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FutureKindReclaiming Power Through Food with Loren CardeliFood systems strategist and storyteller Loren Cardeli joins FutureKind to illuminate how food is not just sustenance—it’s power, politics, and culture. As founder of A Growing Culture, Loren works alongside peasant and Indigenous communities around the world to challenge industrial agriculture’s dominance and restore narrative sovereignty to those who feed us. In this episode, Loren and host Megan Westgate explore the root causes of food injustice, from seed laws to social erosion, and invite listeners to consider how reclaiming agency begins with listening, solidarity, and a deeper understanding of who holds power—and why. This is a conver...2025-07-241h 01FutureKindSummer Solstice: A Light Feast MeditationThe summer solstice calls us home to something our souls remember - that we are meant to live in rhythm with the earth's cycles. When we align our nourishment with the seasons, magic happens. Our bodies know exactly what they need, and the earth provides it perfectly.This isn't just about food — it's about remembering who we truly are as beings connected to something infinitely larger than ourselves. Join us for a special solstice meditation that will awaken your deepest knowing about abundance, presence, and what it means to feast on light itself.Delve into hu...2025-06-2510 minFutureKindThe Work That Calls Us with Mohammad SalehiEntrepreneur, humanitarian, and regenerative thinker Mohammad Salehi joins FutureKind to share the extraordinary story behind Heray Spice—a mission-driven company sourcing premium saffron through a farmer-owned cooperative in Afghanistan. From growing up on a farm during the Soviet occupation to working as a U.S. Army linguist and launching a thriving business in Chicago, Mohammad’s journey is one of deep courage, service, and vision.In this powerful conversation with host Megan Westgate, Mohammad reflects on what it means to live a purpose-led life, the challenges of upholding food safety and gender equity under Taliban rule, and why...2025-05-2654 minFutureKindReNourishing the Food System with Lauren TuckerStrategist, systems thinker, and regenerative leader Lauren Tucker joins FutureKind to explore how true evolution begins at the root—within ourselves, our businesses, and the very frameworks we use to think. Lauren shares the path that led her to launch ReNourish Studio and its offerings for food system changemakers. Alongside host Megan Westgate, she reflects on the trap of incrementalism, why nourishment must come before transformation, and how a truly thriving food system can only emerge through relational, co-creative process. This episode weaves personal healing, business design, and deep systemic insight into a powerful invitation: to shift not only wh...2025-04-271h 11FutureKindEating with Reverence: Food, Power, and Interdependence with Kia RuizLeader, scientist, and world-walker Kia Ruiz explores the essence of interdependence and its vital role in addressing our most pressing challenges. Drawing from her diverse background in biology, indigenous wisdom, and social justice, she offers a unique perspective on how we can navigate complex systems with humility and consciousness. This insightful conversation delves into her work with food systems, the power of stillness in a chaotic world, and practical approaches to self-regulation that help us remain present and effective in times of crisis. Throughout, Kia reminds us that our connections—to each other, to our food, and to the na...2025-03-2959 minFutureKindThe Wisdom of Flavor with Mark SchatzkerAuthor and journalist Mark Schatzker explores the vital relationship between flavor and nutrition that has been disrupted by our modern food system. Drawing from his books "The Dorito Effect" and "The End of Craving," he explains how our innate nutritional wisdom is being confused by ultra-processed foods that create a mismatch between what our brains expect and what our bodies receive. This illuminating conversation covers how animals and humans naturally seek the nutrients they need through flavor, why modern foods have lost their nutritional integrity, and how reconnecting with real food can restore our natural ability to nourish ourselves...2025-03-1358 minFutureKindBusiness Beyond Extraction with Heather TerryEntrepreneur and CEO Heather K Terry shares her journey from Broadway actress to food system innovator, exploring how business can be transformed from extractive to regenerative. Drawing from her experience with GoodSam, she discusses the challenges of raising capital as a woman founder, the importance of building relationships directly with farmers, and how financing structures can either nourish or deplete communities and ecosystems. This thought-provoking dialogue explores food justice, impact investing, and the courage to say "no" to systems that don't align with a vision of a more nourishing future.For more information:...2025-02-271h 03FutureKindFeeding the Future: Land, Ancestors, and Liberation with Langston KahnLangston Kahn, author of "Deep Liberation," explores how reconnecting with the earth, our ancestors, and indigenous wisdom can help us move beyond the modern myth of separation. Drawing from his experiences as a teacher, practitioner, and participant in the Black farming movement, he discusses how cultivating deeper relationships with land, food, and community can help us become the humans our future needs. This wide-ranging conversation covers spiritual practice, energy body work, ancestral healing, and creating regenerative relationships with the earth through farming and food systems.For more information about Langston's work, visit: https://langstonkahn.com/2025-02-121h 00FutureKindBeyond Ultra-Processed: Rebuilding Our Food FutureNutritionist Rob Hobson, author of "Unprocess Your Life," shares practical strategies for reducing ultra-processed foods in our diets while navigating modern food environments. Drawing from 20 years of experience, he discusses how small dietary changes can lead to meaningful health improvements while exploring the cultural and systemic challenges we face. This wide-ranging conversation covers school food policies, family nutrition, and how reconnecting with real food can help create a healthier future.For more information about Rob Hobson, please visit https://robhobson.co.uk/ and www.instagram.com/robhobsonnutritionistKey Moments: [00:14:17] Clear breakdown of what makes foods "...2025-01-2954 minFutureKindRemembering Our Sacred Role, with Dr. Lyla JuneIn this inaugural episode of FutureKind, Dr. Lyla June shares profound insights about humanity's forgotten role as ecosystem architects. Drawing from her groundbreaking research on indigenous food systems and her personal journey of healing, she explores how ancient wisdom can help us transform our relationship with food, land, and ourselves. Dr. June challenges the "pristine myth" of wilderness and reveals how indigenous peoples historically cultivated thriving ecosystems across North America, offering hope for how we might rebuild our connection to the living world today.Learn more about Dr Lyla June JohnstonLyla...2025-01-131h 07FutureKindWhat is FutureKind?How do we become the humans that the future needs? Humans who know how to be in a mutually nourishing relationship with life. I think, at the root of this is a deep remembering of our belonging to nature, of our place in the web of life. And food is a huge part of that. With every bite of food, we literally form our body from the body of the earth. We are what we eat. But a lot of what we're eating now isn't even food. So, what is that doing to our bodies, our consciousness, our communities...2025-01-0802 min