About this episode

Jake discusses the documentary Local Motives with childhood friends Nate and Cody, who traveled across the U.S. to explore climate change impacts.

In Episode 64, Jake sits down with childhood friends Nate Murray and Cody Pfister, the lifelong friends behind Local Motives, a documentary born out of an ’80s van, a camera, and a wild idea to travel across all 50 states (they hit 46) listening to people experience climate change up close. What started with friendship, curiosity, and a love for the outdoors turned into a project about fishing, farming, invasive species, weather, industry, and the communities trying to adapt without losing wh...

People in this episode

Host: Jake Fowler

Guests: Nate Murray, Cody Pfister

Topics covered

• climate change
• documentary
• friendship
• outdoors
• community adaptation

Keywords

• climate change
• documentary
• Local Motives
• fishing
• farming
• invasive species
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Local Motives

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