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For many travelers, Antarctica is a bucket-list destination, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to touch all seven continents. In 2023, a record-breaking 100,000 tourists made the trip. But the journey begs a fundamental question: What do we risk by traveling to a place that is supposed to be uninhabited by humans? And as the climate warms, should we really be going to Antarctica in the first place? SHOW NOTES: Kara Weller: The Impossible Dilemma of a Polar Guide Marilyn Raphael: A twenty-first century structural change in Antarctica’s sea ice system Karl Watson: First Time in Antarctica Jeb Brooks : 7 Days in Antarctica (Journey to the South Pole) Metallica - Freeze 'Em All: Live in Antarctica Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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An exploration of self-similarity across diversity.
Diving in to themes of conflict transformation, cultural evolution, transcending political polarization, racial healing, music, art, history, the future, science and spirituality.

Host, Duncan Autrey, interviews with interesting people with unique perspectives on the world and seeing what we can learn from each other, because “we all have a role to play in the whole.”

Duncan Autrey is a conflict transformation catalyst and educator.

We all have a role to play in the whole. This is a podcast by Duncan Autrey that is an exploration of self-similarity of humanity across its diversity. Themes include: conflict transformation, political polarization, healing democracy, science & spirituality, race, social change, art, music and creativity.

63 episodes

Fractal Friends

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Host, Duncan Autrey, interviews with interesting people with unique perspectives on the world and seeing what we can learn from each other, because “we all have a role to play in the whole.”

Duncan Autrey is a conflict transformation catalyst and educator.

63 episodes

#Society #Duncan Autrey #Science #Religion

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Introducing the Omni-Win Project Podcast 5:37

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Hi Fractal Friends. Sorry, it’s been a while. I have some bittersweet news for you… After wrapping up the last series of episodes coming into the beginning of 2021, I found myself really wanting to find a way to put together my love for podcasting, my passion for conflict transformation and my real interest in trying to figure out how to improve our democracy. And so, I've launched the Omni-Win Project. I’ve been making videos and essays which you can find at omniwin.substack.com and on YouTube. And… I’m making a new podcast!!! The Omni-Win Project Podcast launches on Monday, July 18th, and the trailer is available NOW. Search for The Omni-Win Project Podcast in your feed. Listen and subscribe . And listen to the new episode on MONDAY, JULY 18th. If you’re a fan of the Fractal Friends podcast, you're going to love this new podcast. If you want to be really helpful, here are some steps you can take… 1) Listen to the new episode on the day it comes out. 2) Give it a rating and review. 3) Share it with your friends and on social media. 4) Tell the world how much you enjoyed Fractal Friends and how much you look forward to listening to this new podcast. Here are all the links you will want/need: Use this link for all podcast apps: https://pod.link/omniwin Subscribe to the Omni-Win Project newsletter: https://omniwin.substack.com/ Watch the podcast and other Omni-Win Project videos on YouTube: bit.ly/omniwin-youtube Episode Page: https://www.fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/omni-win…

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"Healing the Political Divide" with Bill Shireman 1:45:50

4 years ago1:45:50

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Bill Shireman is a republican environmentalist and activist dedicated to supporting solution-based politics. He is the co-author of In This Together: How Republicans, Democrats, Capitalists and Activists are Uniting to Tackle Climate Change and More and the Founder and CEO of Future 500 . We talk about how our political system is designed to be ineffective, encourages us to fight with each other and will lead to the ongoing destruction of our lives and planet. We talk about how we the people can and must take responsibility for fixing this system. It is time for us to realize that we are giving all of our power to the government and to businesses, but that they don't really exist. It's all people. A vast majority of us are eager and able to find solutions to our problems. We talk about complex systems, economics, the future of democracy and the fundamental importance of listening. Episode Page: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/bill-shireman Bill Shireman: www.inthistoghetheramerica.org Future 500 https://www.future500.org/ Duncan Autrey: linktr.ee/fractalfriends Music: " Cripto Tango" by Tanghetto…

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"Mission Focus, Stewardship & Sensemaking" with Jim Uhlmann 1:59:42

4 years ago1:59:42

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Major Jim Uhlmann is a former green beret commando, father, neighbor, gardener, citizen and libertarian. He is a stewardship consultant and a full stack human system(s) engineer. In this conversation we talk about facing the fact that we are humans who are living in a biological reality, with a drive to avoid pain and fear and move towards what we like, as well as survive and reproduce. We talk about strategies for creating change in the world, how stewardship is more effective than control, and the importance of mission focus. We talk about “Sensemaking” and how easily people are manipulated by information warfare; the enthusiasm of youth and the value of ensuring that leaders have experience and wisdom. This is part of a series of episodes where I interview forward-thinking people from the conservative side of the political spectrum in the spirit of facilitating cultural healing, exploring new perspectives and demonstrating the power of compassionate conversation that is rooted in mutual human dignity. More Info at: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/jim-uhlmann Duncan Autrey Links: linktr.ee/fractalfriends Music: "Clean Up Your Room" & “Make It Beautiful” by Akira the Don (feat: Dr. Jordan Peterson) https://linktr.ee/akirathedon…

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"A Prayer for Peace, Reconciliation & Grace" with Michael Brodeur 1:37:39

4 years ago1:37:39

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This is part of series of episodes where I interview forward-thinking people from the conservative side of the political spectrum in the spirit of cultural healing. Michael Brodeur is a minister and proud follower of Jesus. Michael was raised in the heart of 1960s counterculture in San francisco, Michael is not your typical minister and this is not your typical conversation. Michael calls himself a bridge builder. He is the author of Revival Culture: Preparing the Church for the Next Great Awakening , co-founder and CEO of Destiny Finder , an online personal discovery and development system that helps individuals identify their spiritual gifts and passions, and the co-founder and CEO of Pastor’s Coach . In this conversation we talk about Michaels journey from a life sex, drugs and rock & roll and the Summer of Love of San Francisco to becoming a follower of Jesus. We talk about what it means to be imperfect humans in an imperfect world and the power of forgiveness to heal ourselves and others We talk about the implications of living in a secular pluralistic nation that’s struggling with ethical and other value-based decisions. And we talk about the importance of finding your purpose, calling or destiny in this life. More Info at: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/michael-brodeur Michael Brodeur: michaelbrodeur.com destinyfinder.com pastorscoach.com Facebook: @michaelvbrodeur Instagram: @michaelvbrodeur Music: "Amazing Grace" by Kevin MacLeod…

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"Solutionary Love in America (and the World)" with Alixa Garcia 1:24:43

4 years ago1:24:43

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In this episode I talk with Alixa Garcia , a musician, poet, visual artist, filmmaker, activist, and educator. She is a visionary and radical solutionary of our time. Along with Naima Penniman, Alixa co-created the amazing duo Climbing Poetree . For 17 years, Alixa and Naima have dedicated themselves to “harnessing creativity as the antidote to destruction” through music, poetry, and popular education. In this conversation, Alixa and I talk about the power of art to address intersectional social and environmental themes, and how art can give audiences a lived understanding of their interrelatedness. Alixa expands the traditional idea that “hurt people hurt people” and emphasizes the fact that "healed people heal people.” This episode reminds us of the power of forgiveness and the necessity of healing our own inner wounds in order to become more effective at healing the world. This episode features the exclusive global debut of “The American” written by Ryan Amador featuring Alixa Garcia. It's coming out soon on BioSoul Records. More Info & Resources at: www.fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/alixa-garcia Alixa Garcia: Website: www.alixagarcia.com Instagram: @alixagarcia_artist Facebook: @alixa.garcia.33 Climbing Poetree: www.climbingpoetree.com Ryan Amador: Facebook , BandCamp , Spotify , YouTube or Instagram…

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"Response Ability & Doing No Harm" with Wendy Wood 1:36:15

4 years ago1:36:15

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Wendy Wood is a conflict transformation colleague of mine. She's one of the co-founders of The Karuna Center for Mindful Engagement , the co-author of the book Do No Harm: Mindful Engagement for a World in Crisis , and a founding member of the Democracy Politics and Conflict Engagement (DPACE) Initiative of Mediators Beyond Borders International. Wendy's has worked on trauma healing and reconciliation in Rwanda and the transformation of conflicts throughout the United States. Wendy and Duncan work together on the DPACE Initiative where we are dedicated to bringing helping professionals bring conflict engagement skills to political organizations and social change movements. In this conversation we talk about the dual role of compassion, healing both ourselves and others. how great that is given the fact that harm also works in two directions. We talk about taking responsibility and increasing our ability to respond to the needs of others. We talk about the huge challenges that we face in the United States and the world, and we celebrate the fact that we have the solution to those challenges, if we choose to use them. Learn more about Wendy Wood at www.thekarunacenter.org Learn about the DPACE Initiative at www.dpaceinitiative.org Work with Duncan at: www.spokeandwheel.co More Episode Information & Resources at: www.fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/wendy-wood Music: "Om Mani Padme Hum" from Orange Free Sounds…

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"Thinking Globally and Legislating Locally" with Cheryl Davila 1:26:46

5 years ago1:26:46

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Cheryl Davila is an elected member of the Berkeley City Council. Councilmember Davila is currently up for reelection and this conversation provides an intimate window into the experience of an elected representative who is working at the local level to address global and national issues while also communicating directly with the people she represents, who are also neighbors, family and friends. In this conversation we talk about her experience as a passionate yet common citizen coming into politics an outsider, and the tension between being a voice for her people and the pressure to play political games. We talk about her vision for laying the foundations for an economic and cultural recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, while also addressing racial justice, climate change, demilitarizing the police and addressing homelessness. We talk about the need of all legislators to make difficult short term choices that also support long term change. While so much of the United States is paying attention to national politics, it is actually the local politicians like Councilmember Davila that are making the decisions that affect our day to day lives. Wherever you are, I hope that this conversation inspires you to reflect deeply on the importance of local politics during this election season. I hope it helps you remember that politics is made up of people like you and me. Your voice matters. So speak up, talk to your representatives and please vote. Here is Councilmember Davila’s Official Site . Here is Councilmember Davila’s Campaign Site . Visit Cheryl on Facebook @CouncilmemberCherylDavila and Instagram @cheryldavila.vote More Info at: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/cheryl-davila Music: "Remember Me" by the thr Thrive Choir Watch the video here.…

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"Building Bridges with Music" with Austin Willacy 1:18:00

5 years ago1:18:00

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Austin Willacy is a musician, producer and musical mentor. Austin is a member of the Thrive Choir of Thrive East Bay , and The House Jacks . In this conversation we talk about finding your passion and then doing the work of growing into your best self. We talk about the role of mentorship and developing resilience through vulnerability. We talk about the power of music to connect our minds and hearts, and its power to build bridges across our differences. And we talk about the importance of slowing down, allowing space for long slow thoughts, creating space for our creativity to shine through and removing the barriers of shame and fear that hold back our highest expression. More Info at: www.fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/austin-willacy Music: "We Are One Love" by Austin Willacy and Patricia Bahia. Here it’s sung by the Thrive Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-nZnhXZW0Y Work with Duncan. DPACE Initiative: www.dpaceinitiative.org Spoke & Wheel: www.spokeandwheel.co…

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"Using Dialogue to Heal Local & Global Ruptures" with Pablo Lumerman 1:35:40

5 years ago1:35:40

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Pablo Lumerman is a conflict transformation colleague from Argentina. In this conversation we talk about the power of living in the present moment, the importance of remembering deep history and enacting our visions for the future. We discuss a comparative history of colonialism, race and racism between Argentina and the United States. We draw parallels between colonialism and gentrification and ponder how laws and bureaucracy are forms of cultural colonization that undermine indigenous culture and dialogue. As conflict transformation practitioners we talk about the greatly needed capacity of dialogue to help us reach across our differences and facilitate healing. And, given where we started, we talk about how the transformation of conflict requires us to think beyond neutrality to avoid repeating patterns of oppression. Pablo Lumerman Twitter: @plumerman Facebook: pablo.lumermansirote More Info at: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/pablo-lumerman Work with Duncan: www.spokeandwheel.co Music: "Klezmer Tango" by Duó Lerner Moguilevsky…

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"Designing Workplaces of Safety & Trust" with Alla Weinberg 1:26:49

5 years ago1:26:49

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In this episode I talk with Alla Weinberg. Alla is my business partner, and we are the co-founders of Spoke & Wheel the workplace relationship experts. In this conversation we talk about our vision of a future of work, where people are excited about the work they get to do and nourished by the people they get to work with. We talk about how teams, companies and organizations are constantly a balance between the interdependent polarities of power and love , and how they become generative when they can strike a balance between being productive and effective, on one hand, and inspire a sense of connection and belonging, on the other. We talk about Alla's new book A Culture of Safety and consider the essential ingredients for creating a safe and trusting team. And practical strategies for leaders to create and transform culture. And we talk about complex systems theory, spirituality and crochet. More Info at: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/alla-weinberg-2 Music: "You Are Always Held" by Joyous Dawn…

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"Honoring Dignity & Leading in Polarization" with David Brubaker 1:24:56

5 years ago1:24:56

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David Brubaker is a Professor of Sociology, and Author of a new book called When the Center Does Not Hold: Leading in an Age of Polarization In this conversation we talk about polarization and what happens when conflict reaches its highest levels: people stop caring about the issues and the conflict turns personal. When this happens people start to believe that who wins or loses the conflict will have profound cosmic consequences, a battle between good and evil. They believe that the only solution will be separation from their enemy or the complete elimination of them. We talk about the causes of polarization which David distills down to a combination of inequality, a threat to identity & a stated grievance that people can rally around. We recognize that all of those elements are exacerbated by personal and generational trauma. The sources of our divisions run deep. We talk about strategies for living and leading in times of polarization. The upshot here is: honor your dignity, honor the dignity of others, speak your truth and then work to stay connected. Finally we talk about how the only way to transform polarization is to de-escalate the conflict. Given lessons from history, it's not pretty to imagine what happens if we don't. David suggests, and I agree, that we might need to take a collective timeout so that we can have a cool down period. Polarization is a big theme in this season of Fractal Friends and the perspective that David brings in this conversation is grounded, practical, and inspiring. Here is the transcript of our conversation. More Info at the episode webpage: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/david-brubaker David Brubaker: Cooperativebydesign.com Congregationalconsulting.org Music: "Birds of the Night" by Jen Myzel Work with Duncan: www.spokeandwheel.co…

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"Intersectional & Authentic Transformation" with Sunshine Michelle Coleman 1:31:47

5 years ago1:31:47

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Sunshine Michelle is a spiritual leader, a visionary, an academic and a poet who is deep into her doctoral dissertation about Authentic Self-Expression of Black and Brown Women.Her academic inquiry is based on a sacred sister circle that she has been conducting over the last year in Berkeley, California. In this conversation we talk about finding and expressing your authentic self and the powerful rippling out of healing that is created when someone shares their self with the world. We talk about the intersectionality of oppression and liberation, black feminist theory and spirituality and how they all intersect with one another. This is a timely conversation, where we talk about navigating and calling in the profound transformation that the world is currently going through and how it is reflected in our own personal transformation experiences. And we talk about forgiveness, holy boldness, oneness, the whispers of our ancestors and so much more. Episode Transcript More Info at: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/sunshine-michelle-coleman Music: "We Survived" by Climbing PoeTree Work with Duncan: www.spokeandwheel.co…

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"Growing & Healing Through Conflict" with AddieRose Mayer & Ei Ei Samai 1:25:18

5 years ago1:25:18

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In this episode I talk with AddieRose Mayer and Ei Ei Samai . AddieRose is the Executive Director at SEEDS Community Resolution Center . Ei Ei is a Culture Designer at Samai Group. This conversation is grounded in reality-based optimism that’s rooted in our lived-experiences that show that not only is it possible to communicate across our differences, it is sure to create growth and healing for everyone involved. In this conversation we talk about how conflict transformation skills are a powerful antidote for many of the social and political issues that we face today. We talk about how living and thriving in diversity is amazing, and that it is also hard work. We get into the important differences between deconstructing systems and transforming systems. We discuss how each of us are able to consciously design the processes, systems and cultures that work best for us, and we talk about the important role of grief and grieving in any process of transformation. More Info at: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/addierose-and-eiei Music: "Carry Forth" by Boondock Squad…

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"Evolving Democracy with Cultural Intelligence" with Steve McIntosh 1:41:28

5 years ago1:41:28

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Steve McIntosh is a political philosopher and an author. His most recent book is called Developmental Politics: How America Can Grow into a Better Version of Itself . Steve is the founder of the think tank Institute for Cultural Evolution . Steve was on Fractal Friends in 2016. That conversation was called "Transcending Political Polarization." In this conversation we talk about the cultural challenges of current U.S. Politics and the potential for finding a cultural solution. We talk about the idea of cultural intelligence , the ability to see the positive and negative qualities of each political worldview including our own. We get deep into the nature of polarization and how to turn our polarizing tensions into generative progress. And we talk about developing our own sense of good. We talk about the rise of a new political worldview called "post-progressivism" that aims to integrate the existing spectrum of political perspectives, and bring forward the best of all of them. More Info at: fractalfriends.us/fractalfriends/steve-mcintosh-2 Music: Beethoven's “Sonata No.31 in A-flat major, Opus 110” played by Julia Froschhammer.…

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"Relating Deeply and Facing Reality" with Ashok Panikkar 1:44:49

5 years ago1:44:49