Future Ecologies

We're featuring another podcast we think should be in your feed (if it isn't already): MEDIA INDIGENA.This episode, originally released on May 27 2021, features a conversation with Dr. Max Liboiron – Director of the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research, and author of the new book Pollution is Colonialism.Don't miss Part Two of this important discussion. Find episode 259 of MEDIA INDIGENA wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit https://mediaindigena.libsyn.com/pollution-is-colonialism-part-two-ep-259For a copy of Dr. Liboiron's book: https://www.dukeupress.edu/pollution-is-colonialismFor more on the CLEAR Lab: https://civiclaboratory.nl/– – –Thanks to all our Patrons who are making Future Ecologies Season 4 possible.To join our community, hang out with us on discord, get stickers, patches, and bonus audio content, head to https://www.patreon.com/futureecologies

We’ve got an amazing 4th Season headed your way! While we’ve got our heads down for the rest of the year, we’re going to feature some episodes from other podcasts we think you’ll love.First up is an episode from the kind folks at How to Save a Planet. Dedicated Future Ecologies listeners might notice that this episode connects nicely with some of the work we covered in our first season, specifically episodes six and nine. There’s fire, there’s dam removal, there’s land back, and much more.Find more episodes of H2SAP on Spotify or at how2saveaplanet.show– – –PS. Our amazing supporters on Patreon are not only making our Season 4 possible, they’re keeping it ad-free for everyone to enjoy. If you are in a position to help (even just $1/month), it goes a long way. We’re almost at 200 supporting listeners, so please join us at patreon.com/futureecologiesPPS. Listen on for a big announcement before the episode 📻(& send your campus and community radio stations to futureecologies.net/radio )

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What is a border? Is it simply an edge: a sharp transition between one state and another? Or does it stretch beyond a single dimension, warping land and people through a self-perpetuating 'otherness'?In this final chapter of Goatwalker, we uncover the ties that bind ecosystems, identities, and communities of all sorts – migrant or otherwise. We'll walk a path to restorative justice: a way to foster new livelihoods through conservation programs and the many uses of an oft-overlooked keystone species of the desert southwest.Rigid borders are a foundational source of inequity. For as long as they persist, we face a growing need to care for the earth and for each other: to discover our own capacity for Sanctuary.From Future Ecologies, this is Goatwalker, Part Four: An Open Wound.---Before this episode, we suggest you start with Part One of this series: On ErrantryAnd then listen to Part Two: SanctuaryAnd then Part Three: Saguaro Juniper---For musical credits, citations, and more, go to futureecologies.net/listen/fe-3-10-goatwalker-pt4-an-open-woundHelp make Season 4 our best yet: Support the show and join our Patreon community at patreon.com/futureecologies---As of August 2021, Jim Corbett’s "Goatwalking" has been re-issued in a new 2nd edition. You can purchase a hard copy or an e-book hereA 2nd edition of "Sanctuary for All Life" is also now available from Cascabel Books on Amazon or Barnes and Noble

Having finished his work in the Sanctuary Movement, Jim Corbett allowed his focus to broaden, bringing his system of ethics to the land itself. Jim had gathered many people around him throughout the Sanctuary days: a group that shared a deep, abiding love for the more-than-human world. Together they would establish a herding community – a herd in which they would all be members – grounded in a practice of ‘pastoral symbiotics’, and guided by a prescient ecological covenant: a bill of rights for the land.From Future Ecologies, this is Goatwalker, Part Three: Saguaro Juniper---Before this episode, we suggest you start with Part One of this series And then listen to Part Two---Get in touch with the community at Saguaro JuniperAs of August 2021, Jim Corbett’s "Goatwalking" has been re-issued in a new 2nd edition. You can purchase a hard copy or an e-book hereA 2nd edition of "Sanctuary for All Life" is also now available from Cascabel Books on Amazon or Barnes and Noble– – –For musical credits, citations, and more, click here.Support the show and join our Patreon community

In the early 1980s, the outbreak of civil war across Central America forced unprecedented numbers of refugees to seek asylum in the United States, putting the recently passed 'Refugee Act' of 1980 to the test. There was just one catch: the Reagan Administration was providing funding to right-wing governments that most of these refugees were fleeing. As a result, Central American refugees making the dangerous journey to the U.S.-Mexico borderlands were being intercepted, denied asylum, and summarily deported.As this crisis unfolded, a ragtag group of self-proclaimed 'goatherds errant', led by philosopher-turned-rancher Jim Corbett, took it upon themselves to enact U.S. immigration law at the grassroots level. In so doing, they sparked a national movement that continues to the present day, turning the concept of 'civil disobedience' upside-down.This is the story of the Sanctuary movement – the 2nd part of a 4-part series.From Future Ecologies, this is Goatwalker, Part Two: Sanctuary.👉 We suggest you start with Part One of this series 👈– – –For musical credits, citations, and more, click here.Support the show and join our Patreon. We've got bonus episodes, stickers, patches, and a rad discord community.– – –As of August 2021, Jim Corbett’s "Goatwalking" has been re-issued in a new 2nd edition. You can purchase a hard copy or an e-book hereA 2nd edition of "Sanctuary for All Life" is also now available from Cascabel Books on Amazon or Barnes and Noble

Jim Corbett was not your typical rancher. Over the course of decades roaming the borderlands of the desert southwest, he developed a practice that he referred to as 'goatwalking' - a form of prophetic wandering and desert survival based on goat-human symbiosis. For Jim, 'goatwalking' provided both physical and spiritual sustenance, and allowed him to become at home, for a time, in wildlands.To many, this modern-day Don Quixote would seem an unlikely figure to have sparked one of the most important social movements of the 20th century, but to those who knew him well, it was hardly a surprise. Even today, his influence is felt throughout the borderlands of the Southwestern United States, and beyond.This is the story of a man behind a movement – the biographical first part of a 4-part series.From Future Ecologies, this is Goatwalker, Part One: On Errantry.– – –For musical credits, citations, and more, click here.Support the show and join our Patreon community– – –As of August 2021, Jim Corbett’s "Goatwalking" has been re-issued in a new 2nd edition. You can purchase a hard copy or an e-book hereA 2nd edition of "Sanctuary for All Life" is also now available from Cascabel Books on Amazon or Barnes and Noble

Mushrooms that smell? Fungi can be pungent, provocative, and at times irresistible. While we might not always recognize it, we're in constant chemical communication with the world around us through olfaction. For those with the senses to discern them, aromas, perfumes, stinks, and stenches can all convey useful information. Some scents are warnings, and others are deterrents, but the most alluring are expert portraits of our animal fascinations, honed through evolution to attract, captivate, and compel.In this episode, we stop to smell the Russulas – examining the fascinating fragrances of Kingdom Fungi, with the help of Michael Hathaway, Merlin Sheldrake, and Anicka Yi.– – –For musical credits, citations, and the Mushroom Smelling Wheel, click here.Support the show and join our Patreon communityCover artwork by Leya Tess

Discover the fascinating relationships between humans, fungi, and the soil that sustains us. Explore how grief and nature's processes intertwine, revealing profound connections and resilience. Delve into the philosophical discourse on identity shaped by diverse environments, and consider the ethics of conservation strategies in a changing climate. Immerse in the unique complexities of fungi and their networks, while reflecting on the soul's deep ties to the earth and the transformative potential of ecosystems.

Guest producers Sadie Couture and Russell Gendron explore the concept of invasive species through a look at a small island community, a species doing some serious damage to the ecosystem, and the complex issues at play when a plant or animal moves into a new territory.Sadie and Russell talk to current and former residents of Mayne Island, Indigenous elders, and conservation professionals to think through what it means to call something an “invasive species,” how to manage our ever-changing relationships to plants and animals, and how we might prepare for the certainty of change in the future.This episode was originally a short piece on the Mayne Island Sound Map, entitled “The Joy of Cooking Fenison.”– – –We rely on listener support to make this work possible.Support Future Ecologies for $1/month, and join the producers for a discord Ask-Us-Anything on February 3rdhttps://www.patreon.com/futureecologies– – –For musical credits, citations, and photos click here.