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The Cafe on the Edge of the World Podcast

The Cafe on the Edge of the World Podcast

By: John Strelecky
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Host John Strelecky (author of The Cafe on the Edge of the World) and fellow collaborators share humorous and heartfelt advice about the big questions in life. Hang with them as they bridge the gap between our seemingly absolute unimportance given the grand scale of the universe and yet how to live a meaningful life despite that. Episodes include highlights from interviews he has given, and brand new content recorded just for the show. New episode each month.

© 2025 John Strelecky & Aspen Light Publishing
Economics Personal Development Personal Success Philosophy Social Sciences
Episodes
  • #71 Joana Breidenbach, How to Build a Company that Changes the World
    Oct 13 2025

    On this episode, I sit down for a motivating and inspiring conversation with cultural anthropologist, author, and social entrepreneur, Joana Breidenbach. Joana is the co-founder of betterplace.org and founder of the Betterplace Lab.

    Our conversation delves into the origin of Better Place, and what drives the passion behind the wonderful ideas Joana has continuously contributed to the world. Our discussion includes; understanding and embracing different ways of life, staying curious rather than being judgmental, push factors vs. pull factors, learning to be grateful for the things in life that are often taken for granted, why paying attention to the world is a moral act, building an efficient and effective team, how to create a remarkable company culture, seeing business relationship as a human to human interaction instead of a boss to employee or client to client relation, and so much more!

    To learn more about Betterplace please visit (English): https://www.betterplace.org/en

    To learn more about Betterplace please visit (German): https://www.betterplace.org/de

    To get to Joana’s books, please visit here: https://www.joanabreidenbach.de/author

    To learn more about Joana please visit her website here: https://www.joanabreidenbach.de/

    To learn more about Brafe Space please visit: https://brafe.space/

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • #70 Catherine Duncan, How to Find Peace in Life
    Sep 15 2025

    On this episode, I sit down for a beautiful conversation with integrative spiritual consultant, author, and holistic healer, Catherine Duncan. Catherine has worked extensively in the areas of chronic illness, life transitions, grief, loss and finding meaning and purpose while serving as a chaplain and spiritual care provider.

    Our discussion includes; how Catherine overcame not one but two separate near-death experiences, how she discovered and perfected her innate ability to see and communicate with spirits, why it’s important to truly feel the energetic shift that comes with gratitude, why humans experience difficult situations or circumstances, how to tap into your unique gifts as a human, why you should be the only person who decides what a successful life looks like for you, learning to turn down the fear part of your mind, and so much more!

    To learn more about Catherine please visit her website here: https://www.catherineduncan.org/

    To get to Catherine’s book, please visit here: https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Awakening-Practices-Living-Feeling/dp/163755608X

    To connect with Catherine, please visit here: https://www.instagram.com/catherineduncanmabcc/

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • #69 Felix Finkbeiner, How to Plant One Trillion Trees
    Aug 11 2025

    On this episode, I sit down for a truly inspiring conversation with environmentalist, and founder of Plant-for-the-Planet, Felix Finkbeiner. Felix’s organization is currently responsible for planting over 13.6 billion trees around the world.

    We have a fascinating discussion focused on the amazing work Plant-for-the-Planet is doing and how people can help and support their goal of planting 1 trillion trees. Our conversation includes; How at 9 years old Felix heard the story of Wangarĩ Maathai and was then inspired to start his own movement, how Felix was able to balance being a kid while also chasing after his dreams of changing the world through planting 1 million trees, creating a network of team members around the world to plant for the planet, why maintaining biodiversity and planting native species is vital to creating a thriving ecosystem, how Plant-for-the-Planet builds sustainable relationships with local communities to ensure projects succeed well into the future, what softwares Plant-for-the-Planet have built and how they're ensuring the most accurate and precise data is collected and used, why Plant-for-the-Planet is sharing its vast knowledge and key learning to anyone who wants it, and so much more!

    To learn more about Plant-for-the-Planet please visit their website here: https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/

    To donate to Plant-for-the-Planet please visit: https://donate.plant-for-the-planet.org/?to=proj_bFH0BU0Qw02RuetpQlLOMVYX

    To learn more about the Tree Mapper App please visit: https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/treemapper/

    To Learn more about the One Trillion Tree initiative please visit: https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/trillion-trees/

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    1 hr and 27 mins
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