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We live in a complex world. And navigating it as the complex, hopeful, emotional, ambitious human beings that we are takes a very real set of tools. The Tools at Hand is a podcast about people who have done the work of finding and developing those tools. People who saw a problem, or felt one, and instead of waiting for someone else to fix it, started figuring it out for themselves. In their community, their discipline, their craft, or their own inner life. Each episode in conversation with one guest who gives an honest account of what it actually took to build something real. The question underneath every conversation is: what did you have to learn to build this?The Tools at Hand podcast is brought to you by Bord Gáis Energy. New episodes drop every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva
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The internet feels invisible. But behind every search, stream and message is a vast network of data centres, and the communities hosting them are living with the consequences. So what happens when the infrastructure powering our digital lives arrives on your doorstep? I sat down with Mike Miles, who spent around 20 years at Microsoft, including five years building its community development organisation, and now works as a consultant and coach in the sector. We discuss how data centres are pla...
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What happens when the systems we depend on become too complex to sustain themselves? And what if the future we’re trying so hard to protect is no longer possible? In this episode, I’m joined by Sarah Wilson, author of I Eat the Stars, to explore one of the more uncomfortable ideas of our time: that modern civilisation may be approaching a period of systemic collapse. Sarah argues that the issues shaping our world, from climate and energy to geopolitics, democracy, food and technology, are all...
- 2 weeks ago46 min
Ireland's Food Security Illusion, Climate Crisis & Community | Mary Robinson
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- 3 weeks ago43 min
The 3 Things Holding Us Back From Change
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself crying in my car after listening to a podcast about a change to how the Trump administration interprets harm under the Endangered Species Act. It got me thinking about responsibility, unintended consequences, and what it means to cause harm without meaning to. That question led me somewhere unexpected: to a conversation about the things that stop us from making the changes we know are necessary in our lives. I think a lot of it comes down to three things:...
- Oct 15, 20261h 23m
The standard way of building is leading us to a disaster | Robert Bourke
What if the way we build our homes and cities is part of the problem and the solution is already around us? Architect Robert Bourke joins me to explore how we can rethink the way we build, from the materials we use to the relationship between buildings, nature and the communities around them. With construction contributing significantly to global carbon emissions, Robert questions why concrete, steel and glass have become the default and why we should look at existing buildings before buildin...
- Oct 8, 202659 min
Why Ireland Once Made Dancing Illegal | Edwina Guckian | The Devil's in the Dance Hall
In 1935, dancing became illegal in Ireland unless you had a licence. You couldn’t simply organise a dance in a barn. You couldn’t dance at a crossroads. And in rural Ireland, you couldn’t even hold a dance in your own home. The Public Dance Halls Act was part of a much wider attempt to control Irish social life — with the Church and authorities deeply involved in deciding where, how and even whether people could dance. But what happens when a community refuses to accept that control? Edwina ...
- Oct 1, 20261h 16m
The Young Irish Farmer Revolutionising Farming | Sophie Bell
What does the future of farming in Ireland look like? Sophie Bell is a young farmer from County Cavan who took on the running of her family farm at just 17, while finishing her Leaving Cert. Today, she’s balancing farming with a career in social media, speaking about agriculture across Ireland and Europe, and rethinking what it means to build a sustainable life from the land. We talk about the pressure on farmers to have a second income, why farming can feel more like a culture than a caree...
- Sep 24, 202654 min
Irish Fiddle Player Clare Sands on Bringing Politics Into Folk Music
What can music do when the world feels divided? For Clare Sands, it can be a way of bringing people together. Clare is a sixth-generation fiddle player, singer and composer from Ireland. In this conversation, we talk about Irish culture, activism, Palestine, and the role music can play in starting difficult conversations. Clare shares the story of swimming across the Bosphorus from Asia to Europe and raising around €12,000 for two Palestinian organisations with her sister. We talk about the ...
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About The Tools at Hand with Harrison Gardner
We live in a complex world. And navigating it as the complex, hopeful, emotional, ambitious human beings that we are takes a very real set of tools. The Tools at Hand is a podcast about people who have done the work of finding and developing those tools. People who saw a problem, or felt one, and instead of waiting for someone else to fix it, started figuring it out for themselves. In their community, their discipline, their craft, or their own inner life. Each episode in conversation with one guest who gives an honest account of what it actually took to build something real. The question underneath every conversation is: what did you have to learn to build this?The Tools at Hand podcast is brought to you by Bord Gáis Energy. New episodes drop every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva
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