Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Democracy isn't just something we vote for once every few years, it's something we build together, in our neighborhoods, city halls, and everyday relationships. Corinna Bellizzi is joined by Angela Glover Blackwell, founder of PolicyLink and host of Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life, who has spent more than 50 years working at the intersection of racial equity, housing, and civic life. Angela reflects on how growing up during segregation shaped her understanding of community and leadership, explains why she defines democracy as "co-governance for human flourishing," and makes the case that America may be ready for a third founding. She also shares how tools like civic assemblies and participatory budgeting can restore civic life, and why joy has to remain at the center of any vision for real change.

COMPLETE BLOG & TRANSCRIPT: https://caremorebebetter.com/reimagining-democracy-with-angela-glover-blackwell

About Guest: Angela Glover Blackwell has spent over 50 years working at the intersection of racial equity, housing, and civic life. As the founder of PolicyLink and host of the podcast Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life, she provides a roadmap for rebuilding our communities. In this episode, we discuss why true democracy requires co-governance and active participation from every citizen. We explore how to cultivate joy in our activism and why local leadership is the key to national change. You'll learn how to navigate the complexities of our changing demographics while building a future where everyone can reach their full potential.

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-glover-blackwell 

Guest Website: https://policylink.org

Guest Social: https://www.youtube.com/policylink 

PODCAST:
Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life
On PolicyLink.com
On Spotify
On Apple Podcasts
Chapter Markers

00:00 — Introduction: Bioneers, PolicyLink, and Reimagining Democracy

05:45 — Early Lessons in Segregation and Resilience: Growing Up in 1950s St. Louis

12:30 — Founding PolicyLink: Bridging Community Work and National Policy

18:15 — Recreating Civic Life: Civic Assemblies, Participatory Budgeting, and Mutual Aid

26:40 — Democracy as Co-Governance for Human Flourishing

33:00 — The Third Founding: Why the Nation's Mechanisms Have Outgrown Themselves

38:00 — Joy in Activism: Adrienne Maree Brown and What Los Angeles Taught Angela

44:10 — Patience, Impatience, and Why We Must Stop Being Nostalgic for a Time That Never Was

50:00 — Season 2 of Reimagining Democracy: Atlanta, the Curb Cut Effect, and Hartsfield-Jackson

58:00 — Hope Is a Discipline: Answering the Listener Who Has Lost Faith

64:00 — The Third Founding, Future Cities, and What Comes Next

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The Queen Mothers of Ghana asked Leah Penniman whether it was true that American farmers plant seeds without prayer, song, or gratitude — then said: 'That's why you're all sick. You treat the earth as a commodity, not as a living relative.' That one sentence is the heart of this episode. Leah Penniman — Black Kreyol farmer, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, and author of Farming While Black and the new anthology Black Earth Wisdom — joins Care More Be Better to explore George Washington Carver as the forgotten godfather of regenerative agriculture, the shared root of human supremacy and White supremacy, the term food apartheid and why it matters more than food desert, the returning of 258 acres to the Mohican Nation, Dijor Carter's grandmother's spirit rising through his feet in the mud at Soul Fire Farm, and the sit spot practice anyone can start today.

COMPLETE BLOG & TRANSCRIPT: https://caremorebebetter.com/listening-to-earth-wisdom-with-leah-penniman/

03:03] - Gathering Different Voices For Farming While Black
[05:58] - Immersing Into The Spirit Of Nature
[18:25] - Returning Earth’s Ownership To Earth Itself
[28:15] - Most Notable Voices In Farming While Black
[43:05] - Difference Between Food Apartheid And Food Desert
[50:23] - Why Climate Justice Requires Deferring To Nature
[54:10] - Why You Should Get A Plant Friend
[57:08] - Get In Touch With Leah
[58:09] - Discussion Wrap-up And Closing Words
About Guest: Leah Penniman is a Black Kreyol farmer, mother, activist, author, scientist, earth-lover, and African Traditional Priest who has been tending the soil and organizing for a racially just food system for 30 years. She serves as Co-Founder and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York, an Afro-Indigenous training farm dedicated to food and land sovereignty. Leah’s books, Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land (2018), Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists (2023), and Children of the Land: A Soul Fire Farm Parenting Guide (2027) are love songs for the land and her people.

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-penniman-6839025a/

Guest Website: https://soulfirefarm.org

Guest Social:
https://www.facebook.com/soulfirefarm/
https://www.instagram.com/soulfirefarm/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz3Bs3G0GkDR83JSxF4C5Eg
https://www.instagram.com/leahpenniman/
https://www.facebook.com/leah.penniman

Additional Resources Mentioned:
BIONEERS KEYNOTE: Leah Penniman – Free the People! Free the Land!
BOOK: Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists by Leah Penniman
BOOK: Farming While Black by Leah Penniman

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At twenty, Inna Segal was told by her chiropractor that there was nothing he could do to help her — and went home to discover that her chronic back pain, psoriasis, and digestive issues were rooted in ancestral trauma her body had been holding for decades. The author of The Secret Language of Your Body, sold over a million copies in 27 languages, joins Care More Be Better for one of the show's most personal conversations. Host Corinna Bellizzi shares her own experience warding off a migraine through breath and intention on graduation morning, her childhood ability to detect cancer by smell, and the moment she knew her sister's cat's name before anyone told her. Together they explore energy medicine, the body as an archive of experience, the science of emotional storage in physical form, and why the listening that heals the body may be the same listening that heals the planet.

Blog page for episode, including transcripts: https://caremorebebetter.com/the-secret-language-of-your-body-energy-medicine-ancestral-trauma-heal-from-within-inna-segal/

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/innasegalauthor/

Guest Website: https://www.innasegal.com/

Guest Social: 

https://www.tiktok.com/@innasegalauthor

https://www.youtube.com/@InnaSegalauthor/channels

https://www.facebook.com/InnaSegalAuthor

https://www.instagram.com/innasegalauthor/

Show Notes:

01:42 - Discovering And Listening To The Language Of The Body

14:04 - Moving Through Health And Trauma Through Journaling

24:15- The Restorative Power Of Nature

31:14 - What Are Etheric Forces?

49:38 - How Self-Healing Can Work In Intense Sicknesses

56:18 - All About The Molecules Of Emotions

01:01:35 - Get In Touch With Inna

01:04:42 - Discussion Wrap-up And Closing Words

BUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER: Together, we planted 36,044 trees in 2025 through our partnership with ForestPlanet. We screamed past our goal of planting 20,000 trees thanks to subscribers like you!
CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner — Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/

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The planet’s temperature continues to warm up every year, and one of the biggest contributors to this is gas-powered vehicles. Timothy Seward, a lifelong tinkerer and moped enthusiast, wants to change this worrisome situation through his groundbreaking electric motorbike at ONYX Motors. He joins Corinna Bellizzi to share how he combines cyberpunk aesthetics with high-performance utility to create environmentally friendly vehicles that could last for many years. He also talks about the role of a breakout Indiegogo campaign and highly personal community building to develop an engaging riding experience while prioritizing cost-efficiency and sustainability.

COMPLETE BLOG & TRANSCRIPT: https://caremorebebetter.com/ride-the-future-design-rebellion-and-the-electric-revolution-on-two-wheels-with-timothy-seward-of-onyx-motors/

About Guest: Tim Seward is a dynamic design visionary. A lifelong tinkerer and moped enthusiast, he began experimenting with electric conversions in 2012, transforming gas mopeds into sleek, powerful prototypes. With a background in industrial design, his portfolio includes work for mobility innovators Bird, Scoot, UBCO and FREEBORD and consumer lifestyle brands with Sonos, Google, Nike, Samsung, LG, HP and Intel viewable at timothykevinseward.com and his current roles as the founder and chief design officer of ONYX Motors.

In 2017, Tim launched ONYX through a breakout Indiegogo campaign, introducing the RCR—bike that redefined the category with their raw performance and timeless design. He’s redefining what electric mobility feels like through design, nostalgia, and emotion. Today, he leads the design of every ONYX bike, blending cyberpunk grit with California swagger. His vision is clear: create machines that are not just modes of transport, but vehicles of self-expression and rebellion. Under his guidance, ONYX continues to push the boundaries of electric two-wheeled design, giving riders around the world the freedom to unleash their restless alter ego. He is a frequent speaker and podcast guest on design and transformation.

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothykevinseward/

Guest Website: https://onyxmotors.com/

Guest Social: 

https://www.youtube.com/@onyxmotorbikesard/

https://www.facebook.com/onyxmotorbikes/

https://www.tiktok.com/@onyxmotorbikesofficial

https://www.instagram.com/onyxmotorbikes/

Show Notes:

02:00 - Tim’s Journey From Tinkerer To Founder

09:24 - Hitting Big Through A Crowdfunding Campaign

16:25 - How ONYX Balances Specs, Efficiency, And Compliance

25:27 - How ONYX Motors Keeps Their Products Cost-Efficient

30:20 - ONYX Motorbike’s Anti-Theft Features

32:34 - Better Enforcement Of Transportation Laws

40:53 - The Impact Of The ONYX Community

47:51 - Creating Long-Lasting Sustainable Products

55:24 - Why You Should Get The ONYX 80 Volt

01:01:54 - Discussion Wrap-up And Closing Words -

BUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER: Together, we planted 36,044 trees in 2025 through our partnership with ForestPlanet. We screamed past our goal of planting 20,000 trees thanks to subscribers like you!

CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner — Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/

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Chris Kilham — the Medicine Hunter, author of fifteen books, and a man the New York Times once called "part David Attenborough, part Indiana Jones" — returns to Care More Be Better for a third time to go deep into the vine. With 65 shamans and twelve years of ceremony across the Amazon behind him, Chris and host Corinna Bellizzi explore the line between authentic plant medicine and cultural appropriation, the shared visions that gave ayahuasca its old name Telepathine, the three enduring camps of psychedelic culture, and where to actually find a trustworthy ceremony.

Complete blog with transcript: https://caremorebebetter.com/deep-into-the-vine-the-medicine-hunter-on-ayahuasca-shamans-and-the-cosmic-experience-with-chris-kilham/

Show Notes:

02:42 - How Chris First Encountered Ayahuasca

09:02 - Different Ways Of Using Plant Medicine

18:34 - Three Different Camps Of Plant Healing

24:49 - How To Begin Your Ayahuasca Experience

45:40 - Understanding The Test Pilots Program

48:34 - Get In Touch With Chris

51:14 - Discussion Wrap-up And Closing Words

Important Note

Ayahuasca contains DMT, a Schedule I substance in the United States. This episode discusses plant medicine in an educational and harm-reduction context. Always consult a qualified medical professional before pursuing any plant medicine experience, and research the legal status in your location through resources such as ICEERS.
Resources

Chris Kilham on LinkedIn

Medicine Hunter — medicinehunter.com

Medicine Hunter on Instagram

Medicine Hunter on Facebook

Medicine Hunter on YouTube

The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook

Wizard of the Upper Amazon — F. Bruce Lamb

Cosmic Sister — Zoe Helene

ICEERS

Stop the War Within — Gerard Powell, Rythmia (Previous Episode)

On Building Sustainable Communities — Chris Kilham (Previous Episode)

The Way of Coffee — Chris Kilham (Previous Episode)

BUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER

Together, we planted 36,044 trees in 2025 through our partnership with ForestPlanet. We screamed past our goal of planting 20,000 trees thanks to subscribers like you!

CAUSE PARTNER

If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner — Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/

Follow us on social media:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter

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