What if AI could teach us to be kinder?
Creative director and AI filmmaker Omar Karim joins us to explore how tech might unlock more than just productivity, from emotional intelligence and open-source hope to decentralised futures and AI mums.

In this episode, we dig into how to build compassion into code, what it means to create with intention, and why the future of AI might be more utopian (and chaotic) than we think.

In Episode 2 of Hope Cast, Helen Trickey and Fi O’Brien sit down with Boaz Paldi — war reporter turned climate optimist — to talk about what real climate hope looks like.

Boaz has seen humanity at its worst: 17 years in conflict and disaster zones for BBC and Reuters. Now, as Chief Creative Officer at UNDP, he’s on a mission to tell stories that shift mindsets, stir action, and change the trajectory we’re on.

Expect big ideas, real urgency, and yes — a dinosaur (crashing the UN, no less). This one’s about turning global attention toward what’s still possible — and why the next generation might just save us.

In the very first episode of Hope Cast, Fi O'Brien, Helen Trickey, and guest Priya Rekhi Smith dive into the messy, beautiful business of hope – what it really means, why it matters, and how we can use it to shape a future worth believing in.

Expect straight-talking, a bit of chaos, and a few oddly comforting flashbacks – like why we should bring back raving without phones (sweaty nights, wild abandon, and the magic of falling in love with strangers), and why, despite what some might say, a few of the best ideas actually do come when you’re a bit hungover.