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The Kainos PodcastLeviathan: Full DocumentaryTo help us make more films like this, and to gain access to the full interviews with ‘Leviathan’ guests, our ‘Sensemaking Companion’ and an extensive archive, become a Kainos subscriber for just $6 a month. Synopsis Why is social trust breaking down, and how do we find it again? This is the question at the heart of Leviathan. Directed and produced by Alexander Beiner, it draws on sociology, myth, psychology, economics and systems theory to delve into the deep code of culture and make sense of the times we live in. It’s a journey that invites th...
2025-06-261h 20
The Wisdom & Action PodcastBen Goldsmith on grief and the miracle of natureWelcome to the first episode of the Wisdom and Action podcast, brought to you by the Small Giants Academy. Join host Berry Liberman as she chats with Ben Goldsmith, a leading figure in green investment and the rewilding movement in the UK and Europe. The conversation navigates the complexities of valuing nature, rewilding, and the financial markets in the restoration process. As Berry and Ben explore the mysteries of our connection with nature, they touch on the profound impact of grief and loss, and Ben shares his personal journey about how nature became a source of solace and joy...
2023-12-0746 min
Wild with Sarah WilsonBONUS EP: Sarah + Berry Liberman talk Sensemaking in the MetacrisisFor something a bit different this week, I’m posting an important conversation I had a few days ago via the Small Giants Academy with its co-founder Berry Liberman. Berry is also an impact investor, filmmaker and philanthropist who founded Dumbo Feather magazine on top of all this. The conversation was titled Sensemaking in the Metacrisis: How to be of service in troubled times and it’s a big, wild, looping and uplifting chat about everything going on.As with the weekly AMAs, the video version of this interview will be posted over at m...
2023-10-2654 min
Catalyst TalksWisdom in Action (part two) with Danny AlmagorSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST and GIVE US A COMMENT SO WE KNOW!
What does it look like to take ideas, consciousness, awareness, and soul and deploy real solutions to real world problems? In this episode we talk about how Danny and his team are:
approaching problem solving
deploying capital toward systems change
evaluating challenges to find the lever points to catalyze real transformation
building bridges and collaborations
helping others get started in impact investing
holding and working with the challenges along the way
If you missed our first episode on the mindset, heart and soul e...
2022-06-221h 02
Catalyst TalksRight Wisdom, Right Action, Right Relationship With Danny AlmagorThis conversation with Danny Almagor is a must listen for ANYONE who loves deep thinking, experienced business perspective, and juicy flow between two people exploring concepts like systems change, non-linear perception, shared values, wisdom and action, right relationship, cognitive bias and dissonance, and good ole evolutionary banter. If that’s you, tune in, you are bound to find nugget after nugget in this one! Check out Danny’s work below and follow those links!
In this deep conversation we dive into:
A conversation on what it takes to build better systems and a bett...
2022-05-101h 20The Wisdom & Action Podcast#71: Robyn Davidson: Nomad, camel lady, wise oneRobyn Davidson is best known as ‘the camel lady’—a reference to her journey as a young woman crossing the Australian desert with four camels and her dog in 1977. Today, Robyn feels like a different person, yet there’s one quality that has remained a constant in her life: her ability to adapt to change.In 2017, Robyn sat down in front of a live audience with our publisher, Berry Liberman, to talk about adaptability—and how to embrace the flux that is ever present in our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-1237 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#61 Sarah Wilson & Berry Liberman on truthToday we're sharing the recording from the launch event of our truth issue of Dumo Feather - it’s a conversation between two familiar voices on the podcast – author and activist, Sarah Wilson, and publisher of Dumbo Feather Berry Liberman. We are very sorry about the poor audio quality. The event was recorded live in Sydney and streamed over Zoom, hence the sound didn't come out so great. But, the conversation is so insightful and useful for anyone grappling with the divisiveness and mistruths of this moment, we really wanted to put it out there. The event took place in Marc...
2021-07-1630 min
FuturesteadingEp 58 Berry Liberman ~ Change maker, language lover, powerhouse, owning her shitAs publisher of Dumbo Feather & Co-owner of Small Giants, Berry is one heck of a leader who doesn’t shy away from wearing her heart, beliefs and the paradox of life on her sleeve. In her own words she is ‘living with meaning in this one wild & precious life’ & as a master of language this interview will challenge you, pave the road for asking questions & fill you with fierce hope. SHOW NOTESBeing a good ancestor by leaving a legacyAdulting = knowing your decisions leave an impactBeing shocked into asking essential questionsSitting in the uncomfortable truth...
2021-06-2054 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#57 Kate Raworth: renegade, visionary, doughnut economistOne of the things we love at Dumbo Feather is learning about new models of success which we can implement in our communities and nations to ensure more prosperity across the board - for people and planet, not just the top one percent. A trailblazer in this work is Kate Raworth, an economist for the University of Oxford who devised the doughnut economic model, which defines the social and environmental boundaries we must live within in order to thrive. If you haven’t come across this work already, we suggest you press pause now and familiarise yourself with the doughnut - th...
2021-05-1843 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#55 Lydia Fairhall: music-maker, community-builder, voice of wisdomTwo years ago, our publisher Berry Liberman sat down with Worimi singer-songwriter Lydia Fairhall for one of the richest and most joyful inquiries of our inner and outer landscapes. Since then, Lydia has become a mentor and friend, whose wise counsel has expanded so much of our thinking and work. The conversation featured in our commemorative 60th edition of Dumbo Feather, titled "Belonging." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-04-1647 min
The Business of FamilyBerry Liberman - Using Financial Capital as Force For Good in the WorldWith one of the most recognisable family names in Australian business circles Berry Liberman is using her financial capital to make a positive impact in the world. Her family office, Small Giants, is 100% invested in Impact ventures - challenging the traditional notion of "do anything to make it and then give it all away" philanthropy.
Berry Liberman is the co-founder and Creative Director of Small Giants and the Publisher and Editor of Dumbo Feather magazine.
Small Giants was founded in 2007 to create, support, nurture and empower businesses that are contributing to the world in a...
2021-04-051h 01The Wisdom & Action Podcast#54 Lisa Marchiano: Jungian analyst, social worker, perceiver of cultural currentsOur current issue of Dumbo Feather magazine is all about truth and critical thinking. Our editor-in-chief Berry Liberman sat down with the wonderful Lisa Marchiano, a social worker and Jungian analyst based in Philadelphia (who you might know from her podcast This Jungian Life), to discuss discernment, the challenges posed by mass movements, and why we need to make friends with doubt.If these ideas sparked your curiosity, then get a hold of issue 66 of Dumbo Feather magazine, available at selected news agencies and specialty stores, and over at our website: dumbofeather.comYou can tune into Lisa’s weekly podcast Th...
2021-03-2641 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#50 Lucy Peach: folk singer, educator, period queenThis month's chat is with the delightful & insightful Lucy Peach, author of the book Period Queen. Hailing from Fremantle WA, Lucy is a folk singer, performer & a long time champion of the power of the menstrual cycle. We love the way Lucy talks about the period and the invitation that is present in each stage of that cycle. This conversation was had in October last year for our current issue of Dumbo Feather magazine, which is all about rest and the cycles that we are both part of and are part of us. If you dig the topics that come...
2021-01-2138 min
Poetry of ImpactBerry Liberman on 100% Family OfficeBerry Liberman, Founder of Dumbo Feather & Co-Founder of Small Giants AU, illumines the realities of crises in Australia between the recent wildfires and the COVID pandemic. She shares a story of optimism and hope, springing from her dedication to love and service.
2020-09-2045 min
Poetry of ImpactDanny Almagor on Empathy & Next EconomyInspiring the masses to use empathy as a guide in business, Danny Almagor shares with us the depth of his love and understanding in how to create a better future for all. Through Impact Safaris and a unique business model, Danny has built Small Giants with his wife Berry Liberman in hopes to model the possibilities of the Next Economy.
2020-09-171h 00The Wisdom & Action Podcast#44 Peter Macfadyen: former mayor, renegade, legend of local politicsAs part of our localising campaign at Dumbo Feather, we have a ripper conversation for you with the former mayor of Frome and legend of local politics, Peter Macfadyen. Peter is one of the architects behind Flatpack Democracy, a do-it-yourself guide to creating independent politics. In this conversation with Berry Liberman, he tells the story of how he and a small group of independents successfully took over their local town council and put an end to business as usual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-0350 minThe Wisdom & Action PodcastSPECIAL EPISODE: Introducing Myths, Morals & MoneyA new podcast from our friends at Small Giants. What shadows in our collective consciousness have created our flawed economic system? What could a new system that operates within the ecological boundaries of this planet look like? How can we dream into a more regenerative system for all? Impact Investor, Berry Liberman, publisher of Dumbo Feather and co-founder of Small Giants, is joined by three Jungian analysts, Joseph Lee, Deborah Stewart and Lisa Marchiano to analyse capitalism through a Jungian lens.This is episode 4 of the series, a special release for Dumbo Feather listeners. Subscribe to Myths, Morals and Money...
2020-04-2448 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#4 Conversation Series with Catherine IngramNearly 200 folks around the world gathered in the Zoom Room for our Monday lunchtime chat with legendary Dharma teacher, Catherine Ingram. In the 1970s, Catherine co-founded the most prestigious Buddhist Centre in the west - the Insight Meditation Society - and since then has written seminal works, led retreats, run a weekly Dharma Dialogue series, and been a voice of nourishment and solace to thousands. This is an edited version of her chat with Dumbo Feather's Berry Liberman and Nathan Scolaro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-2255 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#1 Transformation through Rites of PassageIn this special mini-series of the Dumbo Feather podcast, our publisher and editor-in-chief Berry Liberman examines this moment in history as a rite of passage with good friend and founder of the Rites of Passage Institute, Dr Arne Rubinstein.Over the next few episodes, Berry and Arne will unpack the elements and stages of a rite of passage and look at how they relate to our individual and collective lives. They will ask, "How can this period be experienced as a rite of passage?" and "What does a healthy transformation look like?"Berry and Arne discuss the opportunity that exists...
2020-04-1743 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#3 Conversation Series with Lydia FairhallThis week in our lunchtime Conversation Series, we chatted with singer-songwriter, storyteller and cover star of Issue 60, Lydia Fairhall about who's really in the driver's seat: body or spirit? This is an edited version of her chat with Dumbo Feather's Berry Liberman and Nathan Scolaro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-1555 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#2 Conversation Series with Hugh MackayEvery Monday at 12:30pm, we're inviting Dumbo Feather guests to share their wisdom for this time with members of our community over Zoom. This week we heard from social researcher and community champion Hugh Mackay. This is an edited version of his chat with Berry Liberman and Nathan Scolaro from Dumbo Feather. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-0845 min
The Wisdom & Action Podcast#1 Conversation Series with Berry LibermanEvery Monday at 12:30pm, we're inviting Dumbo Feather guests to share their wisdom for this time with members of our community over Zoom. This week we heard from Dumbo Feather publisher and Small Giants co-founder Berry Liberman about leaning into new economic systems and re-imagining a future where all life can flourish. This is an edited version of her chat with Dumbo Feather editor Nathan Scolaro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-0144 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#40 Clare Bowditch: Creator, survivor, thriverFor our 40th podcast we’re sharing a catch-up between two old friends, Clare Bowditch and Dumbo Feather publisher Berry Liberman. As part of her national tour to promote her debut book, your own kind of girl, Clare visited Byron Bay and made space for this talk.Only two friends catching up could pack this much love, honesty, tears and laughter into half an hour. In the process of writing her book, Clare has confronted the pain and suffering of her 20s, burdened by a deep sense that she didn’t deserve to be happy and coming to terms with the...
2019-11-2738 min
Good FutureBerry Liberman: building the impact economy, with loveBerry Liberman is a passionate advocate for sustainability, she’s co-founder of the Small Giants impact investment firm, she’s the editor-in-chief of Dumbo Feather and, most importantly, she tells it how it is.
Berry and her husband Danny Almagor founded Small Giants in 2007 to support a new breed of businesses, that are focussed on empathy and building strong communities. They fund and manage a portfolio of companies as tools for social and environmental impact, to shift away from blind faith in economics, and instead embrace ecology as the path to living a life of passion and purpose.
Berry pushed me t...
2019-09-1244 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#31 Rhea Dempsey: Birth attendant, counsellor, healerFor over thirty years, childbirth educator, birth attendant and counsellor Rhea Dempsey has been helping women to feel more empowered and better prepared when navigating childbirth. This month on the podcast, she chats with Dumbo Feather friend and host of the All Being Well podcast, Kayla Robertson about everything from why our attitudes towards birth have changed so dramatically since the ‘80s to how we can help create better birthing options for mothers and babies. We hope you find their conversation as fascinating as we did.Show notes: Enter the 2018 Dumbo Feather Reader Survey here: https://dumbofeather.typeform.com/to/In...
2019-01-2243 min
Next Economy Now: For the Benefit of All LifeBerry Liberman: Holding the Grief with the Hopeful Vision for a Resilient FutureFor the show notes (guest bio, summary, resources, etc), go to: www.lifteconomy.com/podcastEarly bird registration is now open for the spring 2026 cohort of The Next Economy MBA, a nine-month facilitated learning journey for people building a more just and regenerative economy. Save 20 percent if you sign up before February 2. Learn more at lifteconomy.com/mba.Support the show
2018-07-201h 02The Wisdom & Action Podcast#25 Helena Norberg-Hodge: Wisdom protector, empath, founder of Local FuturesHelena Norberg-Hodge joins our publisher Berry Liberman on the podcast this month. As a young woman in 1975, Helena was invited to join a film crew travelling to Ladakh, a remote region on the Tibetan plateau, just as it was opening up to tourism and other Western influences. She talks to Berry about the heartbreaking changes she witnessed during that time, and challenges conventional ideas we may have around progress and development. Above all, Helena advocates for an economy centered around community and the importance of carrying ancient wisdom into our future.Show notes: You can read more about Helena, and...
2018-07-1943 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#21 Esther Perel: couples therapist, rule breaker, holder of spaceThis month we’re in conversation with best-selling author and psychotherapist Esther Perel. Esther’s podcast, 'Where Should We Begin?' has become an international sensation. The recorded sessions between Esther and anonymous couples—who visit her for one session only at her private practice in New York—have become a public health campaign for relationships. Chatting with our publisher Berry Liberman, Esther explores why modern relationships are more complex and nuanced than ever before, her love for breaking orthodoxies and how she dignified the experience of her teenage son bringing his girlfriend home for the first time. It’s a cracker...
2018-03-1553 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#20 Krista Tippett: Journalist, wisdom-seeker, entrepreneurThis month we’re sharing a particularly special conversation with Krista Tippett, creator and host of the much-loved radio show and podcast, On Being. For more than ten years, Krista has been asking spiritual leaders, poets, scientists and philosophers the big questions—about what it means to be human. She speaks with our publisher Berry Liberman about what it means to live a wise life, how can we connect more meaningfully with one another, and what questions we should be asking the Donald Trumps in our lives.Show notes:Production by our digital editor Lizzie Marton. The music you hear is b...
2018-02-1348 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#17 Robyn Davidson: Nomad, camel lady, wise oneRobyn Davidson is best known as ‘the camel lady’—a reference to her journey as a young woman crossing the Australian desert with four camels and her dog in 1977. Today, Robyn feels like a different person, yet there’s one quality that has remained a constant in her life: her ability to adapt to change. Robyn sat down in front of a live audience at The School of Life with our publisher, Berry Liberman, to talk about adaptability—and how to embrace the flux that is ever present in our lives.Show notes: Thank you to the School of Life for co-hos...
2017-11-0947 minThe Wisdom & Action Podcast#16 Jostein Solheim: CEO, futurist, all 'round champJostein Solheim is the CEO of Ben and Jerry’s—a social justice company that just happens to sell ice cream. In this episode of the Dumbo Feather podcast our publisher Berry Liberman sits down with Jostein to chat about using business as a force for good, finding purpose, and why he prides Ben and Jerry’s on being a highly emotional company. Show notes:This edited conversation was produced by Beth Gibson, and the music featured is by Dennis Liu. Further reading:B Corporation: https://www.bcorporation.net/Impact Investing: http://www.impact-group.com.au/what-we-doSmall Giants: http://www.smallg...
2017-10-1728 min
Serpil Senelmis ABC WorkProfit with purposeBerry Liberman is one half of the couple that founded Small Giants and she's disrupting the way we think about business, driving profit with purpose.
Pic: supplied
Producer: James Brandis
2016-07-3116 min