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.

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.

Indigenous food and seed sovereignty advocate Rowen White explores the potential held within a seed to restore our connection with both landscape and identity.

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.