Massive Change Radio Archive

Jen Leonard | Writer, Researcher, Retired Rock Critic

Massive Change Radio Archive chronicles the weekly interviews host Jennifer Leonard conducted in 2003-2004 at CIUT-FM in Toronto, while researching and writing a book on "the future of global design" with Bruce Mau. The radio show served as a primary research vehicle for answering the question "Now that we can do anything, what will we do?" read less
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Architect Carol Burns on manufactured housing
Jun 28 2015
Architect Carol Burns on manufactured housing
Mobile homes, detached homes, Karl Popper, and Buckminster Fuller. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Architect Carol Burns on manufactured housing
Jun 28 2015
Architect Carol Burns on manufactured housing
Mobile homes, detached homes, Karl Popper, and Buckminster Fuller. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Science writer Philip Ball on made-to-measure materials
Jun 27 2015
Science writer Philip Ball on made-to-measure materials
Ceramics, naturals, metals, and polymers. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Industrial engineer Seymour Melman (1917-2004) on the conversion project
Jun 26 2015
Industrial engineer Seymour Melman (1917-2004) on the conversion project
Guns vs butter, the civilian economy, and the military-industrial complex. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Rick Smalley (1943-2005) on our energy challenge
Jun 26 2015
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Rick Smalley (1943-2005) on our energy challenge
Buckminsterfullerenes, carbon nanotubes, a global energy grid, and the world’s most important challenge. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Astronomer Steve Squyres on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Jun 26 2015
Astronomer Steve Squyres on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Life on Mars, space travel, super materials and astronomy.   --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Physicist + author Fritjof Capra on ecological literacy
Jun 16 2015
Physicist + author Fritjof Capra on ecological literacy
Quantum theory, emergence, and paradigm shifts in science and culture. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Green designer Michael McDonough on sustainable architecture
Jun 15 2015
Green designer Michael McDonough on sustainable architecture
Mega cities, adaptive buildings, and the "super material" bamboo. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Earth Institute director Jeff Sachs on poverty reduction
Jun 15 2015
Earth Institute director Jeff Sachs on poverty reduction
Rich countries, poor countries, and life-and-death issues.   --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Architect William McDonough on cradle-to-cradle design
Jun 15 2015
Architect William McDonough on cradle-to-cradle design
Fractal tiles, eco-effectiveness, and The Next Industrial Revolution. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Natural sciences writer Janine Benyus on biomimicry
Jun 15 2015
Natural sciences writer Janine Benyus on biomimicry
Hummingbirds, rhinoceros horns, and purple bacteria. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Science journalist Matt Ridley on the human genome
Jun 15 2015
Science journalist Matt Ridley on the human genome
The double helix, golden rice, and techno-optimism. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Entrepreneur + inventor Dean Kamen on personal mobility
Jun 15 2015
Entrepreneur + inventor Dean Kamen on personal mobility
The Segway HT, Arthur C. Clark, and Alfred E. Neuman. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Military historian Gwynne Dyer on conventional war
Jun 15 2015
Military historian Gwynne Dyer on conventional war
The United Nations, future warriors, and intelligent machines. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Ashoka founder + CEO Bill Drayton on the citizen sector
Jun 14 2015
Ashoka founder + CEO Bill Drayton on the citizen sector
Social entrepreneurs, bold new ideas, and jujitsu moves to create change at scale. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Evolutionary economist Hazel Henderson on global markets
Jun 14 2015
Evolutionary economist Hazel Henderson on global markets
The love economy, sustainable development, and globalization for the greater good. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Scientist + inventor Robert Langer on tissue engineering
Jun 14 2015
Scientist + inventor Robert Langer on tissue engineering
Biopolymer scaffolds, chemical engineering, and lab-grown organs.   --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Surgeon + author Leonard Shlain (1937-2009) on sex, time + power
Jun 14 2015
Surgeon + author Leonard Shlain (1937-2009) on sex, time + power
Neuroscience, human metamorphosis, and the paradox of duality. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Global security scholar James Der Derian on imagining peace
Jun 14 2015
Global security scholar James Der Derian on imagining peace
Paul Virilio, global security, and the media as a military force multiplier. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto on redesigning property law
Jun 14 2015
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto on redesigning property law
Capital, enterprise, and systems of representation. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_
Science fiction author Bruce Sterling on the next 50 years
May 22 2015
Science fiction author Bruce Sterling on the next 50 years
Microbes, human clones, and global networks. --> If you dig these interviews from the archives, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. My other show lives at brandnewways.com Find me on Twitter: @jenleonard_