Luisa Maffi [part 2]: Uniting in support of a global biocultural extinction rebellion
Dr. Maffi sheds light on what it means to champion a new type of extinction rebellion—namely, a biocultural extinction rebellion; how all of our current forms of political and economic frameworks—socialism, communism, capitalism, and so on—all share a common worldview of natural resources; what might be at stake if we continued to only address biodiversity loss without preserving cultural and language diversity; and more.
Luisa Maffi [part 1]: Weaving together biological diversity and cultural and language diversity
In this podcast episode, Dr. Maffi sheds light on the current trends of language and cultural diversity loss; what might be at stake if we continued to try to only address biodiversity loss without at the same time preserving cultural and language diversity; and more.
Chelsea Mikael Frazier: Learning environmentalism through the lens of black feminism
In this podcast episode, Dr. Chelsea Mikael Frazier sheds light on why there traditionally has been a lack of diversity in the field of environmentalism; how our world might change if the people currently most marginalized in our society, such as Black and Indigenous women, were centered and honored as leaders of our future; and more.
Briony Penn: Inspiring deeper connections to place through community mapping
In this podcast episode, Briony sheds light on the potential limitations of specialized fields of western science in conservation; how the maps that we’ve been taught to understand the world through have shaped our cultural and societal values; and more.
Jesse Mcdougall: Welcoming wildlife and biological abundance to regenerative agroecosystems
In this podcast episode, Jesse sheds light on his experience writing legislation in support of regenerative agriculture in the state of Vermont, why measurements focused on carbon alone are too limiting and inadequate indicators of land restoration and soil health; and more.
Sophie Ackoff: Decentralizing power in agriculture to support the next generation of farmers
In this podcast episode, Sophie sheds light on the challenges that young people—especially Black, Indigenous, and young people of color—uniquely face when trying to become farmers; the distinction between farmworkers and farmers and who really produces our food; and more.
Acadia Tucker: Seeding resilience through growing perennial and victory gardens
In this podcast episode, Acadia sheds light on the difference between growing annual and perennial plants in our gardens or community spaces; using gardening as a form of activism and rebellion against the current dominant extractive and exploitative system; and more.
Kimberly Mcglonn: Questioning the criminalization of poverty and struggle that perpetuates systemic injustice
In this podcast episode, Dr. McGlonn sheds light on the connections between climate justice and mass incarceration; why we need to go beyond demonizing individual ‘criminals’ to contextualizing isolated events with the greater system; and more.
Lauren Baker: Preserving seed diversity to strengthen human health and ecological resilience
In this podcast episode, Dr. Baker sheds light on the importance of seed diversity; what true-cost-accounting is, and why it's necessary; and more.
Owen Wormser: Regenerating life and landscapes by turning lawns into meadows
In this podcast episode, Owen sheds light on how meadows can be low-maintenance, low-cost, and wildlife-friendly alternatives to lawns; how we can help turn public green spaces into meadows if we don't have the space for a meadow ourselves; and more.
Guillaume Pitron: Unmasking 'green' energy's social injustice and environmental costs
In this podcast episode, Guillaume sheds light on why green and clean energy and technologies are not entirely green nor clean; what we can learn from the history of our energy infrastructure transitions; how moving to ‘green’ energy may actually worsen environmental injustice in some ways; and more.
Teresa Coady: Redesigning built environments for life rather than machines
In this podcast episode, Teresa sheds light on why we need to go beyond thinking about wellness through an individualistic lens to looking at it through a systemic lens; how we've largely been designing our built environments for machines rather than for life and ecological health; and more.
Maurie Cohen: Looking past individualism to seeing consumerism through a systemic lens
In this podcast episode, Maurie sheds light on what we can learn from viewing conscious consumerism, not through an individualistic lens, but a more collective one; the limitations and cautions against seeing localization as our path forward; and more.
Sasha Duerr: Natural colors and the convergence of slow food and slow fashion
In this podcast episode, Sasha sheds light on how the creative industry's obsession with Pantone's colors of the year reflects our dominant culture; the potential of medicinal plants, when used as dyes on our clothing, to aid in our healing and wellness; and more.
Jeff Tkach: Connecting functional medicine and regenerative agriculture for our collective health
In this podcast episode, Jeff sheds light on the relationship between functional medicine and regenerative agriculture; how regenerative farming may impact our public health and social justice; and more.