Compost of Ideas – The Podcast from the Bin

What happens when you look at Christmas through the eyes of a waste bin?In this special holiday episode, Samara — as the Ghost of Christmas Trash — walks through the morning-after archaeology of the s...

On sound, memory, and the transformation of violence into peace.Every night at 21:00, a single deep bell rolls across the valley of Trentino-Alto Adige — a sound so low and resonant that it feels like...

We think of the internet and our digital lives as weightless — made of data, clouds, and code. But every email, every search, every call runs through cables made of glass and sand, metals and minerals...

The final episode of the trilogy Death & Immortality in Cinema — a compost of ideas born from my old university thesis on science-fiction cinema and the human pursuit of eternity.In this closing c...

This is the second chapter in the trilogy on death, imagination, and the dream of immortality — based on my university thesis on science-fiction cinema.In this episode, we enter the laboratory of imag...

This is the first episode in a three-part series born from my old university thesis on science-fiction cinema, death, and the pursuit of immortality.It explores how our fear of mortality gave birth to...

We often talk about climate change in terms of melting glaciers, rising temperatures, or vanishing species.But what if the most radical transformations are happening in a world we can’t see?In this ep...

Are we in a crisis of narration? And what kind of stories cancarry us through?In this episode, I begin with a personal story from Mongolia — a climb up the Khongoryn Els dunes where I gave up too earl...

What would it look like if the world’s citizens were truly represented in decisions about our planet?In this episode, I take inspiration from an essay by historian David Van Reybrouck in Aeon We need ...

Can machines make love easier — or do they just strip away the very mess that makes it real?In this episode of Compost of Ideas – The Podcast from the Bin, I bring together a true story from The Daily...

What makes fear turn into wrath?At what point does silence break, and despair ferment into solidarity?In this episode, I revisit a thesis I wrote twenty years ago — about Bruce Springsteen’s The Ghost...

In this special episode, Samara explores how certain gatherings can expand our curiosity and change the way we see the world. For her, one of those places has been the Festival di Internazionale in Fe...

What if your microphone, your shoes, a bullet, or a seashellcould tell their stories?In this episode of Compost of Ideas – The Podcast from the Bin, I explore the strange and powerful role of objects ...

From Genocide to the Rights of Whales: Is the Rule of LawEvolving or Unraveling?From Nuremberg to the Mar Menor lagoon, the rule of law has been stretching — first to protect individuals from the stat...

A giant red star stolen by helicopter in Sofia. A tree blooming wildly before it dies. The voices of those left adrift after an empire collapses.In this episode, Samara explores what happens when syst...

Wriggling Wonders: How Worms Might Save the WorldIn this episode, Samara explores the underestimated power of worms in addressing soil degradation, food insecurity, and the loss of community.Drawing o...

What can whale earwax tell us about our impact on theocean?In this episode, I dive into the strange, poetic, and troubling world of animal senses — from humpback whales dying in nets they can’t see, t...

In this episode of Compost of Ideas , we explore the bittersweet truths of travel. From Mongolia to Kabul, Lima to London, Samara weaves together personal stories and global reflections on overtourism...

It started with an image — Earthrise (by Nasa).A planet suspended in darkness. Whole. Fragile. Beautiful.From far away, we saw unity.But what happens when we look closer?In this episode of Compost of ...

Special Episode —Seeds, Sand, and a Desert Disco: A Story from SocotraWhat does it mean to witness a place so wild, so untouched, that it feels like a dream?And what happens when our presence—our phot...

On Peace, Resistance, and the Systems We ChooseIn this episode, Samara unpacks the quiet normalization of rearmament in Europe and questions whether more weapons have brought more safety. She introduc...

Ep.3 – What Nomads Still KnowThis week, I explore what we lose when nomadic life disappears — and what we might still learn from it. Drawing from my own experience in Mongolia, a recent episode of Tod...

In this episode, Samara shares a story about Lego bricks, glued pieces, and what they reveal about circularity. She reflects on why circular economy isn't just about design and resources — it's about ...

In this episode, Samara reflects on the bittersweet feeling of returning home after time away — the nostalgia, the shifts, the moments of disconnection.She weaves together personal memory, Greek mytho...

Compost of Ideas – The Podcast from the Bin is a short-form audio space where fragments of thought are thrown in, left to ferment, and maybe — someday — bloom.Each week, Samara shares a scrap: a quest...