Welcome back to Climate Courage, and I’m absolutely delighted to share that Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato will be joining as co-hosts, as we build on the core focus of the show – to discuss the issues across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, while keeping it in everyday language, so we can all better understand the challenges and what we can do about it.

This is our first show together as co-hosts, and we are going to discuss why we speak up (and the answers might surprise you), then we’ll dig into other important topics, like how we manage our minds when dealing with such challenging issues every single day, coping with and managing the very common challenge of information overwhelm, as well as misinformation, disinformation fake news and propaganda, and we’ll finish with some big picture perspectives on what global solutions we should be looking at, and the challenges of getting there.

Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato are the co-founders of Rethinking Choices, and co-authors of “The Unsu$tainable Truth: how investing for the future is destroying the planet and what to do about it” – a book that distils three decades of personal experiences at the sharp end of investments and hedge funds. It is a must read for any who fear the damages investments are making, but need those investment returns all the same.

Climate Courage is a livestream, held every two weeks and is co-hosted by Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato. On the show, we cover critical topics across the full spectrum of the polycrisis, in everyday language, and we go big picture on the climate crisis, while also drilling down and focusing on the actions we can all take to be part of the solution. Whether individual action, community action, or national/global action - every single one of us can be part of ensuring a live-able future for our children and grandchildren. We owe them that!

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My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

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Propaganda has always been an issue in our societies, but the problem is becoming a much bigger challenge today. Recently, a British man was charged over an arson plot targeting a Ukrainian business after he was allegedly recruited to act for the mercenary group, Wagner. He will face trial under the UK’s new National Security Act, the first time a case will be brought under this new legislation, designed to crack down on foreign agents.

But this isn’t the only incident. A more serious Russian campaign of sabotage is spanning the whole of Europe, with signal interference in the air and at sea. The challenge is this hostile action from Russia is becoming gradually normalized, because it appears that nobody is willing or able to deal with it. Of course, this isn’t just happening in Europe, with China on a propaganda offensive around the world, as well as Americans being targeted by foreign propagandists using the internet and social media to fill minds with untruths. Unfortunately, they are lapping it up.

It appears a bored, listless and fearful society is definitely a successful feeding ground for disinformation, and we will all suffer its impact if we don’t get a handle on the situation.

To help us dig into this fascinating topic, we are very happy to welcome Taryn-Lee Kearney, the Chief Executive Director of Aha Training and Development. Taryn is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is an industrial psychologist, global speaker, a multifaceted facilitator and consultant, as well as a mental health advocate.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

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To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent, and parts of Africa are sitting in the eye of an extreme heatwave, seeing temperatures five to 10 degrees Celsius above normal, and it’s predicted to last until June. That means no relief is on the horizon for the millions of people being impacted, and reports of deaths from heat stroke are growing by the day.

It is challenging for the wealthy countries in the North to comprehend how devastating this heatwave is, with most of the population living without air-conditioning and failing electricity grids. How did we get here? Why didn’t we prepare? Why are governments across the world ignoring the evidence before our eyes? And how can we make the Global South more resilient to these climate impacts? Because if we don’t address this, we will see mass migration and that will be disastrous for our fragile planet, on multiple levels.

To help us discuss this and the news going on around the world, we are delighted to welcome Neil Mann, founder of Future Horizon and he is a futurist, advisor, CTO, consultant, and trainer. Neil helps clients uncover what's next on the digital frontier for business, delivering strategic foresight on emerging technologies. As his business tagline suggests: Think bold. Think broad. Think beyond.

The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that’s getting everyone’s attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We’ll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.

The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.

#TheKnowShow #UncommonCourage

To get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards

My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage

My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar