Who, or what, is a Naturalist? With the help of author Briony Penn, we trace the intertwined stories of two pivotal characters in the modern environmental movement: Cecil Paul (Wa'xaid) & the late...

On the emerald isle of Ireland, an easily-overlooked creature holds the history of a nation within its shell. From the rise and collapse of heavy industry, to a bloody civil war, the riverbeds of Irel...

On this episode: Zoë Schlanger (author of the newly-released, New York Times bestselling book The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth ...

Mendel Skulski applies the art of conversation in service of a livable future. As a sound artist, this young Vancouverite co-produces Future Ecologies, a podcast exploring our relationships with the n...

Experts say CleanBC has gone up in smoke.

Future Ecologies is a podcast made for audiophiles and nature lovers alike. Every episode is an invitation to see your world in a new light – set to original music & immersive soundscapes, and weaving...

So you want to put good fire on the ground, but how?? We're taking you to Yurok territory, at the mouth of the Klamath River, to join the Cultural Fire Management Council for 3 days of burning — not j...

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Bogs are our absolute favourite places to be. They’re not only tremendously important ecosystems, rich in exquisite biodiversity and massive stores of carbon, they’re also uniquely beautiful. These se...

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The Podgoblin’s Hat is a Moomins read-through show. Tune in for weekly synopses, discussions, analysis and feelings by Dave, who has been reading Tove Jansson their whole life, and Nina, who’s just st...

The Miyawaki Method of micro-forestry is a viral sensation: sprouting tiny, dense, native tree cover in neighbourhoods all around the world. With the promise of afforestation at a revolutionary speed,...

When is it ethical to kill one thing to save another? Lethal intervention is a common practice in the field of wildlife management, especially when the survival of a species hangs in the balance

In this very special donkumentary, we’re headed to the Mojave Desert — to Death Valley, in particular — where we find one animal at the centre of a heated debate in land management: the hardy wild bur...

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In this second part of our two-episode series, On Fire , we look at ways to move our civilization forward – without continuing to deny the role of fire in our landscapes. We discuss how prescribed bu...

In this 4-part series, we trace the story of a philosopher-turned-goatherd, who developed a practice that he referred to as 'goatwalking': a form of prophetic wandering and desert survival based on go...