Podcast Episodes

ANDREA GIBSON on The Blessings of the Wound /347

Episode 347

In an episode that cuts straight to the soul, this week’s guest Andrea Gibson joins Ayana in a conversation that asks what it means to truly live. Andrea contemplates the ways we cope with loneliness…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

KATRINA SPADE on New Life from Death /346

Episode 346

Death is a process of decomposition, how can we come to embrace this reality? This week, guest Katrina Spade joins Ayana for a fascinating conversation on the possibilities of burial practices, ways …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

KURT RUSSO on the People Under the Sea [ENCORE] /345

Episode 345

It is with a heavy heart that we share that Tokitae, a Southern Resident Orca held unjustly in captivity for 53 years, has passed away. To honor her memory, this week we are rebroadcasting our episod…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

KEIARA WADE on Generations of Black Cowboys /344

Episode 344

Introducing listeners to her fierce devotion to community and care for the animal world, Keiara Wade, the Compton Cowgirl, considers the ways care work includes the human and more-than-human. Though …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

JAMES BRIDLE on Modes of Intelligence /343

Episode 343

What is intelligence beyond, preceding, and following human intelligence?  This week, Ayana is joined by guest James Bridle in a conversation that considers multiple forms of intelligence and ways of…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

TOKO-PA TURNER on Dreams of Belonging /342

Episode 342

This week’s guest, Toko-pa Turner, invites us to consider that our dreams may serve as important guides throughout our lives. Diving into the intimately intertwined world of psyche and matter, Toko-p…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

AMY GLENN on a Life in Thresholds /341

Episode 341

In this week’s episode, guest Amy Glenn invites listeners on a journey to consider the value in caregiving and companioning. Rooting the conversation in her experience as both a birth and death doula…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The Edges in the Middle, V: Báyò Akómoláfé, Naomi Klein, and Yuria Celidwen

Continuing the conversation series, “The Edges in the Middle,” presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, For The Wild is delighted to share this conversation bet…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

CHUCK COLLINS on Wealth Hoarding and Capitalist Capture /340

Episode 340

In an increasingly unequal and precarious world, how might we come to combat disconnection and disillusionment? In this episode, guest Cuck Collins dives deeply into the world of wealth hoarding and …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

DIANA FRIEDRICH on The Beauty and Promise of Rewilding/ 339

Episode 339

Embracing the mountains, desert steppe, and islands of Patagonia, this week’s guest Diana Friedrich grounds listeners in an expansive and profound landscape. As she describes her work to protect swat…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago