Our Story

The RegenNarration podcast features the stories of a generation that is changing the story, enabling the regeneration of life on this planet. It’s independent media, ad-free, freely available and entirely listener-supported.

You’ll hear from high profile and grass-roots leaders from around Australia and the world, on how they’re changing the stories we live by, and the systems we create in their mold. Along with often very personal tales of how they themselves are changing, grounded in the places they call home.

Created and hosted by Anthony James, a fifth generation Australian man living on ancient lands among the oldest continuous cultures on earth. He is a Prime Ministerial award-winner for service to the international community, sought after MC, facilitator and educator, widely published writer, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, and Warm Data Lab Host Certified by the International Bateson Institute.

Anthony features in a range of media, and hosts conversations on regenerating the systems and stories humanity lives by, at both live events and on the podcast, around Australia and the world. He has also produced a spin-off series for the Clean State podcast, dedicated to regenerative transitions in his home state of Western Australia. Before all that, his writing appeared in publications locally and overseas, including The Conversation, Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Online, World Economic Forum, EconoTimes, Resilience, and The Footy Almanac.

The RegenNarration podcast began in 2017 and has since featured global figures like Paul Hawken, the late Hazel Henderson, Douglas Rushkoff, Manchán Magan, Kate Raworth, Nora Bateson, Nicole Masters, and Allan Savory, brilliant filmmakers Damon Gameau, Rachel Ward, Joel Caldwell, and Nicol Ragland, renowned writers Tim Winton, Judith Schwartz, and Tim Hollo, Australia’s first independent female federal MP Cathy McGowan, and our most recent Kate Chaney, the youngest ever female Senator in Maine USA Chloe Maxmin, and the Dirtroad Organising movement she gave rise to, Aboriginal leaders like Tyson Yunkaporta, Dr Anne Poelina, and Natalie Davey, Aboriginal leaders in the resurgence of ‘native foods’ Bruce Pascoe, Bruno Dann, Gaala Watson and Jacob Birch, Native American leaders James and Joyce Skeet, and Kelsey Scott, wellbeing and regenerative economy leaders Katherine Trebeck, John Fullerton, Amanda Cahill, and the Sustainable Table team, Australian pioneers in regenerative agriculture like David and Frances from Wooleen Station, Di and Ian Haggerty, Terry McCosker, Charles Massy, and Chris Henggeler and family at Kachana Station, next generation leaders like Tanya Massy, Sam Vincent, Kaycee Simuong & Tom Macindoe, research leaders on nutrition and diet (including the ‘question of meat’) Fred Provenza and Matthew Evans, deliberative democracy and consensus leaders Jeff Goebel and Nicole Curato, and a range of other people you may otherwise have never heard of, but you’ll be glad you did.

In 2018, the podcast travelled Australia, getting to know our country through the eyes of those regenerating it. The podcast was still an experiment. But half way through that journey, people began to listen in some numbers. And later, they began to support it financially, and invite our visits. Five years on, we were still travelling Australia, getting on-location with brilliant people everywhere. Then in 2024, we headed to the Americas.

What we’re finding is a generation of people across all cultures, ages and walks of life, right around the world, regenerating the systems we live by – the economy, food, health, energy, politics, media, the sciences, sports, the arts and knowledge itself - and doing so with a more holistic focus, better weaving these systems together to form a more effective and artful tapestry of human and other life on this planet. 

There are so many of these stories to share. Stories that change the bigger stories, the stories we live by – as we narrativise our way through life, making sense of things the best we can, and framing our sense of what's normal, acceptable or even possible.

To listen to the show, follow The RegenNarration wherever you get your podcasts, or tune in here on the website. And follow the links to learn more about our guests and how you can get more involved in regeneration, wherever you’re at, and wherever you are.

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The back story

The seeds of the podcast were sown back in 2012, when Anthony’s old mate and mentor, the late Professor Frank Fisher, was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Anthony had the idea for a radio show, and now with some urgency, they set about recording their conversations while developing the skills and the concept - sometimes over dinner, and sometimes in front of large audiences.

Frank was a pioneering systems thinker and Australia’s Inaugural Environmental Educator of the Year. You might hear some of those recordings with him from time to time on this podcast.

Also during 2012, Frank and Anthony relaunched the Understandascope (now a home for the development of Frank’s legacy), an initiative Frank had developed with cartoonist and National Living Treasure, Michael Leunig. After Frank’s death, Anthony went on to organise a series of 12 public conversation events attracting around 3,000 people. With such growing interest in these conversations, the podcast was born. Thanks to the support of listeners, it has continued to grow ever since.

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