Scottish writer, Academic, and Spiritual Activist Alastair McIntosh sits down with Sara Jolena Wolcott to talk about his work on land reform, waterways and housing; the importance of Community Gardens, and the current state of America amidst the coming US election. This includes reflections from the island from which Donald Trump's maternal family comes.
1:33 - Introduction to Alastair Macintosh
5:38 - About Dark Mountain
12:00 - Land of trust and land ownership
20:40 - History
24:20 - On Trump and the American definition of "success"
33:00 - On Community Gardens
36:40 - Archetypes - Trump
41:20 - Divisions in America
48:00 - Paying attention to waters: Rivers and Oceans
58:00 - Possible American Futures
Referenced material:
Other Books mentioned in the episode:
- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump
- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Alastair's books:
Soil and Soul
Riders on the Storm: the Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being
Poacher's Pilgrimage: an Island Journey
Spiritual Activism: Leadership as Service
Parables of Northern Seed: Anthology from BBC's Thought for the Day
Island Spirituality: Spiritual Values of Lewis and Harris
Alastair's website
Featured Music:
Music: The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond
by Marie Narelle
Publication date 1906
Source: Archive.org
Learn more about Sara Jolena Wolcott and Sequoia Samanvaya
Music Title: Both of Us
Music by: madiRFAN
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