by David Witzel | Nov 16, 2020 | news, Podcast Episode
It may surprise nobody, but humans are internally conflicted, parts of our nature pulling in opposite directions: immediate gratification vs. longer term security. Or as Roman Krznaric and others have termed it, “marshmallow brain” vs. “acorn brain”. He describes how our “marshmallow brain” can’t resist eating the marshmallow in front of us even when forbearance would win us a second marshmallow, while our “acorn brain”…
by David Witzel | Nov 4, 2020 | news, Podcast Episode
The story gelled on a trip to Norway says author Judith Schwartz. She went there to talk about indigenous knowledge and, in return, learned about reindeer. She explains to Designers of Paradise host Erik van Lennep these stories guided the themes of earth repair and…
by David Witzel | Oct 4, 2020 | news, Podcast Episode
Born into a seafaring family in The Netherlands, Jorne Langelaan was working at sea by the time he was 12. In this conversation with Designers of Paradise host Erik van Lennep, Jorne explains how his love of ships become a love of sailing ships which led him to become…
by David Witzel | Sep 16, 2020 | news, Podcast Episode
Amber Smith made her way from a blue collar town in Central Illinois to a 53,000 acre ranch in Montana. She explains that the image of the lonely cowboy is not today’s reality where, instead, women are not only managing ranches, but leading civic…
by David Witzel | Sep 6, 2020 | news
Designers of Paradise, hosted by Erik van Lennep and produced by Mind & Media, won the 2020 Award of Excellence for Podcasts from Communicator Awards. Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts. Launched in 2018,...
by Erik Van Lennep | Jun 9, 2020 | news, Podcast Episode
The experience of composting with friends helped Josh Whiton realize that being kind to the planet could lead to a change in consciousness. Josh described to Designers of Paradise host Erik van Lennep how this realization led him to launch MakeSoil.org, a global…
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