw temperatures 20°C above average for this time of year, while news out of Antarctica continues to show dramatic changes, but it’s not just happening to the planets extremities, glacial losses in the third pole are accelerating too. We are seeing extreme permafrost melt across the Northern latitudes, which could release massive amounts of methane very quickly, and the West Coast of Australia has exceeded 50°C in the last week, while the East is under water, to name a few.

Come and join us for some Valentine’s Day love of the planet,Friday, 14th February 2025 – 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time, or listen to the recording afterwards. We livestream to multiple locations, so follow us on social media.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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It’s time to get the show on the road after a long break, and boy a lot has happened since our last show in December. Our 2025 kick off will just be the three of us – Andrea, Joe and Tim – with the goal of trying to make sense of what’s going on, which is not easy, because there’s not a lot of clarity out there, even from the best voices globally.

We’re going to cover as much as we can, from the actions of Donald Trump to Elon Musk and DOGE, the Democrats apparent vapid response, the power behind the power, the ripping up of the normal world order and what it means, AI, Gaza, global aid and of course, climate change. There’s a lot to discuss and this will definitely be a more freewheeling discussion than normal.

One of the key issues that keeps coming to the fore as we try to grasp the enormity and complexity of the situation we are in – whether we are American or not – is a lack of imagination about what it all means and how big this really is. Where is it taking us? What should we expect? And how do we get our minds prepared, when the world is changing so dramatically? Lots to discuss and we’d love to have you with us.

The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time, Friday 7th January 2025. Ask questions, challenge assumptions, give us your view. In fact, if you want, come and join us as a guest.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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It’s our last show of the year and that means we’ll take the opportunity to look back at the major news that happened around the world in 2024 – how much do you remember? Or perhaps it all became a blur? Or maybe you haven’t been paying attention at all and this is your chance to catch up in one go?

We’ll discuss geopolitical developments across the world, including the results of more than 50 per cent of the world’s population going to the polls. From elections to wars, what happens next is what we are all waiting to see - will everything get better, or a whole lot worse?

The climate has been off the charts this year, with extreme weather events hitting every corner of the globe, and the ramifications have been enormous, but it’s the wider impacts over time we often miss – financial impacts, permanent destruction, food security, and beyond. A lot of records were set in 2024 in the climate space – not good records!

Of course, technology, especially AI, is on everyone’s lips, plus we had Google achieve an amazing milestone this week, and we’ve seen wider technological progress you may not even be aware of – yes, the excitement of generating AI notes from our meetings is a small cog in a much bigger story. On the cultural front, it was a year of Taylor Swift and P Diddy, although we’re sure the latter wished he was in the formers seat right now – his court case will certainly get the world’s attention in 2025.

To help us wrap up the year, our first guest is Taryn-lee Kearney, from Johannesburg, South Africa. Tarryn is a CEO, industrial psychologist, global speaker, multifaceted facilitator, consultant and mental health advocate. She’s also the Boomchakalaka lady. Our second guest from Singapore is Natalie Nancy Tan, a dance fitness instructor, personal trainer, M.E.L.D Program Creator, resilience speaker, and transformation coach. Natalie has a mission - Empowering Women to Move from Victim to Victor with the 3R Framework: Realization, Resilience, Rejoice. We are convinced both ladies will bring super positive energy to the discussion.

The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time, Friday 13th December. Come and join us for our last show of the year.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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Cop29 has been deemed a failure as it only promised $300 billion to developing countries by the mid-30s. What’s even more challenging about this number is the percentage offered as loans, because countries already struggling with debt burdens taking on more debt to deal with a crisis not of their own making is amoral, not to forget, it’s not charity. Ensuring the developing world gets the funds required to transition to clean energy is a critical need for the world. Another vital pillar is financing for adaptation, because if we don’t, we will be overrun by record human migration – something that will cause even more challenges for our societies.

Beyond the needs of the developing world, we’re going to get personal. Are we aware of how the planetary crisis will impact our own pockets – regardless of how much wealth we have today? Are we preparing for it? As the planetary crisis escalates, with extreme weather events costing $2 trillion globally just in the last decade, how will that roll out and impact us individually? Insurance costs, pensions, investments, and beyond? What impact will all these extreme weather events have on our food, our homes, transportation, as well as air, water and on we could go? Are we ready to face this truth? Do we want to know what we should be doing right now to get prepared? Yes? Then join us for our last Livestream of the year.

To help us dig into this topic, we are delighted activist Robert Redmayne Hosking has agreed to come back and join us for a second week, because honestly, he has so much more to say. Robert is a lifelong nature and environmental enthusiast, and a conservationist at heart. Environmental and climate policies are his passion, and he is relentless on X, showing up with daily protests, as he works to shape the future of how leaders, governments and the media think. Robert speaks from the heart and tells it like it is, so get ready for an engaging and passionate conversation.

The economics of climate is a critical topic, so please do join us live Friday, 6th December – 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time, or listen to the recording after. Livestreaming to multiple locations.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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What’s true? What’s not? How do we move forward when ‘truthiness’ is acceptable? How do we navigate complex times when basic facts are denied rigorously, something that is definitely not serving the common good? We have entered the era of denial and “enshittification,” a term invented by the sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow, to describe online platforms and the process of their decay.

According to Rose Payne, she says you’ll recognize it immediately from pretty much any online service you’ve signed up to: “You enter into it, and at the beginning, it’s good, but once they have network effects, they degrade the quality of their offering. So, you’re trapped in a space that’s no longer useful to you.”

Based on the rapid departure or lack of participation from so many centrists in the social media discourse, and the dominance of extreme far right and extreme far left voices on all social media platforms, we are in a bit of a spot, don’t you think? We have critical issues on the horizon, which threaten to impact all of humanity, but when we have no consensus on what is the truth, along with the denial of expert opinion running rampart, where do we go from here?

It's just the three of us this week, as our guest was unable to make it, but it will be as fiery as ever, as we dig into a very complicated topic, as well as sharing the news happening around the world.

The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time, Friday 29th November. Come and join us.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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This year, 1.5 billion people have gone to or are going to the polls, with more than 50 countries holding significant elections in 2024. Considering 2023 was the hottest year on record, and 2024 looks like it will smash that record, not to mention extreme weather events escalating across the globe, we’re going to vote for leaders who are climate aware at least, yes?

Well no. Not only do we have a climate denier back in the White House, but Green Parties across the world have had terrible results in many of these elections, while right-wing political factions are working together, collaborating in private meetings. Then we have Argentina pulling its delegates out of Cop29 after three days, but at least they were there, because many important leaders didn’t even show up. So, what the hell is going on?

We are absolutely thrilled to have activist Robert Redmayne Hosking joining us this week. Robert is a lifelong nature and environmental enthusiast, and a conservationist at heart.
Environmental and climate policies are his passion, and he is relentless on X, showing up with daily protests, as he works to shape the future of how leaders, governments and the media think. Robert won’t soft ball here. He tells it like it is, so get ready for an engaging and passionate conversation.

The politics of climate is a critical topic, so please do join us Friday, 22nd November – 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Since our last show, the US election happened and Cop29 kicked off, with a whole lot of other news in between. In the US, the recriminations and post-election analysis consumes our feeds, while Cop29 starts with the US threatening to leave the Paris Climate Agreement (again), Argentina ordering its representatives to leave after three days, all while reports state fossil fuel emissions have hit new highs, devastating storms continue across the world, and the cost of food continues to rise as extreme weather events destroy essential crops everywhere. To add to that, global media have been called out for reporting stories that are completely different to what people are seeing with their own eyes. How can we trust the media?

So where do we go from here? What will be the global fall-out from the US election? Which country will move to the far right next? Germany is on the line here! But trust is another massive crisis we’ve faced for decades, and the media seems intent on making it worse – so where do we go for the truth? Or has our information system become so corrupted it’s not even possible anymore? And while all this chaos escalates across our societies, scientists are continually issuing red alerts on the planetary risks – a growing food crisis, destruction from extreme weather events, ecosystems collapsing, ocean heat and its impacts, the earth’s energy imbalance and on it goes. Does it feel like we’re heading in the right direction?

To join us this week, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Damini Chawla, an award-winning professional speaker with a unique multi-cultural background and personal story fuelled by courage. Dr Damini has spent 13 years wielding drills and curing cavities, but dentistry was just the foundation for a deeper calling - human connection and behaviour. A provocateur, author, facilitator and emcee, we are looking forward to hearing her thoughts on where do we go from here?

The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time, Friday 15th November. Come and join us.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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New Delhi had an air pollution watch leading up to this year’s Diwali celebrations, with its air quality remaining ‘very poor’ for the 7th consecutive day. Meanwhile, across the border, the Pakistani city of Lahore had to close all primary schools for a week, with the air quality index (which measures a range of pollutants) exceeding 1,000 on Saturday. This is WELL above the benchmark of 300, which is considered "dangerous" by the World Health Organization.

Right across Southeast Asia, a health crisis is unfolding due to coal-fired power plants releasing fine particle pollution, causing millions of premature deaths annually. But it’s deforestation too. In Singapore, Malaysia, and many other neighbouring countries (depending on which way the wind is blowing), the region experiences an annual “haze” season. This happens because tropical forests in Indonesia’s peatlands are intentionally burned, so palm oil plantations can replace them. It causes havoc in the region, including driving many local animals close to extinction – like the Sumatran Tiger and the Orangutan. While not over, stronger action has been taken, and the region hasn’t seen a haze like its worst, which happened in 2015!

Moving up North to Thailand, it also has an annual burning season in the northern regions of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, resulting in haze sweeping across the country, and for those living in the smoke, it’s deadly. Until you’ve experienced living in this type of pollution, it’s very challenging to describe how terrible it is, but of course, it is also very easy to sit back and say “someone else will sort it out.” Well, our amazing guest this week – Khun Weenarin Lulitanonda aka Weena - is leading from the front and established the Thailand Clean Air Network nearly six years ago, and is fighting with all of her power to get this act passed.

A Senior Consultant for the World Bank, please join us is welcoming Weena to the show, where she will share the work she is doing, what drove her to act, the challenges she faces and what she hopes to achieve. Weena is an inspiration, but also an example of what can be done when someone cares enough. We can all be like Weena.

The air we breathe is vital for all life and we need to prioritize it, so please do join us Friday, 6th November – 2pm Bangkok time, 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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We worked together nearly 30 years ago and have been crossing each other’s paths around the world ever since. However, it was our recent catch up where I saw a deep level of growth in John Kerr, so I wanted to talk to him about the journey.

John has been in professional communications his entire career, working in senior leadership roles for the last 20 years or so. But perhaps those days are over, as John embarks on journey’s around the world, with a huge African journey ahead. What will he discover within himself as he gives himself the space for silence?

Travel for me was the eye-opener from a self-development perspective. I got to go deep within myself and work out what I thought, versus other people’s ideas I’ve been told to believe or I had been programmed with. That means I’m always delighted to speak with other’s who have gone through this growth experience, because there’s nothing quite like it.

Our conversation goes wide, from his story as a young man growing up with a Samoan single mum, growing into a man in New Zealand, and the evolution to today, which includes healing the soul scars. We finish up discussing the manosphere – how can we help men be their best today?

Thanks so much for talking to me John and I hope you have the most amazing experiences in Africa, including the painful moments that will test and grow your resilience!

You can find John on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkerrnz/

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The US Election is happening on November 5th and it’s not just Americans who will be happy to see the back of it, the whole world will hopefully sigh with relief. No question it’s been intense, but regardless of the results, the divisions in the US will remain, and more broadly, we all know it’s not just the US suffering this blight, as many Western democracies face division too. The bigger risk is - will it continue to ripple out and infect the whole world? Time to start addressing it.

So, that’s our theme this week, and we’re going to reference an article in Australia’s The Saturday Paper, titled ‘Twelve keys to good leadership’ by Barry Jones. We’ll start with the five general properties (there are 14 in total) required for fascism to rise, and then we’ll speak to the opposite, where Barry Jones defines the 12 essential factors in leadership necessary for stable, liberal democracy. It will be worth understanding this, so we can all embrace it and change the direction we are heading in, right?

To help us understand this very important challenge, we are delighted to welcome Adeline Tiah 謝善嫻, who is a leadership and reinvent coach. Adeline is the author of REINVENT 4.0, and her focus is all about r𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞 f𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐟 w𝐨𝐫𝐤, where she works with CEOs, CHROs and leaders to build adaptive cultures that thrive alongside AI. A start-up advisor, coach, mentor and more, we’re excited to hear what she has to say on this very important topic, and hope you join us.

The Livestream kicks off at 3pm SG time, Friday 1st November. Hope to see you there.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Is your city climate ready? Is your government or council taking the appropriate action to adapt for the climate that is coming? As we watch the disasters unfold around the world, we know that far too many governing bodies are on the back foot when it comes to adaptation, and in poorer countries, it is even more challenging to prepare as the funding just isn’t there.

When it comes to preparing our cities, what should our leaders be doing today to ensure we are ready for the climate we have coming, and what is already happening around the world? More importantly, what’s not happening fast enough, which cities are leading the charge, and what cities are most at risk? There is so much to discuss around this topic, including preparing for climate refugees, investing in critical infrastructure like climate-ready dams, roads, bridges, all the way through to adequate mental health support services and resilient healthcare infrastructure, so it’s a lot to discuss, but we’ll work hard to get to the bottom of it.

To understand more, we are delighted to welcome John Maynard, a consultant and expert in safer towns and cities, who started his own consultancy after decades working for local councils in Australia. His focus today is crime prevention and community safety focusing on the planning, design, management and maintenance of the Safe City. John is an expert in the application of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles and the relationship between human behaviour and the way we plan and design public and private spaces. He is also finishing a book on this wide-ranging area.

This is going to be a compelling overview of how our cities function and plan for the future, so please do join us Friday, 25th October – 6pm AU EST, 3pm Singapore time, and 8am UK time.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, woke, wokeism or ‘the woke mind virus’ are now part of our public vernacular. But where did it come from? How did this awful word or phrase become so normalized in our societies? Equally, is woke a bad thing? And surely it’s not a mind virus?

To hear the word woke, all you have to do is watch any political campaign (anywhere in the world) and you’ll hear woke used as a blanket term to criticize anything progressive. That includes racism, women’s rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, DEI, migration, all the way through to cancelling books in libraries or schools. So why is it everywhere? Is it a good thing for society or is it dividing us even more? And who benefits from its popularity? We’re going to dig into it and see if we can come to a consensus.

To help us discuss this very current topic, we are delighted to welcome back the very woke Graham Harvey CSP, an award-winning speaker, business coach, service designer, and author. Graham coaches service leaders and their teams to design cultures of next-level service excellence and to deliver standout customer experiences that delight every customer... every time! We invited Graham because he’s all in on woke, but who on our team is not? Join us and you’ll find out.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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As the world starts to comprehend the impacts of the polycrisis – which is the simultaneous occurrence of several catastrophic events all happening at the same time – we must get focused on building our resilience “muscles,” while also understanding we need to be there for each other, because it is our local communities who will step up when the going gets tough.

As the floods, fires, droughts, famine, storms, sea level rise, and other disasters keep showing us, none of us are safe in the challenging years ahead, no matter where we live. This means refugees are on the move in greater numbers than ever before, not just from climate hotspots, but also from war-torn countries, or those fleeing political repression.

If you are in this situation and have no wealth, what is this journey like? How do you stay positive and hopeful of a future for yourself and your family? And is joy possible? Because if we forget to smile and laugh, what’s the point?

That’s why we thought it was time to hear the story of a very special man, who has been through hell and back, and today he’s a working comedian, brightening people’s lives around the world. We are delighted to have the opportunity to introduce you to Nico Ndlovu.

Nico is originally from Zimbabwe, after which he struggled as a refugee and asylum seeker, and now he’s lived in Scotland for the best part of two decades. Today he is a podcast producer for Siyakhuluma We Talk Podcast, which focuses on the experiences of asylum seekers in the UK, and he also hosts various events, including his own comedy open mic night: That Guy Comedy Show.

Nico’s volunteers with various projects and charities in Glasgow, with his focus always on the movement of people such as asylum seekers and refugees. He presently volunteers with NACCOM Network (The No Accommodation Network), he is a member of One Strong Voice, the UK’s first coalition of campaigners with lived experience of the immigration and asylum system, he volunteers with Castlemilk Community Church Furniture Project, and he is a board member of the Southeast Integration Network.

That is what the show is about, from refugee to comedian and all the lessons learned, it’s happening on Friday, 27th September – 3pm SG time, 8am UK time. Come and join us.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Epic floods have wreaked havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe, claiming more than 1,500 lives and costing US$15 billion, and this all happened in September. As one meme put it this week, we are not experiencing the flood of the century, we are experiencing a century of floods. Beyond floods, we’ve had mega fires on the West Coast of the USA and now Portugal is facing the flames. Dams are collapsing, homes, farms and businesses destroyed, crops lost, millions displaced, with dangerous zoo animals and criminals on the prowl in Nigeria. It leaves us asking: surely it’s time to take adaptation seriously? Surely it’s time we focused on regenerating our natural world?

You wouldn’t believe we are in an environmental crisis as we watch our politicians spewing extremely divisive narratives worse than we’ve ever seen, confirmed Russian interference in elections across the US, Europe and beyond, which all feeds into the chaos and division that is tearing our world apart. Then we had the big news in Lebanon this week, with people losing eyes, fingers and their lives after thousands of pagers and walkie talkies exploded simultaneously across the country. Will this ensure war accelerates across the Middle East, as the climate emergency accelerates across the world? It appears all sense has been lost.

To help us dig into this critical topic, we are delighted to welcome Dr Farshid Pahlevani, who is a research scientist focused on helping manufacturing companies create solutions for their waste products and showing them how to turn waste into profit. Dr Farshid is an Associate Professor at The University of New South Wales (UNSW) and we are delighted he said yes to joining us on The Know Show.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Being in a state of acceptance about the climate crisis is not an easy path to tread, but it is a necessary part of the journey – for the sake of our own mental health. No question it’s challenging as the news is increasingly grim – from the loss of the Great Barrier Reef to sharks leaving their coral homes which impacts wider ecosystem health in our oceans, to the amount of CO2 spewing into our atmosphere from the mega fires that are wreaking havoc across the world. We have extreme floods, extreme heat, extreme storms, and Brazil is in a state of crisis as it suffers its worst ever drought.

Right across the Nine Planetary Boundaries, the acceleration of human harm on our environment and the negative consequence of that harm is accelerating, which means it’s not just climate change we need to be thinking about.

So, how do we confront these stark truths and not fall into debilitating despair? How do we not throw our hands in the air and give up, or worse, get so cynical we become a person without hope in our future or our fellow humans? How do we get to a state of acceptance, so we can be empowered to act in every way that is in our power, which positions us to help change our trajectory? That is what we want to talk about, as Climate Courage returns for its new season, Friday, 13th September – 3pm SG time, 8am UK time. Come and join us.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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We are back after an extended break – which is always important for a healthy state of mind – but as we all know, the news never stops and it’s time get going again, with amazing guests lined up until December. Our goal for this first show of the season is to get caught up on the news over the Summer – and boy, it’s been a doozy hasn’t it?

Come and join us, where Joe, Tim and Andrea are going to get everyone caught up on the major news that’s been happening around the world, from wars (Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan) to elections (Germany, US, France...), and extreme weather events, millions suffering in drought, as well as frightening predictions about the future for human civilization. We’ll talk about some characters operating in our world who have dramatically shifted their politics… (Elon Musk spring to mind?), the rise of authoritarianism, and where we are as a global society right now.

There is a lot going on of course, and we work to look at the news from every angle, breaking it down into language we can all understand, while considering everything from both a short-term and long-term perspective. We believe it’s important to help our audience move away from instant reactions towards deeper reflections about what it all means and how it will impact us. As always, it’s all about seeing the nuance under the stories, because there is always nuance.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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The role of religion and spiritual organisations in tackling the climate emergency is a huge opportunity for collective action, and we are seeing leaders of many religious institutions – including the Pope, and the Imams – speaking to their followers on the critical transformation required to live in balance with nature. But is the message landing? And are we understanding our role in this, as individuals and as members of the human collective, regardless of our faith?

We have a power packed show, that will go wide and deep, where we will tackle the question - why is faith or organized religion an ally in the fight for a live-able climate? We’ll discuss the idea of free will, the role religious institutions can have in tackling the emergency, the Interfaith opportunity, as well as the importance of Church leaders empowering and educating their representatives right down to the local level. We will also touch on war and the weaponization of religion, including how some faiths appear to be actively working against a live-able future and a better world.

Our amazing line up of guests includes the esteemed Dr Bhupender Kaur, who is a medical director and volunteer doctor at UNITED SIKHS since 2010. Dr. Kaur has received widespread media coverage and acclaim, and has received several awards, including the Pride of Sikh Community Award (2003) and Bhushan Puraskar Award (2023), among others.

Tim Wade, co-host of The Know Show, is a professional speaker and now in his final year studying a Masters of Divinity.

Clare Westwood is a powerhouse in the climate movement, and regional director of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Commission for Creation Justice of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, and the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of Laudato Si' Asia – a Coalition for Culture of Care, Resilience and Ecological Justice (LSIA-CAREJ).

And finally, Gracious Denis, who is the program officer for Gender Justice and Climate/Environment for the Church of Uganda, where he implements programs promoting gender justice, and addressing climate change and environmental degradation.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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May 3rd was World Press Freedom Day and a UN report released stated 44 environmental journalists have been murdered in last 15 years. This means to report on the state of the environment has become a perilous profession, with the highest number of killings in Asia Pacific (30 cases), while Latin America and the Caribbean reported 11.

The UN report surveyed 905 journalists from 129 countries, and more than 70 per cent had been attacked, threatened or pressured, with attacks on environmental reporters and news outlets up 42% in the past five years.

This puts us all in a dangerous situation. Accurate information on the climate crisis has never been more urgent, and yet it is up against an extraordinary surge of disinformation, as well as threats of violence. The changes in our environment are now before all our eyes, with no country spared the impacts, and this means environmental reporting is critical to help raise awareness about the urgency of our situation, to document and give voice to those most affected, and to encourage individuals, businesses, and governments to get serious about adaptation plans, and to take immediate action to reverse course before it is too late. And yet, the people trying to help all of us are facing more and more danger to do their job – it needs to stop.

To help us dig into this very important issue, we are delighted to welcome Robin Hicks, associate editor of Eco-Business, Asia Pacific’s largest media and business intelligence organisation dedicated to sustainable development and ESG performance. Robin has worked as a journalist across Asia for nearly 20 years, but he’s more than a journalist, he’s a passionate advocate for wildlife, working as a volunteer wildlife rescue officer for ACRES Singapore (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society), and has been volunteering for important conservation work since the 90s.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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If you’re a fan of Queen, “The Show Must Go On” will be meaningful, as it’s connected to the end of Freddie Mercury’s life. But we’re using it in a different context. All over the world, we are seeing reports of excess deaths, something we really came to understand during the Covid pandemic. However, today, excess deaths are coming from extreme heat, extreme weather events, pollution, as well as rising cancers and other impacts in younger people, to name a few. On the other side, there are millions of people suffering long Covid and the impact it’s having on them AND their community is devastating.

Add to this the cost-of-living crisis, food security, fuel security, the chaos of war, the nuclear threat, innocents suffering in war, and on we could go. All of this and more is creating an immense feeling of helplessness because all we can do is stand witness - at home and in the wider world. None of us are immune, and the challenge so many are facing with personal suffering, while witnessing global catastrophes, is taking a huge toll on people’s mental health around the globe. It’s tough and today we’re going to share our personal experiences of suffering, while paying attention to the bigger global story, and how we navigate these challenging times, hoping to offer some wisdom to those who have nowhere else to go for help. It could get emotional, we must warn you, especially as some experiences are very current and raw.

We lost our guest this week due to a commitment, and Tim Wade is taking a very well-deserved break with his family, so we are delighted Joanne Flinn said YES to joining us for this deep and very heartfelt conversation. Joanne is working deep in the heart of sustainability and ESG with business leaders. She is a senior accredited company director, Chair of the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Institute, and she works with Chairman and CEOs of global entities to develop, scale and deploy sustainability strategies. An author, trainer, consultant and professional speaker, we are delighted to welcome her back on the show.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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Welcome back to Climate Courage, and I’m absolutely delighted to share that Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato will be joining as co-hosts, as we build on the core focus of the show – to discuss the issues across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, while keeping it in everyday language, so we can all better understand the challenges and what we can do about it.

This is our first show together as co-hosts, and we are going to discuss why we speak up (and the answers might surprise you), then we’ll dig into other important topics, like how we manage our minds when dealing with such challenging issues every single day, coping with and managing the very common challenge of information overwhelm, as well as misinformation, disinformation fake news and propaganda, and we’ll finish with some big picture perspectives on what global solutions we should be looking at, and the challenges of getting there.

Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato are the co-founders of Rethinking Choices, and co-authors of “The Unsu$tainable Truth: how investing for the future is destroying the planet and what to do about it” – a book that distils three decades of personal experiences at the sharp end of investments and hedge funds. It is a must read for any who fear the damages investments are making, but need those investment returns all the same.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Propaganda has always been an issue in our societies, but the problem is becoming a much bigger challenge today. Recently, a British man was charged over an arson plot targeting a Ukrainian business after he was allegedly recruited to act for the mercenary group, Wagner. He will face trial under the UK’s new National Security Act, the first time a case will be brought under this new legislation, designed to crack down on foreign agents.

But this isn’t the only incident. A more serious Russian campaign of sabotage is spanning the whole of Europe, with signal interference in the air and at sea. The challenge is this hostile action from Russia is becoming gradually normalized, because it appears that nobody is willing or able to deal with it. Of course, this isn’t just happening in Europe, with China on a propaganda offensive around the world, as well as Americans being targeted by foreign propagandists using the internet and social media to fill minds with untruths. Unfortunately, they are lapping it up.

It appears a bored, listless and fearful society is definitely a successful feeding ground for disinformation, and we will all suffer its impact if we don’t get a handle on the situation.

To help us dig into this fascinating topic, we are very happy to welcome Taryn-Lee Kearney, the Chief Executive Director of Aha Training and Development. Taryn is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is an industrial psychologist, global speaker, a multifaceted facilitator and consultant, as well as a mental health advocate.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent, and parts of Africa are sitting in the eye of an extreme heatwave, seeing temperatures five to 10 degrees Celsius above normal, and it’s predicted to last until June. That means no relief is on the horizon for the millions of people being impacted, and reports of deaths from heat stroke are growing by the day.

It is challenging for the wealthy countries in the North to comprehend how devastating this heatwave is, with most of the population living without air-conditioning and failing electricity grids. How did we get here? Why didn’t we prepare? Why are governments across the world ignoring the evidence before our eyes? And how can we make the Global South more resilient to these climate impacts? Because if we don’t address this, we will see mass migration and that will be disastrous for our fragile planet, on multiple levels.

To help us discuss this and the news going on around the world, we are delighted to welcome Neil Mann, founder of Future Horizon and he is a futurist, advisor, CTO, consultant, and trainer. Neil helps clients uncover what's next on the digital frontier for business, delivering strategic foresight on emerging technologies. As his business tagline suggests: Think bold. Think broad. Think beyond.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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When times get complicated, simple answers and solutions aren’t what’s going to cut it, even though we are bombarded with messages telling us otherwise. The growing threat of all-out-war, the calamities in our environment, and the divisions in our societies are all deeply complicated issues that require our attention and a deep appreciation for nuance.

In our fast-paced, information-dense world, you don’t have to look far to see people quickly leaping to conclusions, shouting opinions from whichever side gained their loyalty, but are they right? Equally, are we all looking at these complicated issues from every angle? Is there something being said in the grey zone that is important for us to know and understand? Considering the dark times we are in, isn’t it worth us going the extra mile to appreciate the nuance of the biggest issue we face today? We think so and are looking forward to digging into this theme.

To help us discuss this and the news going on around the world, we are delighted to welcome Cheryl Benadie onto the show. Cheryl is author of The Wholeness Guide, and she is a career development consultant, employability specialist, a student wellness facilitator, financial literacy educator, and an inspirational keynote speaker. Bringing the heart and mind together in her teachings, Cheryl will be a great addition to the conversation.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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It’s been a harrowing week for war, with aid workers at World Central Kitchen killed by Israeli rockets in Palestine, which is ramping up pressure on the Israel Government to call an immediate ceasefire. Equally, Iran now faces a dilemma following the Israeli attack on its embassy in Syria, which killed two Iranian generals and five military advisers at its embassy compound in Damascus. How will Iran respond? Because it must respond, or it will look weak.

Russia continues to make progress in its war on Ukraine, with NATO now deliberating a plan for long term structured support for Ukraine, but war expanding across Europe is a threat, especially when we hear the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, posted on social media about an unspecified threat to his country, which has been reported as we will go to war with Kosovo at a time of our choosing. War escalation, more brutality, ecosystem destruction, biosphere breakdown….

It’s a complicated time to be alive, resulting in mental health challenges becoming a greater issue all over the world, so what can we do, and how can we deal with all of this? To help us discuss this and the news going on around the world, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Alka Chadha, who is a practicing physician, yoga and meditation teacher, an NLP practitioner, a 'Heal Your Life' facilitator, an ICF certified coach, keynote speaker, coach, AND she also runs training workshops like 'Inner Journey' which incorporates breathwork, meditation, and yoga. What a perfect guest for this week’s topic!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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A few weeks ago, we discussed the story of Bryan Johnson, a 46-year-old tech bro who cashed out a few years ago and now spends all his time trying not to die. Today he is suffering from long Covid, however he’s part of a bigger story about an obsession to work out how to live longer and healthier lives.

At the centre is the longevity industry – a multi-billion-dollar industry – and it’s goal is to target aging at the cellular or molecular level, as well as promoting healthy aging and improving our quality of life. The industry consists of several distinct segments, including Gero science, Biomedicine, AgeTech, and Finance, however, do we really need people living longer? And if we do live longer, what will that look like when facing climate breakdown? Essentially, are we thinking this through?

To help us dig in, we’re so happy to welcome Dr. Zobaida Akhter from Bangladesh, who has a mission to empower people so they can value the importance of gender equity and equality in all spheres of life. A true commitment to equality and equity helps us to create a sustainable and gender-balanced society, where every person is treated fairly. Dr. Zobaida works in gender and culture in the workplace, along with media training through gender neutral language and gestures. It will be amazing to hear her point of view.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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Did you hear Donald Trump say: “Right now, a number of state laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother’s womb in the ninth month. It is wrong. It has to change.” Cray cray right? And yes, he really did say it. In Missouri, if you’re pregnant you can’t get divorced – women’s rights are really progressing over there – not to mention we had the whole IVF debacle which is sending people into a tail spin; and of course, adding to the “what will he do next” campaign, Donald Trump launched his gold sneakers, which comes with a whole host of further craziness.

Beyond America: research has shown that every single placenta tested in a research study had microplastics in it: the situation in Ukraine is horrendous and we now know 31,000 troops have been killed while the US continues to dither on proving support; Mexico, one of the world’s most populous cities, could run out of water within months; and billionaires are not only building bunkers to escape when it all collapses, but now they’re adding flammable moats to keep the rest of us out.

No wonder everyone is a bit strung-out at the moment. Everywhere you look, something crazy is going on. How do we calm everything down and come back together?

To help us dig in, we’re thrilled to welcome Chantelle Botha, affectionately known as "The Catalyst" to the show. Chantelle is a well-known expert in identity-driven purpose and is celebrated for her unique ability to instigate change among her clients. A professional speaker, life coach, career coach and influencer, she is all about helping her clients embrace vision, identity and purpose.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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We celebrated Valentine’s Day this week and messages of love are flooding our social media channels, which is always a nice balm for the soul. However, then you turn on the news and see the shooting in Kansas City during the Super Bowl celebrations, the planned attack on Rafah still going ahead, X taking payment from terrorist organizations, the US reconsidering its relationship with South Africa after taking Israel to the ICJ for genocide, and of course, Trump threatening NATO members if they don’t pay up…. It’s hard to find the love.

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, released an article on LinkedIn this week, and it’s a call for peace. Peace in the world. Peace within communities. Peace with justice. Peace with nature. It’s also a call to love and a call to action, for the greater good of all life on earth, and yet our leaders continue to move in the other direction. War is growing, but how can we continue to fight wars today, when the stability and resilience of the earth system is hanging in the balance? Our biosphere is on it’s knees, and yet war and it’s devastation is growing.

We’ve got to turn this all around! That’s just a flavour of some of the news we’ll discuss, so do come and join us and you’ll be up to date with all the major news happening in our world.

To help us dig in, we’re thrilled to have the Culture Catalyst, Scott Harrison join us this week. He’s an ICF performance coach, a leadership, sales and recruitment trainer, mentor, host of the Culture Catalyst Podcast and a professional speaker. We are looking forward to hearing his thoughts.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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We are back for 2024, so come and join us as we cover the major news happening around the world, with our theme this year on misinformation and disinformation, the number one issue in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report, and with 49% of the world’s population going to the polls this year, it is critical we all learn how to navigate this risk.

There is a lot more going on, from the latest Taylor Swift shenanigans to the war in Gaza, the growing risks of the Houthi’s actions in the Red Sea, extreme weather events, farmers blocking cities and towns across Europe, the ICJ ruling on whether Israel is guilty of genocide. This event was quickly followed by the announcement that UNRWA had members involved in the October 7th attack, resulting in countries all over the world announcing they would stop funding until a thorough investigation happens. With the Palestinians now forced to eat grass and drink polluted water, the situation couldn’t be worse.

And that’s just a flavour of what we will discuss, so do come and join us and you’ll be up to date with all the major news happening in our world.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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The negotiations have been taking place in Dubai, and breaking news suggests an agreement to move away from fossil fuels has been agreed, however, the words phase-out is not in the final text. What this means is the recognition of the need for deep, rapid and sustained reductions has been agreed, which is a milestone for a Cop, because no previous event has seen agreement on the need to move away from oil, gas and coal.

Are we on the right path now? We wait and see. In the meantime, alongside Cop28, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato, with SirCollins Manyasi and a dedicated team of climate advocates, hosted a virtual event called ‘12 Days of Cop,’ with the theme #Its4U. The news surrounding Cop28 often felt dark and hopeless, so this show was a bolt of bright light throughout the negotiations, as amazing people from across the world shared inspiring work happening in all corners of the world, but especially on the front lines, where the greatest impacts are already being felt.

So, what’s next? Our leaders - in government, business, the media and humanitarian organizations - have finally “read the room” and made a positive decision, which means we might finally be moving in the right direction at last, so come and join us this Friday, as we go through the results of Cop28, discuss #Its4U and what it means to you, as well as look ahead to 2024, and the on-going fight to ensure a live-able future for humanity and all life on earth. We will even talk about how we keep oil, gas and coal in the ground.

This is the last Climate Courage of 2023, so come and join us, make sure you ask lots of questions.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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When Mohammad Ali Jinnah understood his city, Karachi in Pakistan, would be under water by the 2060s due to climate change and sea level rise, he knew he had to do something about it and get involved – for his children and grandchildren.

Pakistan is one of the 10 most vulnerable countries to climate change risk, and it is time for the world to come together and act, especially to help the developing countries in the Global South, who have done little to contribute to the challenge.

The more we do to stop emissions rising, as well as help the Global South, the more people in this region can adapt to a changing climate and it also means less climate refugees, a challenge that will cause social chaos across the world. It is time to act, it’s our shared responsibility.

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Did this year pass like lightening or what? It’s time for our last show of the year, and that means a wrap up of 2023, as we reflect on all the main news that’s been flying across our screens. From wars to political shenanigans, good news to living through the hottest year in 250,000 years, celebrity losses and moments that achieved headlines, and of course, what’s going on at Cop28, the need for peace, the health of the global economy, and why we must focus on developing strong resilience as the years ahead look to be challenging for all of us.

Of course, it’s not all bad. We’ll talk about the word of the year, the person of the year, the stupidest celebrity or political antics we’ve seen, and much much more, so please come and join us as we wrap up the year that was. It’s always amazing to reflect and remember how much has truly happened in a year.

We are delighted to welcome two guests, the lovely Louisa Lee and Dr. Weng Cheu Yue, who both own DP Dental in Singapore. Louisa Lee is a serial entrepreneur, and her focus is on sleep, health, and wellness. Dr. Yue Weng Cheu completed his BDS degree at National University of Singapore, and his expertise is pain management, sleep and he is known as a tongue trainer. Between them, I know they are going to add a lot of value around how we can take care of ourselves when times are so challenging!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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Kaaka Issac, also called Wakili, is part of the Masai Tribe in Kenya. He is seeing first-hand the impact of climate change on his family, community and the animals they care for. This frontline experience inspired him to become a climate advocate and to be even more impactful, he is currently studying at Kwame Ngurummah University of Law.

Kaaka is a jurist, Founder of the East Africa Campuses and Colleges Green Network, Climate Clock lead for the Kenya Chapter, he is an award winner at the Centre of Climate on Humanity and Sustainability, a delegate at Cop27, and Africa Youth Climate Assembly (AYCA) lead. Did I tell you he’s still in his early 20s?

Amazing man, amazing contribution, and an inspiring example of how we can all jump in, in whatever way makes sense to us, and drive changes where we are, rippling out our impact, and ultimately, consuming the world and creating change everyone. I hope you’re as inspired by Kaaka as I was.

Connect with Kaaka and support his work

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Its4U #ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Are you creative? Well, you need to listen to Sveinung Nygaard! he’s a composer, an artist, musician and he’s part of the Bards for Climate, because he believes the artistic mindset is capable of solvingthe biggest problems the world faces. In this wonderful conversation we discuss how climate is an identity issue and what we can do about it, as well as why it’s so important to have a purpose driving you, something you can give your life too. So much inspiration in this chat, have a listen and make sure you follow Sveinung too. Amazing inspiration.

Follow Sveinung on Instagram – liquidjourney and Prisms_of_bards

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Use the hashtag #Its4U when sharing the beauty of life, the dignity of all living beings, or how you are supporting local businesses to help your community thrive.

Join us over the next two weeks for 12 days of Cop and find some inspiration from amazing people.

Its4U #ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Sadaf Khalid is the global coordinator for the virtual Cop 28 on behalf of Rethinking Choices. She is a power woman, who believes in taking action and getting involved. I so enjoyed this conversation with a lady committed to the future of our world, especially tackling the challenges Pakistan face, the home of her birth, and she shares the harrowing experience of the devastating floods, not just in 2022, but in 2010, when her mum was stranded in the mountains for five days. This is a lady to follow.

You can sign up to Its4U at bit.ly/signup2its4U

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Use the hashtag #Its4U when sharing the beauty of life, the dignity of all living beings, or how you are supporting local businesses to help your community thrive.

Join us over the next two weeks for 12 days of Cop and find some inspiration from amazing people.

Its4U #ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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I am so delighted to introduce you to SirCollins Manyasi, who works with grassroots women’s organisations in Kenya, Africa. He is inspired to make a difference in women’s and children’s lives, ensuring the most basic needs are met, like access to water for drinking, cooking and farming. He’s got a smile that lights up a room, so have a listen and maybe you’ll be inspired too.

You can sign up to Its4U at bit.ly/signup2its4U

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Use the hashtag #Its4U when sharing the beauty of life, the dignity of all living beings, or how you are supporting local businesses to help your community thrive.

Join us over the next two weeks for 12 days of Cop and find some inspiration from amazing people.

Its4U #ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Meet Timothy Ndgewa, the African representative of Rethinking Choices. He’s a finance professional who moved into sustainability, and he is a voice on the ground in Kenya, driving awareness and action. He is driven to support his community and environment, especially those who do not have access to technology, so they don’t get left behind.

You can sign up to Its4U at bit.ly/signup2its4U

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Use the hashtag #Its4U when sharing the beauty of life, the dignity of all living beings, or how you are supporting local businesses to help your community thrive.

Join us over the next two weeks for 12 days of Cop and find some inspiration from amazing people.

Its4U #ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Inger-Mette Stenseth is a co-founder of the World Climate School, and she works across the world to get climate education front and centre in education curriculum. With a creativity energy at the core of all she does, Inger-Mette is encouraging all of the artists, designers, weavers and more to come on board to Its4U, because creative expression is central to the core message of this whole campaign.

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Join us over the next two weeks for 12 days of Cop and find some inspiration from amazing people.

Its4U #ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Our oceans hit heat extremes in 2023 that have literally gone off the charts, and with annual peak temperatures not expected until February/March 2024, there is a lot of anxiety about how high the temperatures will reach, as well as the impact of that heat on life in the ocean, which of course, impacts life on land.

In the Northern Hemisphere summer, we saw coral bleaching right across the reefs in this region, which does not bode well for the Southern Hemisphere summer, as well as mass die-offs of fish and crustaceans, extreme hurricanes, and tornadoes due to the intense heat in the oceans, and so much more. It’s definitely been grim tidings in the big blue for 2023, and that impacts us too.

So, what can we do about it? I wanted to speak with someone who loves the ocean and is very in-tune with the reality under the water, and that person is Elizabeth (Liz) Ward-Sing. Liz and her partner Brendon Sing set up Shark Guardian as a UK Charity. They are both professional divers, shark researchers and educators, and through Shark Guardians they run campaigns and activities worldwide, including in the United Kingdom, and across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. They really are doing important work.

With Liz, we are going to understand why sharks are so important for ocean health, what the situation is for sharks today (as well as other apex predators) and what we can do about it, as well as what we must be pushing our leaders to change today before we pass the tipping point and can no longer change the trajectory.

Do join us. This is an important conversation and there will be many powerful take-aways.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Welcome to 12 days of Cop, where I’ll be interviewing inspiring people who are reminding us where to put our focus during these next two weeks. Kicking off with the brains and hearts behind #Its4U Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato, we dig into what Its4U is all about, and encourage everyone to get involved!

You can sign up to Its4U at bit.ly/signup2its4U

Join the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1017721559112354

Use the hashtag #Its4U when sharing the beauty of life, the dignity of all living beings, or how you are supporting local businesses to help your community thrive.

Join us over the next two weeks for 12 days of Cop and find some inspiration from these amazing people.

Its4U #ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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It was reported - for the first time - that earth passed 2°C warming in November for two days in a row, and it must be important because it hit the mainstream news. Definitely a topic for The Know Show this week, as well as the fact we are all eagerly awaiting the release of Israeli hostages (women and children) by Hamas, but alarming news is showing the situation has become so dire in the refugee camps in Palestine, serious disease is starting to spread.

Cop28 is around the corner, so the news on that side is heating up considerably, we’ve seen two far right election wins in Argentina and The Netherlands, and of course, the artificial intelligence sector has seen quite the spectacle in the last week. I know Joe will be eager to share that with you!

As always, a lot going on and to help us dig into all of this, we are so happy to welcome Chuen Chuen Yeo 杨荃荃. She is an agile leadership coach, a LinkedIn Top Voice (Singapore), a published author with Penguin, one of the Top 100 Biggest Voices in Leadership, a keynote speaker, leadership storyteller AND she is also doing her doctorate. We are so looking forward to hearing Chuen Chuen’s insights.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Do you want to drive meaningful change while doing your job, so you can contribute to the global crisis humanity is facing? Are you willing to look at the opportunities you can embrace to drive change and create awareness in your organization? If the answer is yes, this show is for you.

Meet Andrew Buay, Vice President of Group Sustainability for SingTel and Optus, and he started his journey into sustainability more than a decade ago, when many told him it was not a wise career move. Today he is a sustainability leader and mentor, an executive leadership coach, a mentor to social impact start-ups, and a board advisor in social services and tertiary education.

In this conversation, we’re going to go back to the beginning to understand why he decided to go this way, the path he took to leading in sustainability, including the pushback he faced. We’ll discuss the work happening today and the opportunities looking ahead, as well as finishing up with some hot tips for anyone looking to step into a more active role to help their business become more sustainable.

This is going to be a great conversation, full of actionable insights, so join us live or watch it anytime. There will be fantastic take-aways for all.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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The news is intense, and many are switching off, unable to cope. The daily reminder of suffering hurts the soul and infects us with fear for the future. What will happen next? Will it boil up and consume us all, turning into World War III? And what if we go nuclear?

Hard HARD times to face - tense, anxious, and heart breakingly sad. How do we get ready for this? What can WE do? How can we manage our minds when we are being buffeted with violence?

Because, of course, it’s not just war we are facing. Catastrophic environmental news is coming out, with important research reports seemingly released every week, not to mention, the AI revolution is going through it’s own interesting phase – will AI be our downfall?

To help us dig into this topic, we are delighted to welcome Archana Amlapure, who might be just the person you need to listen to right now. A lady with a deep background in technology and business, she realised this work wasn’t lighting her up, so she decided to become a yoga and wellness coach, and is the founder/director of Ojas Yoga n wellness, as well as author of the book " Health Happiness Harmony."

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Twelve months ago, a UN Report stated that achieving equality could take nearly 300 years if the current rate of progress continues. In the study, it was revealed “how gender disparities are worsening in the face of “cascading” global crises – such as the COVID-19 pandemic, violent conflict, and climate change – coupled with the backlash against women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.”

When it comes to who suffers the most in all these crises, it is always the women and children. When it comes to our best chance to re-design our communities to build a better future for all and overcome our challenges, women must be part of the decision-making process, because women are in a unique position to offer solutions from their lived experiences. Therefore, women must be at every table where decisions are being made, but this is not happening today.

In the Global South, the challenges for women and children are even more dire and expected to get worse, and that is why I am delighted to welcome Praveen Gupta to join me, so we can discuss the unique challenges women face, as well as the opportunities we must embrace, which will benefit all.

Praveen is an intellectual and a professional with deep insights into the insurance and risk industry. More than that, he cares deeply about social issues, with diversity and climate change two core topics. You can read his articles on Illuminem and at The Diversity Blog.

Do join us. This is an important conversation and there will be many powerful take-aways.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Welcome back after a short break from The Know Show, and this week we’re going to tackle a big topic - how can we secure our future if we cannot secure peace? Were you aware that we have as much war and unrest today as we did before World War Two? We cannot take this moment lightly and pretend everything is fine because it isn’t. In fact, it's a very tense and dangerous time.

Today, all of us must work as hard as we can to get the world focused on peace, all while moving into emergency mode for our planet, because that's where our attention is required, for all our sakes. What has happened in Israel/Palestine in the last few weeks has the potential to blow up the entire Middle East region, and it won’t stop there. The rumblings for wider war and unrest have already begun. Will we be so foolish?

War is a disaster in every way, but it is devastating for the natural world, and our natural world is teetering on the edge already. We must speak up and change our paths, or the escalation we’ve been experiencing with wild weather and major die-offs will continue to accelerate.

To help us dig into this topic, we are very happy to welcome Brigadier Sushil Bhasin to join us. Sushil is a military-inspired leadership and team building expert, who delivers global keynote speeches, has spoken on the TEDx stage, he’s a futurist, thought leader and author, and honestly, we couldn’t think of a better guest for the topic we will be grappling with this week.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Welcome to a unique show, where three special guests will help me understand what is going on in Australia, as it builds towards it’s referendum aka The Voice. Australians are being asked to vote for an alteration to the Australian Constitution, which will give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a voice to parliament on matters relating to their community.

For me it’s a clear YES! We have never done right by our first nation’s people and 80% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are in favour, with the other 20% (based on my understanding) fighting for more rights, which I respect as well. However, as an Australian living outside the country, I am not in the middle of this vicious fight, and it’s despairing to see divisive politics ruling the day again, just like we saw during the last Referendum on the right of the LQBTQIA to marry. As a result, it’s driving people and communities apart and causing great pain.

To help me and other Aussies living abroad, as well as the rest of the world watching on, potentially wondering if Australia is a truly racist country, I have invited three legends in my life: Willhemina (Willie) Wahlin; Cymbeline King; and Gavin Warring, to join me, so we can discuss what it’s all about, why we are seeing such strong division and rhetoric, the role of the media and more.

Come and join us for an open-hearted conversation on what’s going on, with three beautiful friends passionately fighting for a better and more equal Australia. Unfortunately, I don’t have any NO voters in my community to invite, but we won’t dismiss credible opposition in our discussion. It’s important to listen to all perspectives after all.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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As we are all based in Asia, we have access to a perspective on China that is rarely reflected in the global media, especially if it’s from the Northern Hemisphere. This means we see a lack of balance presented in the media, as well as by politicians in the North, and as we are all aware, the antagonism between East and West is growing, with many nations stuck in the middle of this fight.

So, what is true and what is false? Or is the truth just somewhere in the middle? Equally, what can we do to change the narrative and address the antagonism? And how can we help all involved understand that we must come together and work together for the betterment of all, which requires a massive amount of respect from both “sides.”

To help us do dig into this topic, we are thrilled to welcome c.j. Ng 黄常捷, who is a shared leadership team coach, focusing on doing business in China. He is also a sales coach, and he helps his clients with business acumen, sales excellence and team development. c.j. has worked extensively in China and is author of "Winning the B2B Sale in China", available from Amazon. A perfect guest to help us dig into China.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has finally called the start of El Nino, even though the US’s NOAA claimed it started a few months ago. The BOM’s announcement, combined with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole, means in the coming months, the effects will start to be felt, and heat extremes are expected.

Right now, in September, when the effects of El Nino are not present, the state of New South Wales, Australia, is experiencing temperatures 10-15C above average. If these highs continue so far above average over the summer months, we could see heat extremes humanity has never experienced before. After Australia, from February, the hot season will start in the Global South, where millions of people will be exposed to unliveable temperatures in structures ill-suited to heat extremes. It is time for all of us to get ready, as best we can.

I am super grateful to Bavani Periasamy for agreeing to join me this week, to help guide everyone through all the actions we can take to get ready. Bavani has also agreed to translate my blog ‘34 actions to prepare for a heat index that hits unliveable territory’ into Malay, and hopefully, we’ll be able to reach more of the most vulnerable people with this message.

Do join us. This is critical information we all need to know and act on in the Global South.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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I am delighted to introduce you to a wonderful human being, Aoja Aron, who is from Uganda, and right now, he is working across the country to help the estimated 1.6 million refugees live more sustainably on the land provided by the Government and people of Uganda.

An enormously complex challenge, Aoja takes us through what the refugees face day in day out, as well as the impact on the citizens of Uganda, and how climate change is making it even more difficult. It is heartening to hear someone with so much empathy and compassion – an inspiration to all of us.

One of the critical aspects facing anyone doing this work - anywhere in the world - is funding, and it is declining as challenges are growing around the world. The wealthiest nations of the world must step in and help, because the more we can do to help people stay where they are, the better it is for everyone everywhere.

Thank you Aoja for your enormous heart and passion for the work you do.

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We have seen 11 extreme flooding events so far this September and just this week, as we were trying coming to terms with the devastating earthquake that hit Morocco, Libya experienced a catastrophic flooding event. In one of its cities, Derna, 25 per cent of the town has been washed away, with predictions suggesting a staggering 20,000 lives could be lost.

Also reported this week - six out of the nine “planetary boundaries” have been broken because of human-caused pollution and destruction of the natural world. The broken boundaries mean these systems have been driven far from the safety and stability which has provided a stable environment for human flourishing since the end of the last ice age - 10,000 years ago.

In the background, for decades, a group called Atlas Network have been busy. It’s a global network of more than 500-member think tanks advocating for “free market” policies. It uses its reach and influence to spread conservative philosophy, as well as criminalize climate protest. It has been incredibly successful, but are we aware of these puppet masters and is their influence in our best interest? Something we’ll discuss.

It will be Andrea and Joe this week, and we are delighted to welcome Neerja Singh, The Seenager, who will provide her grace, wisdom and insights on the news happening around the world.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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In Canada, 13.7 million hectares of forest have burned (and continues to burn), which is twice as much as the 1989 record. We’ve seen fires in Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Croatia, Algeria, Tunisia, and of course, the US, where the fires in Maui are the worst in its history. But we’re moving into Summer in the Southern Hemisphere now, and fires have already broken out in Australia, even though the fire season doesn’t typically start until October.

Recent headlines include: Australia braces for ‘harsh summer’ as ocean temperature warms; Australians urged to prepare for most significant bushfire season since black summer; and ‘Adapt or die’: Nightmare weather coming for unprepared Australia.

To help us dig into the risk for Australia and the wider conversation on global fire preparedness, I am delighted to welcome Graeme Thom AFSM, who caught my attention in the media during Australia’s black fire season because he didn’t hold back with his views - it was refreshing.

Do join us. This will be a revelation.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

You can get in touch with Graeme here www.gtspeaks.com.au

International Emergency Services Speakers Bureau https://iessb.com.au/

And on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/graemethomafsm/

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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After an extended break, The Know Show is back and as always, we will discuss the major news events and shocks happening around the world, discussing issues from all angles, always attempting to provide balance in these complex times.

From the on-going war in Ukraine, to politics around the world, Spain’s #MeToo movement, and of course, the extreme season of weather that has battered the Northern Hemisphere, we’ll be digging into it all, as well as delivering a clear message for those of us in the South - we need to get ready, because we are next to face extreme heat.

It will be Andrea, Joe and Tim this week, and then we’ll be welcoming guests moving forward to add new dimensions and perspectives to the conversation. Join us!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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I was delighted to work with Kevin Cottam, The Global Nomad, on how to uncover my values and take it one step further, so it could really come to life. We often hear people talking about values, but what does it really mean and what are they?

Listen in as Kevin takes us through the importance of values and then we discuss what came up in my values assessment and how to take the results from a brain knowing, to a heart knowing – fascinating!

I always tell people I work with to anchor themselves in their values, but most people don’t know what values are, or they are easily pushed off their anchor values, due to many external factors. Have a listen.

Do you know what your values are? Are you anchored in them?

You can connect with Kevin here

https://thenomadicmindset.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cottam/

https://www.value.se/ Point of Value, the assessment we discussed

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

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In May, I published this ebook length blog on preparing for wet bulb temperatures, or when the heat index pushes us into 'too hot to live' territory https://andreatedwards.com/2023/06/climate-courage-get-ready-for-wet-bulb-temperatures-aka-when-its-too-hot-to-live/ 

As so many people prefer to listen, rather than read, I've decided to record it and put it in a podcast. It is strange listening back to it, because when I wrote this in May, states like Texas were in the firing line, countries like India too, and since then, many other parts of the world have moved into this territory.

I spent months researching possible solutions and ideas on how we can get ready, and will continue to share and refine this information, so for now, releasing this, with the promise I'll do it again more simply, just focusing on actions we can all take. 

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Meet two amazing people, Vicki Kiely and Daniel Villota of Unchained Elephants. They are on a mission to save elephants from a life of suffering and pain, and right now, they are seeking our help to save a bull elephant called Kanun, who is in great pain and suffering. When he is saved, he will be moved to a sanctuary in the North of Thailand, where he will enjoy a well-deserved retirement.

Since recording this podcast, we’ve heard that the “price” has been reduced to $19,500 USD. This means being able to free Kanun is even closer, especially as one of the donors, Karl, has generously agreed to match any donations up to $5,000 USD. So, any donations you make will have an even greater impact!

And time is of the essence. Kanun is experiencing serious health issues, including blindness in the left eye, a possible cataract in the right eye, scar tissue on the front ankle, severely overgrown nails causing potential pain, a lump in his trunk, multiple scars across his body, and he is underfed because he can’t work. When Vicki and Daniel saw the state Kanun was in physically, it really reinforced to both how urgent it was to rescue him from his current situation.

This is where you can make a donation https://support.unchainedelephants.com/nft/rescue-kanun-crowdfunding-campaign/?utm_source=mailerlite&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2023-07-11&utm_campaign=Thank+you++for+taking+part+in+rescuing+Kanun+

And if you can’t donate, you can help by spreading the word, because there is probably someone in your community who is passionate about elephants and doing good in the world. So PLEASE, spread the word, and together, we can ensure a peaceful retirement for Kanun.

Here is the website for Unchained Elephants https://www.unchainedelephants.com/ and I just want to say a huge thank you to the team at Unchained Elephants for the amazing work you do.

UncommonCourage #ClimateCourage #Kanun

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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It’s the last show of the season and we invite you join us, for a 360 look at the news shaking our world, as well as drilling down into some of the bigger stories that are worthy of attention. Trump got kicked off the ‘front page’ this week, as the world’s media shares non-stop coverage on the story of the missing Titanic sub, whose passengers are still unfound at time of publishing.

In our theme section, we’re going to dig into a Reuters Institute Report, which found there is a sharp decline in appetite for news in recent years. Why is this happening? Is this a good thing for us, especially when there is critical news being shared that requires our attention? What’s going on and how can it be fixed? Or is it a more fundamental societal issue we’re grappling with here?

We are delighted to welcome Russel D. Russel this week, who is the founder and senior trainer at Canine Point Academy, in Phuket, Thailand. A podcaster, YouTuber, and someone passionate about the news, we’re excited to finally get some time in Russell’s diary so he can join us.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Come join us for the last Climate Courage of the season, where we will discuss propaganda, misinformation and lies, especially as we’ve seen a rapid resurgence in climate denialism, strongly linked to Musk’s take-over of Twitter. But it’s not just what’s happening at Twitter that matters, chaos and division is being sewn across media and social media, and at a time when we need to accept the science and agree an action plan to move forward united, it appears we are heading in the wrong direction.

Why is this happening and who’s responsible? What is the motivation for it? Who wins and who loses? And how do you spot it, when it’s so noisy and chaotic in the world of information these days? We’re going to dig deep, so we can help you make sense of what’s going on, with the goal of helping you work out how you can cut through the noise and get to the important information.

To help me do this, I am delighted to welcome Andrew Milroy, founder and CEO of Veqtor8, a cyber security consultancy, offering an independent platform for resources and information which can be used to manage digital risk. Andrew is a well-known technology thought leader and speaker in the APAC region, and his personal interests are wide, from geopolitics to societal organization and the role of technology in the world.

Tune in. We’re never boring.

Climate Courage is about going big picture on the climate crisis, focusing on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Lots of big news consuming the world this week, from the impact of smoke from the fires in Canada shrouding the East Coast and Midwest of the US, the potential federal indictment of Donald Trump, to the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Crimea, and all that means.

One of the confusing aspects about the Nova Kakhovka dam destruction is who did it? It’s been reported that Russia did it, then Ukraine, then a Russian commander going rogue, all the way through to it occurring naturally. There is a lot of propaganda around this catastrophic event and its potential implications, as well as many other stories hitting our news feeds, so how do you see the wood for the trees? We’ll share what we do to get around the noise.

We are delighted to welcome Rae Fung, host of Own Your Voice Talk Show, as well as a speaker and communications trainer. Rae is all about empowering leaders to own their voice so they can create lasting impact, and we’re delighted she will be able to provide a millennial perspective on the news impacting our world. Thanks for saying yes to joining us on The Know Show Rae!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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The news is frantic, bewildering, and for many people, overwhelming. How many have switched off because it’s just too much? How many more are feeling growing despair? And how many have already lost hope in the future?

No matter who you are or where you live, we are facing a very challenging time for humanity, because we are in a polycrisis – which means multiple challenges are affecting the world simultaneously. The World Economic Forum published the Global Risks Report 2023, and stated the risk of the polycrisis is growing - “where disparate crises interact such that the overall impact far exceeds the sum of each part”. These risks include the interplay between the pandemic, war, the energy crisis, cost-of-living crisis, and all the different aspects of the climate crises, to name a few. So how do we manage it? How do we navigate it?

There’s an idea that where the attention goes the energy flows. This means that what we pay attention to becomes our bigger reality, so when our attention is focused on the ugliness in the world - the political divisions, othering, racism, war, and so on – then this becomes bigger. Can we instead, start to refocus our attention, away from the divisiveness and towards community action and inspiration? Is that even possible? We’ll be discussing this great topic to see if we can work it out. Join us.

We are delighted to welcome Arewa Olanrewaju, who is a creative expert, based in Nigeria, and Arewa is going to help us look at the political situation in Nigeria and the wider region, as well as discuss climate impacts and actions he is seeing. We are thrilled Arewa said yes to joining in our conversation and for providing a unique insight into the African region.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Boomers have had a bad rap over recent years (#OKBoomer), especially with how they vote and their priorities for the future. Many countries are still led by Boomers, and in countries like the US, political parties are actively trying to suppress younger voters, which happened in the UK recently too, although that backfired tremendously. What this all creates is an environment of frustration because Millennials and GenZ are focused on issues relevant to their future, including action on climate, biodiversity loss and extinction, the cost-of-living crisis, the housing crisis, jobs crisis, and so much more.

But Boomers are not being silent on these bigger issues either, and we’re seeing them rising up and taking action. From Swiss pensioners taking the government to the European court over climate change impacts, to protesting the banks role in climate change, and we also have many participating in activism, with some even going to jail for it.

When it comes to where our nations’ focus politically, including priorities, demographics matter, and until recently, Boomers have had the final say, but that is now shifting dramatically. Millennials and GenZ are moving into the driver’s seat, but are they voting? Are they actively participating? Are they stepping into leadership roles?

In the meantime, how Boomers vote, invest, buy homes, or even how they argue with younger people about the multiple crises’ facing our world is causing so much friction in families, communities and on social media. It’s a big challenge, so how can we get all the generations working together, hearing each other, and prioritizing what we must do to ensure a liveable future for everyone?

I am delighted to be joined by three of my favorite Boomers – Cathy Johnson - The Authenticity Coach, Lindsay Adams OAM - The Relationships Guy, and Neerja Singh - The Seenager, to discuss the core issues we are facing today, how we can overcome them, and how we can all start working together to define a future for all of humanity, that takes into account all of the different priorities.

Come and join us. This will be great.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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For decades I’ve been keeping an eye on the climate emergency. It’s hard work and extremely challenging looking it in the eye EVERY SINGLE DAY, not to mention there’s an added intensity because you must continuously check your bias’s – so important! I’ve been able to handle it most of the time because I’m built for this sort of stuff, and it’s also a commitment I made to myself, my family and community a long time ago (whether they wanted it or not 😊).

I suppose you could say I’ve been ‘keeping watch’ and I’ve always been naturally driven to understand whole stories – in fact, if I can’t understand the whole story, I struggle to understand it at all. And there are so many pieces to this story!! So so many. Once I grasp all the bits and pull them together, I share what I learn, which is intended to help although it often scares (unintentionally), but it also equips me to make the best decisions for my children, which means I can work out how to give them a chance at a future.

But 2022 was hard. Not just because Russia invaded Ukraine (which is still madness), but after that, both poles experienced 30°C and 40°C above average temperatures on the same day – WHAT!? We also saw the largest body of water ever released on earth in Pakistan following a Glacial Lake Outburst (there’s 33 more at risk of bursting), the 70-day drought in China, and so much more. I personally experienced four extreme weather events on three different continents in 2022, and recently, we’ve been through the worst April heatwave in Asia’s history. Are the Doomers right? Are we totally screwed?

And that’s what I want to share with you. It’s been a journey of acceptance, but it’s also been an agonizing journey, littered with the clarity of the Doomers, however, the bigger focus we are planning to discuss is the only conclusion I’ve been able to see about a possible way forward – and that is a message of hope, because we need hope or what’s the point, right?

To do this, I’ve asked Steve Johnson, my husband, to join me as the interviewer, because he has witnessed it all, knows all the pain and misery, as well as the good times, and we have both been working hard to navigate what it all really means and what decisions we need to make right now, and in the short-term future for our family. But the biggest message we want to share is what’s next – for all of us. What do we ALL really need to do now.

Tune in. We’re never boring.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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An insightful article was published in Foreign Policy, titled ‘Will Brazil Destroy the Amazon to Save the Climate?’ (Link below). It’s a compelling read, looking into the untapped reserves of precious metals which, unfortunately, are waiting to be plundered beneath the Amazon Rainforest. The focus of the article is, if we want to build our renewable energy future and move away from fossil fuels, we will need these precious metals. However, at what cost?

The World Bank estimates we will need three billion tons of critical strategic minerals by 2050 to feed global demand, and currently, Brazil is not even a major player in this sector. Will that change? And if it does, what does it mean for the Amazon Rainforest and the Indigenous communities that rely on its bounty? What does it mean for the world?

However, an interesting part of the article discusses the mining companies and investors understanding that they must work to ensure nature and indigenous groups thrive, while also mining for these metals. Is it greenwashing? Or can we put cynicism aside and see we are finally turning a corner? Join the discussion.

We are delighted to welcome Guan Hin Tay, who is the creative chairman at BBDO Singapore and president of the Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS). A creative genius and a wonderful human being, we are so happy Guan said yes to joining in our conversation.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

Article for discussion https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/22/brazil-lula-amazon-climate-environment-mining-minerals-energy-transition-electric-cars-ev-batteris-metals-rare-earths/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Green growth, green tech, green products…. is that really the way we’re going to deal with this crisis? Ikea now uses sustainable mushroom packaging – hooray - however, it’s still a #FastFurniture operation, so a focus on the packaging just isn’t going to cut it. We’re at the point where we must transform or even close entire industries. Green growth? Sure, it might make voters happy to hear this term – jobs safe and all that – but growth is the reason we are at this precipice of absolute disaster.

We are being overwhelmed by businesses, the media, and politicians with these messages, but at this late stage in the game, it’s a very dangerous message. It’s giving us a sense of hope, not to mention, the idea that all we need to do is switch to sustainable options – anything from paper bags to electric vehicles – and we’ll be alright. But we won’t be alright.

The truth is, we need to contract significantly, and that contraction needs to take our economies and consumption below overshoot, especially as we’ve been in overshoot for decades now, which means we have a debt to pay to catch up. Because we left action so late, what is required today is a massive shift in our lifestyles across the board, so join us, because we think it’s time to talk about that.

To help me understand this big part of the climate story, I am delighted to welcome Praveen Gupta, who shares regularly on climate action, diversity, governance, risk and tech; Peter Kerr, a consultant in renewable energy strategy, business development, government relations and project implementation advice; as well as Karen Leong, a human capital transformation specialist and climate activist. Come and join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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The idea of finding your purpose can be annoying, because it’s almost become cliché, and many don’t feel it’s an authentic statement at all anymore. However, when you find someone who is really living their purpose, you feel the energy and commitment in everything they do and say. Neerja Singh is one of those people, and when I first met her, I was completely struck by it.

As we got to know each other more, I started to understand the deep pain she experienced to find her path to purpose, which made me admire her even more, and throughout my life, I’ve been privileged to know many people who found their purpose after experiencing something profound and heart-breaking. The people I admire the most, without question.

Neerja is now on a mission to shine a light on generational disconnect, which is so harmful to societies across the world. In this podcast, Neerja shares her journey, provides some really interesting context on the challenges within India that also translate to many other parts of the world, but also the really interesting idea that the disconnect means we have lost our combined values system.

I could relate to so much to what Neerja said and I hope you find value, so you can discover the deeper resonance of what makes you tick, so you too can live your with purpose. It definitely takes Uncommon Courage to live a life of purpose, so be inspired to step into yours.

Get in touch with Neerja

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/neerja-singh/

Website https://neerjasingh.com/

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@NeerjaSinghSeenager

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Some days you turn on or read the news and all you see is ‘gutter politics’ everywhere. It’s so ugly, childish, and unproductive, not to mention, while politicians are playing these games, what are they actually doing for the people they are supposed to serve? Not a whole lot for a long time in many countries, but with politics often pitted as a game of “stoop to conquer” will it ever change?

It’s just politics we hear, but is it? It’s always been this way? Really? This bad? This pathetic? This destructive? We have seen many examples of politics that are much more graceful and beneficial to their societies, even when these societies don’t necessarily know how good they have it. And in the UK, the Labour party seems to be saying nope, we’ve had enough of the destructive and divisive ‘gutter politics’ all too familiar in recent years… but they are saying this in response to Labour’s own smear campaign against the Liberals – interesting, no?

The truth of the matter is, as we must move into a new era for humanity (one way or the other) we need a new political system, economic system and social system, so perhaps the time for ‘gutter politics’ really must become a thing of the past? Something to ponder, no?

Tim, Joe and Andrea are really looking forward to this chat and unfortunately, we have no special guest this week due to a medical emergency at the last minute, but we always enjoy it when the three of us get to talk about the big issues in the news that are impacting our world and hope you come and join us.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade (yes he’s back) and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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From France to Israel, Kenya to the US, India and beyond,protests are starting to boil over everywhere, with thousands taking to the streets. All the while many more citizens of countries not currently engaged in mass-protest movements are expected to erupt as well – regardless of government attempts to stop them. Are we finally at the point where people have had enough?

Another change in message comes from ‘intelligent social media influencers’ who are speaking up and asking citizens of their countries (not protesting in large enough numbers) while suffering their governments actions and business greed – what’s it going to take before you rise too? When is enough, enough? With issues ranging from climate and collapse, the cost-of-living crisis, deep inequality, government corruption, corporate greed, and on it goes, are we finally starting to get to a boiling point?

We are delighted to welcome Rohit Bassi, The Communication Wizard, whose work is all about improving careers, businesses, and lives. He works with leaders, teams and change makers to be wise and impactful with their communication – skills sorely needed today. A passionate social leader working hard to help the world understand how to become a better place, we are thrilled he agreed to join us this week.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade (yes he’s back) and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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The latest IPCC Report has arrived and with it, frustration and fury that we are at this point. Are we finally waking up to the fact that our only chance is massive action requiring “everything, everywhere, all at once” quoting the headline savvy UN secretary general, António Guterres?

So, what can WE do? Well, that is what Climate Courage is all about – focusing on the actions you and I can take, and how we eat is a critical part of the drastic action needed.

Recent reports state that 50 percent of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035, and yet the fast-food industry continues to grow in every part of the world, contributing to this rise, but equally, it’s a massive contributor to deforestation everywhere. We are eating ourselves to death and destroying the planet while we’re doing it. Nuts, right?

But our modern agriculture and food isn’t just contributing to our ill-health and deforestation, it’s also having a massive impact on climate change, soil health, biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, water pollution and so much more. The good news is, it’s the one change WE can make that will have a massive impact.

So, how can we change our habits? How can we drive wider change in our communities? And how do we make sense of all of this when the messaging is so confusing?

I’m joined by four amazing ladies, who are all interested in health, diet and the planet. They are:

Elika Tasker, an ambitious entrepreneur who works with executive leaders to optimise their energy through nutrition and lifestyle changes.

Muriel Boutin-Becuwe, a sustainability champion, project manager and HR leader for global organisations.

Rebecca Thornburn, a sustainability advocate, vegan, eternal student, and triathlete.

And Jenni Thorman, a creative entrepreneur, healthy eating advocate and environment champion.

It’s going to be a great conversation, covering both sides of the food discussion – health and the planet – so come and join us!

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Are you confused about the energy transition and what it will eventually look like? If you read the headlines, it looks like hydrogen is the answer to everything. But what is hydrogen’s role and what about the rest - solar, wind, nuclear and more? It can be overwhelming, so when I struggle for clarity, I look for people engaging and sharing great content on social media, but in particular, people who are challenging whatever is accepted in the mainstream media.

And that’s how I found Paul Martin, a chemical engineer based in Toronto, who has been very actively participating around this discussion on LinkedIn, and he isn’t afraid to correct thoughts and ideas he does not agree with, generating great conversations – because that’s how we all learn, right? Not always pretty, go and check Paul out. We need more people participating like this.

In this podcast we’re discussing hopium (you’ll understand after you listen), green wishing, the role of hydrogen, navigating the complexity of our energy options, why moral hazard is something we need to pay attention to, where we need to focus, and we’re going to finish with why it’s so important to participate as a social leader if you are an expert in your field. If the global narrative is wrong, we need the experts to change it. No more stepping back! Everything is on the line now.

You can learn more about Paul

Hydrogen Science Coalition https://h2sciencecoalition.com/

Paul Martin on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-martin-195763b/

Spitfire Research https://spitfireresearch.com/

An explanation of #hopium https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-hopium-paul-martin/

An article comparing EV and fuel cell cars https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mirai-fcev-vs-model-3-bev-paul-martin/

Check him out on LinkedIn for more and dig into his articles.

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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A big news story that circulated the world this week, was Gary Lineker’s comments on the British government’s refugee policy. We couldn’t miss this news (it was EVERYWHERE), but it opened up a bigger conversation about impartiality and the inconsistency of how the “rules” are applied! Not just a British story, and not just a story about journalists offering political opinions, this is a wider story of who can speak up, and who can’t. We are looking forward to discussing this in the theme section, right after we cover the main news that’s worth attention.

We are delighted to welcome Sagar Amlani, The Productivity Explorer. He’s a global keynote speaker, working with organisations and individuals to build The Productive Mindset. He’s an author, LinkedIn productivity strategist and consultant, and we are thrilled to have him join us this week.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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This week on the ‘Then & Now’ YouTube channel, a compelling video was released, called ‘How New Addictions are Destroying Us’ (link below). It’s a very compelling watch and really looks at the bigger implications of how these addictions are destroying us as a global society, as well as what needs to be done about it. We found this so interesting, we think it’s worth a conversation in our theme section, so please come and join us as we discuss this and some of the major news from around the world.

We are delighted to welcome Avni Martin, a Master Certified Coach (MCC), who trained in Inner Child Integration Therapy, to the conversation this week. Avni is enthusiastic to talk about how this relates to the science of habits, which is a fundamental part of her coaching, training and therapy work. It’s going to be a great conversation.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdHOXKLgGUY link to the video.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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We are finally back for 2023, did you miss us? Well it’s certainly already kicked off to be a big year, with many expressing deep concerns about where our world is heading. From the news out of Davos and the World Economic Forum’s report we are now facing a polycrisis, to the war in Ukraine, the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, environmental news including alarming news about an Antarctic heatwave, and of course, ChatGPT and AI is on everyone’s lips.

But we’ve seen technology revolutions before (social media for one) and while it’s easy to focus on what is amazing, there is, of course, the other side – what’s bad! And we should give equal attention to both, right? Especially as we are seeing concerns raised across the education sector, to security issues, deep fakes, and even information to develop nerve agents.

Come and join us for an update on the major news around the world, as well as an open-minded conversation about a technology revolution that could see the world head in a completely new direction. Is it good, is it bad, is it both? Let’s see if we can answer that question. Come and join us.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Delighted to introduce you to Kevin Cottam, The Global Nomad. He’s the author of ‘The Nomadic Mindset: Never Settle...for Too Long’ and right now, he wants to encourage us all to take the time to pause, but it’s not a simple pause, it’s deeper and much more powerful.

We are all going through extremely challenging times and one of the areas we need to be focused on (I believe) is our mental health and resilience. We need to get prepared for the challenging years ahead, or the era of the polycrisis, as the World Economic Forum reported.

From Kevin’s experiences with three nomadic tribes around the world, he has learnt the importance of slowing down so we can speed up, how to be expansive in our thinking, as well as the importance of acting narrowly. So much wisdom here. Enjoy and remember to pause.

THE PAUSE RETREAT - FOR BUSY PEOPLE, BUSY MINDS

Reflect. Recalibrate. Recharge. Reset

https://thenomadicmindset.com/pause-retreat/

The Nomadic Mindset: Never Settle...for Too Long

https://www.amazon.com/Nomadic-Mindset-Never-Settle-Long/dp/9811178224/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1674801972&sr=8-1

On LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cottam/

His website

https://thenomadicmindset.com/

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is the author of “The Woman Who Changed Her Brain.” When I read this book a few years ago, I knew it was the answer to some challenges we were experiencing with one of our sons. After many years of struggling to find the right answer, it has been amazing and completely transformed his life, and by default, ours too.

Barbara has been touring the world for decades, talking about the brain, neuroplasticity, and she never tires of prioritizing the message about the importance of cognitive functioning. Her vision is to put the Brain in the Education Equation.

Her work begun in 1978 and is recognized as one of the first examples of the practical application of neuroplasticity to address learning difficulties. Since then, its application has expanded to address those dealing with traumatic brain injury, addiction, cognitive decline with aging and those who want to enhance performance.

We covered many things, including a look at Barbara’s life, including when she understood she had a challenge with her own brain, as well as the limited possibilities placed on her from a very young age by educators. The realms of research created since this program started, showing the incredible results possible and there’s so much more to uncover. As well as where Covid fits into the mix, with neurological damage one of the findings gaining more and more attention since the beginning of the pandemic.

Useful links

Complete the Cognitive Questionnaire to receive a report on your unique learning profile https://questionnaire.arrowsmithprogram.com/

Check out our free five part Webinar Series: Shaping Our Brain https://learn.arrowsmithprogram.com/webinar-series-shaping-our-brains

Read some great books on the power of the brain and cognitive transformation:
https://arrowsmithschool.org/books-3/

For those interested in Research

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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It’s our last show for the year, so come and join us as we look back at all that has happened. From the celebrity moments, to war, to crypto blowouts, to crazy politics, to the climate emergency, and more, 2022 has been a year that has spun us all around and turned us upside down. However, while it might look like it’s all bad, there has been plenty of good news and hope in the mix too. 

We are thrilled that Karen Leong will be joining us again, as Tim Wade continues to enjoy his time with family in Europe. Karen works with corporations to build high trust, high performance cultures. A Business APAC Visionary Woman Leader awardee, she is an author, trainer, professional speaker, and she isn’t afraid to talk about the issues that matter in the world today. 

We are also delighted that Roshini Ganesan has accepted our invitation to join the conversation. For more than 20 years, Roshini has been empowering people to dive-in and embrace the change needed to create better versions of themselves. She helps people understand how they can change to become effective and engaging presenters and communicators, or positive and optimistic people who others want on their team, or as confident and trustworthy leaders’ others are ready to follow. She’s a great lady and we’re so happy she’ll be joining us. 

Lots going on, lots to discuss, it’s been a big year, come and join us. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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We are facing multiple planetary crises’ from climate change, to biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, rising pollution, mass migration, rising emissions, new pandemics, governments unwilling or incapable of calling an emergency, business as usual everywhere we look, and so much more. Is it any wonder people are feeling hopeless and desperate in the face of these serious threats? I mean, it doesn’t look like we’re doing anything about it at all!

The idea that we have no voice in this fight, no ability to overcome the challenges we face, is a big issue we want to tackle. Because at this stage in the game, it is us - ALL of us - that really can get governments and businesses acting like our world is on fire, because it is.

Of course, it takes courage to speak up and we are going to address the challenges, as well as many other issues that stop people from speaking out in defence of our future, and the future of our planet.

To help me dig into this incredibly important topic, I am delighted to welcome three amazing individuals.

Anjali Sharma is about to publish her new book “Strategic Storytelling” and she is a master in this field. Anjali’s professional focus has been all about helping people steer their success with storytelling. She’s a consultant, Fortune 500 speaker, Hachette author, TEDx Coach and an official LinkedIn Creator.

Julian Mather, author of “Press the Red Button: How to show up on video and win more trust, more authority, more clients.” Julian is a storyteller, a master of video, a professional speaker, trainer and in a former life, he worked behind the camera for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). He is always magical.

Joanne Flinn, author of “Green Site, the sustainability handbook for company directors.” Joanne works on critical challenges facing the C Suite, integrating environment and sustainability into organisations and results. She facilitates strategy alignment to profit, and sustainability goals, advises boards on green governance and enables necessary mindset shifts required for a sustainable future.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we will go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

ClimateCourage #UncommonCourage

You can find Anjali here Narrative Business Storytelling Singapore Presentation Training Workshop Change Management
Julian here Julian Mather | Keynote Speaker | Author | Video Mentor
Joanne here Sustainability Consulting & Speaking by Joanne Flinn (jflinn.com)
And my two Websites are: Andrea T Edwards | The Digital Conversationalist and Welcome - Uncommon Courage - An Invitation (uncommon-courage.com)

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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Welcome to the Know Show. Our screens are full of football (or soccer) mayhem, however, there has been a lot of news beyond the upsets, especially in regard to human rights. Whether it’s focusing on the treatment of migrant workers who built the World Cup venue or LGBTQIA+ rights, there has also been a big focus on the leadership failures at FIFA, as well as questions on the decision to hold the event in Qatar in the first place.

On our show, we like to look at all the layers and angles to news stories, because nothing is ever straight forward, and there is a point of view we are not getting outside the Middle East, and that, of course, is the perspective of its citizens. Regardless, it leaves us wondering – are human rights negotiable?

We are thrilled that Bavani Periasamy has agreed to join us this week, hot off the back of the Malaysian Elections. Bavani is a gratitude advocate, who helps leaders build an appreciative work culture to improve productivity.

We’re also happy that Grant 'The Beat' Bosnick will be joining us again in Tim Wade’s absence, as Tim is enjoying a long overdue family reunion in the UK.

Lots going on, lots to discuss, come and join us.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

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In 1985, Carl Sagan testified before Congress on climate change. He clearly explained the issue and the risks, however, one comment towards the end captured my imagination. He finishes his speech with: what is essential for this problem is a global consciousness. A view that transcends our exclusive identifications with the generational and political groupings into which - by accident - we have been born.

He finishes with: the solution to these problems requires a perspective that embraces the planet and the future, because we are all in the greenhouse together.

He was so right and yet; we haven’t made any movement in this direction at all. In fact, in the last decade, we seem to be splintering apart. But there are pockets of hope around the world and those pockets seem to be getting deeper.

So, what does consciousness really mean? How can we understand and embrace it? There’s a lot of information on it, some of it too extreme for the average person to take on board, but the simplest definition is: it’s the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings.

Joined by my co-host Samantha Gayfer, we have two very special guests to help us understand what consciousness is and how we can create ripples around the world and drive the change needed to overcome the enormous challenges we face.

First up is Yana Fry. Yana helps conscious leaders to realise their full potential. She is an impact coach, global speaker, wellness retreats facilitator, community leader, host of timeless teachings and YanaTV, and she is also an author and poetess.

Our second guest is Sandeep Nath. Sandeep is the founder of RENEWALism, which applies ancient oriental wisdom to reduce stress and raise wellbeing. He is also an expert in productivity and leadership development, an author and professional speaker, and an inner power, energy and mindfulness coach.

Sounds amazing right? Come and join us. We are going live a couple of hours later to suit the time zones of all the speakers.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we will go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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You can watch the video with Carl Sagan here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp-WiNXH6hI

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Welcome to the Know Show. The US mid-term elections are over, and the expected ‘red wave’ did not happen - why? Is it something to do with the global demographic shift we are seeing across the world, a shift that started in Australia in early 2022 and one we’re now seeing ripple out? Is this a cause for hope?

We will discuss this very interesting topic in our longer section after we run through the major news events happening around the globe. From the economy to politics, health to climate, as well as some funny stuff in the mix to keep things light, we attempt to capture the biggest news happening in our world right now.

This week, we are thrilled to be joined by Grant 'The Beat' Bosnick, who has just published his book ‘Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership – A Bite-Size Approach Using Psychology and Neuroscience.” Grant is a team productivity coach, the chief executive thinker at YES, he’s an author, keynote speaker, consultant and founder of Upbeat®.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues, and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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Are you having conversations at home about preparing your financial future in the face of extreme uncertainty? We certainly are and that’s why this week, my husband Steve Johnson, will be joining me to discuss how we can make the right decisions, not just for our future, but for our children’s future too. And we want to share that knowledge with you.

However, Steve and I are not experts in this field and we’re really struggling to come to an agreement on what we should do next. That’s why we’ve invited Dr David Ko and Richard Busellato, authors of “The Unsu$tainable Truth – how investing for the future is destroying the planet and what to do about it,” as our guests this week. Two incredibly experienced professionals and insightful speakers, this is going to be full of value.

David and Richard are both successful investment managers and have successfully worked in this field for 30 years, working among the most celebrated funds. Due to their extensive research into sustainable investing, they left the industry to focus on the true meaning of sustainability and a proper purpose for investing – to improve the planet’s timeless capacity for life.

Climate Courage is a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we will go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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Get in touch with Richard and David Home - Rethinking Choices www.rethinkingchoices.com

Their book “The Unsu$tainable Truth – how investing for the future is destroying the planet and what to do about it - The Unsustainable Truth: How Investing for the Future is Destroying the Planet and What to Do About It or https://www.amazon.com/Unsustainable-Truth-Investing-Future-Destroying/dp/1784529591/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667551148&sr=8-1

Connect with Steve Johnson on LinkedIn Steve Johnson | LinkedIn

To get in touch with me, here I am

Websites www.andreatedwards.com and www.uncommon-courage.com

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation

And the Uncommon Courage workbook

My other book, 18 Steps to an All—Star LinkedIn Profile (2022 edition)

LinkedIn @AndreaTEdwards

Twitter @AndreaTEdwards

Instagram @UncommonAndrea

My professional Facebookpage

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage

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Welcome to the Know Show. There’s a lot going on in the world right now, which makes it hard to stay on top of what’s important. That’s what this show is all about. Our programme includes a quick 10-minute trip through the main news, and after that, we go a bit deeper. 

This week we’ll focus on UK politics and how it’s been covered in the media, as well as the adaptation plans (or lack there-of) being put in place to counter the extreme weather events pummelling countries across the world, something expected to get worse into the future. 

This week, we are joined by Eugene Seah. He’s the mindset speaker, an abundance life coach, and a treasure in our world. We are looking forward to hearing from him and discussing the top issues with Eugene. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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The stats on the fashion industry and OURSELEVES are truly staggering – and not in a good way. The clothing sector produces between two and eight per cent of global carbon emissions, while textile dyeing is a major polluter of water, not to forget, luxury brands are central in massive deforestation rates. Fast fashion is out of control, and the average person is buying 60 per cent more clothing than 15 years ago, with each item kept for only half as long.

Recently we heard the breaking news about Shein, a fast fashion provider on steroids, where workers in its supply chain are paid as little as 3p to work 18-hour shifts. If they make a mistake on the 500 garments per day they are required to produce, workers will probably see their daily salary reduced by two-thirds… which is on top of the fact they have no weekends off, and get only one rest day per month.

Human suffering and environmental degradation on multiple levels, and we still buy it. In fact, “the global fast fashion market is expected to grow from $91.23 billion in 2021 to $99.23 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The market is expected to grow to $133.43 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%,” according to Research and Markets.

We must address this! It’s time, so I am delighted to welcome a team of sustainable fashion super stars onto Climate Courage, and we are going to have an open, honest and frank conversation about an issue that must be addressed by every single one of us.

My super star panel includes (in no particular order)

Jenni Thorman, founder of My Best Friend Jen, studio manager at Second Stitch, and someone who is equally passionate about social enterprise

https://www.secondstitch.org.au/

https://www.mybestfriendjen.com/

Stephanie Dickson, founder of Green Is The New Black, host of the Live Wide Awake Podcast, speaker, and co-founder of UNTAM3D

https://greenisthenewblack.com/

Raye Padit, founder and CEO at The Fashion Pulpit, fashion designer and sustainable fashion advocate

https://www.thefashionpulpit.com/

Susannah Jaffer, founder of ZERRIN, former beauty and fashion editor, brand consultant and community builder

https://zerrin.com/

Let’s stop feeling useless in this fight. It’s stopping us from acting #UncommonCourage #ClimateCourage

To get in touch with me, here I am

Websites www.andreatedwards.com and www.uncommon-courage.com
My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation
And the Uncommon Courage workbook
My other book, 18 Steps to an All—Star LinkedIn Profile (2022 edition)
LinkedIn @AndreaTEdwards
Twitter @AndreaTEdwards
Instagram @UncommonAndrea
My professional Facebookpage
And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage

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Welcome to the Know Show. There’s so much news it’s hard to know where to focus these days. Don’t worry, we have you covered. A quick 10-minute trip through the main news happening around the world, and then we will spend time discussing ‘the battle for the soul of the West,’ which is based on an article by Umair Haque, as well as other recent commentary on this topic. 

Times are definitely changing and with fascism rising around the world - in often subtle ways - we’ve got to ask: how do we stop this rise before it’s too late? This week, we are joined by Kerrie Phipps, author of ‘Do Talk to Strangers’ ad we are delighted to welcome Kerrie onto the show. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest (just the three of us this week), review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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One of the biggest issues on most minds today is, regardless of where we live in the world, will we be safe to stay where we are and if so, for how long? Many are having these conversations privately with spouses and families, while in the meantime, hedge fund managers and investors are buying up land that appears desirable in the future.

Climate migration is expected to pick up pace too, but is it best to move before? Or is it best to wait and see what unfolds? The truth is, there is no clear answer from all the data and research being released but being aware of the risks locally is critical. We don’t want to be shocked into action after-the-fact, when it’s going to be a lot harder with potentially millions on the move at the same time. However, neither do we want to move too soon, especially if it proves unnecessary. 

Who knows, we might be able to get this climate emergency front and centre, which may reduce impact. But right now, what is needed for that to happen is not happening – aka emissions are only going in one direction – UP!

I am thrilled to welcome Kate Marsden on the show this week. Kate and her family lost everything in the Queensland floods this year, and she has struggled ever since. She is going to share her experiences and observations from this devastating event, as well as the emotions, so we can learn from someone who has already been in the eye of the storm.

I’m also delighted to welcome Samantha Gayfer as my co-host, someone who has been pondering this for her family too. Between the three of us, we will be able to cover Australia, Asia and all the way to Canada. 

Join us for a wide-ranging conversation, and let’s all start thinking about what is at risk, so we can push for the systemic change needed that won’t result in millions of us having to move. In the meantime, let’s make sure we are prepared!

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Welcome to the Know Show. We successfully did our first hour show and are committed to that timing moving going forward. We’ll kick off with a short discussion on our observations following the Queen’s death, looking at it from every angle. Then it’s into some of the key news events these last couple of weeks, before a deep dive into an article published in the Guardian titled: ‘The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse.’ We’re going to pull it apart and look at it from multiple angles! 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest (just the three of us this week), review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to the first Climate Courage, a fortnightly Livestream and podcast published on Uncommon Courage, where we will go big picture on the climate crisis and focus on the actions you and I can take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

With climate impacts accelerating and ‘news shocks’ hitting daily, it is obvious we are in a bad place as a global society, but it’s also obvious that our leaders have failed us. With climate emergencies striking all countries across the world – from fire to drought, famine, floods, extinction, ecosystem collapse, melting glaciers, melting permafrost, and more – the failure of politicians, business leaders and economists seemingly stare us in the face, daily.

The risk of an unlive-able planet is understood by leaders – the science has been clear for decades - but the actions required to minimize impact have not materialized. If we are honest, there’s barely been any action at all – and definitely nowhere near the scale required.

What can we do? How can we make a difference? How can we have hope for the future? At Climate Courage, we believe the answer lies in one billion people (#OneBillion) becoming imperfectly in tune with our planet. With one billion people making serious changes at home, in our communities, and in our countries, it will ripple out and others will join the fight. They will because, we will all become beacons of hope and inspiration.  

The truth is, if enough don’t act, we can’t succeed. If enough don’t change their lifestyles, we can’t succeed. If enough don’t understand our role in this (especially those from wealthy countries), we can’t succeed. 

No matter how the media and everyone else positions this, it isn’t an ‘us-and-them-situation’ – not at this stage in the game - it’s an ‘all-in-let’s-get-the-job-done moment!’ We’re wasting too much time on blame, and we have no more time. Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean we won’t call out the super polluters!

Hosted by me, Andrea T Edwards, I will be inviting guests with expertise on all areas that matter, and will cover the full gamut of issues, as well as get very specific on what we can all do about it. We will attempt to provide the big picture view and help each of us understand our place and role in this crisis. 

The intention behind this series is to discuss actions so we can stop feeling useless, as well as give hope in a world that is struggling to find any. There is always hope, especially when WE are the answer we’ve been looking for. 

Come and join me with my amazing guests. Share it with your community if it resonates too. Also, if you would like to be part of this, you are welcome, because I will be looking for guests with serious expertise. All ideas, opinions, and solutions are welcome because no one person has all the answers.

Let’s stop feeling useless in this fight. It’s stopping us from acting #UncommonCourage #ClimateCourage 

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Welcome to the Know Show, we are back, with a tighter format, and in this new season, we’ve decided to do the show every fortnight. As we’re kicking off a new season, we’d love to have your support, so please come and join Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim Wade as we make sense of what is going on in the world, including focusing in on five stories that really matter. An hour tops, promise. 

The agenda is 10 minutes of the headlines capturing attention around the world, and then drilling down into five bigger stories, which we’ll discuss in more detail. You won’t be bored for a minute, we promise.  

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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When I caught up with Sam recently, she didn’t look good. It turned out she’s in the midst of eco-anxiety and has been for some time. Well, if you’ve been through it, all I can tell you is it’s not fun, but at the same time, we have no time to sit in it for too long anymore either. Time is of the essence now.

Anyhoo, I said we have to chat about how you’re feeling right in this moment, as well as what is helping you get through it? Sam said yes immediately.

And so this podcast was born. It’s not depressing, we promise, bit it is realistic. It’s also actionable. For all my experience with eco-anxiety, action is the only path out. Sam is experiencing the same truth.

We covered a lot in this discussion…

• Thinking about how we future-proof our children’s future
• What eco-anxiety feels like and how it manifests
• A great book recommendation – Don’t even think about it! to understand why we can’t grasp this bigger story. I’m waiting for it to arrive
• How Sam is speaking with many friends and people in her community, who are quietly looking to set themselves up for the future, but not speaking about it more openly. Is it fear of being mocked? Maybe. We discuss why it’s important that everyone does speak up!
• Guilt and past lives – are we feeling it? Is there any use?
• And why awareness means you’ll be looking at life through a new lens
• Also how the changes we make that can ripple out around us and create more change

And so much more. We hope this helps anyone going through eco-anxiety, as well as those who haven’t been able to face it yet.

You can follow Samantha Gayfer here

Website

On LinkedIn

On Facebook

To get in touch with me, here I am

Websites www.andreatedwards.com and www.uncommon-courage.com

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation

And the Uncommon Courage workbook

My other book, 18 Steps to an All—Star LinkedIn Profile (2022 edition)

LinkedIn @AndreaTEdwards

Twitter @AndreaTEdwards

Instagram @UncommonAndrea

My professional Facebookpage

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage

Tik Tok @uncommonandreatedwards

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After nearly half a lifetime living away from her home country in the UK, Shirley decided it was finally time to go home. Initially it wasn’t going to be ‘home-home’ (aka Sheffield) but in the end, ‘Shirley from Sheffield’ returned to her roots, and it’s been just over a year since she left Singapore.

Throughout this year, I’ve watched Shirley really flourish and connect with her local community. I’ve been so impressed with the joy she is experiencing following such a massive change in her life, more so, because I’ve tried to return home a couple of times and I didn’t find it easy at all.

Since the pandemic hit, the expat community saw an instant exodus of families leaving to go home – I think many felt safer in their own countries during a time like this, which makes perfect sense. However now, two and a half years later, more families have made the decision to return home permanently too. Going through a global crisis like we all did, I believe it forces us all to really reflect on what matters in life, and many have been going through that process.

Looking ahead for our family, we know because of climate change, that we will have to move (either North or South) to put our boys in the best position for their future. Therefore, this sort of decision is part of our future plans, but I am also very aware that whether it’s my husband (Steve) going home, or me going home, it won’t be easy for the person returning. Unless we take the chance to learn from those who go before us.

And so, I thought it would be valuable to learn from someone who has gone home beautifully and is building a new life – a life that is making them smile every day. If you have repatriated or will be doing it at some point, have a listen and take some inspiration from Shirley from Sheffield. I have so much admiration and respect for what she’s done and how she’s thriving back home. Thanks for speaking with me Shirley.

Here’s a link to U3A in the UK, but remember, it’s global https://www.u3a.org.uk/

You can follow Shirley Taylor Here

Website

Connecting The Dots To Inspire The Leader In You – Shirley’s latest book

On LinkedIn

To get in touch with me, here I am

Websites www.andreatedwards.com and www.uncommon-courage.com

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation
And the Uncommon Courage workbook

My other book, 18 Steps to an All—Star LinkedIn Profile (2022 edition)

LinkedIn @AndreaTEdwards

Twitter @AndreaTEdwards

Instagram @UncommonAndrea

My professional Facebookpage

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage

Tik Tok @uncommonandreatedwards

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Bavani Periasamy is a gratitude advocate (among many other things) and she told me recently she’s been struggling, as others don’t believe she has the right to talk about negative feelings, because, well… she’s a gratitude advocate.

We HAD to have a talk about that, because we all know the right to feel how you’re feeling (especially negative emotions) is the pathway out the other side. So yes, it’s always important to honor our feelings, we just don’t want to get stuck there. We also know - after the last couple of years - TIMES have been tough for EVERYONE, so suppressing negative emotions will not help any of us at all.

Of course, we didn’t just talk about that – impossible with Bavani. We discussed where her gratitude journey started, the transformative experience of having a boss from hell to a great boss and how that changed everything! Equally, the importance of gratitude, of giving to others, and why we all need external help sometimes.

One of the bigger challenges identified, which isn’t just a cultural reality, is finding the right people to speak with and to be heard when you need to be heard, versus people constantly interrupting with solutions, which is not what we need sometimes.

We also discussed culture and the right to speak up, as well as showing up as your most authentic self. Definitely a far-reaching conversation and for all the people who don’t think they can speak up, please take courage from Bavani’s words. She’s ready to put it all out there into the world and for that, I salute her.

You can follow Bavani Here

Website https://bavaniperiasamy.com/

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bavaniperiasamy/

To get in touch with me, here I am

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreatedwards/

Twitter https://twitter.com/AndreaTEdwards

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uncommonandrea/

Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@uncommonandreatedwards

My professional Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheDigitalConversationalist

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

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Welcome to the Know Show, this is our last show of the season and we’ll be back 2nd September, so if you’ve been meaning to check it out, now is your chance. Please join Andrea T Edwards and Joe Augustin (Tim Wade is wrapping up his holiday) with Joanne Flinn joining us this week as co-host! Not only that, she’s just published her latest book “Green Sight: The Sustainability Guide for Company Directors.” So we’ll definitely discuss that. 

We are also thrilled to welcome Yasmine Khater, executive coach and storytelling trainer as our special guest this week. The theme is: doubt and its role in sales. Is this something you can relate to? Is doubt impacting your ability to succeed? Yasmine is a powerhouse and she will help you identify and overcome. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Pleased to introduce you to Joshua O’Neill, founder of The Litter Club in Singapore and Malaysia, who is also a green Project Manager and reef conservation expert, and he studies Conservation Psychology.

Conservation psychology is the scientific study of the reciprocal relationships between humans and the rest of nature, with a particular focus on how to encourage conservation in the natural world. We discussed a wide range of topics, from why he established The Litter Club, the psychology of why do people not care about waste, how only 5% are really engaged in the waste crisis, and ideas on how we engage the rest.

Not forgetting the importance of fun if you want to be successful and how we can create the desire to get more people involved!! In a world struggling with separation and real fears for the future, the best focus is to build community connections.

We covered three core questions:

1. Conservation psychology – what it means and how it looks in real life

2. How can people embrace this mindset

3. Three must dos

Wonderful conversations and insights. Thanks Josh, aka the Energizer Bunny!!

You can follow Joshua Here

The Litter Club https://thelitterclub.org/

On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thelitterclubproject

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshoneillnz/

To get in touch with me, here I am

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreatedwards/

Twitter https://twitter.com/AndreaTEdwards

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uncommonandrea/

Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@uncommonandreatedwards

My professional Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheDigitalConversationalist

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

I publish my Weekend Reads every Saturday here https://andreatedwards.com/

I also publish more personal content on my Uncommon Courage Website here https://uncommon-courage.com/

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Welcome to the Know Show, as we head into our second last show of the season. Join Andrea T Edwards and Joe Augustin (Tim Wade is still on holiday) with Arishta Khanna joining us this week as co-host! Every show, we review the news that’s been capturing attention around the world and are thrilled to have Steve Johnson, a geotechnical engineer, with more than 25 years of civil engineering experience, across five continents, joining us this week.

The theme – engineering climate change - will look into what is changing in our environment and how rapidly, from an engineers’ point of view. The discussion will focus on something we are hearing more and more today, the fact that one in a 100 year events, or even one in a 500 year events, seem to be hitting us every few years now. So why are these measures changing so rapidly, and what does it mean in real terms? How does this impact how our built environment is constructed, when extreme weather events make existing design codes and engineering practices outdated in the face of rapid environmental change?

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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Since February 2022, I have been on one of the most relentless rides on the eco-anxiety train. It actually surprised me to be honest, because I thought I had already done this and it wouldn’t happen again. But the ‘news shocks’ keep happening and well, it all landed with a thud. 

I can’t hide anything, and my friends have been reaching out, concerned for my welfare. Please be assured, I know I’ll be alright. I’ve learnt over many years that I’ve got to ride it to a conclusion and then I can get back into action AND hope. 

So as I am watching many many people going through exactly this, and often more broadly, just struggling with what’s going on in the wider world, I decided to share this experience. It’s not really scripted, I stumble over my words, but I’m sharing why I feel this way and what we can all do about it. 

I can never lose my hope. I just can’t. But it is very challenging to hold onto it sometimes. I’m hoping that by sharing my journey, it will help you to know that returning to hope is possible. The truth is, we can change the future trajectory for humanity, but we need enough of us jumping in to really make this happen. We truly are the hope we are looking for. 

My mission is very clear – I am working hard to convince as many as I can to get involved. Because if enough of us don’t get involved, we will not only lose, we risk a very dark future. Besides, our kids deserve all of us in this fight. 

I publish my Weekend Reads every Saturday here https://andreatedwards.com/ 

I also publish more personal content on my Uncommon Courage Website here https://uncommon-courage.com/ 

To get in touch with me, here I am

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreatedwards/ 

Twitter https://twitter.com/AndreaTEdwards 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/uncommonandrea/ 

Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@uncommonandreatedwards  

My professional Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheDigitalConversationalist 

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

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We had a week off and we are now back for our final three shows of the season. Welcome to The Know Show. Join Andrea T Edwards and Joe Augustin (but not Tim Wade who is on holiday) so Phillipa Edwards will be joining us this week as co-anchor! Every show, we review the news that’s been capturing attention around the world and we are thrilled to have multi-award winning speaker, event strategist, Master MC (online and in-person), and all round legend, Warwick Merry CSP, CVP joining us this week. 

The theme – how do you stay positive when click bait, newspapers, news shows, and all other information seems to focus on the negative? That’s a challenge we all face in a world dealing with an Infodemic, misinformation, fake news, as well as constant ‘news shocks’ that shake us to our core. What is the secret to keeping your sanity in this time? Warwick will share his tips and you can also expect a “voice-off” between Warwick and Joe!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. Join Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim Wade this week as we review the news that’s been capturing attention around the world. We’re thrilled to have Tom Abbott join us this week. Tom is the CEO of SOCO Sales Training and joins us to talk about sales in a post-Covid world. He’s also a passionate news watcher, so it’s going to be a big wide conversation. 

In our theme section, Tom will dig into how the pandemic changed everything and changed nothing when it comes to sales. What does that mean? You’ll have to come and join us to learn more. Tom is all about optimizing sales performance in far from optimal times and is going to provide some great insight about selling in this new world. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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It is rare you have an opportunity for such a vulnerable and deeply meaningful conversation about an important issue like self-worth. Self-worth is a fundamental belief that you have value in the world, and yet throughout the trials and tribulations of life, many lose it and never get it back. When you lack self-worth across a lifetime, life is a struggle, because you never believe you have value. Well we are determined to make sure our listeners know they can break free, because it’s time to rise and shine ladies. 

In part two of this podcast series, we are focused on women and our challenges with self-worth. Featuring three incredible ladies - Avni Martin, Yasmine Khater and Kat van Zutphen - Cathy Johnson and I (Andrea Edwards) knew they would be amazing, but they were more than amazing, they were incredible. A truly powerful conversation we hope women all over the world will listen to and take heart from.

In this series of self-worth podcasts, we are planning many different focus areas, however we wanted to do an early focus on women, because we believe women are the answer to solving the world’s biggest challenges. So ensuring our sisterhood is strong is vital as we move forward into a very challenging time for the world. 

Please listen and if you loved this conversation, don’t keep it to yourself. Pass it on so we can influence more women to step into their voice and their power. We need women everywhere reaching their fullest potential, and rejecting any narrative that disempowers them from achieving it. We are strong, worthy, powerful and very much needed in this world.  

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Avni Martin ICF MCC

Website https://martinccs.com/ 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/avni-martin-rewriting-past-present-and-future/ 

Yasmine Khater

Website https://yasminekhater.com/ 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesalesstoryteller/ 

Kat van Zutphen

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katvanzutphen/ 

Cathy Johnson

Website https://cathy-johnson.com/ 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachcathyjohnson/ 

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/ 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreatedwards/ 

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333 

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Welcome to The Know Show. Join Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim Wade this week as we review the news that’s been capturing attention around the world. We’re also excited to welcome our very special guest, Karen Leong, a transformation expert, who helps people thrive on change through elevating influence and impact. 

Karen will discuss the psychology of influence and how it relates to the events in the world today. She will also dig into how we need to harness our influence to make an impact on what really matters in our lives. Such a critical topic, and one for anyone looking at how they can elevate their influence and make a positive difference. Don’t miss this. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. Join Andrea T Edwards and Joe Augustin this week as we review the news that’s been capturing attention around the world. We’re also excited to welcome two very special guests, Dr David Ko and Richard Busellato, co-authors of The Unsustainable Truth: How investing for the future is destroying the planet and what to do about it. We’re also premiering their Transformational Ownership Proposal – you don’t want to miss this one!

David and Richard have come up with a solution for the fossil fuel industry, and it’s called Transformational Ownership. Both former investment bankers, they saw that we have $100 trillion invested around the globe – which is more than the size of the global economy – and yet, the planet can no longer produce enough to keep this growing. Essentially, our savings are killing the planet.

What can we do about it? We join the movement: ‘Believe in the Impossible’, which calls for a billion people to support investors and businesses, who pledge a trillion dollars so we can put fossil fuels into stewardship. This will create a clear global mandate for global fossil fuel production, it will be guided by climate science, and all profits go back to supporting local projects that the people choose themselves. No one makes money from Transformational Ownership and the planet gets a seat at the table.

That’s an idea worth hearing, yes? Accepting the planet as an equal partner and working with it, rather than trying to outsmart it.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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Reach out to David and Richard https://rethinkingchoices.com/

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During the recent International Women’s Day, it was a relief to see more and more women stepping up and speaking up about their frustrations that the needle on equality is not moving, in fact, we’re going backwards.

What is it going to take, really? When you want to answer a question like that, you go to the expert, and that lady is Dr. Zsuzsanna Tungli Ph.D.

We covered a lot of topics

1. Growing up during the communist era in Hungary

2. Why we must address bias and what bias is

3. How we get men on our side

4. Why we need a global culture shift or revolution

5. Why the rhetoric “white men are the problem” needs positive re-framing

6. Where #MeToo went wrong but why it had to happen

7. Why men and women must communicate more effectively

8. How both men and women’s eyes were opened during the pandemic, as we finally saw each other’s roles in the home

9. Why we must value unpaid work in the home

10. Should we appoint female consultants to all CEOs? Is that an immediate solution we could move on?

And so much more. I hope you enjoy it and find value in this meaningful conversation.

To get in touch with Dr. Zsuzsanna Tungli Ph.D.

Developing Global Leaders

Cultural Training Asia

Her book: The Culture Key Between Asia and the West: Essentials For Global Business Success

You can find Zsuzsannaon LinkedIn here.

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites andreatedwards and Uncommon Courage

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage

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Welcome to The Know Show. Join Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin as we review the news that’s been capturing attention around the world. This week we’re excited to welcome Dr Philip Merry as our special guest and he will soon be launching his latest book, “The 9 Keys of Synchronicity.”

What is synchronicity? How can we understand it and enhance our capacity for noticing, opening, and appreciating synchronicity in our life? And what are some of the ways it manifests or shows up? To answer these questions and more, we’ll dig into Dr. Phil’s research on synchronicity and then discuss the Nine Keys, which is featured in his forthcoming book. This might be just the conversation you need to listen to right now, with so many struggling during these challenging times. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. After a couple of weeks off, the three of us are back – Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin. There is so much going on in the world, with the continuing war in Ukraine, some alarming Covid stories in Asia, and of course, mounting environment news that is showing unexpected escalation. 

In our last show, we dug into mental health and crisis leadership, and we went deep. But it didn’t leave enough time for some of the other big news going on around the world, so we’ll be catching up over the last month of news and hopefully, pointing people in the right direction to the news that matters, versus the shiny things that so often distract us. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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I was delighted to catch up with Tara Moody, who is currently the Chief Marketing Culture Officer for IBM Asia Pacific, as well as the Global Engagement and Experience lead with IBM. We’ve had the pleasure of working together over many years, training employees across all levels of the organization to embrace their voice and be social leaders. You seriously couldn’t find a better partner to work with.

When I launched The Social Leadership Manifesto, I sent it to Tara and said I’d love to talk about it, and all that we learned working together. Well we did talk about it, as well as:

·        Participating as a social leader in challenging times

·        Communicating with children about the climate emergency

·        Employee wellness 

·        Our kids and social media

·        Empowering employees to own their voices and why it’s critical

·        The #GivingEconomy

·        How sales has changed to being sense-makers

·        Dealing with the spam on social media

·        And why you shouldn’t follow the rules

As I said, far reaching and so nice to have a conversation like this, with someone I respect, after too long not being in the same room. 

I hope you enjoy it. 

To get in touch with Tara Moody

You can find Tara on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/taracreminmoody/ 

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/ 

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333 

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Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson is the human powered explorer and he recently posted on LinkedIn that he was speaking at an event in Singapore, talking about the need for organisations to become more exploratory in their journeys towards NetZero, versus waiting for all the data to make perfect decisions. According to Axe, it’s time to get out there and start experimenting, embracing the unknown.

I wanted to understand more about his thinking, so we had a wonderful conversation about the importance of being exploratory in solving the biggest challenges we face to achieve NetZero. We talked about so much more, including the adventures he’s already undertaken (these are extreme challenges very few people have the courage to undertake), as well as what’s coming up next, on his boat called “Little Donkey.”

Finally, I found it very insightful to hear that most of the clients he works with are interested in one thing: how he dealt with failure and literally got back in the water, especially as he’s talking about his experiences in one of the world’s most dangerous and unpredictable oceans.

A great conversation, worth listening too and sure to inspire. We need to take massive risks, there is no data to show the path, failure must be embraced and it’s time to adopt an explorers mindset and get to work.

To get in touch with Grant

Check out Grant’s Website for more stories Motivational Speaker Singapore | Powerful Humans | Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson (powerful-humans.com)

He’s here on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantrawlinson/

His book From Peak to Peak: The Story of the First Human-Powered Journey from the Summit of Mt Ruapehu in New Zealand to the Summit of Aoraki/ Mount Cook : Rawlinson, Grant: Amazon.sg: Books

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

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Welcome to The Know Show. What a week and definitely a fascinating news cycle, but also an example of how a moment can consume our attention and focus, when so much else is happening. However, sometimes we need a break from the hard news, so we’ll talk about the ‘slap’ but not from a story perspective, instead we’ll discuss how it rolled around the world and our observations of the conversations taking place. After that, it’s time to get serious and discuss the news forgotten or missed in the Hollywood maelstrom.

Moving into the theme - crisis leadership and mental health - based on previous weeks, we know many are really struggling with the intense quality of the news served up to us every day. It’s a scary time for the world. To meet this need, it’s time to focus on mental health, and we are delighted to welcome Dion Jensen, The Founder of The Lion Academy.

Dion’s bigger focus is crisis leadership and mental health. He is going to talk to us about how those who are responsible for others, can lead and influence in a way that protects their mental health. We’re also going to hear about pressure, stress and cracks, the difference between emotions and mental health, notice versus focus, lenses, filters and more. You’ll also understand the difference between mental health, mental resilience and mental health challenges and mental illness. This is going to be a very powerful session, please tune in.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, with at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

You can find The Lion Academy here

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Welcome to The Know Show. Once again, we’ll be focusing on the news that is absorbing the world’s attention and trying to make sense of it, always looking for the positives. We don’t talk about the day-to-day news (there’s enough of that) it’s more focused on the news around the big stories. We are delighted to welcome Avni Martin, who is going to discuss how we think and make decisions in the theme section. Avni is an ICF MCC coach, speaker and trainer, who discusses topics like rewriting our past, present and future, as well as refining our thoughts and actions.

The questions we will discuss are:

1) How we think and make decisions, which Avni will relate to Putin and the war

2) Long term versus short term thinking

3) The quality of decision making and its impact on us (at a micro level), or society and the world at large (macro level)

4) As well as how can we make better decisions

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, with at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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One of the challenges for anyone trying to raise awareness of the climate emergency or the myriad social issues facing humanity is, how do you share this knowledge with people not ready to listen to it? And people are not ready to hear it for many reasons. It’s hard and depressing, it will force them to change everything, the fear of eco-anxiety is strong, facing it shatters a beautiful reality, and so much more. It’s not an easy challenge to overcome.

But if we have any chance of waking the world up to the multiple crisis’s we face, we have to ensure our communication skills are so good, we can break through and gain attention. To help me understand the psychology of communication, I reached out to my friend, Dr. Frank Hagenow CSP. A psychologist, author and professional speaker, Frank understands this better than anyone I know. I hope his ideas help you in further finetuning your communication to help you deliver your message. Communication is such a critical skill right now. I’ll invite more experts on to help with this critical pillar in the climate fight.

Please note, we had some issues with Frank’s audio, which could be lessened but not fixed. The bird noise is definitely me. I have a ‘singer’ that visits every day. It’s lovely.

To get in touch with Dr. Frank Hagenow CSP

His book Leadership Without Mind Games: How to Win People with Ethics and Decency on Amazon

Website https://linktr.ee/drhagenow

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-hagenow-csp/

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXtHihce9UQlu4OepOtNxw

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Dr.FrankHagenow/

Twitter https://twitter.com/DrFrankHagenow

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

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Welcome to The Know Show. Another week of intense news around the world and this week, we are focusing on the information war, who’s winning? This is a critical part of the news cycle right now, and we are pleased to welcome back, Andrew Milroy, who is the founder of Veqtor8, a Cybersecurity advisory firm, and also a technology thought leader, keynote speaker, board member and adjunct lecturer. Samantha Gayfer is also back, filling in for Tim Wade while he’s away.

When we move into our theme - who’s winning the information war?– we will go back before the war, look at what has been happening, which countries are leading this war, where the West has blind spots, the damage that is being done, as well as what we can do about it – as individuals to help others in our communities, as well as what to keep an eye out for in the countries we live in. It’s a huge and important topic, we’re excited to cover it.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, with at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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Welcome to The Know Show. Another week of war and terror, and of course, we’ll be discussing the stories of the week around Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. However, as we’ve just had International Women’s Day, equality and why it’s so important, will be on the agenda too. We’re excited to have Denys Van Rooyen as our special guest this week, a news junkie who will bring a whole different perspective to the news, and Samantha Gayfer is back, filling in for Tim Wade for the next two weeks while he’s away.

When we move into our theme - International Women’s Day, the frustration – we will be discussing the fact that equality has slipped back by a generation in the last two years, as well as the rising chorus from women frustrated with the day. Why continue to support it, when it’s not getting any better, in fact it’s actually getting worse?We’ll discuss the data, the frustrations, why break the bias is important, as well as the real need for 50/50 representation to tackle the biggest issues facing our world.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, with at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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We are all going through really hard times. Terrifying times if we’re honest. Some are looking the other way, hoping it goes away, but many are paying attention and it’s extremely alarming and overwhelming. We’ve been hit with another global shock, and it takes time to settle into a new reality, especially with such horrifying consequences on the table.

I don’t know everything and certainly don’t pretend I do. But I work hard to understand what’s going on, taking on board the really big stories and trying to make sense of them. To do this, it does have a toll, but I wanted to explain how I cope with the information deluge, as well as the mindset that keeps me going – most of the time.

I just hope this is valuable for anyone who is struggling right now.

Some articles referenced

Ukraine war 'catastrophic for global food' - BBC News

Ukraine crisis: how you can help from the UK by donating cash and supplies | Charitable giving | The Guardian

The Anti-Dollar Axis | Foreign Affairs

Climate crisis: Amazon rainforest tipping point is looming, data shows | Amazon rainforest | The Guardian

How Much Will the U.S.’s Oil Ban Hurt Russia? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

If you want to keep an eye on my Weekend Reads, I publish it every Saturday here https://andreatedwards.com/.

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

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The reason the world is in such a state when it comes to the environment is simple - we have become disconnected from the source of life – the planet which sustains us. Since 1970, two-thirds of global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have been lost on average, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Environmental destruction - caused by deforestation, unsustainable agriculture and the illegal wildlife trade - is a leading factor in the decline.

These numbers can be overwhelming and make us think, what can I do? Well, how we spend our money matters, and my friend Vicki Kiely encourages us all to reconsider visiting zoos and aquariums, because she believes it is inhumane to treat animals this way.

An activist for many years, I have such great admiration for the work Vicki does and encourage everyone to really think about this and then act. If you care about nature, speak up and if you have the courage that Vicki does, get involved where it makes sense to you.

Thank you so much Vicki for being a voice for the voiceless. I admire you tremendously and I know the work you do is not easy. I will always have your back.

You can get in touch with Vicki

VK Performers Studio, teaching adults & children age 3-18yrs

Vicki Kiely | LinkedIn

Articles to read

Mini Monitors Return to The Cove | Dolphin Project

Zoos are outdated and cruel – it’s time to make them a thing of the past | The Independent | The Independent

Zoo battles to save dozens of species from extinction by cryogenically freezing genetic samples

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

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Welcome to The Know Show. We are looking forward to welcoming Avi Liran, who is the Chief Delighting Officer at Delivering Delight. As we did last week, we will be spending a significant amount of time discussing the news from the Ukraine, and there has also been major environment news this week too, and in both cases, Avi has tremendous value to add. That’s why we invited him.

When we move into our theme - delivering delight during challenging times-Avi will talk about building positive relationships to deliver delight. We have all been challenged in the last couple of years and it doesn’t look like that will be coming to an end anytime soon. So how do we manage ourselves? If we are a leader, how do we manage the higher expectations of employees, who want to work in a more delightful culture that cares for their well-being and success? How do we make the people who work for us, or those who are part of our personal lives, feel cared for, appreciated and supported? How can we treat people in our lives with more kindness, and ensure they have more joy and fun at work and in life?

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, with at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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Self-worth is something so many struggle with. It’s a deep and fundamental belief that you have value in the world, and yet, so many lose it and never get it back. When you lack self-worth, you struggle through life not believing you have anything of value to offer the world. 

So what is self-worth, how does it differ from other self-ideas like self-esteem or self-belief, and what are the moments that take it away? It’s a big topic, and that’s why the amazing Cathy Johnson and I decided we wanted to dig into it more and share our findings in real-time. 

We did a small survey, attempting to understand why people lose their self-worth, when it happens, and finished this podcast offering ideas on how to get it back. 

This is just a beginning and we are looking forward to welcoming many guests onto the podcast to dig deeper into why people lose it and how we can all get it back. If we have belief in our own self-worth, we are more powerful role-models in the world, and right now, we definitely need more role-models. 

Have a listen, let us know if you would like to join a future podcast, and please, feedback any ideas you’d like us to explore in more depth. 

Note: this is not for people suffering deep trauma or serious abuse. We are not claiming to be professionals that can help with this and are clear in the podcast that this is not our intention. We believe that if “the rest of us” can heal, we make space for more compassion for those really suffering in our society. If we can heal, we create the space for wider community healing – something the world desperately needs. 

To get in touch with Cathy Johnson

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachcathyjohnson/ 

Her Website https://cathy-johnson.com/ 

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/ 

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week we will be digging into the Ukraine situation of course, and we are thrilled to welcome Lindsay Adams, The Relationships Guy, and you are going to love Lindsay. He’s all about relationships. He speaks about it, has written books about it, and if you’ve ever met him, you’ll know he lives and breathes relationships, building them with impeccable finesse.

So we are going to discuss how to get into relationships quickly (lots of tips and ideas), as well as how to leverage relationships to get more business. We’ll talk about his book -  The DNA of Business Relationships - and he will leave us with some tips on how to break the ice in networking conversations. If this is not your favorite thing to do, you will find Lindsay’s insights invaluable. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, with at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week we are thrilled to welcome Pravin Shekar, the outlier marketer, who is all about sharing unconventional methods to grow your business! But we’re not going to be talking about that, and instead, our theme is a topic very close to Pravin’s heart and something he has been working on for a while - skilling and employing people with disabilities.

And what an awesome topic, especially in the week and season of love. We’re excited to share some stories of love, inclusivity and how differently abled solopreneurs are doing across the world.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week our theme is about free speech, following weeks of news, conversations, passions, outrage and more. The news around Spotify and Joe Rogan broke when 270 health experts stated Joe Rogan’s Covid misinformation is ‘a sociological issue of devastating proportions.’

But what are the right steps forward? Is free speech something we should be challenging? Where does it stop? What will we lose? How do we manage this important issue, especially in times of a global pandemic, as well as the other crisis’ humanity faces, including the climate emergency? When does someone go too far? Who decides that limit? It’s a big, wide topic, and we don’t have all the answers, but it’s a conversation we need to be having. 

No special guests this week, as our guest is struck down with a bad reaction to her booster, but she’ll join us soon. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade (Tim is away this week) and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Sally Foley-Lewis has recently published her latest book SPARK: 9 Simple Strategies to Ignite Exceptional Self-Leadership. Sally has such a keen mind, and this conversation is all about the core aspects of self-leadership that we can all understand and get better at. Sometimes just owning up that you have some work to do is the place to start, because let’s face it, we all do.

Written for a business audience, Sally’s message is much broader and will benefit anyone, especially if you are struggling with your sense of self in this crazy world.

Have a listen and let us know your biggest take-aways? You can leave a comment on the Facebook Group, Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/uncommoncourageaninvitation

Connect with Sally Foley-Lewis

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyfoleylewis/

On her Website https://www.sallyfoleylewis.com/

And here’s a link to Amazon, for her book SPARK: https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Simple-Strategies-Exceptional-Self-Leadership/dp/098741867X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2TXEAC7XFKUPN&keywords=sally+foley-lewis&qid=1644412642&sprefix=sally+foley-lewi%2Caps%2C325&sr=8-3

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

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This is a snippet of The Know Show, where Cathy Johnson spoke about what we all need to do to become our authentic selves. Cathy Johnson is the Authentic Leadership Coach. She’s a speaker, coach and facilitator, and in this segment, she digs into how to be our most authentic selves and why it matters. We discuss why authenticity is so critical and how it supports our ability to make decisions with integrity, as well as getting clear on what matters to us and the actions we take. Authenticity is definitely more than a buzzword, it's about getting in tune with ourselves on the deepest possible level. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week our theme is trust and the cycle of distrust, following the release of Edelman’s Trust Barometer, now in its 22nd year. Trust is a cornerstone issue of our time, and working out how we can regain trust across our societies is paramount if we have any chance of solving the greatest challenges the world faces. 

The two organisations with the least trust are governments and the media. We’ll dig into the report, discuss the key findings, possible solutions, and we’re thrilled to welcome Phillipa Edwards, (yes, Andrea’s sister) also an avid news reader and someone who cares deeply about facing up to the challenges in our societies, so we can solve them!

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade (Tim is away this week) and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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What annoys the hell out of you, but seems to continue regardless? Whether it’s other people’s digital noise, to the heart-breaking impact of the digital divide, WhatsApp shenanigans, small writing on products for those with failing eyes, to influencer culture and social media rage – and that’s not everything. We covered A LOT in this podcast and have fodder for another one. 

There is so much we put up with and the majority of us say nothing. We endure. Isn’t it time we said no more? Isn’t it time we demand brands to stop doing what they’re doing, because it’s a terrible user experience? Not to mention that family at the table next to us with an iPad blaring to keep their kid quiet? No no no!!

There are so many directions we could have taken this podcast, but here’s our first round of 20. We’d love to know what you agree with, what you disagree with and what you would add onto the list. 

Come and leave a comment on the Facebook Group, Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/uncommoncourageaninvitation 

Connect with Steve Johnson 

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevejohnson88/ 

Phillipa Edwards 

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsphillipa/ 

And Skunkwork Productions https://skunkworksproductions.com.au/ 

John Vincent Gordon 

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvgordon/ 

And Expat Choice https://www.expatchoice.asia/ 

To get in touch with me, Andrea Edwards

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/ 

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week our theme is philanthropy in times of crisis, and with the world's billionaires doubling their wealth during the pandemic, while more than 160 million people are projected to have been pushed into poverty across the world, it’s an important time to talk about philanthropy! 

Anyone in charity will tell you this has been an extremely challenging time to raise money, as businesses have focused on other areas to keep their businesses alive. To help us discuss this very important topic, we are delighted to welcome Samantha Gayfer, founder of Duck Feet Communications. Sam is a strategic crisis communications leader, as well as a professional with deep philanthropy experience, and we are delighted to welcome her to discuss this very important issue. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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I am absolutely delighted to bring you this podcast with Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato, authors of The Unsu$tainable Truth – how investing for the future is destroying the planet and what we can do about it.

This is an idea of hope. A possible answer to a very complex problem, but in order for it to become a reality, we need the right people hearing this message to work together with David and Richard to make it happen.

Fossil fuels are still a necessity and will be for some time. But we need to rapidly reduce fossil fuels, and direct money towards those on the front lines of the climate crisis. Is this how we do it? Have a listen and let me know what you think?

To get in touch with David and Richard:

Dr David Ko on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rethinkingchoices/

Richard Busellato on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-busellato-78753b221/

Buy a copy of the book - Sustainability can't be bought - order your copy now

Website www.rethinkingchoices.com

Or have a listen to this Webinar recording on The Unsustainable Truth.

To get in touch with me:

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

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Welcome to The Know Show. It’s our first show for 2022, so come and join us as we reflect back over the last month of news (including a lot of chaos) and look ahead for the year. Just the three of us this time, but looking forward to welcoming guests every week moving forward. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Happy New Year my friends! What a year 2021 has been and while we’re recovering from that, we have a bigger task ahead – to create a better, more beautiful world, in balance with all life on earth. I will never stop trying to get the message across, because I want my boys to have a future they can look forward to. If we want to do this for our kids, then it’s on every single one of us to get involved! Here’s to massive momentum in 2022!

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Welcome to The Know Show. It’s our last show for the year, so if you’ve been meaning to check it out, come and join us. This week we’ll be joined by David Lim, The Everest Guy. David is a Singapore-based motivational speaker and change facilitator, who’s moving towards retirement, and yet he looks like he’s never been busier! 

We’re going to talk about the mindset for retirement, as well as preparations to get there. Not to ignore the fact David is a passionate news observer, so looking forward to hearing his insights on what’s happening around our world at the moment.  

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week we’ll be joined by Graham Harvey, an award-winning speaker, business coach, service designer, and author. Graham helps his clients understand how to play a higher game, and that’s all about values and behaviors that drive cultures of service excellence. 

He challenges us with these three questions:

If not Excellence ... then WHAT?

If not Now ... then WHEN?

If not You ... then WHO?

At a time of great transformation in the world, this is going to be a great discussion. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to a wide-ranging conversation with a very special lady, Simone De Haas. Simone’s work is all about illuminating your brilliance, in person and online. She’s a visionary leadership speaker, a mentor and a coach, and she’s also my friend. Since I first met Simone, we bonded on a very deep level, and I resonated with her message powerfully.

She’s doing amazing work in the world, and this conversation is all about the need for women – especially women 45+ - to reclaim our space in the world, and reject the programming that has been going on for centuries. 

But we aren’t just speaking about that. We talk through Simone’s early career in the creative arts and on stage, the impact it’s had on how she delivers her work in musical theatre and in the business world, what it means to be an empath, and how we can all walk more gently on the earth. 

I hope you listen to this and take away a powerful message to be brave, strong and bold, because the world is waiting for all of the amazing people to fully step into their voices and their power, so we can create a better future for humankind and all life on earth. Thank you so much for doing this podcast with me Simone!

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To get in touch with Simone

Seasoned Voices is here on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/818057435572784 

Website https://www.simonedehaas.com/ 

If you want to connect with me

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/ 

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation mybook.to/UncommonCourage

And the workbook mybook.to/UncommonCourageAction

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week we’ll be joined by Julian Mather, a keynote speaker, video coach, author and professional storyteller, Julian helps his clients get comfortable on camera, because he believes in the democratisation of video. He’s taken it from an art reserved for a chosen few to a skill that everyone can learn. Prepared to be delighted!  

The art of transforming yourself is an idea so important at this time. If you can learn, unlearn and relearn you get a huge competitive advantage: AGILITY. If you want to go from feeling like a victim of change to being in control of change then you can achieve anything! We are going to discuss how you can face change with confidence, how to take control and feel empowered, and how you can implement these skills in your work, your life and at home. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which get published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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I’ve been a bit blue for a couple of months now. It’s really out of character for me, but I have a strategy I use to help myself break free. However, when you’re feeling like this – whether there’s an external cause or just the reality of the time we’re all going through – the most important thing is not to fight it. Sinking into the emotions, feeling them and when you’re ready, breaking free is the most important part. Getting stuck there is where the real damage is done. 

However, the challenge is, we don’t live in a world that talks about feeling our emotions so much. We have to be positive all the time, right? But when we do this, it means we resist what we are feeling, and I know when I do this, it lasts longer. What you resist, persists! 

I decided to do this, because I know many others are feeling this way right now, and I hope by attempting to share how I approach it, I can help others break free. Let me know what you think?

And if you’re a pal and I’ve been unresponsive, just know it’s because of this. It’s hard to reach out and be social, when you know you’ve just got to go inside and get yourself sorted. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week we’ll be joined by Andrew Bryant, a global executive leadership coach, advisor to C-Suite leaders, author and keynote speaker on self-leadership. The concept of free will has been discussed and challenged through the centuries. It’s at the heart of our religions, a central element in how our societies run, and it’s also critical in how our technology is (or isn’t) designed to ensure this idea is honored. But is it something we really have, or is it just an idea we hold onto, even if it is not true? We’re going deep. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which get published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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With Ferenc Nyiro, The Little Bird House, Phuket, Thailand.

Our mind is a curious thing and most accept our thoughts determine our reality – yes? But many continue to believe it’s outside of our control. Not forgetting, these last couple of years have been pretty intense on the thinking front!!

But we can control our thoughts. It requires a lot of introspection and laser focused attention on the thoughts that rattle around in our brain every day, and if we get good at it, we can change ourselves in deep and fundamental ways. We can break free of thought patterns that hold us back and we learn to take responsibility for our lives too.

It’s a process, but boy is it liberating when you get good at watching your own thoughts. Assessing them, considering where they come from, and sometimes, you have no idea at all why you think certain ways. It’s only by being able to look at your thoughts objectively that you can start to see the patterns.

When I recorded this podcast, I thought we were going to talk about surviving a pandemic as an artist, but when you speak with Ferenc, you never know where it will go and I’m happy we went in this direction. I love having chats with Ferenc and hope you enjoy it too.

If you’re interested in his art or his WTF pants, please do check out his social media accounts below. The painted fishermen pants are brilliant and perfect gifts.

You can find Ferenc here - The Little Bird House Art Gallery & Yin Yoga Studio https://www.facebook.com/pages/The%20Little%20Bird%20House%20Art%20Gallery%20&%20Yin%20Yoga%20Studio/113395007672256/ on Facebook

Or you can follow him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ferenc.nyiro

Or Instagram Ferenc Nyiro (@artby_ferenc_littlebirdhouse) • Instagram photos and videos

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week Andrea Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin will be joined by Anupama (Annu) Singal and we’re going to dig into imposter syndrome, why it happens, how it impacts women (predominantly), and what we can do about it. With Anu on the show, expect body positivity and gender bias to be part of the conversation too. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea Edwards, Tim Wade, Joe Augustin and special guests review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which get published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week Andrea Edwards and Joe Augustin will be joined by Marc Allen, Joanne Flinn, Robert Kirubi and Susanna Hasenoehrl The Sustainability Speaker, to discuss week two of Cop26. The overarching goal of Cop26 is ambition, action and acceleration, so is there anything to be excited about, or was it a failure?

We’ll share our overall impressions and take-aways, whether the pathway to 1.5C is even remotely possible, as well as some of the key issues discussed, including adaptation, how women are disproportionately impacted by climate change, the science crucial to limiting the temperature rise to 1.5C, the mass market for zero-emission vehicles and 'green shipping corridors', what it all means to cities, regions and the built environment., and more. There is a LOT to consider.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade, Joe Augustin and special guests review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which get published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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As parents, Steve and I talk a lot about the decisions we need to make today, from a climate emergency perspective, to ensure we can map out a secure future for our children - or as secure a future as is possible. In many ways, we’re lucky, because we have options to live in different parts of the world. The majority of humanity do not have these options, which is why it’s critical we act now to reduce the severity of the climate emergency. 

We’re doing a terrible job with refugees now. How bad will it be when millions or billions of climate refugees turn up on our doorstep? We can not let that happen. 

Every increase in temperature means an increase in impact on our children’s future lives, and while so much is unknown, and the outcomes uncertain, Steve and I are actively paying attention, so we can be prepared to make the right decisions for them. It’s definitely not about us. It’s all about them now. 

So are you having the same conversations? Or perhaps it’s too confronting? When I first started having these conversations with Steve, it was definitely confronting for him. He wasn’t paying attention like I was, but as we’ve explored this more – especially in the last 12 months to two years - we are becoming more aligned on the need to make the right decisions now, to ensure they have the best chance in their future. This includes the skills they need to develop, how we speak to them about the climate emergency, and so much more. 

We’d love to know if sharing this conversation with you is valuable, so please, drop me a line. You can find me @AndreaTEdwards or @UncommonCourage. Keen to talk and explore this topic more. I also know, that once you think about it from this point of view, you start to think about the climate emergency with a whole new lens. It gives you the impetus to act, because you do not want that for your children.

The job needs to be done now, not when they’re old enough. We’ll be out of time if we wait for the kids to grow up, and that is absolutely out of the question for me. It’s our job to do, all of us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week Andrea Edwards and Joe Augustin (Tim Wade is away for two weeks) will be joined by Andrew Milroy, Cathy Johnson and Susanna Hasenoehrl The Sustainability Speaker, to discuss week one of Cop26. The overarching goal of Cop26 is ambition, action and acceleration, but is it just more blah blah blah?

We’ll share our overall impressions and take-aways, the pathway to 1.5C, and some of the key issues and announcements, including coal reduction, methane reduction, the deforestation commitment, country commitments, what the financial industry said and more. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which get published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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I loved this conversation with Anupama Singal, Marianna Pascal and Phillipa Edwards, as we dug into a wide ranging conversation on courage – what it is, how to build your courage muscles, as well as considerations around how it can change over time. We talked through a moment where one of us needs to build more courage to face a new stage in life, as well as ideas from the lessons we’ve all learned in the journey of life.

One overarching conclusion from this podcast is, courage is not a simple thing, and small courageous actions can be as important to some people, as big courageous actions are for another. The important thing is doing the work within, to build your courage muscles, so you can live the life you dream of. Our courage lies within #UncommonCourage

You can find Anu’s book SYZYGYmoments here https://syzygymoments.com/

Anna Rainn here https://annarainn.com/

Marianna’s website here https://www.mariannapascal.com/

Phillipa’s company, Skunkwork productions here https://skunkworksproductions.com.au/

My book Uncommon Courage here https://www.amazon.com/Uncommon-Courage-invitation-Andrea-Edwards/dp/1737294400/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=uncommon+courage&qid=1635841820&sr=8-1

And my two Websites https://uncommon-courage.com/ and https://andreatedwards.com/

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Welcome to The Know Show. This week we are joined by Andrew Milroy, who is the founder of Veqtor8, a Cybersecurity advisory firm, and he’s also a technology thought leader, keynote speaker, board member and adjunct lecturer. 

Cybersecurity has always been important, but in the pandemic years, it became a hot issue – why? And why should we care?  We’ll talk about the cyber threats we are facing, how working from home changed the cyber game, all the way through to geo politics and cybersecurity. It’s going to be a fascinating conversation. 

The Know Show is a Livestream held every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which get published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Reach out to Andy here https://www.veqtor8.com/ 

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I loved my conversation with my “almost famous” friend Joe Augustin. I read an article in Mothership (see link below) and it wasn’t the story discussed that caught my attention, but his tenacity and ambition, which felt unseen at the time. I could relate to it, though my experience has been different. 

We covered so much in this podcast, and I learnt a lot about Joe in the process, but the key things we talked about were:

1.       What advice would we give to people who find themselves not embraced for having the courage to stretch what’s possible?   

2.       Audience engagement is always a critical piece in the digital pie, and Joe is a natural at it. What is his advice? What should you be thinking about?

3.       And finally, for those getting kicked, not seeing a path forward, or all of the doors have closed, what should you focus on?

If you can relate, we hope this gives you the courage to keep going. Equally, if you are a leader, don’t miss the talent in your ranks. People with passion, excitement, enthusiasm, energy, etc… might be annoying, but with the right attention, you might just help launch a legend. 

Here’s the article we referenced https://mothership.sg/2019/07/joe-augustin-interview/

Connect with Joe Augustin here on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeaugustincoaching/

Connect with me, Andrea Edwards, here on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreatedwards/ 

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Welcome to The Know Show. Every week, Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

This week we’ll be joined by Cathy Johnson, the Authentic Leadership Coach, she’s a speaker, coach and facilitator, as well as a keen follower of the world’s news. Our theme this week is: being our most authentic selves and why it matters. We’re going to discuss why authenticity is so critical today and how it supports our ability to make decisions with integrity, as well as getting clear on what matters to us and the actions we take. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Such a beautiful conversation with two very dear men in my life, Kevin Cottam and Tim Hamons. I’ve been privileged to know both of these men for nearly a decade, and every time we talk, we go deep.

From Kevin, digging into why The Nomadic Mindset is the way to a better future – because it’s an expansion of our mind, and how we get in alignment with all life on earth. And Tim, a visual facilitation expert, who draws to get to the deeper messages within. Tim recently attended an event on Trauma and I wanted to hear his key take-aways from this, as well as combining insights from both together.

The goal of Uncommon Courage is to have courageous conversations about the issues that we need to be thinking about, and finding a pathway out of the challenges we face. Because, as Kevin regularly shares….

“We are migrating. Where we were is not where we are. We are evolving.” Benson Muntere, Maasai Warrior, Kenya.

The three of us see this time as a wonderful opportunity for humanity to grow, evolve, and build something better and more beautiful for all life on earth. In balance with life and in balance within ourselves. That is the combination we very much need, and we can achieve it, together.

To get in touch with us, here’s some links to help

Kevin Cottam

His Website https://thenomadicmindset.com/

His Book The Nomadic Mindset: Never Settle...for Too Long https://www.amazon.com/Nomadic-Mindset-Never-Settle-Long/dp/9811178224/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kevin+cottam&qid=1634621912&sr=8-1

The Nomadic Mindset on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nomadicmindset

Tim Hamons

His Website https://www.artofawakeningasia.com/

His book The World of Visual Facilitation: Unlock your Power to Connect People & Ideas https://www.amazon.com/World-Visual-Facilitation-Unlock-Connect-ebook/dp/B0867SNG2C/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=tim+Hamons&qid=1634621767&sr=8-2

Art of Awakening on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Artofawakening

Me

Websites https://andreatedwards.com/ and https://uncommon-courage.com/

My book Uncommon Courage, An Invitation https://www.amazon.com/Uncommon-Courage-invitation-Andrea-Edwards/dp/1737294400/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1634622315&sr=8-1

And my Facebook Group Uncommon Courage https://www.facebook.com/groups/442905877003333

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Welcome to The Know Show. Every week, Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

This week we’ll be joined by Arishta Khanna, founder of YakYak Global, a TEDx curator, reinvention strategist for individuals and entrepreneurs, and current President of Toastmasters Club of Singapore. Our theme this week is: why we’ve got to do better for girls and with International Day of the Girl Child on October 11th, we’re going to talk about why it’s never been more important to focus on real action that will ensure opportunities for the next generation of women. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Proud to do this with three women who inspire me and who I’m proud to call my friends - Lavinia Thanapathy, Sally Foley-Lewis and the wonderful Kerrie Phipps. 

If you missed the #Thislittlegirlisme campaign, I expect you’re not spending much time on social media lately 😊. An idea by Inspiring Girls International, I wanted to understand this campaign more, discuss why International Day of the Girl Child has never been more important, and I also wanted to bring inspiring ladies together, so we can speak to girls (and women) around the world, as well as the great men, because we’ve got some work to do to overcome divisions and build a better future for all living beings. However we’ve got to prioritize getting the girls bit right! It’s beyond time.

I asked Lavinia to join, because she’s been a real driver of the #Thislittlegirlisme campaign around the world, but especially in Asia, as well as Sally Foley-Lewis and Kerrie Phipps, because I loved both of their contributions to the campaign. 

All four of us are so different in many ways, but often the experiences of being a girl, and how that impacts you as you grow into a woman, aren’t that different at all. We really hope you enjoy our conversation and take away a nugget that helps you build the life you want. 

You can find more on all of us at our Websites

Lavinia Thanapathy https://laviniathanapathy.com/ 

Sally Foley-Lewis https://www.sallyfoleylewis.com/ 

Kerrie Phipps https://kerriephipps.com/ 

And me, Andrea Edwards https://uncommon-courage.com/ and https://andreatedwards.com/ 

Some references discussed

Lockdown brings alarming rise in modern slavery

Girls’ education and COVID-19: New factsheet shows increased inequalities for the education of adolescent girls

10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19

International Day of the Girl Child: There is a great risk that the progress of the last 20 years will be reduced to nothing

Gender-Based Violence In The Context Of COVID-19 Pandemic And Lockdown

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Welcome to The Know Show. Every week, Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. However this week, due to Joe’s work commitments, Joanne Flinn has agreed to take the hot seat. We’ll talk about what the news means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

This week we are joined by Lavinia Thanapathy, LinkedIn Top Voice 2020, speaker on change, author, and champion for equality and diversity. Our theme this week is: why equality has slipped back by a generation since the pandemic started, and what we can do about it. We’re looking forward to a heart conversation on an important topic. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us.

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A couple of weeks ago, we were finally able to get a “proper” vaccine, and this was less than three months after getting two doses of Sinovac – something considered pretty useless since Delta took over the world. This new round of vaccination had a HUGE impact on us, in multiple ways, and we know others have suffered too. 

However, before listening, we need to point out that we are not medical or scientific experts, just two people who’ve had an experience and we are sharing this here, so others who go through it don’t think they’re weird. 

It’s also good to be pre-prepared, because if you have a similar reaction, it will impact your ability to work and do the stuff you want to do. Employers also definitely need to be aware!

While we can’t say for sure, we don’t necessarily think our experience will be your experience if you are scheduled to get your booster six months apart – as most people in wealthy countries will experience. No, this is more about how things went down where we are, in Thailand, when the cheaper and more easily accessible vaccines made it into the country long before the other, high efficacy vaccines were available. 

All we can say is, it hasn’t been fun and we hope it’s over soon, because I hate the way my brain is functioning and it’s been tough to tackle together as a couple too. 

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Don’t know where to start in cleaning up your own personal impact on earth? We hope this helps.

Welcome to Susanna Hasenoehrl - The Sustainability Speaker, Tim Wade - who speaks about winning through change, Michelle Mouille - founder of the Sustainable Mai Khao Foundation, Joanne Flinn, The Strategic Sustainability Lady, and myself, as we discuss the many ways we can all contribute individually and collectively, to reduce our impact on earth. This is how we can all contribute to ensure we do not face the worst possible outcomes of the climate crisis, and it starts with each of us.

We can all make a difference – in our actions and in sharing the message to our communities. We must reduce, reduce, reduce, in all areas of life.

This is the second in a series of podcasts on this topic. We're starting with how we can each make a difference, then we’ll move onto business, and finally, I will gather some experts to talk travel and tourism.

Don’t forget to share your feedback and ideas, and if you feel like giving the podcast a star rating or a comment, I’d be super grateful.

You can connect with my guests:

Susanna Hasenoehrl - https://thesustainabilityspeaker.com/

Michelle Mouille - https://www.facebook.com/sustainablemaikhaofoundation/

Tim Wade - https://www.timwade.com/

Joanne Flinn https://jflinn.com/

And me, Andrea Edwards https://uncommon-courage.com/ and https://andreatedwards.com/

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Welcome to The Know Show. Every week, Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim Wade, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

This week we’ll be joined by Glenn van Zutphen, journalist, communication coach, and radio host with MoneyFM 89.3FM, he also pays attention to the news. Our theme this week is: why media dominance harms us all, and with World Press Day this week, we’re going to talk about the role and importance of a vibrant and fair/independent media. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. Every week, Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim Wade, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

This week we’ll be joined by Wayne Chan, MC, speaker and voice talent, he also pays attention to what’s going on in the news. Our theme this week is: taking care of your mindset. Like many, Wayne has struggled through this time, and as the pandemic goes on and on, it’s become gruelling for so many of us. We’ll share our tips and tricks for keeping our mindset in shape during this time. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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My guests for this podcast are Katie Hudson, Karine Gauthier and Caryll Mullings-McDonald.

To set the scene, I was delighted when a group of my friends, who run a book club in Phuket, decided to make Uncommon Courage their book of choice. I personally know most of the ladies in the group, but not all of them, and on the night it happened (which I was not invited to) I was a nervous wreck.

Katie reminded me in the podcast that she did share feedback at 2.30am that night (it was a long and rowdy night apparently), but it was only a few days later when Caryll sent me video testimonials that I knew the book was well received. PHEW!!

This book is not your typical book by any stretch of the imagination. It’s intentionally designed that way too. I wanted to do something different, far-reaching, and useful for everyone today, as we are collectively stuck in a very challenging time for humanity! It was written to launch people out of despair, and into hope and action. I know that if we can work on ourselves, we can achieve amazing results together.

To know it resonated with the book club so powerfully - for different reasons and in different ways - is something I am absolutely excited and relived to hear.

I loved doing this podcast with Karine, Katie and Caryll. It was amazing hearing what resonated and why, as well as some of the funny things that came up on the night.

Super grateful to you all for doing this podcast with me, and for all of the ladies who attended book club that night. Very special. Thank you.

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Welcome to The Know Show. Every week, Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim Wade, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

This week we’ll be joined by Chris McDonald, hotel general manager, former MMA fighter, and a man who’s paying attention. Our theme this week is: how do we work to create more unity in a divided world? Something we must address, because without it, we have no chance of overcoming the challenges facing all life on earth. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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The longer you’re away from your home country, the weirder it feels to watch what is happening in it, especially in the last decade or so. As a long term overseas resident, you are definitely aware that you hold onto a romantic view of home – because it’s always home in your heart – so it can be super challenging watching it change, not for the better. I definitely understand the migrant families we grew up with more today, although I didn’t have all of the experiences they had on the journey in their migration to Australia, especially those who arrived as refugees. 

Unsurprisingly, my sister, Phillipa Edwards, is equally passionate about what’s going on around the world, but especially in Australia. She speaks up, does all she can to raise awareness on the issues that matter, and challenges people to think critically. As someone whose career has always been in the performing arts, she has a lot to offer there too, and the damage being done to an area of study and expertise, that is critical for the future of work. Seriously, sometimes you want to put you head in your hands and weep at the damage being done to the next generation and society. 

So here’s your chance to meet my sister – if you haven’t already – for my first #GalTalk, something I hope to do with lots of different women in my life, and we’re talking about the issues that matter in the world. Phillipa will be a regular, because we need some sauciness. 

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Welcome to The Know Show. Every week, Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim Wade, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. 

This week we’ll be joined by Susanna Hasenoehrl to discuss green washing. What is green washing? It’s when disinformation is disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image, and the world is rife with greenwashing. We’ll dig into what it means and how you can identify it, as well as discuss some examples we’re seeing in the news. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, and covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. Join us. 

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Welcome! Join Susanna Hasenoehrl - The Sustainability Speaker, Tim Wade - who speaks about winning through change, Michelle Mouille - founder of the Sustainable Mai Khao Foundation, and myself, as we discuss the many ways we can all contribute individually and collectively, to reduce our impact on earth. This is how we can all contribute to ensure we do not face the worst possible outcomes of the climate crisis, and it starts with each of us.

We can all make a difference – in our actions and in sharing the message to our communities. We must reduce, reduce, reduce, in all areas of life.

This is first in a series of podcasts on this topic. We're starting with how we can each make a difference, then we’ll move onto business, and finally, I will gather some experts to talk travel and tourism.

Don’t forget to share your feedback and ideas, and if you feel like giving the podcast a star rating or a comment, I’d be super grateful.

You can connect with my guests:

Susanna Hasenoehrl - https://thesustainabilityspeaker.com/

Michelle Mouille - https://www.facebook.com/sustainablemaikhaofoundation/

Tim Wade - https://www.timwade.com/

Some of the research discussed – we’ll add more in the blog, as not enough space for all of it here.

Reduce consumption and educate community

https://www.atidymind.co.uk/easy-ways-to-simplify-your-life-and-reduce-consumption/

https://environment.co/6-ways-to-raise-awareness-about-environmental-issues/

https://www.reservations.com/blog/tips-tricks-budgets/carbon-footprint-travel/

https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/management/waste/recovery/disposal-levy/business/manage-waste

Plastic and "biodegradable' plastics

https://www.slrecyclingltd.co.uk/what-plastics-can-and-cannot-be-recycled/?fbclid=IwAR3zTgyvSkdNegVbBOsHeIQCu-1YC_ZYYlCAPIPuuv_op0qcNREexlpRcVY

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/g804/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321/?fbclid=IwAR3fAYCONfCQmQNOcT3cXygynXI8hXKaZknnqYVbvYvIDrLnJMep76OA_78

https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/green-claims-misleading-plastic-report/

https://ecostandard.org/news_events/nearly-half-of-green-claims-on-plastic-products-could-be-misleading-ngo-study-finds/

Story from Costa Rica on coffee pulp

https://www.ecowatch.com/coffee-pulp-forest-restoration-2651255600.html?fbclid=IwAR0tLD7P6EOo-Lvkr9sta_f-BcDgrTbYIUGoPQ8Bk8BXm2nzqNGcK4pc-y8

Home compost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdJSBZn3ehU

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Welcome to The Know Show. Join Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim wade, as we review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention each week, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. 

This week we will be discussing the theme – achieving consensus. Whether for Covid or the climate crisis, working harder to achieve consensus in our communities and across the globe is critical if we are to overcome the challenges we all face. 

How do we achieve it? How can we all work together to reduce the divisions that do not serve any of us?

Our special guest this week is Joanne Flinn, The Strategic Sustainability Specialist – who we expect to be a regular. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which you can find every week at andreatedwards.com. This weekly blog covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. The goal of The Weekend Reads is to help everyone navigate information overwhelm and manage the onslaught we’re all facing. 

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Talking to strangers – why would anyone want to do that? Well the science is in, and it’s a game changer for societies. It boosts mental health, makes people more compassionate and empathetic, and it unites divisions that exists between us. Talking to strangers transforms lives.

An expert on the importance of embracing a mindset of speaking to strangers is Kerrie Phipps. Remember Malcolm Gladwell’s book ‘Talking to Strangers”? Well it didn’t have the action points, so Kerrie, who had already published ‘Do Talk to Strangers’ thought it was high time to share the how, in her newest book ‘How to Talk to Strangers.’

So wonderful to have this opportunity to speak with Kerrie, on life as a country gal from Australia, who felt like a failure as a young lady due to many heart wrenching experiences, but one of the reasons I adore Kerrie is she never gave up on the journey of life, and she embraced every opportunity, growing into a global professional speaker, coach and multi-book author! Not bad for a gal from Dubbo who didn’t have much confidence growing up.

Kerrie is an awesome human, I call her The Great Encourager, and I recommend you listen, follow and support the beautiful work she does.

Get in touch with Kerrie

Her Website https://kerriephipps.com/

Her new book ‘How to Talk to Strangers’ is available here https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Strangers-Confidence-Difference/dp/0994157347/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kerrie+phipps&qid=1630573996&sr=8-1

And you can find her podcast here https://kerriephipps.com/podcast/

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Welcome to The Know Show. Join Andrea T Edwards, Joe Augustin and Tim wade, as we review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention each week, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters to all of us. You can also expect us to drill down into a topic or theme, as every week we’ll invite a special guest (or guests) to join us. 

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which you can find every week at andreatedwards.com. This weekly blog covers the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments in the world, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. The goal of The Weekend Reads is to help everyone navigate information overwhelm and manage the onslaught we’re all facing. 

We hope this becomes a show where everyone can have better clarity on what matters, as well as where to find hope, AND most importantly, have a laugh. Join us #TheKnowShow #WeekendReads #UncommonCourage 

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‘Go big, go small, but go’ is a call to action to help people see a path out of the despair and helplessness so many are feeling around the world right now. We can all contribute, in big ways or small, and sometimes it’s just about taking that courageous first step and getting started. 

Delighted to have my friend Chris McDonald join me today, to share something “small” he did recently, that will have a massive impact on the lives he touched. Those lives are our sons, and other children in our community. It’s been such a beautiful experience for all of the families involved, watching our children excel and stretch themselves to the limit, as well as the beginning of their journey towards self-respect and excellence in all they do. I wanted to capture the passion behind what went down, as well as my gratefulness to Chris for doing it. 

I hope it inspires an idea in you to contribute in your own way – big or small - and collectively, we make the world a better place #UncommonCourage 

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Every week I distribute my Weekend Reads on https://andreatedwards.com/. It's everything I'm reading across the climate crisis, Covid 19, topical moments, global politics, business, social issues and passion/humor/history. I share it to help people navigate information overwhelm and manage the onslaught. It's been going for more than a year, and now this weekly Live Stream/podcast will accompany it, every Friday, talking about what we're seeing. I'll be doing this with my side kicks Tim Wade and Joe Augustin. TBD! But we will also have guests every week, and we hope this becomes a show where everyone can have better clarity on what matters, as well as where to find hope, AND most importantly, have a laugh. Join us from the start as we work out how to make this awesome. 

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Uncommon Courage, the podcast, what's it all about? Well here's a quick overview of my plans for this podcast, interviewed by my husband, Steve Johnson. We discuss the name and where it came from, as well as why it took so long to launch. Then it's digging into the wide-array of topics the podcast will cover, and what I hope to achieve by sharing this message with the world, and with so many very fine guests too. It's definitely never going to be boring, we're going to talk about hard issues, because it is time for that which is uncommon to become common #UncommonCourage #PodcastLaunch 

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Uncommon Courage is an invitation to be your courageous best self every day. It’s also an antidote to the overwhelm, fear, and rage rolling around the world.

This book opens a path to inner contentment, peace, and happiness, and a path to meaningful action. It brings you an opportunity to reflect. What if there was another way? What if we could do something about the bigger issues facing our world? What if we could make meaningful change? Well, we can. Despite today’s turmoil—which we can utilize as a springboard to action—a transformational journey is possible for all of us.

Uncommon Courage is as practical, funny, and grounded in optimism as Andrea herself, and it’s your toolkit for a deep-dive journey towards joy, purpose, and the kind of inner transformation that will make a real difference in the world we all share.

In this book, you will discover 108 interlinking strategies to shift your thinking, improve your mood, and lighten your heart. This book helps you take on anger, parenting, climate change, self-awareness, and career change. Some of the stories are funny, while others may lovingly push your buttons. Living a full life takes courage and this book is designed to help you build yours.

Read it, reflect, laugh, and enjoy.

Reactions from early readers

“Reading Uncommon Courage is like going to a dinner party and being seated with an experienced CEO, a spiritual guru, and a wise old grandma.”
Tara Moody, marketing and culture speaker, strategist, content creator

“This is not a quick-fix self-help book, but rather a personal travel guide for you that will help you lead yourself and your life.”
Andrew Bryant, CSP, author, Self-Leadership: How to be a More Successful, Efficient and Effective Leader from the Inside Out

“Written from the depths of her soul, Andrea’s vulnerability encourages us to reflect on how we are living our lives.”
Shirley Taylor, CSP, author, Connecting the Dots to Inspire the Leader in You

“Andrea’s stories takes us through the streets of Calcutta, where she meets Mother Teresa, to being chased, robbed, and nurtured in some of the most dangerous countries on the planet—to learning unconditionally how to say YES to life. Epic.”
John Vincent Gordon, CEO Expat Choice Media

“Uncommon Courage is a kick in the butt and a spark in the heart.”
Anupama Singal, author, SYZYGYmoments

“These stories about travel, challenges, conflicts, people and planetary urgency remind me of sitting around a bonfire and absorbing experiences of the well-travelled wise. Uncommon Courage rocks!”
Kevin Cottam, author, The Nomadic Mindset: Never Settle… for Too Long

Andrea T Edwards CSP, the Digital Conversationalist, is an award-winning B2B communications professional with over 20 years’ experience. She speaks on social leadership and integrity in the digital age to professionals around the world. Her travels currently have her living on an island with her husband, two sons, a dog, and two neurotic cats.

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