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.
Adventures in Nutopia
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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.
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April 4, 2026
The Magic Hour
<p>The word 'magic' derives from the Old Persian 'magush' – to have power and wisdom. Nowadays the word has multiple meanings including stage illusions, awe and wonder, and the kind of fictional sorcery found in Harry Potter, Buffy and Shakespeare. And then there is magical practise (also known to some as witchcraft).<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>A somewhat ambitious final episode, in sixty minutes The Magic Hour attempts to cover the history of magical practise in the west – from Ancient Greece to present day – offer advice on how to start a magical practise and demonstrate that magic isn't fanciful nonsense or mere superstition as some might believe but a dance between our imaginations and the material world, and something that lies at the heart of every culture.</p> <p> </p> <p>With Dave Lee, Eimear Burke, Susan Greenwood, Mark Wagner, Andrew O'Neill and Efa Lois.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Efa Lois</p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href= "https://www.serenbooks.com/seren-author/efa-lois/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.serenbooks.com/seren-author/efa-lois/</a></p> <p>Dave Lee</p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href= "https://chaotopia.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://chaotopia.com/</a></p> <p>Eimear Burke<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.kilkennydruidry.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.kilkennydruidry.com/</a></p> <p>Susan Greenwood</p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href= "https://independent.academia.edu/SusanGreenwood" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://independent.academia.edu/SusanGreenwood</a></p> <p>Mark Wagner</p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>@mark_wagner_33 <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Andrew O'Neill<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.andrewoneill.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.andrewoneill.co.uk/</a></p>
March 28, 2026
Biomimicry & the Internet of Animals
<p>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 vast, ever-growing network of data provided by mini-transmitters on everything from bees and birds to rodents and bats. It is providing us with a better understand the natural world. Through biomimicry and the internet of animals we'll discover how trees, limpets, pine cones, bats, sharks, spider webs, birds, beavers and termites – to name but a few – are helping us re-shape our world for the better. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>With Nicola Peel and Martin Wikelski<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Nicola Peel<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.nicolapeel.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.nicolapeel.com/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.thewillowslakesideretreat.com/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.thewillowslakesideretreat.com/</a></p> <p>Martin Wikelski<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="http://www.ab.mpg.de/585424/the-internet-of-animals" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.ab.mpg.de/585424/the-internet-of-animals</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-earth-exchange-nex/new-missions-support/internet-of-animals/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.nasa.gov/nasa-earth-exchange-nex/new-missions-support/internet-of-animals/</a></p>
March 21, 2026
Panpsychism: The Quiet Dreaming of Atoms
<p>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, neuroscientists and psychedelic researchers, this consciousness-expanding episode delves into panpsychism, the theory that mind is a fundamental property of the universe.</p> <p>Along the way we'll discuss psychedelic experiences, why we won't be downloading our minds onto a floppy disc any time soon and how panpsychism could even be good for our mental health.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>With Anil Seth, Philip Goff, Peter Sjoestedt-Hughes, Mark Vernon and Hedda Hassel Mørch.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.anilseth.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.anilseth.com/</a></p> <p><a href="https://philipgoffphilosophy.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://philipgoffphilosophy.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.philosopher.eu/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.philosopher.eu/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.markvernon.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.markvernon.com/</a></p> <p><a href="https://heddahasselmorch.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://heddahasselmorch.com/</a></p>
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