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Mia Funk
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  • Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet Podcast

    Alive in the Merciful Country with Author, Activist, Stand-up Comedian AL KENNEDY - Highlights

    28/02/2026 | 34 mins.
    "All the advice is, if you start, take a walk. Be somewhere beautiful, look at something beautiful. Be in an elevated place. Be in a place that's larger than you to make yourself and your problems go back to the right scale. I always love nature, and I love ravens. I put a lot of ravens into the novel just because they're adorable. Some places that I love are New England, London, Essex, Sark and beautiful Colonsay. I was writing mainly during lockdown and unable to go to any of the places I loved, so I went back to them."
    My guest today is AL Kennedy. She is not only a celebrated novelist but also an essayist, standup comedian, dedicated environmental and anti-nuclear activist, and university lecturer. She advocates strongly for the protection of education as the foundation of a healthy democracy and is one of Britain’s most acclaimed and versatile literary voices, a writer who can inhabit the internal life of a soldier in a POW camp, as she did in her Costa Book Award-winning novel Day, as easily as she can navigate the "professional lying" of a modern civil servant.
    Her latest novel, Alive in the Merciful Country, takes place during the 2020 lockdown. It tells the story of a primary school teacher who receives a confession from an undercover police officer who infiltrated her life decades earlier. It’s a provocative investigation into state power, the "Spy Cops" scandal and the search for mercy in an age of surveillance. It’s a book about the breakdown of trust. We talk about her life, her activism, and why she believes fiction is the only way to tell the truth when the facts are forbidden and how she balances the truth of her novels with the relief of stand-up comedy.
    (0:00) Finding Your Voice
    Alfred Wolfsohn voice method and the power of being fully expressed
    (2:30) Reading from Alive in the Merciful Country
    Exploring hope and resilience in dark times.
    (6:22) Education and the Foundation of Democracy
    The dangers of dismantling education and how critical thinking protects us from fascism.
    (10:26) The Spy Cop Scandal and State Surveillance
    (13:59) Lockdown: A Global Pause and the Inrush of Empathy
    The fleeting moment of unified humanity during the pandemic and how it was ultimately betrayed.
    (17:34) Writing Without Theft: The Ethics of Character Creation
    (28:16) AI, Digital Slop, and the Loss of Trust
    (33:13) Lockdown: A Global Pause and the Inrush of Empathy
    The fleeting moment of unified humanity during the pandemic and how it was ultimately betrayed.
    (30:03) Nature, Spirituality, and the Merciful Country
    Finding healing in the natural world and navigating the future with love and awareness.
    Episode Website
    www.creativeprocess.info/pod
    Instagram:@creativeprocesspodcast
  • Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet Podcast

    The Climate of Truth: Lockdown Rewilding & Environmental Resistance with Author AL KENNEDY

    28/02/2026 | 1h 36 mins.
    What happens when the state infiltrates your most intimate relationships? How do we protect the innocence and imagination of children in an increasingly authoritarian world? "If you have love, eventually you're going to win. It's not that people aren't going to die. It's not terrible things aren't going to happen. But if you stay with that and you stay centered in that, you'll get through and you will not have turned into a monster in order to overcome monsters.”
    My guest today is AL Kennedy. She is one of Britain’s most acclaimed and versatile literary voices, a writer who can inhabit the internal life of a soldier in a POW camp, as she did in her Costa Book Award-winning novel Day, as easily as she can navigate the "professional lying" of a modern civil servant.
    Her latest novel, Alive in the Merciful Country, takes place during the 2020 lockdown. It tells the story of a primary school teacher who receives a confession from an undercover police officer who infiltrated her life decades earlier. It’s a provocative investigation into state power, the "Spy Cops" scandal and the search for mercy in an age of surveillance. It’s a book about the breakdown of trust. We talk about her life, her activism, and why she believes fiction is the only way to tell the truth when the facts are forbidden and how she balances the truth of her novels with the relief of stand-up comedy.
    (0:00) Finding Your Voice On the Alfred Wolfsohn voice method and the power of being fully expressed
    (2:17) Education and the Foundation of Democracy The dangers of dismantling education and how critical thinking protects us from fascism.
    (5:14) The Myth of Shrinking Attention Spans Challenging the narrative that modern audiences cannot focus, and the importance of engaging storytelling.
    (8:23) Reading from Alive in the Merciful Country Kennedy shares a passage from her latest novel, exploring hope and resilience in dark times.
    (17:45) The Spy Cop Scandal and State Surveillance Unpacking the reality of undercover police infiltrating peaceful protests and intimate lives.
    (22:07) AI, Digital Slop, and the Loss of Trust Reflections on artificial intelligence as an unstable plagiarism machine and its impact on truth.
    (28:29) The Power of the Powerless: Radical Whimsy How absurdity, humor, and inflatable costumes can disrupt authoritarian mindsets and potential violence.
    (33:13) Lockdown: A Global Pause and the Inrush of Empathy The fleeting moment of unified humanity during the pandemic and how it was ultimately betrayed.
    (42:53) Writing Without Theft: The Ethics of Character Creation Kennedy explains her imaginative process and why she refuses to steal details from real people's lives.
    (1:29:40) Nature, Spirituality, and the Merciful Country Finding healing in the natural world and navigating the future with love and awareness.
    Episode Website
    www.creativeprocess.info/pod
    @creativeprocesspodcast
  • Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet Podcast

    Who Are We? What Makes Us Care? Jim Shepard, Neil Patrick Harris, John Patrick Shanley & Artists Share Their Stories

    11/02/2026 | 13 mins.
    Can curiosity and empathy be taught? How can we expand our sense of solidarity through stories? In this episode, we explore the internal dialogues of artists, actors and writers to ask what it means to step into someone else's shoes.
    (0:00) Novelist Jim Shepard discusses Literature as a Tool for Emotional Education and Exploring History
    (2:05) Tony Award-winning Actor Neil Patrick Harris on Being Moved by Theater and its Ability to Bridge Worlds
    (3:55) Novelist Katie Kitamura on How a Book is Made in Collaboration with the Reader
    (5:00) Screenwriter, Playwright Laura Eason on Inhabiting the Hearts of Characters Different from Ourselves
    (6:03) Academy Award-winning Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on the Art of Visual Storytelling
    (6:37) Cinematographer, Director Benoit Delhomme on the Freedom of Handheld Cinematography
    (7:19) Author Etgar Keret on Looking for Humanity through Shared Intention
    (8:18) Viet Thanh Nguyen – Opposing Power through Expansive Solidarity
    (9:27) Adam Moss – Author, Fmr. Editor New York magazine on “The Work of Art”
    (10:29) John Patrick Shanley – Tony & Academy Award-winning Writer, Director on Finding Value in Ordinary Experiences and the Creative Power of Daydreaming
    (11:56) Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Nicholas Kristof on Why Individual Stories are Necessary to Generate Connection
    To hear more from each guest, listen to their full interviews.
    Episode Website
    www.creativeprocess.info/pod
    Instagram:@creativeprocesspodcast
  • Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet Podcast

    The Wisdom of Nature: Artists & Scientists on The Beauty & Fragility of Our Planet

    09/01/2026 | 17 mins.
    In this special edition, we hear from our guests from across the arts and sciences. From composers and poets to forest ecologists and climate envoys, they tell the story of our planet. Moving beyond the data of destruction, we explore the intelligence of nature, the ethics of what we eat, and the empathy required to save our future.
    MAX RICHTER, Composer, Sleep, The Blue Notebooks
    CARL SAFINA, Author, Becoming Wild
    ADA LIMÓN, 24th US Poet Laureate
    CYNTHIA DANIELS, Grammy Award-winning Sound Eng.
    SUZANNE SIMARD, Finding the Mother Tree
    JOELLE GERGIS, Lead Author, IPCC 6th Assessment Rpt
    NOAH WILSON-RICH, CEO, Best Bees Company
    INGRID NEWKIRK, PETA Founder
    BERTRAND PICCARD, Solar Impulse Foundation
    DAVID FARRIER, Author, Footprints
    KATHLEEN ROGERS, Pres, Earth Day Network
    ODED GALOR, Unified Growth Theory
    PETER SINGER, Philosopher
    GEOFF MULGAN, Another World Is Possible
    CLAIRE POTTER, Welcome to the Circular Economy
    CHRIS FUNK, Dir. Climate Hazards Car.
    JENNIFER MORGAN, Special Envoy, International Climate Action
    To hear more from each guest, listen to their full interviews.
    Episode Website
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    The Musician Who Sings to Animals - PLUMES on Trust & Cross-Species Communication - Highlights

    31/12/2025 | 12 mins.
    On Music, Trust and Connection with the Animal World
    “Mostly I’ll play in a minor key, something sad, which I think can work for an animal because they can sense the sadness, and they try to reassure me and comfort me. I chose love songs because I'm convinced they are very intuitive and they can sense what I am trying to say to them, and profess my love in a way. I think there's always a way to connect, and if you're being cautious and don't threaten the animals, something beautiful can happen.”
    Musician Plumes takes his guitar to the world's most unlikely concert halls—farms, sanctuaries, and wild habitats. A passionate advocate for veganism and animal welfare, we discuss what animals hear, how trust forms, and what music can reveal when it enters a world not made for humans alone.
    Episode Website
    www.creativeprocess.info/pod
    Instagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

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The story of our environment may well be the most important story this century. We focus on issues facing people and the planet. Leading environmentalists, organizations, activists, and conservationists discuss meaningful ways to create a better and more sustainable future. Participants include EARTHDAY.ORG, Greenpeace, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, PETA, European Environment Agency, Peter Singer, 350.org, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Earth System Governance Project, Forest Stewardship Council, Global Witness, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Marine Stewardship Council, One Tree Planted, Polar Bears International, EarthLife Africa, Shimon Schwarzschild, and GAIA Centre, among others. Interviews conducted by artist, activist, and educator Mia Funk with the participation of students and universities around the world. One Planet Podcast Is part of The Creative Process’ environmental initiative. www.oneplanetpodcast.orgwww.creativeprocess.info INSTAGRAM @creativeprocesspodcast
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