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Future Mending Radio
Matt Lie - Paehlke
19 episodes
3 months ago
Do grown-ups also need a 90s kid summer? Matt delves into nostalgia for a world before the internet, a world that felt more uncertain and open, but also more full and resonant. The internet isn't all bad of course -- that's how I share these episodes -- but turning off the wifi for 24 hours every Saturday has been a luxurious indulgence. This episode explores why and how we've been appreciating Slow Saturdays for the past few months and includes plenty of space to think and feel and breathe.....
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Do grown-ups also need a 90s kid summer? Matt delves into nostalgia for a world before the internet, a world that felt more uncertain and open, but also more full and resonant. The internet isn't all bad of course -- that's how I share these episodes -- but turning off the wifi for 24 hours every Saturday has been a luxurious indulgence. This episode explores why and how we've been appreciating Slow Saturdays for the past few months and includes plenty of space to think and feel and breathe.....
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Future Mending Radio
Slow Saturdays
Do grown-ups also need a 90s kid summer? Matt delves into nostalgia for a world before the internet, a world that felt more uncertain and open, but also more full and resonant. The internet isn't all bad of course -- that's how I share these episodes -- but turning off the wifi for 24 hours every Saturday has been a luxurious indulgence. This episode explores why and how we've been appreciating Slow Saturdays for the past few months and includes plenty of space to think and feel and breathe.....
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3 months ago
20 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Bike Party
Find out how and why hundreds of people are cycling around Toronto on mystery routes with big, booming beats. Matt attends Bike Party Toronto and interviews one of the co-founders and they discuss the difference between attending an event and being the event, something we have nearly forgotten how to do in our culture of consumption. Bike Party Toronto Links: https://linktr.ee/bikepartytoronto Drum and Bass on the Bike: https://www.youtube.com/@DomWhiting Toronto Cruisers: https://linktr.ee/t...
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4 months ago
29 minutes

Future Mending Radio
5 Meals for a Dollar
How much food is wasted in Canada? Where does food waste happen and why? What are some potential solutions? This episode takes a quick look at two for-profit solutions to food waste – the Odd Bunch produce delivery box and Sobey’s Food Hero app -- and concludes with an inspiring interview with Mike Layton of Second Harvest, a food rescue charity in Toronto that turns every dollar in donations into five meals for hungry people. Donate to Second Harvest Here: https://www.secondharve...
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4 months ago
23 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Good News, Everyone!
Matt interviews Yara El Murr, the Managing Editor of the Green Line, an innovative news outlet that is making community-driven, hyper-local news. Our information ecosystem is full of misinformation and news fatigue and Yara shares insights on how journalists can produce useful and compelling journalism that pushes back against these growing challenges. Learn More: The Green Line: https://thegreenline.to/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thegreenlineto Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
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5 months ago
33 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Scarborough's Hidden Gems
Matt goes treasure hunting in Scarborough (a suburb of Toronto), using the amazing maps produced by the Scarborough Environmental Association. After visiting a restaurant, a second-hand clothing shop and a repair cafe and clothing swap organized by the Scarborough Environmental Association (SEA), Matt sits down with SEA's co-founder Krissan Veerasingam. Krissan shares insights into effective community organizing, insights that modern political parties should take note of if the want to win ba...
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6 months ago
27 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Put Your Eggs in Several Smaller Baskets
Karma Coop has been selling ethical, organic food in Toronto for more than 50 years. Matt visits the store and interviews its General Manager, Zach Weingarten. Zach explains how they source products and why having a wide variety of smaller producers and sellers increases the resilience of our food system. Find out more on their website: https://www.karmacoop.org/ The subreddit Zach mentions is https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/ The article is Follow the Thing: Papaya by Ian Cook....
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7 months ago
32 minutes

Future Mending Radio
The Four Reminders for Individuals
Mending the future will require system change and personal change. And we can start with nudges in the right direction, because much of what we need already exists. The 4 reminders for individuals can help us live better and spend less time in the more toxic areas of modern society. 1. Be Where You Are 2. The Entire World is Real 3. Find the Others 4. Plant Trees This episode is a companion to the 'Four Factors for Organization' which laid out the guidelines Matt uses to pick organizations. F...
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7 months ago
21 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Swoop! There it is.
Spring is here and the birds are returning. You can hear them if you slow down and listen. In this episode, Matt and his old friend Alex play and discuss the calls of a dozen common birds that you can see and hear even in the city. Alex Eddington is a composer, sound designer, theatre artist and amateur birder. Learn more about Alex and his work here: https://www.alexeddington.com/ Bird Resources: https://www.bird-sounds.net/ https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home Birdnet App...
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7 months ago
40 minutes

Future Mending Radio
The Joyful Burden of Making Good Chocolate
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...
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8 months ago
27 minutes

Future Mending Radio
The Four Factors for Organizations
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 discus...
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8 months ago
22 minutes

Future Mending Radio
A Bad Time for Bars (but a Good Bar for the Times)
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-gr...
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9 months ago
33 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Stop Imagining the Apocalypse
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 bui...
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9 months ago
38 minutes

Future Mending Radio
A New New Year's Tradition for 2025
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' b...
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10 months ago
23 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Reboot, Reuse, Refurbish
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-w...
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11 months ago
29 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Buying Food with Buttons
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 s...
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11 months ago
34 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Phone Meets Lake
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 w...
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1 year ago
22 minutes

Future Mending Radio
The Good Swap
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. Perform...
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1 year ago
28 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Why Future Mending?
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. ‘Open...
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1 year ago
16 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Trailer
What is future mending radio and what can you expect in future episodes? Future Mending reports on better ways of meeting our daily needs from clothing swaps to tool libraries and also includes a health dose of relaxation and wellness built right into the show. Music Credits: 'Summer Vibes' by Pold. Released under a creative commons license. ‘Opening’ by Phillip Glass. Arr. by Karl Michelson. Performed by The Union Guitar Trio. Used with permission of the artis...
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1 year ago
2 minutes

Future Mending Radio
Do grown-ups also need a 90s kid summer? Matt delves into nostalgia for a world before the internet, a world that felt more uncertain and open, but also more full and resonant. The internet isn't all bad of course -- that's how I share these episodes -- but turning off the wifi for 24 hours every Saturday has been a luxurious indulgence. This episode explores why and how we've been appreciating Slow Saturdays for the past few months and includes plenty of space to think and feel and breathe.....