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   E30 · 3 Apr 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

   Podchat 30 | The Majesty of Killer Whales with Fred, The Orca Man

   Whale, we've shore got a fun chat lined up for y'all today! Sea what I did there? Silly puns aside, we're talking all about Orcas, or Killer Whales, with the infamous Orca Man! You may have seen The Orca Man, whose real name is Fred, online as he does a lot of social media education and news on things happening with Orcas all around the world, but especially those populations here in the PNW - the resident and transient Killer Whales. Fred and I sat down for a sunset chat where we discuss all things Orcas, why they’re so amazing, different populations of them around the world, their…

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   E29 · 5 Mar 2025 · 1 hr 23 min

   Podchat 29 | Melding Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science with Leigh Joseph

   There is a lot of talk these days about the melding of Indigenous knowledge with Western Science, and I couldn't think of anyone better to get into the weeds (pun intended) on the subject with than Leigh Joseph. Leigh is a member of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and a working ethnobotanist who does a lot of incredible work bridging the gaps in understanding between western and indigenous knowledge, while also working to re-establish Indigenous food gardens and cultivate crops as they would have been prior to colonization on her traditional homelands. She’s the owner of Skwalwen…

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   31 Jan 2025 · 1 hr 3 min

   Undercurrents 1.31.25 | Science Funding in trump's America

   This is yet another special edition of Undercurrents - instead of sharing and discussing recent science news, articles or studies here, Julia & Ross discuss important recent events regarding funding and the state of science in the US after the first week of the new presidency. Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In other words, it’s all the unseen things that happen without much notice that…

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   7 Jan 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

   Podchat 28 | Indigenous Knowledge, Science, Arts and Community with Awi'nakola (Rande Cook & Mark Worthing)

   We face a variety of critical issues these days that all seem to be culminating at one big crossroads, and the interconnection of them all can make it very difficult to find a way to move forward in a progressive, ethical and decolonial way to create a better future. So how the heck do we do just that? I was joined by Rande Cook and Mark Worthing, two members of Awi'nakola, at their annual Tree of Life Gathering to learn about the values they embody as an NGO and how that determines their methodology and actions in the world. As many larger organisations, businesses and goverments…

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   8 Nov 2024 · 1 hr 33 min

   Undercurrents 11.8.24 | The US Election Takeaways & Thoughts

   This is a special edition of Undercurrents - instead of sharing and discussing recent news, articles or studies here, Julia & Ross delve into their thoughts and reflections given the results of the recent US Presidential election, and what that means moving forward. Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In other words, it’s all the unseen things that happen without much notice that impact the…

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   E27 · 3 Sep 2024 · 1 hr 24 min

   Podchat 27 | Tla-O-Qui-Aht Land Vision & Indigenous Stewardship with Saya Masso

   Over the past 40 years, Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation has been fighting relentlessly for their traditional unceded territory with the colonial government of BC / Canada so that they can implement a land vision and stewardship model that seeks to benefit society at large, while preserving options and opportunity for their grandchildren. I sat down with Saya Masso, the Lands & Resources Manager for Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nation, to chat about the origins of their Tribal Parks, trials and tribulations along the way, recent wins, and the vision for the future they hope to achieve. A truly fun and…

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   E26 · 10 Jul 2024 · 1 hr 2 min

   Podchat 26 | Deconstruction, Reducing Waste & Re-envisioning How We Build with Adam Corneil

   For the past couple hundred years, buildings and homes in North America have been constructied using virgin timber from the vast forest resources that once stretched across the continent, and when those structures fall out of use, they are typically demolished, sending all of those old high quality timbers to the dump. Yet with that supply of quality oldgrowth timbers virtually non-existent these days, and second growth timbers not quite being of the same caliber, perhaps there's a way we can be less wasteful, more creative, and more resourceful in what we scrap, and what we build with what…

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   E25 · 11 Jun 2024 · 1 hr 6 min

   Podchat 25 | The power of Economic Reconciliation with Michelle Laviolette

   What is economic reconciliation, why is it important, and what does it have to do with protecting lands and empowering communities? I sat down with Michelle Laviolette, the director of Indigenous Banking Strategy at Vancity to break it all down and hear about all the ways that they are working to support and create opportunities for individuals and their communities. They’ve been leading the charge in helping to support indigenous nations to provide banking and investment opportunities, to provide homeloans and retrofittings for climate sustainability, to opening up branches in remote…

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   E24 · 21 May 2024 · 1 hr 34 min

   Podchat 24 | Managing our forests for a better future - Ecoforestry with Barry Gates

   Forestry is a large part of the culture and economy of the PNW in both the US and Canada, but over a century of poor forest management has led to some of the largest issues we face today from a lack of biodiversity and carbon stores, to ecosystems that are less resilient to drought and forest fires. How can we create healthy communities living amongst healthy forest lands through a thriving forestry industry? Well, simply put - it's by changing the way we do things and learning to value a forest for more than just its value as a source of timber. I sit down with Barry Gates of Wildwood…

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    16 Apr 2024 · 55 min

    Undercurrents 4.16.24 | Heatwave trends, bad winters, forest fires and better management in a changing climate

    Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In other words, it’s all the unseen things that happen without much notice that impact the direction or flow of our society and the world we all share. This episodes topics: Shifting Heatwaves: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adl1598 The Cost of Bad Winters: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13683500.2024.2314700 Droughts and Fire:…