The Hatch the Future podcast is at the forefront of social innovation.
Explore world-changing ideas and the people acting on them – from food to finance, identity to innovation and everything in between – the Hatch Innovation team, and guests dig into what’s positively disruptive.
Listen to our latest episode:
HTF 033 Elevating All Voices
In this episode Danielle and Jen interview Shiva Farrokhi, founder of in-it, a video crowdsourcing platform focusing on social change. The phrase video virtual memory is mentioned, so you know this is going to be good. Shiva is an Iranian designer,...
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HTF 032 Advocating for Psilocybin
In this episode, Collin Gabriel and Danielle Olson interviewed Tom and Sheri Eckert who are both counselors and the founders of the Oregon Psilocybin Society. They are the forces behind getting a 2020 ballot measure to legalize the facilitated use of...
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HTF 031: #LifeIsCumulative
We interviewed Sonja Skvarla, founder and Executive Director of A Social Ignition. "Those who have been incarcerated come out facing a tremendous number of barriers to success. From feeling isolated by limited social interaction to no access to current...
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HTF 030: Tea Fleets and Painted Streets
Picture yourself strolling down the beautiful tree-lined streets of Portland when suddenly you are struck by the sight of a large mural painted right in the middle of a 4-way stop. As you stand there, thinking to yourself “how did this get here? Who made this place?”,...
read more
HTF 029: ‘Soup’er Communities
In this episode, Danielle Olson sits down with Amy Kaherl, founder of Detroit Soup. In 2010, Amy was able to transform a small potluck-style event for funding the arts into a larger funding mechanism for community projects aimed to do good for Detroit. For as little...
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HTF 028: Chicken Eggs and Chasin’ Dreams
In this episode, we sit down with Henlight Co-Founder, Edward Silva. Edward's unique story highlights the path that some entrepreneurs take when entering into prize-based competitions, in this case the Thought For Food Challenge. Interestingly, Edward’s journey with...
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HTF 027: Happy Brain Science
“We spend nearly 40% of our time at work. We should be happier, and we can be." “We go about pursuing happiness backwards. We think once we accomplish our goals we’ll be happy, but science shows that happiness is essential as a first step to accomplishing our goals.”...
read more
HTF 026: Living In Waste
In this episode, Collin Gabriel, longtime fan of Earthships, chats with architect and Earthship founder, Michael Reynolds. 35 years ago, Michael designed a living structure that can harvest its own water, power, food, heat and comfort with most of its building...
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HTF 023: Toilets, Rice, and Poverty: Redefining Global Aid
For years, USAID and other NGOs (non-governmental organizations) have been trying to improve sanitation as well as create a safe water supply for countries throughout the developing world. With varying degrees of success in the cities, only pockets of rural...
read more
HTF 022: Feminism and Justice for All
Let’s listen to Hatch Innovation’s Director of Events & Culinary Happenings, Jess DeNoto chat with upcoming Remedy Club panelist Emilly Prado. Emilly is a writer who focuses on the intersection of feminist identity, race, class, gender and popular culture....
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HTF 021: Put Your Money Where Your Food Is
In today’s episode, host Amy Pearl sits down with Narendra Varma of Our Table Cooperative. Narendra started Our Table Cooperative in 2011 with his wife Michelle, after they spent years in the investment and tech spaces. Narendra talks about how these experiences...
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HTF 017: Reflecting on a Nuclear Legacy
Host Amy Pearl, Hatch Innovation Guests Yukiyo Kawano, Visual Artist Yukiyo Kawano, a third generation hibakusha (nuclear bomb survivor) grew up decades after the bombing of Hiroshima. Her work is personal, reflecting lasting attitudes towards the bombings of...
read more
HTF 016: WTF is the Blockchain?
WTF is the Blockchain? You’ve heard about Bitcoin. You might have heard the word ‘blockchain’. But what about Ethereum? In this episode, you’ll get the full explanation of what a blockchain is, how cryptocurrencies have value, and how ‘smart contracts’ are shaping the...
read more
HTF 014: Energy: New takes on Wood and Water
In this double-header, Simon Love interviews two companies implementing innovative sustainable energy technologies. The episode touches on sustainable projects in urban versus rural environments,how to work with local government and communities, and where these...
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HTF 012: How Green Is Weed – Sustainability and Cannabis with Cristian Koch
Simon Love speaks with Cristian Koch, one of the founders of HIFI farms, located in Portland, OR. “HIFI farms is a Clean Green Certified™ craft cannabis cultivation company” that is developing one of the most sustainable growing operations in the Pacific Northwest....
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HTF 011: From Varietals to Variety in Winemaking with Bertony Faustin and Finn Terdal
Finn Terdal sits down with Oregon winemaker Bertony Faustin, owner of Abbey Creek Winery in North Plains, a small town just outside Portland. Bertony currently holds the title of Oregon’s first black winemaker. He aims to change this by diversifying the faces we see...
read more
HTF 010: Girls Building and Social Pitching with Katie Hughes and Lex Lavatai
Lex Lavatai sits down with Katie Hughes, the founder of Girls Build, a nonprofit summer camp that instills “curiosity and confidence in girls as they explore the world of building”. Lex and Katie discuss the importance of teaching girls not only building, fixing, and...
read more
HTF 009: It’s Not Just About Bathrooms with Lex Lavatai, Lisa Ramirez, and Klyde Burg
Lex Lavatai (they/them), Lisa Ramirez (she/her), and Klyde Burg (he/him) discuss queerness, definitions, and gender identity. From a space of common understanding and good will, three queer people dissect aspects of the hetero-normative culture and its language and...
read more
HTF 033 Elevating All Voices
In this episode Danielle and Jen interview Shiva Farrokhi, founder of in-it, a video crowdsourcing platform focusing on social change. The phrase video virtual memory is mentioned, so you know this is going to be good. Shiva is an Iranian designer,...
read more
HTF 032 Advocating for Psilocybin
In this episode, Collin Gabriel and Danielle Olson interviewed Tom and Sheri Eckert who are both counselors and the founders of the Oregon Psilocybin Society. They are the forces behind getting a 2020 ballot measure to legalize the facilitated use of...
read more
HTF 031: #LifeIsCumulative
We interviewed Sonja Skvarla, founder and Executive Director of A Social Ignition. "Those who have been incarcerated come out facing a tremendous number of barriers to success. From feeling isolated by limited social interaction to no access to current...
read more
HTF 030: Tea Fleets and Painted Streets
Picture yourself strolling down the beautiful tree-lined streets of Portland when suddenly you are struck by the sight of a large mural painted right in the middle of a 4-way stop. As you stand there, thinking to yourself “how did this get here? Who made this place?”,...
read more
HTF 029: ‘Soup’er Communities
In this episode, Danielle Olson sits down with Amy Kaherl, founder of Detroit Soup. In 2010, Amy was able to transform a small potluck-style event for funding the arts into a larger funding mechanism for community projects aimed to do good for Detroit. For as little...
read more
HTF 028: Chicken Eggs and Chasin’ Dreams
In this episode, we sit down with Henlight Co-Founder, Edward Silva. Edward's unique story highlights the path that some entrepreneurs take when entering into prize-based competitions, in this case the Thought For Food Challenge. Interestingly, Edward’s journey with...
read more HTF 027: Happy Brain Science
“We spend nearly 40% of our time at work. We should be happier, and we can be." “We go about pursuing happiness backwards. We think once we accomplish our goals we’ll be happy, but science shows that happiness is essential as a first step to accomplishing our goals.”...
read more HTF 026: Living In Waste
In this episode, Collin Gabriel, longtime fan of Earthships, chats with architect and Earthship founder, Michael Reynolds. 35 years ago, Michael designed a living structure that can harvest its own water, power, food, heat and comfort with most of its building...
read more
HTF 023: Toilets, Rice, and Poverty: Redefining Global Aid
For years, USAID and other NGOs (non-governmental organizations) have been trying to improve sanitation as well as create a safe water supply for countries throughout the developing world. With varying degrees of success in the cities, only pockets of rural...
read more
HTF 022: Feminism and Justice for All
Let’s listen to Hatch Innovation’s Director of Events & Culinary Happenings, Jess DeNoto chat with upcoming Remedy Club panelist Emilly Prado. Emilly is a writer who focuses on the intersection of feminist identity, race, class, gender and popular culture....
read more
HTF 021: Put Your Money Where Your Food Is
In today’s episode, host Amy Pearl sits down with Narendra Varma of Our Table Cooperative. Narendra started Our Table Cooperative in 2011 with his wife Michelle, after they spent years in the investment and tech spaces. Narendra talks about how these experiences...
read more
HTF 017: Reflecting on a Nuclear Legacy
Host Amy Pearl, Hatch Innovation Guests Yukiyo Kawano, Visual Artist Yukiyo Kawano, a third generation hibakusha (nuclear bomb survivor) grew up decades after the bombing of Hiroshima. Her work is personal, reflecting lasting attitudes towards the bombings of...
read more
HTF 016: WTF is the Blockchain?
WTF is the Blockchain? You’ve heard about Bitcoin. You might have heard the word ‘blockchain’. But what about Ethereum? In this episode, you’ll get the full explanation of what a blockchain is, how cryptocurrencies have value, and how ‘smart contracts’ are shaping the...
read more
HTF 014: Energy: New takes on Wood and Water
In this double-header, Simon Love interviews two companies implementing innovative sustainable energy technologies. The episode touches on sustainable projects in urban versus rural environments,how to work with local government and communities, and where these...
read more
HTF 012: How Green Is Weed – Sustainability and Cannabis with Cristian Koch
Simon Love speaks with Cristian Koch, one of the founders of HIFI farms, located in Portland, OR. “HIFI farms is a Clean Green Certified™ craft cannabis cultivation company” that is developing one of the most sustainable growing operations in the Pacific Northwest....
read more
HTF 011: From Varietals to Variety in Winemaking with Bertony Faustin and Finn Terdal
Finn Terdal sits down with Oregon winemaker Bertony Faustin, owner of Abbey Creek Winery in North Plains, a small town just outside Portland. Bertony currently holds the title of Oregon’s first black winemaker. He aims to change this by diversifying the faces we see...
read more
HTF 010: Girls Building and Social Pitching with Katie Hughes and Lex Lavatai
Lex Lavatai sits down with Katie Hughes, the founder of Girls Build, a nonprofit summer camp that instills “curiosity and confidence in girls as they explore the world of building”. Lex and Katie discuss the importance of teaching girls not only building, fixing, and...
read more
HTF 009: It’s Not Just About Bathrooms with Lex Lavatai, Lisa Ramirez, and Klyde Burg
Lex Lavatai (they/them), Lisa Ramirez (she/her), and Klyde Burg (he/him) discuss queerness, definitions, and gender identity. From a space of common understanding and good will, three queer people dissect aspects of the hetero-normative culture and its language and...
read more