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COREY LESK on Warming Winters and Southern Pine Beetle Migration /136 Sep 11, 2019

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Ayana and Corey discuss the implications of southern pine beetle expansion, how forest structures will shift, the threat to native biodiversity, the importance of cold winters, and how, ultimately, forestry measures are not the solution to a transformation that is propelled by our own short-sightedness in choosing consumerism as the dominant expression of this culture.

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PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA on Finding Uncommon Ground /135 Sep 04, 2019

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Ayana and Pádraig explore the language of uncommon belonging; how we must learn from our shame and the danger of forgetting history, the life cycle of violence, the nature of colonial power, the poetic origins of violence embedded in policy, and how to confront the inheritance of privilege.

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RICHIE RESEDA on Dismantling Patriarchy /134 Aug 28, 2019

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TARA HOUSKA & RUTH BREECH on Divesting from Toxic Capitalism /133 Aug 21, 2019

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This episode discusses man camps, resistance movements, the banking system and corporatocracy. Through strategy and story, we learn how to target the heart of petro-capitalism with our dollars, and reflect on how the end-goals of divestment must lead to a just transition.

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RACHEL HEATON & ROXANNE WHITE on Funding, Fossil Fuels and Femicide /132 Aug 14, 2019

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Rachel and Roxanne share their experiences from the frontlines of resistance and call out the patriarchy and settler colonialism that underpins how we navigate issues of land, money, and resource extraction. Together, they discuss the complexity of jurisdictional issues on reservations, the need for free, prior, and informed consent, and potential paths towards justice, healing, and reconciliation.

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DONNA HARAWAY on Staying with the Trouble /131 Aug 07, 2019

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Ayana and Donna’s conversation explores topics like the reclamation of truth and “situated knowledge,” the importance of mourning with others, the etymology of “Anthropocene,” the place of forgiveness in movement building, and the urgency of making non-natal kin.

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PUA CASE on the Heart of a Mountain ⌠ENCORE⌡ /130 Jul 31, 2019

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This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Pua Case, initially aired in December of 2017. In the past two and a half weeks we have seen the powerful swelling of protectors across the globe in reverence for Mauna a Wākea.

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CINTA KAIPAT on the Militarization of Pågan and Defending Island Sovereignty /129 Jul 24, 2019

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We join Cinta Kaipat to learn how the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth, are impacted by militarization.

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Collective Liberation & Communal Gathering at LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE /128 Jul 17, 2019

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This conversation explores the nature of festival culture and our inherent desire for community. You will also hear some of our favorite presentations covering topics like creativity, collective liberation, sovereignty, and ancestral wisdom. Included in this interview are Dr. Vandana Shiva, Desirae Harp & Niria Alicia, Eve Bradford & Isis Indriya, Climbing Poetree and Paul Stamets.

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KURT RUSSO on the People Under the Sea ⌠ENCORE⌡ /127 Jul 10, 2019

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Last summer, the world watched as mother Orca, Tahlequah, carried her dead calf on a “tour of grief” for more than 1,000 miles over a 17-day period. The Lummi Nation of the Salish Sea believes that Tahlequah’s display of her dead offspring was an intentional act —not only an act of grieving, but intended to stir an empathetic reaction from those who live above the water....

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