Wonderspace

In this week’s Wonderspace episode, we orbit with creative Matt Golding, a filmmaker and co-founder of Rubber Republic and Antidote.
Through the Antidote platform, Matt is on a mission to elevate hopeful stories of resilience and community, showing how local efforts can inspire global impact.
Here’s what’s in the episode:

🎧 Listen now: ⁠https://spti.fi/ws142⁠

🔗 Antidote: https://www.antidotelive.studio/

🔗 Rubber Republic: https://www.rubberrepublic.com/

🔗 Sea, Land & City: https://www.waterbear.com/watch/sea-land-city

🌍 How does your community inspire you? Share your stories with us! 🌍

#WonderspacePodcast #MattGolding #CommunityPower #Antidote #SustainableFuture #SeaLandCity #HopeInAction

In this week’s episode, we embark on a powerful conversation with Jon Salmon, a social impact consultant and mental health campaigner, who has dedicated his life to breaking down barriers in mental health and inspiring hope.

Jon’s story takes us from London’s winter challenges to the sunny shores of Cape Town, where he finds moments of peace and connection with family. He opens up about the challenges of supporting mental health amidst public funding cuts and shares how movements like Heads Together and Red January bring people together to tackle stigma and create real change.

Here's what's in the episode:
• Why Cape Town has become Jon’s place of renewal and connection.
• His journey as a mental health advocate and the personal struggles that sparked his mission.
• How the Red January movement transformed his perspective on the “January blues.”
• Inspiring stories from organisations like Let's Talk About Loss that bring support and community to those grieving.

🎧 Listen now: https://spti.fi/ws142

🔗 More about Jon Salmon: https://www.jon-salmon.com/
🔗 Red January: https://join.redjanuary.com/
🔗 Heads Together: https://www.headstogether.org.uk
🔗 Let's talk about loss: letstalkaboutloss.org

🔗 View the episode page with links to resources: https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_142

🌍 How do you find hope during challenging times? Share your thoughts below! 🌍

#WonderspacePodcast #JonSalmon #MentalHealthAwareness #RedJanuary #SocialImpact #PodcastCommunity #CapeTown

In this week’s episode, we orbit around the natural world with Fergus Collins, the creator and host of the award-winning BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast. Fergus shares his deep connection to the Wessex Downs, a landscape steeped in ancient history and home to abundant wildlife.
From his passion for slowing down to experience nature, to his stories of hope through re-wilding and conservation, Fergus reminds us that even in times of crisis, the natural world offers moments of awe and inspiration.
Here's what's in the episode:
• Why Wessex Downs holds a special place in Fergus’ heart.
• His personal journey from BBC Wildlife to creating an immersive podcast on nature’s sounds.
• How fishing has become his peaceful place to recharge.
• The hopeful impact of wildlife photographer and presenter Hamza Ahmed Yassin.
🎧 Listen now: https://spti.fi/ws141
🔗 Learn more about Fergus and his work: https://www.countryfile.com/podcast
🔗 View the episode page with more info: https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_140
🔗 Re-wonder: https://asknature.org/strategy/fruit-skin-has-bright-blue-pointillist-appearance/
🌿 What’s your favourite place to reconnect with nature? Share in the comments below! 🌿
#WonderspacePodcast #FergusCollins #NatureLovers #Rewilding #Conservation #NatureSounds #HopeInNature #PodcastCommunity #Sustainability #BBC

On the Wonderspace podcast this week we orbit to a small island on the north east of Lake Victoria in the waters of Kenya. Mfangano Island is the home to 20.000 people where we find our amazing guest Vincent Ogweno. Vincent is an academic pursuing a PhD in geography focussing on addressing food security challenges and the impact of climate change and agricultural practices.
Vincent is also co-founder and project director of a community based organisation called Train my generation who work with and train the community on issues such as Climate change, women's health, environmental regeneration and community micro-finance.
On this episode Vincent talks about an ambitious scientific and research expedition called Save Lake Victoria which will be taking place in 2025. A 1.000km expedition to visit key restoration projects and shed light on the crisis and the regenerative investment opportunities that can play such a powerful role in the lake's revitalisation.
Vincent was nominated by our 115th guest on Wonderspace Mark Haviland.
Find out more:
https://www.trainmygeneration.org/
https://www.trainmygeneration.org/expedition-sail-lake-victoria
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_140
🎧 To listen to the previous 139 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes
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Re-wonder: https://asknature.org/strategy/protein-binds-permanently/
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This week on the Wonderspace podcast we ask our six questions to Esther Knight. Esther is the founder of an independent sustainable fashion house called Fanfare Label who are leading the way for circularity and positive change. They were recently featured in Elle Magazine as a British brand you should know about and are winners of various sustainable design awards.

“It’s often difficult being the first one doing these kind of projects but that’s how you create real change. We have managed to produce our own jeans that are ethically made in Portugal, save 92% of water compared to conventional denim, have no hazardous chemicals and have an eco washing process. These jeans are made from the waste that can’t be reused”.

Find out more:
https://fanfarelabel.com/

To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_139

🎧 To listen to the previous 138 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes
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Re-wonder: https://asknature.org/strategy/hairs-wick-liquid/
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This week on Wonderspace we ask our six questions to Caroline Casey. An award-winning social entrepreneur and activist who’s passion is to release the social and economic potential of the 1.3 billion people in the world with a disability. Her own story is extraordinary from finding out she was legally blind only at the age of 17 years old, to her decision at 28 to leave her job with Accenture and trek across India solo on an elephant to raise inclusivity awareness.
Today as the founder of Valuable500, Caroline is leading a disability inclusion revolution by positioning disability on the global business leadership agenda. Since launching in 2019 over 500 companies have put disability inclusion on the leadership agenda and made a commitment to action but as you will hear, they have only just got started.
Thanks to the brilliant Charlotte Armstrong for her role in making this interview happen.
Find out more:
https://www.thevaluable500.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thevaluable500/
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_138
🎧 To listen to the previous 137 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes
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Re-wonder: https://asknature.org/strategy/leaves-protect-from-freezing/
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This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we ask our six questions to Dr Danbee Kim. A Korean-American neuroscientist and performance artist. They use music, theatre games, robotics and graphic novels to teach neuroscience to humans of all ages. Danbee’s PhD in Neuroscience developed a framework for bringing research out of the lab and into daily life. This has led to work alongside people like Sarah Corbett from the Craftivist Collective who was one of the first guests on Wonderspace.

Find out more:
https://www.danbeekim.org/

To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_137

🎧 To listen to the previous 136 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes
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Re-wonder: https://asknature.org/strategy/gas-holding-structure-aids-buoyancy-2/
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This week on Wonderspace we ask our six questions to Heather Mak who is a Toronto-based sustainability advisor and the co-founder of Diversity in Sustainability. DIS is a network dedicated to equipping current and future Black, Indigenous and People of Colour sustainability leaders with the skills, networks and resources to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and just world. Heather was nominated by a previous guest on Wonderspace Lorraine B Smith who you can hear on Ep109.
“We need to embrace different ways of thinking and being and make sure what we do centres on the people most affected by our actions, going beyond mere consultation”.
Find out more:
https://heathermakconsulting.com/
https://www.diversityinsustainability.com/
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_136
🎧 To listen to the previous 135 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes
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Re-wonder: https://asknature.org/strategy/protein-turns-sunlight-into-vivid-color/https://asknature.org/strategy/protein-turns-sunlight-into-vivid-color/
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This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we head to Brooklyn and ask our six questions to Caledonia Curry also known as Swoon. Callie is a contemporary artist and filmmaker who became widely known as the first woman to gain large-scale recognition in the male-dominated world of street art. Her work can be frequently seen in streets worldwide and has also been showcased in renowned art institutions.
Callie is also the founder of the Heliotrope Foundation which helps communities respond and heal after natural disasters and other urgent social crisis. They believe that the creative process can and should be part of how we heal, rebuild, and move forward.
“As an artist, I'm somebody who loves to look at a situation and go, ‘really, are you sure’? And then start digging into it and being like, how can this be more just or more fun or more ridiculous or more beautiful or more cooperative? I often find a way to use creativity to go into a situation like that and like turn the soil and see what's needed”.
Find out more:
www.swoonstudio.org
https://www.heliotropefoundation.org
https://www.instagram.com/swoonhq
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_135
🎧 To listen to the previous 134 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes
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Re-wonder: https://asknature.org/strategy/nest-kept-warm/
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This week on the Wonderspace Podcast we ask our six questions to Jacqueline Lim. A strategist and certified coach focused on advancing equity and a regenerative future for all. Jacq is currently an Associate with the Finance Innovation Lab and has recently worked with clients such as Natwest Bank, Partners for a New Economy and A Blueprint for Better Business.
"I found myself in 2019 really immersed in so many questions about self and about my work. Questions like, 'What really is a systems change?' 'How do systems actually change?' And crucially, ‘What's mine to do in systems change?' I've gathered so many answers since that time, one of the answers being systems change is actually deeply personal. It's not just about the outward change."
In her story of hopefulness Jacq promotes the work of Possible Futures who are starting their next cohort. Intro to Decolonial Sustainability course. One of the facilitators is one of our previous guests on WS Lorraine B Smith. The application deadline is 3rd June.
https://www.possiblefutures.earth/decsust
For more införmation on the Finance Innovation Lab: https://financeinnovationlab.org
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to social media and projects mentioned, go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes/_134
🎧 To listen to the previous 133 Wonderspace editions go to https://ourwonder.space/episodes
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Re-wonder: https://asknature.org/strategy/bees-and-flowers-harness-static-electricity-to-spread-pollen/
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