Category: Podcast
The Magic of Making
Chatting with Anna Hewitt about using creativity as a way to connect to the world. // Too often, we’re told that our individual actions are too small to make a difference in the face of global challenges like climate collapse and late-stage capitalism. While there’s truth to this, I believe we are still called to…
Art Outside of Capitalism
An exploration with Blaise Moritz into the motivations, intentions, and reception of art as political and a conduit for cultural inquiry. // The role of art in our culture and society is a complex topic, to be sure. Likewise, the topic of personal creativity and the desire to create art is multifaceted. If I have…
Natural Learning and Nature Connection
Kim Simpson from Free Spirit Forest and Nature School talks about trusting the process, making spaces for kids to really show up, and fostering skills that help kids beyond a formal education. // When I started writing this blog years ago, I wrote a lot about the education system. As an unschooling parent of two…
Anti-capitalist Existence in a Capitalist System
Helen Tremethick shares her experience, insight, and advice on how to navigate the system without losing hope. // What does it mean to thrive as someone who is opposed to capitalism but still has to exist in a capitalist system? This question is one that my friend and colleague, Helen Tremethick, has spent a lot…
Beyond the Garden: Permaculture as a Way of Life
Liz Postlethwaite shares her love of permaculture, the arts, and explores how we might live in a more connected way with living systems in the modern world. // Like many people, I learned about permaculture as an approach to help me understand how to grow food in a more sustainable way. But Liz’s approach goes…
Grassroots Community Support During the Current Housing Crisis
Meghan Sheffield shares her experience supporting unhoused community members in her hometown. // In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Meghan Sheffield, a friend and co-conspirator living in Cobourg, Ontario. For the first issue of the Novitas magazine, Meghan shared an intimate and beautiful article about her experience working with her community to…
Disability Justice and Art in a Post Capitalist World
Maria Epp shares her experiences and journey on this episode of the podcast // Maria Epp is an artist, a mother, and an advocate for those struggling with disability, both visible and invisible. Maria shares her art and writing online, also lending her energy to her local community in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her journey has been…
Project Knotwork: Merging community and education through project based self-directed learning
Listen to co-founder Lane Clark share her story about starting Project Knotwork // Lane Clark is an unschooling parent living in Marquette, Michigan where she and two friends started a very cool micro school called Project Knotwork. In this episode of the podcast, Lane shares her experience building out a community space that was designed…
Introducing Novitas
Welcome to the first episode of the podcast! // Welcome to the first episode of Novitas Podcast! My partner Shay and I dive in talking about our journey over the last few years exploring systems of oppression, capitalism, and share the story the led to the beginning of this project. Download There are a dozen…