Visions of a Better World is a podcast series produced and hosted by Global Visions association. The series brings together people to discuss themes, ideas and theories regarding the mission of making the world a better place.Global Visions is a non-profit association based in Helsinki, Finland with the purpose of bringing people and organisations together and developing ideas aimed at building a better world.Follow and learn more:Instagram: globalvisionsryBluesky: globalvisions.bsky.socialTikTok: globalvisionsryLinkedin: Global VisionsSee our panels on YouTube: GlobalVisionsryMore information: www.globalvisions.fi/en
Latest episodes
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1 h 09
Local Leadership, Global Solidarity and Future Visions: A Conversation with Home Street Home in Kenya
In this episode, we continue our conversation with Salim Edward and Viola Wallenius, two founding members of Home Street Home. We previously discussed community-led development, he…
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1 h 12
Community-Led Action amid Climate Change and Global Instability: A Conversation with Home Street Home in Kenya
In this episode, we reconnect with Salim Edward and Viola Wallenius, two founding members of Home Street Home, to discuss community-led development, healthcare, education and clima…
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43 min
Deweaponizing Interdependence and the Future of Global Cooperation with Heikki Patomäki and Konsta Kotilainen…
What if trade wars, sanctions, debt crises, and geopolitical rivalry are not merely political failures, but symptoms of deeper flaws in the architecture of the global economy? In t…
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36 min
Deweaponizing Interdependence and the Future of Global Cooperation with Heikki Patomäki and Konsta Kotilainen…
What if trade wars, sanctions, debt crises, and geopolitical rivalry are not merely political failures, but symptoms of deeper flaws in the architecture of the global economy? In t…
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2 h 04
Whose Future? Global Visions in a Contested World
This episode is a recording of our recent event held in Think Corner in Helsinki.Whose Future? Global Visions in a Contested World explored the state of the world in 2026 and what…
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2 h 04
Whose Future? Global Visions in a Contested World
This episode is a recording of our recent event held in Think Corner in Helsinki. Whose Future? Global Visions in a Contested World explored the state of the world in 2026 and what…
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48 min
The Future Is Open: Transformative Politics and Political Imagination
In the second episode of this two part series on transformative politics, futures, and hope, we turn to the question of what comes next. If the future is not predetermined, how can…
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55 min
Was “Another World Possible”? 1990s Optimism and the Fate of Transformative Politics
Episode 1: From 1990s Optimism to Authoritarian CapitalismIn the first episode of this two-part series on transformative politics, futures, and hope, we revisit the political optim…
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48 min
Challenges to Human Rights: Power, Technology, and Future Visions
In the second episode of our two-part series on human rights, we turn to the growing pressures facing human rights today and consider what their future might look like in an era ma…
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42 min
Human Rights: Foundations, Global Realities & Unequal Protections
In the first episode of our two-part series on human rights, we explore the foundations of human rights, their historical development, and their current state in a rapidly changing…
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1 h 40
State of the World 2025 Panel Discussion
As 2025 draws to a close, the world faces an increasingly interconnected set of global challenges — climate change, wars, geopolitical instability, economic inequality, and uncerta…
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1 h 00
State of the World 2025 Lecture by Historian Risto Marjomaa
As 2025 approaches its end, the world continues to grapple with overlapping global crises — climate change, wars, geopolitical instability, economic inequality, and growing uncerta…
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1 h 14
The Case for a Global Carbon Tax with Jamie Morgan and Heikki Patomäki
What would it take for the world to adopt a global carbon tax, and could such a policy become a meaningful tool for responding to the climate crisis? In this episode, we speak with…
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1 h 42
Global Carbon Tax: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Visions
As the climate crisis deepens, the need for ambitious and fair global action has never been more urgent. One proposal gaining attention is a global carbon tax — a system that would…
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53 min
The Future of Democracy: Visions and Challenges
If democracy is under threat today, what might it look like tomorrow? In this episode we continue our discussion with Anniina leiviskä and Tuija Kasa to discuss the current state o…
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54 min
A conversation on Democracy, Human Rights and Education
A conversation on Democracy, Human Rights and EducationIn this episode we sat down with Anniina leiviskä and Tuija Kasa to discuss the current state of Democracy. Anniina Leiviskä,…
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1 h 23
Climate Ethics, Technology and Future Visions
Climate Ethics, Technology and Future VisionsIn this two-part episode, we sit down with two moral philosophers—Professor Antti Kauppinen and Dr. Simo Kyllönen from the University o…
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41 min
Climate Ethics, Technology and Future Visions
In this two-part episode, we sit down with two moral philosophers—Professor Antti Kauppinen and Dr. Simo Kyllönen from the University of Helsinki—to explore the ethical questions b…
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1 h 22
A Conversation on Moral Crises and Universal Ethics
In this two-part episode, we sit down with two moral philosophers Professor Antti Kauppinen and Dr. Simo Kyllönen from the University of Helsinki to explore the ethical questions b…
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1 h 40
Confronting Climate Change: Justice, Solutions and Future Visions a Panel Discussion
Confronting Climate Change: Justice, Solutions and Future Visions. A panel discussion organised by Global Visions ry. On May 7th, 2025, we gathered at Musiikkitalo in Helsinki to c…