
Welcome to the podcast of the Realisation Festival, which takes place every year at St Giles House, Wimborne, Dorset (realisationfestival.com).The podcast is hosted by Mark Vernon, in conversation with individuals who have attended the festival. The aim is to develop a sense of the various ways in which realising is done, as people offer reflections on ideas, experiences, books and activiti... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 16 | Founded | a year ago |
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Understanding AI has is a recurrent challenge. Should we be afraid or more sanguine or some combination of the two?
Ben is a good person to talk to as he works in the front line of AI developments and is alert to the wonder and complexity of things.... more
The Realisation Festival is held at St Giles House, Wimborne, the home of the Earls of Shaftesbury. The place is loaded with the history of social reform and philosophical innovation - not least when it comes to ideas that inspire our gathering. In t... more
If politics is broken how might people rediscover agency? If capitalism favours the powerful are there alternative forms of power to be found? If life often feels fragmented how can the fractal become revelatory? And further: how might practises like... more
What good is a poem? How might poetry be a tool for transformation, both personally and collectively? And how does poetry help us to better understand the spirit of our times?
In this conversation, Mark Vernon and Josiane Smith explore the ways in ... more
What is the function of myth and story? How can they help us become more human? What do they teach us about the nature of reality and how we might orient wisely in a time such as ours when the world is in turmoil?
In this conversation, Michael Bre... more
Why is seeing simply so valuable? How can we relearn from nature a reimagining our of lives? What does it mean to tackle contemporary troubles with joy and devotion? And what role might myth and ritual play in the rediscovery of pathways to the futur... more
Professor Pauline Rudd is a leading glycobiologist, recognised most recently by being awarded the Torbern Bergman Medal 2025. So what is it like to work as a scientist? And why is she inspired by everything from beluga whales to the grail stories?
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How is sport a spiritual practice? What is the value of coaching? Why are collective undertakings as valuable as individual goals?
Mark Vernon talks with Ed Haddon, who Is one of the directors of the Realisation Festival and knows St Giles House, pl... more
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