Screw this…Let’s try something else

For this LIVE SPECIAL, we asked our panel of esteemed storytellers how hearing the stories in series 1 has affected them, and whether they think changing the stories we tell could change the country. Did you know journalists are often taught that conflict and bad news are what make something ‘news’? Is it any wonder that watching it can leave us feeling pretty hopeless? And that dystopian stories, meant by some as cautionary tales, often end up being used as blueprints for what Silicon Valley execs build? What if we told ourselves different stories that show us what we can do, and are already doing, in communities, reflecting back that we’re generally kind, creative and collaborative, and that thousands of people are already showing what we’re capable of when we work together?  Could that shift our perception of ourselves, and in doing so shift our culture? We hear from our panel, our audience, the public, and community leaders in this special episode recorded in front of a live audience… LET’S TELL A DIFFERENT STORY… Featuring: Brian Eno, Jen Brister, Misan Harriman, Lee Robb, Jon Alexander Stock footage designed by Freepik - Magnific.com and designed by wirestock - Magnific.com https://www.magnific.com 🏠 Use our AI postcode search tool to find 5 examples of powerful collective action within 5 miles of your front door >>https://www.antidotelive.studio/near-you 📲 Follow us on Instagram @antidotelive or TikTok @antidote_live or Linkedin 📩 To get stories like this to your inbox, join our mailing list: https://mattgolding.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THANK YOU so much to everyone who has supported "Screw This… Let's Try Something Else" so far! We have some great news: we've been nominated for one of the biggest awards in the podcast industry! We're up for a SIGNAL AWARD (Listener's Choice) in the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category, and to win, WE NEED YOUR VOTE! Please vote for our podcast here by 15 October: https://tinyurl.com/9c8ua2v8 We are a very small, dedicated team up against some incredible podcasts, so if you can spare 2 minutes to vote for us, we'd really appreciate it! And in other news… we also have a new episode on the way in the next few weeks, so watch this space! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our final part of this series, we focus entirely on you, the listener, with an episode dedicated to how to translate the inspiration from the series so far into action on the ground, where you live. With help from Citizen’s author and community evangelist Jon Alexander, we unpack 5 common threads that all of our communities advocate. So if you want to take the first steps to action in your place we’ll answer questions like: what do you do first? Who do you need with you? What challenges are you likely to face and how to overcome them? Make a brew and join us for a pithy episode packed with practical tips.  Featuring: Jon Alexander, Charlotte Hollins, Immy Kaur, Mark Pepper, Josie Moon, Catherine Vulliamy, Lee Rob & Kate Raworth. Has this podcast changed how you feel? Take our hope survey: https://tinyurl.com/k4spjx43 GET STARTED: Use our AI postcode search tool to find 5 examples of powerful collective action within 5 miles of your front door >> https://www.antidotelive.studio/near-you To get stories like this to your inbox, join our mailing list: https://mattgolding.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram @antidotelive or TikTok @antidote_live or Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When his town was falling apart, Billy Dasein decided to take make a radical choice and go home. So what happens when we stay where we are, reach across the divides and learn to love our place? For two communities, East Marsh United in Grimsby and Cooperation Hull in the North East of England, this simple act started a journey that not only led them to a revolutionary housing model, food club and energy project, but also to a mission to fix our broken democracy and rewrite the political rules for the majority. Dozens of communities like these are now feeding into a growing call to reboot the 1830’s charter movement and fix our flailing 21st century democracy, and Oli Whittington of Our House, and Jon Alexander, walk us through the growing call to do politics differently. Featuring: Josie Moon, Rachel McWilliam, Billy Dasein, Catherine Vulliamy, Oli Whittington, Jon Alexander,  Has this podcast changed how you feel? Take our hope survey: https://tinyurl.com/k4spjx43 Use our AI postcode search tool to find 5 examples of powerful collective action within 5 miles of your front door >> https://www.antidotelive.studio/near-you Follow us on Instagram @antidotelive or TikTok @antidote_live or Linkedin To get stories like this to your inbox, join our mailing list: https://mattgolding.substack.com/ Find links to things mentioned in the show here: East Marsh United: https://www.antidotelive.studio/east-marsh-united Cooperation Hull:  https://www.antidotelive.studio/cooperation-hull  References from the show: Hull - UK’s crapped town: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3158298.stm Grimsby voter turnout: https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/election-dates-and-results/local-elections/> UK Voter turnout at last election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/A-System-out-of-Step-The-2024-General-Election-ONLINE.pdf Trust in each other vs trust in politicians: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/trustingovernmentuk/2023#trust-in-government-and-institutions Tree cover street level cooling effects: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2298675-trees-cool-the-land-surface-temperature-of-cities-by-up-to-12c https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l4j8wkrw7o  Paris Citizens Council info: https://www.fairvote.ca/01/09/2022/the-paris-citizens-assembly-where-citizens-write-the-law/> https://demnext.substack.com/p/how-a-permanent-citizens-assembly?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.buergerrat.de/en/news/paris-city-council-adopts-citizens-proposal/ https://www.feantsa.org/epoch-files/Homelessness-Strategies/France/Homelessness-Strategy-France-Original2024.pdf https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/03/24/parisians-back-garden-roads-project-in-record-low-turnout_6739472_7.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When it comes to designing a neighbourhood fit for the future we face, Ladywood in Birmingham may seem like an unlikely place to be rivalling billionaires plans to live on Mars, but their results might be more appealing to the majority of us who like Earth, and are partial to oxygen. Inspired by past neighbourhood solutions that have since spread nationwide - like the NHS and welfare state - Civic Square are coming up with practical ways forward on climate, housing and resilience that could scale countrywide and create a collective future we all want to live in. We then talk to Kate Raworth (tbc), founder of Doughnut Economics - on how the economic model behind this work could transform our future.  Featuring: Immy Kaur, Kate Raworth Has this podcast changed how you feel? Take our hope survey: https://tinyurl.com/k4spjx43 Use our AI postcode search tool to find 5 examples of powerful collective action within 5 miles of your front door >> https://www.antidotelive.studio/near-you Follow us on Instagram @antidotelive or TikTok @antidote_live or Linkedin To get stories like this to your inbox, join our mailing list: https://mattgolding.substack.com/ Find links to things mentioned in the show here: https://www.antidotelive.studio/civic-square CIVIC SQUARE plans: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Et1Uk9opbbZn2slwcXFQQ_AtTLYb8EVS/view Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices