Ashok Khosla
What might a sustainable economics look like?
Ashok Khosla suggests that a system that defines development in terms of material consumption is one that is doomed for failure. In a world of finite resources, we cannot afford…
Recorded: 13 May 2007
Vandana Shiva
How does the world really work?
Vandana Shiva argues that certain ideas or ‘meta-narratives’ block our understanding of the impact that humanity is having on the planet. Foremost is the false notion…
Recorded: 21 May 2006
Thom Hartmann
Are human beings inherently good?
There is one terrible long-held myth that must be challenged. This is the myth that authoritarian hierarchical government is the natural way of things. This can suggest that democracy…
Recorded: 16 October 2005
Deepak Chopra
Do myths still matter?
Deepak Chopra talks about the evolution of human consciousness. He says that if we are to resolve the many problems in our world we need to break out of the ‘hypnosis of social…
Recorded: 7 May 2005
Deepak Chopra
What place does religion have in today’s world?
Chopra describes how religious ideology cannot be substantiated by what scientists now know about reality. Although religions trace their origins to great insights based on profound…
Recorded: 7 May 2005
Lynne Twist
What is money really for?
Lynne Twist describes how our relationship with money has become corrupted. She notes how consumer society sees money as an end rather than a means and that we have lost the ability…
Recorded: 21 May 2004
Neale Donald Walsch
Is our image of God outdated?
Best-selling author Neale Donald Walsch says we live in a politically, economically and religiously dysfunctional society. As an example, he talks about how out-moded religious…
Recorded: 20 May 2004
