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The Club of Rome Podcast

The Club of Rome

40 episodes

Thought leaders and changemakers explore the mindshifts and policy solutions needed to transform the complex challenges facing humanity and the planet today.

Episodes

  1. Understanding a multipolar world with Chandran Nair

    · 31 min · Episode 24

    Is the shifting global order heading towards conflict, or can the world's many civilisations and worldviews learn to coexist? In this episode, Chandran Nair, founder and CEO of the Global Institute for Tomorrow and…

  2. Africa's AI crossroads with Yemi Keri

    · 23 min · S3 E4

    While the world debates artificial intelligence's implications for economies and everyday life, one question is too often overlooked: what does the AI revolution mean for Africa? In this episode, Till Kellerhoff,…

  3. From the ground up: Lessons in locally-led solutions with Runa Khan

    · 22 min · S3 E3

    What does it take to reach the world's most marginalised communities - not just with aid, but with dignity? In this episode of the Club of Rome Podcast, host Nolita Mvunelo speaks with Runa Khan, member of the Club of…

  4. Law and the future of capitalism with Katharina Pistor

    · 26 min · S3 E2

    What if the key to transforming capitalism lies in the law? In this episode, we speak with Katharina Pistor, Professor of Comparative Law at Columbia University, member of the Club of Rome and author of The Law of…

  5. Inequality, power and the fight for a fairer world with Jayati Ghosh

    · 29 min · S3 E1

    Why have a decade of global commitments failed to deliver a fairer world, and what would it actually take to build one? In this episode of The Club of Rome Podcast, Till Kellerhoff speaks with Jayati Ghosh, economist,…

  6. Rethinking peace: Beyond the absence of war with Paul Shrivastava and Nolita Mvunelo

    · 36 min · S2 E5

    Why are current peace frameworks struggling to meet today’s complex challenges and what would it take to create genuine security in the 21st Century? In this episode of The Club of Rome Podcast, Nolita Mvunelo speaks…

  7. Collapse & renewal: Civilisation at the brink of transformation with Nafeez Ahmed, Ginie Servant-Miklos & Till Kellerhoff

    · 29 min · S2 E4

    As climate chaos, political polarisation and collapsing trust shake the foundations of society, we stand at a turning point. These overlapping crises are not just signs of collapse but symptoms of a deeper breakdown, a…

  8. Africa's war on misinformation with Abdullahi Alim and Nolita Mvunelo

    · 26 min · S2 E3

    Africa is on the frontline of a fast-moving battle against digital misinformation, one with profound effects for politics, trust and daily life. In this episode of We Kinda Need a Revolution, host Nolita Mvunelo talks…

  9. Building a wellbeing economy in turbulent times with Katherine Trebeck and Till Kellerhoff

    · 31 min · S2 E2

    Why does the vision of a wellbeing economy remain both urgently needed and frustratingly out of reach? In this episode of The Club of Rome Podcast, Till Kellerhoff speaks with political economist and Wellbeing Economy…

  10. Can feminism be African? With Minna Salami and Nolita Mvunelo

    · 30 min · S2 E1

    What does freedom look like for African women in a world shaped by crisis, colonial legacies, and patriarchy? How does African feminism take shape across the continent, from urban political centres to rural…

  11. Women silencing the guns with Aya Chebbi and Nolita Mvunelo

    · 26 min · S1 E7

    Africa’s adult population consists of three generations: the independence generation that lived through colonial rule and subsequent liberation, the multiparty system generation, and the younger generations with the…

  12. From financing change to changing finance with Peter Blom and Till Kellerhoff

    · 36 min · S1 E6

    From Financing Change to Changing Finance Today’s financial system extracts value from natural, human, and social capital while increasing the gap between rich and poor. This has significantly shifted the interaction…

  13. Music, film and authenticity for social change with Sishii and Nolita Mvunelo

    · 23 min · S1 E5

    Music, art, and media have always played powerful roles in social movements that created long-lasting societal change. Will the 21st century be any different? How can we inspire a generation to liberate their future…

  14. What needs to change to ensure climate action? Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Laurence Tubiana and Philippa Nuttall

    · 33 min · S1 E4

    Heatwaves and floods dominated the headlines in the summer of 2024. This lived reality of climate change is taking place against a backdrop of political shifts as far-right parties across Europe win shares of the vote…

  15. Universal Basic Dividend: A path to economic justice with Sarath Davala, Ken Webster and Till Kellerhoff

    · 33 min · S1 E3

    As the world faces increasing inequality and environmental degradation, the Universal Basic Dividend (UBD) emerges as a promising idea for a more equitable and sustainable economic system. UBD proposes that the wealth…

  16. Climate crises and public health in Africa with Saad Uakkas and Nolita Mvunelo

    · 25 min · S1 E2

    The impacts of extreme weather events and climate crises are threatening many of the hard-won advancements in public health infrastructure across African countries. In this episode of the special series ‘We Kinda Need…

  17. Building climate resilience with vulnerable city dwellers with Sheela Patel and Philippa Nuttall

    · 28 min · S1 E1

    1 billion urban citizens live in informal settlements like slums and shanty towns, vulnerable to the most extreme impacts of climate change - flooding, prolonged drought and unprecedented heatwaves. India is in the eye…

  18. African self-liberation and new narratives of hope with Mamphela Ramphele and Nolita Mvunelo

    · 59 min · Episode 23

    Almost thirty years after the end of apartheid, Black South Africans still fight for African liberation from colonial narratives. While previous generations struggled to end apartheid, younger generations now face the…

  19. Empowering female leadership in times of global challenges

    · 53 min · Episode 22

    This episode explores the transformative potential of female leadership. Our expert guests, Sharan Burrow, Sylvia Mukasa and Anna Rathmann delve into the nuanced aspects of what female leadership truly means in times…

  20. David Collste - Research and strategies for accelerated systems-change - Earth4All Series

    · 37 min · Episode 20

    In this episode, David Collste,researcher and modeller at the Stockholm Resilience Centre talks about the Earth4All framework's research and strategies. Winner of the Donella Meadows Prize 2023, David's work focuses on…

  21. The Club of Rome’s Nolita Mvunelo: Panic at the Disco, Pink Elephants and Pluralism

    · 35 min · Episode 19

    Nolita Mvunelo, Program Manager at the Club of Rome, and co-lead of The 50 Percent, talks to The Aspect about the importance of integrating multiple future visions and particularly the views of young people who make up…

  22. Hunter Lovins - Five tranformations for a sustainable future - Earth4All Series

    · 49 min · Episode 18

    In this episode, Hunter Lovins member of The Club of Rome, Earth4All contributor and the founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions, gives a personal insight into the five extraordinary turnarounds for a sustainable…

  23. Owen Gaffney: Building a sustainable future through climate action and systems change

    · 42 min · Episode 21

    In this episode, Owen Gaffney, lead author of Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity, talks about building a sustainable future through climate action and systems change. Owen shares valuable insights on the…

  24. Anders Wijkman - The need for transformation not incrementalism- Earth4All series

    · 49 min · Episode 17

    In this episode Anders Wijkman, Honorary President of The Club of Rome and Chair of the Governing Board of Climate-KIC talks to The Rhona Morrell Podcast about the urgent need for transformation not incrementalism and…

  25. Jayati Ghosh: What Earth4All means for most of the world’s people.

    · 1 h 29 min · Episode 16

    In this episode, Jayati Ghosh, a co-author of ‘Earth for All’, outlines how reducing inequality is the key to a just transition towards a greener economy. The talk is moderated by Roberto Pasqualino from the University…

  26. Roberto Pasqualino - From World3 to modelling financial implications of global energy crisis

    · 1 h 22 min · Episode 15

    In this episode, Roberto Pasqualino, a researcher at the University of Cambridge shares how his work on the Economic Risk Resources and Environment model extends ‘The Limits to Growth’ with new insights relative to the…

  27. Mamphela Ramphele - Limits to Growth or Limits and Beyond?

    · 1 h 21 min · Episode 14

    In this episode, Mamphela Ramphele, Club of Rome co-president and a co-author of ‘Limits and Beyond’, talks about the importance of including relational, cultural, and spiritual factors in addressing planetary…

  28. Ugo Bardi - The Limits to Growth 50 years later. The role of models in studying the future.

    · 1 h 18 min · Episode 13

    In this episode, Ugo Bardi, Club of Rome member and the editor of ‘Limits and Beyond’, discusses the role of models as tools to examine the future including the world models of ‘The Limits to Growth’. The talk is…

  29. Julia Kim - Beyond GDP, Beyond Numbers: Bhutan’s Journey Towards Gross National Happiness

    · 1 h 22 min · Episode 12

    In this episode, Julia Kim, a co-author to ‘Limits and Beyond’ shares the lessons from Bhutan’s national-level experiment of Gross National Happiness and explores the applications of wellbeing economics across the…

  30. Gaya Herrington - I did a data comparison on the world model that predicted collapse.

    · 1 h 20 min · Episode 11

    In this episode, Gaya Herrington, a contributor to ‘Earth for All’ discusses the methods and findings of her empirical data comparison of the scenarios predicted in ‘The Limits to Growth’, and shares her conclusions on…

  31. Jørgen Randers - From “The Limits to Growth” to “Earth for All” – the long global perspective

    · 1 h 23 min · Episode 10

    In this episode, Club of Rome member Jørgen Randers talks about the long global perspective of sustainability since the publication of ‘The Limits to Growth’ through ‘Earth for All’ and beyond. The talk is moderated by…

  32. What has the EU learned & where do we go from here? Part 2

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 4

    In this episode, Club of Rome member Maja Goepel is in discussion with MEP Philippe Lamberts and MEP Aurore Lalucq on how to shift to a wellbeing economy in times of crises through policy implementation at the EU and…

  33. What has the EU learned & where do we go from here? Part 1

    · 50 min · Episode 3

    This episode discusses the growing thinking within EU institutions and across Member States on how to shift to a wellbeing economy in times of crisis through policy implementation at the EU and Member State levels.…

  34. Silo Solving - Transformational Economics, Ecology, & Equality

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 9

    In this guest pairing, a historian of Thomas Paine (Gary Berton) and a Co-President of The Club of Rome + Project Lead for Earth4All (Sandrine Dixson-Declève) meet for the first time to converse with the Silo Solving…

  35. Will the world end its addiction to growth?

    · 32 min · Episode 5

    50 years after The Limits to Growth we consider the impact of the report and what is happening to create a new social and economic paradigm that will help the global population live in tune with the environment. The…

  36. The Club of Rome’s Till Kellerhoff: Earth4All and The Limits to Growth

    · 45 min · Episode 8

    In this episode, Till Kellerhoff, Program Director of the Club of Rome and Coordinator & National Engagement Lead of the Earth4All initiative talks to Rik's mind podcast. As the United States is still caught in the…

  37. Limits and Beyond

    · 1 h 32 min · Episode 2

    All speakers in this event are coauthors of the book Limits and Beyond. They share their reflections on the relevance of the seminal report The Limits to Growth for the world of today and tomorrow. Looking back five…

  38. Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity

    · 33 min · Episode 7

    50 years after the groundbreaking The Limits to Growth report, a new book Earth For All details five turnarounds that are the minimum requirements for our societies to build economies that support wellbeing for all,…

  39. Living within Limits

    · 1 h 34 min · Episode 1

    The Limits to Growth modeled our planet’s interconnected systems and warned that if growth trends in population, industrialisation, resource use and pollution continued unchanged, we would reach and overshoot the…

  40. The Limits to Growth, 50 years later with Jorgen Randers

    · 29 min · Episode 6

    Earth For All is an update to the landmark 1972 book - The Limits to Growth - that warned of our unsustainable growth. Jorgen Randers, Club of Rome member and author of both titles, tells Eco-Business what is at stake…

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