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Save the National Parks' Staff from Firings! Retired Forester Kristine Johnson Talks about Effects on Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Episode 97
Our National Park Service staff are under seige, as so many federal employees are, from trump and Elon Musk’s unfair attacks on our federal government agencies with haphazard and frankly cruel mass f…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Solving Climate Change Requires Changing Our Food Systems: Dr. Svetlana Feigin, Journal Lead Author
Episode 96
We gotta start eating plants not other animals. A 2025 article published in the journal “Oxford Open Climate Change” titled “Solving climate change requires changing our food systems” outlines the ne…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
A Declaration of Animal Dignity as Part of Human Dignity: With Author Melanie Challenger
Episode 95
We discuss the concept of animal dignity – two words that don’t often get put together; we typically only hear of human dignity, as if it means we are dignified precisely because we aren’t animals, y…
Published on 7 months ago
Build A Meaningful Life Helping Animals and Nature: Carrie & Melody Talk Personal Growth Opportunities
Episode 94
Carrie and Melody discuss how to incorporate animal and eco protection into your life in meaningful ways to meet your own life goals, priorities, and interests in big and small ways, syncing up with …
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Rudolph, Six Geese a Laying, and Jingling Horses Pulling Sleighs: Popular Christmas Songs Analyzed by an Animal Rights Activist
Episode 93
This Christmas, I thought it would be fun to analyze 6 popular Christmas songs referencing animals-other-than-humans (mostly mammals who are forced to pull people around the snow in sleds, and then s…
Published on 8 months ago
Gifting Experiences & Services over Items: Eco-and-Animal-Friendly Holiday Gift Giving Show
Episode 92
To have a greener holiday season (and beyond) and avoid buying a bunch of cluttering stuff your friends and family don't need (and probably don't want), this annual holiday show focuses not on eco-fr…
Published on 9 months ago
U.S. election postmortem expressing love to overlooked animals: Collective grieving and venting with Deb Merskin and Carrie Freeman
Episode 91
I decided animals needed an election postmortem after being erased from the political and media agenda by self-centered anthropocentrism; so I wanted to use this media platform with my friend from Or…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Solutions to our Planet in Peril this Decade: Restoring Oasis Earth with Author Dr. Rick Steiner
Episode 90
This election season is the ultimate time to consider that this decade is our last best chance to transition to a liveable planet instead of continuing to further recklessly degrade the sustainabilit…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Georgians Early Vote with the Environment in Mind: Brionte McCorkle of Georgia Conservation Voters Helps us Make a Voting Plan
Episode 89
We voters really do care about eco issues (it's aligned with our health and economy and love for other animals...and future generations), so I wanted to get us prepared, motivated, and confident for …
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Project 2025 Republican Plan for more Drilling and Killing in Oceans: Conservationist Angelo Villagomez Sounds Warning
Episode 88
Elections are about more than just the current economy. We citizens must consider longterm effects of policies on our climate stability, wild animal livelihoods, community wellbeing, ecosystem health…
Published on 11 months ago