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Point Molate will soon become Richmond’s newest protected park. The state, City of Richmond, and the Guidiville Rancheria tribe have agreed on a $40 million sale.
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Advocating for the power of language to bring us into deeper awareness and connection with our landscapes, acclaimed British author Robert Macfarlane guides us through acts of “good naming” in an age of climate crisis.
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We chat with Oakland native and acclaimed author Tommy Orange about his latest book "Wandering Stars." We'll also delve into the costs of extreme heat in California and hear tips about how to slow down and appreciate the world around us.
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CrosscurrentsJuly is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and we'll hear from psychiatrist Robin Cooper on how vulnerable populations are disproportionately impacted by this crisis.
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CrosscurrentsCement and concrete account for around 7 percent of carbon dioxide emissions. That's as much as cars. Now, this essential commodity is getting a climate-focused reinvention.
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A decade into a journalism project that follows our early ancestors’ migration pathway out of Africa, Paul Salopek joins us to discuss the ways walking at three miles per hour has transformed his perception of time, landscapes, and our present moment.
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Indigenous food and seed sovereignty advocate Rowen White explores the potential held within a seed to restore our connection with both landscape and identity.
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In this double-bill episode, we’re sharing a special conversation with author, eco-philosopher, and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy, along with her reading of poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s The Book of Hours.
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Author and artist Jenny Odell talks about her book Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock, and how we might reconceptualize time to revolve around the rhythms and patterns within our landscapes.
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Sea levels are expected to rise three-and-a-half feet by the end of the century. A new report finds that San Francisco’s work to address flooding is falling short.
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Artist, writer, and technologist James Bridle questions the parameters of the artificial intelligence we are creating and wonders what our world might look like if we recognized the relationships that exist between technology and the living world.
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Cultural ecologist and philosopher David Abram lifts the curtain of our humancentric perception to reveal the vibrancy and animism of the more-than-human world.