Sage Against the Machine

This is a conversation for people who are looking for a roadmap to a more equitable society and regenerative future.As women of a certain age, we’re embracing wisdom as our currency.Our guests will explore new thinking and alternative paradigms, both modern and ancient, across cultural, biological, economic and political systems, and will include artists, scientists, tacticians, thinkers and advocates.Our aim is to provide hope through amplifying systems that increase the health and wellbeing of humanity and the natural world and to activate and accelerate solutions to today’s polycrisis. (That's all!) In a society drowning in knowledge, we’re seeking wisdom.Find us on socials at Sage Against the MachineLearn more about us by visiting sageagainstthemachine.com

Sage Against the Machine is a society podcast hosted by Irene Tsouprake, Sandy Skees, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Irene Tsouprake, Sandy Skees hosts Sage Against the Machine, a society show with 9 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  8. Against the Political Tides: DEI and Justice with Deidra Lemons-Johnson

  Jul 2, 20251h 5mS0

  <p>Deidra Johnson works to bring justice, equity, diversity and inclusion imperatives to businesses and brands. She’s been busy since the fall as Project 2025, this administration and anti-woke activists like Robby Starbuck, have implemented a massive effort to drive culture change across every dimension of our society. </p><p>We talk about why DEIJ really means and why it matters, a broad sense of what DEIJ work really entails, and when it emerged as a force in shaping public and private policy. We also discuss how language is so critical to how people view and respond to policy and mov...

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  Episode #7

  7. Design Activism: Building for Community with Mark Lakeman

  May 19, 20251h 15mS0

  <p>Irene and Sandy are joined by visionary architect and design activist Mark Lakeman, founder and longtime spark for the infamous City Repair Project, and the creative director of Communitecture, Architecture & Planning. As a design activist, Mark fuses urban design and architecture with permaculture and revolutionary policy. As the actual Incredible Hulk of community place making, Mark coaches communities everywhere to never take no for an answer. </p><p>Mark shares his journey from traditional architecture into the world of community placemaking, offering an inspiring perspective on how our built environments shape, and too often limit, our sense of belonging a...

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  6. Our Bodies, Their Choice: Women’s Reproductive Rights in America

  Apr 12, 20251h 2mS0

  <p>Irene and Sandy explore the current reality facing women with the overturning of Roe V Wade as well as the medical and legal risks surrounding women’s bodily autonomy. </p><p>Guests Diane Lamotte RPh (Retired Pharmacist) and Kate Flewelling, Associate General Counsel at the University of Michigan, share their work on the American College Health Association Reproductive Rights Advocacy Task Force. They walk us through what’s happening, what’s coming, and how we can work together to restore and protect our reproductive health and rights. </p><p><br></p><p>We discuss the basics of birth control and dif...

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  Episode #5

  5. The Depths of Forgiveness with Lara Love Hardin

  Mar 12, 20251 hourS0

  <p>It’s a special joy and privilege to welcome today’s guest, Lara Love Hardin, to the podcast!</p><p>Lara Love Hardin is a woman of many talents – she is a literary agent and president of her own agency, True Literary. She has a Masters Degree in Creative writing and is a NYT’s best selling author. Her personal memoir The Many Lives of Mama Love, A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing and Healing was selected by Oprah to share with her audience. Our conversation centers on forgiveness and Lara’s challenge to forgive herself as an act of freedom...

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  Episode #4

  4. Choosing A Regenerative Life - Fin Makepeace

  Apr 9, 202459 minS0

  <p>Our guest on the podcast today is a true expert and changemaker for regenerative agriculture, and climate change as a whole! </p><p>Fin Makepeace is a soil health advocate and Kiss the Ground cofounder. Fin went from passionate regenerative agriculture evangelist to building an educational non-profit that’s trained hundreds of citizen soil advocates. He’s also a lead policy advocate and was in the room where it happened - it being the shaping of the federal farm bill. He is also an accomplished musician, award winning documentary film producer, husband and father of two! Our conversation ranges from...

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