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Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationVanessa Machado de Oliveira: Sensing into collapse and what it is asking of us How do we sit with our fears and discomforts around collapse? What might we miss when we demand quick fixes, takeaways, and summaries — without allowing our bodies to ferment and feel through the practices and experiences that could move us more deeply? And what does it mean to retune our literacy of the languages of the Earth?In this episode, Green Dreamer’s Kaméa Chayne speaks with Vanessa Machado Oliveira, whose latest book is Outgrowing Modernity: Navigating Complexity, Complicity, and Collapse with Accountability and Compassion.Join us as we hold up a mirror to reflec...
2026-02-191h 07Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationManulani Aluli Meyer: Nurturing untaxable relationships of mutual sharingWhy have the majority of coconut trees across the Hawaiian islands not been allowed to bring coconut fruit into maturity? What does it mean to nurture communities of sharing and caring that are more relational, less transactional, and therefore less taxable? And how do Hawaiian ways of knowing — situating the intellectual and sensorial in the biocultural — fundamentally differ from Western epistemologies?In this conversation, Green Dreamer’s kaméa chayne is joined by Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer, the author of Hoʻopono: Mutual emergence, and co-director of NiU Now!, a community cultural agroforestry movement emerging to affirm the impo...
2026-01-2447 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationDean Spade: Radical love and solidarity in the face of growing repressionWhat does it mean to bypass formalized structures of change-making and to engage in mutual aid? How does the philanthropy-nonprofit-industrial complex itself discourage systemic change? And how do we balance participation in immediate care response with the less visible, longer term, more mycelial work of rewiring community power?In this episode, Green Dreamer’s kaméa chayne speaks with Dean Spade of Mutual Aid and Love in a Fucked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up and Raise Hell Together.Join us as we explore what it means to honor difference and expertise in act...
2026-01-091h 08Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationThomas Parker: Taste as biocultural, relational, and experientialWhy is it that cuisines have historically been dismissed as a serious field of study? How have social factors, such as cultural norms and class, influenced people’s perceptions of the prestige or disgust of different foods across different times? And how are acquired tastes and market demands for food shaped by the broader food landscape that people are situated within?In this episode, Green Dreamer’s kaméa chayne speaks with Thomas Parker, whose latest book is Paranatures in Culinary Culture: An Alimentary Ecology.Join us as we explore what is possible when we deepe...
2025-11-2446 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationDarcia Narvaez: Cultivating nestedness for children and future generationsWhat does it mean to cultivate “nestedness” for young children, infants, and future generations? What can we learn from how other species care for their offspring? And what is the importance of recognizing that our desires and cravings are often socially and culturally shaped?In this episode, Green Dreamer’s Kaméa Chayne speaks with Darcia Narvaez, whose recent books include Restoring the Kinship Worldview and The Evolved Nest.Tap in as we explore the re-integration of care into community life, how we move beyond theories of change towards embodied practices of change, and more.We...
2025-11-0753 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationSasha Davis: What do we do when protests and elections fail?How do we navigate the overwhelm that comes from staying informed about the world’s many interconnected crises — many of which may feel extremely dire and with grave urgency? Why do we need to look beyond conventional approaches to social change, such as electoral politics and even protests asking for things to be changed? And what does it mean to shift beyond acting from a place of reactivity and resistance — and to strategize for the longer term intention of supplanting oppressive governance?In this pertinent conversation, Green Dreamer’s host, Kaméa Chayne, is joined by Sasha Davis, wh...
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Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationSasha Davis: What do we do when protests and elections fail?How do we navigate the overwhelm that comes from staying informed about the world’s many interconnected crises — many of which may feel extremely dire and with grave urgency? Why do we need to look beyond conventional approaches to social change, such as electoral politics and even protests asking for things to be changed? And what does it mean to shift beyond acting from a place of reactivity and resistance — and to strategize for the longer term intention of supplanting oppressive governance?In this pertinent conversation, Green Dreamer’s host, Kaméa Chayne, is joined by Sasha Davis, wh...
2025-08-2759 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationSasha Davis: What do we do when protests and elections fail?How do we navigate the overwhelm that comes from staying informed about the world’s many interconnected crises — many of which may feel extremely dire and with grave urgency? Why do we need to look beyond conventional approaches to social change, such as electoral politics and even protests asking for things to be changed? And what does it mean to shift beyond acting from a place of reactivity and resistance — and to strategize for the longer term intention of supplanting oppressive governance?In this pertinent conversation, Green Dreamer’s host, Kaméa Chayne, is joined by Sasha Davis, wh...
2025-08-2759 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationMike Albertus: Reshuffling land, reconfiguring powerWhat does it mean to look at power through the lens of land stewardship and ownership? How have different social factors influenced how the “reshuffling” of land has historically played out?And what does it mean to navigate the tensions between how land is valued as commodity through capitalist reductionism, versus in much more multi-dimensional ways as cultural, spiritual, ecological territories of belonging?In this episode, Green Dreamer's Kaméa Chayne speaks with Mike Albertus to explore themes from his latest book, Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn't, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies....
2025-08-0853 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationMike Albertus: Reshuffling land, reconfiguring powerWhat does it mean to look at power through the lens of land stewardship and ownership? How have different social factors influenced how the “reshuffling” of land has historically played out?And what does it mean to navigate the tensions between how land is valued as commodity through capitalist reductionism, versus in much more multi-dimensional ways as cultural, spiritual, ecological territories of belonging?In this episode, Green Dreamer's Kaméa Chayne speaks with Mike Albertus to explore themes from his latest book, Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn't, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies....
2025-08-0854 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationPrentis Hemphill: Becoming strange to the normalcies of this worldWhat is at stake if we bypass the “inner” work of personal transformation while we rally forward in the “external” work of dismantling systemic injustice?What does it mean to imbue wonder, mystery, and magic within movements for collective liberation?And what if these troubled times actually require us to become strange to its often-normalized values, worldviews, and ways of be-ing?In this episode, Green Dreamer’s host kaméa chayne is joined by Prentis Hemphill, who curiously invites us to honor and unleash the full, weird, and majestic creatures within us.Join us as we...
2025-04-0148 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationPrentis Hemphill: Becoming strange to the normalcies of this worldWhat is at stake if we bypass the “inner” work of personal transformation while we rally forward in the “external” work of dismantling systemic injustice?What does it mean to imbue wonder, mystery, and magic within movements for collective liberation?And what if these troubled times actually require us to become strange to its often-normalized values, worldviews, and ways of be-ing?In this episode, Green Dreamer’s host kaméa chayne is joined by Prentis Hemphill, who curiously invites us to honor and unleash the full, weird, and majestic creatures within us.Join us as we...
2025-04-0147 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationMartín Prechtel: Relearning the languages of land, plants, and placeIn this conversation, kaméa chayne is joined by Martín Prechtel, who speaks to us from Northern New Mexico where he presently lives with his family and their Native Mesta horses.Having grown up with a Pueblo Indian upbringing and later becoming a full member of the Tzutujil Mayan community in the village of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, Prechtel draws on his deeply embodied knowledge of various Indigenous languages and invites us to unravel the meaning of “real culture.”What does it mean to re-member and re-learn the languages of land, plants, and place?Jo...
2025-02-0458 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationMartín Prechtel: Relearning the languages of land, plants, and placeIn this conversation, kaméa chayne is joined by Martín Prechtel, who speaks to us from Northern New Mexico where he presently lives with his family and their Native Mesta horses.Having grown up with a Pueblo Indian upbringing and later becoming a full member of the Tzutujil Mayan community in the village of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, Prechtel draws on his deeply embodied knowledge of various Indigenous languages and invites us to unravel the meaning of “real culture.”What does it mean to re-member and re-learn the languages of land, plants, and place?Jo...
2025-02-0457 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationBONUS: Imagination, escapism, and disorientation in stretching alternative possibilitiesThis is a behind-the-scenes conversation with Gabes Torres, a contributor and the program advisor of alchemize, and Green Dreamer's team members Anisa Sima Hawley and Kamea Chayne. We explore the themes of imagination, escapism, dissociation, and discomfort when it comes to dreaming, sensing, relating, and becoming otherwise.Enroll in alchemize through January 12th, 2024: www.greendreamer.com/alchemize
2024-01-0333 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regenerationBONUS: Imagination, escapism, and disorientation in stretching alternative possibilitiesThis is a behind-the-scenes conversation with Gabes Torres, a contributor and the program advisor of alchemize, and Green Dreamer's team members Anisa Sima Hawley and Kamea Chayne. We explore the themes of imagination, escapism, dissociation, and discomfort when it comes to dreaming, sensing, relating, and becoming otherwise.Enroll in alchemize through January 12th, 2024: www.greendreamer.com/alchemize
2024-01-0335 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration309) Manpreet Kalra: Deconstructing saviorism from heropreneurship and voluntourismWhat harms do saviorist narratives perpetuate through voluntourism and heropreneurship—when they hold the intentions of doing good? How does the dichotomy of the Global North and Global South reinforce certain ideologies around societal progress? In this episode, we welcome Manpreet Kaur Kalra, a social impact advisor, educator, and activist working to decolonize storytelling. She navigates the intersection of impact communication and sustainable global development. She educates using a variety of mediums, including the Art of Citizenry Podcast, where she shares her nuanced and unfiltered insights on building a more just and equitable future. The son...
2021-05-1857 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration309) Manpreet Kalra: Deconstructing saviorism from heropreneurship and voluntourismWhat harms do saviorist narratives perpetuate through voluntourism and heropreneurship—when they hold the intentions of doing good? How does the dichotomy of the Global North and Global South reinforce certain ideologies around societal progress? In this episode, we welcome Manpreet Kaur Kalra, a social impact advisor, educator, and activist working to decolonize storytelling. She navigates the intersection of impact communication and sustainable global development. She educates using a variety of mediums, including the Art of Citizenry Podcast, where she shares her nuanced and unfiltered insights on building a more just and equitable future. The son...
2021-05-1858 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration308) Suzanne Simard: Honoring the wisdom of mother trees and old-growth forestsWhat does it mean for the world of conservation to see forest ecosystems as complex, sentient, and intelligent? How have the reductive tools of Western science been limiting in our abilities to fully understand the relationships within forests—as well as our human relationships with them? In this episode, we are honored to welcome Suzanne Simard Ph.D., who was born in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia and educated at the University of British Columbia and Oregon State University. She is a Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Forestry, and he...
2021-05-1146 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration308) Suzanne Simard: Honoring the wisdom of mother trees and old-growth forestsWhat does it mean for the world of conservation to see forest ecosystems as complex, sentient, and intelligent? How have the reductive tools of Western science been limiting in our abilities to fully understand the relationships within forests—as well as our human relationships with them? In this episode, we are honored to welcome Suzanne Simard Ph.D., who was born in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia and educated at the University of British Columbia and Oregon State University. She is a Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Forestry, and he...
2021-05-1145 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration307) Nishanth Chopra: Reviving seed-to-sew fashion systems based in communityWhat are regenerative, seed-to-sow fashion systems? And what should we know about India's ongoing, historic farmer protests—and how it disproportionately impacts those most influenced by the Green Revolution? In this episode, we welcome Nishanth Chopra, the visionary behind Oshadi Collective, which is rebuilding regenerative, artisanal fashion and textiles system. They value the Earth, nurture the soil, and respect their community of farmers, spinners, dyers, weavers, makers, and designers first and foremost. They aim to give back more than they take and to produce the finest organic clothing and textiles using ancient cotton farming techniques. ...
2021-05-0433 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration307) Nishanth Chopra: Reviving seed-to-sew fashion systems based in communityWhat are regenerative, seed-to-sow fashion systems? And what should we know about India's ongoing, historic farmer protests—and how it disproportionately impacts those most influenced by the Green Revolution? In this episode, we welcome Nishanth Chopra, the visionary behind Oshadi Collective, which is rebuilding regenerative, artisanal fashion and textiles system. They value the Earth, nurture the soil, and respect their community of farmers, spinners, dyers, weavers, makers, and designers first and foremost. They aim to give back more than they take and to produce the finest organic clothing and textiles using ancient cotton farming techniques. ...
2021-05-0432 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration305) Max Wilbert & Lierre Keith: How the green movement lost its way and remembering our roles as caretakers of EarthWhat if neither the Green New Deal nor the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals will help us address ecological breakdown? Why do frontline Earth activists say that the green movement has lost its way? In this episode, we're joined by Max Wilbert and Lierre Keith, co-authors of Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It. Song featured in this episode: The Fading by Joan Shelley Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast exploring our paths to collective healing, ecological regeneration, and tru...
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Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration305) Max Wilbert & Lierre Keith: How the green movement lost its way and remembering our roles as caretakers of EarthWhat if neither the Green New Deal nor the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals will help us address ecological breakdown? Why do frontline Earth activists say that the green movement has lost its way? In this episode, we're joined by Max Wilbert and Lierre Keith, co-authors of Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It. Song featured in this episode: The Fading by Joan Shelley Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast exploring our paths to collective healing, ecological regeneration, and tru...
2021-04-201h 03Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration304) Luea Ritter: Recreating regenerative patterns as ancestors of the futureWhat does it mean to practice ‘systems sensing’ and lean into our different ways of knowing? How do we slow down in the urgency of the climate crisis to recreate new patterns of being for the future? In this episode, we welcome Luea Ritter, a process steward, action researcher, and co-founder of Collective Transitions, an action-learning and research organization dedicated to building shared capacity for fostering and maintaining transformational shifts. Her work weaves societal change processes, trauma and healing work, leadership, and earth-based wisdom traditions to cultivate individual and collective capacities. She has developed a high sensitivity for...
2021-04-1352 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration304) Luea Ritter: Recreating regenerative patterns as ancestors of the futureWhat does it mean to practice ‘systems sensing’ and lean into our different ways of knowing? How do we slow down in the urgency of the climate crisis to recreate new patterns of being for the future? In this episode, we welcome Luea Ritter, a process steward, action researcher, and co-founder of Collective Transitions, an action-learning and research organization dedicated to building shared capacity for fostering and maintaining transformational shifts. Her work weaves societal change processes, trauma and healing work, leadership, and earth-based wisdom traditions to cultivate individual and collective capacities. She has developed a high sensitivity for...
2021-04-1351 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration303) Steve DeRoy: Deepening geospatial knowledge through Indigenous mappingWhat is the relationship between cartography and power? How are high-tech map-making tools being utilized to support Indigenous sovereignty and community rights? In this episode, we welcome Steve, an award-winning cartographer from the buffalo clan, who is Anishinaabe/Saulteaux and a member of the Ebb and Flow First Nation from Manitoba. He is the co-founder, director, and past president of the Firelight Group. Steve founded the annual Indigenous Mapping Workshop. Song featured in this episode: Come Over Tonight by Luna Bec Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast exploring our p...
2021-04-0636 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration303) Steve DeRoy: Deepening geospatial knowledge through Indigenous mappingWhat is the relationship between cartography and power? How are high-tech map-making tools being utilized to support Indigenous sovereignty and community rights? In this episode, we welcome Steve, an award-winning cartographer from the buffalo clan, who is Anishinaabe/Saulteaux and a member of the Ebb and Flow First Nation from Manitoba. He is the co-founder, director, and past president of the Firelight Group. Steve founded the annual Indigenous Mapping Workshop. Song featured in this episode: Come Over Tonight by Luna Bec Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast exploring our p...
2021-04-0637 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration302) John P. Clark: Dreaming of liberation and a world beyond dominationHow might we reimagine education and the primary purposes it serves? What is the significance of having a regenerative revolution? In this episode, we welcome John Clark, an eco-communitarian anarchist writer, activist, and educator who lives and works in New Orleans—where his family has been for twelve generations. His most recent book is 'Between Earth and Empire: From the Necrocene to the Beloved Community.' In 2013, John founded La Terre Institute for Community and Ecology with the goals of promoting social and ecological regeneration, creating a cooperative, non-dominating Earth community, and preventing regional and gl...
2021-03-3050 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration302) John P. Clark: Dreaming of liberation and a world beyond dominationHow might we reimagine education and the primary purposes it serves? What is the significance of having a regenerative revolution? In this episode, we welcome John Clark, an eco-communitarian anarchist writer, activist, and educator who lives and works in New Orleans—where his family has been for twelve generations. His most recent book is 'Between Earth and Empire: From the Necrocene to the Beloved Community.' In 2013, John founded La Terre Institute for Community and Ecology with the goals of promoting social and ecological regeneration, creating a cooperative, non-dominating Earth community, and preventing regional and gl...
2021-03-3051 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration301) Stephanie Rutherford: Illuminating how power shapes our relationship with EarthWhat is green governmentality? How might the commodification of nature experiences limit our ways of relating to Earth? In this episode, we're joined by Stephanie Rutherford Ph.D., an associate professor at the Trent University School of the Environment. Stephanie's work is interdisciplinary, focusing on the intersections among the environmental, humanities, animal studies, and environmental politics. She's also the author or coeditor of three books that consider these themes with a new book forthcoming on Wolves, settler colonialism, and bio politics in Canada. Song featured: Come Over Tonight by Luna Bec Green Dreamer...
2021-03-2638 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration301) Stephanie Rutherford: Illuminating how power shapes our relationship with EarthWhat is green governmentality? How might the commodification of nature experiences limit our ways of relating to Earth? In this episode, we're joined by Stephanie Rutherford Ph.D., an associate professor at the Trent University School of the Environment. Stephanie's work is interdisciplinary, focusing on the intersections among the environmental, humanities, animal studies, and environmental politics. She's also the author or coeditor of three books that consider these themes with a new book forthcoming on Wolves, settler colonialism, and bio politics in Canada. Song featured: Come Over Tonight by Luna Bec Green Dreamer...
2021-03-2639 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration300) Kailea Frederick & Kate Weiner: Inspiring cultural shifts through heart-centered storytelling*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Kate Weiner: Kate Weiner is the Creative Director of Loam as well as a 2015 Brower Youth Award winner, a 2017 recipient of the John Goddard Prize for Environmental Conservancy, and a 2018 Spiritual Ecology Fellow. Kate was a beneficiary of the Boulder Arts Commission Professional Development Grant and is currently organizing an Artist-Activist-in-Residency at BPL. About Kailea Frederick:...
2021-02-2342 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration299) Daisee Francour: Indigenizing philanthropy to restore reciprocity and relational gifting*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Daisee Francour: Daisee Francour (Oneida), Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications, comes to Cultural Survival with over a decade of experience working in philanthropy, at non-profit organizations, in grassroots organizing, and as a direct service provider in education, mental health, corrections, serving Indigenous Peoples with disabilities/special needs, domestic violence victims, the homeless, and formerly incarcerated inmates. Her experience has d...
2021-02-1944 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration299) Daisee Francour: Indigenizing philanthropy to restore reciprocity and relational gifting*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Daisee Francour: Daisee Francour (Oneida), Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications, comes to Cultural Survival with over a decade of experience working in philanthropy, at non-profit organizations, in grassroots organizing, and as a direct service provider in education, mental health, corrections, serving Indigenous Peoples with disabilities/special needs, domestic violence victims, the homeless, and formerly incarcerated inmates. Her experience has d...
2021-02-1945 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration298) Max Blumenthal: Rethinking 'credibility' and dominant environmental narratives*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Max Blumenthal: The editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and the author of several books, including best-selling Republican Gomorrah, Goliath, The Fifty One Day War, and The Management of Savagery. He has produced print articles for an array of publications, many video reports, and several documentaries, including Killing Gaza. Blumenthal founded The Grayzone in 2015 to shine a...
2021-02-1653 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration298) Max Blumenthal: Rethinking 'credibility' and dominant environmental narratives*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Max Blumenthal: The editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and the author of several books, including best-selling Republican Gomorrah, Goliath, The Fifty One Day War, and The Management of Savagery. He has produced print articles for an array of publications, many video reports, and several documentaries, including Killing Gaza. Blumenthal founded The Grayzone in 2015 to shine a...
2021-02-1654 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration297) Michael Lees: Affirming the power of community-building in times of crisis*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Michael Lees: Michael Lees (Instagram: @mike_please) is a Dominican film-maker and photographer whose work explores themes of survival, environmentalism, spirituality, and island life, aiming to connect the dots in the “bigger picture.” Michael attended UNC Chapel Hill, where he spent the first half of his college career studying business at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, later switching his major...
2021-02-1234 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration297) Michael Lees: Affirming the power of community-building in times of crisis*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Michael Lees: Michael Lees (Instagram: @mike_please) is a Dominican film-maker and photographer whose work explores themes of survival, environmentalism, spirituality, and island life, aiming to connect the dots in the “bigger picture.” Michael attended UNC Chapel Hill, where he spent the first half of his college career studying business at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, later switching his major...
2021-02-1235 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration296) Ann Armbrecht: Healing with herbalism and its deeper relational values*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Ann Armbrecht: Ann Armbrecht is the director of the Sustainable Herbs Program under the auspices of the American Botanical Council. She is also a writer and anthropologist (PhD, Harvard 1995) whose work explores the relationships between humans and the earth, most recently through her work with plants and plant medicine. She is the co-producer of the documentary Numen: The Nature of P...
2021-02-0937 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration296) Ann Armbrecht: Healing with herbalism and its deeper relational values*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Ann Armbrecht: Ann Armbrecht is the director of the Sustainable Herbs Program under the auspices of the American Botanical Council. She is also a writer and anthropologist (PhD, Harvard 1995) whose work explores the relationships between humans and the earth, most recently through her work with plants and plant medicine. She is the co-producer of the documentary Numen: The Nature of P...
2021-02-0936 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration295) Matt Homewood: Shining light on food "waste" through dumpster diving*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Matt Homewood: Matt Homewood (Instagram: @anurbanharvester) is a food waste campaigner who is on a mission to put an end to supermarket food waste in Denmark and beyond. By disrupting the prevailing supermarket business model, he hopes that society can re-envision a more ethical and sustainable food system, one that results in a wilder planet for all.
2021-02-0542 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration295) Matt Homewood: Shining light on food "waste" through dumpster diving*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Matt Homewood: Matt Homewood (Instagram: @anurbanharvester) is a food waste campaigner who is on a mission to put an end to supermarket food waste in Denmark and beyond. By disrupting the prevailing supermarket business model, he hopes that society can re-envision a more ethical and sustainable food system, one that results in a wilder planet for all.
2021-02-0543 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration294) Brandon Running Bear Harrell: Reclaiming ancestral knowledge and decolonizing the western hunt*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Brandon Running Bear Harrell: Running Bear “B” Harrell (IG: @decolonizedmeateater) is a climate resiliency planner, permaculturalist, archery instructor, and youth conservation leader of Afro-Indigenous ancestry. Though deeply rooted in what is now referred to as California and New Mexico, his expertise in community and environmental planning has enabled him to consult on major habitat restoration and climate adaptation projects as far a...
2021-02-0248 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration294) Brandon Running Bear Harrell: Reclaiming ancestral knowledge and decolonizing the western hunt*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Brandon Running Bear Harrell: Running Bear “B” Harrell (IG: @decolonizedmeateater) is a climate resiliency planner, permaculturalist, archery instructor, and youth conservation leader of Afro-Indigenous ancestry. Though deeply rooted in what is now referred to as California and New Mexico, his expertise in community and environmental planning has enabled him to consult on major habitat restoration and climate adaptation projects as far a...
2021-02-0249 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration293) Pua Case: Balancing self-care and frontline activism in defense of sacred lands*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Pua Case: Pua Case (Instagram: @protectmaunakea; Facebook: Mauna Kea Education and Awareness; Personal Instagram: @puacase; Personal Facebook: @pua.case) was born and raised on the Island of Hawai’i surrounded by the high mountains of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualālai and Kohala, the fresh waters of Kohākōhau and Waikoloa and the plains of Waimea. Pua serves...
2021-01-2939 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration293) Pua Case: Balancing self-care and frontline activism in defense of sacred lands*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Pua Case: Pua Case (Instagram: @protectmaunakea; Facebook: Mauna Kea Education and Awareness; Personal Instagram: @puacase; Personal Facebook: @pua.case) was born and raised on the Island of Hawai’i surrounded by the high mountains of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualālai and Kohala, the fresh waters of Kohākōhau and Waikoloa and the plains of Waimea. Pua serves...
2021-01-2940 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration292) Mark David Spence: Deconstructing the colonial roots of National Parks*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Mark David Spence: Mark David Spence is a public historian, a consultant, and a visiting professor in the Oregon University System. For the past several years, he has been the sole proprietor of HistoryCraft, where his work is largely focused on historical studies for the National Park Service. Before moving to Oregon, Spence was an Associate Professor of H...
2021-01-2638 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration292) Mark David Spence: Deconstructing the colonial roots of National Parks*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Mark David Spence: Mark David Spence is a public historian, a consultant, and a visiting professor in the Oregon University System. For the past several years, he has been the sole proprietor of HistoryCraft, where his work is largely focused on historical studies for the National Park Service. Before moving to Oregon, Spence was an Associate Professor of H...
2021-01-2638 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration291) Brady Walkinshaw: Empowering activists with solutions-driven environmental journalism*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Brady Walkinshaw: Brady Piñero Walkinshaw (Twitter: @bradywalkinshaw) is the Chief Executive Officer of Grist (Twitter: @grist; Instagram: @grist; Facebook: @Grist.org; YouTube: Grist TV), a leading national media organization on issues of environment, justice, and sustainability, reaching 2 million readers a month and syndicating content through over 20 major national publications. Through an award-winning editorial program that explores solutions, ex...
2021-01-2239 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration291) Brady Walkinshaw: Empowering activists with solutions-driven environmental journalism*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Brady Walkinshaw: Brady Piñero Walkinshaw (Twitter: @bradywalkinshaw) is the Chief Executive Officer of Grist (Twitter: @grist; Instagram: @grist; Facebook: @Grist.org; YouTube: Grist TV), a leading national media organization on issues of environment, justice, and sustainability, reaching 2 million readers a month and syndicating content through over 20 major national publications. Through an award-winning editorial program that explores solutions, ex...
2021-01-2238 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration290) Thomas Frank: Revisiting the real U.S. history of populism and people's movements*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Thomas Frank: Thomas Frank (Twitter @ThomasFrank_) is the author of Listen, Liberal, Pity the Billionaire, The Wrecking Crew, and What's the Matter with Kansas? A former columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Harper's, Frank is the founding editor of The Baffler and writes regularly for The Guardian. His latest book is The People, No. Song fe...
2021-01-1948 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration290) Thomas Frank: Revisiting the real U.S. history of populism and people's movements*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Thomas Frank: Thomas Frank (Twitter @ThomasFrank_) is the author of Listen, Liberal, Pity the Billionaire, The Wrecking Crew, and What's the Matter with Kansas? A former columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Harper's, Frank is the founding editor of The Baffler and writes regularly for The Guardian. His latest book is The People, No. Song fe...
2021-01-1949 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration289) Farmer Rishi [part 2]: Relearning the language of Earth embodiment*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Farmer Rishi: Farmer Rishi (Instagram: @farmerrishi; YouTube: Regenerative Gardening with Farmer Rishi) is a gardening evangelist and small-scale farmer who uses gardening for personal, social, and ecological healing. (Farmer Rishi was also a guest in Episode 232 of Green Dreamer!) He is the Executive Director of Sarvodaya Institute (@sarvodayafarms) and the co-founder of Healing Gardens Community (@healinggardens.co).
2021-01-1528 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration289) Farmer Rishi [part 2]: Relearning the language of Earth embodiment*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Farmer Rishi: Farmer Rishi (Instagram: @farmerrishi; YouTube: Regenerative Gardening with Farmer Rishi) is a gardening evangelist and small-scale farmer who uses gardening for personal, social, and ecological healing. (Farmer Rishi was also a guest in Episode 232 of Green Dreamer!) He is the Executive Director of Sarvodaya Institute (@sarvodayafarms) and the co-founder of Healing Gardens Community (@healinggardens.co).
2021-01-1529 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration288) Farmer Rishi [part 1]: Relearning the language of Earth embodiment*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Farmer Rishi: Farmer Rishi is a small-scale farmer, land-artist, writer, and educator. Since 2010, he has been working in the field of urban gardening and farming in Los Angeles, where he has helped create and establish hundreds of urban gardens. His work centers on the healing of people and Earth as one body. Rishi is the Executive Director of Sarvodaya Institute (@s...
2021-01-1234 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration288) Farmer Rishi [part 1]: Relearning the language of Earth embodiment*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Farmer Rishi: Farmer Rishi is a small-scale farmer, land-artist, writer, and educator. Since 2010, he has been working in the field of urban gardening and farming in Los Angeles, where he has helped create and establish hundreds of urban gardens. His work centers on the healing of people and Earth as one body. Rishi is the Executive Director of Sarvodaya Institute (@s...
2021-01-1234 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration287) Mark Rectanus: Examining the corporate influence on art museums and culture*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Mark Rectanus: Mark Rectanus is University Professor of German Studies (Emeritus) at Iowa State University. He has published numerous books and articles, including essays in New German Critique, Performance Research, and Museum and Society. His most recent book is Museums Inside Out: Artist Collaborations and New Exhibition Ecologies, which explores what it means to be a museum in t...
2021-01-0743 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration287) Mark Rectanus: Examining the corporate influence on art museums and culture*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Mark Rectanus: Mark Rectanus is University Professor of German Studies (Emeritus) at Iowa State University. He has published numerous books and articles, including essays in New German Critique, Performance Research, and Museum and Society. His most recent book is Museums Inside Out: Artist Collaborations and New Exhibition Ecologies, which explores what it means to be a museum in t...
2021-01-0742 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration286) Elin Kelsey: Remembering the critical role of hope in activism*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Elin Kelsey: Elin Kelsey, PhD is a scholar, author, and passionate leader in the hope and environmental solutions movement. She co-created #OceanOptimism, a Twitter campaign to crowd-source marine conservation solutions which has reached more than 100 million shares. Elin is also the author of numerous Adult and Children's books, including her latest for Adults, Hope Matters: Why Changing the W...
2020-12-3139 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration286) Elin Kelsey: Remembering the critical role of hope in activism*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Elin Kelsey: Elin Kelsey, PhD is a scholar, author, and passionate leader in the hope and environmental solutions movement. She co-created #OceanOptimism, a Twitter campaign to crowd-source marine conservation solutions which has reached more than 100 million shares. Elin is also the author of numerous Adult and Children's books, including her latest for Adults, Hope Matters: Why Changing the W...
2020-12-3138 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration285) Loren Cardeli: Dismantling injustices in the food system and building farmer autonomy*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Loren Cardeli: Loren Cardeli is the co-founder and Executive Director of A Growing Culture (Instagram: @agrowingculture; Facebook: @agrowingculture), a 501(c)3 nonprofit advancing a culture of farmer autonomy and agroecological innovation. A Growing Culture is a farmer-centric organization that believes the key to sustainability lies in returning small-scale farmers back to the forefront of agriculture. As part of this g...
2020-12-2855 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration285) Loren Cardeli: Dismantling injustices in the food system and building farmer autonomy*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Loren Cardeli: Loren Cardeli is the co-founder and Executive Director of A Growing Culture (Instagram: @agrowingculture; Facebook: @agrowingculture), a 501(c)3 nonprofit advancing a culture of farmer autonomy and agroecological innovation. A Growing Culture is a farmer-centric organization that believes the key to sustainability lies in returning small-scale farmers back to the forefront of agriculture. As part of this g...
2020-12-2856 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration284) Sandra Goldmark: Redefining materialism and reviving the repair economy*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Sandra Goldmark: Sandra Goldmark (Twitter: @SandraGoldmark; Instagram: @SandraGoldmark) is a designer, teacher, and entrepreneur whose work focuses on circular economy solutions to overconsumption and climate change. Her new book, Fixation: How to Have Stuff Without Breaking the Planet, uses a series of objects she fixed in her pop up repair shops to chart a clear path to a more sustainable a...
2020-12-2439 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration284) Sandra Goldmark: Redefining materialism and reviving the repair economy*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Sandra Goldmark: Sandra Goldmark (Twitter: @SandraGoldmark; Instagram: @SandraGoldmark) is a designer, teacher, and entrepreneur whose work focuses on circular economy solutions to overconsumption and climate change. Her new book, Fixation: How to Have Stuff Without Breaking the Planet, uses a series of objects she fixed in her pop up repair shops to chart a clear path to a more sustainable a...
2020-12-2438 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration283) Sanjay Rawal: Honoring the Native lands and farmworkers who feed us*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Sanjay Rawal: Sanjay Rawal (@mrsanjayr) is the director of Food Chains (2014) and Gather (Instagram: @gatherfilm; Facebook: @gatherfilmproject), a film exploring the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their food sovereignty. Song featured in this episode: Black Moss by Johanna Warren Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast exploring our paths to holistic he...
2020-12-2139 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration283) Sanjay Rawal: Honoring the Native lands and farmworkers who feed us*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Sanjay Rawal: Sanjay Rawal (@mrsanjayr) is the director of Food Chains (2014) and Gather (Instagram: @gatherfilm; Facebook: @gatherfilmproject), a film exploring the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their food sovereignty. Song featured in this episode: Black Moss by Johanna Warren Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast exploring our paths to holistic he...
2020-12-2139 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration282) Maya van Rossum: Transforming politics with environmental constitutionalism*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Maya van Rossum: Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations (Instagram @GreenAmendments; Twitter @GreenAmendments), a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. van Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the watershed-based advocacy organization, the Delaware R...
2020-12-1746 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration282) Maya van Rossum: Transforming politics with environmental constitutionalism*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Maya van Rossum: Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations (Instagram @GreenAmendments; Twitter @GreenAmendments), a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. van Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the watershed-based advocacy organization, the Delaware R...
2020-12-1747 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration281) Stephen Pyne: The Pyrocene and humanity's historic relationship with fire*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Stephen Pyne: Steve Pyne (Twitter @StephenJPyne) is an emeritus professor at Arizona State University and mostly a fire historian, who has written fire histories for America, Australia, Canada, and Europe (including Russia). The recently published Still-Burning Bush updates his fire survey of Australia. Song featured in this episode: Only The Truth by Johanna Warren Gr...
2020-12-1444 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration281) Stephen Pyne: The Pyrocene and humanity's historic relationship with fire*We need your support to continue the show! If you've listened to more than a few episodes and have learned from our work, please join our Patreon today: www.greendreamer.com/support About Stephen Pyne: Steve Pyne (Twitter @StephenJPyne) is an emeritus professor at Arizona State University and mostly a fire historian, who has written fire histories for America, Australia, Canada, and Europe (including Russia). The recently published Still-Burning Bush updates his fire survey of Australia. Song featured in this episode: Only The Truth by Johanna Warren Gr...
2020-12-1445 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration196) Stephen Tan: Remaining critical of the health and safety guidelines provided by governmental agenciesStephen Tan is a partner at the environmental law firm, Cascadia Law Group, where their practice centers around environmental litigation In this podcast episode, Stephen sheds light on the role of litigation in shaping and influencing environmental policy; why we need to be critical of the credibility of conventional authorities, such as governmental agencies; and more. Episode notes: www.greendreamer.com/196 Green Dreamer Planners: www.greendreamer.com/planners Support this independent show: www.greendreamer.com/support Weekly solutions-based news: www.greendreamer.com Instagram: www.instagram.com...
2019-12-0547 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration196) Stephen Tan: Remaining critical of the health and safety guidelines provided by governmental agenciesStephen Tan is a partner at the environmental law firm, Cascadia Law Group, where their practice centers around environmental litigation In this podcast episode, Stephen sheds light on the role of litigation in shaping and influencing environmental policy; why we need to be critical of the credibility of conventional authorities, such as governmental agencies; and more. Episode notes: www.greendreamer.com/196 Green Dreamer Planners: www.greendreamer.com/planners Support this independent show: www.greendreamer.com/support Weekly solutions-based news: www.greendreamer.com Instagram: www.instagram.com...
2019-12-0546 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration195) Rob Horton: Creating community gardens in food deserts to improve access to good healthRob Horton is the founder and Executive Director of Trap Garden, a nonprofit and social enterprise that provides healthy, high-quality foods for food-insecure communities through community gardens. In this podcast episode, Rob sheds light on how food deserts play into a larger systemic injustice for low-income communities; how we can build more community gardens to improve the access and affordability of healthy, fresh foods; and more. Episode notes: www.greendreamer.com/195 Green Dreamer Planners: www.greendreamer.com/planners Support this independent show: www.greendreamer.com/support Weekly sol...
2019-12-0240 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration195) Rob Horton: Creating community gardens in food deserts to improve access to good healthRob Horton is the founder and Executive Director of Trap Garden, a nonprofit and social enterprise that provides healthy, high-quality foods for food-insecure communities through community gardens. In this podcast episode, Rob sheds light on how food deserts play into a larger systemic injustice for low-income communities; how we can build more community gardens to improve the access and affordability of healthy, fresh foods; and more. Episode notes: www.greendreamer.com/195 Green Dreamer Planners: www.greendreamer.com/planners Support this independent show: www.greendreamer.com/support Weekly sol...
2019-12-0241 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration194) Naziha Mestaoui: Co-creating ecological art with the Amazon's Huni Kuin TribeNaziha Mestaoui is an ecological artist and architect whose unique approach merges space, imagery, and technological innovations to create innovative, immersive, and sensory experiences. Notably, during the United Nations Climate Conference COP21, Naziha launched 1 Heart 1 Tree, which was an engaging digital citizen artwork that allowed individuals the opportunity to plant a virtual tree—for every virtual tree planted, a real tree was then planted in reforestation programs across five continents. In this podcast episode, Naziha sheds light on what quantum physics has to do with the Amazon Rainforest's Indigenous Peoples; what the Huni Kuin tribe wan...
2019-11-2840 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration194) Naziha Mestaoui: Co-creating ecological art with the Amazon's Huni Kuin TribeNaziha Mestaoui is an ecological artist and architect whose unique approach merges space, imagery, and technological innovations to create innovative, immersive, and sensory experiences. Notably, during the United Nations Climate Conference COP21, Naziha launched 1 Heart 1 Tree, which was an engaging digital citizen artwork that allowed individuals the opportunity to plant a virtual tree—for every virtual tree planted, a real tree was then planted in reforestation programs across five continents. In this podcast episode, Naziha sheds light on what quantum physics has to do with the Amazon Rainforest's Indigenous Peoples; what the Huni Kuin tribe wan...
2019-11-2841 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration193) Peter Bosshard: Stopping our insurance companies from investing in and insuring coalPeter Bosshard is the campaign coordinator of the Unfriend Coal campaign and the Finance Program Director of Sunrise Project, an organization with a mission to scale social movements that will drive the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy as fast as possible. In this podcast episode, Peter sheds light on how our financial institutions and insurance companies have been covertly shaping market trends and enabling the continued growth of the fossil fuel industry; how we can get our insurance companies to divest from and stop insuring coal plants and fossil fuel operations; and more. ...
2019-11-2540 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration193) Peter Bosshard: Stopping our insurance companies from investing in and insuring coalPeter Bosshard is the campaign coordinator of the Unfriend Coal campaign and the Finance Program Director of Sunrise Project, an organization with a mission to scale social movements that will drive the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy as fast as possible. In this podcast episode, Peter sheds light on how our financial institutions and insurance companies have been covertly shaping market trends and enabling the continued growth of the fossil fuel industry; how we can get our insurance companies to divest from and stop insuring coal plants and fossil fuel operations; and more. ...
2019-11-2541 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration192) Fred Provenza [PART 2]: Balancing the acceptance of Earth's ongoing transformations with our power to enact changeFred Provenza is the author of over 250 publications and several books, his latest one being 'Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us About Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom.' He's also a professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University and one of the founders of BEHAVE (Behavioral Education for Human Animal Vegetation and Ecosystem Management), an international network of scientists and land managers committed to integrating behavioral principles with local knowledge to enhance environmental, economic, and cultural values of rural and urban communities. In this podcast episode (PART 2), Fred...
2019-11-2130 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration192) Fred Provenza [PART 2]: Balancing the acceptance of Earth's ongoing transformations with our power to enact changeFred Provenza is the author of over 250 publications and several books, his latest one being 'Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us About Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom.' He's also a professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University and one of the founders of BEHAVE (Behavioral Education for Human Animal Vegetation and Ecosystem Management), an international network of scientists and land managers committed to integrating behavioral principles with local knowledge to enhance environmental, economic, and cultural values of rural and urban communities. In this podcast episode (PART 2), Fred...
2019-11-2131 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration191) Fred Provenza [PART 1]: What behavioral ecology teaches us about the wisdom of the palateFred Provenza is the author of over 250 publications and several books, his latest one being 'Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us About Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom.' He's also a professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University and one of the founders of BEHAVE (Behavioral Education for Human Animal Vegetation and Ecosystem Management), an international network of scientists and land managers committed to integrating behavioral principles with local knowledge to enhance environmental, economic, and cultural values of rural and urban communities. In this podcast episode, Fred sheds light on...
2019-11-1830 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration191) Fred Provenza [PART 1]: What behavioral ecology teaches us about the wisdom of the palateFred Provenza is the author of over 250 publications and several books, his latest one being 'Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us About Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom.' He's also a professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University and one of the founders of BEHAVE (Behavioral Education for Human Animal Vegetation and Ecosystem Management), an international network of scientists and land managers committed to integrating behavioral principles with local knowledge to enhance environmental, economic, and cultural values of rural and urban communities. In this podcast episode, Fred sheds light on...
2019-11-1830 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration189) Dr. M. Jackson: The multifaceted stories of our glaciers and the people who live alongside of themDr. M. Jackson is a geographer, glaciologist, and National Geographic Society Explorer. She was also a 2018 TED Fellow and is the author of the nonfiction books, The Secret Lives of Glaciers, and While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change. In this podcast episode, M. sheds light on the dangers in oversimplifying the story of glaciers; what the perception of sentience in our glaciers, held by various Nordic Indigenous communities, can teach us about mending our collective relationship with nature; and more. *NEW PODCAST: The Kamea Chayne Show* www.kameachayne.co...
2019-11-1136 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration189) Dr. M. Jackson: The multifaceted stories of our glaciers and the people who live alongside of themDr. M. Jackson is a geographer, glaciologist, and National Geographic Society Explorer. She was also a 2018 TED Fellow and is the author of the nonfiction books, The Secret Lives of Glaciers, and While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change. In this podcast episode, M. sheds light on the dangers in oversimplifying the story of glaciers; what the perception of sentience in our glaciers, held by various Nordic Indigenous communities, can teach us about mending our collective relationship with nature; and more. *NEW PODCAST: The Kamea Chayne Show* www.kameachayne.co...
2019-11-1137 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration128) Questioning overconsumption and our wasteful fashion system with Sarah-Jayne SmithHow might exposures to cultures different from our own allow us to see our own blind spots when it comes to our common lifestyle habits (and those of other people's)? How has our current fashion industry come to be so wasteful, and what can we do as individuals to help the industry move in a healthier direction? Sharing her wisdom here is Sarah-Jayne Smith, Founder of Magpies and Peacocks—the only nonprofit design house in the United States. Let's dive in! Episode notes: www.greendreamer.com/127 Support the show: www.greendreamer.com/s...
2019-04-1132 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration121) Bringing back localized, regenerative, transparent food systems with Wen-Jay YingTo address the unsustainability of our current food production, how can we work towards having localized and regenerative food systems? What do we need to know about the mislabeling, or greenwashing, of our food products? Sharing her wisdom here is Wen-Jay Ying, Founder and CEO of Local Roots NYC. Let's dive in! *Become a patron for bonus episodes, access to our Green Dreamer Network, and more: www.greendreamer.com/support HIGHLIGHTS [5:55] Wen-Jay: "There is so much content about food out there that it can feel kind...
2019-03-1933 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration121) Bringing back localized, regenerative, transparent food systems with Wen-Jay YingTo address the unsustainability of our current food production, how can we work towards having localized and regenerative food systems? What do we need to know about the mislabeling, or greenwashing, of our food products? Sharing her wisdom here is Wen-Jay Ying, Founder and CEO of Local Roots NYC. Let's dive in! *Become a patron for bonus episodes, access to our Green Dreamer Network, and more: www.greendreamer.com/support HIGHLIGHTS[5:55] Wen-Jay: "There is so much content about food out there that it can feel kin...
2019-03-1934 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration115) Relearning marginalized ideas of food storage in tackling plastic pollution with Sarah KaeckWhy have we parted ways with some traditional but perfectly functional and natural ways of storing food in favor of plastic packaging? Given that companies aren't necessarily held liable for their negative externalities (e.g., waste, pollution, etc.), how can we get them to be voluntarily responsible for their impacts? Sharing her wisdom here is Sarah Kaeck, Founder of Bee's Wrap. You'll hear about how plastic has made its way into all corners of our modern day lives, why sustainable beekeeping is so important, how to sustainably scale a business that makes a positive impact, a...
2019-02-2629 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration91) How living walls and biophilic design improve productivity and wellbeing with Sagegreenlife's Richard KincaidWhat is biophilic design, and what are the scientifically proven benefits of being close to nature? Given that we're increasingly urbanizing, what can we do to ensure that future plans for urbanization prioritize green spaces, living walls, and rooftop gardens? Sharing his expertise with us here is Richard Kincaid, Founder of Sagegreenlife, an award-winning living wall company which has installed custom walls all across the country and is dedicated to transforming built environments into happier, more sustainable spaces. Let's dive in. HIGHLIGHTS [7:33] Kaméa: "What did you learn from the...
2018-11-2938 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration88) Why we're wired to want more stuff and the psychology of materialism with Tim Kasser PhDWhy are we wired to be drawn to new things constantly and feel a sense of security (at least in the short term) from the accumulation of more stuff? Why should the psychology of materialism actually make us hopeful about our abilities to work towards a less materialistic and more sustainable future? Sharing his expertise with us here is Dr. Tim Kasser, a psychology professor at Knox College in Illinois who's written over 100 scientific articles and chapters on materialism, values, ecological sustainability, quality of life, and more. He shared his expertise on the notable documentary, Th...
2018-11-2240 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration83) Connecting people through cross-cultural, shared desires and insecurities with 'Female Indiana Jones' Alison TealIn this often divided world, what do we need in order to come together so that we can collectively work towards a more sustainable future? Across cultures and language barriers, what are some universal truths about happiness that we can learn and implement? Sharing her wisdom here is filmmaker and Host of Alison’s Adventures, Alison Teal. With her unique upbringing (like a Tarzan child) and adventurous spirit, she's been named "The Female Indiana Jones" by TIME Magazine and "The Oprah of Adventure" by Huffington Post, and has also been on the Discovery Channel TV sho...
2018-11-1046 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration64) Turning a disruptive innovation for circular fashion to life with OSOMTEX's Patricia ErmecheoHow was our guest today able to create a technology to be able to close the loop in our production and disposal of clothing? What does it take to come up with a disruptive idea for sustainability and bring that to life? Patricia Ermecheo, CEO and Founder of Osom Brand and OSOMTEX, shares her wisdom with us on this episode. HIGHLIGHTS: [9:50] Kaméa: "What is OSOMTEX doing differently than other textile recycling programs?" [13:24] Kaméa: "Can this be recycled an indefinite number of times?" [22:17] What it me...
2018-09-2735 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration61) Looking past standardized impact assessments to understanding a bioregion with Fibershed's Rebecca BurgessWhat is the soil-to-soil concept of circularity, and how can this sequester our carbon, enrich our soil, and promote healthier ecosystems? Why is that we have to look past the numbers and findings from our environmental impact assessments in order to really understand sustainability? Rebecca Burgess, Founder and Executive Director of Fibershed and author of Harvesting Color, shares her wisdom with us on this episode. HIGHLIGHTS: [11:03] Rebecca: "If we don't practice by doing, we'll never really understand complexity in the deeper ways that we need to." [1...
2018-09-2035 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration44) A $2.2 Million "Tiny Business" that led the reusable bag movement with ECOBAGS Founder Sharon RoweHow was Sharon Rowe able to grow her company into a $2.2 million tiny business while being a pioneer, leading the reusable bag movement? How can we thrive personally, professionally and financially, all while not compromising our values rooted in sustainability? Sharon Rowe, founder of ECOBAGS, shares her wisdom with us on this episode. HIGHLIGHTS: [8:55] Kaméa: "What was one of the most difficult moments in building your business?" [11:30] What kept Sharon going in spite of stressful moments in her business. [12:55] What Sharon would tell the youn...
2018-08-1136 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration41) Xiuhtezcatl of Earth Guardians on tapping into love, art, and music to build a healthy, just worldRecipient of President Obama's United States Community Service Award, the 2015 Peace First Prize, and more, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez has been at the forefront leading youth environmental activists and giving speeches since he was six. How can we leverage the power of art and music to support the sustainability movement? In this time of need, what has the most untapped potential that can help us accelerate towards a thriving planet? Xiuhtezcatl, an indigenous climate activist, hip hop artist, author, TEDx speaker, and Youth Director of Earth Guardians, shares his wisdom with us here. HIGH...
2018-08-0433 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration40) thredUP's Brand Director on revolutionizing secondhand shopping and helping fashion go circularWith the fashion industry today being extremely wasteful, what are some positive trends we can feel hopeful about? What can we learn from how thredUP was able to revolutionize the experience of second-hand shopping, from it being viewed as unpleasant to fun and desirable? Erin Wallace, Brand Director of the world's largest secondhand clothing and consignment store thredUP, shares her wisdom with you today. HIGHLIGHTS:[3:20] Something that shocked Erin about sustainable fashion. [6:26] Kaméa: "What was your biggest takeaway in terms of what it takes to establish a br...
2018-08-0229 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration40) thredUP's Brand Director on revolutionizing secondhand shopping and helping fashion go circularWith the fashion industry today being extremely wasteful, what are some positive trends we can feel hopeful about? What can we learn from how thredUP was able to revolutionize the experience of second-hand shopping, from it being viewed as unpleasant to fun and desirable? Erin Wallace, Brand Director of the world's largest secondhand clothing and consignment store thredUP, shares her wisdom with you today. HIGHLIGHTS: [3:20] Something that shocked Erin about sustainable fashion. [6:26] Kaméa: "What was your biggest takeaway in terms of what it takes to establish a br...
2018-08-0228 minGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration28) Girlfriend Collective's Co-Founder on its powerful launch strategy and cultivating a loyal customer baseHow was Girlfriend Collective able to launch so powerfully to establish itself in the athletic wear space as a conscious fashion startup? What does it take to cultivate a loyal audience and customer base that's eager to support and share all that we do and create? Today, Girlfriend Collective's Co-Founder Quang Dinh shares his wisdom with us. HIGHLIGHTS:[7:31] Quang: "Now, with the rise of the internet, to be able to build a product that means something is a lot more powerful because the content to consume is a lot easier today than word o...
2018-07-0535 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration28) Girlfriend Collective's Co-Founder on its powerful launch strategy and cultivating a loyal customer baseHow was Girlfriend Collective able to launch so powerfully to establish itself in the athletic wear space as a conscious fashion startup? What does it take to cultivate a loyal audience and customer base that's eager to support and share all that we do and create? Today, Girlfriend Collective's Co-Founder Quang Dinh shares his wisdom with us. HIGHLIGHTS: [7:31] Quang: "Now, with the rise of the internet, to be able to build a product that means something is a lot more powerful because the content to consume is a lot easier today than word o...
2018-07-0534 min