Podcast Episodes

69. Environmental and Natural Resource Security

Season 7 Episode 69

Dr. Elizabeth Hessami is a professor at Johns Hopkins University and a licensed attorney. She has served as a visiting attorney for the Environmental Law Institute for nearly a decade, researching po…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

68. The Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Court Lewis is the BREDL chapter President of Unicoi Clear in Unicoi County, TN and currently living in Upstate, South Carolina. 

In late September of this year, category 4 Hurricane Helene caused wi…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

67. Protecting Tennessee Native Plants and Insects that Allow them To Survive

Karen Hill is the President of the Tennessee Native Plant Society. The Tennessee Native Plant Society mission is to conserve and celebrate native plant communities and their habitats through educatio…

Published on 11 months ago

66. Championing the Southeast and Seeing its Full Potential

Season 7 Episode 66

Abigail Franks who is the Membership and Policy Manager and Alexander Easdale who is the Executive Director at Southeast Climate and Energy Network. 

The Southeast Climate and Energy Network has a m…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

65. Strengthening Local Food Systems while Uplifting Stories that Need to be Heard

Season 7 Episode 65

Carlton Turner is the Co-Director / Co-Founder at Sipp Culture. Based in the rural South, “Sipp Culture” is honoring the history and building the future of their community in Utica, MS. 

Sipp Cultur…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

64. Food Policy for Better Food Systems

Season 7 Episode 64

Erica Hall is Executive Director and Board Chair at Florida Food Policy Council. Executive Committee Member of the Sierra Club, Florida Chapter. As well as a National Board of Director Member of the …

Published on 1 year ago

63. Conflict Palm Oil Pt. 3

Season 7 Episode 63

Hi everyone, we’re back with Debbie Clemens who is with the Outreach Coordinator for Orangutan Outreach. In this episode we talk all about palm oil and its effects. The sourcing of palm oil causes co…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

62. The Behind the Scenes Work to Make Field Work Possible Pt. 2

Season 7 Episode 62

In this episode I continue my conversation with Debbie Clemens who is the Outreach Coordinator for Orangutan Outreach. We talk about the behind the scenes work that goes into making field work possib…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

61. Saving Orangutans to Save Ourselves Pt. 1

Season 7 Episode 61

Debbie Clemens is the Outreach Coordinator for Orangutan Outreach. They are a US based charity that focuses on raising awareness and raising funds for their partners in Indonesia. They are personally…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

60. The Importance of Orangutans as a Species

Season 7 Episode 60

Leif Cocks is the Founder of The Orangutan Project. They are a passionate group of people based in Australia and are dedicated to saving the orangutan. They are led by an experienced set of wildlife …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago