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Life Itself PodcastManda Scott: Weaving Thrutopias Beyond Climate Crisis and Capitalism’s CollapseIn this interview with author Manda Scott we explore the Manda’s journey as bestselling fiction author into the realms of the shamanic and her subsequent search for new and ancient narratives that can lead us through and beyond collapse. Listen above or watch the episode here:About the episode:In this interview, award-winning novelist and the host of Accidental Gods Podcast Manda Scott explores humanity’s precarious position at the edge of chaos and transformation. She introduces "thrutopia," a visionary framework for crafting hopeful, actionable paths to flourishing futures amidst the climate cris...2025-06-191h 00Life Itself PodcastManda Scott: Weaving Thrutopias Beyond Climate Crisis and Capitalism’s CollapseIn this interview with author Manda Scott we explore the Manda’s journey as bestselling fiction author into the realms of the shamanic and her subsequent search for new and ancient narratives that can lead us through and beyond collapse. Listen above or watch the episode here:About the episode:In this interview, award-winning novelist and the host of Accidental Gods Podcast Manda Scott explores humanity’s precarious position at the edge of chaos and transformation. She introduces "thrutopia," a visionary framework for crafting hopeful, actionable paths to flourishing futures amidst the climate cris...2025-06-191h 00
✨ True Wealth with Betty ✨Initiation culture, Indigenous Britons, and Dreaming a Future We’d be Proud to Leave Behind w/ Manda ScottDream deeply, rise up strong. A change is coming. These powerful words form the foundation of Manda Scott's revolutionary work, where ancient wisdom meets urgent contemporary need.In this profound conversation, bestselling author and shamanic practitioner Manda Scott takes us on a journey from the world of pre-Roman Britain to our current precipice of ecological and social collapse – and most importantly, charts a believable path forward. The contrast she draws between "initiation culture" (the indigenous way of being that characterized most of human history) and "trauma culture" (our current disconnected paradigm) offers a framework for understanding not ju...2025-04-031h 29
Universe Within PodcastEp. 152 - Manda Scott - Shamanism, Dreams, & Post-Capitalism Regenerative EconomicsHey everybody! In this episode, I spoke with Manda Scott. Manda is an author, podcasters, shamanic dreaming practitioner, and works on a number of regenerative projects. I really enjoyed sitting down and speaking with her about these subjects as well as what she describes as a trauma culture from the Roman conquest and what more indigenous societies can teach us about ways forward. Manda has spent a lot of time with these subjects and questions and her knowledge is apparent in how she beautifully shares. I trust you all will get much from this episode. As always, to support...2025-03-051h 49
The Universe Within PodcastEp152 - Manda Scott - Shamanism, Dreams, & Post-Capitalism Regenerative EconomicsHey everybody! Episode 152 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Manda Scott. Manda is an author, podcasters, shamanic dreaming practitioner, and works on a number of regenerative projects. I really enjoyed sitting down and speaking with her about these subjects as well as what she describes as a trauma culture from the Roman conquest and what more indigenous societies can teach us about ways forward. Manda has spent a lot of time with these subjects and questions and her knowledge is apparent in how she beautifully shares. I trust you all will get much from...2025-03-051h 49Universe Within PodcastEp. 152 - Manda Scott - Shamanism, Dreams, & Post-Capitalism Regenerative EconomicsHey everybody! In this episode, I spoke with Manda Scott. Manda is an author, podcasters, shamanic dreaming practitioner, and works on a number of regenerative projects. I really enjoyed sitting down and speaking with her about these subjects as well as what she describes as a trauma culture from the Roman conquest and what more indigenous societies can teach us about ways forward. Manda has spent a lot of time with these subjects and questions and her knowledge is apparent in how she beautifully shares. I trust you all will get much from this episode. As always, to support...2025-03-051h 49
A Wild New Work139. In Service to Life, with Manda ScottIn these troubling times, how can we offer ourselves in service to Life? In this sparkling and vast conversation with Manda Scott, we discuss what it means to do what needs doing and let go of the outcome, where we are in the human story, and the more-than-human support available to us in this important juncture.
Manda Scott is an award-winning novelist and host of the acclaimed Accidental Gods podcast. Her latest novel Any Human Power is a Mytho-Political thriller which lays out a Thrutopian roadmap to a flourishing future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that co...2025-02-031h 19
Future Learning Design PodcastBuilding Bridges for Systemic Change - A Conversation with Manda ScottAs Manda Scott's BRILLIANT podcast suggests, "another world is possible… we have the power of gods to destroy our home, but we also have the chance to become something we cannot yet imagine." This week's special episode is a joint podcast with Manda on her Accidental Gods podcast (https://accidentalgods.life/).
In all of her shamanic work, bestselling novel-writing, podcasting and convening, Manda Scott is gathering people around the vital question, how we can create a future that we would be proud to leave to the generations to come?
Manda's new novel 'Any Human Power' is...2025-01-261h 10
The Shadows Run PodcastEP 23: The Art of Dreaming, Promises Kept, and What It Means To Be A Good Ancestor with Manda Scott (Part 2)Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast! Today's episode is part 2 of my conversation with award winning author, contemporary shamanic teacher, and host of the Accidental Gods podcast, Manda Scott. In this half of our conversation, Manda and I discuss: the power of dreaming - both while asleep and awake the importance of keeping promises and what promises represent in the story world of her newest book, Any Human Power what it means to her to be a good ancestor how to bring gratitude, compassion, and joyful curiosity to even the most cha...2025-01-1952 min
Net ZeroEpisode 199: Author Manda Scott on the Role of Stories, Spirituality, and Systemic Change”In this thought-provoking episode of The Sustainability Agenda, Fergal Byrne speaks with Manda Scott—award-winning novelist, podcaster, and shamanic practitioner—about the profound challenges of our time and the transformative possibilities of conscious evolution. Manda discusses the “polycrisis” of climate breakdown, systemic inequities, and the existential threat of predatory capitalism, offering a deep perspective on the spiritual...2025-01-161h 01TSA PodcastEpisode 199: Author Manda Scott on the Role of Stories, Spirituality, and Systemic Change”In this thought-provoking episode of The Sustainability Agenda, Fergal Byrne speaks with Manda Scott—award-winning novelist, podcaster, and shamanic practitioner—about the profound challenges of our time and the transformative possibilities of conscious evolution. Manda discusses the “polycrisis” of climate breakdown, systemic inequities, and the existential threat of predatory capitalism, offering a deep perspective on the spiritual...2025-01-161h 01
The Sustainability AgendaEpisode 199: : Author Manda Scott on Conscious Evolution, Systemic Change, and the Power of StorytellingIn this thought-provoking episode of The Sustainability Agenda, Fergal Byrne speaks with Manda Scott—award-winning novelist, podcaster, and shamanic practitioner—about the profound challenges of our time and the transformative possibilities of conscious evolution. Manda discusses the "polycrisis" of climate breakdown, systemic inequities, and the existential threat of predatory capitalism, offering a deep perspective on the spiritual and systemic changes needed to navigate this pivotal moment.Manda sees humanity’s crises as rooted in a centuries-old belief in separability, which has fueled destructive systems like capitalism and undermined our connection to the natural world. She emphasizes the need f...2025-01-161h 01
Frankly Speaking, with Lynne Franks & FriendsRe-Imagining Our World: An Inspiring Conversation with Best Selling Author Manda ScottIn this inspirational and exciting episode of Frankly Speaking, Lynne Franks interviews globally respected visionary, best-selling author, shaman and host of the acclaimed Accidental Gods podcast, Manda Scott. Known for writing the Boudica: Dreaming series, Manda shares insights from her latest book, “Any Human Power”, which weaves currents of shamanic mythology similar to those in the Boudica series through a ‘Thrutopian’ narrative of political upheaval and transformative change. "We were not born to pay bills and then die, you know this and I know this, so why do we let the system keep us ru...2025-01-081h 04The Shadows Run PodcastEP 22: Crafting Thrutopia, Any Human Power, and Mapping Possible Futures with Manda Scott (Part 1)Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast! Today's episode features part 1 of my conversation with Manda Scott. Manda is an award winning author, contemporary shamanic teacher, and host of the Accidental Gods podcast based in the borderlands between England and Wales. Perhaps best known for her Boudica: Dreaming series, her life and work have spanned many other creative and purposeful ventures. These include: work as a veterinary surgeon, acupuncturist, regenerative smallholder, columnist, homoeopath, blogger, life coach, and renegade economist, to name just a few! In this half of our conversation Manda and I dis...2025-01-0549 min
UpstreamA Solstice Celebration for 2024 w/ Manda Scott and Nathalie NahaiHappy Solstice! In this annual tradition, Della is joined by two fellow podcast hosts to reflect on the past year and set some intentions for the year ahead. Manda Scott is a novelist, smallholder, and host of the podcast Accidental Gods, which showcases individuals and organizations at the emerging edge of our world to set the foundation for a future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that come after us. Manda’s latest novel, Any Human Power, is out now and available here. Nathalie Nahai is a behavior science advisor, author and host o...2024-12-211h 30
In Conversation with Nathalie Nahai146. Solstice Special / Manda Scott & Della DuncanAs we approach the longest night in the North, I’m delighted to share with you what has become a cherished tradition of reflection, contemplation, and looking ahead to the year to come. In this conversation, I rejoin Manda Scott and Della Duncan for a collaborative midwinter offering from myself, Accidental Gods, and the Upstream Podcast. From the questions we’re holding and the highlight’s we’re taking from the year, to the gifts we’d like to share with one another and with you as we cross the threshold into 2025, this is a ritual that...2024-12-211h 26
Future Learning Design Podcast“A Hopeful Education for the End of the World as We Know It”? A Conversation with Ginie Servant-Miklos, Raïsa Mirza, Will Richardson & Manda ScottThe inspiration for this end-of-year impromptu gathering came from a recent flurry of ‘Collapse'-inspired exchanges in my (un)social media feeds! This was prompted largely by Ginie Servant Miklos’ recently published and brilliant book, Pedagogies of Collapse: A Hopeful Education for The End of The World as We Know It (quoted in the title of the episode) and Will Richardson’s equally provocative and inspiring, Confronting Education In a Time of Complexity, Chaos and Collapse.
As regular listeners will know, this podcast is really focused on the need for radical and systemic change in ways that would be mor...2024-12-201h 03
My Life In Books with Red SzellManda ScottManda Scott is a novelist, podcaster and shamanist practitioner. After building a reputation as one of Britain’s leading crime writers, she achieved international recognition with her highly acclaimed series of historical novels about the warrior Queen Boudica, and a quartet of spy thrillers set in ancient Rome.More recently she had been devoting her time to her podcast Accidental Gods and believed that she had done with writing novels.But then she realised that it was providing her with the material she needed to weave a tale that modelled her hopes for a better fu...2024-12-1656 min
Heart Haven MeditationsInterview with Writer Manda Scott: Shamanic Practice, Creative Vision & Systemic ChangeAward-winning novelist, teacher, and podcaster Manda Scott talks with Tess Callahan about her shamanic spiritual practice, her new Thrutopian novel ANY HUMAN POWER, and her highly acclaimed podcast Accidental Gods. Tess and Manda discuss dreams, visions, and the liminal states between waking, sleeping, life, and death. Manda encourages writers to create new narratives that will pave the way to the systematic changes our world needs.Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, Manda's previous novels have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Edgar, Wilbur Smith and Saltire Awards, and won the McIllvanney Prize. Her latest novel...2024-11-271h 06
Futuresteading160 Manda Scott - Pondering how we became accidental gods of this land & seeking connection to it with humility not controlSummaryIf we are going to lay the foundations of a world we are proud to leave as a legacy we need to be comfortable to move into elderhood - for Manda Scott this is about getting comfortable with emergence and asking the living web “what is mine to do”. We’ve created a world where separation, anxiety & powerlessness have become the underlying defaults instead of a world of security, belonging & agency. We are addicted to dopamine &exist in a world of trauma rather than initiation so how are we to rewrite these patterns?By list...2024-11-241h 12
Making MeaningHuman Consciousness and Its Implications for Justice with Author and Activist Manda ScottJoin host Reese Brown as she sits down with Author, Teacher, and Activist Manda Scott to discuss the nature of reality, our responsibility to each other, and her book Any Human Power.A huge thank you to Manda Scott for her time, energy, and expertise during this episode.Find Manda and her powerful work here: https://mandascott.co.uk/ Follow The Cohere Collective:https://www.instagram.com/thecoherecollective/https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoherecollectivehttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090066823729https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cohere-collective?trk...2024-11-191h 16
Sounds of SAND#108 Thrutopian Dreams: Manda ScottManda Scott is an award-winning novelist and host of the acclaimed Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, her previous novels have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Edgar, Wilbur Smith and Saltire Awards and won the McIllvanney Prize. Her latest novel ANY HUMAN POWER is a Mytho-Political thriller which lays out a Thrutopian road map to a flourishing future we’d be proud to leave to the generations that come after us. With degrees in veterinary medicine and a Masters in Regenerative Economics, Manda’s life is oriented towards creating radical new narratives that will...2024-11-0751 min
Practical Permaculture | Gardening and Intentional LivingEpisode 69- Manda Scott I Any human Power I Activism I Politics I Ethics I Change MakersIn this episode of the Practical Permaculture Podcast, we interview author Manda Scott, who shares her journey from being a veterinary surgeon to a novelist and her insights on the themes of her latest book.
Manda discusses the concept of 'Thrutopia', a vision for a better future in her book Any Human Power.
We also chat about the importance of shamanic practices in conscious evolution. She contrasts initiation cultures with trauma cultures, emphasising the need for healing and community building. Manda also provides practical advice for listeners on how to engage politically and create meaningful change in their lives...2024-10-311h 22
Wicked Problems - Climate Tech ConversationsManda Scott: Any Human Power, Fiction, Tech, Climate, and ThrutopiaFor this haunted Wicked Problems – Climate Tech Conversations, Richard Delevan is joined by celebrated author Manda Scott, known for historical fiction, thrilling plots, and a gift for exploring deep-seated mythologies that shape human struggles.In this Halloween/Samhain episode, Scott takes us through her latest novel, Any Human Power, a genre-bending work that interweaves climate, technology, politics, and mythology to probe our existential crises. Halloween, or Samhain in Celtic tradition, is when the veil between worlds is at its thinnest—a fitting setting for a discussion blending the metaphysical with the political. We dive into how stories, myths...2024-10-311h 01
Connection Matters PodcastAny Human Power with Manda ScottTo dive deeper into these themes and explore detailed podcast notes inclduing more about Manda's new novel Any Human Power, check out my latest blog post here. More about Manda ScottManda Scott is an award-winning novelist and host of the acclaimed Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, her previous novels have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Edgar, Wilbur Smith and Saltire Awards and won the McIlvanney Prize. Her latest novel ANY HUMAN POWER is a Mytho-Political thriller which lays out a Thrutopian road map to a Flourishing future w...2024-10-291h 22
Nurtured by NatureMapping the Emergence of A New Paradigm with Manda Scott, Any Human PowerIn this fascinating conversation Manda & I discuss the important role creatives have, at this time of emergence, to help society envision an alternative future, something we simply can’t expect our current governments or systems of power to do for us. Manda has had a truly fascinating journey & beautifully weaves all the threads of these diverse influences; growing up in a raptor rescue, becoming a veterinarian, working in the computer games industry, studying for a masters in economics alongside her deep involvement in shamanism. This is a conversation that draws on lived experience & deep considered thought & offers many resources fo...2024-10-181h 06
Wild Heart RevivalE19 | Manda Scott | Ghost-lines of Tomorrow: Echoes of Collapse and Seeds of Renewal..."I believe that humanity does yearn to find that sense of purpose—Being, Becoming, Belonging—we need to be connected to something that feels utterly real and bigger. And I would suggest that is the Web of Life."— Manda Scott..Tickets to Roots of Resilience..We begin this conversation with Manda sharing her guiding narratives, emphasizing humanity's need to reconnect with the Web of Life. She di...2024-10-121h 12
Focus on WHYThe Web of Life with Manda Scott Former veterinary surgeon turned author, columnist and podcaster Manda Scott explores the need for new narratives that challenge existing economic, cultural and environmental paradigms perpetuating scarcity and powerlessness. Manda critiques current economic systems and advocates for serotonin-driven behaviours over dopamine-centric lifestyles, emphasising transformative corporate governance models and changes in media. Through a thrutopian lens, Manda promotes value-based systems prioritising stakeholder representation and environmental sustainability. Calling for a shift from trauma-driven frameworks to an initiation culture that focuses on healing and connection, Manda urges us to consider the long-term impact of our actions for future generations and to reconnect to t...2024-10-0944 min
Unshod with D. Firth GriffithAny Human Power and Writing Our Way to A Future We Would Be Proud To Leave Behind with Manda ScottHave you ever wondered if our society's obsession with control is writ in the stories we tell? Perhaps, even, carried in our stories themselves?Join Manda Scott and D Firth Griffith as we humbly challenge conventional thought-beliefs and unravel the tapestry of community and cooperation that could very well reshape our modern lives and relationship as nature, with nature.Join our online community HERE to discuss this episode with us!Our conversation spans the cultural evolution from trauma to an initiation-oriented society and culture, drawing inspiration from thinkers like Francis Weller and Tyson Y...2024-10-071h 48
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #89 - Connecting To The Web Of Life with Manda ScottOn the 89th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to introduce our guest, Manda Scott. Manda trained as a veterinary surgeon but is now an award-winning novelist and host of the Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the internationally best-selling Boudica: Dreaming series, which The New York Times labelled “a masterpiece in historical fiction,” her latest novel departs from historical fiction in favour of a contemporary Thrutopian narrative, exploring the potential for a future we’d be proud to leave as our legacy. Any Human Power opens doorways we could all walk through, follow...2024-09-241h 21
Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-fi PodcastManda Scott and Any Human Power on Podcast Episode 213This is the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast Episode 213 with author Manda Scott.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast! Co-hosted by Jamie Davis and Scott Walker, this podcast is exactly what the title says it is: a show focused on SF&F books and the authors creating them!
We’ll cover Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, and everything in between. Expect to find the best and brightest authors from all corners of the SF&F book world. Plus, we’ll add in a few othe...2024-09-1353 min
Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-fi PodcastManda Scott and Any Human Power on Podcast Episode 213This is the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast Episode 213 with author Manda Scott.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast! Co-hosted by Jamie Davis and Scott Walker, this podcast is exactly what the title says it is: a show focused on SF&F books and the authors creating them!
We’ll cover Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, and everything in between. Expect to find the best and brightest authors from all corners of the SF&F book world. Plus, we’ll add in a few othe...2024-09-1353 min
Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-fi PodcastManda Scott and Any Human Power on Podcast Episode 213This is the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast Episode 213 with author Manda Scott.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Books and Authors Fantasy and Sci-Fi Podcast! Co-hosted by Jamie Davis and Scott Walker, this podcast is exactly what the title says it is: a show focused on SF&F books and the authors creating them!
We’ll cover Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, and everything in between. Expect to find the best and brightest authors from all corners of the SF&F book world. Plus, we’ll add in a few othe...2024-09-1353 min
The Planet TodayGuest Interview: Manda Scott (Any Human Power)Matt interviews Manda Scott, author of Any Human Power, a novel that aims to craft a path through from where we are, while ensuring those that come after us inherit a planet we would be proud of.Manda has degrees in veterinary medicine and a Masters in Regenerative Economics. Her life is oriented towards creating radical new narratives that will pave the way to the total systemic change our culture – and our world – needs.Go visit Manda's website and her podcast Accidental Gods for more from Manda.Make sure to check out...2024-09-1335 min
Midnight, On EarthEpisode 212 - Reconnecting with the Web of Life w/ Manda ScottIn this episode, I speak with the host of the 'Accidental Gods Podcast' and Author of the recent book 'Any Human Power'.. Manda Scott.. Manda and I first discuss the need for humanity to reconnect with the web of life, and listen to the teachings from it. We then discuss the power of paradigms and narratives, how humanity may have have evolved into a roadblock, and how we may need new narratives to lay the foundations for a new earth. We also talk about the power of language and how consciousness, language, and rituals, are the main components to...2024-08-251h 22
Sense-Making in a Changing WorldThrutopia with Manda Scott and Morag GambleJoin me in this conversation with renowned author, blogger, podcaster, columnist and broadcaster, Manda Scott. We explore the need for a conscious evolution of humanity through a narrative Manda calls 'Thrutopia' - a vision of the future that's worth striving for.From reconnecting to the web of life to the power of storytelling, Manda shares an exciting vision of systemic change that comes from the power in our communities. And if you're interested in Manda's prolific writing, she shares her writing process and the research involved in creating a story!Learn more about Manda's work...2024-08-151h 06In Conversation with Nathalie Nahai138. Dispelling Wetiko: On Initiation, Interbecoming & Collective Transformation / Manda ScottToday I have the real pleasure of speaking with a cherished friend and inspiration, Manda Scott. She’s a best-selling author, teacher and host of the fantastic podcast, Accidental Gods, and has written about historical fiction, shamanic practice and emerging, thrutopian futures.A beloved author, perhaps best known for her Boudica: Dreaming series, Manda’s also a smallholder and formerly worked as a veterinary surgeon. Her novels have been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Edgar and the Saltire Award, and she has won the McIlvanney Prize.If you’ve been following her work, you’ll know...2024-08-111h 12
Author's Afterword102: Manda Scott (Any Human Power)Charlie and Manda Scott (Any Human Power) discuss her book in terms of its Shamanist contexts, her informed ideas for how we can change and thus improve the UK political system, and playing Dungeons And Dragons with Terry Pratchett and Fay Weldon. We also discuss Mass Multiplayer Online gaming in the context of both Manda's book and, briefly, ourselves - this is an episode wherein two gamers meet. A transcript is available on my site General references: Historical Writer's Association Accidental Gods Podcast Thrutopian Writer's Association Ursula K Le Guin's original quotation, "We live in...2024-07-2258 min
The Way Forward Regenerative Conversations#37: From Trauma to an Initiation Culture: A Conversation with Manda ScottWelcome to "The Way Forward: Regenerative Conversations" podcast. In today’s episode, we delve into the heart of regenerative thinking, exploring how we can transform our world amidst a complex meta-crisis. With environmental degradation, social upheaval, and economic instability, our conversation today addresses the urgent need to reimagine our systems and ourselves. How do we transition from a trauma-based culture to one of initiation and healing? How do we foster communities that are resilient, connected, and oriented towards a sustainable future?
Our guest today, Manda Scott, brings profound insights into these questions. Manda is a visionary author, sh...2024-07-221h 08
Love & Philosophy#23: Any Human Power: Thinking Thrutopia instead of Dystopia with Manda ScottSend a love messageThrutopia "is the art of writing engaging route-maps through to a world we'd all be proud to leave to future generations." Manda Scott's new book Any Human Power is an amazing exercise in Thrutopia. Manda and Andrea meet here for the first time to explore transformative ideas beyond traditional dichotomies. This episode delves into shamanic practices, the concept of Thrutopia, and systemic evolution as expressed in Manda's podcast 'Accidental Gods' and her transformative new book 'Any Human Power' which introduces new paths forward, some inspired by frameworks that already exist, like Joanna Macy's...2024-07-141h 18
The Writing Community Chat ShowFrom Crime Thrillers to Historical Epics. An Interview with Manda ScottWe hosted a special live interview with renowned author Manda Scott on The Writing Community Chat Show! We explored her fascinating life and illustrious career in three exciting parts.Part 1: The Road To WritingDive into Manda's early years and journey from a Scottish veterinary surgeon to an acclaimed novelist. We'll discuss her education at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine and her initial foray into crime writing with her debut novel "Hen's Teeth," which was shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize. Discover how she became recognized as "one of Britain's most...2024-06-221h 14
The MarketingKind podcastManda Scott on how we can narrate our way to a better futureIn this episode Manda Scott, bestselling novelist, explores how Thrutopian narratives can give us 'a road map through' our current polycrisis existence to one we would be proud to leave to future generations.
We discuss how Manda used the concept of Thrutopia in writing her recently published novel Any Human Power, which is described as a mytho-political thriller and which includes a surprisingly timed general election. *** So a special thank you to Rishi Sunak for calling a general election the week before the book came out, helping to make the book feel even more...2024-06-201h 23
Unshod with D. Firth GriffithDreaming Our Way Forward and the Power of Story with author, Manda ScottIn this episode, D. Firth Griffith and Manda Scott discuss the power of "dreaming the future" into being, of story, and the wonderful soul found when we simply inhabit the stories in and around us. Buy Stagtine, my latest book here!About Manda:Born in Scotland at 318ppm CO2, Manda Scott was once a veterinary surgeon and is now a novelist, smallholder, renegade economist and host of the Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, she’s co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass and her new novel, Any Human Power is a Th...2024-06-1225 min
The Write Place (formerly The Joined Up Writing Podcast)Manda Scott and Thrutopian Fiction - Joined Up 218SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCASTIt’s episode 218 with the fascinating Manda Scott, talking about her new Thrutopian novel, Any Human Power, why she wanted to take a different path between dystopia and utopia, how she literally felt a calling to write this book and that all important step of trying to find your voice. We do all that and still find time to talk about the Book That Saved Her Life.Born in Scotland, Manda was once a veterinary surgeon and is now a novelist, smallholder, contemporary shamanic trainer and host of the interna...2024-06-0450 minThe Joined Up Writing PodcastManda Scott and Thrutopian Fiction - Joined Up 218SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCASTIt’s episode 218 with the fascinating Manda Scott, talking about her new Thrutopian novel, Any Human Power, why she wanted to take a different path between dystopia and utopia, how she literally felt a calling to write this book and that all important step of trying to find your voice. We do all that and still find time to talk about the Book That Saved Her Life.Born in Scotland, Manda was once a veterinary surgeon and is now a novelist, smallholder, contemporary shamanic trainer and host of the interna...2024-06-0450 min