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The story of our environment may well be the most important story this century. We focus on issues facing people and the planet. Leading environmentalists, organizations, activists, and conservationists discuss meaningful ways to create a better and more sustainable future. Participants include EARTHDAY.ORG, Greenpeace, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, PETA, European Environment Agency, Peter Singer, 350.org, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Earth System Governance Project, Forest Stewardship Council, Global Witness, National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership, Marine Stewardship C…
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
One Planet Podcast connects environmental stakes to farming, law, public institutions, and the practical work of ecological repair.
One Planet Podcast turns environmental politics into interviews about how ecological damage is governed, challenged, and repaired. The host keeps large questions close to their mechanisms, asking how farming practices affect soil, why economic incentives matter, and how legal…
A river gets legal rights, and your climate dread gets a case file.
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A loose, searching conversation about voice, art, and politics, held together by the wish to be fully expressed.
A.L. Kennedy turns voice into a way of getting at something plain and hard: how to make room for another person, how to reach for shared humanity, and why people so often hold back from being fully themselves.
A reflective conversation about water, listening, and the politics of enclosure.
On Speaking Out of Place, Leanne Simpson talks through Theory of Water as a study of world-making and the work water does in bodies and across the planet.
A sharp look at how measurement can crowd out the values it is meant to serve.
Nguyen makes a familiar pressure feel strange again: rankings, grades, and other measures can start steering what people want until the smaller, flatter version wins out. The strongest part is the move from classroom grading to scale more broadly.
A clear-eyed case for climate policy as a test of national priorities.
Natasha Hakimi Zapata presents climate policy as plain civic common sense: cleaner grids, public investment, and a politics that no longer treats practical ideas as suspect.
Rights-of-nature law is framed as practical community work, not abstract theory.
Monica Feria-Tinta presents rights-of-nature law as a set of practical moves, not an abstract theory. She starts with the power young people already have, then widens the frame to community action around rivers.
A soil-first climate argument linking bees, farming, and regeneration.
Rebecca Tickell ties bees, soil, and climate action together without drifting into abstract talk. She keeps the focus on a farmer's view of the problem: bees matter to food, soil can draw carbon down through photosynthesis and biosequestration, and regenerative practices can…
Climate policy as a fight over costs, coalitions, and courts.
David Kieve argues that climate policy is also about household bills, rural infrastructure, and the question of who gets helped first. He moves from EDF Action's courtroom fights with the Trump administration to the practical case for clean energy, especially in places that do…
A serious, searching conversation about survival, care, and political imagination.
M. E. O'Brien and Iman Abdelhadi use the New York Commune to think through what it takes to live under fascism, ecocide, disease, and viral capitalism.
Ira Glass frames weekly theme-driven segments spanning family secrets to Portland's protest conflict.
Shankar Vedantam unpacks the psychology behind relationships, careers, and money through researcher interviews.
David McRaney interviews researchers on cognitive bias, motivated reasoning, and why minds change.
Ryan Holiday pairs daily Stoic lessons with long-form guest conversations at his Texas bookstore.
NHPR's Jason Moon investigates the Bear Brook barrel murders and a New Hampshire wrongful-conviction case.
Russ Roberts interviews authors and economists on ideas from classical liberalism to AI.
Louis de Jaeger makes a simple claim: soil is the living base of food and everything that grows.
This episode explores how writers perceive nature, place, and interconnectedness through personal stories and philosophical reflections.
Musician and activist Loris Asadian (Plume) discusses his unique practice of using acoustic guitar music to connect with animals, from cows to lions, building trust and exploring cross-species communication.
Director Barbara Miller discusses making her documentary 'Wisdom of Happiness' featuring the Dalai Lama, exploring his teachings on compassion, self-love, and planetary responsibility.
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Mia Funk focuses on the Dalai Lama’s idea of happiness as a practice of compassion.
Professor David Palumbo-Liu discusses the contested meaning of the American dream, the rise of white Christian nationalism, and the mechanics of political dehumanization.
Landscape designer and author Louis de Jaeger discusses the urgent crisis of global soil degradation and explores solutions like regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, and veganic farming.
The episode makes the case that bees, soil, and regeneration all belong in the same climate conversation.
David Kiva joins the conversation to make the case that climate policy is inseparable from everyday economics.
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David speaks with Leanne Bidas-Sumuse Simpson about *Theory of Water*.
Natasha Hakimi Zapata argues that ideas still carrying Cold War stigma in the U.S.
The episode frames the American dream as an argument over what it has meant and what it can still hold.
The speaker talks about the power young people already have.
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Emi O'Brien speaks with Iman Abdelhadi about their book Everything for Everyone, An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072.
One Planet Podcast's "Animals & The Healing Power of Music with Musician PLUMES" follows Loris Sadian, who performs guitar for elephants, lemurs, white tigers, horses, lions, okapi, rhinos, and sea lions in sanctuaries, farms, zoos, and habitats.
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Mark Campanale, founder of the financial think tank Carbon Tracker, explains how his organization challenges fossil fuel investment by analyzing financial flows and engaging shareholders.
Palestinian-American filmmaker and actress Cherien Dabis discusses the making of her film 'All That's Left of You,' exploring the intergenerational trauma of the Nakba, the environmental devastation in Gaza, and her personal experiences with racism that drove her to become a filmmaker.
One Planet Podcast features Julia Stroyle of Full Foods and Oberon Sinclair of My Young Auntie discussing spirulina as a source of protein, color, and omega ingredients.
This episode explores how artists, writers, and actors cultivate empathy and understanding through their work.
This episode moves beyond climate statistics to explore our planetary crisis through feeling, art, and radical empathy.
This episode features interviews with environmentalists, scientists, writers, and philosophers reflecting on how personal experiences—from fatherhood and loss to scientific research and artistic inspiration—shape their approach to climate change, biodiversity, and building a sustainable future.
Film producer Rebecca Tickle discusses her journey from making films about oil to soil regeneration, highlighting the crisis of neonicotinoid pesticides killing pollinators and causing health issues in communities like Ojai.
An interview discussing skills for problem-solving, taxation of labor vs.
Highlights from a conversation with physicist Tom Chee on moving from climate anxiety to actionable solutions by focusing on practical builders.
Nicola Lees, Director of the Aspen Art Museum, discusses the museum's retreat focusing on relationships with technology and the environment, featuring artists like Maya Lin.
Interview with writer Erin Caffell about her novel 'All the Water in the World' and themes of collapse, memory, and colonialism.
A writer and musician discusses the emotional and psychological flexibility needed to address climate change and environmental loss.
An interview with Carlos Moreno discussing the 15-minute city concept and its potential to transform urban living and reduce environmental impact.
A podcast exploring environmental issues and sustainability through interviews with leading activists and organizations.
An interview with earth scientist Ewan Nisbet discussing methane's role in climate change and the potential for a termination event.
Renee Berglund discusses her book 'Natural Magic' exploring the intertwined views of nature in Emily Dickinson's poetry and Charles Darwin's science.
Historian Frank Trentman discusses his book on Germany's moral and political transformation after World War II.