{"podcast":{"title":"The Realisation Festival Podcast","slug":"the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015","podcast_index_feed_id":7072015,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2418827.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/qt5ev7y7dwazsu1wnnzroik8aury?.jpg","author":"Mark Vernon","episode_count":26,"summary":"Welcome to the podcast of the Realisation Festival, which takes place every year at St Giles House, Wimborne, Dorset (http://realisationfestival.com). The podcast is hosted by Mark Vernon, in conversation with individuals who have attended the festival. The aim is to develop a sense of the various ways in which realising is done, as people offer reflections on ideas, experiences, books and activities.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015"},"episode":{"title":"Local myths transform lives and how they do it. A conversation with Kim Willis","slug":"local-myths-transform-lives-and-how-they-do-it-a-conversation-with-kim-willis","published_at":"2026-05-25T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/local-myths-transform-lives-and-how-they-do-it-a-conversation-with-kim-willis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827/episodes/19233798-local-myths-transform-lives-and-how-they-do-it-a-conversation-with-kim-willis.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827/episodes/19233798-local-myths-transform-lives-and-how-they-do-it-a-conversation-with-kim-willis.mp3","summary":"There is another world that is also here and it can empower people in times of trouble. Kim Willis tells Mark Vernon that she stepped outside, bringing her expertise in systems thinking and the value of stories, to discover resources in England, Wales and Scotland that modern culture often overlooks. She describes her discoveries and their impact in her new book, \"No Fair Maidens\", and will bring that energy to the Realisation Festival 2026. What difference can an imaginative encounter ...","meta_description":"There is another world that is also here and it can empower people in times of trouble. Kim Willis tells Mark Vernon that she stepped outside, bringing he…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1201,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/episodes/local-myths-transform-lives-and-how-they-do-it-a-conversation-with-kim-willis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/local-myths-transform-lives-and-how-they-do-it-a-conversation-with-kim-willis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}