Phone Meets Lake Future Mending Radio podcast

27:54

Matt visits Chocosol Traders on St. Clair, gets a hot chocolate and learns about their deep commitment to ethical and sustainable chocolate from Mathieu McFadden, Chocosol's 'Chief Chocolate Pedaller.' Chocosol takes real care of their entire supply chain from bean to bar, developing meaningful human relationships and supporting regenerative agriculture. Matt and Matt talk about bikes, solar roasters, pumpkin seeds, popular education efforts in Mexico, forest gardens and more. It's surprising how many different problems chocolate can solve if you make it right! Learn more at: https://chocosoltraders.com/ Book a Virtual Tasting: https://chocosoltraders.com/products/online-taste-and-tour The sensory check-in in this episode is a 5-minute history of chocolate accompanied with sips of real hot chocolate based on the book 'The True History of Chocolate' by Sophie and Michael Coe . Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist. ‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 Sound Effects: Jungle Quiet by tcbbk -- https://freesound.org/s/493896/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 (recorded in Mexico)…

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The Four Factors for Organizations 22:41

19天之前22:41

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When I pick an organization for the podcast or the map at Futuremending.com , I’m not just picking businesses out of a hat – I have a system for evaluating orgs which I call the Four Factors for Organizations. The Four Factors are Multi-solving, Sharing, Sufficiency and Transparency. This episode is in two parts. The opening minutes are a bit of an emotional check-in to see how people are processing the unprecedented political turmoil in the United States. The second part of the podcast discusses the Four Factors for Organizations and why seeking out certain vectors of change makes more sense than trying to lay out a detailed plan for a better future. Read about the Four Factors: https://www.futuremending.com/what Matt’s Blue Sky account: https://bsky.app/profile/mattliepaehlke.bsky.social Wired Magazine coverage of the crisis in the U.S. : https://www.wired.com/tag/elon-musk/ Rebecca Solnit’s newsletter: https://meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-meditations-in-an-emergency/ Google's AI Policy: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/05/google-owner-drops-promise-not-to-use-ai-for-weapons Future Mending Map: https://www.futuremending.com/toronto Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artist. ‘Fashion’ by Alex Productions. Creative Commons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1miCgT7J4 ‘Miss you’ by Middle Child. Creative Commons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dayIKHEIYqY ‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 Sound Effects: BBC News November 9th, 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjNz1lvXgzU wood hit low glass bowl 3.mp3 by ascap -- https://freesound.org/s/242388/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Brightness by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/632762/ -- License: Creative Commons 0…

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A Bad Time for Bars (but a Good Bar for the Times) 33:24

5 weeks之前33:24

33:24

Matt visits a Silent Book Club at Danu Social House on Queen Street West. Afterwards, he sits down with both Harresh Sivamohan the organizer of Toronto's Silent Book Club chapter and Josh Zachariah the owner and operator of Danu Social House a Parkdale bar with an deep commitment to community and civil society. Danu Social House: https://www.danusocialhouse.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/danusocialhouse/ Silent Book Club Toronto: https://www.meetup.com/toronto-silent-book-club-meetup-group/ https://www.instagram.com/torontosilentbookclub/ If you don't have instagram, or if you’re boycotting meta, email: hsivamohan@gmail.com Silent Book Club Global: https://silentbook.club/ Coire Sandwich: https://www.instagram.com/coirefood/ Toronto Event Generator: https://torontoeventgenerator.substack.com/ The Great Good Place: The idea of a 'third place' first appeared in this book by Ray Oldenberg from 1999. You can read the first chapters here: https://pdfcoffee.com/the-great-good-placepdf-pdf-free.html AUDIO CREDITS: ‘What I didn’t Know’ by The Slow Motions Cocktails: Making a Gin & Tonic by ultradust -- https://freesound.org/s/167500/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Ambience, Wind Chimes, A.wav by InspectorJ -- https://freesound.org/s/353501/ -- License: Attribution 4.0…

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Stop Imagining the Apocalypse 38:56

7 weeks之前38:56

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If we want a better future, we need to stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining winning. Solarpunk is an emergent science fiction genre and social movement that asks us to do just that. Matt sits down with podcaster and solarpunk author Susan Kaye Quinn to discuss utopia, dystopia and everything in-between. The episode includes a reading from T.K. Rex's story A Holdout in the Northern California Designated Wildcraft Zone and a vision of what Toronto might look like in 2060 if we built better housing and transportation options starting today. Susan's Website: https://susankayequinn.com/ Susan's Podcast: https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/podcast Susan's Tiny Solarpunk Zine: https://susankayequinn.com/how-to-write-solarpunk-zine Grist's Imagine 2200 contest: https://grist.org/imagine2200/ Susan's Recommendations: Metamorphosis: https://milkweed.org/book/metamorphosis This is the collection that has one of Susan's stories and the one we did a reading from. Solar Punk Creatures: https://www.worldweaverpress.com/store/p186/Solarpunk_Creatures.html Different Kinds of Defiance by Renan Bernardo: https://www.android-press.com/product-page/different-kinds-of-defiance-paperback GET ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN A STARTER PACK (US Shipping only): https://bookshop.org/lists/solarpunk-starter-pack Other Books and Articles we discussed: The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula K Le Guin The Great Derangement - Amitav Ghosh Hope in the Dark - Rebecca Solnit The End of Capitalism (as we knew it ) - JK Gibson Graham Ana Sun’s article in Dreamforge . Republic of Bees blogpost . Article on co-living . Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artists. 'I against I' by Jedi Mind Tricks. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0qw4HLV9qhjtImWR7oxZAO ‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833…

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A New New Year's Tradition for 2025 23:11

9 weeks之前23:11

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This episode looks back on 2024 and ahead to 2025 and also shares how to make a 'Good Things Jar' where you can capture all the good things that happen to you in 2025 so you can spend New Year's Day 2026 practicing a little gratitude about the previous year. The snippet from our family Good Things Jar opening may leave you with a few questions -- like 'where exactly do I get the best momo's in the world?' -- so I'm planning to annotate that section on our discord . Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artists. Attack by PapaPedrobeats which is free for non-profit use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rlSfnYf7SM 'I'm Falling' by Rexlambo which is also free for non-profit use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqc9YY1g1uQ ‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 Sound Effects: Teleportation (disappearing and appearing) by guillermochicasonido -- https://freesound.org/s/667633/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 EXT Siguenza, Spain NIGHT: Cathedral church bells from the mountain.wav by Brett+Butter -- https://freesound.org/s/552156/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Workshop ambiance.mp3 by TiagoDES -- https://freesound.org/s/595138/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 05769 carpenter's workshop ambience.WAV by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/269540/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0…

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The Gift 31:44

11 weeks之前31:44

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The Gift is a small pouch of medicine designed to be consumed and then re-gifted. This episode includes all the beauties of this good earth, plus an exclusive musical performance by Myrtle Millares. Please pass it on to friends and family. Its the perfect present for anyone on your list. Eventually, this episode will be deleted from our hosting service, but you should always be able to find it here: https://www.futuremending.com/topsecret Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artists. Bliss by Riddiman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UfI1X-MSig&ab_channel=Prod.Riddiman J.S. Bach, Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060a - performed by The Alsace Baroque Orchestra downloaded from musopen.org which is a great source of creative commons classical music. Bessie Smith’s 1923 recording of " T'ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness if I Do " which is now in the public domain. ‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 Sound effects: Eating an Orange.aif by plivesey -- https://freesound.org/s/79211/ Ice cubes in glass by MC_Minnaar -- https://freesound.org/s/365713/ hummingbird strafe.wav by gezortenplotz -- https://freesound.org/s/77311/ 20080809.watching.whale.watchers.01.wav by dobroide -- https://freesound.org/s/59197/ 2014_10_04_Fazenda_Cana_Verde_morning_birds_7.wav by reinsamba -- https://freesound.org/s/259095/…

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Reboot, Reuse, Refurbish 29:26

13 weeks之前29:26

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Matt visits Free Geek Toronto , a non-profit that refurbishes donated electronics and sells them to charities, non-profits and the general public. He also chats with Free Geek’s Executive Director Ryan Fukunaga about all the different ways that Free Geek has a positive impact on people and the planet. Learn more about Free Geek Toronto here: https://www.freegeektoronto.org/ Browse computers and more: https://shop.freegeektoronto.org/ E-waste study: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/canadian-e-waste-has-tripled-new-study-finds Also mentioned: St Clare’s housing charity: https://www.stclares.ca/ Center for Mindfulness Studies: https://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/about/ Parkdale Project Read: https://www.parkdaleprojectread.org/ Creative Reuse Toronto: https://www.creativereusetoronto.ca/ Repair Café Toronto: https://repaircafetoronto.ca/ Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artists. ‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Union Guitar Trio on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Union Guitar Trio on Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 Sound effects: FX evil sting.wav by v0idation -- https://freesound.org/s/368674/ -- License: Creative Commons 0…

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Buying Food with Buttons 34:56

16 weeks之前34:56

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In this episode, Matt visits a pay-it-forward café and community hub called the 541 Eatery & Exchange in Hamilton, Ontario where people who are short on cash can pay for food with buttons. After his visit, he sits down with Justin Eisinga the Executive Director of the 541 to discuss sharing food and building community across difference. Learn more about the 541 here: https://www.fivefortyone.ca/ Buy Buttons Here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/63109 Read more about how UHN is opening supportive housing here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/homeless-housing-uhn-fred-victor-toronto-1.7341296 Justin also mentions Eadha Bakery in Winnipeg during the episode: https://eadhacoop.com/about/ Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artists. ‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 Sound effects: Waves at saedding beach 2011-12-17.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/138159/ EXT Siguenza, Spain NIGHT: Cathedral church bells from the mountain.wav by Brett+Butter -- https://freesound.org/s/552156/…

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Phone Meets Lake 22:53

18 weeks之前22:53

22:53

During a trip to the cottage, Matt reflects on his internet usage and explores digital detox. Expect gently lapping waves, tips on reducing your phone usage and quick profiles of two digital detox groups in Toronto: Unplug.to and This is Reset . Join our discord ( https://discord.gg/mDBuWYtwMh ) if you want some community accountability for your own digital detox goals. WARNING: This episode is deeply relaxing and may induce drowsiness. Listeners should not operate heavy machinery while listening. Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artists. ‘ Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833…

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The Good Swap 28:39

20 weeks之前28:39

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Matt visits a clothing swap and talks to Lisa Amerongen, the founder of the Good Swap, Toronto's largest ongoing clothing swap. What makes a good swap? Could we replace all clothing stores with clothing swaps? What makes swapping different from shopping? What if a pair of pants had its own Instagram account? Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artists. ‘ Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833…

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Why Future Mending? 16:48

22 weeks之前16:48

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Welcome to Future Mending. This episode lays out where this podcast is going and why and provides a short intro to our host, Matt Lie-Paehlke. In short, Future Mending Radio will feature profiles of organizations and individuals that are meeting people's needs in better ways with a special interest in 'multi-solving.' It will also include time to unwind and some truly soothing music. Music Credits: 'Epilogue' by The Slow Motions. Used with permission of the artists. ‘ Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artists. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2E0NidLjIzBAO7t0BBPFUD Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-union-guitar-trio/1592543833 Audio Samples: Huge Spaceship Pass.wav by Matt_G -- https://freesound.org/s/30346/ sewing-longrun-2.wav by sukaton -- https://freesound.org/s/60640/…

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Trailer 2:39

25 weeks之前2:39