Najlepsze podcasty z kategorii: Overshoot (2025)

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New Podcast Name - We are now OVERSHOOT 2:25

2d ago2:25

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ANNOUNCEMENT Hello everyone, here we are in 2025 and we have some important news to share. Last year was a really challenging year – we grappled with new climate records, we saw worsening global conflict, and we saw an upsurge in regressive pronatalism. And the year ahead looks like it will include much of the same—which means that all of us will h…

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Rhaina Cohen | The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center 1:04:18

27d ago1:04:18

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Friendship is not a “nice-to-have” but a core, potentially transformative human connection. Rhaina Cohen, author of The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life With Friendship at the Center, joins us. Highlights of our conversation include: The “friendship recession” and how modern culture undervalues friendships compared to romantic or family t…

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Ingrid Newkirk | PETA: Leading the Fight for Animal Liberation 47:25

1M ago47:25

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Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. For International Animal Rights Day, we are joined by Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder and President of PETA, the world’s largest animal rights organization. Highlights of our conversation include: The formative experiences that inspired Ingrid to co-found PETA and dedicate her l…

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Hannah Evans and Pam Wasserman | Progressive Pathways for a Smaller Population 55:30

2M ago55:30

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Population dynamics are deeply connected to environmental sustainability and social justice. That's the message of Pam Wasserman and Hannah Evans from Population Connection - the oldest grassroots population organization in the U.S. Highlights include: The origins of Population Connection and its evolution from ZPG (Zero Population Growth) to a bro…

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Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka | Gorilla Conservation, Coffee, and Family Planning 51:55

2M ago51:55

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Healthy and thriving animal communities depend on healthy and thriving human communities. That’s the message from this week’s guest, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s first wildlife veterinarian and founder of Conservation Through Public Health. Highlights include: How a scabies outbreak among gorillas reshaped her approach to conservation, link…

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Olivier De Schutter | The Poverty of Growth 46:43

3M ago46:43

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Obsession with growth is enriching elites and killing the planet. That’s the message of this week’s guest, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and author of The Poverty of Growth. Highlights include: Why poverty is about more than low income and how unequal economic growth creates greater social exclusion …

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Melanie Joy | We Can Fight Each Other Or We Can End Injustice 50:53

3M ago50:53

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In this episode, we sit down with social psychologist, Dr. Melanie Joy, to explore her groundbreaking concept of “carnism” - the belief system that conditions people to see eating animals as normal, natural, and necessary. Dr. Joy offers insights into how hidden ideologies shape behavior, and how building relational literacy can foster healthier re…

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Marc Bekoff | Understanding the Emotional Lives of Animals 46:40

4M ago46:40

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In this episode, we talk with animal behavior expert Dr. Marc Bekoff about the emotional lives of animals and the urgent need for a shift in how we treat them. A pioneer in the field of cognitive ethology, Dr. Bekoff shares his insights on animal emotions, the interconnectedness of animal rights and environmental sustainability, and how we can bett…

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Chris Funk | Being Better Together: Using Early Warning to Reduce Exposure to Climate Extremes 59:57

4M ago59:57

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Note: Despite the slightly compromised sound quality, Chris offers absolutely essential insights. In this episode, we talk with climatologist and director of the Climate Hazards Center, Dr. Chris Funk, about the intersection of population growth and extreme weather events. With a focus on regions vulnerable to extreme heat and drought, particularly…

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Joshua Farley | Challenging Growthism: Reclaiming our Humanity from the Destructive Grip of Mainstream Economics 1:09:41

5M ago1:09:41

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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Joshua Farley, an expert in ecological economics, about the urgent need to realign our economic systems with ecological and social justice imperatives by reclaiming our humanity from the destructive grip of mainstream economics. Highlights include: How mainstream economic ideologies disregard planetary boundaries a…

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Erica Gies | What Does Water Want? Restoring Earth by Realigning with Water’s Rhythms 1:10:05

5M ago1:10:05

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In this episode, we chat with Erica Gies, award-winning journalist and author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge. We explore the complex relationships between water, nature, and human societies, emphasizing the need to embrace 'slow water'—respecting the natural rhythms of water’s cycles for the benefit of both human and…

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Announcement: New Podcast "Beyond pronatalism | Finding fulfillment, with or without kids" 4:58

5M ago4:58

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Hello, this is Nandita Bajaj, cohost of The Overpopulation Podcast and Executive Director of Population Balance. I am excited to share that we’ve launched a second podcast, Beyond Pronatalism: Finding Fulfillment, With or Without Kids. Please subscribe and share it widely. Episodes drop every two weeks and you can find them on Apple Podcasts, Spoti…

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James Hopeward | The Delusion of Decoupling Economic Growth from Environmental Impact 1:01:39

6M ago1:01:39

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In this episode, we chat with Dr. James Hopeward, an environmental civil engineering professor at the University of South Australia. We explore the limitations of conventional economic growth models and their environmental impacts, emphasizing the need for more holistic and ecologically grounded engineering practices and cultural beliefs. Highlight…

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Maneesha Deckha | Neither Property nor Persons: A Case for Animals as Legal “Beings” 59:16

6M ago59:16

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In this episode, we chat with Maneesha Deckha, Professor and Lansdowne Chair in Law at the University of Victoria, about her research in critical animal law. We discuss her 2021 book, Animals as Legal Beings: Contesting Anthropocentric Legal Orders in which she argues for a new legal category of “beingness” for animals that transcends the inadequat…

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Zoe Weil | Becoming Solutionaries: Toward an Ethic of Most Good and Least Harm 1:01:42

6M ago1:01:42

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In this episode, we chat with Zoe Weil, co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education, about her pioneering work in the area of comprehensive humane education, an approach to teaching that draws the intimate links between human rights, animal protection, and environmental sustainability. We take a dive into Zoe's latest book The So…

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Ashish Kothari | Rising from the Ashes of “Development”: Stories of Radical Ecological Democracy from India and Beyond 1:03:30

7M ago1:03:30

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In this episode, we explore with environmentalist and author Ashish Kothari how entrenched “development” ideologies have led to an immense loss of traditional knowledge and cultural systems and caused immeasurable ecological destruction in India and globally. Ashish highlights radical alternatives being led by communities in India and around the wo…

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Clive Spash | Social Ecological Economics: Radical Transformation towards Social and Ecological Justice 1:17:43

7M ago1:17:43

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In this episode we speak with Dr. Clive Spash, an ecological economist who is fundamentally challenging conventional economic paradigms through his development of social ecological economics. His work addresses the intersections of human behavior, environmental values, and economic systems - advocating for a radical transformation towards a more so…

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Riane Eisler | Confronting the Population Taboo: Moving from Dominator to Partnership Societies 56:17

8M ago56:17

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In this episode we speak with Riane Eisler, a social systems scientist, futurist, cultural historian, attorney, consultant, speaker, and author of many books, including The Chalice and the Blade and The Real Wealth of Nations, about how to construct a more equitable, sustainable and less violent world based on partnership rather than domination. Hi…

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Jo-Anne McArthur | Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene 1:01:13

8M ago1:01:13

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In this episode we speak with Jo-Anne McArthur, acclaimed animal photojournalist and founder and president of We Animals Media, an organization whose photographers document the lives of unseen and ignored animals caught within human systems of exploitation and oppression. HIghlights of this episode include: How, motivated by the power of photograph…

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Émile P. Torres | Highway to Hell: The Dystopian Fantasies of Tech Billionaires 1:06:49

9M ago1:06:49

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In this episode, we chat with philosopher and historian Dr. Émile P. Torres about the dystopian fantasies of ecologically-blind tech billionaires – transhumanists, longtermists, and effective altruists – of defying nature, transcending humanity, and colonizing the universe. Highlights of our conversation include: how transhumanism is built on the i…

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Alan Weisman | Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? 1:06:54

9M ago1:06:54

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In this episode with award-winning author and journalist Alan Weisman, we discuss his 2013 book Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? capturing his journey to over 20 countries over five continents to ask what experts agreed were probably the most important questions on Earth, and also the hardest. ‘How many humans can the planet ho…

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Jennifer Watling Neal and Zachary Neal | Getting the Numbers Right: The Childfree Choice More Prevalent than Reported 1:03:47

10M ago1:03:47

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In this episode with Dr. Zachary Neal and Dr. Jennifer Watling Neal, we explore their research about the prevalence and characteristics of childfree adults in the US and globally. Despite the fact that people without children make up a significant portion of the population, both nationally in the US (20-25%) and globally, this group remains largely…

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Travis Rieder | Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices 1:01:17

10M ago1:01:17

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In this episode with bioethicist and moral philosopher Dr. Travis N. Rieder, we discuss his latest book Catastrophe Ethics, in which he explores how individuals can make morally decent choices in a world of confusing and often terrifying problems. We explore the morally exhausting and puzzling nature of modern life in which individual actions can o…

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Laura Carroll | Breaking Out of the Baby Matrix: Busting Common Pronatalist Myths 1:01:36

11M ago1:01:36

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To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, we interviewed Laura Carroll, internationally recognized expert on pronatalism and the childfree choice, who starts by sharing highlights from her latest book A Special Sisterhood: 100 Fascinating Women From History Who Never had Children. We also unpack her book The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our …

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Christopher Ketcham | The Megamachine and Green Growth Delusions 52:28

11M ago52:28

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In this interview with freelance writer Christopher Ketcham, we unpack the techno-industrial extractivism that plagues modern societies and the media’s complicity in failing to challenge the growth model on which it is based. We discuss Chris’ book This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption Are Ruining the American West in which he outlines…

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Angela Saini | The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule 1:03:22

12M ago1:03:22

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In this interview with award-winning science journalist Angela Saini, based on her bold and radical book The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule, we explore the roots and complex history of how patriarchy first became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from prehistory into the present. Angela discusses how gendered roles, pronatalism, a…

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Diana Coole | The Toxification of Population Discourse: How Population Became a Dirty Word 1:05:15

12M ago1:05:15

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When and why did population become a dirty word? And why are so many people shamed for advocating for population reduction? Despite innumerable scientific studies showing the impact of human overpopulation and overconsumption on mounting social and ecological catastrophes, including climate change, biodiversity destruction, ocean acidification, res…

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Asher Miller & Rob Dietz | Navigating the Great Unraveling with Resilience 1:00:04

1y ago1:00:04

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In this episode, we chat with Asher Miller and Rob Dietz of the Post Carbon Institute about their latest report "Welcome to the Great Unraveling", which explores ways to navigate the environmental and social breakdown resulting from multiple intersecting crises. Recognizing human supremacy and overshoot as the drivers of the polycrisis, we discuss …

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Hope Ferdowsian | Phoenix Rising: Pathways toward Animal and Human Liberation 1:00:54

1y ago1:00:54

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Dr. Hope Ferdowsian, president of Phoenix Zones Initiatives (PZI) and a public health physician, discusses how she and her colleagues are working to dismantle the roots of oppression, exploitation, and domination harming humans and non-humans. She highlights the physical and psychological suffering and harm that animals face in food production and …

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William Rees | Confronting Overshoot: Changing the Story of Human Exceptionalism 1:30:41

1y ago1:30:41

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We chat with population ecologist, co-creator of the ecological footprint analysis, and one of the world’s best big-picture ecological thinkers, Dr. Bill Rees. Bill explains how our blind faith in human exceptionalism, technological optimism, and neoliberal economics fooled us into disregarding ecological limits and brought us into a state of extre…

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Kevin Bales | Population Growth, Modern Slavery, and Ecocide 1:05:26

1y ago1:05:26

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Dr. Kevin Bales, world-renowned expert on contemporary global slavery, shines a light on the human rights violations and ecocidal impacts of modern day slavery, which tragically still exists in much of the world today. Dr. Bales discusses the history of slavery, from ancient civilizations to modern times, highlighting how it has evolved over time, …

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Isabel Fassbender | Neoliberalism in the Womb: Japan’s Answer to its Baby-Shortage Panic 1:02:53

1y ago1:02:53

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Japan-based feminist scholar, Dr. Isabel Fassbender, discusses her new book, Active Pursuit of Pregnancy: Neoliberalism, Postfeminism and the Politics of Reproduction in Contemporary Japan, and how a toxic mix of patriarchy, biomedical capitalism, and nationalism has emerged in response to Japan’s slightly declining population. As a country whose e…

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Camilo Mora | Population: A Threat Multiplier for Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, & Pandemics 1:00:18

1+ y ago1:00:18

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In this interview with Dr. Camilo Mora, widely acclaimed professor and award-winning researcher, we discuss the impacts of human activity on climate change, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, and pandemics, and how to move past population denial to grapple with our compounding crises. Dr. Mora shares his firsthand experience of the direct impact…

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Trevor Hedberg | The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation: The Ethics of Procreation 1:07:32

1+ y ago1:07:32

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We chat with environmental and procreative ethicist Dr. Trevor Hedberg about his recent book The Environmental Impact of Overpopulation: The Ethics of Procreation, and the ethical implications of bringing new life into existence, both in terms of the risk of harm to which the child is subjected, but also the environmental impact that it has on the …

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Suprabha Seshan | From Ego to Eco: Rewilding Nature and Ourselves 1:02:07

1+ y ago1:02:07

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What happens when we renounce our ego and allow nature to become our teacher? We talk with rainforest conservationist and educator Suprabha Seshan about her incredible efforts to protect and restore the forest at the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Kerala, India. Suprabha shares with us her decades of work which has involved the integration of scie…

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Andrew Kyamagero | Engaging Boys and Men to Confront Patriarchy in Uganda 1:03:41

1+ y ago1:03:41

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We chat with Andrew Kyamagero, an award-winning Ugandan journalist and family-planning advocate, about the interaction of population dynamics, family planning, and male involvement in the promotion of gender equity within Uganda. Because of his incredible efforts to enhance gender equity and healthcare delivery across the country, Andrew has been a…

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Robert Engelman | Reproductive Autonomy: A Human Right and a Foundation for a Healthy Planet 1:04:38

1+ y ago1:04:38

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In honor of World Population Day, we are joined by Robert Engelman, researcher, writer, and former newspaper reporter on environmental, demographic, reproductive health and gender-related topics. Through his deep learning experiences over three decades at leading environmental, journalism, and population organizations, Bob shines a light on the int…

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Amanda Janoo | Wellbeing Economy: An Economy in Service of Life 1:13:50

1+ y ago1:13:50

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We are joined by Amanda Janoo, Economics and Policy Lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance where we unpack the fundamentals behind the Wellbeing Economy. What happens when we stop treating people and the planet like they're here to serve the economy and start treating the economy like it's here to serve us? Through clear examples and policy strateg…

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Naomi Oreskes | How Free-Market Fundamentalism Fuels Population Denialism & Undermines Democracy 1:06:45

1+ y ago1:06:45

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We are joined by Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, and a world-renowned earth scientist, historian and public speaker. Using her latest book that she co-authored with Erik M. Conway, The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loa…

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Richard Heinberg | Powering Down: Beyond Growth, Toward Simplicity 59:33

1+ y ago59:33

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We are joined in this episode by Richard Heinberg, one of the world’s foremost experts on energy and sustainability. Using his latest book, Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival as the basis of our conversation, we unpack how humans have come to overpower Earth's natural systems and oppress one another and how we might address this. Richar…

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Amrita Nandy | Patriarchy, Motherhood, and the Search for Meaning 1:08:14

1+ y ago1:08:14

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India has just surpassed China as the most populous country in the world. What role has patriarchal pronatalism played in spurring this growth? If autonomy is a basic human right, why do many women have little or no choice when it comes to motherhood? Do women know they have a choice? Why roles do patriarchy, religion, and the free market play in i…

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Vegard Skirbekk | Embracing an Aging Population & Declining Fertility with Dignity 1:00:25

2y ago1:00:25

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To counteract the increasingly alarmist fears of population decline, we have a sobering conversation with population economist and author of the book, Decline and Prosper! Changing Global Birth Rates and the Advantages of Fewer Children, Dr. Vegard Skirbekk. Dr. Skirbekk takes us through decades of demographic research to lay to rest apocalyptic fo…

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Carl Safina | The Beauty and Complexity of Animal Cultures 1:01:12

2y ago1:01:12

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We are joined by ecologist and author Carl Safina, whose writing explores the human relationship with the natural world. We discuss how human supremacy keeps us from appreciating the incredible beauty and complexity of other creatures, and has led to the diminishment of most wild beings and places. Carl's work fuses scientific understanding, emotio…

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Kristyn Brandi | An OB-GYN Unpacks the "Biological Clock," Abortion, & Medical Pronatalism 1:00:37

2y ago1:00:37

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In this illuminating episode, we talk with Dr. Kristyn Brandi, an Obstetrician-Gynecologist, proud abortion provider, and board chair with Physicians for Reproductive Health, where she debunks the “biological clock” among other pronatalist myths and shares how the medical institution in one of many that fuels pronatalism. We also discuss what the o…

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Helen Kopnina | In memory of Haydn Washington | The Social and Ecological Costs of Population Denialism 55:53

2y ago55:53

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We were scheduled to speak with Dr. Helen Kopnina and Dr. Haydn Washington on December 16th when this episode was recorded. We are very sad to report that Haydn died on December 10th after a battle with cancer. We are grateful to be joined by his friend and colleague, Helen, and we dedicate this episode to the memory of Haydn Washington. Highlights…

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Jeremy Lent | Weaving Meaning Back into Life 1:01:27

2y ago1:01:27

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In this episode, we speak with deep and integrative thinker and writer Jeremy Lent, whose work integrates science and traditional wisdom to lay out a solid foundation for a life-affirming worldview of deep interconnectedness. By dismantling the dominant narrative that we are machines driven by selfishness and competition, Jeremy helps us reconsider…

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Orna Donath | Breaking the Taboo on Motherhood Regret 58:11

2y ago58:11

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While those of us without children are frequently warned of the possibility of regretting their absence, a story we don’t often hear is of the parents who regret having children. In this episode with Israeli sociologist Dr. Orna Donath, we unpack her groundbreaking work on this highly stigmatized topic of motherhood regret. Orna helps us understand…

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Partha Dasgupta | Accounting for Nature: The Economics of Biodiversity 1:03:47

2y ago1:03:47

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In this episode with world renowned economist Sir Partha Dasgupta, we are taken on a journey of how the current growth-based economic models came to be, and why their Nature-destructive policies have turned our planet into a house of cards. We unpack Sir Partha’s most recent publication The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review from 2021, …

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Robert Jensen | Embracing Limits With Ecospheric Grace 1:04:48

2+ y ago1:04:48

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In this episode with Robert Jensen, retired journalism professor, prolific author, and life-long social and environmental justice advocate, we discuss his latest book An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity that he co-authored with his colleague and elder, and Land Institute’s co-founder Wes Jack…

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Bill Ryerson | Soap Operas For Social Justice 1:00:47

2+ y ago1:00:47

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We are joined by Bill Ryerson, the founder and long-time leader of one of the most effective sustainable population organizations in the world—Population Media Center. A nonprofit leader internationally for the past two decades, Population Media Center's TV and radio shows have promoted important social and cultural changes and have helped 500 mill…

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