Finding Nature
by Nathan Robertson-Ball
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About this podcast
Find inspiration and guidance for the change you want to create and learn how others have achieved it in their life and work in pursuit of a more just, safe and healthier future.
Nourishment for the change making class.
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- Manoa Duwai Is On A Mission - Restoring Pacific Coral Reefs One Day At A Time · 1 h 46 min · Episode 141So what did you do when you met someone and you hear their story and it humbles you to your core? When you learn and feel firsthand the experience of another human that acts as a…
- Reclaiming Agency In An Age Of AI Boosterism - Aubrey Blanche On Where To Start, What To Do And Valuing Dignity · 1 h 35 min · Episode 140This week on the show is Aubrey Blanche. Aubrey is somewhat of a professional enigma - she’s lived multiple careers already, from time inside big tech and early stage investing…
- Impermanence And Uncertainty - Geoff Mann On Anticipating Futures · 1 h 45 min · Episode 139Today’s guest is Geoff Mann. Geoff is a Canadian political economist who was recently in town and I loved having the opportunity to not only sit down and record this…
- One Of Australia's Illnesses - Sonia Orchard On What Kids, And All People, Need · 1 h 18 min · Episode 138Today I’m particularly honoured and humbled by today’s guest, Sonia Orchard. Now Sonia isn’t a name most people would recognise, but her story likely is, which is exactly why…
- We Are The Existential Risk - No-one Knows AI Like Toby Walsh · 1 h 21 min · Episode 137If there is one topic that has come to dominate this moment, it is artificial intelligence. Is it going to wipe us out? Will I lose my job? Is a data centre going up in my…
- Senator Rosa Galvez On The Need For Government Before Calamity Hits · 1 h 20 min · Episode 136Today’s guest is Canadian Senator Rosa Galvez. This was a very special experience to meet and speak with Rosa, whose background, expertise and humanity made this a conversation I…
- All We Have Are Our Stories - Damon Gameau On What Really Moves Us · 1 h 19 min · Episode 135Damon Gameau is on the show today. This one was many many months in the making so I’m incredibly excited to be sharing it and so glad the diary Gods eventually made possible a…
- Playing Catch Up With Reality - Hugh White On Australia's Hard New World · 1 h 27 min · Episode 134That’s Hugh White, and I’m Nathan Robertson-Ball, and welcome to or welcome back to the Finding Nature podcast. Each week I sit down with the leading thinkers and doers across…
- Embracing Wildness - Claire Scobie Has The Stories That Awaken A Dormant Light · 1 h 29 min · Episode 133Today’s guest is Claire Scobie, who’s the author of the new book ‘Wild Hope; Stories of Leading and Living In Uncertain Times.’ Now anyone who knows me knows that I’m generally a…
- The Fresh Start Effect - A Masterclass On Starting Spring With A Boost · 1 h 17 min · Episode 132Hello and welcome to a special edition of and extra episode of the Finding Nature podcast. If you’re new here, hello, if you’re a returning listener, welcome back. My name is…
- A Moral Philosopher's Take - Hanno Sauer On Understanding The Present With A Five Million Year View · 1 h 23 min · Episode 131This week’s guest is German philosopher Hanno Sauer. Hanno was here in Sydney for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas and the opportunity to go deeper with him then he could in a…
- Choosing Our Path Up The Mountain - Sophie Bretag Knows That Kindness Is The Way · 1 h 40 min · Episode 130That’s Sophie Bretag, I’m Nathan Robertson-Ball and this is the Finding Nature podcast. The modern professional seems to lead a life of ever-increasing juggling complexity. As…
- Benn Coubrough Keeps Moving - What One Of Australia's Greatest Ultra Runners Can Teach Us All About Mindset, Living and Going For It · 1 h 23 min · Episode 129Hello wherever you might be, welcome to or welcome back to the Finding Nature podcast and my name is Nathan Robertson-Ball. Now what a week I’ve had and having, my cup feels very…
- Earth Emotions - Glenn Albrecht Has The Words To Fuel A Revolution · 1 h 41 min · Episode 128At the end of 2023 when I was starting to get this Finding Nature show on the road I was fixated on two questions after 20 years in and around large organisations where I felt…
- Hidden In The Ice - Joy McCann On The Stories And Science Of Earth's Heart · 1 h 24 min · Episode 127Joy McCann is an environmental and public historian who has worked to understand and share the stories of how the histories of people, places, ideas and the non human world have…
- Running The Finance System Transformation Gauntlet - Simon O'Connor Is Sustainability's Diplomat · 1 h 36 min · Episode 126Today’s guest is Simon O’Connor, who for more than two decades has worked at the forefront of responsible investment and sustainable finance. From his training and time as an…
- Lost In A Maze - Is Corporate Sustainability Just Pretending To Try, with Cameron Tonkinwise · 1 h 38 min · Episode 125Hello out there and welcome to or welcome back to the finding nature podcast. My name is Nathan Robertson-Ball and today’s episode is a slightly different format to what is usual…
- Modelling A Dangerous Future - Timothy Neal Is Leading The World In Understanding The Economic Impacts Of Climate Change · 1 h 32 min · Episode 124A category of guest I really enjoy speaking with though are those who are on the way up. People like Holly Ransom or Kal Klanznig or Vanessa Pirotta who are clearly going places…
- Risking Life And Saving Pristine Ecosystems - Sukundemi Walks Before Manu Peni · 1 h 11 min · Episode 123One person who for a decade now has fought against the construction of what would be the largest mine in the South Pacific in Papua New Guinea by an Australian headquartered but…
- The God We Made - Anna Goldsworthy Wants To Know Why We're Building A Future No One Wants To Live In · 1 h 21 min · Episode 122Is artificial intelligence here to solve every wicked and intractable problem our society currently faces? Will it morph into Skynet and become a paperclip maximiser that…
