Chrysalis with John Fiege Podcast
1) 18. Sean Dixon — Puget Soundkeeper
The tires of your car have a chemical in them, called 6PPD, that slows tire degradation by binding with oxygen and ozone that could break down the rubber. But these same reactions that protect the rub...Show More
2) 17. Allison Adelle Hedge Coke — "When the Animals Leave this Place"
There is a line in Allison Adelle Hedge Coke’s poem, “When the Animals Leave this Place,” that I find haunting: “They said no one belongs here.” She’s writing about land that used to flood cyclically ...Show More
3) 16. Kara Maria — Precious and Precarious
I love beautiful pictures of animals surrounded by their natural habitats. It’s exhilarating to see idyllic environments and the animals so amazingly well-adapted to live in them. It’s also comforting...Show More
4) 15. Brian Teare — "Doomstead Days"
Before I read Brian Teare’s poem, “Doomstead Days,” I had never heard of a doomstead. It’s a clever portmanteau, combining homestead with doomsday: an alternative universe where the homestead is a pre...Show More
5) 14. Layel Camargo — Queer Ecology, Indigenous Stewardship, and the Power of Laughter
What is our relationship to the land, to its other-than-human inhabitants, and to the rest of humanity? These are fundamental questions for thinking through how we can transform ourselves in ways that...Show More
14. Layel Camargo — Queer Ecology, Indigenous Stewardship, and the Power of Laughter
1:27:01 | Sep 16th, 2024
6) 13. Forrest Gander — "Forest"
Lichen is a strange presence on this planet. Traditionally, scientists have understood lichen as a new organism formed through symbiosis between a fungus and an algae. But the science is evolving. It ...Show More
7) 12. Dave Cortez — The Education of a Chicano Climate Warrior
Our love for the world around us and our passion for protecting that world can come from many different places. It can come from a connection to the land, or a magical experience we had with other peo...Show More
8) 11. Elizabeth Bradfield — “Plastic: A Personal History”
When we’re gone from this Earth, what will we leave behind? What will we pass down to those who come after us?Plastic. If nothing else, lots of plastic. A plastic bag might take 20 years to break down...Show More
9) 10. Salma Arastu — We Are All One
Art can show us the pain and trauma and suffering of the world, and often it does. But art can also go the other direction. It can reveal the beauty, harmony, and unity of the world.The canvasses in S...Show More
10) 9. John Shoptaw — “Near-Earth Object”
I’m continually amazed by the immensity of the world that a small poem can conjure. In just a few lines or words, or even just a line break, a poem can travel across time and space. It can jump from t...Show More