We Are Becoming Earth - Scientists, Writers, Musicians, Environmentalists & Indigenous Voices on the Living World

About this episode

The episode explores the interconnectedness of humanity and the Earth through discussions with various experts on ecology and sustainability.

Today, on Earth Day, we explore the Living World—a reality where we are not merely on a planet, but are a moving part of its very metabolism. We travel from the High Sierras with Paul Hawken to the forests of Costa Rica with Thomas Crowther. Guided by Merlin Sheldrake and David George Haskell, we explore ecology, policy and music with guests Paula Pinho, Hans Bruyninckx, Bill Hare and Alice Schmidt. Alongside Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Tom Chi, Erland Cooper, Rebecca Tickell and Britt Wray, we ask what happens when we stop trying to dominate and start trying to collaborate with the Earth? (0:04) TIOKASIN GHOSTHORSE Founder, First Voices Radio (2:05) PAUL HAWKEN Founder, Project Regeneration, Project Drawdown, Author (24:25) (4:57) THOMAS CROWTHER Founder, Restor, Co-chair UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (5:51) MERLIN SHELDRAKE Biologist, Author, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds (8:23) DAVID GEORGE HASKELL Biologist, Author, How Flowers Made Our World (10:43) HANS BRUYNINCKX Fmr. Director European Environment Agency (11:39) REBECCA TICKELL (Director, Kiss the Ground) Soil Health (26:27) (13:32) TOM CHI Founding Partner, At One Ventures, Author, Climate Capital (14:44) PAULA…

People in this episode

Host: Mia Funk

Guests: Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Paul Hawken, Thomas Crowther, Merlin Sheldrake, David George Haskell, Hans Bruyninckx, Rebecca Tickell, Tom Chi, Paula Pinho, Bill Hare, Alice Schmidt, Erland Cooper, Britt Wray

Topics covered

• environment
• ecology
• collaboration
• sustainability
• climate change
• indigenous voices

Keywords

• Earth Day
• ecology
• sustainability
• climate change
• indigenous voices
• collaboration
• environmentalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Voices Radio, Project Regeneration, Project Drawdown, Restor, European Environment Agency, Kiss the Ground, At One Ventures, Climate Analytics

Places: Costa Rica, High Sierras

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