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Marcus Brigstocke: It started to bother me that testosterone, a hormone in my body, has become shorthand for something bad
The British comedian on fatherhood, mental health, male identity and the appeal of figures like Andrew Tate.
Shi Heng Yi: Don’t wait for the world to change. Start with yourself.
The Shaolin Master reflects on generational inheritance, the illusion of self, and the power of discipline.
Axel Scheffler: Picture books should leave children with some sense of hope. Otherwise, what are we doing?
The Gruffalo illustrator and best-selling author on drawing animals, protecting childhood, and staying politically engaged through art.
Miranda Cowley Heller: The urge for control is stronger than ever. We have this terrible need to own everything
The novelist, poet, and former HBO executive on on childhood freedom, ecological unease, digital distractions, and the power of trees to put us in our place.
Ed Vere: Being compassionate, kind, gentle, empathetic and creative isn’t a weakness, it’s part of being a fully rounded human being
The British author-illustrator on teaching children to notice things, why boredom is underrated, and how the fences we build – on farms, in classrooms, around wildlife – do more harm than good.
Fiona Banner AKA The Vanity Press: AI is disembodying language – but it is still of us
The British artist on conflict, control, the false clarity of the picturesque – and why all art is a form of activism.
Phoebe Smith: Nature has saved my life – more than once
The adventurer, author and outdoor advocate on growing up feeling shut out of wild places, how she found her way back to them, and why she’s made it her mission to make the outdoors feel possible – and powerful – for everyone.
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: What does “better” really mean – and for whom? Who defines it?
British artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg on why hope, imagination, and curiosity are more essential than ever.
Brandon: Music, like nature, isn’t a commodity we should buy and sell: it’s sacred
The Californian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist on resisting the speed and greed of the world and protecting the things that matter.
Jon Gower: You don’t have to live in a monastery to feel that gift of silence
The writer, broadcaster and lifelong birder on finding freedom in nature as a boy, how birds have shaped his creative life, and why paying attention remains a vital act.
Sirens of Lesbos: If we don’t also tackle war, extraction, inequality, then the rest is just cosmetic
The artists behind Sirens of Lesbos on community, nature, creativity, and the urgent need to push back against a system that was never designed for everyone.
Anna McNuff: I would rather have deeper conversations with 100 people than get a fleeting like from 40,000
The adventurer, award-winning author, and self-confessed mischief maker talks about the degradation of experience by social media, how we can connect more as a community, and why everyone should embrace the chaos.
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