The ADDA
The ADDA
Podcast Description
"Adda" is the Hindi word for the place where people come together to deliberate, disagree and move on better for the experience of having had the chance to do it. We are a space where the topics affecting our world are unpicked, so that we can better understand them and ourselves. We come with a sense of curiosity and a desire that by exploring different perspectives maybe we can grow and show up a little bit better in the world. We’re believers that good conversations lead to better perspectives and better perspectives undoubtedly lead to better decision making and action.
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The podcast focuses on critical social issues such as non-violence, sustainability, and community empowerment. Episodes like E10 with Rajni Bakshi delve into the relevance of non-violence in contemporary society, while E9 explores the concept of radical love and its application in today's world. Other topics include media bias, economic systems, and environmental challenges.
Tired of one-sided narratives and staged conversations? Welcome to The ADDA, where genuine, cross-cultural dialogue sparks profound understanding and drives systemic change.
Hosted by Deepa Mirchandani, The ADDA (from the Hindi for a space for deliberation) offers the nuanced exploration missing in today’s media. We unpick global issues with curiosity, bringing together authentic voices for better decisions and real-world impact.
Warning: Contains messy conversations, occasional profanity and zero jargon!
What happens when we look at our relationship with nature from a moral lens? It turns out, everything becomes far less complicated.
In this episode Deepa speaks with Alastair Driver, veteran conservationist and rewilder extraordinaire. Ali’s been in the nature business for close to 50 years and has been an advisor and inspiration for local communities, regional and national governments at home and abroad, the EU, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the UN. This conversation itself was sandwiched between advising an international government and then going off to check out some hedgehogs in the village!
They cover a range of topics from the drivers of conservation in government, the responsibility of the private sector to acknowledge and manage its impact, to the implications of humans “playing God” by introducing species into an area in the interest of rewilding.
Ali’s no nonsense charm makes this a great listen, particularly when he talks about the responsibility we all have in encouraging younger generations to get out there with curiosity and wonder and discover all that nature has to offer.
We hope you enjoy the conversation.
The ADDA is brought to you by The Deep & Meaningful Consultancy.
Host: Deepa Mirchandani
Music: Unreasonable World by Bernard Schimpelsberger (http://www.bernhard.co.at/)
To find out more about the Deep & Meaningful Consultancy, to sign up for our monthly newsletter and also check out our Group ADDA sessions, please check out https://www.deepandmeaningful.co.
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