Called "the queen of canopy research," Nalini Nadkarni explores the rich, vital world found in the tops of trees. Dr. Nadkarni has spent two decades climbing the trees of Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, the Amazon and the Pacific Northwest, exploring the world of animals and plants that live in the canopy and never come down; and how this upper layer of the forest interacts with the world on the ground. In this episode of For The Wild, initially aired in December of 2017, we journey into...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast How do we navigate the settler desire to own land? How can our understanding of the commons invite us into collective commitment to caring for the land & staving of speculative land privatization? In response to these questions, Severine shares the messiness & opportunity of living amongst the prosperity of extraction in the spaces we inhabit while dedicating ourselves to a land-based livelihood Support the show
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast Camille Defrenne shares about the role of mother trees in forest regeneration, how mycorrhizal networks are faring, and the ramifications of large scale reforestation and afforestation efforts when they are not implemented thoughtfully and locally. Support the show
Dec 16, 2020•58 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Vandana Shiva shares how we are being set up to become accessories to the digital world and how we can reclaim our intellectual freedom and sovereignty from the hands of digital dictatorship despite Monsanto’s targeted erasure of Traditional Ecological Knowledge. This episode is a powerful reminder that we are meant to live beautiful lives as sovereign beings, not as digital appendages. Support the show
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast We talk with guest Harsha Walia on why it is imperative to rid the concept of legal/illegal personhood in movements for the climate and environment. Support the show
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Ramsey shares how climate change impacts the nutritional quality of pollen and how human design and development has strengthened and spread spread parasitic mites to the disadvantage of bees globally. Support the show
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast In this powerful conversation with land defender Sii-am Hamilton, we discuss ways forward that recognize that Indigenous communities have been practicing creative resistance against colonialism & capitalism for hundreds of years and what it means for settlers to ally with Indigenous sovereignty, exploring youth leadership, the media’s role, the necessity of abolishing colonial government and more. Support the show
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast Corrina Gould 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. But more than a conversation on the wealth of the land, we explore responsibility and reciprocity on stolen homelands by asking what it means to be in right relationship. Support the show
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast We seek counsel from Joanna Macy on finding emotional courage, building allyship, and practicing gratitude. Joanna begins by reminding us that “the whole late capitalism project would have us distrust our feelings and privatize them” instead of succumbing to denial, complacency, or isolation we can emerge from it, and move through it... Support the show
Nov 04, 2020•59 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast We explore the messy and difficult endeavor that is democracy, why voter suppression has become so rampant, the anti-democratic nature of debt, and more. Astra Taylor reminds us that “elections matter, but they are not synonymous with democracy”. Support the show
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast It’s been almost a year since the 2019 wildfires across Australia began. We recall harrowing images of burnt orange skies, vast swaths of scorched forest, and our beloved kin searching for shelter amidst one of the most intense wildfires. It’s estimated that nearly 30 million acres caught fire, over 20% of Australia’s forests were burnt, and around one billion animals perished... Support the show
Oct 21, 2020•59 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Natasha Myers cultivates a body of thought and practice that prioritizes the intertwined relationship between plants and people, aptly referred to as the Planthroposcene. She leads us to a world where magic happens as we discuss finding non-human guides, the responsibility we have to make room for plants, anthropomorphism, restoration ecology, and reconfiguring our relationship to the future. Support the show
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Caldicott, discusses the environmental and health impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle We explore the health ramifications of nuclear power reactors and the “industrial vandalism” that occurs at these sites and through the transportation and storage of their waste. We also explore nuclear proliferation and global politics. Support the show
Oct 07, 2020•55 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Francis shares his journey including his vow of silence that lasted 17 years, and the profound impact that silence and slowing down can have. Support the show
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast Investigative reporter and producer Shannon Service, joins us to discuss the cycle of abuse within the Thai fishing trade alongside the larger systemic issues that drive such exploitation. Support the show
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast Rebecca Burgess, shares how regional and regenerative slow fashion is possible. We explore the rise of industrialized fashion and its global impact, we learn about the history and harm of synthetic dyes and plastic-based textiles, as well as the shortsightedness of “sustainable” fashion innovations. Rebecca shares how we can begin transitioning to a bioregional textile culture and more. Support the show
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’ll be hearing from Stephen Jenkinson whose wisdom on the cycle of life and elderhood offers so much that makes the ancient in us sit up and listen. Support the show
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Familiar with the physical changes Earth is undergoing due to climate change, we less often think about the auditory changes happening all around us. 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... Support the show
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Gina Rae La Cerva, prompts us to think about how wild foods are a common heritage that connects us to time and place, reminding us that eating is an act of survival, love, and connectivity. We trace how colonization eradicated many wild foods, the status of wild foods in the global market, and how “feasting wild” is an opportunity for foragers to lead the way in ecological restoration ... Support the show
Aug 26, 2020•56 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast This week, the U.S. Department of the Interior formally opened up Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, an unprecedented decision that threatens Gwich’in lifeways and sacred lands, while exacerbating both climate and extinction crises. In recognition of this, we are choosing to re-air our critically relevant conversation with Faith Gemmill and Princess Lucaj, originally aired in September of 2016. The fight to protect these life giving ground has been going on for dec...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Anayvette shares the inspiration and impact of the Radical Monarchs, who exemplify the difference between service and justice, the importance of bringing youth into social justice movements at an early age and what we can learn about sustainability, self-care, and avoiding burn out culture by creating with young ones in mind. Support the show
Aug 05, 2020•46 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Jahawi Bertolli takes us underwater to learn about Kenya’s coastal ecosystems and biodiversity, including a tremendous seafaring culture and folklore as well as changing seascapes due to warming waters, overexploitation, and pollution. Jahawi shares how the importance of community-based conservation, traditional ecological knowledge in East Africa, and how storytelling can be a conduit... Support the show
Jul 29, 2020•55 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Through eras of colonization and acculturation, we’ve seen the consolidation of seeds into a handful of corporations and the production of a soulless industrial food landscape. Rowen White shares her thoughts on Indigenous food sovereignty, seed restoration as rematriation, and what it means to bring seed relatives home. Support the show
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast In this heartening encore episode of For The Wild, initially recorded in November of 2015, we speak to all-around inspiration, legendary artist, educator and political activist, Buffy Sainte-Marie. Buffy shares with us her story and how we can authentically grow our creativity in contemporary times. Almost 50 years after the release of her album It’s My Way!, Buffy remains an indomitable artist... Support the show
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Lama Rod Owens supports us in navigating the changing of worlds we are experiencing. In recognizing these moments of great turning - our work is to tend to our grief and massage our trauma, as tumultuous as it may be. Rather than running away from the unknown or the uncomfortable, Lama Rod reminds us that it is through experiencing hardship that we develop an emotional buoyancy and resilience.... Support the show
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Anjali shares how in order to truly support liberatory work and movements, we must unlearn. Beginning with how and where we should source or knowledge, we discuss the problem with passive consumption, the pervasiveness of miseducation, and the academic-industrial complex. Anjali shares how we can create community-based spaces that cultivate knowledge and honesty. Support the show
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast In conversation with Jackie Wang, we explore the pervasiveness of debt, our temporal and spatial understandings of prisons, and the technological dimensions of surveillance and incarceration. We discuss how we can resist the accession of predictive policing and what digital carceral infrastructure can reveal about the state’s growing surveillance apparatus. Support the show
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast Leah Penniman guides us through an adaptation of a Haitian prayer from her maternal lineage that honors the forces of nature and our ancestors. Leah’s gracious offering invites us to open ourselves to the elements of the Earth that shape our lives. Together we practice reverence and gratitude for the gifts that surround us and give us our strength, health and nourishment. Support the show
Jun 23, 2020•19 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast Mariame Kaba joins us for an expansive conversation on Transformative Justice, community accountability, criminalization of survivors, and freedom on the horizon. When we engage with these issues and shape our actions out of a commitment to removing violence at its core, we are working to transform our world... Support the show
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast Through their work, brontë reminds us that “Black wellness is the antithesis to state violence” (Mark Anthony Johnson) and during these times of great transformation and tension, we must prioritize Black wellness and communal care. Donations given to Lead to Life will fund their rapid response work. As inspiration for giving, we present brontë’s prophecy “The Well”. Support the show
Jun 15, 2020•25 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast 
