Possibility Now! features Ethan Hughes. Hosted by Tucker Walsh. Ethan runs the Possibility Alliance in Belfast, Maine, an educational center and electricity-free intentional community operating in the Gift Economy.
This podcast explores the topics that are most alive in Ethan’s heart, including conflict transformation, trauma healing, direct action, radical justice, nonviolence, regenerative economies, reparations, pitfalls of the liberal progressive movement, community building and organizing, peace archetypes, the power of manifesting, and so much more.
Music by Gavin Leeper.
Love Flows to Suffering: Ethan on Palestine, Iowa City, and the Summer of Lud
Ethan returns to Possibility Now! after a season that broke his heart open. In early 2026 he spent about a month in the West Bank with the International Solidarity Movement, living with Palestinian families facing daily settler attacks. After five months of hard integration, he traveled to Iowa City to help build an Indigenous-and queer-led liberation zone with Great Plains Action Society. Then he stumbled into the Summer of Lud, a week-long, tech-free gift economy festival in New York City's parks that drew thousands.
Ethan and Tucker talk about what these three experiences taught him. They cover the scale of medicine this moment asks of us, why following love is terrifying, and why we need support structures that can hold each other's risks. They also explore holding grief and praise in equal measure, "worlding" before "selfing," and why the revolution can look like a huge party. Ethan also shares what's emerging next, including Shrink Ray, a playful, somatically trained collective liberation team, and a closing reflection from Indigenous elders at Healing Turtle Island.
Mentioned in this episode: International Solidarity Movement, Great Plains Action Society, Summer of Lud, The Luddite Club, the Lamp Club, Bread and Puppet Theater, Fierce Vulnerability Network (Kazu Haga), Healing Turtle Island, Dominic Barter, and the Possibility Alliance.
15 Nov 2023
Visioning a New Future, Grief & Healing
After a long break, I'm grateful to be sharing a new recording with Ethan exploring a wide range of topics, from how we can envision the more beautiful future our hearts know is possible, to grieving the world events, to IFS and trauma healing, and more.
Ethan can be reached at (207)-338-5719.
The Possibility Alliance mailing address is:
85 Edgecomb Road
Belfast, ME 04915
Tucker Walsh can be reached at possibilitynowpodcast@gmail.com
Music by Gavin Leeper
2 Jul 2022
Trauma Healing & Peace Archetypes
Ethan and I explore the realm of individual, collective and systemic trauma, discussing various practices like Internal Family Systems (IFS) to unburden, heal and serve each other and the world.
In the second half of the podcast, starting around the 50 minute mark, Ethan explores ten peace archetypes, inviting us to find our river that flows into the ocean of collective liberation.
I’m so grateful to have Ethan back on the show after a long hiatus, and I hope you find this episode as life-affirming as I have. As always, please consider sharing your feedback, suggestions or comments: possibilitynowpodcast@gmail.com
2 Sept 2021
Conflict Transformation
Ethan discusses his personal insights and learnings around conflict transformation. I feel this episode is Ethan at his very best. There is so much wisdom in his words, often birthed from years of trial and error as well as some powerful personal stories where Ethan had to learn conflict resolution on-the-fly during tense encounters.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did, and as always, please consider sharing your feedback, suggestions or comments: possibilitynowpodcast@gmail.com
5 May 2021
Technology and its impacts
Ethan and I explore one of the most controversial and vital topics of our time: technology.
Ethan embodies a very radical lifestyle in these modern times, living electricity-free and using no digital technology, computers or the internet. We recorded this podcast using his landline telephone, which is the only modern communication device he owns.
As an apprentice this past summer at the Possibility Alliance, Ethan and I would often discuss the impacts of technology and its role in helping to shape our future. These conversations directly and drastically changed my relationship with technology, so listen with caution: Ethan’s words are very powerful.
While at times we share different perspectives, I always appreciate how much heart and soul Ethan brings to the discussion. I found it to be a fascinating conversation that could have gone on for hours more, so perhaps there will be a Part 2 in the future. I’d love to hear your feedback and please share any questions you have for Ethan regarding technology and its impacts.
25 Mar 2021
Love's Fire
Today we’ll be exploring a topic near and dear to Ethan’s heart, which he calls Love’s Fire.
Love’s Fire can be described in many ways, but the way I think of it is the life-force energy that moves through us when we’re activated by our Soul’s purpose. It’s that feeling that you get when you know that you just have to do something, as if a larger force or higher power is guiding us to act in the service of Love.
It’s that fire which has guided Ethan for much of his life, and I can think of no better person to discuss this topic.
As always, we welcome and are grateful for your feedback and suggestions. Enjoy the episode!
7 Nov 2020
Liberation Economies & The End of Capitalism
Ethan discusses the end of capitalism and five Liberation Economies emerging as regenerative alternatives, including:
1. Gift Economy
2. Give Back Economy
3. Relationship Economy
4. Reduction & Replacement Economy
5. Awareness Economy
30 Oct 2020
Ethan's Incredible Life Journey (Part 2)
Part 2 of Ethan's incredible life journey, full of heartbreak, triumphs and wisdom learned.
29 Oct 2020
Ethan's Incredible Life Journey (Part 1)
Part 1 of Ethan’s truly incredible and epic life story, full of heartbreak, triumphs and wisdom learned.
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