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By Accident, Choice, or Grace

The Evolved Network

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Frequency: 1 episode/29d. Total Eps: 8

A podcast by Sebastian White, founder of The Evolved Network.

This is a space for thoughtful conversation, quiet disruption, and the kind of reflection that transforms. Join Sebastian as he sits down with mentors, friends, and changemakers from Chicago’s food, education, and nonprofit communities. Together, we explore how the invisible shapes us — how we learn, grow, and heal — sometimes by accident, sometimes by choice… and sometimes, by grace.

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Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

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Ep 8. Where Healing Grows: The Intersection of Farming and the Human Spirit

Season 1 · Episode 8

Friday, January 30, 2026 • Duration 30:06

“I never want someone to feel like our relationship is just a transaction.” – Letisha Steele

Sebastian White and Letisha Steele, Executive Director of Green City Market, reflect on farming, food, and what it means to build spaces rooted in care rather than efficiency. Together, they explore land and markets as places of relationship, vulnerability, and healing, where slowing down and staying connected can reshape how we relate to food, community, and one another.

Explore the podcast: https://theevolvednetwork.org/by_accident_choice_or_grace

Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

Support our work: https://theevolvednetwork.org/donate

Follow along: https://instagram.com/the.evolved.network

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Ep 7: The Classroom

Season 1 · Episode 7

Saturday, January 17, 2026 • Duration 23:18

“If you have a sharp knife in your hands, you can’t be doing a bunch of things… it really forces you to stop, focus, and be in that moment.” — Anna Erickson

In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with fifth-grade teacher Anna Erickson of William Ray Elementary to reflect on their work together through The Evolved Network, classroom culture, and how structure, joy, and reflection help students feel capable, connected, and seen.

Explore the podcast: https://theevolvednetwork.org/by_accident_choice_or_grace

Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

Support our work: https://theevolvednetwork.org/donate

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Ep 6: Soul Food, Community, and The Wretched

Season 1 · Episode 6

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 • Duration 21:13

“The land carries memory — of pain, but also of possibility.” – Nick Davis

Sebastian White and Nick Davis, a local farmer organizer, explore the historical roots of American agriculture, the displacement and resilience of Black farmers, and how land and food remain sites of struggle, healing, and liberation.

Explore the podcast: https://theevolvednetwork.org/by_accident_choice_or_grace

Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

Support our work: https://theevolvednetwork.org/donate

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EP 5: The Tragedy of Philanthropy

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, August 18, 2025 • Duration 20:57

“Philanthropy is not a dream scenario. The dream is a world where it isn’t needed because resources are equitably shared.” – Jessyca Dudley

In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with Jessyca Dudley, CEO of Bold Ventures, to explore the paradox of philanthropy — how it’s rooted in extraction yet essential to nonprofit survival. Together, they discuss history, proximity, and what it means to reimagine philanthropy as repair rather than transaction.

Explore the podcast: https://theevolvednetwork.org/by_accident_choice_or_grace

Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

Support our work: https://theevolvednetwork.org/donate

Follow along: https://instagram.com/the.evolved.network

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Ep 4. The Etiquette of Care

Season 1 · Episode 4

Saturday, August 9, 2025 • Duration 16:07

“It [the dining experience] not only feeds them, but it should feed their soul as well.” In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with two-time James Beard Award–winning chef Sarah Stegner to explore hospitality as care, the meaning of etiquette, and what it looks like to create spaces of belonging — for everyone.

Explore the podcast: https://theevolvednetwork.org/by_accident_choice_or_grace

Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

Support our work: https://theevolvednetwork.org/donate

Follow along: https://instagram.com/the.evolved.network

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Ep 3: The Myth of the Food Desert

Season 1 · Episode 3

Monday, July 28, 2025 • Duration 21:21

“We call it a desert, but I see people growing food, exchanging recipes, feeding each other.” In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with Selma Sims, CEO of Gardeneers, to unpack how language shapes power—and how community-grown care is already transforming what food access and liberation look like.

Explore the podcast: https://theevolvednetwork.org/by_accident_choice_or_grace

Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

Support our work: https://theevolvednetwork.org/donate

Follow along: https://instagram.com/the.evolved.network

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Ep 2: The Invisible in Food Education

Season 1 · Episode 2

Friday, July 18, 2025 • Duration 16:33

“Food is the way I speak care.” In this episode, Sebastian White sits down with Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director of Pilot Light, to explore the invisible layers of food education — how nourishment becomes a language of love, resilience, and liberation when taught with intention.

Explore the podcast: https://theevolvednetwork.org/by_accident_choice_or_grace

Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

Support our work: https://theevolvednetwork.org/donate

Follow along: https://instagram.com/the.evolved.network

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EP 1: The Evolved Network Way

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 • Duration 13:54

What if healing isn’t something we do to others, but something we create together? In this premiere episode, Sebastian White and co-author Dr. Todd DuBose explore The Evolved Network Way—where food, care, and presence become quiet disruptions that open space for belonging, healing, and transformation.

Explore the podcast: https://theevolvednetwork.org/by_accident_choice_or_grace

Learn about our fellowship: https://theevolvednetwork.org/the_evolved_way

Support our work: https://theevolvednetwork.org/donate

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