Podcast Episodes

PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Sweetness of Watermelon and Prickly Pear S1:3

“Connection to the land and knowing the plants that surround you and knowing what food your ancestor ate and trying to go back there is probably one of the most important things that we can do as res…

Published on 8 hours ago

PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Flavor of Za'atar S1:2

Season 1 Episode 2

“If you don't forage for Za’atar, how are you going to feel connected to the land? How are you going to understand what your ancestors have been doing for thousands of years here?” - Aya Gazawi Faour…

Published on 1 week ago

PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Lifeway of Olive Trees S1:1

Season 1 Episode 1

“The moment people are disconnected from their land and from the plants around them, it's easier to control them because they don't feel the spiritual connection to the land.”  —Aya Gazawi Faour, Oli…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on The Art That Reclaims Us S1:4

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on The Art That Reclaims Us S1:4

In this resounding end to our Illuminating Worldviews series, Ayana speaks with artists Dr. Aubyn O’Grady and Jackie Olson about collective art…

Published on 2 months ago

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on AI and Courting the Otherwise S1:3

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on AI and Courting the Otherwise S1:3

How might we face the end? Continuing our Illuminating Worldviews series, Vanessa Andreotti and Ayana delve into questions of what it mean…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on Land, Language, and Love S1:2

Continuing our Illuminating Worldviews series, we hear from X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell in conversation with Guná Jensen exploring the vital work of Tlingít language revitalization. Together, they reflec…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on Emotional Competency S1:1

Over the past months, For The Wild has journeyed to the Yukon in partnership with Illuminating Worldviews. Illuminating Worldviews is a space for examining the worldviews in which we find ourselves a…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

JOANNA MACY on the World as Lover and Self⌠HOMAGE⌡ /371

Episode 371

On July 19th, Joanna Macy, beloved teacher and past guest, passed away peacefully at home in Berkeley, California. In honor of her legacy, we are rebroadcasting her episode “The World as Lover and Se…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

ANDREA GIBSON on the Blessings of the Wound [HOMAGE] /370

We are rebroadcasting our extended conversation with Andrea Gibson as we honor their death on July 14th, 2025. The conversation, originally aired In September of 2023, was entitled “The Blessings of …

Published on 5 months ago

Stepping Into Wilder Form, 2025

Hey For The Wild community, it’s Ayana.

It’s been a minute. Life has been moving—fast, deep, and full. I’ve grown, and with that growth, a clearer sense of what I want to share with you has come into…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago