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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Good story is always relational”, says award winning playwright Sarah Woods. “Story is a process, a way of being.” Does this story seek to divide or connect”, she asks. “Does it make friends.” Latest pod for “Hope! Camera! Action!” Film/Audio youtu.be/QI4Wl380FbY www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🍃Our very own @ymalhi.bsky.social in conversation with @julespretty.bsky.social in this podcast for “Hope! Camera! Action!” An inspirational podcast that will leave you feeling hopeful for the future of our beautiful planet. 🌍 @ecioxford.bsky.social

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Stories of the Ancient Cultures #8 Bhutan “Difficult is not the same as impossible... We just need magnificent transformations.” Rebecca Solnit [1961- ] Annual Tsechu Festival of Masked Dance, Thimphu

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“I was absolutely bewitched. I felt it viscerally.” Thus says Yadvinder Malhi of the Amazon, looking out on 1000 miles of rainforest. Pod for “Hope! Camera! Action!” On Vibrancy: “This is more than abundance. Vibrancy is about connections, sharing and story Film & audio youtu.be/9RiA_qC6cGk

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Stories of the Ancients: #8 Japan “At dusk I came down from the mountain, And I rejoiced at a place to rest, Ballads we sang, the wind in the pines, We had quite forgotten the world.” [Li Po, 701-762] Benten Island, Katsuura

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“In moments of stillness, something shifts inside”, says Jo Roberts by the flickering campfire. We’re talking wilderness therapy & story Latest Pod for “Hope! Camera! Action!” Jo says, “faces will be softer by morning" Full Film/Audio pod here youtu.be/WQu8hHFyHgE www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Poverty is manufactured”, says UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter. “We have not made the economy inclusive.” Pod at “Hope! Camera! Action!” “We are at a turning point on the orthodoxy of growth” Film/Audio pod youtu.be/SDNEZRx3N48 www.buzzsprout.com/2608197 @deschuttero.bsky.social

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“In the summer months, we employ 150 local people on our farm of 128 acres,” says Charlotte Hollins of inspirational Fordhall Community Farm Hope! Camera! Action! One farm 8000 landlords. “Small people winning, it doesn’t often happen!” Film/Audio youtu.be/_UgSCO6K450 www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“We need nature to be bigger, better and more connected,” say Simon Lyster, chair of the Local Nature Partnership, leading on the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Essex Pod for “Hope! Camera! Action!” Published Wed 2nd Sept Drop into the full Film or Audio pod youtu.be/k-bHK8Pd2a4

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Stories of the Ancients: #7 Japan “Along this road This autumn eve Is none but I.” [Matsuo Bashō, 1644-1694] Tsumago post town, Nakasendo Way

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“My desire to act came instead from my love for the land” says outstanding young activist Hattie Phillips Latest Pod for Hope! Camera! Action! “We can’t solve the climate crisis without nature” she also says Drop into the full Film or Audio pod youtu.be/YcXUWqaBIeQ www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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19 Hattie Phillips on being a young activist and the power of arts and community

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“I see a lot of progress in the greening of Hollywood,” says award-winning actress, producer & writer Aria Mckenna. Using the power of positive storytelling “puts the medicine in the candy” Pod in series “Hope! Camera! Action!” Film or Audio youtu.be/Ny2TaiX8how www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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18 Aria Mckenna on the greening of Hollywood and building bridges with story

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Says author Dave Goulson, “Insects are in trouble – that should concern us” Podcast for “Hope! Camera! Action!” As for the dreaded neonics: “One teaspoon would kill 1.3 billion honeybees… It mystifies me why we use them.” youtu.be/fcupGwrxNmE www.buzzsprout.com/2608197 @davegoulson.bsky.social

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17 Dave Goulson on the wonderful world of insects, and why they’re only just clinging on

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"The Song of the Stour", sung by the River Stour Trust Singers A fine attractive river, but as you’ll see from the song – no one really knows whether it is pronounced Stower or Store. The singers are skippers, crew and engineers of the River Stour Trust. youtu.be/yijPNQ7dk6E

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The Song of the Stour, sung by the River Stour Trust Singers

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“We’re swimming in the sea of story,” says award-winning oral storyteller and author Danyah Miller. “Story helps us imagine a new world.” Especially for children, the core focus of our chat on the podcast “Hope! Camera! Action!” Film/audio pods youtu.be/ntqsCx2DlPY www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Stories of the Ancients: #6 Bhutan For the fire and drought of noon-halted summer! “The brocade strings and reeds Weave daily music, Half of it with the clouds, Half river breezes.” Tu Fu [712-770] Kyichu Lhakhang Temple, Paro

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Noon-Halted Summer Time at Bottengoms: Plants and Painted Landscape, with Jon Zerr youtu.be/jI-pdCmL-Sc It’s summer at Bottengoms. Noon-halted time! After long dormancy, many plants are reappearing: ladybird poppy, purple columbine, also poisonous plants that were favourites of John Nash

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It's a great episode @dabaden.bsky.social ! Come and listen, it's a big hot hole we're all in...

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“Renaturing is open to everyone”, says author and nature restorer, James Canton Podcast “Hope! Camera! Action!” James says, “I evolved, The Field evolved.” From barren patch to abundance of wildflower meadow, scrub, trees and pond Film & audio pod youtu.be/RUGCu1yXpXA www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

“Positive stories motivate everyone”, says author & creator Denise Baden. “I paint a picture of the good stuff.” Podcast Hope! Camera! Action! In our latest episode (out Wed 22nd July), Denise says “Also, it's more fun.” Film & audio pod versions youtu.be/NWe1eCFgSiM www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Stories of the Ancients: #5 Japan Along the trail’s edge, beside a sparkling river, In the willow shade, I lingered to take a nap, Lingered, and I’m still here. [Saigyō Hōshi, 1116-1190] The Kiso River, Kiso Fukushima

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

“We all want the same thing of oceans and seas,” says Leanne Hepburn, director of the Ocean Literacy Project. “To move from extraction to regenerative processes.” Podcast “Hope! Camera! Action!” Film and audio pod versions youtu.be/HAI9nPU2AKs www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

“Within days, magic begins to happen,” says Ben Goldsmith, of rewilding on his farm. “Look at the joy, think of the magic.” Podcast “Hope! Camera! Action!” Our latest episode out this Wed 15th July) Film and audio pod versions youtu.be/qdvXIYFaiEQ www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Stories of the Ancients: #5 Bhutan The sky has cleared and there is the vast plain, And so far as the eye can see no dust in the air… The white water shining beyond the fields, The blue peaks jutting behind the fields.” Wang Wei [699-761] Paro Valley and Himalayan Peaks

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“You see people instantly smile,” says Nicky Saunter. Put on an animal mask, and everything changes. We become animals Podcast “Hope! Camera! Action!” Out today Wed 8th July), Nicky also talks of beavers and river rights Film and audio pod versions youtu.be/7BRsvp2Guzk www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Stories of the Ancients: #4 Japan/China "The fields are overgrown, Granaries are empty, But the nobles’ clothes are gorgeous." [Lao-Tzu/Tao Te Ching, 400 BCE] Yamamura Daikan Yashinki, Magistrate’s Residence, Kiso Fukushima

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This is a longer pod than usual. Richard Bawden's dying from cancer (he’s not “living with it”). It’s untreatable. And yet. We laugh, tell stories, wander over a life of 87 years It’s a podcast memoir of a radical educator Film & audio pod versions youtu.be/0isxNpWV1dI www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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10 Richard Bawden on life as a radical agricultural educator, & how it feels to be dying from cancer

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“At least verse can’t make it worse”, says Mandy Haggith from her Assynt croft. She’s using poetry to create a sense of agency when so much seems bleak Podcast “Hope! Camera! Action!” Out today Wed 1st July Film and audio pod versions youtu.be/7uaiOP3ne6c www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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09 Mandy Haggith on poetry as a kind method for climate and nature action

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Excerpts: Stories of the Ancients #3 Iceland In those days, Laxdæla the salmon-river vale, Was so fine a pasture that the leading sheep arrived at market, Before the last had left the farm at Höskuldstadir. The Saga of Laxdæla: Guðrún’s hot pool at Laugar

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

“The story of conservation is the story of people”, says Rich Yates of Essex Wildlife Trust Hope! Camera! Action! Episode out Wed 24 June, Rich talks about his first day, how the HQ emptied in search of a rare butterfly Audio and pod versions youtu.be/CvSBPwTWu_4 www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

“There are mountains hidden in sky. There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness.” [Dōgen Zenji, 1200-1253] Taktstang Temple (The Tiger’s Nest), Bhutan

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

“It has to be free” says Genevieve Christie of the First Light Beach Festival You could salute the sunrise at 4.30am this weekend. The old gods always said midsummer was a festival of fire and water. “Hope! Camera! Action!” podcast Film and audio youtu.be/faKPpOB15_Y www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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07 Genevieve Christie on the cultural and environmental values of a free-festival at the coast

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

“Living in a mud hut makes you endlessly happy!” In our latest episode, Jacquie McGlade talks about hope in Global South and the value of talk in international negotiations Hope! Camera! Action! Podcast: Film and audio versions youtu.be/RMsOG-MDDEI www.buzzsprout.com/2608197

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06 Jacquie McGlade on hope from the Global South and the value of talk in international negotiations

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“You ask why I live, Alone in the mountain forest, And I smile and am silent, Until even my soul grows quiet.” [Li Po, 701-761] Mount Beten-dake, Nyonin-michi pilgrim route, Koyasan

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Biographer Ian Collins on the great Ronald Blythe, so we’re sitting in his garden for this episode of “Heat! Camera! Action!” “Next to Nature”, Ronnie’s final book, was publ when he was 100 Film: YouTube www.youtube.com/@JulesPretty58 Audio – your normal pod places! Happy listening!

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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"We concluded that Nature is still the only real game in town - we need to conserve, to rewild, to restore Nature because we already have a lot to work with." - a 🧵 on #TheClimateRestorers documentaries in my conversation w @julespretty.bsky.social on his great new podcast, Heat! Camera! Action!

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Couple of new podcast episodes out today: "Heat! Camera! Action!" Here's a clip of @rupertread.bsky.social talking about XR and the emergence of the Climate Majority Project "We need most people to get involved in climate and nature action" "It's an enormous ask"

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Trailer for next podcast release - June 3rd "Heat! Camera! Action!" Phoebe Barnard, global scientist and film-maker, talks of scarcity and abundance, and says, "I do think we are moving into a more feminine and ancient-based world" Her dog is quite the star in the pod...

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Anita Roy @anitaroy1000.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Launches today! Very honoured to be kicking this off - a great way into positive stories from many trailblazers about tackling the multi-crisis with Jules Pretty.

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

“Heat! Camera! Action!” It’s here! Podcast launched today - two episodes 01 Anita Roy on nature writing and making stuff happen in transition towns 02 Lloyd Peck on living in the Antarctic and how it’s changed over two decades @anitaroy1000.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk Good story is a finding place

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A week today: this new podcast launches Heat! Camera! Action! Two episodes on May 29th Piece today in @eastangliabylines.co.uk eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/... The 5 min trailer: video on YouTube or listen on all pod platforms

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Getting out of the hole: how to save our world

In a new climate crisis podcast: “Heat! Camera! Action!” Jules Pretty and his guests share personal stories and ideas to give courage for the future

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

"Requiem for Sail" Film short here: youtu.be/OwCRE5UdtnY Maldon, the Blackwater Estuary Famed location for sailing barges. Once thousands, up and down the east coast. Moving goods by wind alone. Then came the marvel of fossil fuels. This is the requiem for the sailing barge.

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Spring at Bottengoms! Ronnie Blythe’s home and garden The second in a series of films with head gardener Jon Zerr Part 1: the woods & orchard youtu.be/OWjHHZ36ii4 Part 2: the borders and flowers youtu.be/0ZYhLRoyISI More films and podcast trailer at www.youtube.com/@JulesPretty...

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Spring at Bottengoms, Part 1: Woods & Orchard, with Jon Zerr

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

“Heat! Camera! Action!” The new podcast launched on 29th May The 5-min pod trailer is here (or listen on your podcast feed): youtu.be/pCsjOEnMGgA Heat – too much in the air and oceans. Camera – for focus and attention. Action – what we need. Some of the first season guests in here in the photos

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Highlight of latest spring moth trap: the Poplar Hawkmoth! Moth species count in the garden up to 41, with addition of the chocolate tip too

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This. For Earth Day. This is the Burning Sun We pay three times for fossil fuels Once for the capital (often subsidised) Twice for the running costs. Forever Thrice to clean up the mess (environmental & health) Renewables? You pay once. And they keep on giving That’s it. Story with a swerve

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

“Heat! Camera! Action!” This.. is a trailer for a new podcast! We’re in a hole. The planet’s losing. This is how we get out. Story with a swerve, slantwise More hope, more agency. You can … search and subscribe now! Good story is a finding place Video here www.youtube.com/@JulesPretty...

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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

And now, Moths! The first moth trap of the season. Heat by day, frost by night. And two of the April night highlights: The Brindled Beauty, feathery antennae (larval plants: broadleaf trees, shrubs) The Frosted Green (oak only) Nature Recovery short film: youtu.be/EODJqf9frHc

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