The Tools at Hand with Harrison Gardner
Self-Improvement
About
We live in a complex world. And navigating it as the complex, hopeful, emotional, ambitious human beings that we are takes a very real set of tools. The Tools at Hand is a podcast about people who have done the work of finding and developing those tools. People who saw a problem, or felt one, and instead of waiting for someone else to fix it, started figuring it out for themselves. In their community, their discipline, their craft, or their own inner life. Each episode in conversation with one guest who gives an honest account of what it actually took...
Episodes
- Aoife Dunne: Building a Life That Makes You Laugh
Aoife Dunne joins Harrison Gardner to discuss her experiences building a creative life and using comedy. They talk about trusting one's own voice and processing difficult life experiences through comedy.
- Seán McCabe: Owning the Future Together
Seán McCabe discusses using cooperative ownership with Harrison Gardner to fund renewable energy and retrofit homes, beginning with a community football club. They explore the impact of giving people a stake in initiatives.
- Iseult Ward: Rescuing Food, Building Systems
Iseult Ward co-founded FoodCloud to combat food waste and food insecurity in Ireland, establishing a significant European food redistribution system. She and Harrison Gardner explore the transition from concept to infrastructure and the br…
- Using What You Have to Create What You Need
This episode explains the core idea behind The Tools at Hand podcast, using examples like Ahmedabad slums, Gandhi's salt march, and an Irish cottage to illustrate its purpose.
- The Tools at Hand Podcast
This podcast series features ten conversations with individuals who have started building their own projects. The show is hosted by Harrison Gardner and presented by Bord Gáis Energy.