Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This week Olivia tells the story of the unexpected place where the environmental justice movement cut its teeth: Warren County, North Carolina. What started as a small town fighting against a dangerous landfill became national news and seven weeks of continuedContinue reading “Episode 61 – Pathfinders – Warren County and the Goddess of Glen Canyon”
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Episode 60 – Volcanoes and Water Towers
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This week we’re taking a closer look at what happens when the government procrastinates on its homework. Olivia tells the story of the “white city” of Armero, Colombia, where a 1985 volcanic eruption resulted in the deadliest mudslides in human history.Continue reading “Episode 60 – Volcanoes and Water Towers”
Episode 23 – Fire – Indigenous Controlled Burning and Incarcerated Firefighters
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! In the final installment of our Elements series, we’re dispelling the myth that there is no such thing as good fire. Olivia tells us about the lost indigenous practice of controlled burning, what happens when colonizers ignore indigenous knowledge, and theContinue reading “Episode 23 – Fire – Indigenous Controlled Burning and Incarcerated Firefighters”
Episode 13 – Water – Rob Bilott and Erin Brockovich
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! We’re diving headfirst into 2021 with the first installment of our ‘Elements’ series! This week we’re talking about water pollution from the perspective of two unexpected activists: corporate environmental lawyer Rob Bilott and author/advocate/multi-hyphenate Erin Brockovich. Olivia tells the story ofContinue reading “Episode 13 – Water – Rob Bilott and Erin Brockovich”
World Is Burning 