Episodes

  • Episode 33: Can Listening Be a Political and Moral Act?

    Episode 33: Can Listening Be a Political and Moral Act?
    Dec 22 2022
    Biologist David George Haskell says this collective inattention is a huge loss for each of us. It's like leaving money on the table because paying attention to the living world is a source of beauty, joy and renewal—one we can access at anytime from anywhere.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 32: What Should We Fix First?

    Episode 32: What Should We Fix First?
    Nov 18 2022
    Margaret Renkl's new book "Graceland at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache From the American South is mix of graceful observations and practical solutions.
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    29 mins
  • Episode 31: Who Trashed My River?

    Episode 31: Who Trashed My River?
    Oct 12 2022
    The organization Nick Wesley co-founded, Urban Rivers, is creating The Wild Mile, the first-ever floating eco-park of its scale in the world.
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    24 mins
  • Episode 30: Privilege & Inequality in Animals

    Episode 30: Privilege & Inequality in Animals
    Aug 2 2022
    Guest Jenn Smith says that human concepts of intergenerational wealth and inequality occur also in the behaviors of animals.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 29: Disruption & Resilience

    Episode 29: Disruption & Resilience
    Jul 25 2022
    When Jane Watson encountered a ruined meadow of seagrass in the ocean, instead of getting furious, she grew curious.
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    26 mins
  • Season Five Coming Soon

    Season Five Coming Soon
    Jun 23 2022
    Season Five Will Launch July 2022 New episodes, new guests, new insights about nature and our built environments are coming soon. And more on how we can live together--with nature, with cities and with one another. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app or check back here.
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    2 mins
  • Episode 28: The Wild Card

    Episode 28: The Wild Card
    Jun 16 2021
    Sarah Cowles encourages radically rethinking the synthetic landscapes found in cities. When welcoming nature to our human cities, do we aim for an...
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    40 mins
  • Episode 27: The World Is Not Static

    Episode 27: The World Is Not Static
    Jun 3 2021
    Dr. Caitlin Rankin’s research shows that a long-held theory about why an ancient civilization passed out of existence was wrong. Cahokia Mounds in...
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    32 mins