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#207

Episode 168: Mike Berners-Lee on his book A Climate of Truth

Our guest today is Mike Berners-Lee. Mike is a UK-basedsustainability expert, professor at... more

16 Sep 2025

32 MINS

32:07

16 Sep 2025


#206

Episode 167: Molly Conisbee on her book 'No Ordinary Deaths'

Molly is a social historian and visiting research fellow at the Centre for Death and Socie... more

06 Aug 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:54

06 Aug 2025


#205

Episode 166: Oliver Burkeman on his book Meditations for Mortals

Our guest today is  Oliver Burkeman. Oliver is a British journalist and author renowned fo... more

25 May 2025

39 MINS

39:42

25 May 2025


#204

Episode 165: Jamie Bristow on a Middle Way approach to the Climate Crisis

Our guest today is Jamie Bristow, who is a writer and policy expert working at the interse... more

13 Feb 2025

50 MINS

50:33

13 Feb 2025


#203

Episode 164: Chris Rose on the Amos Trust

Our guest today is Chris Rose. Chris is the Director of Amos Trust, a small creative human... more

13 Feb 2025

54 MINS

54:53

13 Feb 2025


#202

Episode 163: Rupert Read on the Climate Majority Project

Our guest today is Rupert Read, an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of E... more

13 Feb 2025

50 MINS

50:36

13 Feb 2025


#201

Episode 162: Member profile, George Glen, the new Chair of the Middle Way Society

My guest today is George Glen. George is the new chair of the Middle Way Society, after ta... more

12 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:38

12 Feb 2025


#200

Episode 161: Robert M Ellis on the new Middle Way Philosophy Series.

Our guest today is Robert M Ellis, who is the chair of the Middle Way Society. For anyone ... more

12 Feb 2025

56 MINS

56:15

12 Feb 2025


#199

Episode 160: Sukhema on the Art of Doing Nothing

Sukhema (aka Larry Butler) is a poet and a publisher who teaches tai-chi in healthcare set... more

12 Feb 2025

42 MINS

42:56

12 Feb 2025


#198

Episode 159: Margaret Wheatley on Who do We Choose to Be

Our guest today is Margaret Wheatley. Margaret, or Meg has worked globally in various role... more

12 Feb 2025

38 MINS

38:20

12 Feb 2025


#197

Episode 158: Dan Nixon on cultivating a spirit of questioning in relation to our digital lives

Our guest today is Dan Nixon. He’s a writer and researcher specialising in themes around a... more

12 Feb 2025

55 MINS

55:19

12 Feb 2025


#196

Episode 157: Andy West on the Life Inside

Our guest today is Andy West, a senior specialist and training officer at the Philosophy F... more

12 Feb 2025

37 MINS

37:23

12 Feb 2025


#195

Episode 156: Gavin Haynes on the Purity Spiral

My guest today is Gavin Haynes, a freelance journalist, writer, presenter and former edito... more

25 Oct 2020

43 MINS

43:33

25 Oct 2020


#194

Episode 155: Robert M Ellis on the Thought of Sangharakshita

In this week's podcast, the chair of the Middle Way Society, Robert M Ellis talks to us ab... more

13 Sep 2020

39 MINS

39:47

13 Sep 2020


#193

Episode 153: Member profile, Anna Markey

In this latest member profile, Anna Markey talks to us about her background in Australia, ... more

03 Jul 2020

36 MINS

36:14

03 Jul 2020


#192

Coping with Solitude under Covid 19 Lockdown: Stephen Batchelor's advice

An extract from an interview with Stephen Batchelor for the Middle Way Society about his l... more

15 Apr 2020

05 MINS

05:00

15 Apr 2020


#191

Episode 152: Stephen Batchelor on the Art of Solitude

Our guest today is Stephen Batchelor, a patron of the MW Society, author and Buddhist scho... more

12 Apr 2020

44 MINS

44:42

12 Apr 2020


#190

Episode 151: Mark Austin on 5Rhythms

My guest today is Mark Austin who is an accredited teacher of 5Rhythms dance classes, whic... more

27 Nov 2019

22 MINS

22:03

27 Nov 2019


#189

Episode 150: Adam Luecke on mindfulness and analytical thought

Our guest today is Adam Luecke PH. D who is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor at B... more

13 Nov 2019

49 MINS

49:28

13 Nov 2019


#188

Episode 149: David Robson on the Intelligence Trap

My guest today is David Robson, David is an award-winning science writer and editor, who s... more

31 Aug 2019

51 MINS

51:15

31 Aug 2019


#187

Episode 148: Sally Kohn on the Opposite of Hate

Our guest today is Sally Kohn, who arguably is one of the leading progressive voices in Am... more

17 Jul 2019

28 MINS

28:46

17 Jul 2019


#186

Episode 147: Robert M Ellis on the Buddha's Middle Way

We are joined today by the philosopher and founder of the Middle Way Society. Robert has b... more

02 Jun 2019

26 MINS

26:47

02 Jun 2019


#185

Episode 146: Katherine Weare on Happy Teachers Change the World

Our guest today is Katherine Weare who is Emeritus Professor at the University of Exeter w... more

01 May 2019

54 MINS

54:08

01 May 2019


#184

Episode 145: George Monbiot on Rewilding

Today’s guest is the British environmental writer and political activist George Monbiot. G... more

17 Mar 2019

37 MINS

37:25

17 Mar 2019


#183

Episode 144: Simon Bell on Tribalism and Prejudice

Our guest today is Simon Bell. Simon is a retired mental health nurse who spent 37 years w... more

03 Mar 2019

49 MINS

49:22

03 Mar 2019


#182

Episode 143: Maryanne Wolf on the Reading Brain in a Digital World

My guest today is Maryanne Wolf. Maryanne is the John Dibiaggio Professor of Citizenship a... more

20 Jan 2019

45 MINS

45:06

20 Jan 2019


#181

Episode 142: Jeremy Sherman on the origin of striving

Our guest today is Jeremy Sherman. Jeremy is a decision theorist researching and writing a... more

22 Oct 2018

53 MINS

53:22

22 Oct 2018