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Nov. 15, 2022

EP 64: The Power of Indigenous Storytelling (Pt2)

In the second part of a two part series, we will continue talking about The Whale Child, a book written and illustrated by Indigenous authors Keith and Chenoa Egawa. Keith and Chenoa are siblings and enrolled members of the L...

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Nov. 1, 2022

EP 63: The Power of Indigenous Storytelling (Pt1)

In this first episode of a two-part series, we will be talking about The Whale Child, a book written and illustrated by Indigenous authors Keith and Chenoa Egawa. Keith and Chenoa are siblings and enrolled members of the Lumm...

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Oct. 18, 2022

EP 62: Moving Resources to Benefit the Dreams of Environmentalists of…

Grace Anderson (she/her) is a network weaver, strategist, and dreamer working at the intersection of race, healing and the environment. While working in the outdoor and environmental sector, she recognized a lack of people of...

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Oct. 4, 2022

EP 61: Bringing Water Equity to America

Dr. Sri has a really interesting story about how he found himself on a path into environmental conservation and eventually water equity after starting as a construction engineer. When I reached out to Sri he was the leader of...

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Sept. 20, 2022

EP 60: The Power of Faith in Environmentalism (PT2)

This is the second episode of a two-part series with Afnan Khairullah and Sofia Gilani. Afnan and Sofia are volunteers with the Green Muslims organization that works to connect Muslims everywhere to nature and environmental a...

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Sept. 6, 2022

EP 59: The Power of Faith in Environmentalism (PT1)

In this first episode of a two part series, we will hear from Afnan Khairullah and Sofia Gilani, who are volunteers with Green Muslims. Green Muslims is an organization that works to connect Muslims everywhere to nature and e...

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Dec. 15, 2021

EP 58: International Law & Climate Justice

Nadia Ahmad is an author, attorney, law professor, and environmental justice advocate. She has spent her academic career focusing on frontline communities who are the most vulnerable to energy production.She is a Visiting Associate Professor at Yale La...

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Nov. 30, 2021

EP 57: Inviting More Black Folks to the Outdoors

Earl B. Hunter, Jr is an unapologetic business owner of an outdoor recreational and marketing company that is committed to get more Black folks out in nature, and encourage white allies to extend invites on their outdoor excursions.

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Nov. 16, 2021

EP 56: Bringing Back Bats From the Brink of Extinction

Ecologist Dr. Rodrigo Medellín is one of the most vocal and well-known advocates for the protection of bats and bat habitats. Rodrigo fell in love with bats when he held one for the first time at the age of 13 …

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Nov. 2, 2021

EP 55: Running for Social and Environmental Justice

Rocio Villalobos is from Austin, Texas. She's an avid trail runner who promotes mental health, having experienced her own challenges and finding a place to belong in nature. She runs to promote Indigenous values around running to heal the soul …

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Sept. 29, 2021

EP 54: Tackling Food Insecurity in the United Kingdom

One would think that food insecurity doesn't exist in one of the richest countries in the world - United Kingdom. Deidre (Dee) Woods who currently lives in London sheds light on the stark disparities that exist in the community she …

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Sept. 15, 2021

Ep 53: Fighting for Food Sovereignty in Kenya and Uganda.

In this episode we talk about the implications of free trade on African women especially from a food sovereignty perspective. Often free trade agreements are advertised to boost trade between countries, and ultimately encourage and strengthen economic ...

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Sept. 7, 2021

EP 52: Collaborations in Environmental Justice Movements (Part 2)

This is the second episode of a two part series with three wonderful changemakers - Laura Diaz, Samrat Pathania from Environmental Collective for Environmental Justice or EC-EJ and Isabel Lopez and Raizes Collective.

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Sept. 1, 2021

EP 52: Collaborations in Environmental Justice Movements (Part 1)

This is the first episode of a two part series with three wonderful changemakers - Laura Diaz, Samrat Pathania from Environmental Collective for Environmental Justice or EC-EJ and Isabel Lopez and Raizes Collective.

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Aug. 20, 2021

EP 51: Decolonizing the Flower

A queer farmer of color, Edgar Xochitl is the Farm Manager at Hummingbird Farm a collective farm in the Excelsior, San Francisco. Edgar focuses on cross-polinating traditional ecological knowledge. In this episode we talk about: -

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Aug. 3, 2021

EP 50: Incorporating Social Sciences into Conservation

Why is modern conservation failing? And what can we do to improve its effectiveness? As a social research consultant, Leander Lacy notes that traditional approaches are fragmented, not adequately considering the social dimensions of environmental ...

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July 20, 2021

EP 49: Uncovering the Innovative Genius that Resides in Nature

Billy Almon is an Astrobiofuturist. Billy helps people explore solutions to improve human experiences on earth and in space. He is an inventor and immersive storyteller who aims to reach the next generation of inventors, designers,

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July 6, 2021

EP 48: Art for Environmental Change

Benjamin Von Wong is an award-winning Canadian who's work lies at the intersection of fantasy and photography and combines everyday objects with shocking statistics. It has attracted the attention of corporations, like Starbucks, Dell,

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June 29, 2021

Season 3 Launch!

We're back! Here are some highlights: - Video for season 2 and season 3 episodes are on our youtube page - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdv_elfXXh0fbb_s6QYLZHg Still sticking to an every other week schedule

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March 24, 2021

EP 47: Water Affordability and Equity in America

Stacey Isaac Berahzer, founder of IB Environmental, has spent more than 16 years in the environmental field, most of it immersed in water resource management as a senior project director with the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North …

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March 16, 2021

EP 46: Investigating the Illicit Vulture Trade in Nigeria

Stephen Awoyemi is a PhD student at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy. For his PhD research, he looks at how sociological theories can help explain and solve the conservation problem of trade in vulture parts for traditional medicine …

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March 9, 2021

EP 45: Making Space for Climate Justice and Clean Energy (RERUN)

Raya Salter is an attorney, educator and clean energy law/policy expert, focusing on climate justice. She is a member of the New York State Climate Action Council, which is developing NY’s plan to reach the nation’s leading climate action goals,

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March 2, 2021

EP 44: Indigenous Environmentalism

Deondre Smiles is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography and is a citizen of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. His research interests include Indigenous geographies, science and technology studies, and tribal cultural resource protection/preserv...

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Feb. 23, 2021

EP 43: Diving With A Purpose

Weldon Wade was born and raised in Bermuda and has been active in the Bermuda diving community for over 10 years. The first and only Bermudian certified as freediver/scuba diver/closed-circuit rebreather diver,

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