Wiser Now is a podcast for those of us who feel called to live truer, wiser lives. Expect interviews about becoming and initiation, about vocation and regeneration, about how to cultivate the courage necessary to live whole lives in a world that's breaking open. Former guests include environmentalist Jem Bendell, photographer Hannah Close, writer Daniel Pinchbeck, and many unknown names who live quieter and equally precious callings. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wisernow.org/s/podcast?utm_medium=podcast">www.wisernow.org</a>
Waking Youth
Claim This Podcastby Carlota Guedes
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Wiser Now is a podcast for those of us who feel called to live truer, wiser lives. Expect interviews about becoming and initiation, about vocation and regeneration, about how to cultivate the courage necessary to live whole lives in a world that's breaking open. Former guests include environmentalist Jem Bendell, photographer Hannah Close, writer Daniel Pinchbeck, and many unknown names who live quieter and equally precious callings. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wisernow.org/s/podcast?utm_medium=podcast">www.wisernow.org</a>
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June 13, 2026
Ep40 - On Building (and Failing to Sustain) Intentional Community with Andreas Endries
<p>A conversation with Andreas Endries, co-founder of the land-based project and former intentional community <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/alma_ohana_community/">Alma Ohana</a>.</p><p>I invited Andreas because I’ve been attempting (and failing) to build community myself. I wanted to listen to his story; learn why Andreas’ dream didn’t materialize: what broke, why it broke, and what they’d do differently.</p><p>Together we talk about Andreas' roots: how a boy who didn’t fit in ended up dedicating their life to building belonging for others. We talk about Andreas experience of gender in their body, as someone who now identifies as two-spirit. We talk about the stuff of community life: the big vision, the core group that didn’t hold, the famous building permits, the moment you realize you can’t hold it alone anymore. We end with a question: What to do next, when you’ve poured your whole self into something, and it still didn’t work?</p><p>Enjoy :)</p><p></p><p><strong>About the show</strong></p><p>Wiser Now is a podcast for those of us who feel called to live truer, wiser lives, as individuals and as a collective. Expect interviews about becoming and initiation, about purpose and vocation, about how to cultivate the courage necessary to live whole lives in a world that's breaking open.</p><p>Producer & host: Carlota Guedes.Sound editor: Ariel Saponar.Music producer: Carlos Sierra.</p><p></p><p><strong>About the host</strong></p><p>I'm Carlota Guedes. I write <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wisernow.org/s/essays">essays and fiction</a>. I host podcast conversations at Wiser Now. I teach <a target="_blank" href="https://www.carlotaguedes.com/integral-yoga">integral yoga online</a>. I facilitate <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wisernow.org/s/programs-and-offerings">book clubs, retreats and gatherings</a> around the questions I'm animated by: self-development, vocation, creativity, and meaning in times of our metacrisis.</p><p>To learn more visit <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wisernow.org/">wisernow.org</a>. Follow me on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@iamcarlotaguedes">Youtube</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/iamcarlotaguedes/">Instagram</a> or <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@iamcarlotaguedes">TikTok</a>.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.wisernow.org?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=show-notes-spotify-open-access">www.wisernow.org</a>
January 24, 2026
Ep39 - Societal Collapse as Personal Initiation with Jem Bendell
<p>To say that a book has changed my life sounds like a cliché. There aren’t many that truly do, but Jem Bendell’s <a target="_blank" href="https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/">Breaking Together: a Freedom Loving Response to Collapse</a> is certainly one of them.</p><p>So when I heard <a target="_blank" href="https://jembendell.com/">Jem Bendell</a> was coming to Lisbon for the launch of the Portuguese edition of <a target="_blank" href="https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/">Breaking Together</a>, I had to try to interview him. We recorded this conversation in late 2024, the day after the book launch. </p><p>My angle, as usual, was personal. Beyond asking Jem about societal collapse—which he’s spoken about widely elsewhere—I wanted to meet the human behind the thesis: Who is Jem Bendell? How did he become who he is? How did he get to do this important work? And what does it mean for him to live with more consciousness and wisdom, now?</p><p>Guest Bio:</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://jembendell.com/">Jem Bendell</a> is a world-renowned scholar on the breakdown of modern societies due to environmental change. For decades he worked in Sustainable Development—as a researcher, NGO manager, professor, and consultant to businesses, political parties, and UN agencies.</p><p>In 2012, he was recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and has since become one of the clearest critics of the globalist agenda on sustainable development.</p><p>In 2018, after a sabbatical studying the latest climate science, he published <a target="_blank" href="https://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf">Deep Adaptation</a>—an academic paper that went viral and is credited to inspiring the Extinction Rebellion movement.</p><p>Since then, Jem has stepped away from the sustainability industry. He published <a target="_blank" href="https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/">Breaking Together</a> in 2023, moved to Bali, opened an organic farming school, became a singer-songwriter, and, in his own words, a militant mysticist.</p><p>Links:</p><p>* Buy <a target="_blank" href="https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/">Breaking Together: a Freedom Loving Response to Collapse</a></p><p>* Buy <a target="_blank" href="https://bambualportugal.pt/produto/juntos-na-rutura/">Juntos na Rutura</a>, the Portuguese edition of Breaking Together</p><p>* Download <a target="_blank" href="https://lifeworth.com/BreakingTogetherEPUB.epub">Breaking Together</a> for free</p><p>* Subscribe to <a target="_blank" href="https://jembendell.com/">Jem Bendell’s blog</a></p><p>* Join Jem’s monthly <a target="_blank" href="https://jembendell.com/metacrisis-mondays/">Metacrisis meetings</a></p><p>Credits:</p><p>* Music Audio Producer & Editor: <a target="_blank" href="https://linktr.ee/charlesmachete">Carlos Sierra</a></p><p>* Producer, Writer & Host: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.carlotaguedes.com/">Carlota Guedes</a></p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.wakingyouth.org?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=show-notes-spotify-open-access">www.wakingyouth.org</a>
July 5, 2025
Ep38 - The Israeli Matrix, Living in Tamera & Sustainable Hemp Construction with Elad Kaspin
Carlota Guedes interviews Elad Kaspin about his journey from aspiring military pilot to sustainable hemp construction entrepreneur, exploring themes of community living and conscious living.
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