Earth to Humans is a bi-weekly interview series featuring conversations with some of the amazing humans who are fighting for a brighter and more just future for all of Earth's inhabitants.
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Hannah speaks to the production team and star of Diving for Rays - a unique documentary, which tells the story of a conservationist whose dreams are abandoned due to a lack of visibility of LGBTQIA+ individuals within the sector she wants to join - marine science. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack.com/subscribe
Egyptian filmmaker Omar Manjouneh is the director of the documentary, “Crocodopolis”, about the complex situation surrounding the presence of Nile Crocodiles in Lake Nasser, in Southern Egypt. Omar discusses crocodile research and conservation, the challenges that he has faced as a wildlife filmmaker in Africa, and the great potential that this film has to affect positive change. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack.com/subscribe...
As a science communicator, I’m always on the lookout for people with innovative, creative and accessible ideas who say no to the classic dry and mundane or overwhelming and intense communications methods we scientists can be guilty of. Social media is a frequent outlet of the videos, graphics and written pieces that I create, and I follow many other activists and creative conservationists, who regularly fill me with inspiration, which I very much appreciate in a world where doom and gloom often ...
Hi everyone! Sarinah here! Coming to you live from my childhood bedroom visiting my mom following a beautiful trip down California along highway 395. This is my first ever Earth to Humans newsletter, so enjoy this maiden voyage as I try to re-connect with my early 2000’s Wordpress days writing to the ether. My guest for this episode is an expert in natural resources management, a woman who's been on the front lines of one of the most crucial environmental issues facing us today. She's a problem-...
In this captivating podcast episode, acclaimed Cherokee author Blake Hausman shares his creative journey behind "Riding the Trail of Tears," a groundbreaking science fiction novel that skillfully intertwines indigenous culture and futuristic elements. Join us as we explore the transformative power of storytelling and the profound connections between Native American history and speculative fiction. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack.com/subscrib...
I was lucky enough to be brought onto the Hellbent team last year to create content for their online storytelling and, after watching the film for the first time, I was so excited to be part of such an incredible project. Having worked together for months, it was great to sit down with the film’s Co-Directors, Justin Grubb and Annie Roth, to ask them all the questions I’d been wanting to ask them for ages, as well as those I thought our listeners would enjoy hearing the answers to. This, now mul...
Welcome back to Earth to Humans! On our first episode back for the season, Sarinah speaks with guest, Beth Pratt, Executive Director for California at the National Wildlife Federation and renowned conservationist who has worked tirelessly to protect and restore wildlife habitats across the state (which is huge by the way). In this episode, we'll be discussing Beth's unique relationship with a certain mountain lion known as P-22, who became a symbol of the coexistence between wildlife and humans ...
When I first heard about the organization that today’s guest, Jennifer Hartman, works for, I felt like I could’ve found my dream conservation job. Two of my greatest loves in life combined - dogs and biology. Apparently this is quite a common perception, but it takes a very special type of person, and an even more special type of dog to join this well-oiled team. Rogue Detection Teams is made up of field biologists, known as ‘bounders’, and rescue dogs, chosen for their supreme desire to fetch. ...
Today as I drive alone down highway 395 on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada along the length of California, I am reminded of a powerful film I had the privilege of seeing in the summer of 2021. It completely changed the way that I looked at this beautiful, harsh landscape and left me contemplating its messages even a year later. Filmmakers Ann Kaneko and Jin Yoo-Kim join producer Sarinah Simons for a deep dive into the empty lake-waters in Payahuunadü (Owens Valley) where Manzanar, the WWII...
**BOOKCLUB DATE** Friday, July 29th at 6pm PST or 9pm EST at https://www.patreon.com/EarthToHumans The very first book I read by today’s guest haunted me for weeks after finishing it. I couldn’t shake the reality of the near-future world that she creates, which feels as terrifying as it is tangible and close. The reality of a world without animals. I knew I had to bring her on the show somehow, and I’m so glad we were able to have today’s conversation. Charlotte McConaghy is an Australian author...
Hannah’s ancestry traces back to Ireland, and learning about the folklore that would have shaped the way that her great grandparents, great great grand parents and all the Mulvanys before them would have related to nature and the places around them has been a main feature of her past month in the country. She wanted to delve deeper into the folklore that the country is famous for, so spoke to Bairbre Ní Fhloinn, professor of folklore at Dublin University, about how it has framed humankind and ou...
I came across today’s topic in kind of a roundabout way. Recently I was rewatching the James Cameron film, Titanic , and as I was watching Rose freeze on her floating piece of wood and pry Jack’s cold dead hands from hers as she whispers "I’ll never let go," it got me wondering just how cold the water actually was when the titanic actually sank. A quick google search told me it was about -2.2 degrees Celsius (or 27 degrees Fahrenheit). And if you’re me and were taught that water freezes at 0 deg...
Ocean Mercier teaches Te Pūtaiao Māori/Māori Science which is a course on mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge and science) in both traditional and contemporary contexts, at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. Her research and that of her peers and students recognizes the values and merit of both indigenous and western techniques, using both to produce some amazing research that could hold the key to saving species, ecosystems and even improving human resilience against the negative imp...
While Sarinah and Hannah are on vacation, we decided to rebroadcast one of our "best of" episodes with Dr. Sylvia Earle, you'll understand why in a minute... Close your eyes, and picture yourself underwater. See the light sway above you, as it gets darker and darker the further down you go. Welcome to the deep waters of the ocean, a place where today’s guest has spent a considerable part of her life, swimming alongside the ocean’s many flora and fauna. Dr Sylvia Earle is an icon in marine biolog...
Let’s go back in time about a few hundred million years. You’re a plant. And you’re a plant that’s been evolving alongside microorganisms, fungi and animals. Come to find out, everyone finds you particularly tasty. You naturally don’t like being eaten, but you’re a plant and you can’t just walk away. So what can you do against all these predators? You could modify your leaves into thorns or equip them with tiny, irritating hairs, but maybe you decide to go a different route and develop chemical ...
The modern dating world is a tricky thing to navigate. We all have expectations and desires - but what happens when you add environmentalism into the mix? For today's episode, we join together 4 singles who are environmentalists by trade or by passion, to discuss how their belief systems affect their romantic lives. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcas...
An in-depth look at the illegal cheetah trade with the founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), Dr. Laurie Marker, and the CCF illegal wildlife trade lead Dr. Shira Yashphe. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack.com/subscribe...
The very first book I read by today’s guest haunted me for weeks after finishing it. I couldn’t shake the reality of the near-future world that she creates, which feels as terrifying as it is tangible and close. The reality of a world without animals. I knew I had to bring her on the show somehow, and I’m so glad we were able to have today’s conversation. Charlotte McConaghy is an Australian author living in Sydney and the mind behind two international bestselling novels, Migrations and Once The...
On today’s episode, producer Hannah Mulvaney takes over the earth to humans podcast with an amazing interview with two folks leading the charge to create sustainable, environmentally friendly ways for women in developing countries to gain and build financial independence. They work to address gender oppression by focusing on rural, women-led work that remedies issues of poverty and resource disparities. Their community based projects aim to empower women with financial stability and drive commun...
The ETH crew is happy to invite you to our very first book club meeting which will be Sunday, March 6th at 11am PST via Zoom featuring Author Mark Dowie, author of The Haida Gwaii Lesson . To sign up for this free event, you must be an ETH Patreon subscriber at the $1/month tier, which will also get you access to a free digital download of Mark's book. So sign-up, get reading and we can't wait to see you at our very first bookclub meetup March 6th at 11am PST via Zoom. Zoom details will be sent ...
Patty Glick is the lead author of a new paper that lays out a framework for land management in our modern era of climate change. She explains how the framework was crafted and how it can help land managers adapt their practices to account for our rapidly changing climate. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack...
To answer this question, we explore a transformative new approach to land management that has been adopted by the National Park Service. This new land management framework, known by the acronym RAD, was developed to help park managers who are grappling with the challenges posed by a rapidly warming climate. We speak with Patty Glick, one of the lead authors of the RAD framework, along with several other climate change experts whose work is focused on the landscapes of the Western US. Join privat...
Sarinah tackles female solo hiking from the perspectives of 5 women as she tries to make sense of managing both the physical and mental fears of hiking alone, but also the beauty of mentorship and prioritizing joy in the outdoors. The women in this panel range from environmental scientists to travel bloggers, teachers to mothers, but all with individual expertise and an accomplished list of hikes that should intimidate the hell out of you. Join private conversations with top authors and access e...
For this episode we invite back the former Senior Producer of this show, our friend Gregory Haddock. Greg has been working on some awesome podcast projects this past year, and we’re super excited to have him back on the show for this episode in which we reflect on the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6th insurrection. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podc...
Today we’re sharing some bonus content from my interview with Mark Dowie, as well as some of the discussion that Sarinah and I had about the topics brought up by Mark in his books. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack.com/subscribe...
Mark Dowie is a self-styled investigative historian, and the author of the recent books, Conservation Refugees and The Haida Gwaii Lesson . After a long career as a journalist, which included breaking the story of the exploding Ford Pinto in the 1970s, as well as a stint as the managing editor of Mother Jones, Dowie took his investigative approach to the field of history. In Conservation Refugees , a revisionist history of the conservation movement, he explores how Indigenous People have been fo...
In 2018, Virginia Tech Political Science Professor Cara Daggett wrote a paper entitled ‘Petro- masculinity: Fossil Fuels and Authoritarian Desire’ which analyzed how society’s constructs of masculinity had become prevalent in attitudes towards fossil fuel use and energy. Cara’s research focuses on feminist political ecology, in particular the politics of energy in an era of planetary disruption. While we spoke, found her definition and analysis of energy completely mind-blowing and it’s shattere...
Close your eyes, and picture yourself underwater. See the light sway above you, as it gets darker and darker the further down you go. Welcome to the deep waters of the ocean, a place where today’s guest has spent a considerable part of her life, swimming alongside the ocean’s many flora and fauna. Dr Sylvia Earle is an icon in marine biology and ocean conservation and has been featured in popular documentaries like Seaspiracy , Mission Blue and Chasing Ice . She has won many awards and accolades...
Hello Earth to Humans listeners! Producer Matt Podolsky and I (Sarinah Simons) will be taking a break from the podcast for a little while to focus on exciting, new developments we have planned for Earth to Humans. In the mean time, we will be re-releasing previously aired episodes from the archives so you can still get ETH in your ears every other Wednesday. For more updates, follow us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/wildlenscollective Join private conversations with top authors and access exc...
Filmmaker Julia Barnes speaks with authors Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, and Max Wilbert about their new book Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It. "Bright Green Lies exposes the hypocrisy of leading environmental groups. It asks the questions most refuse to ask, and in that questioning, uncovers profound truths.” ―Chris Hedges "This disturbing but very important book makes clear we must dig deeper than the normal solutions we are off...
