MARIAME KABA on Moving Past Punishment /151
MARIAME KABA on Moving Past Punishment /151

Mariame addresses punishment as an issue of directionality while reminding us why it is vital to have the prison abolition movement in conversation with the movement for climate & environmental justice.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, The Cost of Capitalism, Design+Strategy, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Transition Transformation, Activism AllyshipFor The WildMariame Kaba, Survived & Punished, Transform Harm, youth incarceration, criminalized survivors, PIC, prison industrial complex, Project NIA, Transformative Justice, Restorative Justice, abolition, mass incarceration, jail, prison, safety, policing, race, abuse, domestic abuse, criminalization of survivors, criminal punishment system, reform, climate change and prisons, incarcerated women, climate disaster, Allyship Guide 1, An End to Patriarchy & PunishmentComment
Dr. SUZANNE PIERRE on Reshaping a Siloed Science /150
Dr. SUZANNE PIERRE on Reshaping a Siloed Science /150

Join Ayana and Dr. Pierre as they oscillate between the importance of nitrogen, building the knowledge commons, the many new entry points that climate change necessitates, and the ways in which we can root ourselves in frameworks inspired by Earth.

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Cultural Strategy, Design+Strategy, Climate Change, Transition Transformation, Theory ScholarshipFor The Wilddiversity in STEM, racism, science, climate research, STEM, soil, representation, critical ecology, decolonize science, environmental science, climate change policy, feminism, social change, science research, soil science, race gender and class, ecology, Allyship Guide 1Comment
InTheField: KASYYAHGEI on the Law of the Land /149
InTheField: KASYYAHGEI on the Law of the Land /149

Lean 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.

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In The Field, Indigenous Sovereignty, For The Forests, The Cost of Capitalism, Colonial ViolenceFor The Wildtemperate rainforest, land claims, Alaska, Hoonah, ANCSA, ANILCA, Alaska Native corporations, national interest lands, old growth logging, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, ancestral wisdom, extractive tourism, Indigenous subsistence, matrilineal leadership, Roadless Rule, Tongass, Tongass National Forest, Voices of the Tongass, In The Field, CIGAW, treeoflifeplaylistComment
InTheField: WANDA KASHUDOHA CULP on Rooted Lifeways of the Tongass /148
InTheField: WANDA KASHUDOHA CULP on Rooted Lifeways of the Tongass /148

Guided by Wanda’s indomitable warrioress spirit, we wind through the history of the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Tlingit balance of Raven and Eagle, Indigenous food sovereignty, extractive tourism, and more.

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For The Forests, Indigenous Sovereignty, In The Field, The Cost of Capitalism, Colonial ViolenceFor The Wildtemperate rainforest, land claims, Alaska, Hoonah, ANCSA, ANILCA, Roadless Rule, Alaska Native corporations, national interest lands, old growth logging, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, ancestral wisdom, extractive tourism, Indigenous subsistence, matrilineal leadership, Voices of the Tongass, In The Field, CIGAWComment
LYLA JUNE on Lifting Hearts Off the Ground /147
LYLA JUNE on Lifting Hearts Off the Ground /147

Lyla and Ayana unravel the great potential held within the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and well as some of its false assumptions, and propose Indigenous-led frameworks for sovereignty.

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Indigenous Sovereignty, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Media ArtFor The WildUNDRIP, poetry, Indigenous poetry, Indigenous languaes, nation to nation relationships, Indigenous rights, Indigenous food sovereignty, ancestral wisdom, reconciliation, Elders, European settlers, Indigenous land management, traditional ecological knowledge, Right RelationshipComment
Reshaping the Landscape of Conservation Media at JACKSON WILD /146
Reshaping the Landscape of Conservation Media at JACKSON WILD /146

Join Ayana and six storytellers who are shifting the landscape of conservation from behind their cameras, bold media strategies, and work in the field.

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Design+Strategy, On Location, Shore Ocean Communities, Media Art, Conservation RestorationFor The Wildconservation, marine conservation, nature documentary, environmental film, storytelling, colonial conservation, climate change, expanding the narrative, archaeology, Diving with a Purpose, Society of Black Archaeologists, maritime heritage conservation, community collaboration, WildAid, natural heritage, illegal fishing, for the oceans, Parley for the Oceans, surfing, Chile, National Geographic, media strategy, mangrove forests, Kenya, history of conservationComment
PAVINI MORAY on Unlocking Eros and Sacred Reciprocity ⌠PART 2⌡ /145
PAVINI MORAY on Unlocking Eros and Sacred Reciprocity ⌠PART 2⌡ /145

Ayana and Pavini share their reflections on the forest as a teacher of wild love, the field of eros within and beyond the realm of sex, the cyclical nature of death as communion, and strategies for connecting with ancestors of blood and heart.

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Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Sexual Body Liberation, Spirituality TheologyFor The WildAncestral healing, ancestry, lineage repair, somatics, transgenerational trauma, eros, erotic wellness, embodiment, pleasure activism, healing trauma, body wisdom, reciprocity, transcestral healing, Bespoken Bones, belonging, relational healing, family of origin, pilgrimage, deep listening, sacred sites Comments
PAVINI MORAY on Alchemizing Trauma and Ancestral Healing ⌠PART 1⌡ /144
PAVINI MORAY on Alchemizing Trauma and Ancestral Healing ⌠PART 1⌡ /144

Ayana and Pavini delve into deep dialogue on the necessity of relational repair, trans and queer belonging, navigating states of trauma, and breaking settler mentalities within healing spaces.

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Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Sexual Body Liberation, Spirituality TheologyFor The WildAncestral healing, ancestry, lineage repair, somatics, transgenerational trauma, eros, erotic wellness, embodiment, pleasure activism, healing trauma, body wisdom, reciprocity, transcestral healing, Bespoken Bones, belonging, relational healing, family of origin, pilgrimage, deep listening, sacred sitesComment
JADE BEGAY & JULIAN BRAVE NOISECAT on Restorying Power for a Just Transition /143
JADE BEGAY & JULIAN BRAVE NOISECAT on Restorying Power for a Just Transition /143

Ayana, Julian, and Jade unpack the Green New Deal policy proposal, explore the creative potential of media and narrative production, and replant the seed of tending community power.

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Climate Solutions, Design+Strategy, Political Ideology, Indigenous Sovereignty, Transition Transformation, Media ArtFor The WildClimate policy, Green New Deal inequality, IPCC, Paris Climate Accord, renewable resources, clean energy, energy sector, carbon sinks, just transition, resource extraction, environmental justice, rare earth minerals, lithium, mining, Indigenous knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge, colonialism, community power, land use, green jobs, Indigenous power, sacrifice zones, frontline communities, media, narrative change, storytelling, rights of nature, Indigenous rights, Indigenous sovereignty, climate justice, Indigenous futurism, water is life, decolonization, cultural revitalization, language preservation, social media, digital organizingComment
SEFRA ALEXANDRA on Seed Remembrance /142
SEFRA ALEXANDRA on Seed Remembrance /142

Sefra and Ayana look into the culture of seed saving, the importance of diversity in the global food supply, the grave impacts of seed relief on local agro-economic systems, undermining seed oligarchies, and the ways in which being in relationship with seeds offer us a deeper connection to all dimensions of life

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Food Sovereignty, Plant Intelligence, Conservation RestorationFor The WildPerennial, ethnobotanical, conservation, preservation, restoration, heirloom seeds, non-GMO, seed diversity, seed saving, seed savers, plant genes, seed banks, seed bank, food security, seed sovereignty, ancient seeds, agroecology, agrarian, taro, kalo, seed dispersal, harvest, stewardship, bioregion, industrial agriculture, extinction, Seed Huntress, seed oligarchies, proprietary seeds, Bayer, Corteva, Monsanto, Crop Trust, Genebank, in-situ conservation, ex-situ conservation, global seed bank, climate change, climate resilience, global food securityComment
ELSA SEBASTIAN on Loving the Last Stands of the Tongass /141
ELSA SEBASTIAN on Loving the Last Stands of the Tongass /141

Fall in love with the Tongass, as Elsa shares stories from the field, communities where boom and bust industry have torn people apart, and her personal journey as a second-generation activist.

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Decolonization, Indigenous Sovereignty, Cultural Strategy, Direct Action, The Cost of Capitalism, Activism AllyshipFor The WildA Love Song To Cascadia, Timber industry, old growth, forests, logging, clearcut, wildlife corridors, relationship to place, groundtruthing, citizen science, conservation, land defense, resource extraction, sacrifice zone, land management, commercial fishing, salmon, fishing industry, boom and bust cycle, Roadless Rule, colonialism, advocacy, Voices of the Tongass Comments
BRONTË VELEZ on the Necessity of Beauty, Part 2 /140
BRONTË VELEZ on the Necessity of Beauty, Part 2 /140

brontë and Ayana’s ripe conversation explores topics including appropriating propaganda and memetics, reorienting ourselves away from the spectacle of terror, tending to erotic energy and sensual spaces, and the nuances around beauty and aesthetics in dominant culture.

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Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Sexual Body Liberation, Racial Equity JusticeFor The WildUses of the Erotic, BDSM, Pleasure Activism, embodied pleasure, Liberation, patriarchy, white supremacy, capitalism, liberation of pleasure, denial of pleasure, transition, domination, submission, brontë velez, queer culture, dominatrix, kink, dominance, care economy, craft work, feminine energy, masculine energy, gender, leather play, Allyship Guide 1Comment
BRONTË VELEZ on the Pleasurable Surrender of White Supremacy, Part 1 /139
BRONTË VELEZ on the Pleasurable Surrender of White Supremacy, Part 1 /139

Ayana and brontë delve into topics surrounding authentic expression, the distortion of feminine and masculine powers, beauty and aesthetics, queerness, dominatrix energy, and power as agency.

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Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Sexual Body Liberation, Racial Equity JusticeFor The WildUses of the Erotic, BDSM, Pleasure Activism, embodied pleasure, Liberation, patriarchy, white supremacy, capitalism, liberation of pleasure, denial of pleasure, transition, domination, submission, brontë velez, queer culture, dominatrix, kink, dominance, care economy, craft work, feminine energy, masculine energy, gender, leather play, bronte Comment
THE BUREAU of LINGUISTICAL REALITY on Seeding New Language /138
THE BUREAU of LINGUISTICAL REALITY on Seeding New Language /138

Heidi, Alicia, and Ayana break through the limits imposed by dominant languages, and invite radical freedom of expression to enrich our unique identities, experiences, our relationships with each other and with the earth.

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Decolonization, Direct Action, Radical Imagination, Cultural Strategy, Climate Change, Media ArtFor The WildIndigenous languages, language diversity, endangered languages, dominant languages, neologisms, environmental philosophy, anthropology, cultural revolution, traditional ecological knowledge, Anthropocene, Solastalgia Comments
RAJ PATEL on Cheapness in the Age of Capitalism /137
RAJ PATEL on Cheapness in the Age of Capitalism /137

Raj and Ayana discuss cheapness in relation to the prison industrial complex, the invisibility of domestic labor and care work, the fallacies of fair trade, and the enclosure of the commons.

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The Cost of CapitalismFor The WildRaj Patel, Jason W. Moore, capitalism, Capitalocene, history of capitalism, enclosure of the commons, the commons, invisible labor, forced labor, domestic labor, slave labor, worker power, labor organizing, fair trade, resource redistribution, reparations, food sovereignty, green consumerism, cheap, cheapness, prison industrial complex, land reform, Waste & ConvenienceComment
COREY LESK on Warming Winters and Southern Pine Beetle Migration /136
COREY LESK on Warming Winters and Southern Pine Beetle Migration /136

Ayana and Corey discuss the implications of southern pine beetle expansion, how forest structures will shift, the threat to native biodiversity, the importance of cold winters, and how forestry measures are not the solution.

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The Cost of Capitalism, For The Forests, Climate ChangeFor The WildSouthern pine beetle, southern pine beetle expansion, warming winters, climate change, North American pine forests, pine forests, insect pests, destructive pests, New Jersey, timber industry, infestation, infested forests, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Canada, coastal pitch pine forests, pitch pine forests, ecological uncertainties, global warming, cold winter snaps, geographic thresholdComment
PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA on Finding Uncommon Ground /135
PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA on Finding Uncommon Ground /135

Ayana and Pádraig explore the language of uncommon belonging; how we must learn from our shame and the danger of forgetting history, the life cycle of violence, the nature of colonial power, and how to confront the inheritance of privilege.

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Decolonization, Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Spirituality TheologyFor The WildJoy Harjo, Conflict Resolution for Holy BeingsRichard Blanco, How to Love a CountryMarie Howe, MagdaleneFaisal Mohyuddin, The Displaced Children of Displaced ChildrenDanez Smith, Don’t Call Us Dead, Happy Heart Salve Bright Futures, padraigComment
RICHIE RESEDA on Dismantling Patriarchy /134
RICHIE RESEDA on Dismantling Patriarchy /134

Richie and Ayana examine how harmful patriarchy is to us all, why we must let go of our limited understanding of crime, the geography of prisons, and meaningful and revolutionary organizing in prisons.

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Indigenous Sovereignty, The Cost of Capitalism, Cultural Strategy, Colonial Violence, Racial Equity JusticeFor The Wildprison industrial complex, school-to-prison pipeline, police brutality, Success Stories, Charles Berry, Richie "Reseda" Edmond-Vargas, Richie Reseda, dismantling patriarchy, Initiate Justice, incarceration, mass incarceration, criminal justice policy, California, felony disenfranchisement, The Feminist on Cell Block Y, bell hooks, prison politic, for-profit prisons, Valley Fever outbreaks, Allyship Guide 1, An End to Patriarchy & PunishmentComment
TARA HOUSKA & RUTH BREECH on Divesting from Toxic Capitalism /133
TARA HOUSKA & RUTH BREECH on Divesting from Toxic Capitalism /133

Join us as Tara, Ruth, and Ayana navigate the worlds of man camps and resistance movements, track money trails, meet face to face with European banking leaders, and enter the boardrooms of America’s wealthiest shareholder meetings.

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Decolonization, The Cost of Capitalism, Racial Equity Justice, Activism AllyshipFor The Wildfossil fuel divestment, extractive industry, fossil fuel industry, banking industry, fossil fuel banks, petrocapitalism, climate justice, Climate Report Card, Banking on Climate Change, Indigenous rights, human rights, rights of nature, Standing Rock, Indigenous Womens Delegations, frontline communties, ExtractivismComment
RACHEL HEATON & ROXANNE WHITE on Funding, Fossil Fuels and Femicide /132
RACHEL HEATON & ROXANNE WHITE on Funding, Fossil Fuels and Femicide /132

This week’s episode seeks to shed light on the ongoing, urgent crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls or MMIWG that remains largely invisible in public life and mainstream media.

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Colonial Violence, Decolonization, Indigenous Sovereignty, Racial Equity Justice, Activism AllyshipFor The WildMissing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, man camps, extractive industry violence, fossil fuel industry violence, genocide, Mother Earth, sacred lands, sacred waters, sacred women, cultural healing, indigenous rights, environmental justice, human trafficking, sex trafficking, forced sterilization, fossil fuel projects, ExtractivismComment