Future Mending Radio Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:50:16 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396702 en-us © 2026 Future Mending Radio yes f4242cce-000d-5e30-ab32-f6cffdc9fe24 Matt Lie - Paehlke episodic false There are better ways of doing things, but they don't get the publicity they deserve. Future Mending Radio profiles the people and organizations that are already building a better future. Clothing swaps, pay-it-forward restaurants, experimental theatre, tech coops, repair cafes, DIY bike hubs, sustainable chocolate shops and more.  


In short, relaxing episodes, we'll seek out alternatives and explore them together.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Matt Lie - Paehlke https://storage.buzzsprout.com/sg9rcm1w2cre45l6g0ufx2trs54c?.jpg Future Mending Radio https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396702 How to Toggle Your Brain How to Toggle Your Brain Wouldn't it be cool if you could understand how your brilliant, stupid and traitorous brain actually worked?  And maybe nudge it towards being slightly less self-destructive?

Matt sits down with his long-time friend Dr. Norman Farb to talk about 'sense foraging' and how we can use it to toggle between different mental systems and sometimes even disrupt unhealthy mind states before they get locked in.

Norman is the co-author of Better in Every Sense: How the New Science of Sensation Can Help You Reclaim Your Life.

Helping people manage their mental worlds and reduce stress is multi-solving on a very high level -- because all those people will go on to fix all sorts of problems in their own lives and in the world around them!

If you know someone who might benefit from a little sense foraging -- give this episode a share!

This is the last episode of Season 2 – it was a short season because I moved homes last fall – but I’ll be back in November and then I’ll try to get closer to aligning my podcast season with the school year for Season 3. 

Notes and Links:

Better in Every Sense: How the New Science of Sensation Can Help You Reclaim Your Life. 

Norm's Website: https://radlab.zone/

The Myriad Study: https://mindfulnessinschools.org/the-evidence-base/myriad-what-misp-learned/ 

Music Credits:

 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 

Poseidon Above  by be-steele -- https://freesound.org/s/323053/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Sound Credits:

Tambourine by GR3AVE5Y -- https://freesound.org/s/149395/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 

]]> Wouldn't it be cool if you could understand how your brilliant, stupid and traitorous brain actually worked?  And maybe nudge it towards being slightly less self-destructive?

Matt sits down with his long-time friend Dr. Norman Farb to talk about 'sense foraging' and how we can use it to toggle between different mental systems and sometimes even disrupt unhealthy mind states before they get locked in.

Norman is the co-author of Better in Every Sense: How the New Science of Sensation Can Help You Reclaim Your Life.

Helping people manage their mental worlds and reduce stress is multi-solving on a very high level -- because all those people will go on to fix all sorts of problems in their own lives and in the world around them!

If you know someone who might benefit from a little sense foraging -- give this episode a share!

This is the last episode of Season 2 – it was a short season because I moved homes last fall – but I’ll be back in November and then I’ll try to get closer to aligning my podcast season with the school year for Season 3. 

Notes and Links:

Better in Every Sense: How the New Science of Sensation Can Help You Reclaim Your Life. 

Norm's Website: https://radlab.zone/

The Myriad Study: https://mindfulnessinschools.org/the-evidence-base/myriad-what-misp-learned/ 

Music Credits:

 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 

Poseidon Above  by be-steele -- https://freesound.org/s/323053/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Sound Credits:

Tambourine by GR3AVE5Y -- https://freesound.org/s/149395/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 

]]> Future Mending Buzzsprout-19661024 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:00:00 -0400 2216 2 24 full false Playing in Traffic Playing in Traffic You may have heard about the FIFA referees out in traffic in Toronto giving red and yellow cards to badly behaved drivers who are blocking the box or the bike lane. But what you probably don't know is that one of these referees, Martin Reis, is up to his elbows in all sorts of merry-pranksterism, including the lego tower on Harbourd Street.

Matt and Martin sit down for a fascinating (and funny!) discussion about pranks, protests and how to make a better city for everyone.

Links:
Mr. Peanut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndb74cEcdoQ https://westernfront.ca/events/peanut-for-mayor
Ms. Canadiana -- https://www.camilleturner.com/
Lewis Mallard IG: https://www.instagram.com/lewis_mallard/
Shamez Amlani: https://ismailimail.blog/2010/02/01/eco-warrior-profile-shamez-amlani/
Shari Kasman: https://www.sharikasman.com/bloordale-beach-overview
Michael Lewis Johnson: https://www.michaellouisjohnson.ca/
A Different Path Documentary: https://rabble.ca/columnists/different-path-charts-creative-ways-ditch-cars/ 

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 

Exciting Trip by Infraction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=640qE7YbmH8

]]> You may have heard about the FIFA referees out in traffic in Toronto giving red and yellow cards to badly behaved drivers who are blocking the box or the bike lane. But what you probably don't know is that one of these referees, Martin Reis, is up to his elbows in all sorts of merry-pranksterism, including the lego tower on Harbourd Street.

Matt and Martin sit down for a fascinating (and funny!) discussion about pranks, protests and how to make a better city for everyone.

Links:
Mr. Peanut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndb74cEcdoQ https://westernfront.ca/events/peanut-for-mayor
Ms. Canadiana -- https://www.camilleturner.com/
Lewis Mallard IG: https://www.instagram.com/lewis_mallard/
Shamez Amlani: https://ismailimail.blog/2010/02/01/eco-warrior-profile-shamez-amlani/
Shari Kasman: https://www.sharikasman.com/bloordale-beach-overview
Michael Lewis Johnson: https://www.michaellouisjohnson.ca/
A Different Path Documentary: https://rabble.ca/columnists/different-path-charts-creative-ways-ditch-cars/ 

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 

Exciting Trip by Infraction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=640qE7YbmH8

]]> Future Mending Buzzsprout-19379502 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:00:00 -0400 1820 2 23 full false Digital Trust in the Age of AI Digital Trust in the Age of AI Matt sits down with Cole Anthony Capilongo, from Hypha Coop, to talk about what it's like to work at a worker coop that does tech consultancy.  We talk about how Hypha makes decisions with a flat management structure and some of the projects they're working on -- including technology to verify photos from conflicts and war zones!

We also get a bit philosophical and discuss the relationships between trust, technology and social structures.

If you want to hear Cole's background cameo, it happens in this episode about Danu Social House: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2396702/episodes/16505473-a-bad-time-for-bars-but-a-good-bar-for-the-times

Links:

Hypha Coop -- https://hypha.coop/

1RG Space -- https://1rg.space/

C2PA -- https://c2pa.org/

Starling Labs -- https://starlinglab.org/

Maple Testimony -- https://www.mapletestimony.org/

Streamplace -- https://stream.place/

Credits:

Trust in Numbers.  Theodore M. Porter.  (1995)  

Music Credits:

The Well-Tempered Klavier. J.S. Bach.  https://musopen.org/music/43466-the-well-tempered-clavier-book-i-bwv-846-869/

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Matt sits down with Cole Anthony Capilongo, from Hypha Coop, to talk about what it's like to work at a worker coop that does tech consultancy.  We talk about how Hypha makes decisions with a flat management structure and some of the projects they're working on -- including technology to verify photos from conflicts and war zones!

We also get a bit philosophical and discuss the relationships between trust, technology and social structures.

If you want to hear Cole's background cameo, it happens in this episode about Danu Social House: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2396702/episodes/16505473-a-bad-time-for-bars-but-a-good-bar-for-the-times

Links:

Hypha Coop -- https://hypha.coop/

1RG Space -- https://1rg.space/

C2PA -- https://c2pa.org/

Starling Labs -- https://starlinglab.org/

Maple Testimony -- https://www.mapletestimony.org/

Streamplace -- https://stream.place/

Credits:

Trust in Numbers.  Theodore M. Porter.  (1995)  

Music Credits:

The Well-Tempered Klavier. J.S. Bach.  https://musopen.org/music/43466-the-well-tempered-clavier-book-i-bwv-846-869/

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Future Mending Radio Buzzsprout-19233777 Wed, 27 May 2026 01:00:00 -0400 2116 2 22 full false No Knives Allowed No Knives Allowed To celebrate spring, Matt visits Toronto's brand new billion dollar park.  Biidaasige Park is beautiful, it's got birds, but it also solves a lot of long-standing problems.

Diverting flooding?  Providing housing?  Surfacing Indigenous histories?  We'll be talking about all those things in this episode about an absurdly well-designed public park.  Oh, and we'll also be time-travelling.  And books.

Books in this Episode:

Reclaiming the Don: An Environmental History of Toronto’s Don River Valley

Kayanerenkó:wa -- The Great Law of Peace

Indigenous Toronto: Stories that Carry this Place 

Toronto in 1810

Other Sources: 

https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/parks-recreation/places-spaces/beaches-gardens-attractions/biidaasige-park/history-biidaasige-park/

https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/news/what-jelly-blob-tells-us-about-water-quality

Lytwyn, Victor P. (1997). "A Dish with One Spoon: The Shared Hunting Grounds Agreement in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley Region". Papers of the Twenty-eighth Algonquian Conference. 28: 210–227.

Plus the great and glorious Wikipedia.

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' and 'Lights' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

'In Time Like This' by DJ Kensei and DJ Quietstorm. (The full set is amazing!)

Sounds and Samples:

Naming the Island and Park in the Port Lands: Ookwemin Minising and Biidaasige Park.  City of Toronto.

Pigeons taking off.wav by Glaneur de sons -- https://freesound.org/s/104954/ 

DVP Traffic Under Bridge.WAV by jakobthiesen -- https://freesound.org/s/97933/ 

Plus the same samples from our birds episode 'Swoop There it is"

]]> To celebrate spring, Matt visits Toronto's brand new billion dollar park.  Biidaasige Park is beautiful, it's got birds, but it also solves a lot of long-standing problems.

Diverting flooding?  Providing housing?  Surfacing Indigenous histories?  We'll be talking about all those things in this episode about an absurdly well-designed public park.  Oh, and we'll also be time-travelling.  And books.

Books in this Episode:

Reclaiming the Don: An Environmental History of Toronto’s Don River Valley

Kayanerenkó:wa -- The Great Law of Peace

Indigenous Toronto: Stories that Carry this Place 

Toronto in 1810

Other Sources: 

https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/parks-recreation/places-spaces/beaches-gardens-attractions/biidaasige-park/history-biidaasige-park/

https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/news/what-jelly-blob-tells-us-about-water-quality

Lytwyn, Victor P. (1997). "A Dish with One Spoon: The Shared Hunting Grounds Agreement in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley Region". Papers of the Twenty-eighth Algonquian Conference. 28: 210–227.

Plus the great and glorious Wikipedia.

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' and 'Lights' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

'In Time Like This' by DJ Kensei and DJ Quietstorm. (The full set is amazing!)

Sounds and Samples:

Naming the Island and Park in the Port Lands: Ookwemin Minising and Biidaasige Park.  City of Toronto.

Pigeons taking off.wav by Glaneur de sons -- https://freesound.org/s/104954/ 

DVP Traffic Under Bridge.WAV by jakobthiesen -- https://freesound.org/s/97933/ 

Plus the same samples from our birds episode 'Swoop There it is"

]]> Buzzsprout-19080221 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0400 1633 2 21 full false Art is For Everyone Art is For Everyone Matt speaks to Dan Chapman-Smith from Project Humanity.

Project Humanity's work is complex and their elevator pitch doesn't easily fit into our 10-second 2026 attention spans. They do Verbatim Theatre – I didn’t know what that was a few weeks ago – and they work in youth shelters, and they also do mentorship programs in any art form you can think of.  I didn’t understand how any of that fit together when I first started researching this episode, but a thirty minute interview with Dan was enough to convince me that not only did the vision make sense, it was solving tons of different problems in Toronto!
 
You can and should Donate or Learn More at: https://www.projecthumanity.ca/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' and 'Lights' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

'The Moment You Heal' by participants in the Project Humanity mentorship program. Full recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmbEDhGvi58

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

This episode also includes audio recordings from Freesound.org

]]> Matt speaks to Dan Chapman-Smith from Project Humanity.

Project Humanity's work is complex and their elevator pitch doesn't easily fit into our 10-second 2026 attention spans. They do Verbatim Theatre – I didn’t know what that was a few weeks ago – and they work in youth shelters, and they also do mentorship programs in any art form you can think of.  I didn’t understand how any of that fit together when I first started researching this episode, but a thirty minute interview with Dan was enough to convince me that not only did the vision make sense, it was solving tons of different problems in Toronto!
 
You can and should Donate or Learn More at: https://www.projecthumanity.ca/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' and 'Lights' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

'The Moment You Heal' by participants in the Project Humanity mentorship program. Full recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmbEDhGvi58

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

This episode also includes audio recordings from Freesound.org

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-18863281 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0400 1759 2 20 full false Start Here Start Here We're back!

This episode combines some thoughts on the current moment (including Mark Carney's recent speech in Davos) with a quick look back on Season 1 and the Future Mending Project so far.

Mark Carney is right that the old world order is crumbling. 'Middle Powers' must build new alliances to avoid being bullied by global superpowers, but why doesn't Prime Minister Carney see that ordinary people also need to build new alliances to avoid being bullied by banks, grocery giants and tech companies and all sorts of other toxic super-powers?

If you're new to Future Mending Radio, this is a great place to start.  If you're a long-time listener, think of this as an extended trailer for Season 2.

Links:

Never Too Small: https://www.youtube.com/c/NEVERTOOSMALL

Imperfect Eats: https://imperfecteats.ca/

She Grows Coffee: https://shegrowscoffee.com/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

Bela Bartok. 'String Quartet 1' recorded by the Borromeo quartet.
https://musopen.org/music/43254-string-quartet-no-1-op-7-sz-40/

J.S. Bach. Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor recorded by the Alsace Baroque Orchestra: https://musopen.org/music/3515-concerto-for-violin-and-oboe-in-c-minor-bwv-1060r/ 

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> We're back!

This episode combines some thoughts on the current moment (including Mark Carney's recent speech in Davos) with a quick look back on Season 1 and the Future Mending Project so far.

Mark Carney is right that the old world order is crumbling. 'Middle Powers' must build new alliances to avoid being bullied by global superpowers, but why doesn't Prime Minister Carney see that ordinary people also need to build new alliances to avoid being bullied by banks, grocery giants and tech companies and all sorts of other toxic super-powers?

If you're new to Future Mending Radio, this is a great place to start.  If you're a long-time listener, think of this as an extended trailer for Season 2.

Links:

Never Too Small: https://www.youtube.com/c/NEVERTOOSMALL

Imperfect Eats: https://imperfecteats.ca/

She Grows Coffee: https://shegrowscoffee.com/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

Bela Bartok. 'String Quartet 1' recorded by the Borromeo quartet.
https://musopen.org/music/43254-string-quartet-no-1-op-7-sz-40/

J.S. Bach. Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor recorded by the Alsace Baroque Orchestra: https://musopen.org/music/3515-concerto-for-violin-and-oboe-in-c-minor-bwv-1060r/ 

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-18621502 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0500 1099 2 19 full false Slow Saturdays Slow Saturdays Do grown-ups also need a 90s kid summer?

Matt delves into nostalgia for a world before the internet, a world that felt more uncertain and open, but also more full and resonant.

The internet isn't all bad of course -- that's how I share these episodes -- but turning off the wifi for 24 hours every Saturday has been a luxurious indulgence. This episode explores why and how we've been appreciating Slow Saturdays for the past few months and includes plenty of space to think and feel and breathe...

I'm taking August, and probably September, off and will be back with Season 2 of Future Mending Radio in the fall.  In the meantime, I urge you to slow your summer down by participating in Slow Saturdays.

Slow Saturdays Resources:

I'm so into this new ritual that I went so far as to put up a blogpost and some shareable graphics in case you want to spread the word.  Or just post on your own social media in your own style to give your mutuals a gentle nudge.

Credits and Notes:

The 90s kid summer audio clip is from tiktoker and youtuber 'The Nomad Dream.'  The full clip is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkojK_HLssk

The term 'Great Mystery' is one proposed translation for the Lakota phrase 'Wakan Tanka', which is also translated as the 'Great Spirit.'  Other North American Indigenous groups refer to a similar all-powerful creator, such as the Objibwe 'Gitchi Manitou.'

Music Credits:

Nothing gives me nostalgia for a 90s summer quite like 'Fluffy Little Clouds' by the Orb. I only used a few seconds, but please go Listen to the full song on Spotify or whatever music provider you prefer.

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Do grown-ups also need a 90s kid summer?

Matt delves into nostalgia for a world before the internet, a world that felt more uncertain and open, but also more full and resonant.

The internet isn't all bad of course -- that's how I share these episodes -- but turning off the wifi for 24 hours every Saturday has been a luxurious indulgence. This episode explores why and how we've been appreciating Slow Saturdays for the past few months and includes plenty of space to think and feel and breathe...

I'm taking August, and probably September, off and will be back with Season 2 of Future Mending Radio in the fall.  In the meantime, I urge you to slow your summer down by participating in Slow Saturdays.

Slow Saturdays Resources:

I'm so into this new ritual that I went so far as to put up a blogpost and some shareable graphics in case you want to spread the word.  Or just post on your own social media in your own style to give your mutuals a gentle nudge.

Credits and Notes:

The 90s kid summer audio clip is from tiktoker and youtuber 'The Nomad Dream.'  The full clip is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkojK_HLssk

The term 'Great Mystery' is one proposed translation for the Lakota phrase 'Wakan Tanka', which is also translated as the 'Great Spirit.'  Other North American Indigenous groups refer to a similar all-powerful creator, such as the Objibwe 'Gitchi Manitou.'

Music Credits:

Nothing gives me nostalgia for a 90s summer quite like 'Fluffy Little Clouds' by the Orb. I only used a few seconds, but please go Listen to the full song on Spotify or whatever music provider you prefer.

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Buzzsprout-17572112 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 01:00:00 -0400 1237 1 18 full false Bike Party Bike Party Find out how and why hundreds of people are cycling around Toronto on mystery routes with big, booming beats.

Matt attends Bike Party Toronto and interviews one of the co-founders and they discuss the difference between attending an event and being the event, something we have nearly forgotten how to do in our culture of consumption.

Bike Party Toronto Links: https://linktr.ee/bikepartytoronto

Drum and Bass on the Bike: https://www.youtube.com/@DomWhiting

Toronto Cruisers: https://linktr.ee/torontocruisers

Bike Pirates: https://bikepirates.com/

Hamilton Glow Riders: https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonglowriders/

Denver Cruisers: https://denvercruiserride.com/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

'Everyday' by Ripple. Released under a creative commons license.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

If you're looking for our secret episode, it's here: https://www.futuremending.com/topsecret

]]> Find out how and why hundreds of people are cycling around Toronto on mystery routes with big, booming beats.

Matt attends Bike Party Toronto and interviews one of the co-founders and they discuss the difference between attending an event and being the event, something we have nearly forgotten how to do in our culture of consumption.

Bike Party Toronto Links: https://linktr.ee/bikepartytoronto

Drum and Bass on the Bike: https://www.youtube.com/@DomWhiting

Toronto Cruisers: https://linktr.ee/torontocruisers

Bike Pirates: https://bikepirates.com/

Hamilton Glow Riders: https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonglowriders/

Denver Cruisers: https://denvercruiserride.com/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

'Everyday' by Ripple. Released under a creative commons license.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

If you're looking for our secret episode, it's here: https://www.futuremending.com/topsecret

]]> Buzzsprout-17432508 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:00:00 -0400 1789 1 17 full false 5 Meals for a Dollar 5 Meals for a Dollar How much food is wasted in Canada?  Where does food waste happen and why?  What are some potential solutions?

This episode takes a quick look at two for-profit solutions to food waste – the Odd Bunch produce delivery box and Sobey’s Food Hero app -- and concludes with an inspiring interview with Mike Layton of Second Harvest, a food rescue charity in Toronto that turns every dollar in donations into five meals for hungry people.

Donate to Second Harvest Here: https://www.secondharvest.ca/donate

Plan a party with Echoage: https://echoage.com/charities/secondharvest

Download the Food Hero App: https://www.foodhero.com/en/download

Order a box from Odd Bunch: https://www.oddbunch.ca/pages/boxes

Second Harvest Report on Food Waste in Canada: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6618114bae6895cc12d3dc1d/678fef92d23e957f68c00aee_ACFW_Roadmap2024_Digital_compressed.pdf

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> How much food is wasted in Canada?  Where does food waste happen and why?  What are some potential solutions?

This episode takes a quick look at two for-profit solutions to food waste – the Odd Bunch produce delivery box and Sobey’s Food Hero app -- and concludes with an inspiring interview with Mike Layton of Second Harvest, a food rescue charity in Toronto that turns every dollar in donations into five meals for hungry people.

Donate to Second Harvest Here: https://www.secondharvest.ca/donate

Plan a party with Echoage: https://echoage.com/charities/secondharvest

Download the Food Hero App: https://www.foodhero.com/en/download

Order a box from Odd Bunch: https://www.oddbunch.ca/pages/boxes

Second Harvest Report on Food Waste in Canada: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6618114bae6895cc12d3dc1d/678fef92d23e957f68c00aee_ACFW_Roadmap2024_Digital_compressed.pdf

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-17300321 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 01:00:00 -0400 1409 1 16 full false Good News, Everyone! Good News, Everyone! Matt interviews Yara El Murr, the Managing Editor of the Green Line, an innovative Toronto news outlet that is making community-driven, hyper-local news.

Our information ecosystem is full of misinformation and news fatigue and Yara shares insights on how journalists can produce useful and compelling journalism that responds to these growing challenges.

Learn about the 4-step action journey that structures their monthly reporting.

Learn More: 

The Green Line: https://thegreenline.to/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thegreenlineto

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tglhelps/

Videos used in this episode:

St. Clare's Housing Organization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoNeqKPMh84

Third Spaces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4tMHhsUTDc

Books:

The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Good_Place_(book)

Trust in Numbers by Theodore Porter: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691208411/trust-in-numbers

I tried super-hard to identify the book I read about the big 3 networks and the evening news, but I read it 20 years ago and it is lost to history.

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Matt interviews Yara El Murr, the Managing Editor of the Green Line, an innovative Toronto news outlet that is making community-driven, hyper-local news.

Our information ecosystem is full of misinformation and news fatigue and Yara shares insights on how journalists can produce useful and compelling journalism that responds to these growing challenges.

Learn about the 4-step action journey that structures their monthly reporting.

Learn More: 

The Green Line: https://thegreenline.to/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thegreenlineto

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tglhelps/

Videos used in this episode:

St. Clare's Housing Organization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoNeqKPMh84

Third Spaces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4tMHhsUTDc

Books:

The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Good_Place_(book)

Trust in Numbers by Theodore Porter: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691208411/trust-in-numbers

I tried super-hard to identify the book I read about the big 3 networks and the evening news, but I read it 20 years ago and it is lost to history.

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Buzzsprout-17189393 Wed, 21 May 2025 01:00:00 -0400 1981 1 15 full false Scarborough's Hidden Gems Scarborough's Hidden Gems Matt goes treasure hunting in Scarborough (a suburb of Toronto), using the amazing maps produced by the Scarborough Environmental Association.

After visiting a restaurant, a second-hand clothing shop and a repair cafe and clothing swap organized by the Scarborough Environmental Association (SEA), Matt sits down with SEA's co-founder Krissan Veerasingam. Krissan shares insights into effective community organizing which could help politicians win back public trust and respect.

Check out SEA's Scarborough maps here: https://www.scarbenv.ca/#resources

Follow SEA on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/scarb.env.asc/

Repair Cafe Toronto: https://repaircafetoronto.ca/

If you enjoyed our Solarpunk episode, you should buy the Bright Green Future's Anthology here: https://susankayequinn.com/books/bright-green-futures-2024-solarpunk-anthology

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Matt goes treasure hunting in Scarborough (a suburb of Toronto), using the amazing maps produced by the Scarborough Environmental Association.

After visiting a restaurant, a second-hand clothing shop and a repair cafe and clothing swap organized by the Scarborough Environmental Association (SEA), Matt sits down with SEA's co-founder Krissan Veerasingam. Krissan shares insights into effective community organizing which could help politicians win back public trust and respect.

Check out SEA's Scarborough maps here: https://www.scarbenv.ca/#resources

Follow SEA on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/scarb.env.asc/

Repair Cafe Toronto: https://repaircafetoronto.ca/

If you enjoyed our Solarpunk episode, you should buy the Bright Green Future's Anthology here: https://susankayequinn.com/books/bright-green-futures-2024-solarpunk-anthology

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Buzzsprout-17069536 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 1653 1 14 full false Put Your Eggs in Several Smaller Baskets Put Your Eggs in Several Smaller Baskets Karma Coop has been selling ethical, organic food in Toronto for more than 50 years. Matt visits the store and interviews its General Manager, Zach Weingarten.

Zach explains how they source products and why having a wide variety of smaller producers and sellers increases the resilience of our food system.

Find out more on their website: https://www.karmacoop.org/

The subreddit Zach mentions is https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/

The article is Follow the Thing: Papaya by Ian Cook.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2004.00441.x

Art Credit:

The image for this episode includes a slice of Wandy Cheng's mural on the Karma Coop building.  See the full mural here: https://www.wandycheng.com/publicart#e-11 

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

'Summer Vibes' by Pold. Released under a creative commons license.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:

Brightness by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/632762/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

20110503_clucking.00.wav by dobroide -- https://freesound.org/s/120582/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

]]> Karma Coop has been selling ethical, organic food in Toronto for more than 50 years. Matt visits the store and interviews its General Manager, Zach Weingarten.

Zach explains how they source products and why having a wide variety of smaller producers and sellers increases the resilience of our food system.

Find out more on their website: https://www.karmacoop.org/

The subreddit Zach mentions is https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/

The article is Follow the Thing: Papaya by Ian Cook.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2004.00441.x

Art Credit:

The image for this episode includes a slice of Wandy Cheng's mural on the Karma Coop building.  See the full mural here: https://www.wandycheng.com/publicart#e-11 

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

'Summer Vibes' by Pold. Released under a creative commons license.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:

Brightness by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/632762/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

20110503_clucking.00.wav by dobroide -- https://freesound.org/s/120582/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-16926294 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400 1974 1 13 full false The Four Reminders for Individuals The Four Reminders for Individuals Mending the future will require system change and personal change. And we can start with nudges in the right direction, because much of what we need already exists. The 4 reminders for individuals can help us live better and spend less time in the more toxic areas of modern society.

1. Be Where You Are

2. The Entire World is Real

3. Find the Others

4. Plant Trees

This episode is a companion to the 'Four Factors for Organization' which laid out the guidelines Matt uses to pick organizations.

Find the others by joining our discord: https://discord.gg/mDBuWYtwMh

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Shizuka by Aerohead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8VmUFPEg_w

Verdure by Kaizan Blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaHkR_8ehk

Poetry Credits:

Warsan Shire. 'What they Did Yesterday Afternoon' in Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth. (2011)
https://bookshop.org/p/books/teaching-my-mother-how-to-give-birth-warsan-shire/7604734?ean=9781905233298&next=t&next=t

Sound Effects:

Digging with Shovel OWI.wav by Allen2001 -- https://freesound.org/s/595105/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Atmos chords c min.wav by LogicMoon -- https://freesound.org/s/645688/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

]]> Mending the future will require system change and personal change. And we can start with nudges in the right direction, because much of what we need already exists. The 4 reminders for individuals can help us live better and spend less time in the more toxic areas of modern society.

1. Be Where You Are

2. The Entire World is Real

3. Find the Others

4. Plant Trees

This episode is a companion to the 'Four Factors for Organization' which laid out the guidelines Matt uses to pick organizations.

Find the others by joining our discord: https://discord.gg/mDBuWYtwMh

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Shizuka by Aerohead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8VmUFPEg_w

Verdure by Kaizan Blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaHkR_8ehk

Poetry Credits:

Warsan Shire. 'What they Did Yesterday Afternoon' in Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth. (2011)
https://bookshop.org/p/books/teaching-my-mother-how-to-give-birth-warsan-shire/7604734?ean=9781905233298&next=t&next=t

Sound Effects:

Digging with Shovel OWI.wav by Allen2001 -- https://freesound.org/s/595105/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Atmos chords c min.wav by LogicMoon -- https://freesound.org/s/645688/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

]]> Buzzsprout-16840591 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400 1313 1 12 full false Swoop! There it is. Swoop! There it is. Spring is here and the birds are returning.  You can hear them if you slow down and listen.  In this episode, Matt and his old friend Alex play and discuss the calls of a dozen common birds that you can see and hear even in the city.

Alex Eddington is a composer, sound designer, theatre artist and amateur birder.  Learn more about Alex and his work here: https://www.alexeddington.com/

Bird Resources:

https://www.bird-sounds.net/

https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home

Birdnet App: https://birdnet.cornell.edu/

Ebird: https://ebird.org/home

Migration map: https://explorer.audubon.org/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:

Black-capped chickadee - Mesange a tete noire.flac by micndom -- https://freesound.org/s/27387/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Cardinal.wav by CGEffex -- https://freesound.org/s/96217/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Other bird recordings by TRP: https://freesound.org/people/TRP/ who is also online here: https://thomasryderpayne.bandcamp.com/

Gentle waves on a lake by TheFlyFishingFilmmaker -- https://freesound.org/s/614299/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

]]> Spring is here and the birds are returning.  You can hear them if you slow down and listen.  In this episode, Matt and his old friend Alex play and discuss the calls of a dozen common birds that you can see and hear even in the city.

Alex Eddington is a composer, sound designer, theatre artist and amateur birder.  Learn more about Alex and his work here: https://www.alexeddington.com/

Bird Resources:

https://www.bird-sounds.net/

https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home

Birdnet App: https://birdnet.cornell.edu/

Ebird: https://ebird.org/home

Migration map: https://explorer.audubon.org/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:

Black-capped chickadee - Mesange a tete noire.flac by micndom -- https://freesound.org/s/27387/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Cardinal.wav by CGEffex -- https://freesound.org/s/96217/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Other bird recordings by TRP: https://freesound.org/people/TRP/ who is also online here: https://thomasryderpayne.bandcamp.com/

Gentle waves on a lake by TheFlyFishingFilmmaker -- https://freesound.org/s/614299/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

]]> Buzzsprout-16776201 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400 2431 1 11 full false The Joyful Burden of Making Good Chocolate The Joyful Burden of Making Good Chocolate Matt visits Chocosol Traders on St. Clair, gets a hot chocolate and learns about their deep commitment to ethical and sustainable chocolate from Mathieu McFadden, Chocosol's 'Chief Chocolate Pedaller.' Chocosol takes real care of their entire supply chain from bean to bar, developing meaningful human relationships and supporting regenerative agriculture.

Matt and Matt talk about bikes, solar roasters, pumpkin seeds, popular education efforts in Mexico, forest gardens and more. It's surprising how many different problems chocolate can solve if you make it right!

Learn more at: https://chocosoltraders.com/

Book a Virtual Tasting: https://chocosoltraders.com/products/online-taste-and-tour

The sensory check-in in this episode is a 5-minute history of chocolate accompanied with sips of real hot chocolate based on the book 'The True History of Chocolate' by Sophie and Michael Coe. 

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:
Jungle Quiet by tcbbk -- https://freesound.org/s/493896/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 (recorded in Mexico)

]]> Matt visits Chocosol Traders on St. Clair, gets a hot chocolate and learns about their deep commitment to ethical and sustainable chocolate from Mathieu McFadden, Chocosol's 'Chief Chocolate Pedaller.' Chocosol takes real care of their entire supply chain from bean to bar, developing meaningful human relationships and supporting regenerative agriculture.

Matt and Matt talk about bikes, solar roasters, pumpkin seeds, popular education efforts in Mexico, forest gardens and more. It's surprising how many different problems chocolate can solve if you make it right!

Learn more at: https://chocosoltraders.com/

Book a Virtual Tasting: https://chocosoltraders.com/products/online-taste-and-tour

The sensory check-in in this episode is a 5-minute history of chocolate accompanied with sips of real hot chocolate based on the book 'The True History of Chocolate' by Sophie and Michael Coe. 

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artist.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:
Jungle Quiet by tcbbk -- https://freesound.org/s/493896/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 (recorded in Mexico)

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-16678771 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0500 1674 1 10 full false The Four Factors for Organizations The Four Factors for Organizations When I pick an organization for the podcast or the map at Futuremending.com, I’m not just picking businesses out of a hat – I have a system for evaluating orgs which I call the Four Factors for Organizations. The Four Factors are Multi-solving, Sharing, Sufficiency and Transparency.

This episode is in two parts. The opening minutes are a bit of an emotional check-in to see how people are processing the unprecedented political turmoil in the United States. The second part of the podcast discusses the Four Factors for Organizations and why seeking out certain vectors of change makes more sense than trying to lay out a detailed plan for a better future. 

Read about the Four Factors: https://www.futuremending.com/what

Matt’s Blue Sky account: https://bsky.app/profile/mattliepaehlke.bsky.social

Wired Magazine coverage of the crisis in the U.S. : https://www.wired.com/tag/elon-musk/

Rebecca Solnit’s newsletter: https://meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-meditations-in-an-emergency/ 

Google's AI Policy: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/05/google-owner-drops-promise-not-to-use-ai-for-weapons 

Future Mending Map: https://www.futuremending.com/toronto    

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artist.

‘Fashion’ by Alex Productions. Creative Commons.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1miCgT7J4

‘Miss you’ by Middle Child. Creative Commons.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dayIKHEIYqY

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:

BBC News November 9th, 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjNz1lvXgzU

wood hit low glass bowl 3.mp3 by ascap -- https://freesound.org/s/242388/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Brightness by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/632762/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

]]> When I pick an organization for the podcast or the map at Futuremending.com, I’m not just picking businesses out of a hat – I have a system for evaluating orgs which I call the Four Factors for Organizations. The Four Factors are Multi-solving, Sharing, Sufficiency and Transparency.

This episode is in two parts. The opening minutes are a bit of an emotional check-in to see how people are processing the unprecedented political turmoil in the United States. The second part of the podcast discusses the Four Factors for Organizations and why seeking out certain vectors of change makes more sense than trying to lay out a detailed plan for a better future. 

Read about the Four Factors: https://www.futuremending.com/what

Matt’s Blue Sky account: https://bsky.app/profile/mattliepaehlke.bsky.social

Wired Magazine coverage of the crisis in the U.S. : https://www.wired.com/tag/elon-musk/

Rebecca Solnit’s newsletter: https://meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-meditations-in-an-emergency/ 

Google's AI Policy: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/05/google-owner-drops-promise-not-to-use-ai-for-weapons 

Future Mending Map: https://www.futuremending.com/toronto    

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artist.

‘Fashion’ by Alex Productions. Creative Commons.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1miCgT7J4

‘Miss you’ by Middle Child. Creative Commons.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dayIKHEIYqY

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:

BBC News November 9th, 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjNz1lvXgzU

wood hit low glass bowl 3.mp3 by ascap -- https://freesound.org/s/242388/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Brightness by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/632762/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-16595444 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0500 1361 1 9 full false A Bad Time for Bars (but a Good Bar for the Times) A Bad Time for Bars (but a Good Bar for the Times) Matt visits a Silent Book Club at Danu Social House on Queen Street West. Afterwards, he sits down with both Harresh Sivamohan the organizer of Toronto's Silent Book Club chapter and Josh Zachariah the owner and operator of Danu Social House a Parkdale bar with an deep commitment to community and civil society.

Danu Social House:

https://www.danusocialhouse.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/danusocialhouse/

Silent Book Club Toronto: 

https://www.meetup.com/toronto-silent-book-club-meetup-group/

https://www.instagram.com/torontosilentbookclub/

If you don't have instagram, or if you’re boycotting meta, email: hsivamohan@gmail.com

Silent Book Club Global:

https://silentbook.club/

Coire Sandwich: 

https://www.instagram.com/coirefood/

Toronto Event Generator: 

https://torontoeventgenerator.substack.com/ 

The Great Good Place:
The idea of a 'third place' first appeared in this book by Ray Oldenberg from 1999.  You can read the first chapters here: https://pdfcoffee.com/the-great-good-placepdf-pdf-free.html

AUDIO CREDITS:

‘What I didn’t Know’ by The Slow Motions

Cocktails: Making a Gin & Tonic by ultradust -- https://freesound.org/s/167500/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav by InspectorJ -- https://freesound.org/s/353501/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

]]> Matt visits a Silent Book Club at Danu Social House on Queen Street West. Afterwards, he sits down with both Harresh Sivamohan the organizer of Toronto's Silent Book Club chapter and Josh Zachariah the owner and operator of Danu Social House a Parkdale bar with an deep commitment to community and civil society.

Danu Social House:

https://www.danusocialhouse.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/danusocialhouse/

Silent Book Club Toronto: 

https://www.meetup.com/toronto-silent-book-club-meetup-group/

https://www.instagram.com/torontosilentbookclub/

If you don't have instagram, or if you’re boycotting meta, email: hsivamohan@gmail.com

Silent Book Club Global:

https://silentbook.club/

Coire Sandwich: 

https://www.instagram.com/coirefood/

Toronto Event Generator: 

https://torontoeventgenerator.substack.com/ 

The Great Good Place:
The idea of a 'third place' first appeared in this book by Ray Oldenberg from 1999.  You can read the first chapters here: https://pdfcoffee.com/the-great-good-placepdf-pdf-free.html

AUDIO CREDITS:

‘What I didn’t Know’ by The Slow Motions

Cocktails: Making a Gin & Tonic by ultradust -- https://freesound.org/s/167500/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav by InspectorJ -- https://freesound.org/s/353501/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-16505473 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0500 2004 1 8 full true Stop Imagining the Apocalypse Stop Imagining the Apocalypse If we want a better future, we need to stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining winning. Solarpunk is an emergent science fiction genre and social movement that asks us to do just that.

Matt sits down with podcaster and solarpunk author Susan Kaye Quinn to discuss utopia, dystopia and everything in-between. The episode includes a reading from T.K. Rex's story A Holdout in the Northern California Designated Wildcraft Zone and a vision of what Toronto might look like in 2060 if we built better housing and transportation options starting today.

Susan's Website: https://susankayequinn.com/
Susan's Podcast: https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/podcast
Susan's Tiny Solarpunk Zine: https://susankayequinn.com/how-to-write-solarpunk-zine

Grist's Imagine 2200 contest: https://grist.org/imagine2200/

Susan's Recommendations:
Metamorphosis: https://milkweed.org/book/metamorphosis
This is the collection that has one of Susan's stories and the one we did a reading from.
Solar Punk Creatures: https://www.worldweaverpress.com/store/p186/Solarpunk_Creatures.html

Different Kinds of Defiance by Renan Bernardo: https://www.android-press.com/product-page/different-kinds-of-defiance-paperback

GET ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN A STARTER PACK (US Shipping only):
https://bookshop.org/lists/solarpunk-starter-pack


Other Books and Articles we discussed:

The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula K Le Guin 

The Great Derangement - Amitav Ghosh 

Hope in the Dark - Rebecca Solnit

The End of Capitalism (as we knew it) - JK Gibson Graham

Ana Sun’s article in Dreamforge. 

Republic of Bees blogpost.

Article on co-living. 

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

'I against I' by Jedi Mind Tricks. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0qw4HLV9qhjtImWR7oxZAO

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> If we want a better future, we need to stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining winning. Solarpunk is an emergent science fiction genre and social movement that asks us to do just that.

Matt sits down with podcaster and solarpunk author Susan Kaye Quinn to discuss utopia, dystopia and everything in-between. The episode includes a reading from T.K. Rex's story A Holdout in the Northern California Designated Wildcraft Zone and a vision of what Toronto might look like in 2060 if we built better housing and transportation options starting today.

Susan's Website: https://susankayequinn.com/
Susan's Podcast: https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/podcast
Susan's Tiny Solarpunk Zine: https://susankayequinn.com/how-to-write-solarpunk-zine

Grist's Imagine 2200 contest: https://grist.org/imagine2200/

Susan's Recommendations:
Metamorphosis: https://milkweed.org/book/metamorphosis
This is the collection that has one of Susan's stories and the one we did a reading from.
Solar Punk Creatures: https://www.worldweaverpress.com/store/p186/Solarpunk_Creatures.html

Different Kinds of Defiance by Renan Bernardo: https://www.android-press.com/product-page/different-kinds-of-defiance-paperback

GET ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN A STARTER PACK (US Shipping only):
https://bookshop.org/lists/solarpunk-starter-pack


Other Books and Articles we discussed:

The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula K Le Guin 

The Great Derangement - Amitav Ghosh 

Hope in the Dark - Rebecca Solnit

The End of Capitalism (as we knew it) - JK Gibson Graham

Ana Sun’s article in Dreamforge. 

Republic of Bees blogpost.

Article on co-living. 

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

'I against I' by Jedi Mind Tricks. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0qw4HLV9qhjtImWR7oxZAO

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-16416668 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0500 2336 1 7 full false A New New Year's Tradition for 2025 A New New Year's Tradition for 2025 This episode looks back on 2024 and ahead to 2025 and also shares how to make a 'Good Things Jar' where you can capture all the good things that happen to you in 2025 so you can spend New Year's Day 2026 practicing a little gratitude about the previous year.

The snippet from our family Good Things Jar opening may leave you with a few questions -- like 'where exactly do I get the best momo's in the world?' -- so I'm planning to annotate that section on our discord.

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

Attack by PapaPedrobeats which is free for non-profit use.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rlSfnYf7SM

'I'm Falling' by Rexlambo which is also free for non-profit use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqc9YY1g1uQ

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:

Teleportation (disappearing and appearing) by guillermochicasonido -- https://freesound.org/s/667633/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

EXT Siguenza, Spain NIGHT: Cathedral church bells from the mountain.wav by Brett+Butter -- https://freesound.org/s/552156/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Workshop ambiance.mp3 by TiagoDES -- https://freesound.org/s/595138/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

05769 carpenter's workshop ambience.WAV by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/269540/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

]]> This episode looks back on 2024 and ahead to 2025 and also shares how to make a 'Good Things Jar' where you can capture all the good things that happen to you in 2025 so you can spend New Year's Day 2026 practicing a little gratitude about the previous year.

The snippet from our family Good Things Jar opening may leave you with a few questions -- like 'where exactly do I get the best momo's in the world?' -- so I'm planning to annotate that section on our discord.

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

Attack by PapaPedrobeats which is free for non-profit use.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rlSfnYf7SM

'I'm Falling' by Rexlambo which is also free for non-profit use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqc9YY1g1uQ

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound Effects:

Teleportation (disappearing and appearing) by guillermochicasonido -- https://freesound.org/s/667633/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

EXT Siguenza, Spain NIGHT: Cathedral church bells from the mountain.wav by Brett+Butter -- https://freesound.org/s/552156/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Workshop ambiance.mp3 by TiagoDES -- https://freesound.org/s/595138/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

05769 carpenter's workshop ambience.WAV by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/269540/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-16367318 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:00:00 -0500 1391 1 6 full false Reboot, Reuse, Refurbish Reboot, Reuse, Refurbish Matt visits Free Geek Toronto, a non-profit that refurbishes donated electronics and sells them to charities, non-profits and the general public. He also chats with Free Geek’s Executive Director Ryan Fukunaga about all the different ways that Free Geek has a positive impact on people and the planet.

Learn more about Free Geek Toronto here: https://www.freegeektoronto.org/

Browse computers and more: https://shop.freegeektoronto.org/

E-waste study: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/canadian-e-waste-has-tripled-new-study-finds

Also mentioned:

St Clare’s housing charity: https://www.stclares.ca/

Center for Mindfulness Studies: https://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/about/

Parkdale Project Read: https://www.parkdaleprojectread.org/

Creative Reuse Toronto: https://www.creativereusetoronto.ca/

Repair Café Toronto: https://repaircafetoronto.ca/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound effects:

FX evil sting.wav by v0idation -- https://freesound.org/s/368674/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

]]> Matt visits Free Geek Toronto, a non-profit that refurbishes donated electronics and sells them to charities, non-profits and the general public. He also chats with Free Geek’s Executive Director Ryan Fukunaga about all the different ways that Free Geek has a positive impact on people and the planet.

Learn more about Free Geek Toronto here: https://www.freegeektoronto.org/

Browse computers and more: https://shop.freegeektoronto.org/

E-waste study: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/canadian-e-waste-has-tripled-new-study-finds

Also mentioned:

St Clare’s housing charity: https://www.stclares.ca/

Center for Mindfulness Studies: https://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/about/

Parkdale Project Read: https://www.parkdaleprojectread.org/

Creative Reuse Toronto: https://www.creativereusetoronto.ca/

Repair Café Toronto: https://repaircafetoronto.ca/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound effects:

FX evil sting.wav by v0idation -- https://freesound.org/s/368674/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-16205872 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0500 1766 1 5 full false Buying Food with Buttons Buying Food with Buttons In this episode, Matt visits a pay-it-forward café and community hub called the 541 Eatery & Exchange in Hamilton, Ontario where people who are short on cash can pay for food with buttons. After his visit, he sits down with Justin Eisinga the Executive Director of the 541 to discuss sharing food and building community across difference.

Learn more about the 541 here: https://www.fivefortyone.ca/

Buy Buttons Here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/63109

Read more about how UHN is opening supportive housing here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/homeless-housing-uhn-fred-victor-toronto-1.7341296

Justin also mentions Eadha Bakery in Winnipeg during the episode: https://eadhacoop.com/about/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound effects:

Waves at saedding beach 2011-12-17.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/138159/ 

EXT Siguenza, Spain NIGHT: Cathedral church bells from the mountain.wav by Brett+Butter -- https://freesound.org/s/552156/

]]> In this episode, Matt visits a pay-it-forward café and community hub called the 541 Eatery & Exchange in Hamilton, Ontario where people who are short on cash can pay for food with buttons. After his visit, he sits down with Justin Eisinga the Executive Director of the 541 to discuss sharing food and building community across difference.

Learn more about the 541 here: https://www.fivefortyone.ca/

Buy Buttons Here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/63109

Read more about how UHN is opening supportive housing here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/homeless-housing-uhn-fred-victor-toronto-1.7341296

Justin also mentions Eadha Bakery in Winnipeg during the episode: https://eadhacoop.com/about/

Music Credits:

'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD

Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833

Sound effects:

Waves at saedding beach 2011-12-17.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/138159/ 

EXT Siguenza, Spain NIGHT: Cathedral church bells from the mountain.wav by Brett+Butter -- https://freesound.org/s/552156/

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-16095094 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:00:00 -0500 2096 1 4 full false Phone Meets Lake Phone Meets Lake During a trip to the cottage, Matt reflects on his internet usage and explores digital detox.  Expect gently lapping waves, tips on reducing your phone usage and quick profiles of two digital detox groups in Toronto: Unplug.to and This is Reset.  Join our discord (https://discord.gg/mDBuWYtwMh) if you want some community accountability for your own digital detox goals.

If you enjoy this episode, you will also like our 'Slow Saturdays' episode where Matt shares another digital detox technique that has been working well for him.

WARNING: This episode is deeply relaxing and may induce drowsiness. Listeners should not operate heavy machinery while listening.

Music Credits:
'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

]]> During a trip to the cottage, Matt reflects on his internet usage and explores digital detox.  Expect gently lapping waves, tips on reducing your phone usage and quick profiles of two digital detox groups in Toronto: Unplug.to and This is Reset.  Join our discord (https://discord.gg/mDBuWYtwMh) if you want some community accountability for your own digital detox goals.

If you enjoy this episode, you will also like our 'Slow Saturdays' episode where Matt shares another digital detox technique that has been working well for him.

WARNING: This episode is deeply relaxing and may induce drowsiness. Listeners should not operate heavy machinery while listening.

Music Credits:
'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-15999279 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0400 1373 1 3 full false The Good Swap The Good Swap Matt visits a clothing swap and talks to Lisa Amerongen, the founder of the Good Swap, Toronto's largest ongoing clothing swap.  What makes a good swap?  Could we replace all clothing stores with clothing swaps?  What makes swapping different from shopping?  What if a pair of pants had its own Instagram account?

Music Credits:
'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

]]> Matt visits a clothing swap and talks to Lisa Amerongen, the founder of the Good Swap, Toronto's largest ongoing clothing swap.  What makes a good swap?  Could we replace all clothing stores with clothing swaps?  What makes swapping different from shopping?  What if a pair of pants had its own Instagram account?

Music Credits:
'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-15916685 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0400 1719 1 2 full false Why Future Mending? Why Future Mending? Welcome to Future Mending.  This episode lays out where this podcast is going and why and provides a short intro to our host, Matt Lie-Paehlke.

In short, Future Mending Radio will feature profiles of organizations and individuals that are meeting people's needs in better ways with a special interest in 'multi-solving.'  It will also include time to unwind and some truly soothing music.

Music Credits:
'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Audio Samples:
Huge Spaceship Pass.wav by Matt_G -- https://freesound.org/s/30346/
sewing-longrun-2.wav by sukaton -- https://freesound.org/s/60640/

]]> Welcome to Future Mending.  This episode lays out where this podcast is going and why and provides a short intro to our host, Matt Lie-Paehlke.

In short, Future Mending Radio will feature profiles of organizations and individuals that are meeting people's needs in better ways with a special interest in 'multi-solving.'  It will also include time to unwind and some truly soothing music.

Music Credits:
'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions.  Used with permission of the artists.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

Audio Samples:
Huge Spaceship Pass.wav by Matt_G -- https://freesound.org/s/30346/
sewing-longrun-2.wav by sukaton -- https://freesound.org/s/60640/

]]> Matt Lie - Paehlke Buzzsprout-15857992 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:00:00 -0400 1008 1 1 full false Trailer Trailer What is future mending radio and what can you expect in future episodes?  Future Mending reports on better ways of meeting our daily needs from clothing swaps to tool libraries and also includes a health dose of relaxation and wellness built right into the show.

Music Credits:
'Summer Vibes' by Pold.  Released under a creative commons license.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

]]> What is future mending radio and what can you expect in future episodes?  Future Mending reports on better ways of meeting our daily needs from clothing swaps to tool libraries and also includes a health dose of relaxation and wellness built right into the show.

Music Credits:
'Summer Vibes' by Pold.  Released under a creative commons license.

‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass.  Arr. by Karl Michelson.  Performed by The Union Guitar Trio.  Used with permission of the artists.

]]> Matt Buzzsprout-15714440 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400 159 trailer true