For The Wild

If we want to create a world where we thrive, we are going to have to get involved with our communities and come together. This is often easier said than done in a hyper-individualistic society. We need voices that can guide us through conflict and unease as we forge connection to create our vision. We discuss with Wildfire Project how we must be willing to work through these things together.Support the show

Lauren discusses the necessity defense in context to the climate crisis, as well as “critical energy infrastructure” felonies, how the oil and gas industry subverts democracy, digital surveillance and the importance of community solidarity in grassroots activism. She reminds us that cohesive and creative grassroots activism can and will overcome profit-driven corruption.Support the show

Andrew Harvey believes that we have before us the possibility of using crisis to empower ourselves, and each other. Embracing an uncertain future, he urges us to support leaders who are inspired, courageous and effective to rise up, to renew the energy of people who are burnt out and apathetic in institutions, and for us as individuals to rediscover an inner compass that renews and inspires Support the show

On this week’s episode, we explore the importance of place and placemaking with guest Teju Adisa-Farrar. We discuss how gentrification originates through the calculated and supremacist devaluation of place, its environmental impacts, and urbanization and urban futures in response to climate and economic migration and changes.Support the show

This week, Lyla June gifts us with a poem that rides with the rushing current of Creation and beckons us to wade into the ever-moving stream of life. Allow Lyla’s poem to wash over you, to uplift your capacity to find strength, forgiveness and connection in times of adversity. May Lyla’s testament to the ancient power of water and geologic time invite deep healing and love into your life. Support the show

Today we are re-listening to our conversation with Jacqui Patterson, originally aired in 2017. We’re bringing this episode back from the archives because over the past couple of weeks, we have seen far too many narratives of disposability when it comes to the communities who are already impacted the most when it comes to environmental, social, and economic injustice…Support the show

Drawing from Antonia’s extensive breadth of knowledge, this episode explores the history of our national fossil fuel sector and discusses the rise of residential drilling, the Bakken oil fields North Dakota, the global glut of oil, environmental deregulation under the Trump administration, lessons from the Exxon Valdez and BP Deepwater Horizon spills, the “separation of oil and state,” and more.Support the show

Kailea offers a this experiential reading woven with simple movements to reawaken our inseparable connection to all of Creation, honoring mothers and caregivers who give of themselves so generously, and who are so deserving of moments of rest to cultivate wellness. Support the show

This conversation with Alnoor invites us into a guided conversation on neoliberal capitalism, the global economic system and how we can work ourselves out of it. We offer this episode during a time in which many of us have witnessed the tumultuous behavior of global markets, the true price of poverty in the face of a pandemic, exorbitant corporate bailouts, and fear of impending collapse. Support the show

We are witnessing the rapid expansion of a pandemic, the decline of the global economy, the incredible power of community, and the shameful behavior that is a symptom of a capital-driven society. Linda discusses what will be left in the wake of COVID-19 and how will we tend to the wounds and offers thoughts on what systems will endure, what must we dismantle and what we must grow.Support the show

Milla Prince transports us on an embodied journey away from anxiety, and back into deeper knowledge of our ancient and integral place within the Web of Life. Milla invites us to root ourselves through the very soil, minerals, water and air of our own bodies and to shed what is old and give ourselves to the stream of life pulsing through the body of nature.Support the show

Initially aired in January of 2020, this episode reminds us that the blatant neglect for people’s wellbeing amidst this global pandemic is not coincidence or negligence, it is the result of a global system that has historically centered profit over people. Rupa reminds us that “the health of the people should be our guiding light and principle.”Support the show

Estrella Santiago Pérez discusses Borinquén grassroots action and community sovereignty amidst climate crisis. Common understanding of Puerto Rico exists in a dichotomy, either defined by lush resort colonies or the aftermath of tropical storms. The reality is, of course, much more dynamic and the vulnerabilities faced by communities are political and colonial created conditions...Support the show

brontë velez transports us through revolutionary prayer. We hope brontë’s incantation ignites your creativity and fills up your inner well with joy, strength and peace. May we learn from the mushrooms what it means to carry death into new lifeSupport the show

We’re rereleasing this potent discussion with Reverend M. Kalani Souza, a gifted storyteller, singer, songwriter, musician, performer, poet, philosopher, priest, political satirist, and peacemaker. This episode originally aired in November of 2018 but we feel that these words on preparedness are more relevant now than ever. Support the show

The Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers are three of the largest salmon producing rivers that originate in so-called BC and flow into SE Alaska. In a climate of weakened environmental regulations, a gold rush continues to unfold, with new mining projects proposed every year. We speak with Jill about corporate mining and transboundary watersheds, following wild salmon in their path beyond borders.Support the show

We join Kenric in conversation to discuss the cultural genesis and impacts of machine learning and technological advancement, the implications of anthropocentrism in design. Kenric also covers topics such as relationality, more-than-human intelligence, the trappings of consumerism, personal agency, artificial intelligence, and interspecies connection. Support the show

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Kurt and Ayana’s conversation explores the powerful memory held by Southern Resident orcas, the threats they face from vessel noise, chemical pollutants, and declining Chinook salmon population, the health of the Salish Sea, and the Lummi Nation’s sacred duty to return Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (formerly known as Tokitae/Lolita), from where she is being held captive at Miami Seaquarium...Support the show

Jesse Wolf Hardin discusses folk herbalism as a green portal and agent of holistic wellness, the visceral personalities of place, tending unique bioregional cultures and ecologies, the potency of gratitude, and discovery within the weedy margins. We're called to the rich, dynamic ways of our earthly existence towards a reclamation of our embodied wisdom, resilience, and knowledge.Support the show