JAMES BRIDLE on Modes of Intelligence /343

Bringing a rich background of research on forms of intelligence, from artificial to mycelial, James posits that it is a critical failure to use human intelligence as the benchmark for all forms of knowing.

AMY WESTERVELT on Uncovering Extraction /334

Amy brings specific insight to ExxonMobil’s rapid development of oil production in Guyana and details the global complications and power dynamics at play, considering the obscene level of influence huge corporations have in perpetuating global injustice.

TYSON YUNKAPORTA on Unbranding Our Mind [ENCORE] /328

Tyson calls us to unbrand our minds and deeply interrogate where we are sourcing our thoughts from, the ramifications of becoming a trauma-obsessed society, and how to identify environments for emergence.

Dr. VANDANA SHIVA on Diverse Expressions of a Living Earth /311

Vandana and Ayana piece apart the threads of our global culture that lead to exploitation and extraction - focusing on the policies of division and distraction that keep us from each other. The divisions that world-leaders focus so much time on are created in order to dominate and exploit the nature on which the earthly community depends.

LARK ELODEA on Appalachians Against Pipelines /308

Lark shares about the relentless and direct activism Appalachians Against Pipelines has been doing to stop the pipeline, build community resistance, and advocate for the needs of their communities in the face of developers, oil and gas advocates, and a continued disregard for Appalachian voices.

TUSHA YAKOVLEVA on the Invitation of Invasive Plants /307

We are challenged to think about our capacity, or willingness, to know invasive plants - Tusha queries listeners, “Do we know their reasons for making home in unfamiliar soils? Or what gifts and responsibilities they carry?” We are left with much to think about in the realm of curiosity and acceptance.

ANG ROELL on the Relations of the Beehive /301

Ang reveals the complex relations within the hive and the multitude of lessons if we listen rather than impose. Rooting into the rich history of beekeeping and the folk traditions of their ancestors, Ang reminds us of the deeply interconnected world humans and bees share and the reciprocity inherent in right relationship.

Dr. CLINT CARROLL on Stewarding Homeland /299

Dr. Carroll pushes back against dominant settler histories about Cherokee migrations and relations to homeland and provides insight into what audience members ought to glean from Indigenous philosophies imparting practices of deep reciprocity, responsibility, and relationship to the land and each other.

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Dr. LARRY WARD on Healing the Colonial Mind /296

Covering the neuroscience of trauma, the habit of racism, and various typologies of systemic trauma, Dr. Ward provides insight into how we might consciously choose to activate our neuroplasticity toward justice rather than collectively rewarding our neuroplasticity for violence and oppression.

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KYLE WHYTE on the Colonial Genesis of Climate Change [ENCORE] /295

We discuss Kyle’s body of work on dystopia and fantasy in climate justice, the reproduction of settler structures, Indigenous science, vulnerability discourses, and “decolonizing allyship.” Kyle concludes with the ever present reminder that our work must be rooted in consent, reciprocity, and trust.

RUTH ŁCHAV'AYA K'ISEN MILLER on Relations of Reciprocity [ENCORE] /283

Ruth shares how tending to the future must center Indigenous values and lifeways and shares the ways in which a just transition can be understood as a cyclical movement inspired by kinship, care, and reciprocity

Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Direct Action, Transition Transformation, Sacrifice Zones, Multispecies Justice, Radical Imagination, Indigenous Sovereignty, Activism Allyship, Climate Solutions, Climate ChangeFor The WildApril 20, 2022Ruth Łchav'aya K'isen Miller, Ruth Miller Alaska, Bristol Bay Alaska, Bristol Bay Salmon Run, Pebble Mine Alaska, Pebble Mine News, Pebble Mine News 2021, Native Movement, Native Movement staff, Native Movement facebook, Native Movement Alaska, Defend the Sacred Alaska, just transition framework, just transition examples, just transition definition, just transition principles, just transition ak, just transition and climate change, the green new deal, the green new deal 2021, climate change policy, climate change politics, the green new deal definition, a green new deal without growth, climate policy initiative, climate policy jobs, climate policy news, climate policy analysis, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UN Youth Climate Summit, colonization in Alaska, Department of the Interior secretary, Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior definition, Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, Deb Haaland Department of the InteriorComment

WOMAN STANDS SHINING (Pat McCabe) on Humanity's Homecoming [ENCORE] /282

Woman Stands Shining coalesces topics of Indigenous sovereignty, land back, how gender and consent behave in different paradigms, and the vital importance of moving out of modernity’s obsession with intellectualism.

Dr. VANDANA SHIVA on the Promise of the Commons /280

Dr. Shiva warns that the ruling class operates from a place of fear of any being alive and free on their own terms. We end this conversation with a call to a paradigm shift away from capitalism, control and fear to one of partnership with the earth.

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SII-AM HAMILTON on Respect-Based Futures [ENCORE] /279

In this powerful conversation with land defender Sii-am Hamilton, we are invited to discuss futuristic ways forward in recognition that Indigenous communities have been practicing creative resistance against colonialism and capitalism for hundreds of years.

Dr. PATRICIA KAISHIAN on Queer Mycology /262

Dr. Patricia Kaishian encourages us to think of mycology as a revolutionary and political practice. Diving into queer mycology, we see the ways that fungi challenge binaries of gender, family structure, and even traditional biological classification.

NIRIA ALICIA on Pockets of Joy in the Resistance /260

Niria Alicia guides us to think about ancestral instruction, precious purpose, rituals for liberation, and what it means to be human in this time. This warm and rich conversation looks at spiritual crisis in tandem with climate crisis, the allure of self-sabotage, and the problem with the many “solutions” we are offered …

RUTH ŁCHAV'AYA K'ISEN MILLER on Relations of Reciprocity /252

Ruth shares how tending to the future must center Indigenous values and lifeways and shares the ways in which a just transition can be understood as a cyclical movement inspired by kinship, care, and reciprocity

Cultural Strategy, Decolonization, Direct Action, Transition Transformation, Sacrifice Zones, Multispecies Justice, Radical Imagination, Indigenous Sovereignty, Activism Allyship, Climate Solutions, Climate ChangeFor The WildSeptember 27, 2021Ruth Łchav'aya K'isen Miller, Ruth Miller Alaska, Bristol Bay Alaska, Bristol Bay Salmon Run, Pebble Mine Alaska, Pebble Mine News, Pebble Mine News 2021, Native Movement, Native Movement staff, Native Movement facebook, Native Movement Alaska, Defend the Sacred Alaska, just transition framework, just transition examples, just transition definition, just transition principles, just transition ak, just transition and climate change, the green new deal, the green new deal 2021, climate change policy, climate change politics, the green new deal definition, a green new deal without growth, climate policy initiative, climate policy jobs, climate policy news, climate policy analysis, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UN Youth Climate Summit, colonization in Alaska, Department of the Interior secretary, Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior definition, Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, Deb Haaland Department of the InteriorComment

WOMAN STANDS SHINING (Pat McCabe) on Humanity's Homecoming /251

Woman Stands Shining coalesces topics of Indigenous sovereignty, land back, how gender and consent behave in different paradigms, and the vital importance of moving out of modernity’s obsession with intellectualism.

THEA RIOFRANCOS on Planetary Perspectives of Green Energy /250

Thea shares the connections between renewable energy development and state deployment of the military and police, the difference between extractivism versus extraction, and the ever-thorny question of whether or not it is possible to improve “wellbeing” under capitalism.

LIL MILAGRO HENRIQUEZ-CORNEJO on Climate Resilience Rooted in Ancestry /249

Lil Milagro highlights the absurdity that dominant education is not meant to equip young people with the kind of basic skills that would allow them to feel empowered about the future we are all aging into and discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics rooted in ancestral knowledge.

Climate Solutions, Climate Change, Cultural Strategy, Activism Allyship, Radical Imagination, Transition Transformation, Racial Equity JusticeFor The WildSeptember 1, 2021Lil Milagro Henriquez, Lil Milagro Henriquez-Cornejo, Mycelium Youth Network, Women’s Earth Alliance fellowship, STEAM, STEM, climate solutions, climate education in schools, climate education curriculum, climate education resources, climate change and education, climate change education act, climate change and education for sustainable development, climate change youth activism, climate change youth organizations, climate change youth action, youth futurism, STEAM curriculum, science technology engineering the arts and mathematics, traditional ecological knowledge, TEK, ancestral knowledge, BIPOC futurism, Preparing People on the West Coast for Climate Change Recommendations for Making Psychological & Psycho-Social-Spiritual Resilience Education and Skills Training for Climate Adversities Universal in California and the Pacific Northwest by 2025, international transformational resilience coalitionComment

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