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Poaching the Sacred: The Fight to Preserve White Sage – Ep. 161
White Sage is deeply rooted in the cultures and lifeways of Indigenous communities within its native range. Barbara Drake, a Tongva elder who passed away in 2020, called it a sacred grandmother plant, a relative. Our guest, Deborah Small, along with Rose Ramirez and the California Native Plant Society, have made the award-winning documentary Saging the World to raise awareness and call for action around the protection of white sage. READ MORE…
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Building the Future: The Neuroscience of Feeling and Bottom-Up Governance – Ep. 160
Max Henning, Neuroscientist and President of Novus Think Tank, sheds light on why the future of humanity depends upon our reconnection to and biological understanding of feeling and how it serves as the underpinning for a vibrant, resilient democracy and an engaged citizenry that supports it. READ MORE…
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The Truth About Hydrogen: Green Fuel or Greenwash? Ep. 159
The fossil fuel industry has been promoting hydrogen as a reliable, low carbon, next-generation fuel to power cars, heat homes, and generate electricity. Ashley Kosak, Research and Project Management Fellow with FracTracker Alliance, and CEO of Green Aero, will explain how hydrogen is generated, transported, stored, and burned; the environmental and social impacts; and what it means for the future of clean energy. READ MORE…
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Burning Cedar: Revitalizing Indigenous Foodways & Sovereign Wellness – Ep. 158
Nico Albert Williams, founder and Executive Chef of Burning Cedar Indigenous Foods and Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness joins us to share her journey to revitalize culture, Indigenous foods and wellness through sovereignty. READ MORE…
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ZeroHouz: The Challenge of a Zero Emissions Home – Ep. 157
What would it take to transform a 100 year old house sitting near oil fields into the most sustainable clean energy zero-emissions house? That was the challenge our guest, architect Avideh Haghighi, took up with her personal project she named ZeroHouz. READ MORE…
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Indigenous Voices from the Northeast: Past, Present and Future – Ep. 156
Join our esteemed guest, Jennifer Lee, Northern Naragansett Grandmother, bark basket maker, and culture bearer, Board Member of the Nolumbeka Project, as she provides histories, insights and perspectives of Native Peoples of the Northeast. READ MORE…
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Microplastics Are Everywhere: What’s The Risk? – Ep. 155
Our guest Dr. Scott Coffin has been studying plastic since 2014. He is a toxicologist and Research Scientist at California State Water Resources Control Board speaks about how microplastics are entering our environment, what solutions are being put in place to assess risk and implement precautionary solutions, and how we might limit our own exposure. READ MORE…
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How the Soil Sponge and Essential Biological Workers are Changing the World with Didi Pershouse – Ep. 154
Hear Didi Pershouse [https://www.didipershouse.com/], founder of the Land & Leadership Initiative [http://www.landandleadership.org], share how we might allow Nature to lead, collaborate with other species, and ensure the soil sponge remains healthy and functional for future generations. In doing so, the worlds most pressing challenges can be resolved. READ MORE…
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Circular Fashion: Designing for Equity & Environment – Ep. 153
Circular fashion is a system where the design of our clothing and personal belongings considers both the production of an item and the end of its life as of equal importance. On this show we interview Karri Ann Frerichs, CEO and Founder of Circular Fashion LA whose mission is to give new life and add more value to clothing and to help customers keep loving the clothes they already own for much longer. READ MORE…
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Sow A Heart Farm: Regeneration and Rethinking Food Systems – Ep. 152
By increasing biodiversity through using cover crops, integrating wild and domesticated animals, and minimizing or eliminating tillage, Regenerative Farming creates healthy soil that keeps water and carbon in the ground as part of their natural cycles. Our guest, Chef Mollie Engelhart of Sage Plant Based Bistro & Brewery, Sow a Heart Farm, and the regenerative farming organization, Kiss the Ground, joined us to relate her experience starting as a chef and restaurant owner to running her own farm. READ MORE…
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