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Change Oracle

By: Richard Matthews
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 Change Oracle Podcast offers solution-focused expert commentary on a wide range of prescient sustainability issues. The podcast is hosted by Richard Matthews, a consultant, writer, journalist, and change advocate who is also the owner and principal author of Change Oracle which provides widely cited transdisciplinary analysis.

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  • The Inequality Surge is Increasing

    The Inequality Surge is Increasing
    Jun 23 2025
    Inequality is surging globally, concentrating wealth among a small elite while the majority struggle with stagnating wages, limited access to resources, and declining social mobility. The Inequality Surge is Increasing by Change Oracle's Richard Matthews explores how this growing divide fuels global instability, undermines democracy, and worsens health and well-being. With data from the IMF, World Bank, and Oxfam, the podcast highlights the massive wealth transfer from the bottom 90% to the top 1%, particularly in the U.S., and examines how financial crises and globalization accelerate the trend. Listen now for a deep dive into today's most urgent economic and social crisis.

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    28 mins
  • Understanding Societal Inequality: History, Types, Causes and Effects

    Understanding Societal Inequality: History, Types, Causes and Effects
    May 27 2025
    Understanding Societal Inequality: History, Types, Causes & Effects: Dive into the deep roots and wide-reaching consequences of inequality in this powerful episode of Change Oracle. From prehistoric hierarchies to modern wealth gaps, explore how economic, social, and political disparities shape today’s global polycrisis. Discover the forces that sustain injustice—and what it will take to dismantle them. Essential listening for anyone seeking clarity in a world of compounding crises.

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    27 mins
  • Economic Growth is an Unsustainable Monster that is Devouring Us from Within

    Economic Growth is an Unsustainable Monster that is Devouring Us from Within
    May 8 2025
    In this episode, we challenge the deeply ingrained belief in limitless economic growth and expose how the growth-at-all-costs mindset drives ecological collapse, social inequality, and political dysfunction. Featuring insights from renowned economists and researchers, we dismantle myths like the Environmental Kuznets Curve and explore the destructive ideology of "growthism." If you're ready to question conventional economic wisdom and confront the harsh truths about sustainability, this episode is a must-listen.

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    12 mins

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