MALIK YAKINI on a Food Sovereign Future in Detroit /75

Malik Yakini share his view on the “good food revolution” as part of the larger movement for freedom, justice and equality.

Colonial Violence, Food Sovereignty, Sacrifice Zones, Racial Equity JusticeFor The WildMay 3, 2018Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, urban farming, good food revolution, international food sovereignty movement, Black communities, Americas, Caribbean, AfricaComment

JUREK LUBINSKI on Protecting Europe's Last Primeval Forest /74

Jurek Lubiński and his community, Obóz dla Puszczy (Camp of the Forest) are successfully fighting for the rights of this ancient forest’s protection.

For The Forests, The Cost of Capitalism, Multispecies Justice, Conservation RestorationFor The WildApril 26, 2018forest protector, Poland, Obóz dla Puszcz, Camp of the Forest, ancient forest protection, UNESCO world heritage, illegal logging, Bialowieza Forest, environmental activism, grassroots community, Global ForestsComment

JEREMY LENT on Depatterning Wetiko /73

Ayana & Jeremy unpack the history of Wetiko spirit and its relationship to capitalism- the culmination of humanity’s hyper individualistic self destruction.

Transition TransformationFor The WildApril 19, 2018human culture, cosmological meaning, hunter-gatherer, Liology Institute, integrated worldviews, sustainable systems, Wetiko, windigo capitalism, hyper individualistm, self destruction, collective divestment, Algonquin, patriarchal society Comments

LEAH PENNIMAN on Land Based Liberation /72

Leah and the folks of Soul Fire Farm leave no stone unturned in the integration between social and environmental justice. Leah serves as a true leader of our generation, asking us to show up to these times with full heart rooted tangible action, healing the earth and one another.

Colonial Violence, Food Sovereignty, Racial Equity JusticeFor The WildApril 11, 2018end racism, food system justice, Soul Fire Farm, regeneration, grassroots activism, agroecology, Afro-Ecology, ecological transformation, social justice, environmental justice, sacred land, sacred relationships, Allyship Guide 1 Comments

JANINE BENYUS on Redesigning Society Based on Nature /71

Janine encourages us to live by the questions, “What would nature do here?” And, “What wouldn’t nature do here?” This Thursday, listen to Janine expound upon the power of Biomimicry as a force for regeneration.

Climate Solutions, Design+StrategyFor The WildApril 5, 2018Ingenuity, deep time, biomimicry, reductionist science, hyper individualism, cannibalistic systems, life systems, life-giving systems, regeneration, nature intelligence, natural systems Comments

DAVID SHEARER on Last-Ditch Climate Ingenuity /70

The advent of modern technology within deeply misguided institutions and cultures has accelerated the near-demise of the biosphere. Our guest, Dr. David Shearer, argues that coupled with a deep awareness of ecological realities, visionary technology can benefit nature and society, and perhaps even help avert a worst-case climate disaster.

Climate Solutions, Design+StrategyFor The WildMarch 22, 2018biosphere demise, climate disaster, Full Circle Biochar, public policy, climate change mitigation, philanthropy, next-generation transportation, energy, carbon mitigation, information technology space, Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Microbiology Comments

RUE MAPP on Nature as the Great Equalizer /69

Learn how Rue Mapp and team are alchemizing the painful lineages of separation and trauma to tell a story rooted in Black joy and seeking refuge in nature.

Racial Equity JusticeFor The WildMarch 15, 2018Allyship Guide 1, Outdoor Afro, paradigm shift, separation and trauma, nature healing, outdoor recreation equity, outdoor recreation justice, regeneration, Redwoods, racismComment

ADRIENNE MAREE BROWN on Emergent Strategy /68

Hear from adrienne maree brown about the heart of Emergent Strategy and moving towards life and learning from the wisdom of nature to drive our social movements. Emergent Strategy asks of us to think about spirituality and transformative justice central to the resilient future we are imagining together.

For The WildMarch 8, 2018Allyship Guide 1 Comments

PETER WOHLLEBEN on the Hidden Life of Trees /67

Drawing 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.

MIRIAM HORN on Conserving Common Ground in America's Divided Heartland /66

Miriam Horn has worked at the Environmental Defense Fund since 2004. She is the author of three books

Climate Solutions, Transition Transformation, Conservation Restoration, Design+StrategyFor The WildFebruary 23, 2018Environmental Defense Fund, film-maker, envioronmental journalism, U.S. Forst Service, timber management, mine reclamation, Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman, Conservation Heroes, Race to Reinvent Energy, Global Warming Comments

BRONTË VELEZ on Embodying the Revolution /65

Mesmerizing visionary leader, brontë velez, poetically guides us through an expansive exploration of critical ecology, radical imagination and decomposition as rebellion.

BILL McKIBBEN on Dampening the Blow of a Spiraling Climate /64

Today we join Bill Mckibben to discuss news from the frontlines of climate chaos and resistance. The discussion centers around the potential fate of modern civilization and the imperative to survive and to restore biodiversity.

Climate ChangeFor The WildFebruary 8, 2018frotline climate change, climate disaster, civilization collapse, biodiversity restoration, species survival, The End of Nature, 350.org, Keystone Pipeline resistance, fossil fuel divestment, Lake ChamplainComment

ANGELO BACA on the Elders of Bears Ears /63

Angelo Baca is a Navajo and Hopi filmmaker, and a PhD candidate, he has created numerous documentaries and collaborative works around such subjects as Indigenous food sovereignty, and Indigenous international repatriation.

Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Sacrifice Zones, Direct ActionFor The WildFebruary 1, 2018anthropolgy, indigenous international repatriation, indigenous food sovereignty, sacred lands protection, traditional knowledge keepers, documentary film-maker, digital storytelling, Shash Jaa': Bears Ears, Frontline Defense Comments

NALINI NADKARNI on Discovering Forest Canopy Microcosms /62

Called "the queen of canopy research," Nalini Nadkarni explores the rich, vital world found in the tops of trees. Dr. Nadkarni takes us on a journey into the canopies to learn about the spectacular biota of the canopy.

For The Forests, Multispecies JusticeFor The WildDecember 23, 2017canopy research, climbing trees, Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, Amazon, Pacific Northwest, Big Canopy Database, forest ecosystem, collecting mosses, upper layer canopy, canopy animals, canopy plants Comments

JACQUI PATTERSON on Eco-Justice in the Age of Disasters /61

Jacqui reminds us that we must strategically address the needs of our communities; when we work to uplift those at the bottom - we all rise.

PUA CASE on the Heart of a Mountain /60

Pua’s life path and purpose has led her to become a Kumu Hula… she address the issues and challenges facing sacred places and life ways of the people of Hawaiʻi.

GEORGE MONBIOT on Reinhabiting an Ecological Commons /59

Today we speak with George Monbiot, who studied zoology at Oxford, and has spent his career as a journalist and environmentalist, working with others to defend the natural world.

CLAYTON THOMAS-MÜLLER on Disrupting Planetary Destruction /58

This week, join Ayana in conversation with organizer, facilitator, public speaker and writer on Indigenous rights and environmental & economic justice, Clayton Thomas-Müller.

Colonial Violence, Direct Action, The Cost of Capitalism, Sacrifice ZonesFor The WildNovember 24, 2017Treaty 6, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, Pukatawagan, Northern Manitoba, traditional territories, Alaska Natives, Native Americans, Stop it at the Source, Tar sands, fossil fuel resistance, land defendersComment

WINONA LaDUKE on the Prophesied Green Path /57

As the Founder and Executive Director of Honor the Earth, Winona is fighting against pipelines while simultaneously creating tangible solutions for oil independence.

Dr. SYLVIA EARLE on the Fate of Marine Biodiversity /56

This episode we speak with Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, called "Her Deepness" by the New Yorker and the New York Times, "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, and first "Hero for the Planet" by Time magazine. Dr. Earle is an oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer.

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