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.

Corrina reminds us that Ohlone territory still holds tremendous abundance and that the land can sustain us in a way that would provide for our wellbeing should we choose to really re-examine what it is we need to survive. We explore responsibility and reciprocity on stolen homelands by asking what it means to be in right relationship.

As we find ourselves alive in this time of great turning, where feelings of grief, despair, and gloom are omnipresent, we seek counsel from Joanna on finding emotional courage, building allyship, and practicing gratitude for all which moves us. Joanna offers her wisdom for remaining sane and grounded as life-long activists in the uphill battle of ecological crisis.

In conversation with Astra, we explore the messy and difficult endeavor that is democracy, why voter suppression has become so rampant, the anti-democratic nature of debt, and how we can create more democratic spaces in our everyday lives.

Deb, Vanessa, and Rachael share about the 2019 fires, the role of Indigenous women in cultural burning, the relationship between kin and fire, and how the intensity and scale of these bushfires need to be situated in context to the Australian government’s continued aggressive expansion of fossil fuels and coal mining.

Natasha discusses the necessity of finding non-human guides, the responsibility we have to make room for plants, anthropomorphism, restoration ecology, and reconfiguring our relationship to the future.

Caldicott draws our attention to the realities of nuclear power reactors, proliferation and weapons, as well as the ways in which nuclearism has already wrought an unimaginable amount of havoc and trauma on our environment, culture and bodies.

Explore what catalyzed Francis’ unwavering commitment and the profound impact of grappling with personal responsibility, as well as evergreen topics like Earth stewardship, the pleasure of listening and walking as pilgrimage and rite of passage.

Shannon discusses the cycle of abuse within the Thai fishing trade alongside the larger systemic issues that drive such exploitation and reflects on the making of her film, Ghost Fleet, which exposes the dark side of illegal and unregulated fishing through the harrowing testimony of survivors.

Rebecca begs the question; if much of our clothing originates from the soil, why don’t we interrogate the fashion industry the way we do the agricultural industry? In order to answer this question, we begin by exploring the rise of industrialized fashion and its global impact – when did we start to rampantly consume clothing?

Stephen Jenkinson shares wisdom on the cycle of life and elderhood and offers so much that makes the ancient in us sit up and listen. As fluidly as water, Jenkinson uses language to disrupt clinging and confusion as we discuss the loss of elderhood.

Dr. Stafford has spent years listening to the sounds of climate change in the Arctic and learning how anthropogenic sounds, like ship propellers and oil and gas exploration, are changing marine mammals’ capacity to communicate.

Gina shares how colonization eradicated many wild foods, the status of wild foods in the global market, and how “feasting wild” not only awakens a central part of our being, but it is also an opportunity for foragers to leade the way in ecological restoration and conservation.

Join Faith Gemmill & Princess Lucaj in conversation around the fight to protect the life giving grounds of the Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that has been going on for decades and will continue to do so as the first leases to drill for oil and gas could be sold by the end of 2020.

Anyvette discusses the wealth, abundance, and courage that is generated when young ones are actively involved in their community, how we can make movements sustainable, the profound impact of finding our voice, the importance of community sisterhood and the power of non-conformity.

Focusing on stories of wild life, we extend our conversation with Jahawi into the realm of what our wild futures look like amidst ongoing development. We ask how development is changing life and landscape in Kenya, as sizeable and extensive infrastructure projects are created across the country, as well as the colonial origins and echoes of conservation.

An ode to this “talisman of adaptation and creativity,” our interview with Rowen circles Native seeds, the myth of individual self sufficiency, the cultural dimensions of biodiversity, biocolonialism and safeguarding agricultural heritage against patenting, seed work as slow work, and reweaving cultures of belonging.

Buffy shares with us her story and how we can authentically grow our creativity in contemporary times. Beginning our conversation with the origins of creativity, we explore global awareness and artistic contributions, the business behind the Doctrine of Discovery, the ramifications of identity, demythologizing the power elites and more.

Together with Owens, we explore anger’s purpose in liberation. Rather than denying and feeling guilty over our anger, or policing and demonizing the anger of another, how can we allow it to alert us to imbalance and injustice?

Anjali shares how in order to truly support liberatory work and movements, we must unlearn, otherwise, we will continue to create harm. In recognizing our illusions and perceptions, we are able to ensure that our impact and intentions are in alignment.