What if we stopped racing against time and started dancing with it?

A year ago, I did an experiment. After years of chasing the sun, I let winter pull me in. I stayed. I listened. I let the darkness stretch, the quiet deepen. And in that stillness, something unexpected happened- I saw more.

This episode is about rhythms. The ones we inherit, the ones we resist, and the ones we choose to embrace. It’s about what the Khasi people taught me about patience, what Guatemalan women showed me about the moon, and how a break in the clouds revealed the Northern Lights when I least expected it.

Season 5 of the podcast took me across three continents: into the misty jungles of Meghalaya, the rooftops of Tangier, the fjords of Norway. Some conversations unfolded in cozy rooms; others were shaped by the elements, where wind, water, and city hums became part of the dialogue. Each guest offered a thread, weaving together a larger story about time, rhythms, and the way we shape the world around us – and in its turn – it shapes us back.

In this solo episode, I step back to reflect. On how movement and rest exist in tandem. On the unseen cycles shaping our lives. On the artists, architects, and thinkers who reminded me that the most profound creations don’t fight time—they move with it.

So, here is a question:

What happens when we align with the rhythms of the world, rather than forcing our own? What if we designed our lives - not for speed, but for harmony?

Let’s explore. Season 5 Overview:

S05E01 How to Be a Stranger with Michael Bungay Stanier | MBS Works

S05E02 Following the Roots with Morningstar Khongthaw | Living Bridges Foundation

S05E03 Growing Architecture: Nature, Time and The Unknown With Ferdinand Ludwig | Baubotanik

S05E04 Anthropology, Environment, and Consciousness: Insights from Hunter-Gatherer Societies with Dr. Daniel Naveh

S05E05 Deep Curiosity and the Rhythms of Creation with Rinat Sherzer

S05E06 Circular Construction: Redefining the Future with Dominik Campanella | Concular

S05E07 Time to Shift: The Power of Bold Moves with Antonio Bortolotti | Vacation Rental World Summit

S05E08 Seeds, Soil, and Us: The Interconnected Wisdom with Andrew McMillion

S05E09 In Conversation with the Land: The Philosophy of Wonder with Martin Lee Mueller | ANCEP

S05E10 Radical Hope and Practical Utopias with Anne Beate Hovind | Future Library Project

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What does it take to create something that lasts 100 years? To dream so big that the future feels close enough to touch?

Anne Beate Hovind knows. She commissions art in public spaces, but not just any art – meaningful actions of positive disruptions, geared with radical hope. Projects like the Future Library, where trees are growing today to one day become books for people not yet born, and Losæter, a communal urban farm reimagined as art.

With two decades of experience at the crossroads of culture, business, and public spaces, Anne Beate transforms cities from the heart outward, encouraging us all to think bigger, dream bolder, and act braver.

In this episode, we explore the story of the Future Library Project and what it takes to commission art for a century-long project. How taking risks can lead to the magic of the unexpected, and might we embrace the much-needed dance between linear and explorative thinking.

If you’ve ever wondered how imagination can shape the future, and what it really means to be a good ancestor - this episode is for you.

How good is it? We recorded it twice!

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What does it mean to truly be “in” a place? In Norwegian, the phrase for being outdoors translates to "being in" - a profound reminder of our inherent connection to the world around us.

Today’s guest, Martin Lee Mueller, holds a PhD in philosophy and serves as the General Secretary for the Arne Næss Center for Ecology and Philosophy in Oslo, Norway. A philosopher, author, and storyteller, his work invites us to rediscover our reciprocal relationship with nature.

This episode was recorded outdoors, in conversation with the land. Among the topics we explored:

• How to tune into a place.
• The transformative questions that led Martin to the Nordic landscape and shaped his understanding of the interplay between culture and place.
• Deep ecology as a Nordic branch of earth philosophy, inspired by Arne Næss and his love for the land.
• The lessons lichen, salmon, and other elements of the natural world offer in challenging the notion of human separation and superiority.
• Philosophy as a path to personal and collective liberation, breaking free from habits that no longer serve vitality.
• The importance of raising generations capable of independent thought.

Martin also shares insights into the Arne Næss Center’s mission to build a school that take us from wonder to wisdom and his vision of 100 years of listening.

If you’re curious about deepening your connection to the world around you, this episode is rich with inspiration and practical steps to begin.

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