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Dave Cooper Interview: White Oaks & Bourbon
Season 1 Episode 8
In this interview, Dave weaves together the story of white oak trees, the Kentucky bourbon boom, and his personal discovery of how a tourist industry…
5 hours ago
Sam Stearns: Protecting the Shawnee
Season 1 Episode 7
Sam Stearns is a forest protection activist from Southern Illinois and has been working to protect the Shawnee National Forest for most of his life. …
3 months, 1 week ago
Matt Peters on Heartwood, NEPA, Categorical Exclusions, and the Paper Monkeywrench
Season 1 Episode 6
This interview took place on July 9, 2025. Matt Peters is the current coordinator for Heartwood and a longtime forest protection activist. He founded…
5 months, 1 week ago
Biography of Andy Mahler by Steven Higgs + Andy Honored by State of Indiana with Award
Season 1 Episode 5
This episode is a recording of the keynote address at Heartwood's 34th Annual Reunion on October 3, 2025, which took place at Andy Mahler and Linda L…
8 months, 1 week ago
Andy Mahler Interview: Talking About Cancer
Season 1 Episode 4
This interview of Andy Mahler took place on July 21, 2025 and is the last conversation I had with Andy before he died.
Having already spoken about And…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Andy Mahler Interview - Buffalo Springs and the Hoosier National Forest
Season 1 Episode 3
This conversation with Andy Mahler took place July 15th, 2025 and is the third of four interviews I did with Andy during the summer of 2025.
The foca…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Andy Mahler Interview - The Creation of Heartwood
Season 1 Episode 2
In this interview, which took place on July 14, 2025, Andy provides the background of what was happening in his life, and the forest around him, tha…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Andy Mahler Interview - The Early Years
Season 1 Episode 1
In the summer of 2025, Andy and I took the time to sit with each other on 4 occasions to talk about his life. We had these conversations knowing his …
10 months, 1 week ago
Introducing the Heartwood Forest Protection Podcast
Season 1
Welcome to the Heartwood Forest Protection Podcast, a place where we talk with activists about their work protecting forests and learn what we can do…
1 year, 3 months ago