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ANGELO BACA on the Elders of Bears Ears /63 Feb 01, 2018

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Angelo Baca is a Navajo and Hopi filmmaker, and a PhD candidate in sociocultural anthropology at NYU. A graduate of the Native Voices Program at the University of Washington, he has created numerous documentaries and collaborative works around such subjects as Indigenous food sovereignty, and Indigenous international repatriation.

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NALINI NADKARNI on Discovering Forest Canopy Microcosms /62 Dec 23, 2017

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Called "the queen of canopy research," Nalini Nadkarni explores the rich, vital world found in the tops of trees. Dr. Nadkarni has spent two decades climbing the trees of Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, the Amazon and the Pacific Northwest, exploring the world of animals and plants that live in the canopy and never come down...

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JACQUI PATTERSON on Eco-Justice in the Age of Disasters /61 Dec 17, 2017

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Jacqueline Patterson is the Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program. Since 2007 Patterson has served as coordinator & co-founder of Women of Color United. Jacqui Patterson has worked as a researcher, program manager, coordinator, advocate and activist...

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PUA CASE on the Heart of a Mountain /60 Dec 09, 2017

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Pualani Case, born and raised on the Island of Hawai’i surrounded by the high mountains of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualalai and Kohala, the fresh waters of Kohakohau and Waikoloa and the plains of Waimea. Pua’s life path and purpose has led her to become a Kumu Hula, a teacher of traditional dance and chant, and a teacher of the ways, culture and traditions of the kanaka maoli...

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GEORGE MONBIOT on Reinhabiting an Ecological Commons /59 Dec 01, 2017

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Today we speak with George Monbiot, who studied zoology at Oxford, and has spent his career as a journalist and environmentalist, working with others to defend the natural world. His celebrated Guardian columns are syndicated all over the world...

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CLAYTON THOMAS-MÜLLER on Disrupting Planetary Destruction /58 Nov 24, 2017

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This week, join Ayana in conversation with organizer, facilitator, public speaker and writer on Indigenous rights and environmental & economic justice, Clayton Thomas-Müller. As a member of the Treaty #6 based Mathias Colomb Cree Nation also known as Pukatawagan located in Northern Manitoba, Canada, Clayton is the 'Stop it at the Source' campaigner with 350.org.

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WINONA LaDUKE on the Prophesied Green Path /57 Nov 15, 2017

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As the Founder and Executive Director of Honor the Earth, Winona is fighting against pipelines while simultaneously creating tangible solutions for oil independence. She is rooted in the White Earth Anishinaabe Nation located in Becker, Clearwater, and Mahnomen counties of north-central Minnesota.

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Dr. SYLVIA EARLE on the Fate of Marine Biodiversity /56 Nov 10, 2017

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This episode we speak with Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, called "Her Deepness" by the New Yorker and the New York Times, "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, and first "Hero for the Planet" by Time magazine. Dr. Earle is an oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has experience as a field research scientist, government official, and director for corporate and nonprofit organizations.

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PAUL WATSON on Sea Shepherd's Life-or-Death Direct Action /55 Oct 27, 2017

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Today’s powerful conversation revolves around the state of our oceans, threats to marine wildlife, Sea Shepherd’s resistance through what Paul Watson calls “aggressive non-violence”, political dynamics and the tensions between subsistence hunters and conservationists...

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TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS on Sacred Rage and the Battle for Public Lands /54 Oct 20, 2017

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This week on For The Wild we speak with Terry Tempest Williams. Williams is a prolific writer who speaks out on behalf of an ethical stance toward life. A naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, she has consistently shown us how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice.

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