Maya introduces listeners to the science behind forest fires and urges us to see fire as not simply “destructive,” but rather as one of the many cycles of earth. From practices of cultural burning to current studies on post fire diversity, the creative and regenerative power of the forest cannot be overlooked.
Read MoreSophie invites us to embrace rot and decay, to welcome our demons to the dinner table, and to prepare for uncertain futures with tenderness. Sophie provides a route to overcome the death-trap that is self-righteousness, instead prioritizing humble complexity and surrender to relationality.
Read MoreMichael discusses the power of creative imagination and the promise of youth, the danger of hyper-individualism, pretentious heroism, and obsession with newness, and offers us guiding threads to answers awaiting in our own ancient consciousness.
Read MoreCalled "the queen of canopy research," Nalini Nadkarni explores the rich, vital world found in the tops of trees. We journey into the canopies with Nalini to learn about the spectacular biota of the canopy.
Read MoreLean into Kasyyahgei’s haunting testimony of heart that bridges stories from her childhood, the incredible mycelial worlds humming beneath the forest floor, and the land of talking trees.
Read MoreDr. Nobre clarifies the complexities surrounding the driving factors of deforestation and savannization and discusses the margins of safety that must be implemented, the simultaneous rise of nationalism, and the possibility of a third way outside the realms of the preservation/consumption binary when it comes to Amazonia.
Read MoreDrawing on groundbreaking new discoveries, Peter Wohlleben studies the social life of trees, how they rely on one another and build communities. Our tree elders have so much to teach us about relationship building and community.
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