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The EcoPolitics PodcastMindful Approaches to EcopoliticsIn this powerful and personal episode, host Peter Andrée is joined by Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel (University of Victoria, Cherokee Nation) and Dr. James Rowe (University of Victoria, author of Radical Mindfulness) to explore how mindfulness, ceremony, and heart-centred practices ... Read More2025-07-2240 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastThe Growth-Environment Debate - Part 2 In this second half of our two-part series on The Growth-Environment Debate, Ryan and Peter explore two of the more provocative discourses in the debate over sustainability and economic growth. What if growth is the problem? And what if it’s ... Read More2025-06-2152 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastBecoming an Ecopolitical ResearcherIn this episode, host Peter Andrée sits down with two doctoral students and a postdoc on the path to becoming ecopolitical researchers: Devon Cantwell-Chavez, Kaleigh McIntosh, and Obed Asamoah. They talk about their unique projects, how they came to pursue ... Read More2025-05-2131 minThe EcoPolitics Podcast4.5: The Growth-Environment Debate - Part 1In the first of a two-part series, co-hosts Ryan Katz-Rosene and Peter Andrée dive deep into the complex and often controversial relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability – the subject of Ryan’s recently published book! Kicking off with the story of Dennis and ... Read More2025-04-2350 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastGeoengineeringIn this episode, we delve into the world of climate intervention and geoengineering, specifically focusing on solar geoengineering, also known as solar radiation modification (SRM). Host Ryan Katz-Rosene as he explores the complexities of this technology with two leading experts. ... Read More2025-03-2052 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastSustainability through Philanthropy?Join Dr. Peter Andrée as he explores the critical role of philanthropic organizations in advancing sustainability with two leading experts: Beth Hunter, Director at FoodBridge, and Lorne Johnson, Vice President at the IVEY Foundation. In this insightful conversation, Beth and ... Read More2025-02-2641 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastAxe the Tax, or Face the Facts?In this episode of the Ecopolitics Podcast, our host, Dr. Ryan Katz-Rosene, is joined by Dr. Kathryn Harrison and Dr. Andrew Leach to delve into the intricacies of the federal carbon tax in Canada. We explore the mechanics of the ... Read More2025-01-1741 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastWe’re Back! Talking about the AnthropoceneWe’re back and excited to share where the Ecopolitics Podcast is going with Season 4. Hosts Peter Andree and Ryan Katz-Rosene reflect on where we’ve gone over the last three seasons. Together, they explore how many of the themes and ... Read More2025-01-1437 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedShakespeare and the Environment, with Todd Andrew BorlikLand enclosure. Wildlife management. Erosion. Pollution. Mining practices. Today, we’d call these environmental issues. But, hundreds of years before the modern environmental movement coalesced, these issues also appeared in Shakespeare’s plays. We talk to Todd Andrew Borlik, a professor at the University of Huddersfield and author of Shakespeare Beyond the Green World, Drama and Ecopolitics in Jacobean Britain, about ecology and environmentalism in Shakespeare’s works. Shakespeare Beyond the Green World: Drama and Ecopolitics in Jacobean Britain is out now from Oxford University Press. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published April 9, 2024. © Folger Shakespeare Library. A...2024-04-0933 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedShakespeare and the Environment, with Todd Andrew BorlikLand enclosure. Wildlife management. Erosion. Pollution. Mining practices. Today, we’d call these environmental issues. But, hundreds of years before the modern environmental movement coalesced, these issues also appeared in Shakespeare’s plays. We talk to Todd Andrew Borlik, a professor at the University of Huddersfield and author of Shakespeare Beyond the Green World, Drama and Ecopolitics in Jacobean Britain, about ecology and environmentalism in Shakespeare’s works.
Shakespeare Beyond the Green World, Drama and Ecopolitics in Jacobean Britain is out now from Oxford University Press.
From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published April 9, 2024. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode...2024-04-0933 min
Kipp und klar – der Klima-Podcast der Frankfurter RundschauHat die Klimakrise ein Geschlecht?Frauen sind von der Klimakrise besonders betroffen. Sie sind jedoch nicht nur Opfer, sondern auch treibende Kraft des Wandels. Die Ökonomin Corinna Dengler erklärt in „Kipp und klar“, was das mit unserem patriarchalischen System zu tun hat und warum wir Ökofeminismus brauchen. 06:46 Min. — Stimmen der (weiblichen) Umweltbewegung16:33 Min. — Schneller Service: Als Mann in der Klimakrise bestehen21:34 Min. — Straßenumfrage: „Kennen Sie Ökofeminismus?“26:46 Min. — Zukunftsmusik: Woraus schöpfen Sie Hoffnung?Mehr Info zur Folge:zu Klima und Gender (UN Women)Doku: Retten Frauen die Welt vor dem Klimakollaps? (Arte...2023-12-0728 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastIs the local a romantic eco-myth? A critical appraisal of ‘Thinking Globally, Acting Locally'Does the environmentalist motto, ‘Think Globally, Act Locally’, point us towards sustainable food systems’ solutions? In this episode, Dr. Navin Ramankutty from UBC and Ken Meter from the Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis explore whether locally produced foods, provided by ... Read More2022-03-0240 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastHow can we confront the environmental challenges associated with Canadian mining?Mining is an essential component to our everyday lives, providing us with the raw materials we need to create a wide variety of products. However, while mining contributes to our technological progress, it comes with an often hidden dark side ... Read More2022-02-031h 00
The EcoPolitics PodcastWhat does a just transition really entail? From green jobs to decolonizationClimate change and its impacts on the economy, the planet, and, of course, us, is top of mind for a lot of folks these days. One potential solution that merges economic and climate needs is the transition away from fossil ... Read More2021-12-1739 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastHow do we confront capitalism’s excesses? Between revolution and reformHow do we confront capitalism’s ecological record? In this episode we get some answers from Dianne Saxe (Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario), and Professor Matt Huber (Syracuse Univer“How do we confront capitalism’s ecological record?” In today’s episode, ... Read More2021-12-1041 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastCan we eat our way to sustainability? A deep dive into sustainable proteinTo consume or not consume meat? That is the question plaguing many an environmentally conscious person as we grapple with our personal responsibilites in the face of a warming climate. However, as our guests Paige Stanley, PhD Candidate at the ... Read More2021-11-1948 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastWhat does it mean to be an Eco-Citizen? Intro to Everyday Ecopolitics Season ThreeWhat is eco-citizenship and what does it entail? These are the overarching questions that guide this episode’s discussions with Manvi Bhalla, Graduate Student and Co-Founder of Shake Up The Establishment & missINFORMED, and Kimberly Nicholas, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science ... Read More2021-11-1242 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastGlobal Cities, Environmental Politics, and Low Carbon TransitionJust over a decade ago, the world’s urban population surpassed its rural population in a trend of urbanization that is expected to continue for decades to come. This trend has raised some interesting questions with respect to how cities can ... Read More2021-04-2846 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastResources, Population and the Global Environment: A Case Study in WaterRecorded on World Water Day, in this episode, we speak with Dr. Farhana Sultana, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University to discuss all things ... Read More2021-04-2150 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastIn this episode, which is a re-broadcast of an episode from Season 1, we speak with Steven Bernstein, Distinguished Professor of Global Environmental and Sustainability Governance, University of Toronto, and Matthew Hoffmann, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, about carbon lock-in (the ways in which our culture currently reinforces our use of fossil fuels) and two different metaphors for thinking about how we might challenge the carbon lock-in mindset both locally and internationally.In this episode, which is a re-broadcast of an episode from Season 1, we speak with Steven Bernstein, Distinguished Professor of Global Environmental and Sustainability Governance, University of Toronto, and Matthew Hoffmann, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, about ... Read More2021-04-1245 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastGrowth, Degrowth, AgrowthWhat is the relationship between economic growth and the environment? What is ‘green growth’ and why does the degrowth movement oppose it? And what does it mean to be agnostic about growth in the context of sustainability? In this episode ... Read More2021-04-1052 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastDairy Cows, Climate Change and Settler Colonialism: Insights from Aotearoa/New ZealandAotearoa/New Zealand’s dairy sector contributes 1/4 of that country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Dr John Reid (University of Canterbury), and Dr. Hugh Campbell (University of Otago), show us how Māori sustainability values are having a growing influence on the sector’s response ... Read More2021-04-0751 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastIndigenous Environmental Rights: The Maya of BelizeIn this episode we speak to Cristina Coc, Executive Director of the Julian Cho Society and Spokesperson for the Toledo Alcaldes Association/Maya Leaders Alliance, and Filiberto Penados, Chair, Julian Cho Society about the connections between indigenous rights and land conservation. ... Read More2021-03-3047 min
Over The Wire PodcastEpisode 2.6: Great Power Politics and the Environment Podcast: The EcoPolitics Podcast (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Episode 2.6: Great Power Politics and the EnvironmentPub date: 2021-03-09Notes from Over The Wire Podcast:What influence do the world's most powerful nations have on global environmental politics? This conversation looks to the growth of the BRICS and corporate power, and how each has shifted who can sway climate change policy on the global stage.Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDr. Yixian Sun (University of Bath), and Dr. Matthew Pat...2021-03-2846 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEnvironmental Justice and the AnthropoceneIn this episode we talk about Indigenous environmental justice with Dr. Kyle Whyte (University of Michigan, and citizen of the Potawatomi Nation). Dr. Whyte explains how indigenous knowledge, identity, and kinship networks can reshape contemporary ecological politics.2021-03-2350 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastMultilateral Agreements and Institutions in Global EcopoliticsIn this episode we talk with Dr. Radoslav Dimitrov, Associate Professor at Western University to learn more about multilateral environmental agreements. How are they created? How are they enforced? Dr. Dimitrov also explains why some MEAs are essentially “hollow” or ... Read More2021-03-1642 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastGreat Power Politics and the EnvironmentDr. Yixian Sun (University of Bath), and Dr. Matthew Paterson (University of Manchester), explain how the world’s most powerful countries – from Great Powers in the G7 to emerging powers in the BRICS – shape ecopolitical outcomes on the global ... Read More2021-03-0946 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastGlobal Ecopolitics After COVID-19: Social Movements and International ENGOsThere’s no denying COVID-19 has had a major impact on the climate movement. After non-governmental organizations worked so hard to access global climate decision-making, being without the ability to organize protests and the like has left the movement disconnected from ... Read More2021-03-0344 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEco-colonialism and Environmental Justice in the Global SouthIn this episode, we explore the theme of wildlife conservation and the tensions that exist between how people in the global north tend to view these issues versus how they are perceived and experienced by the rural people who live ... Read More2021-02-2450 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastTheory and Method in Global Environmental PoliticsWhat are some of the main theoretical approaches and methods used in the study of Global Ecopolitics? In this episode Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega (FLACSO) provides some very helpful answers and further explains the relationship between theory and method for students ... Read More2021-02-1629 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastIntroduction to Global Ecopolitics - Part 2In this episode, we speak with Dr. Hayley Stevenson, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at l’Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, and Dr. Simon Dalby, Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, ... Read More2021-02-0948 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastIntroduction to Global EcoPolitics - Part 1In this episode, Peter and Ryan give listeners a sneak peak at what’s in store for Season 2 of The EcoPolitics Podcast!2021-02-0916 min
The Prancing Pony Podcast195 – The Birches and the BeechesAfter hearing Merry and Pippin’s account of their recent adventures, Treebeard starts talking (and doesn’t stop) about wizards, ecopolitics, and “the one that got away”. Unfortunately, spokesplants for Fimbrethil and the Entwives have not responded to requests for comment, and we won’t hold our breath waiting for them to. But at least now Treebeard seems motivated to do something about Saruman, if only he can find enough Ents to form a posse. Plus, a letter to Barliman offers possible alternatives to the *cough* old-fashioned way of making baby Ents. Learn more about your ad choices. V...2021-01-311h 56
The EcoPolitics PodcastEpisode 2.2: Introduction to Global Ecopolitics – Part 2In this episode, we speak with Dr. Hayley Stevenson, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at l’Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, and Dr. Simon Dalby, Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University. From defining the field of global ecopolitics to delving into the concept of environmental security (and calling ‘bullshit' on the greenwashing policies in between), this wide-ranging conversation helps set the scene for Season 2 of The EcoPolitics Podcast.2021-01-1848 minThe EcoPolitics PodcastIntroduction to Global Ecopolitics - Part 2In this episode, we speak with Dr. Hayley Stevenson, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at l’Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, and Dr. Simon Dalby, Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University. From defining the field of global ecopolitics to delving into the concept of environmental security (and calling 'bullshit' on the greenwashing policies in between), this wide-ranging conversation helps set the scene for Season 2 of The EcoPolitics Podcast.2021-01-1848 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEpisode 2.1: Introduction to Global EcoPolitics – Part 1In this episode, Peter and Ryan give listeners a sneak peak at what's in store for Season 2 of The EcoPolitics Podcast!2021-01-1416 minThe EcoPolitics PodcastIntroduction to Global EcoPolitics - Part 1In this episode, Peter and Ryan give listeners a sneak peak at what's in store for Season 2 of The EcoPolitics Podcast! 2021-01-1416 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastPathways to Sustainable Food SystemsThe global food system is a very complex set of systems that look incredibly different in different parts of the world. In this episode, we take a look at food systems in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Newfoundland, Canada with our ... Read More2020-12-0254 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastClimate Action in and by Canada: ENGO VoicesWhat role do ENGOs, or Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations, play in the Canadian ecopolitical sphere? In this episode, we ask this question of Catherine Abreu, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada, and Colleen Thorpe, Executive Director of Équiterre. Together they ... Read More2020-11-2751 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastCorporate Social ResponsibilityGreenwashing, or legitimate Corporate Social Responsibility? Dr. Hamish van der Ven (McGill) helps us understand these concepts before walking us through two case studies.2020-11-1652 minThe EcoPolitics PodcastCorporate Sustainability in CanadaIn this episode we get real about corporate social responsibility, or what Rory MacAlpine of Maple Leaf Foods calls his company’s “shared value” for all its stakeholders.2020-11-1637 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastThe Politics of DecarbonizationProposing a new metaphor for decarbonization, Dr. Steven Bernstein (Toronto) and Dr. Matthew Hoffmann (Toronto) discuss how we might challenge carbon lock-in from local action to global governance.2020-11-0346 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEnvironmental Political EconomyWhat is the relationship between capitalism and the environment? In this episode Dr. Laurie Adkin, Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta, provides some answers by guiding us on a journey through the world of ‘environmental political economy’.2020-10-2749 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastTreaty Relations and Environmental Politics in CanadaReflecting on the history and relationships that underpin two documentary films they made together, Dr. Sherry Pictou and Dr. Martha Stiegman discuss how the Mi’kmaq work to assert treaty rights over their land and fisheries in the face of colonialism ... Read More2020-10-2055 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEcofeminism and Queer EcologyDr. Catriona Sandilands and Dr. Sherilyn McGregor share with us the ways in which ecofeminism, and queer ecology, serve to diversify and deepen how we look at the policies and day-to-day practices of environmental politics.2020-10-1159 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastIndigenous Environmental Knowledge and PoliticsLarry McDermott (Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation and ED of Plenty Canada) and Dr. Dan Longboat (Turtle Clan member of the Mohawk Nation and Associate Professor at Trent University) discuss lessons for sustainability inherent in Indigenous knowledges as well as Indigenous ... Read More2020-10-051h 04
The EcoPolitics PodcastCanadian Environmental Law and PolicyEnvironmental law touches all parts of our lives. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Angela Lee, Assistant Professor of Law at Ryerson University, and Dr. Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, about Canada’s environmental laws ... Read More2020-09-1554 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEnvironmental Racism & Justice in CanadaRacism and colonialism are deeply entrenched in the field of ecopolitics. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Andil Gosine, professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University, and Tzazná Miranda Leal, Workers Rights Organizer and ... Read More2020-09-1152 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastFederalism, Party Politics and EnvironmentThe environmental policy process in Canada is complicated. With its division of powers between provinces and the federal government, Canada’s federalist structure has tended to serve as a barrier to achieving consistent nation-wide environmental policy change. In this episode, Dr. ... Read More2020-09-1151 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEnvironmental Political History in CanadaFrom ecopolitical history to tips on environmental activism techniques, this episode is the perfect primer on ecopolitics in Canada. Guided by the seasoned Robert Paehlke — one of the founding voices in the field of environmental politics — we discuss ... Read More2020-09-1137 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEnvironmental Change in Canada: Plastics Case StudyPlastics are everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and even the food we eat. As products that essentially never disappear, plastics have a huge impact on both our environment and our health. In this episode, ... Read More2020-09-1143 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastIntroduction to EcoPoliticsIn this episode, we speak with Dr. James Meadowcroft, Professor in both the School of Public Policy and Administration and in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. He sheds some light on how the environment became a defining ... Read More2020-08-3141 minThe EcoPolitics PodcastIntroducing the EcoPolitics PodcastIn this episode, co-hosts Peter and Ryan share how they got involved in ecopolitics, what inspired them to create the EcoPolitics Podcast, and themes they’re excited to explore in the coming episodes.2020-08-3132 minThe EcoPolitics PodcastIntroducing the EcoPolitics PodcastIn this episode, co-hosts Peter and Ryan share how they got involved in ecopolitics, what inspired them to create the EcoPolitics Podcast, and themes they're excited to explore in the coming episodes.2020-08-2932 min
The EcoPolitics PodcastEpisode 1.1: Introducing the EcoPolitics PodcastIn this episode, co-hosts Peter and Ryan share how they got involved in ecopolitics, what inspired them to create the EcoPolitics Podcast, and themes they're excited to explore in the coming episodes.2020-08-2932 min