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Ep.13 – "Beyond Organic: 'Regenerative' Agriculture" feat. Melissa Hoffman of Sho Farm

Mixing farming, rewilding & a duck sanctuary!

Beyond Organic: "Regenerative" Agriculture, feat. Melissa Hoffman of Sho Farm

Melissa Hoffman is a co-owner with Shawn Smith of Sho Farm, LLC, in Vermont. Sho Farm is a unique place where regenerative farming, agroforestry, rewilding and a duck sanctuary all mix in what Melissa calls a “living laboratory.” 

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Ep.14 – "George Floyd Protests in Portland" feat. Blank

Eye witness account from the streets

"George Floyd Protests in Portland" feat. Blank

Special breaking news edition!

I speak with "Blank," an old Indymedia comrade in Portland, Oregon. Blank attended the last two evenings of George Floyd protests there. The second night he was teargassed. 

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Ep.15 – "George Floyd Protests in Chicago" feat. Dan Hanrahan

Talking politics & current events with the Chicago-area musician/writer

"George Floyd Protests in Chicago" feat. Dan Hanrahan

Ep. 15: "George Floyd Protests in Chicago" feat. Dan Hanrahan

This is a special breaking-news edition.

Dan Hanrahan is a Chicago-based musician, translator, poet, performer, and teacher of

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Ep.16 – "The Need to Smash the System" feat. Kristine Mattis

Our choice is between ecocide & radical paradigm shift

"The Need to Smash the System" feat. Kristine Mattis

Kristine Mattis received her PhD in Environmental Studies. As an interdisciplinary environmental scholar with a background in biology, earth system science, and policy, her research focuses on environmental risk information and science communication. 

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Ep.17 – "Advocating for Mexican Gray Wolves" feat. Amy Harwood

The challenges & joys of working for the wolves

"Advocating for Mexican Gray Wolves" feat. Amy Harwood

On June 2nd, 2020, I interviewed Amy Harwood of Lobos of the Southwest about her organization’s advocacy for the Mexican Gray Wolf, and particularly for its reintroduction into the wild. 

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Ep.18 – "The Unsustainability of Civilization Itself" feat. Will Falk

Neither planet nor people can survive business-as-usual

The Unsustainability of Civilization Itself

Will Falk is a biophilic essayist, poet, and lawyer. He believes the intensifying destruction of the natural world is the most pressing issue confronting us today and he aims his writing at stopping this destruction. 

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Ep.19 – "Interview with a Tree-sitter" feat. Lupine

No clearcut is sustainability

"Interview with a Tree-sitter" feat. Lupine

Episode 19: Interview with a Tree-sitter, featuring Lupine

When I first moved to Portland, Oregon, in the spring of 2001, I happened to end up living across the street from the Cascadia Forest Alliance (CFA). 

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Ep.20 – "We Are All Prey" feat. Joanna Pocock.

A conversation inspired by the author's book, "Surrender"

We Are All Prey, featuring Joanna Pocock

Joanna Pocock is an Irish-Canadian writer living in London. Her writing has notably appeared in the LosAngeles Times, the Nation and on the Dark Mountain blog. Her most recent book is entitled, "Surrender," and is a memoir that mostly focuses on her adventures in the

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Ep.21 – "The Corruption of the Democratic Party" feat. Ted Rall

Discussing his new book, "Political Suicide: The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party"

Episode 21: The Corruption of the Democratic Party, featuring Ted Rall

Ted Rall is a graphic novelist, a syndicated columnist and the author of many books of art and prose, including biographies of Edward Snowden, Bernie Sanders and Pope Francis. You've probably seen his political cartoons, which are often published in urban weeklies. 

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Ep.22 – "The Necessity of Creating a Political Crisis" feat. Margaret Kimberley

A case for radical change from a Black left perspective

"The Necessity of Creating a Political Crisis" feat. Margaret Kimberley

Margaret Kimberley is an Editor and Senior Columnist at the Black Agenda Report, which publishes news, commentary and analysis from the black left. She is author of the book, “Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents,” which is an eye-opening and very well

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