Doing Hope Podcast
Episodes
Feeding Us With Trees: Rethinking Food, Fire, and Our Role on the Land with Elspeth Hay
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I talk with writer and journalist Elspeth Hay, author of Feed Us With Trees, whose work invites us to rediscover a food story fa...
Turning Europe's Farmers into Rockstars: Reimagining Food and Farming with Cindie Christiansen
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🌿 Coming in January: Doing Hope in PracticeInspired by all the hopeful conversations with my wonderful guests so far, I am creating something new: ...
Engineering Hope: Designing Flood-Resilient Futures with Leslie
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Doing Hope, I walk with Leslie through Dublin’s Phoenix Park to talk about the power of engineering, patience, and community in t...
Reimagining Activewear: From Wood Fibres to Sustainable Sportswear with Franziska Mesche
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, I speak with Franziska Mesche, founder of Tripulse, a sustainable activewear company redefining what it means to wear clothe...
Turning the Grid Green: What It Takes to Shift a State to Renewable Energy
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Doing Hope, I speak with the unstoppable Leslie Glustrom, a biochemist-turned-climate-activist who has spent over 20 years working ...
From Spare Gardens to Shared Futures: Scott Bryan’s Vision for Community Roots
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Scott Bryan, community organiser and co-founder of Community Roots, an Irish enterprise helping build thriving and resil...
The Power of Climate Art: Nicole Kelner on Turning Watercolours into Climate Action
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Doing Hope, I speak with New York–based climate artist Nicole Kelner, known for her playful and powerful watercolour infographics...
Power, Policy & Possibility: Megna Rajagopal on Clean Energy and Climate Advocacy in MENA
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does climate action look like in one of the hottest parts of the world?In this powerful conversation, clean energy analyst and climate advocate M...
From Ancient Oceans to Future Solutions: Maria Luisa Sanchez Montes on Climate, Curiosity, and Courage
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can ancient rocks teach us about the climate future we're hurtling toward?In this inspiring episode, I speak with Dr. Maria Luisa Sanchez Montes,...
Change Clothes, Change Futures - with Mary Fleming
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Doing Hope — the podcast where we meet everyday changemakers building brighter futures.Today, I’m talking with Mary Fleming, found...
The Natural Rebel: Reclaiming Feminine Wisdom in Sustainability Work with Dani Baker
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dani is a sustainability advocate and founder of Natural Rebel. With 15+ years in the field, she brings heart and depth to conversations about our con...
A Wilder World Is Possible — one 3x3m Patch at a Time - with Jon Conradi Founder of Wild Mosaic
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if rewilding wasn’t just for landowners or scientists, but for everyone — in cities, gardens, and rented plots? This week on Doing Hope, I sp...
From Corporate Sustainability to Local Climate Leadership: Regeneration Starts Where You Are - with Laila JB Martins, Strategist, Trainer, and Facilitator
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 Guest: Laila JB MartinsIn this deeply moving conversation, I speak with Laila JB Martins — a Brazilian strategist, facilitator, and regenerativ...
How a Dublin Community is Leading Climate Action from the Ground Up - with Caitríona Kenny, Co-Founder and Chair of Connecting Cabra
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we meet Caitríona Kenny, a community officer, environmental educator and one of the co-founders of the Sustainable Energy Community Connecting ...
Turning Polluted Land into Hope: Regenerating Land By Growing Industrial Hemp - with Frederik Verstraete, CEO EarthPlus and C-Biotech
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are meeting Frederich Verstraete from Belgium, who combines his entrepreneurial spirit and decades of business expertise to build a greener ...
Can a Game Change Your Behaviour? How Mobile Games Spark Climate Action – with Nathan Cruz Coulson, Co-Founder of Bold Donut Games
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are hearing from Nathan, the Co-Founder of Bold Donut Games and how his fun mobile games help 1000s of people learn about actionable sustaina...
Doing Hope Episode 0: Intention Setting
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am delighted to introduce the Doing Hope podcast and bringing you Episode 0 today. In this short solo episode I share my intention for this podcast ...