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Change Oracle

By: Richard Matthews
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 Change Oracle Podcast offers solution-focused expert commentary on a wide range of prescient sustainability issues. The podcast is hosted by Richard Matthews, a consultant, writer, journalist, and change advocate who is also the owner and principal author of Change Oracle which provides widely cited transdisciplinary analysis.

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Episodes
  • Understanding Societal Inequality: History, Types, Causes and Effects

    Understanding Societal Inequality: History, Types, Causes and Effects
    May 27 2025
    Understanding Societal Inequality: History, Types, Causes & Effects: Dive into the deep roots and wide-reaching consequences of inequality in this powerful episode of Change Oracle. From prehistoric hierarchies to modern wealth gaps, explore how economic, social, and political disparities shape today’s global polycrisis. Discover the forces that sustain injustice—and what it will take to dismantle them. Essential listening for anyone seeking clarity in a world of compounding crises.

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    27 mins
  • Economic Growth is an Unsustainable Monster that is Devouring Us from Within

    Economic Growth is an Unsustainable Monster that is Devouring Us from Within
    May 8 2025
    In this episode, we challenge the deeply ingrained belief in limitless economic growth and expose how the growth-at-all-costs mindset drives ecological collapse, social inequality, and political dysfunction. Featuring insights from renowned economists and researchers, we dismantle myths like the Environmental Kuznets Curve and explore the destructive ideology of "growthism." If you're ready to question conventional economic wisdom and confront the harsh truths about sustainability, this episode is a must-listen.

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    12 mins
  • Fossil Fuels as the Cause of the Global Polycrisis

    Fossil Fuels as the Cause of the Global Polycrisis
    Apr 23 2025
    In this powerful episode, we dive into the fossil fuel industry's pivotal role in what experts now call the polycrisis—the interwoven collapse of our environmental, economic, and social systems. Featuring insights from the Post Carbon Institute’s Richard Heinberg and Asher Miller, and political economist Adam Hanieh, we explore how our addiction to oil, gas, and coal is not only fueling climate chaos but blocking meaningful change through disinformation and political influence. Discover why fossil fuels are at the heart of the global unravelling—and what it will take to break free.

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    21 mins
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