David Abram: The Spell of the Sensuous
In this episode of Spoken Earth, Adam Weymouth speaks with the environmental philosopher David Abram about the ecology of our senses and how our words shape our view of the world.
Spoken Earth: The Environment Podcast
This original podcast series is uncovering the deeper ideas and philosophies behind the environmental movement. Award-winning author and explorer Adam Weymouth conducts in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most interesting environmental thinkers, academics and activists, discussing everything from economics to anthropology, and human rights to history.
In search of A People’s Green New Deal with Max Ajl
In this episode of Spoken Earth, Adam Weymouth speaks with Max Ajl about what a true eco-socialism would look like, and how the world might get there.
Are there really too many people? – An interview with Betsy Hartmann
In this episode of Spoken Earth, Adam Weymouth discusses overpopulation with Betsy Hartmann, who argues that blaming the planet’s problems on overpopulation is not only a fallacy, but a racist one that plays into the hands of the far right.
Suzanne Simard: Finding the Mother Tree
In this episode of Spoken Earth, Adam Weymouth discusses the work of forest ecologist Suzanne Simard, who has spent a lifetime uncovering the hidden networks that bind the forest together.
Eco-fascism: Where environmentalism and the far right meet
In this new episode of Spoken Earth, Adam Weymouth speaks with Professor Peter Staudenmaier, about the historical overlap between environmentalism and far right thought, and the growing trends of eco-fascism today.
Environmental justice: ‘They can’t save the planet without saving us’
“Systemic racism goes through everything. Even environmental issues.” Dr Beverly Wright, founder of the first environmental justice centre in the US, talks about racism in the environmental movement and the inextricable link between environmental justice and racial justice.
Stop Ecocide: The campaign that puts the Earth first
In this episode of Spoken Earth, Adam Weymouth speaks with Jojo Mehta about Stop Ecocide’s campaign for the International Criminal Court to recognise ecocide as a crime.
Alastair McIntosh: Exploring Scotland and spirituality
In the third episode of Spoken Earth, Adam Weymouth speaks with the Scottish writer, academic and activist Alastair McIntosh. About Alastair McIntosh is a Scottish writer, academic and activist. He is the author of several books, including Poacher’s Pilgrimage and Hell and High Water, and most famously, Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power. McIntosh… Read more »
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing: The mushroom at the end of the world
By investigating one of the world’s most sought-after fungi, anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing presents original ideas on the relation between capitalist destruction and collaborative survival.
Hugh Brody: Life in the Arctic and what we can learn from Indigenous philosophies
Anthropologist, writer and filmmaker Hugh Brody first ventured to the Arctic at the age of 28, going on to live there for many years, learning several Indigenous languages and investigating the hunter-gatherer view of the world.