SUBHANKAR BANERJEE on Defending Arctic Alaska /105

Subhankar calls on us to find our connection with the Near North while clarifying many misconceptions about the current status of the Refuge and the history of extraction in Alaska. We must do these sacred grounds justice in our actions and minds.

KURT RUSSO on the People Under the Sea /91

This episode is a call to the human heart. The impassioned Kurt Russo, speaking on behalf of the qwe lhol mechen, is one that will imprint itself on your memory as a cold hard look into the mirror of humanity.

HEATHER MILTON-LIGHTENING on Reframing Direct Action /89

Ayana and Heather discuss truth and reconciliation, true ally-ship, the commonality of Trump and Trudeau and reflections from Standing Rock.

Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Sacrifice Zones, Direct ActionFor The WildSeptember 20, 2018collective memory, Native Youth Movement, truth and reconciliation, ally-ship, Standing Rock, Highway of Tears, stolen land, Canada, cliamte agreements, resource extractionComment

NNIMMO BASSEY on Niger Delta as Sacrifice Zone /88

Our imaginary borders have tainted our relationship to fossil fuel complacence; global warming does not exist inside of borders, species extinction doesn’t follow state lines and blood is on all of our hands. As Nnimmo writes, “we thought it was oil, but it was blood.”

Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Sacrifice Zones, Global South, GlobalizationFor The WildSeptember 13, 2018Nigeria, global petrol military complex, fossil fuel industry, Oilwatch, imaginary borders, species extinction, planetary cannibalism, plastics, fossil fuel addiction, resource colony, cliamte chaos, ExtractivismComment

ZAYAAN KHAN on the Place of Sweet Waters, Part 2 /84

We meet with Zayaan Khan to discuss water scarcity in South Africa and a point of no return at which culture can change rapidly. Suddenly people become accustomed to the unthinkable —no showering! no laundry!— and they begin to ask, how could we have ever been so wasteful, so indulgent?

Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Decolonization, Global SouthFor The WildJuly 12, 2018thresholds, resilient systems, diversity, collapse, Adaptive Cycle, South Africa, climax state, available energy, natural disasters, capitalism, wild water wild iceComment

ZAYAAN KHAN on the Place of Sweet Waters, Part 1 /83

With Zayaan, we trace the ways that the white colonization of South Africa not only destroyed the complexities of the human-to-land relationship, but also continues to ignore the intricacies and connectivity of the landscape and how South Africa is still living within the echo chamber of a shockingly repressive colonial system

Decolonization, Global South, Colonial Violence, The Cost of CapitalismFor The WildJuly 5, 2018thresholds, resilient systems, diversity, collapse, Adaptive Cycle, South Africa, climax state, available energy, natural disasters, capitalism, wild water wild ice Comment

JACINDA MACK on the Planetary Cost of Luxury /81

What is responsible mining? Is there such a thing? How do we restructure our dominant culture’s view of what is considered valuable? Jacinda Mack wholeheartedly leads the way to ignite the fire in people’s hearts around this critical topic of responsible mining, rooted in seven generations thinking.

TOM GOLDTOOTH on Climate Change Capitalism /80

Tom calls on indigenous peoples to have a critical analysis of where we are going, where we will be in fifty years, when the youth of today will be elders. How can our emotional, psychological, and our spiritual strategies impact a healing process that can ensure a just transition?

Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Wisdom Keepers, Indigenous SovereigntyFor The WildJune 7, 2018Indigenous rights leader, Diné, Dakota, Indigenous Environmental Network, Bioneers Conference Indigenous Forum, healthy indigenous communities, traditional knowldge, environmental knowledge, Drumbeat for Mother Earth, just transition, critical voices, environmental justiceComment

ALEXANDRA MORTON on the Virulence of Farmed Salmon /78

The greatest threat imposed by enclosed salmon farms are the diseases they foster and spread to our precious remaining wild salmon. Join us with expert Alexandra Morton to better comprehend the viruses perpetuated by this destructive aquaculture practice.

More Than Human Kin, The Cost of Capitalism, Multispecies Justice, Globalization, Food SovereigntyFor The WildMay 24, 2018Salmon farming, Pacific coast, British Columbia, diseased salmon, wild salmon, aquaculture, Piscine reovirus, salmon virus, Norway, A Love Song To CascadiaComment

ULRICH EICHELMANN on Saving The Blue Heart of Europe /76

Ulrich is a German ecologist and conservationist who worked for the World Wildlife Fund Austria for more than 17 years until 2007, being primarily concerned with river conservation and restoration. He has been campaigning internationally against the construction of hydropower plants, such as dams along the Danube.

The Cost of Capitalism, Multispecies Justice, Conservation RestorationFor The WildMay 10, 2018wild water wild ice, Germany, Austria, ecologist, conservationist, river conservation, river restoration, Danube, Ilisu Dam, film-making, Climate Crimes, River Watch Comments

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

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

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.

CLAYTON THOMAS-MÜLLER on Disrupting Planetary Destruction /58

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.

KANDI MOSSETT on the Hidden Costs of Modernity /53

Kandi Mossett (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara – North Dakota) has emerged as a leading voice in the fight to bring visibility to the impacts that climate change and environmental injustice are having on Indigenous communities across North America.

CHIEF CALEEN SISK on the Fight for Free and Wild Salmon Rivers /47

We talk with Chief Caleen Sisk, spiritual leader of the Winnemem Wintu of Northern California, to explore how the forces of industrial society have attempted to tame and exploit living waters, and how these native stewards are facing the ecological predicament that has ensued.

ERIEL DERANGER on Radicality Amid Expanding Tar Sands /45

In this episode we speak with activist Eriel Tchekwie Deranger about the largest industrial project in the world, the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, and strategize about the future of fossil fuel resistance.

The Cost of Capitalism, Colonial Violence, Direct Action, Sacrifice ZonesFor The WildApril 23, 2017Extractivism, fossil fuel resistance, extractive industry, Indigenous sovereignty, land rights, Boreal forest, carbon sink, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, traditional territory, Indigenous Cliamte Action, Indigenous rights advocate Comments

FAITH GEMMILL & PRINCESS LUCAJ on an Arctic Untouched by Oil /39

Today we’re speaking Faith Gemmill, a Pit River/ Wintu and Neets’ aii Gwich’in Athabascan earth defender from Arctic Village, Alaska. Also joining us is Princess Lucaj. She is the former Executive Director of the Gwich’in Steering Committee and Alaska Director at the Indigenous Leadership Institute.

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