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Hosted by Matt Lie - Paehlke · society · EN-US
There are better ways of doing things, but they don't get the publicity they deserve. Future Mending Radio profiles the people and organizations that are already building a better future. Clothing swaps, pay-it-forward restaurants, experimental theatre, tech coops, repair cafes, DIY bike hubs, sustainable chocolate shops and more. In short, relaxing episodes, we'll seek out alternatives and explore them together.
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Contact path
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchThere are better ways of doing things, but they don't get the publicity they deserve. Future Mending Radio profiles the people and organizations that are already building a better future. Clothing swaps, pay-it-forward restaurants, experimental theatre, tech coops, repair cafes, DIY bike hubs, sustainable chocolate shops and more. In short, relaxing episodes, we'll seek out alternatives and explore them together.
Future Mending Radio is hosted by Matt Lie - Paehlke. The show has published 25 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Fanfare" (28 October 2026, 31 minutes), "Playing in Traffic" (24 June 2026, 30 minutes), and "Digital Trust in the Age of AI" (27 May 2026, 35 minutes).
Future Mending Radio publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 25 episodes.
Booking probability for Future Mending Radio is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Future Mending Radio requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Future Mending Radio's contact route on record: public web form.
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Matt Lie - Paehlke hosts Future Mending Radio, a society podcast with 25 episodes published.
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Future Mending Radio
In the kick-off for Season 3, Matt examines fan culture and the weird netherworld between production and consumption where new meanings and social structures coalesce and then shape the world around them. With...
Episode #23
You may have heard about the FIFA referees out in traffic in Toronto giving red and yellow cards to badly behaved drivers who are blocking the box or the bike lane. But what you probably don't know is that one of these...
Episode #22
Matt sits down with Cole Anthony Capilongo, from Hypha Coop, to talk about what it's like to work at a worker coop that does tech consultancy. We talk about how Hypha makes decisions with a flat management structure and...
Episode #21
To celebrate spring, Matt visits Toronto's brand new billion dollar park. Biidaasige Park is beautiful, it's got birds, but it also solves a lot of long-standing problems. Diverting flooding? Providing housing...
Episode #20
Matt speaks to Dan Chapman-Smith from Project Humanity. Project Humanity's work is complex and their elevator pitch doesn't easily fit into our 10-second 2026 attention spans. They do Verbatim Theatre – I didn’t know...
Episode #19
We're back! This episode combines some thoughts on the current moment (including Mark Carney's recent speech in Davos) with a quick look back on Season 1 and the Future Mending Project so far. Mark Carney is right that...
Episode #18
Do grown-ups also need a 90s kid summer? Matt delves into nostalgia for a world before the internet, a world that felt more uncertain and open, but also more full and resonant. The internet isn't all bad of course...
Episode #17
Find out how and why hundreds of people are cycling around Toronto on mystery routes with big, booming beats. Matt attends Bike Party Toronto and interviews one of the co-founders and they discuss the difference between...
Episode #16
How much food is wasted in Canada? Where does food waste happen and why? What are some potential solutions? This episode takes a quick look at two for-profit solutions to food waste – the Odd Bunch produce delivery box...
Episode #15
Matt interviews Yara El Murr, the Managing Editor of the Green Line, an innovative Toronto news outlet that is making community-driven, hyper-local news. Our information ecosystem is full of misinformation and news...
Episode #14
Matt goes treasure hunting in Scarborough (a suburb of Toronto), using the amazing maps produced by the Scarborough Environmental Association . After visiting a restaurant, a second-hand clothing shop and a repair cafe...
Episode #13
Karma Coop has been selling ethical, organic food in Toronto for more than 50 years. Matt visits the store and interviews its General Manager, Zach Weingarten. Zach explains how they source products and why having a...
Episode #12
Mending the future will require system change and personal change. And we can start with nudges in the right direction, because much of what we need already exists. The 4 reminders for individuals can help us live...
Episode #11
Spring is here and the birds are returning. You can hear them if you slow down and listen. In this episode, Matt and his old friend Alex play and discuss the calls of a dozen common birds that you can see and hear even...
Episode #10
Matt visits Chocosol Traders on St. Clair, gets a hot chocolate and learns about their deep commitment to ethical and sustainable chocolate from Mathieu McFadden, Chocosol's 'Chief Chocolate Pedaller.' Chocosol takes...
Episode #9
When I pick an organization for the podcast or the map at Futuremending.com , I’m not just picking businesses out of a hat – I have a system for evaluating orgs which I call the Four Factors for Organizations. The Four...
Episode #8
Matt visits a Silent Book Club at Danu Social House on Queen Street West. Afterwards, he sits down with both Harresh Sivamohan the organizer of Toronto's Silent Book Club chapter and Josh Zachariah the owner and...
Episode #7
If we want a better future, we need to stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining winning. Solarpunk is an emergent science fiction genre and social movement that asks us to do just that. Matt sits down with...
Episode #6
This episode looks back on 2024 and ahead to 2025 and also shares how to make a 'Good Things Jar' where you can capture all the good things that happen to you in 2025 so you can spend New Year's Day 2026 practicing a...
Episode #5
Matt visits Free Geek Toronto , a non-profit that refurbishes donated electronics and sells them to charities, non-profits and the general public. He also chats with Free Geek’s Executive Director Ryan Fukunaga about...
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Hypha Coop
Project Humanity
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