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At this time of judicial and political backlash in response to feminist gains in women’s rights and deeply disturbing misogyny in public discourse, we are pleased to be able to feature this recent interview with Anna Malaika Tubbs upon the publication of her book Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us. Tubbs combines academic…
Two ground breaking figures in the struggle for an equitable and healthy food system exchange views and strategies on the global polycrisis, capitalism, justice in the food system and food sovereignty.
Musician and composer Garth Stevenson reflects on improvisation, whale song, and his ongoing search for moments of connection between human and more-than-human forms of consciousness.
Primatologist Elodie Freymann explores what chimpanzees, medicinal plants, and Indigenous knowledge systems reveal about the shared “forest pharmacies” humans and animals have relied on for generations.
The infinitely curious author and science writer Michael Pollan embraces the mystery at the heart of the great mystery of life: What is the nature of consciousness? And how can we understand consciousness when our only tool is our own consciousness? Joined by interviewer and UC Berkeley Psychology Professor Dacher Keltner.
Modern life has become remarkably efficient at creating distance. Distance from where food comes from. Distance from ecosystems. Distance from community. Distance from our own bodies and attention spans. Even as climate crises, biodiversity collapse, burnout, and political fragmentation intensify, many of the systems shaping daily life continue to encourage separation. A growing number of…
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Visionary agricultural innovator Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin unearths a natural-world template for building a global movement that puts the chicken at the heart of bioregional food systems. These Poultry-Centered Regenerative Agroforestry farms can both renew the land and support the hundreds of millions of small farmers who produce 70% of the world’s food.
From plant intelligence to distributed minds, Michael Pollan explores how new science is reshaping our understanding of consciousness — and our place in the living world.
Through photography, observation, and community science, Krystle Hickman is documenting the lives of native bees that most people never notice. In this conversation, she shares her observations and insights and discusses how anyone can help protect the pollinators living right outside their door.
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