The Overstory Podcast
1) Ep. 3: Hiking for Healing
We join a group of single mom veterans from New York City as they take a weekend camping trip with their families — and in the course of their adventure find a respite from the stresses of military-to...Show More
2) The Future is Bright: S2, Ep. 6
The terrible, horrible, mostly bad year of 2020 marks a decisive break with the past. But what will come next? What will the future look like? In this episode of The Overstory we imagine a brighter, b...Show More
3) The End of Oil Is Near: S2, Ep. 5
After a late-summer break, The Overstory is back with a new episode. We talk with energy reporter Antonia Juhasz, who explains why the COVID pandemic may be the nail in the coffin for the global oil a...Show More
4) The Movement for Black Lives Saves the Planet: S2, Ep. 4
On this episode of The Overstory, we explore the connections between systemic racism and environmental destruction. Hop Hopkins, director of the Sierra Club's strategic partnerships, discusses how the...Show More
5) Resistance is Fertile: S2, Ep. 3
On the latest installment of "The Overstory," we talk with some of the people who are coping with the pandemic by getting closer -- much closer -- to the earth. The co-CEO of Johnny's Selected Seeds d...Show More
6) Getting Out into Nature (Safely) Amid the Pandemic: S2, Ep. 2
In this episode of The Overstory, we're getting out into nature--slowly, safely--and exploring what that looks like in the age of pandemic. We talk with journalist and urban farmer Novella Carpenter a...Show More
7) Earth Day in the Time of Pandemic: S2, Ep. 1
The first episode of The Overstory's second season was originally intended as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. As the pandemic unfolded, we pivoted to consider what social activism ...Show More
8) Ep. 9: Birding For Change
On Episode 9 of The Overstory we go birding with Jason Ward, an impassioned birder in Atlanta, Georgia whose enthusiasm and social media savvy is helping to attract younger and more ethnically diverse...Show More
9) Ep. 8: Rewilding Patagonia
We take listeners to the far reaches of Chilean Patagonia, where U.S. philanthropist Kris Tompkins has overseen the largest act of wildlands philanthropy in history. On a new segment of the show, we ...Show More
10) Ep. 7: The Climate Strike
Episode 7 opens with a dispatch from the historic climate strike, as we follow youth climate organizer Daphne Frias while she navigates the New York City march from her wheelchair. We also take listen...Show More