

For The Wild
For The Wild
For The Wild is a slow media organization dedicated to land-based protection, co-liberation, and intersectional storytelling. We are rooted in a paradigm shift away from human supremacy, endless growth, and consumerism. Our work highlights impactful stories and deeply-felt meaning making as balms for these times.
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Apr 20, 2020 • 13min
DeeplyRooted: Remembering Back into Ourselves with KAILEA FREDERICK /173
Kailea offers a this experiential reading woven with simple movements to reawaken our inseparable connection to all of Creation, honoring mothers and caregivers who give of themselves so generously, and who are so deserving of moments of rest to cultivate wellness. Support the show

Apr 17, 2020 • 1h 5min
Homebound: Capitalists and Other Cannibals with ALNOOR LADHA /172
This conversation with Alnoor invites us into a guided conversation on neoliberal capitalism, the global economic system and how we can work ourselves out of it. We offer this episode during a time in which many of us have witnessed the tumultuous behavior of global markets, the true price of poverty in the face of a pandemic, exorbitant corporate bailouts, and fear of impending collapse. Support the show

Apr 15, 2020 • 1h 8min
LINDA BLACK ELK on What Endures After Pandemic /171
We are witnessing the rapid expansion of a pandemic, the decline of the global economy, the incredible power of community, and the shameful behavior that is a symptom of a capital-driven society. Linda discusses what will be left in the wake of COVID-19 and how will we tend to the wounds and offers thoughts on what systems will endure, what must we dismantle and what we must grow.Support the show

Apr 13, 2020 • 11min
DeeplyRooted: Declaring Interdependence with MILLA PRINCE /170
Milla Prince transports us on an embodied journey away from anxiety, and back into deeper knowledge of our ancient and integral place within the Web of Life. Milla invites us to root ourselves through the very soil, minerals, water and air of our own bodies and to shed what is old and give ourselves to the stream of life pulsing through the body of nature.Support the show

Apr 10, 2020 • 59min
Homebound: Decentralizing the Power of Healing with Dr. RUPA MARYA /169
Initially aired in January of 2020, this episode reminds us that the blatant neglect for people’s wellbeing amidst this global pandemic is not coincidence or negligence, it is the result of a global system that has historically centered profit over people. Rupa reminds us that “the health of the people should be our guiding light and principle.”Support the show

Apr 8, 2020 • 48min
ESTRELLA SANTIAGO PÉREZ on the Importance of Community Sovereignty /168
Estrella Santiago Pérez discusses Borinquén grassroots action and community sovereignty amidst climate crisis. Common understanding of Puerto Rico exists in a dichotomy, either defined by lush resort colonies or the aftermath of tropical storms. The reality is, of course, much more dynamic and the vulnerabilities faced by communities are political and colonial created conditions...Support the show

Apr 6, 2020 • 17min
DeeplyRooted: Black Mary-Olivering with brontë velez /167
brontë velez transports us through revolutionary prayer. We hope brontë’s incantation ignites your creativity and fills up your inner well with joy, strength and peace. May we learn from the mushrooms what it means to carry death into new lifeSupport the show

Apr 3, 2020 • 1h 1min
Homebound: Personal Preparedness in Advance with Reverend M. KALANI SOUZA /166
We’re rereleasing this potent discussion with Reverend M. Kalani Souza, a gifted storyteller, singer, songwriter, musician, performer, poet, philosopher, priest, political satirist, and peacemaker. This episode originally aired in November of 2018 but we feel that these words on preparedness are more relevant now than ever. Support the show

Apr 1, 2020 • 51min
JILL WEITZ on Salmon Beyond Borders /165
The Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers are three of the largest salmon producing rivers that originate in so-called BC and flow into SE Alaska. In a climate of weakened environmental regulations, a gold rush continues to unfold, with new mining projects proposed every year. We speak with Jill about corporate mining and transboundary watersheds, following wild salmon in their path beyond borders.Support the show

Mar 25, 2020 • 1h 7min
KENRIC McDOWELL on Designing with Cosmo-Ecological Intelligence /164
We join Kenric in conversation to discuss the cultural genesis and impacts of machine learning and technological advancement, the implications of anthropocentrism in design. Kenric also covers topics such as relationality, more-than-human intelligence, the trappings of consumerism, personal agency, artificial intelligence, and interspecies connection. Support the show


