158. Solstice Special / Manda scott and Della Duncan

About this episode

Nathalie Nahai rejoins Manda Scott and Della Duncan for a special Solstice episode reflecting on the past year and looking ahead.

Hello, and welcome to this special Solstice episode of the podcast. It’s been a while since the last show, and that’s because this year has been a bit of a whirlwind for me. I was hosting over the summer, the nascent season of a new show called “I am not creative” for Do Radio, and I’ve since been on the road for a solid three months giving talks on how we might navigate this age of AI and automation with greater criticality, agency, humanity and discernment. I’ve shared stages with Brené Brown, Adam Grant and Grace Blakeley, and I’ve even dared an auditorium full of 1300 business people to sing together at a moment’s notice, and joined futurists in conversations around longevity and the future of the human race. I’ve also been spending time painting towards a solo exhibition which will be launching in London in late Autumn 2026, and I’ve been back in the studio recording a third album with Mercury nominated producer, Drew Horley, down in Somerset. It’s been a really bonkers year, full of intensity, beauty, challenges and surprises, and so I’m delighted to be rejoining you once again for this touchstone, and what has become a cherished tradition of reflection, contemplation, and…

People in this episode

Host: Nathalie Nahai

Guests: Manda Scott, Della Duncan

Topics covered

• solstice
• AI
• automation
• reflection
• creativity
• humanity
• future

Keywords

• solstice
• AI
• automation
• creativity
• reflection
• humanity
• future
• podcast
• Nathalie Nahai

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Do Radio, Accidental Gods, Upstream Podcast

Places: London

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