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biweekly
Gjennomsnittlig lydlængde:
10 minutes
Videopodkast
Engelsk
USA
17 episoder
siden 19. januar 2026
episodic

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Political polarization is often framed as a problem of people being too far apart, but what if part of the problem is actually how we sort ideas in the first place? In this explainer, I use Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments to explore a different way of thinking about political disagreement —…

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On a rainy fall morning, I found myself watching the water cycle unfold outside my window: ocean becoming cloud, cloud becoming rain, rain feeding forests, reservoirs, bodies and rivers before eventually finding its way back to the sea. And a thought occurred to me: The water belongs nowhere and pa…
If technology makes essential services cheaper to provide, who gets the gains and who pays while we wait? In this episode of *Conversations with Mica*, Kari LaMotte and Mica, an AI conversational partner, explore how improvements in what we can produce become improvements in how we live. Energy pro…
How do we build a more regenerative, sustainable future when the hardest challenge is not the technology, but how we talk, listen, and decide together? In this conversation, we explore the posture needed for difficult conversations about collective change. From infrastructure and co-design to power…
What can plants teach us about progress? In this first Conversations with Mica, Kari LaMotte thinks alongside Mica, an AI conversational partner, about seeds, stems, leaves, and the quieter work that allows a living system to renew itself. Beginning with the seasonal life of plants, Kari and Mica e…
In this piece, I begin with what initially seemed like an obvious principle: recognizing the Indigenous nation whose territory it is as the host nation and genuine co-founder of any new community. But an uncomfortable question emerged: If one people remains the host forever, does everyone else rema…
In this episode, I reflect on artificial intelligence as part of a much larger pattern of technological change. New technologies have always arrived with a mixture of possibility and fear. Railways, electric light, telephones, automobiles, television, computers, and the internet all disrupted the w…
What if purpose is not something we find, but something that becomes available when our lives align with who we are? In this essay, I explore the difference between purpose as self-sacrifice and purpose as coherent participation. For a long time, I confused being useful with reducing my own ability…
What makes a neighbourhood? Through reflections on three very different communities (a prairie farming town, Vancouver’s Commercial Drive, and life in a dense urban neighbourhood) I explore how community changes as the places we live change. As our cities evolve, so do the ways we connect, belong, …
I recently found myself reflecting on one of my earliest attempts at empathy. As a child, I once gave my younger sister a birthday gift that consisted of the contents of my bedside drawer: a worn charm necklace, a collection of charms, and some fake money. I was thrilled with my own thoughtfulness.…
Ansvarsfraskrivelse: Podkasten og kunstværket, det finnes indlejret på denne siden, er fra Kari LaMotte, som tilhører dens eier og ikke er tilknyttet eller godkjent av Listen Notes, Inc.