

Animism: Listening to the Land Podcast
Filip Tkaczyk
Animism is about reconnecting with our own wildness and learning to live respectfully in a world full of other-than-human beings.
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Jun 8, 2025 • 1h 32min
Episode 15 - Tracking and Animism
In this enlightening conversation, Sandy Reed, an outdoor enthusiast from Ohio, shares her passion for wildlife tracking and animism. She emphasizes the interconnectedness of all beings, inviting a shift in consciousness towards recognizing non-human life as relatives deserving respect. Sandy recounts personal experiences, illustrating how deep connections with nature can facilitate healing. The discussion also touches on the ethical dynamics of hunting, the value of storytelling, and the transformative power of embracing nature's aliveness.

Mar 18, 2024 • 1h 45min
Episode 14 - Being Salmon, Being Human
A great dialogue with Martin Lee Mueller on how to be a good relative. How to work towards being more fully human through our relationship with the broader, wilder world we belong to. How do we apprentice ourselves to place and to other beings?

Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 29min
Episode 13 - Interview with Dr. Rune Hjarno Rasmussen from Nordic Animism
A really great interview with Dr. Rune Hjarno Rasmussen, a major contributor to animist dialogue, land relationality and someone breathing life into Animist practices in Europe.
Please check out his work on Youtube at Nordic Animism and help support him on Patreon!

May 25, 2023 • 9min
Episode 12 - Make It More Relational
A mini-episode. A reading of an essay on making outdoor education and wildlife tracking more relational.

Nov 26, 2021 • 1h 22min
Episode 11 - Interview with Sophie Strand
This is a fun and thought-provoking episode with Sophie Strand. She is a brilliant writer, story teller and animism who is publishing several works in the next year. Her work is exploding on social media and I hope she reaches many readers and listeners with her embodied ideas. May they spread like spores in many directions on the wind.

Jun 30, 2021 • 14min
Episode 10 - Animism 101
A brief and concise introduction to Animism. This is a solo episode.

Apr 30, 2021 • 42min
Episode 9: Spring & Rebirth
Nathan and I have returned to share more on Animism. In this episode we share stories of connecting with the rising energy of renewal and rebirth of spring. Sandhill cranes, nesting hawks, wildflowers and encounters with belonging.

Nov 7, 2019 • 50min
Episode 8: Acknowledgement
In this episode we discuss what it means to practice acknowledgement of places and beings in our life in a respectful way. Especially, the practice of land acknowledgement.

Oct 7, 2019 • 44min
Episode 7: Re-connecting to Land
Reconnect with the land through heartfelt stories of personal journeys and nature's beauty. Discover how slowing down enhances our connection to the natural world, from an enchanting encounter with a curious mouse to transformative art experiences during thunderstorms. Explore the intertwining of animism and social work, highlighting new ways to advocate for all communities. Embrace unique challenges that invite deeper interactions with non-human entities, encouraging a profound understanding of our relationship with nature.

Jun 23, 2019 • 26min
Episode 6: Animist Poetry
In this episode, Fil shares some fun and inspiring animist poems. This one is short and sweet. Enjoy!