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Adventures in Nutopia

by David Bramwell
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    Adventures in Nutopia has been a bit quiet of late so I thought you might appreciate an audio essay on the extraordinary and courageous life of the singer, actor and activist, Paul Robeson.

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    Biomimicry, the science of learning from nature's genius, is helping us in areas as diverse as architecture, pollution, air conditioning, clothing, robotics, fire-resistant materials, flooding and leadership. The internet of animals is a…

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    Science has long wrestled with what is known as 'the hard problem' – how did consciousness arise out of matter? But what if we've been approaching the problem wrong, all this time? Thanks to some of the world's leading philosophers…

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  • Viva Anarchism! Part Two: Anarchy in Action

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    'I am an anarchist! I am an antichrist!' sang the Sex Pistols' butter-loving John Lydon in 1976. But, as we'll discover in the first of this two-parter, anarchism has far more to do with allotments, lifeboats, mutual aid, self-organising…

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  • Extra Topping - The Wisdom and Ignorance of John Lloyd

    November 5, 2024 · 14 min

    John Lloyd was producer for TV's Spitting Image, The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy and all four series of Blackadder. He is the creator of the News Quiz on Radio 4 and BBC2's iconoclastic comedy series Not the Nine O Clock News. He is…

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    October 29, 2024 · 42 min

    The self-styled entertainer philosopher Alan Watts wrote his first book on Zen in 1936 when only nineteen and grew to become a world expert on Eastern philosophy. A prolific author, public speaker and radio presenter he wrote over twenty…

  • Smarter Than the Average Bear?

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    Search Google for the 'most intelligent' people who ever lived and the names most commonly thrown up are Galileo, Da Vinci, Einstein, Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawkin. All men, all western, all united by their contributions to science. Why…

  • Deadlier Than the Male

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    Lucy Cooke's Bitch tells a wildly different story of reproduction, gender and sexual habits in the animal kingdom to those passed down to us by Darwin, Dawkins and other highly influential male scientists. Bitch challenges outdated…

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About the show

Welcome to Nutopia, a documentary-style series exploring radical ideas, new myths and social movements for a positive future shaped by community, re-enchantment, sustainability, ecology, creativity, magic and compassion. Don't worry about poe-faced beard-stroking, there's plenty of mischief, weirdness and fun to be had. Written and presented by Sony award-winning broadcaster David Bramwell. With generous support from the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and Hawkwood College.