Local Bites Podcast
1) The Bristol Conversations – Nelson Mudzingwa
In this conversation with Helena Norberg Hodge, Nelson extols the benefits of local food systems that are closely connected to culture, community and the land. With firsthand experience, he highlights...Show More
2) The Bristol Conversation – Michael Shuman
In this highly informative episode, Helena and Michael deliver critical but creative takes on buzzwords like ethical investment and impact investing. Drawing on demonstrative examples, they explore ho...Show More
3) The Bristol Conversation – Darcia Narvaez
We kick the series off with Darcia Narvaez. Darcia is professor emerita of psychology at the University of Notre Dame. She studies morality, child development and human flourishing, and she does so by...Show More
4) World Localization Extravaganza! Part 3: A TOUCH OF GENIUS
The final episode in the World Localization Extravaganza counters the “bigger, more complex and more violent” logic of the dominant system with a bottom-up approach built on peoplepower, local soverei...Show More
5) World Localization Extravaganza! Part 2: THE POTENT PARADOX
This second episode in the trio offers shining examples of localization-in-action in the USA, Brazil, Bangladesh and Nepal, while also stressing efforts to build up broad-based, international coalitio...Show More
6) World Localization Extravaganza! Part 1: THE BIG STORY
On World Localization Day, 2025, we come to you with a very big story. It’s a story played out across every continent, told by 15 different voices, over three upbeat super inspiring podcast episodes. ...Show More
7) A review of history, future and self: Towards deep transformation
Described as ”one of the greatest thinkers of our age,” Jeremy Lent is an impassioned researcher and speaker who investigates the underlying causes of our civilizational metacrisis, and explores pathw...Show More
8) Strategizing the local food economy – Christian Jochnick
In this episode, Christian explains a bit about how he came to understand the paramount importance of local food economies for genuine social and ecological regeneration. He speaks pragmatically to th...Show More
9) A Rightful Place in the Web of Life - Nathalie Kelley
Nathalie Kelley is a Peruvian-Australian actress of Quechua descent who has starred in Hollywood films like ‘The Fast and the Furious’ and Netflix’s ‘Dynasty’. Over the last five years, however, she h...Show More
10) Localization: Rootedness, Beauty and Wellbeing – Satish Kumar
Peace-pilgrim, life-long activist, and former monk, Satish Kumar has been inspiring global change for over 60 years. In 1962 he undertook a pilgrimage for peace, walking for two years without money fr...Show More