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It’s our last show of the year and that means we’ll take the opportunity to look back at the major news that happened around the world in 2024 – how much do you remember? Or perhaps it all became a blur? Or maybe you haven’t been paying attention at all and this is your chance to catch up in one go?
We’ll discuss geopolitical developments across the world, including the results of more than 50 per cent of the world’s population going to the polls. From elections to wars, what happens next is what we are all waiting to see - will everything get better, or a whole lot worse?
The climate has been off the charts this year, with extreme weather events hitting every corner of the globe, and the ramifications have been enormous, but it’s the wider impacts over time we often miss – financial impacts, permanent destruction, food security, and beyond. A lot of records were set in 2024 in the climate space – not good records!
Of course, technology, especially AI, is on everyone’s lips, plus we had Google achieve an amazing milestone this week, and we’ve seen wider technological progress you may not even be aware of – yes, the excitement of generating AI notes from our meetings is a small cog in a much bigger story. On the cultural front, it was a year of Taylor Swift and P Diddy, although we’re sure the latter wished he was in the formers seat right now – his court case will certainly get the world’s attention in 2025.
To help us wrap up the year, our first guest is Taryn-lee Kearney, from Johannesburg, South Africa. Tarryn is a CEO, industrial psychologist, global speaker, multifaceted facilitator, consultant and mental health advocate. She’s also the Boomchakalaka lady. Our second guest from Singapore is Natalie Nancy Tan, a dance fitness instructor, personal trainer, M.E.L.D Program Creator, resilience speaker, and transformation coach. Natalie has a mission - Empowering Women to Move from Victim to Victor with the 3R Framework: Realization, Resilience, Rejoice. We are convinced both ladies will bring super positive energy to the discussion.
The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time, Friday 13th December. Come and join us for our last show of the year.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Cop29 has been deemed a failure as it only promised $300 billion to developing countries by the mid-30s. What’s even more challenging about this number is the percentage offered as loans, because countries already struggling with debt burdens taking on more debt to deal with a crisis not of their own making is amoral, not to forget, it’s not charity. Ensuring the developing world gets the funds required to transition to clean energy is a critical need for the world. Another vital pillar is financing for adaptation, because if we don’t, we will be overrun by record human migration – something that will cause even more challenges for our societies.
Beyond the needs of the developing world, we’re going to get personal. Are we aware of how the planetary crisis will impact our own pockets – regardless of how much wealth we have today? Are we preparing for it? As the planetary crisis escalates, with extreme weather events costing $2 trillion globally just in the last decade, how will that roll out and impact us individually? Insurance costs, pensions, investments, and beyond? What impact will all these extreme weather events have on our food, our homes, transportation, as well as air, water and on we could go? Are we ready to face this truth? Do we want to know what we should be doing right now to get prepared? Yes? Then join us for our last Livestream of the year.
To help us dig into this topic, we are delighted activist Robert Redmayne Hosking has agreed to come back and join us for a second week, because honestly, he has so much more to say. Robert is a lifelong nature and environmental enthusiast, and a conservationist at heart. Environmental and climate policies are his passion, and he is relentless on X, showing up with daily protests, as he works to shape the future of how leaders, governments and the media think. Robert speaks from the heart and tells it like it is, so get ready for an engaging and passionate conversation.
The economics of climate is a critical topic, so please do join us live Friday, 6th December – 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time, or listen to the recording after. Livestreaming to multiple locations.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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What’s true? What’s not? How do we move forward when ‘truthiness’ is acceptable? How do we navigate complex times when basic facts are denied rigorously, something that is definitely not serving the common good? We have entered the era of denial and “enshittification,” a term invented by the sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow, to describe online platforms and the process of their decay.
According to Rose Payne, she says you’ll recognize it immediately from pretty much any online service you’ve signed up to: “You enter into it, and at the beginning, it’s good, but once they have network effects, they degrade the quality of their offering. So, you’re trapped in a space that’s no longer useful to you.”
Based on the rapid departure or lack of participation from so many centrists in the social media discourse, and the dominance of extreme far right and extreme far left voices on all social media platforms, we are in a bit of a spot, don’t you think? We have critical issues on the horizon, which threaten to impact all of humanity, but when we have no consensus on what is the truth, along with the denial of expert opinion running rampart, where do we go from here?
It's just the three of us this week, as our guest was unable to make it, but it will be as fiery as ever, as we dig into a very complicated topic, as well as sharing the news happening around the world.
The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time, Friday 29th November. Come and join us.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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This year, 1.5 billion people have gone to or are going to the polls, with more than 50 countries holding significant elections in 2024. Considering 2023 was the hottest year on record, and 2024 looks like it will smash that record, not to mention extreme weather events escalating across the globe, we’re going to vote for leaders who are climate aware at least, yes?
Well no. Not only do we have a climate denier back in the White House, but Green Parties across the world have had terrible results in many of these elections, while right-wing political factions are working together, collaborating in private meetings. Then we have Argentina pulling its delegates out of Cop29 after three days, but at least they were there, because many important leaders didn’t even show up. So, what the hell is going on?
We are absolutely thrilled to have activist Robert Redmayne Hosking joining us this week. Robert is a lifelong nature and environmental enthusiast, and a conservationist at heart.
Environmental and climate policies are his passion, and he is relentless on X, showing up with daily protests, as he works to shape the future of how leaders, governments and the media think. Robert won’t soft ball here. He tells it like it is, so get ready for an engaging and passionate conversation.The politics of climate is a critical topic, so please do join us Friday, 22nd November – 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Since our last show, the US election happened and Cop29 kicked off, with a whole lot of other news in between. In the US, the recriminations and post-election analysis consumes our feeds, while Cop29 starts with the US threatening to leave the Paris Climate Agreement (again), Argentina ordering its representatives to leave after three days, all while reports state fossil fuel emissions have hit new highs, devastating storms continue across the world, and the cost of food continues to rise as extreme weather events destroy essential crops everywhere. To add to that, global media have been called out for reporting stories that are completely different to what people are seeing with their own eyes. How can we trust the media?
So where do we go from here? What will be the global fall-out from the US election? Which country will move to the far right next? Germany is on the line here! But trust is another massive crisis we’ve faced for decades, and the media seems intent on making it worse – so where do we go for the truth? Or has our information system become so corrupted it’s not even possible anymore? And while all this chaos escalates across our societies, scientists are continually issuing red alerts on the planetary risks – a growing food crisis, destruction from extreme weather events, ecosystems collapsing, ocean heat and its impacts, the earth’s energy imbalance and on it goes. Does it feel like we’re heading in the right direction?
To join us this week, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Damini Chawla, an award-winning professional speaker with a unique multi-cultural background and personal story fuelled by courage. Dr Damini has spent 13 years wielding drills and curing cavities, but dentistry was just the foundation for a deeper calling - human connection and behaviour. A provocateur, author, facilitator and emcee, we are looking forward to hearing her thoughts on where do we go from here?
The Livestream kicks off at 3pm Singapore time, Friday 15th November. Come and join us.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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New Delhi had an air pollution watch leading up to this year’s Diwali celebrations, with its air quality remaining ‘very poor’ for the 7th consecutive day. Meanwhile, across the border, the Pakistani city of Lahore had to close all primary schools for a week, with the air quality index (which measures a range of pollutants) exceeding 1,000 on Saturday. This is WELL above the benchmark of 300, which is considered "dangerous" by the World Health Organization.
Right across Southeast Asia, a health crisis is unfolding due to coal-fired power plants releasing fine particle pollution, causing millions of premature deaths annually. But it’s deforestation too. In Singapore, Malaysia, and many other neighbouring countries (depending on which way the wind is blowing), the region experiences an annual “haze” season. This happens because tropical forests in Indonesia’s peatlands are intentionally burned, so palm oil plantations can replace them. It causes havoc in the region, including driving many local animals close to extinction – like the Sumatran Tiger and the Orangutan. While not over, stronger action has been taken, and the region hasn’t seen a haze like its worst, which happened in 2015!
Moving up North to Thailand, it also has an annual burning season in the northern regions of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, resulting in haze sweeping across the country, and for those living in the smoke, it’s deadly. Until you’ve experienced living in this type of pollution, it’s very challenging to describe how terrible it is, but of course, it is also very easy to sit back and say “someone else will sort it out.” Well, our amazing guest this week – Khun Weenarin Lulitanonda aka Weena - is leading from the front and established the Thailand Clean Air Network nearly six years ago, and is fighting with all of her power to get this act passed.
A Senior Consultant for the World Bank, please join us is welcoming Weena to the show, where she will share the work she is doing, what drove her to act, the challenges she faces and what she hopes to achieve. Weena is an inspiration, but also an example of what can be done when someone cares enough. We can all be like Weena.
The air we breathe is vital for all life and we need to prioritize it, so please do join us Friday, 6th November – 2pm Bangkok time, 3pm Singapore time, and 7am UK time.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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We worked together nearly 30 years ago and have been crossing each other’s paths around the world ever since. However, it was our recent catch up where I saw a deep level of growth in John Kerr, so I wanted to talk to him about the journey.
John has been in professional communications his entire career, working in senior leadership roles for the last 20 years or so. But perhaps those days are over, as John embarks on journey’s around the world, with a huge African journey ahead. What will he discover within himself as he gives himself the space for silence?
Travel for me was the eye-opener from a self-development perspective. I got to go deep within myself and work out what I thought, versus other people’s ideas I’ve been told to believe or I had been programmed with. That means I’m always delighted to speak with other’s who have gone through this growth experience, because there’s nothing quite like it.
Our conversation goes wide, from his story as a young man growing up with a Samoan single mum, growing into a man in New Zealand, and the evolution to today, which includes healing the soul scars. We finish up discussing the manosphere – how can we help men be their best today?
Thanks so much for talking to me John and I hope you have the most amazing experiences in Africa, including the painful moments that will test and grow your resilience!
You can find John on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkerrnz/
#Manosphere #UncommonCourage #Growth #Resilience
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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The US Election is happening on November 5th and it’s not just Americans who will be happy to see the back of it, the whole world will hopefully sigh with relief. No question it’s been intense, but regardless of the results, the divisions in the US will remain, and more broadly, we all know it’s not just the US suffering this blight, as many Western democracies face division too. The bigger risk is - will it continue to ripple out and infect the whole world? Time to start addressing it.
So, that’s our theme this week, and we’re going to reference an article in Australia’s The Saturday Paper, titled ‘Twelve keys to good leadership’ by Barry Jones. We’ll start with the five general properties (there are 14 in total) required for fascism to rise, and then we’ll speak to the opposite, where Barry Jones defines the 12 essential factors in leadership necessary for stable, liberal democracy. It will be worth understanding this, so we can all embrace it and change the direction we are heading in, right?
To help us understand this very important challenge, we are delighted to welcome Adeline Tiah 謝善嫻, who is a leadership and reinvent coach. Adeline is the author of REINVENT 4.0, and her focus is all about r𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞 f𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐟 w𝐨𝐫𝐤, where she works with CEOs, CHROs and leaders to build adaptive cultures that thrive alongside AI. A start-up advisor, coach, mentor and more, we’re excited to hear what she has to say on this very important topic, and hope you join us.
The Livestream kicks off at 3pm SG time, Friday 1st November. Hope to see you there.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Is your city climate ready? Is your government or council taking the appropriate action to adapt for the climate that is coming? As we watch the disasters unfold around the world, we know that far too many governing bodies are on the back foot when it comes to adaptation, and in poorer countries, it is even more challenging to prepare as the funding just isn’t there.
When it comes to preparing our cities, what should our leaders be doing today to ensure we are ready for the climate we have coming, and what is already happening around the world? More importantly, what’s not happening fast enough, which cities are leading the charge, and what cities are most at risk? There is so much to discuss around this topic, including preparing for climate refugees, investing in critical infrastructure like climate-ready dams, roads, bridges, all the way through to adequate mental health support services and resilient healthcare infrastructure, so it’s a lot to discuss, but we’ll work hard to get to the bottom of it.
To understand more, we are delighted to welcome John Maynard, a consultant and expert in safer towns and cities, who started his own consultancy after decades working for local councils in Australia. His focus today is crime prevention and community safety focusing on the planning, design, management and maintenance of the Safe City. John is an expert in the application of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles and the relationship between human behaviour and the way we plan and design public and private spaces. He is also finishing a book on this wide-ranging area.
This is going to be a compelling overview of how our cities function and plan for the future, so please do join us Friday, 25th October – 6pm AU EST, 3pm Singapore time, and 8am UK time.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, woke, wokeism or ‘the woke mind virus’ are now part of our public vernacular. But where did it come from? How did this awful word or phrase become so normalized in our societies? Equally, is woke a bad thing? And surely it’s not a mind virus?
To hear the word woke, all you have to do is watch any political campaign (anywhere in the world) and you’ll hear woke used as a blanket term to criticize anything progressive. That includes racism, women’s rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, DEI, migration, all the way through to cancelling books in libraries or schools. So why is it everywhere? Is it a good thing for society or is it dividing us even more? And who benefits from its popularity? We’re going to dig into it and see if we can come to a consensus.
To help us discuss this very current topic, we are delighted to welcome back the very woke Graham Harvey CSP, an award-winning speaker, business coach, service designer, and author. Graham coaches service leaders and their teams to design cultures of next-level service excellence and to deliver standout customer experiences that delight every customer... every time! We invited Graham because he’s all in on woke, but who on our team is not? Join us and you’ll find out.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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As the world starts to comprehend the impacts of the polycrisis – which is the simultaneous occurrence of several catastrophic events all happening at the same time – we must get focused on building our resilience “muscles,” while also understanding we need to be there for each other, because it is our local communities who will step up when the going gets tough.
As the floods, fires, droughts, famine, storms, sea level rise, and other disasters keep showing us, none of us are safe in the challenging years ahead, no matter where we live. This means refugees are on the move in greater numbers than ever before, not just from climate hotspots, but also from war-torn countries, or those fleeing political repression.
If you are in this situation and have no wealth, what is this journey like? How do you stay positive and hopeful of a future for yourself and your family? And is joy possible? Because if we forget to smile and laugh, what’s the point?
That’s why we thought it was time to hear the story of a very special man, who has been through hell and back, and today he’s a working comedian, brightening people’s lives around the world. We are delighted to have the opportunity to introduce you to Nico Ndlovu.
Nico is originally from Zimbabwe, after which he struggled as a refugee and asylum seeker, and now he’s lived in Scotland for the best part of two decades. Today he is a podcast producer for Siyakhuluma We Talk Podcast, which focuses on the experiences of asylum seekers in the UK, and he also hosts various events, including his own comedy open mic night: That Guy Comedy Show.
Nico’s volunteers with various projects and charities in Glasgow, with his focus always on the movement of people such as asylum seekers and refugees. He presently volunteers with NACCOM Network (The No Accommodation Network), he is a member of One Strong Voice, the UK’s first coalition of campaigners with lived experience of the immigration and asylum system, he volunteers with Castlemilk Community Church Furniture Project, and he is a board member of the Southeast Integration Network.
That is what the show is about, from refugee to comedian and all the lessons learned, it’s happening on Friday, 27th September – 3pm SG time, 8am UK time. Come and join us.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Epic floods have wreaked havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe, claiming more than 1,500 lives and costing US$15 billion, and this all happened in September. As one meme put it this week, we are not experiencing the flood of the century, we are experiencing a century of floods. Beyond floods, we’ve had mega fires on the West Coast of the USA and now Portugal is facing the flames. Dams are collapsing, homes, farms and businesses destroyed, crops lost, millions displaced, with dangerous zoo animals and criminals on the prowl in Nigeria. It leaves us asking: surely it’s time to take adaptation seriously? Surely it’s time we focused on regenerating our natural world?
You wouldn’t believe we are in an environmental crisis as we watch our politicians spewing extremely divisive narratives worse than we’ve ever seen, confirmed Russian interference in elections across the US, Europe and beyond, which all feeds into the chaos and division that is tearing our world apart. Then we had the big news in Lebanon this week, with people losing eyes, fingers and their lives after thousands of pagers and walkie talkies exploded simultaneously across the country. Will this ensure war accelerates across the Middle East, as the climate emergency accelerates across the world? It appears all sense has been lost.
To help us dig into this critical topic, we are delighted to welcome Dr Farshid Pahlevani, who is a research scientist focused on helping manufacturing companies create solutions for their waste products and showing them how to turn waste into profit. Dr Farshid is an Associate Professor at The University of New South Wales (UNSW) and we are delighted he said yes to joining us on The Know Show.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Being in a state of acceptance about the climate crisis is not an easy path to tread, but it is a necessary part of the journey – for the sake of our own mental health. No question it’s challenging as the news is increasingly grim – from the loss of the Great Barrier Reef to sharks leaving their coral homes which impacts wider ecosystem health in our oceans, to the amount of CO2 spewing into our atmosphere from the mega fires that are wreaking havoc across the world. We have extreme floods, extreme heat, extreme storms, and Brazil is in a state of crisis as it suffers its worst ever drought.
Right across the Nine Planetary Boundaries, the acceleration of human harm on our environment and the negative consequence of that harm is accelerating, which means it’s not just climate change we need to be thinking about.
So, how do we confront these stark truths and not fall into debilitating despair? How do we not throw our hands in the air and give up, or worse, get so cynical we become a person without hope in our future or our fellow humans? How do we get to a state of acceptance, so we can be empowered to act in every way that is in our power, which positions us to help change our trajectory? That is what we want to talk about, as Climate Courage returns for its new season, Friday, 13th September – 3pm SG time, 8am UK time. Come and join us.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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We are back after an extended break – which is always important for a healthy state of mind – but as we all know, the news never stops and it’s time get going again, with amazing guests lined up until December. Our goal for this first show of the season is to get caught up on the news over the Summer – and boy, it’s been a doozy hasn’t it?
Come and join us, where Joe, Tim and Andrea are going to get everyone caught up on the major news that’s been happening around the world, from wars (Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan) to elections (Germany, US, France...), and extreme weather events, millions suffering in drought, as well as frightening predictions about the future for human civilization. We’ll talk about some characters operating in our world who have dramatically shifted their politics… (Elon Musk spring to mind?), the rise of authoritarianism, and where we are as a global society right now.
There is a lot going on of course, and we work to look at the news from every angle, breaking it down into language we can all understand, while considering everything from both a short-term and long-term perspective. We believe it’s important to help our audience move away from instant reactions towards deeper reflections about what it all means and how it will impact us. As always, it’s all about seeing the nuance under the stories, because there is always nuance.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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The role of religion and spiritual organisations in tackling the climate emergency is a huge opportunity for collective action, and we are seeing leaders of many religious institutions – including the Pope, and the Imams – speaking to their followers on the critical transformation required to live in balance with nature. But is the message landing? And are we understanding our role in this, as individuals and as members of the human collective, regardless of our faith?
We have a power packed show, that will go wide and deep, where we will tackle the question - why is faith or organized religion an ally in the fight for a live-able climate? We’ll discuss the idea of free will, the role religious institutions can have in tackling the emergency, the Interfaith opportunity, as well as the importance of Church leaders empowering and educating their representatives right down to the local level. We will also touch on war and the weaponization of religion, including how some faiths appear to be actively working against a live-able future and a better world.
Our amazing line up of guests includes the esteemed Dr Bhupender Kaur, who is a medical director and volunteer doctor at UNITED SIKHS since 2010. Dr. Kaur has received widespread media coverage and acclaim, and has received several awards, including the Pride of Sikh Community Award (2003) and Bhushan Puraskar Award (2023), among others.
Tim Wade, co-host of The Know Show, is a professional speaker and now in his final year studying a Masters of Divinity.
Clare Westwood is a powerhouse in the climate movement, and regional director of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Commission for Creation Justice of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, and the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of Laudato Si' Asia – a Coalition for Culture of Care, Resilience and Ecological Justice (LSIA-CAREJ).
And finally, Gracious Denis, who is the program officer for Gender Justice and Climate/Environment for the Church of Uganda, where he implements programs promoting gender justice, and addressing climate change and environmental degradation.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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May 3rd was World Press Freedom Day and a UN report released stated 44 environmental journalists have been murdered in last 15 years. This means to report on the state of the environment has become a perilous profession, with the highest number of killings in Asia Pacific (30 cases), while Latin America and the Caribbean reported 11.
The UN report surveyed 905 journalists from 129 countries, and more than 70 per cent had been attacked, threatened or pressured, with attacks on environmental reporters and news outlets up 42% in the past five years.
This puts us all in a dangerous situation. Accurate information on the climate crisis has never been more urgent, and yet it is up against an extraordinary surge of disinformation, as well as threats of violence. The changes in our environment are now before all our eyes, with no country spared the impacts, and this means environmental reporting is critical to help raise awareness about the urgency of our situation, to document and give voice to those most affected, and to encourage individuals, businesses, and governments to get serious about adaptation plans, and to take immediate action to reverse course before it is too late. And yet, the people trying to help all of us are facing more and more danger to do their job – it needs to stop.
To help us dig into this very important issue, we are delighted to welcome Robin Hicks, associate editor of Eco-Business, Asia Pacific’s largest media and business intelligence organisation dedicated to sustainable development and ESG performance. Robin has worked as a journalist across Asia for nearly 20 years, but he’s more than a journalist, he’s a passionate advocate for wildlife, working as a volunteer wildlife rescue officer for ACRES Singapore (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society), and has been volunteering for important conservation work since the 90s.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
Check out eco-business https://www.eco-business.com/
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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If you’re a fan of Queen, “The Show Must Go On” will be meaningful, as it’s connected to the end of Freddie Mercury’s life. But we’re using it in a different context. All over the world, we are seeing reports of excess deaths, something we really came to understand during the Covid pandemic. However, today, excess deaths are coming from extreme heat, extreme weather events, pollution, as well as rising cancers and other impacts in younger people, to name a few. On the other side, there are millions of people suffering long Covid and the impact it’s having on them AND their community is devastating.
Add to this the cost-of-living crisis, food security, fuel security, the chaos of war, the nuclear threat, innocents suffering in war, and on we could go. All of this and more is creating an immense feeling of helplessness because all we can do is stand witness - at home and in the wider world. None of us are immune, and the challenge so many are facing with personal suffering, while witnessing global catastrophes, is taking a huge toll on people’s mental health around the globe. It’s tough and today we’re going to share our personal experiences of suffering, while paying attention to the bigger global story, and how we navigate these challenging times, hoping to offer some wisdom to those who have nowhere else to go for help. It could get emotional, we must warn you, especially as some experiences are very current and raw.
We lost our guest this week due to a commitment, and Tim Wade is taking a very well-deserved break with his family, so we are delighted Joanne Flinn said YES to joining us for this deep and very heartfelt conversation. Joanne is working deep in the heart of sustainability and ESG with business leaders. She is a senior accredited company director, Chair of the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Institute, and she works with Chairman and CEOs of global entities to develop, scale and deploy sustainability strategies. An author, trainer, consultant and professional speaker, we are delighted to welcome her back on the show.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Welcome back to Climate Courage, and I’m absolutely delighted to share that Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato will be joining as co-hosts, as we build on the core focus of the show – to discuss the issues across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, while keeping it in everyday language, so we can all better understand the challenges and what we can do about it.
This is our first show together as co-hosts, and we are going to discuss why we speak up (and the answers might surprise you), then we’ll dig into other important topics, like how we manage our minds when dealing with such challenging issues every single day, coping with and managing the very common challenge of information overwhelm, as well as misinformation, disinformation fake news and propaganda, and we’ll finish with some big picture perspectives on what global solutions we should be looking at, and the challenges of getting there.
Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato are the co-founders of Rethinking Choices, and co-authors of “The Unsu$tainable Truth: how investing for the future is destroying the planet and what to do about it” – a book that distils three decades of personal experiences at the sharp end of investments and hedge funds. It is a must read for any who fear the damages investments are making, but need those investment returns all the same.
Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!
#ClimateCourage #RethinkingChoices #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Propaganda has always been an issue in our societies, but the problem is becoming a much bigger challenge today. Recently, a British man was charged over an arson plot targeting a Ukrainian business after he was allegedly recruited to act for the mercenary group, Wagner. He will face trial under the UK’s new National Security Act, the first time a case will be brought under this new legislation, designed to crack down on foreign agents.
But this isn’t the only incident. A more serious Russian campaign of sabotage is spanning the whole of Europe, with signal interference in the air and at sea. The challenge is this hostile action from Russia is becoming gradually normalized, because it appears that nobody is willing or able to deal with it. Of course, this isn’t just happening in Europe, with China on a propaganda offensive around the world, as well as Americans being targeted by foreign propagandists using the internet and social media to fill minds with untruths. Unfortunately, they are lapping it up.
It appears a bored, listless and fearful society is definitely a successful feeding ground for disinformation, and we will all suffer its impact if we don’t get a handle on the situation.
To help us dig into this fascinating topic, we are very happy to welcome Taryn-Lee Kearney, the Chief Executive Director of Aha Training and Development. Taryn is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is an industrial psychologist, global speaker, a multifaceted facilitator and consultant, as well as a mental health advocate.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent, and parts of Africa are sitting in the eye of an extreme heatwave, seeing temperatures five to 10 degrees Celsius above normal, and it’s predicted to last until June. That means no relief is on the horizon for the millions of people being impacted, and reports of deaths from heat stroke are growing by the day.
It is challenging for the wealthy countries in the North to comprehend how devastating this heatwave is, with most of the population living without air-conditioning and failing electricity grids. How did we get here? Why didn’t we prepare? Why are governments across the world ignoring the evidence before our eyes? And how can we make the Global South more resilient to these climate impacts? Because if we don’t address this, we will see mass migration and that will be disastrous for our fragile planet, on multiple levels.
To help us discuss this and the news going on around the world, we are delighted to welcome Neil Mann, founder of Future Horizon and he is a futurist, advisor, CTO, consultant, and trainer. Neil helps clients uncover what's next on the digital frontier for business, delivering strategic foresight on emerging technologies. As his business tagline suggests: Think bold. Think broad. Think beyond.
The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.
The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.
#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage
To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards
My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage
My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar
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