Wicked Problems

Colonisation, capitalism and industrialisation are driving forces behind many of the social and environmental issues we face all over the planet today. As a spiritual and cultural leader of the first nations of the pacific northwest, the americas and the world :gyauustees has been an advocate for unity, peace and dignity. A wearer of many hats, :gyauustees is an artist, medicine man, musician and public speaker. He is actively engaged in major projects directing investment into renewable energies. Join us in this fascinating conversation where :gyauustees speaks about his life growing up as an indigenous boy in the pacific northwest and offers words of wisdom about how we can change the world.

People are turning to alternative therapies like never before in modern history. Why is this? What might be wrong with conventional medicine and what new risks do alternative therapies pose? When we shop at the grocery store, we want to make sure we are making the right choices for the planet and the safe choices for our families, but how do we know what to buy? Are animal products bad for us? Should we buy organic celery? How can we maintain innovation in healthcare while ensuring foundational research and research for cures receive adequate funding? Listen to Negar and Emma answer these questions and more in another fascinating episode of Wicked Problems.

Despite government targets and business pledges we don't seem to be making anywhere near the kind of reductions in GHG emissions required to meaningfully address climate change. Why not? What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? Where can future efforts be focused? In this episode Earth Scientist Dr Ian Picketts and I discuss these questions and more in an attempt to understand what can be done to effectively address climate change.

As we observe societies that continually fail to act in the interests of the majority of their populations, we are compelled to call into question their modes of governance. Can we rely on democracy to fulfil its promise in the face of corrupting trends in contemporary media? How can we be effective political actors without the resources and influence of gun and oil lobbyists? Do we have time to approach climate change with cool headed democracy or might we need a kind of climate dictator to see us through? I ask these questions and many more as I talk to political scientists Dr. Eric Gorham on the very first episode of Wicked Problems.