Progress Reimagined

Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies, and emerging economic models that put humanity and our planet first. The show challenges assumptions to reshape how we think about progress and prosperity, through conversations with people making a real impact. New episodes every other week.

Progress Reimagined is a society podcast hosted by Kathleen Chu, with 15 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.

Kathleen Chu hosts Progress Reimagined, a society show with 15 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  Your Empathy Is Not a Weakness, It's Where the Future Begins

  Jun 26, 202612 minS2

  Anxious about the state of the world? You're not alone. Host Kathleen Chu makes the case that empathy isn't a weakness but a starting point. Drawing on Octavia Butler, adrienne maree brown, and Eckhart Tolle to explore how to stay hopeful and imagine a better future. Three practices that help: quieting the input, turning inward, and turning outward. Books (affiliate links) A New Earth — Eckhart Tolle Emergent Strategy — adrienne maree brown Parable of the Sower — Octavia E. Butler Communities & organizations School of Radical Imagination — live cohort classes on imagining liberatory futures Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) — global network reimagining the economy around wellbeing Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) — Kate Raworth's framework for an economy within social & planetary limits Practices mentioned Tara Brach — talks & guided meditations Boho Beautiful — guided meditations Progress Reimagined Substack A Book for Turbulent Times: Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth — the companion essay referenced in the episode Research cited APA 2024 mental health poll — 70% of U.S. adults anxious about current events (April 2024) Progress Reimagined What does real progress actually look like? Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies and economic models that put humanity and our planet first. Each episode asks the questions that move us forward — not just can we, but should we. Through solo reflections and conversations with thinkers, innovators and changemakers, we examine the ideas shaping our world and the ones that could reshape it for the better. Subscribe to Progress Reimagined https://substack.com/@progressreimagined https://www.youtube.com/@ProgressReimagined Host: Kathleen Chu progressreimagined at proton.me ❤️ Thank you for listening! If you know anyone who would benefit from today's episode, please share it and help spread the word. © 2026 Progress Reimagined. All rights reserved.

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  Episode #2

  Blind Faith in Tech Is Over. What Comes Next?

  Jun 8, 202625 minS2

  <p>We trusted the people in the spotlight to have all the answers. We handed them our data, our attention, our cities, our public squares — and assumed the market would sort out whatever followed. It didn't.</p><p>This episode asks what blind faith in technology actually cost us — and what it would take to build something better. From a WeWork launch party in Tokyo to the Rohingya crisis. From an Uber driver in Istanbul with no seat at the table, to the Vatican calling for AI to be disarmed. From Silicon Valley's 278 billion dollar tax gap to Europe's first seri...

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  A Dystopia Trap That Feels Like a Delicious Meal | Huxley vs Orwell

  May 13, 202622 minS2

  <p>In Spirited Away, Chihiro's parents stumble upon an empty town, find fresh steaming food, and just... eat. One comfortable choice at a time. Until it's too late. I think that scene describes something happening in our world right now.<br/>This episode explores what we are quietly trading away — our attention, our capacity to think deeply, and our tolerance for anything difficult or slow. Drawing on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death and a 2025 MIT Media Lab study on AI and cognitive decline, I ask the question that sits at the heart of Progress Re...

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  Progress Reimagined Is Back | Season 2 Trailer

  May 12, 20263 minS2

  <p>Season 2 of Progress Reimagined is here. This season features conversations with thinkers reimagining our economy, technology, and planet, plus solo episodes where I sit with a book and an idea worth exploring. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and find me on Substack for written reflections and book recommendations. https://substack.com/@progressreimagined/posts</p><p><b>Progress Reimagined</b></p><p>What does real progress actually look like?</p><p>Progress Reimagined explores innovative ideas, technologies and economic models that put humanity and our planet first. Each episode asks the questions that move us forward — not just can we...

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  Episode #10

  Breaking Free From Social Media Silos With The Fediverse

  May 20, 202549 minS1

  <p>Discover a refreshing digital experience that is free from attention manipulation and platform lock-in while helping you connect with others.</p><p>In a digital landscape dominated by profit-driven tech giants that monetize attention and exploit user data, Mastodon's Andy Piper presents a liberating alternative. This episode explores how the Fediverse, with Mastodon at its center, is creating a more open, user-controlled social media ecosystem. Discover how decentralized networks let you own your digital presence, connect across platforms, and escape the engagement-maximizing algorithms designed to keep you scrolling.</p><p>Join Andy, Head of Communications at Mastodon and formerly...

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