Sustainable agriculture should be the ultimate goal in American farming. It is necessary to consider how to meet our current society's food and textile needs without compromising the ability of future generation's ability to meet their needs. In this episode, we discuss methods and goals of sustainable agriculture, introduce the topic of soil health, pollution, and the global phosphorus shortage. 

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Joining us from his hotel room in Texas, the Settle for Biden Van guy chatted about the motivations behind his cross-country journey. Chris Madden and his wife are traveling from state to state in a bright vinyl-wrapped van, filming fun videos and...

In this episode, we dive deep into the differences between Biden and Trump in terms of the environment. We discuss the horrific environmental ramifications of Trump's four years in office, including his war on science, his rollback of crucial...

In this episode, Hillary shares the details from her interview with Rachel of Love Nails,  a small thriving nail salon in Boise, Idaho. Love Nails serves as an example of how you can own and operate a business with integrity, heart, and...

John Muir was a writer, an inventor, a naturalist, and a fierce conservationist. Had it not been for his strategic campaigns to protect Yosemite Valley and so many other natural wonders, we might have lost these areas of sublime wilderness that are so vital to the health and wealth of our species and the world. 

Episode Cocktail: 
THE JOHN MUIR
2 oz gin
1 ¹/² tbsp lemon juice
1 ¹/² mint simple syrup

Photo credit: East Bay Times (eastbaytimes.com)

Tags: Hetch Hetcy Valley, Teddy Roosevelt, Early Rising Machine, Inventor, Environmentalism, Tuolumne Meadows, National Monuments, Conservationism, Restore Hetch Hetchy, the Sierra Club

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The pandemic is upending people's lives, and leaving several without jobs. For many, financial security is unattainable. Join Hillary and Erika as they discuss how a universal basic income might be a feasible solution for America. 

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Homelessness is an ongoing crisis in America, and it's about to get so much worse. In this episode, Erika tells the story of Dorthea Lange's iconic 1936 photograph of Florence Owens Thompson's impoverished family. We discuss extreme American poverty, the Covid-19 pandemic, and it's devastating effects on the 99%. With an eviction crisis on the horizon and a fascist in the white house who refuses to offer solutions, these are problems we need to talk about.

Episode Cocktail: The Dark and Stormy

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The healthcare world contributes a significant amount to global warming every year via carbon emissions, energy consumption, the emission of inhalation anaesthetics, the transportation and throwaway of materials, and waste production. Tune in as Hillary...

In this recent scandal, two Pennsylvania judges received kickbacks for sending juveniles to for-profit detention facilities. Get your cocktails ready, and make a double for this one. Or a triple. 

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From the night watch and slave patrols to corporate police forces tasked with crushing labor unions, the police in America were created to protect property and profit. This episode explores the birth of American policing, focusing on the corporate Coal and Iron Police in Pennsylvania.

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