Planet: Critical
Episodes
Confronting the crisis: Systems, solutions and stories | Ugo Bardi
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ugo Bardi is a Professor in Physical Chemistry at the University of Florence, and a member of the Club of Rome. Ugo’s work focuses on promoting a su...
The War on Nature | Gary Juffa
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Juffa is the Governor for Oro Province in Papua New Guinea, and has become famous for taking on the illegal logging cartels decimating one of the...
The Myth of Efficiency | Carey King
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Carey King is a research scientist at the university of Texas and Assistant Director at the Energy Institute. He performs interdisciplinary researc...
Grassroots Economics for a Better Future | Blair Fix
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Blair Fix is an economist and post-doc at York University, but he has done a lot of his research outside of the structure and security of the academy....
The Climate Crisis and the Climate Crash | Simon Michaux
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So much of the hope we put in solutions for climate change falls away under a microscope. Did you know wind turbines aren’t recyclable, for example?...
Designing Resistance in the Middle East
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maya Moumne is a Lebanese designer and activist who has devoted her professional life to understanding the mechanisms of propaganda in order to drive ...
The Economics of Climate Change | Steve Keen
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Steve Keen was one of the few economists to realise that a serious economic crisis was imminent in 2005. He publicly warned the world, and h...
Why states are afraid of blockchain technology
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruno Skvorc is a blockchain expert committed to save Web 3.0 from privatisation. He joins me to discuss how the blockchain can liberate individuals f...
Earthalujah! We can stop the sixth extinction
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reverend Billy is the world-famous secular preacher singing out against climate change, corporate greed and consumerism. Billy has been pounding the s...
Being poor is expensive
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Platform is for people who are pissed off with capitalism. Subscribe to get episodes like this delivered to your inbox every week.On this week’s epi...
Net-Zero Won't Save Us | James Dyke
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by James Dyke, a senior lecturer in Global Systems at the University of Exeter. James reveals why net-zero targets for carbon e...
Using crypto to save money and build community
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by David Anderson, a “helper of helpers” who works in the non-profit/alternative currency space. David joined me to discuss...
Creating art in a capitalist regime
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You know when you have one of those conversations that manages to crystallise feelings into thoughts and direction?This is one of those.I am so thrill...
Raising the bar of workplace equality
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show is Will Evans, co-creator of Ignition Brewery, the UK’s first brewery and taproom bar staffed exclusively by people with learn...
Understanding Capitalism: From racism in the USA to spiritual extractivism in the Amazon
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by British filmmaker, Marc Silver, whose documentaries demand deep investigation into culture, society, and the self. Marc is w...
Building a home with your own hands
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode is Chiara Ciccarello, an Italian artist based in Germany, who joined me to discuss the fascinating Discuvry project, a home s...
The Future of British Politics
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode is housing activist and all-round Leftie, Gordon Maloney. One of the founding members of Living Rent, Gordon has campaigned f...
What money really means
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode is author, journalist and financial hacker, Brett Scott. Brett’s work centres around analysing and developing new monetary ...
Why Africa needs a free market
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I speak with Ugandan entrepreneur, Trinity Heavenz, a former street child who now employs over 25 people, many of whom were living in povert...
The Politics of Poetry
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by acclaimed poet, Joelle Taylor, the spoken word artist credited for bringing slam to the U.K. Joelle has a profound analysis o...
How to make a change
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode is Jens Trier, COO of We Make Change, a platform that partners skilled volunteers from all around the world with social enter...
Designing Rebellion
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode is designer and activist Charlie Waterhouse. Charlie has done fantastic work for both the Brixton Pound and Extinction Rebell...
Pharmageddon: The destruction of the people's vaccine
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this special edition of Platform Enterprise, Intellectual Property journalist, Charlotte Kilpatrick, returns to discuss why Biden's recent announce...
Circles: The cryptocurrency taking on world poverty
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by economic anthropologist, Julio Linares, to discuss Circles, a cryptocurrency project tackling world poverty. Circles provides...
On Being an Artist
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Frecknall is a poet, short fiction writer and fine artist whose collection will be published with Outspoken Press later this year.Alice joined m...
Satellite: the social network we deserve
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by the Stuart Bowman, creator of Satellite, a social network that puts decentralization and data ownership at the heart of its ...
How to save the world
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by Adventure Hydrology, the twin duo on a journey to educate their audience to the wonders of the planet, and inspire them to he...
Building human economies using technology
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Telekommunisten core member, Baruch Gottlieb, joins me to discuss data, democracy and economics on this week's podcast. He discusses how crypto can be...
The Art of Joy
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by acclaimed poet, Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa to discuss poetry, joy and why young writers are challenging the archaic traditions o...
Creating Collaborative Economies
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ela Kagel, cofounder of Supermarkt Berlin, joins me to discuss economies: collaborative, caring and digital.Supermarkt Berlin: www.supermarkt-berlin.n...
Extinction, Rebellion and Politics
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Farrell is one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, a huge activist movement against climate crisis that is active in over 80 countries arou...
The Future of The Left
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Blake Shaw is an artist, activist, hacker, philosopher and lifelong Marxist whose work has seen him detained at borders and censored on Facebook. Blak...
Woodbine: Self-organising during COVID
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by Matt Peterson of Woodbine. Woodbine rushed to organise around its New York community during the pandemic when local and fede...
Saving our waterways from the fashion industry
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hydrologist, Heather Scott, joins me this week to explain the devastating effect the fashion industry has on the world’s waterways, and what we can ...
The Museum of Care
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 9 features Nika Dubrovsky on creating The Museum of Care and how to build a society built on the principles of care. You can listen on your ch...
The elite, corruption and the world's biggest financial scandal
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Rewcastle Brown is the journalist who single-handedly investigated and exposed billions of dollars stolen from the Malaysian people to fund lavi...
Regenerative farming and community-supported agriculture
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Farmer and chef, Andres Jara, gives a detailed insight into the amazing potential of regenerative farming, and explains why he thinks the future of ag...
Plastic as the foundation of a circular economy
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneur and printing engineer, Hunter Bliss, introduces stone paper, and explains how plastic could truly benefit a circular economy whilst revea...
Trump's "punitive" asylum system
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Asylum lawyer, Alina Kilpatrick, reveals the harrowing and deadly journey her clients face through the Northern Triangle—only to be met with cruelty...
Language, sisterhood, and rebellion
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Distinguished poet and activist, Lisa Luxx, gives a detailed explanation of her philosophy of sisterhood, her collaborative work to create an economy ...
Brad Vanstone on a plant-based future and transitional farming
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Vanstone is the founder of Willicroft, one of the fastest-growing vegan cheese companies in The EU. He discusses the EU's recent policy failure, ...
Dennis on extra-capitalist spaces and The Foundry
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Dennis discusses life at The Foundry, one of Europe's rare extra-capitalist spaces, and why he thinks such spaces are more necessary than ever ...
Charlotte Kilpatrick on the COVID vaccine and Black Lives Matter
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intellectual property journalist, Charlotte Kilpatrick, gives a detailed explanation of the IP laws at play in the race to make a coronavirus vaccine ...