Oct 27, 202628 minS3
What if the biggest problems of our time are not separate problems at all? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , Michael speaks with Fons Burger , journalist, systems thinker, farmer, and author of The Only...
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Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People
Hosted by Michael Hanf · society · EN
About this Podcast:
Matters of Consequence is a podcast about leadership, society, and the decisions that shape our world. Hosted by Michael Hanf, the podcast features in-depth conversations with people whose work and lived experience offer a way into some of the difficult questions facing individuals, organizations, and society. What happens when we have to make choices under uncertainty? When do we take responsibility, challenge established systems, or live with consequences we could not fully anticipate? Guests come from very different worlds. Michael speaks with scientists and artists, activists and authors, business leaders and policymakers. Other conversations take us into healthcare, education, humanitarian work, technology, and entrepreneurship. What matters is not only what someone does, but the person behind the role: what they have experienced, what they believe, what they struggle with, and how these experiences shape the decisions they make. T
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What is Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People about?
Matters of Consequence is a podcast about leadership, society, and the decisions that shape our world. Hosted by Michael Hanf, the podcast features in-depth conversations with people whose work and lived experience offer a way into some of the difficult questions facing individuals, organizations, and society. What happens when we have to make choices under uncertainty?
Who hosts Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People?
Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People is hosted by Michael Hanf. The show has published 62 episodes to date.
What has Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Only Possible Solution - On interconnected crises, systems thinking, and the search for holistic solutions" (27 October 2026, 28 minutes), "The Future of Democracy - On foresight, citizen voices and the tensions shaping Europe’s democratic future" (20 October 2026, 30 minutes), and "The Party is Over - Everything is amazing and nobody is happy" (13 October 2026, 35 minutes).
How often does Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People publish?
Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 62 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People?
Booking probability for Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People's contact route on record: verified email.
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Michael Hanf hosts Matters of Consequence: Meaningful Conversations for Curious People, a society podcast with 62 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 20, 202630 minS3What does it mean to defend democracy while reimagining it for the future? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , Petra Goran , Policy Analyst at the EU Policy Lab , part of the EU’s Joint Research Centre...
Oct 13, 202635 minS3What if the good times we grew up expecting were never coming back? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , Michael Beckley , a political scientist who measures the rise and fall of great powers, argues that the era...
Oct 6, 202634 minS3What if political parties, the very institutions we associate with democracy, are the reason it fails to deliver? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , Metin Pekin , a political economist, entrepreneur and author...
Sep 29, 202629 minS3What does it mean to cover the White House in an era of deep political division, distrust in institutions and relentless public scrutiny? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , Will Weissert , a seasoned White...
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Sep 24, 202636 minS3What does it mean to build systems that truly serve the people within them? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , recorded live at the Nordic Business Forum 2026 , Michael explores this question with three leaders...
Sep 23, 202622 minS3What happens when industries as fundamental as food and fashion begin to rethink their role in the world? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , recorded live at the Nordic Business Forum 2026 , Michael speaks...
Sep 22, 202628 minS3What does it take to survive the impossible? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , recorded live at Nordic Business Forum 2026 , Michael sits down with Nando Parrado , whose story of resilience in the face of...
Episode #10
Democracy Is a Multi-Player Game - On the rules, the players, and how to restore accountability
Sep 15, 202634 minS3What happens when the systems designed to uphold democracy start to fail the people they’re meant to serve? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , Ramon Perez , former military officer, AI consultant, and democracy...
Episode #9
Rethinking the Misinformation Paradox - On distrust, power, and the real roots of deception
Sep 8, 202630 minS3Misinformation is often framed as a modern crisis, an unstoppable force shaping elections, fuelling division and eroding trust. But what if the problem is not what we think it is? What if the real issue lies not in the...
Sep 1, 202633 minS3What does it mean to create art that defies definition? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , Kim Noble , artist, comedian, provocateur and performance maker, takes us on a journey through the unresolved, the...
Aug 25, 202634 minS3What does it mean to heal others when the weight of their stories stays with you? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , host Michael Hanf speaks with Megan Kamath , an advanced heart failure and transplant...
Episode #6
The Invisible Backbone of Climate Action
Aug 18, 202630 minS3What happens when the foundation of climate action relies on data that most people never see or even know exists? In the latest episode of Matters of Consequence, Hannele Laine , Director General of the Integrated...
Episode #5
The Building Blocks of Biology
Aug 11, 202633 minS3What happens when the foundation of a field is built on a patchwork of accidents? In this deeply personal conversation, founder, neuroscientist, and technologist Elizabeth Hudson takes us inside the unseen world of...
Episode #4
The Children Are Not Alright
Aug 4, 202634 minS3What does it feel like to love a child with all your heart, only to have the system tear them away? In this deeply personal conversation, international foster care expert and TEDx speaker Dr. John DeGarmo takes us...
Episode #3
The Last Line of Defense
Jul 28, 202632 minS3In this episode of Matters of Consequence host Michael Hanf speaks with Leo Cerda about Indigenous resistance, extractivism, and the role of Indigenous stewardship in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Leo is a Kichwa climate...
Episode #2
The Hidden Side of Aid
Jul 21, 202634 minS3In this episode of Matters of Consequence host Michael Hanf speaks with Lea Christensen Nielsen about disaster relief in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Lea is a Global Humanitarian Delegate for the...
Episode #1
The Risk of Hope
Jul 14, 202628 minS3What does it mean to create art about a crisis that feels too vast to fix? And how do we find the courage to feel, really feel, the weight of it all? In the season 3 premiere of Matters of Consequence, host Michael Hanf...
Episode #24
Still Thinking
Jun 16, 202610 minS2In the Season 2 finale of Matters of Consequence , host Michael Hanf takes a moment to reflect on the insights, tensions, and questions that emerged from 22 conversations with remarkable guests. From Stuart Goldsmith...
Episode #23
The Cost of Knowing
Jun 9, 202636 minS2Data has the power to mobilize, to inform, and to connect. But what happens when that same power is used to manipulate, suppress, or exploit? In this episode of Matters of Consequence , we explore the moment Brittany...
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Nando Parrado
Survivor, Hero, Businessman, NYT Best-Selling Author
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Dr. Megan Kamath
advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist, UCLA Health
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Dr. John DeGarmo
Child Welfare Expert, The Foster Care Institute
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Stuart Goldsmith
corporate speaker on Climate Crisis and Resilience, The Comedian's Comedian Podcast
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