Uncommon Courage
Welcome to Uncommon Courage, the podcast, where we’ll be having the conversations we need to be having as members of the human collective. We are all being called upon to step up and lead – with kindness, big hearts and unshakable courage – because right now, we have an opportunity to redress what we got wrong in the past, as well as deal with the disruptions we face today, to create a better world for all.
However, if we are completely truthful, the biggest challenge we face is believing we can do it – believing in our ability to create massive change. But everyone knows you can’t achieve anything significant without guts, determination, and of course, the courage to keep driving towards the goal, regardless of how hard the journey is!
Uncommon Courage will feature global conversations determined to contribute to creating a better future for all life on earth. Ideas, solutions, arguments and laughs - it’ll all be part of the journey. It is time for that which is uncommon to become common.
#UncommonCourage #AndreaTEdwards
Episodes
183 episodes
The Sh*t Show: sustainable tourism + community building
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 s...
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Episode 183
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2:18:23
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The Sh*t Show: would you leave home for 11 years to save the planet?
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-ye...
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Episode 182
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2:35:02
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The Sh*t Show: a millennial view of the polycrisis
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 o...
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Episode 181
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2:19:13
The Sh*t Show: it’s time to be voices for the children
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 gua...
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Episode 180
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2:29:51
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The Sh*t Show: tackling the elephant in the room
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 ...
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Episode 179
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2:28:36
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The Sh*t Show: is AI coming for your job?
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 ...
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Episode 178
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2:24:06
The Sh*t Show: we are back to it and the sh*t show continues
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...
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Episode 177
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2:33:08
The Sh*t Show: can we have pro-human policies, technologies and society?
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 aspec...
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Episode 176
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2:18:48
The Sh*t Show: how can we engineer robust food systems?
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 beautifu...
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Episode 175
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2:25:27
The Sh*t Show: the only thing obliterated is the truth + food security
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 f...
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Episode 174
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2:14:02
The Sh*t Show: the spin room is at full throttle
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...
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Episode 173
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2:16:13
The Sh*t Show: control or collaboration, extraction or regeneration
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 u...
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Episode 172
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2:22:25
The Sh*t Show: let’s get this party started
It’s time to get The Sh*t 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...
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Episode 171
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2:26:28
The Know Show – the end of an era
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. W...
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Episode 170
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2:11:20
Climate Courage: getting past powerlessness
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 feelin...
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Episode 169
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2:04:58
The Know Show – the golden age of hypocrisy
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 eve...
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Episode 168
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2:13:48
Climate Courage: the outback floods a month later
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 ...
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Episode 167
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2:10:57
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The Know Show – does the world need a Prozac?
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 wor...
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Episode 166
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1:46:32
Climate Courage: the Pope was a climate activist
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 Fra...
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Episode 165
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The Know Show – is the US massively underestimating China?
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 tarif...
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Episode 164
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2:17:45
Climate Courage: is it time for climate populism?
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 catas...
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Episode 163
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1:54:15
The Know Show – a fork in the road
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 an...
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Episode 162
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Climate Courage: the role of marketing in a sustainable future
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 ...
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Episode 161
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The Know Show – are we imagining enough yet?
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...
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Episode 160
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2:08:03
Climate Courage: the great wealth transfer
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...
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Episode 159
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