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In this powerful episode we share a live interview with renowned journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin [https://x.com/AbbyMartin]. which we attended. Upstream Podcast [https://www.upstreampodcast.org/] did the interview, with the event sponsored by All Power Books in Los Angeles. Hosts Robert Raymond and Della Duncan engage in a wide-ranging conversation with Abby, known for her unapologetic anti-imperialist stance. They delve into the interconnected issues of US imperialism, global capitalism, and environmental destruction.

The discussion covers her upcoming documentary, "Earth's Greatest Enemy," which focuses on the US military's unparalleled contribution to climate change and environmental degradation. The U.S. military is the largest institutional source of climate emissions on the planet—and yet it’s exempt from the climate protocols that aim to reduce emissions. However, this is not the only way the US Empire harms the planet.

Abby also shares insights from her previous work, including her film "Gaza Fights for Freedom," and her experiences in Jerusalem. This episode is a must-listen for anyone committed to understanding the deep-rooted issues of imperialism and the urgent need for systemic change.

Thank you to All Power Books [https://allpowerbooks.org/] in Los Angeles for organizing this event—they are a radical bookstore and community space that are the real deal. Check them out and support their incredible work. And, visit https://earthsgreatestenemy.com/ to chip in and support Abby and her team in getting their film past the finish line—they are still raising funds to complete production.

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Abby Martin is a journalist, filmmaker, activist who hosts, directs, and writes the YouTube show The Empire Files [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG29FnXZm4F5U8xpqs1cs1Q], an independent documentary & interview series - reporting on war & inequality from the heart of Empire. She is director of the film Gaza Fights for Freedom [https://gazafightsforfreedom.com/] and the upcoming documentary Earth's Greatest Enemy [https://earthsgreatestenemy.com/]. She also co-hosts Media Roots Radio [https://soundcloud.com/media-roots].

Upstream Podcast [https://www.upstreampodcast.org/about] features co-hosts Della Z. Duncan and Robert Raymond offering a quarterly Documentary series and a bi-monthly In Conversation series exploring a variety of themes pertaining to economics — from an anti-capitalist perspective.

Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He writes a column on PBS SoCal called High & Dry [https://www.pbssocal.org/people/high-dry]. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs.

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Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats

Episode 236

Photo credit: Jack Eidt

In this episode, we dive into the complex world of farming in the U.S. with award-winning writer, researcher, and podcaster Sarah Mock [https://sarahmock.substack.com/]. Join us as we discuss her provocative book, "Farm and Other F Words: The Rise and Fall of the Small Family Farm," and unravel the intricacies of the food and farm system. Sarah shares her journey from growing up on a small farm in Wyoming to becoming a leading voice in agricultural research and advocacy. We explore the myths and realities of farming, the impact of corporate farms, and the historical and ongoing issues of land ownership and consolidation. Don't miss this enlightening conversation that challenges our perceptions and offers a path to a more equitable food system.

They say there’s only one thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for and worth dying for. It’s not love or money, not vengeance or virtue — It’s land. To understand how the existence, value and costs and benefits of Ag lands affects us all, Sarah Mock unravels the mystique of the farm landscape. We love the U.S. Farmer. We trust them to be part of children’s nursery rhymes, to provide the economic backbone of rural communities and to embody ideals of the “American” dream and yet we recognize “corporate” farms are disrupting the oft romanticized, agrarian way of life we admire.

How do we preserve farmlands and the farms we love? In her book, Farms & Other F Words, Sarah Mock dismantles our misconceptions about farms in the U.S. and examines the who, what and why of small family farms. What works, what fails and why. Your house, your land and your concept of ownership have everything to do with the agricultural origins of the United States. Sarah Mock joins us now to offer an alternative perspective on agricultural history, reveal a path to a more equitable food system and re-examine the notion of private property for the benefit of future generations.

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Sarah Mock is an award-winning writer, researcher, and podcaster whose work focuses on the food and farm system. She is a freelance food, agriculture, and rural issues writer and author of two books: Farm (and Other F Words): The Rise and Fall of the Small Family Farm [https://www.amazon.com/Farm-Other-Words-Small-Family/dp/1636768202/] and Big Team Farms: Growing Farms Differently [https://www.amazon.com/Big-Team-Farms-Growing-Differently/dp/B0B14HYW4R/]. She is also the host and producer of the podcast, The Only Thing That Lasts [https://ambrook.com/research/podcast/the-only-thing-that-lasts] which explores the profound significance of land in the United States, revealing how it has been a driving force behind work, conflicts, and aspirations throughout history.

Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, Indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth.

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Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats

Episode 235

Photo credit: Sarah Mock

In this episode, we delve into the historical and contemporary implications of the Monroe Doctrine and U.S. intervention in Latin America. Host Jack Eidt mixes excerpts from Rubén Darío’s poetry (Nicaragua) and Gabriel García Márquez’s fiction (Colombia) with an interview of Yale historian Greg Grandin by journalist Michael Fox. They explore how Simon Bolivar's legacy and the Monroe Doctrine have shaped U.S. imperialism in Central and South America. They trace the origins of Bolivar's fight for independence, the creation and evolution of the Monroe Doctrine, and its lasting effects on U.S. foreign policy. The interview originates from Michael Fox's podcast series "Under the Shadow," [https://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow] produced in collaboration with the Real News Network and NACLA, the North American Congress on Latin America [https://nacla.org/].

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Resources/Articles:

Under the Shadow Podcast Episode: https://therealnews.com/he-legacy-of-monroe-under-the-shadow-bonus-episode-4

Simon Bolivar History From NBC News https://youtu.be/wxuxFg_8nkI?si=eZAH6W3FmCT6ZGYD

Chilean folk music group, Inti Illimani doing the song Simon Bolivar from 1973

https://youtu.be/AObTf9yOdoQ?si=7iRpeA3u8BQqQLt-

Greg Grandin is the author of Fordlandia, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. A Professor of History at Yale University, Grandin has published a number of other award-winning books, including Empire's Workshop, The Last Colonial Massacre, and The Blood of Guatemala [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IQW9VI].

Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He writes a column on PBS SoCal called High & Dry [https://www.pbssocal.org/people/high-dry]. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs.

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Executive Producer and Host: Jack Eidt

Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats

Episode 234

In this episode, We explore the fascinating world of J.G. Ballard's provocative works, what might later be known as Climate Fiction, written mostly last century. From his early novel "The Drowned World" to the controversial "Crash," we delve into how Ballard's dystopian visions have shaped the genre. We feature insights from a PBS show Hot Mess, a short BBC film Ballard appeared in 1973 exploring his experimental novel of linked short stories called “The Atrocity Exhibition,” and a 2006 South Bank Show interview. We discuss the psychological and societal impacts of Climate Fiction, and how it might inspire change in an era of environmental urgency.

First we begin with a 2019 clip from Hot Mess from PBS, featuring Lindsay Ellis, of It’s Lit, and Amy Brady, the editor-in-chief of The Chicago Review of Books.

Hot Mess | The Rise of Climate Fiction feat. Lindsay Ellis & Amy Brady | Episode 35 | PBS

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-rise-of-climate-fiction-feat-lindsay-ellis-amy-brady-2s2sxh/

The Atrocity Exhibition is J.G. Ballard’s instruction manual on how to disrupt mass media and recontextualize technology in a dystopian landscape overrun with industrial waste and technological white noise.

The excerpt is from a 1973 BBC film directed by Harely Cokliss and features Ballard talking about car crash fetishism and the response to the bleak modern landscapes dominated by industrial monotony and the irrational violence of the technology-infused world which would coalesce into his controversial novel Crash, published in 1973.

https://youtu.be/QRxpZ142lkI?si=gh5FjzV9BrUvs-r0

The next clip is a 2006 interview of JG Ballard by Melvyn Bragg on the South Bank Show, which also features prominent British authors Will Self, Iain Sinclair, and Martin Amis.

https://youtu.be/le0tW1y609w?si=2DeFYxI-wqGe-Cu8

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James Graham Ballard who lived between 1930 and 2009 was an English novelist and short-story writer known for psychologically provocative works that explore relations between human psychology, technology, sex and mass media. Ballard’s original climate fiction work from 1962 was the post-apocalyptic New Wave science fiction novel The Drowned World. He followed with the controversial 1970 short-story collection The Atrocity Exhibition, which includes the 1968 story "Why I Want to F- Ronald Reagan", and later the 1973 novel Crash (1973), a story about car-crash fetishists.

In 1984, Ballard won broad critical recognition for the war novel Empire of the Sun, a semi-autobiographical story of the experiences of a British boy during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai; three years later, the American film director Steven Spielberg adapted the novel into a film of the same name.

Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs.

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Episode 233

In this episode, we delve into the rich mythology of the K’iche’ Maya Kingdom of Highland Guatemala through the Popol Vuh, an ancient text that narrates the creation myth and the epic tales of two hero twins, Hunahpu (Blow-gun Hunter) and Xbalanque (Young Hidden/Jaguar-Sun). Join us as we explore the dawn of life, the trials of the hero twins, and the profound cosmological insights embedded in this sacred book. Discover how these ancient stories continue to resonate in modern-day Guatemala and the enduring legacy of the Popol Vuh.

Popol Vuh, the creation myth of the Maya Kiche, animated in 1988 from paintings on pottery. Conceived, produced, directed, and written by Patricia Amlin. Narrated by Larry George of the Yakima Nation. Voices by Teatro Campesino. Music by Tod Boekilheide, Xochimoki, Mazatl Galindo and Jim Berenholtz. 60 minutes.

The Popol Vuh : Mayan Creation Myth Animated Full Version: https://youtu.be/vOEQNo5m4rg?si=vx_zS2jYqyHaHHH0

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Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs.

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Executive Producer and Host: Jack Eidt

Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats

Episode 232

In this episode, we plunge into the restoration of water cycles with Alpha Lo, an investigator and researcher dedicated to global water cycle restoration [https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/]. Join us as we explore how rehydrating the earth and soil, replenishing groundwater, and transforming drought-fire- and flood cycles affecting various regions can slow down or reverse climate change. Listen in to learn about the small water cycle, the impact of deforestation on rain, and how nature-based solutions can be more powerful than technological interventions.

Water, water everywhere. Or perhaps there used to be a great deal more water everywhere, particularly in the soil. The Climate Water Project started by Alpha Lo is a resource for understanding how we might restore the water cycle. It is possible and already happening around the globe in certain countries.

While it is not yet happening at scale, we can aim our sights and actions toward this possibility. Restoring the water cycle, particularly through regenerating the soil and reforesting or greening the planet for longer, can indeed change the trajectory of this planet. For life to continue, it is imperative for us to participate in: slow water, the small water cycle, and restoration of groundwater, local watersheds and rainfall. Hear Alpha Lo of the Climate Water Project wax on about all things water and how we might participate in its return.

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Alpha Lo publishes the Climate Water Project newsletter [https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/] and hosts the Climate Water Project podcast. He operates as an investigator and researcher into the interaction of ecology and climate via the water cycle. He studies how to restore our water cycles, and is working on numerous ecorestoration projects. He comes from a background in physics and permaculture, and teaches about water in Permaculture Design Courses. His substack and podcast focus on, of course, the water cycle, and how leveraging these forces helps with hydrating the earth and soil, replenishing groundwater, restoring rains in drought areas, lessening flooding, and slowing down climate change.

Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, Indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth.

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Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats

Episode 231

The Churro Sheep remains an icon of resilience and adaptability in the Southwest. On this show we welcome Jennifer Douglass, Founder and Executive Director of Rio Milagro Foundation [https://www.riomilagro.org/], to discuss her work with the Churro on her farm in New Mexico. First introduced by Spanish conquerors, the Churro became a sacred part of the pastoral Diné or Navajo way of life and was also essential to various Indigenous tribes and Hispanic communities of New Mexico and Mexico, including the Pueblo and Tarahumara.

The Churro Sheep has come to symbolize aspects of Diné cultural identity, nomadic lifeways and iconic traditions, including their long history of weaving. Both the Diné people and the Churro endured multiple threats and extermination campaigns and federal management policies which were akin to the genocidal attempts to eliminate Buffalo and the Plains Indians.

By 1970, only 450 original Churro Sheep remained, however due to the combined efforts of Indigenous shepherds, researchers and instrumental people like Dr. Lyle McNeal and the Navajo Sheep Project, the Churro are still here. They are an essential part of regenerating dryland regions and fragile desert ecosystems, contribute to the health of biocrusts and bear cultural significance for the Diné and other Indigenous communities of the Southwest. Many are working to ensure the primitive Churro sheep will thrive well into the future. Jennifer Douglass is here to tell us more about this remarkable breed and why its inheritance matters for restoration ecology, cultural legacy and future generations.

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LINKS

https://tilth.org/stories/threads-of-tradition/

Jennifer Douglass is a social practice artist, shepherd, and environmental activist that has devoted most of her life to protecting ecology in the West and creative ways of bridging ideologies between loss of biodiversity, and human impact. She is Executive Director for Rio Milagro Foundation [https://www.riomilagro.org/] and runs a women-led farm (Rio Milagro Farm [https://www.riomilagrofarm.com/]), dedicated to conservation in both restorative ecology and the preservation of the landrace primitive genetics of Churro sheep in the southwest. She has spent most of her adult life devoted to understanding the role landraces like the Churro have in carbon sequestering and soil regeneration in arid regions.

Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, Indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth.

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Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats

Episode 230

Photo credit: Jennifer Douglass

We embark on the first part of a series by Jack Eidt who joined the artistic residency of Osceola Refetoff, a Canadian-American visual artist and photojournalist, in Antofagasta, Chile. Supported by SACO Cultural Corporation, this residency places a spotlight on the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, and its rich yet troubled history with mining. We delve into the environmental and social impacts of mining in this region, the historical context of Latin American exploitation, and the legacy of colonialism and neoliberal policies. Featuring poignant quotes from local authors and music that reflects Chile's cultural heritage, this episode is a profound exploration of eco-justice, history, and art.

Spanish Translation: https://wilderutopia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Historia-del-Chile-y-el-desierto-Atacama-EcoJustice-Radio.pdf

**Historical Context and Colonial Legacy**

The episode explores the economic motivations and political maneuverings that have led to the region's exploitation, including the devastating impact of colonialism and neoliberal policies. Eduardo Galeano's seminal work, "Open Veins of Latin America," serves as a guiding narrative, revealing the systematic stripping of the continent's resources and the resulting poverty and underdevelopment.

**Interview with Don Victor Loyola**

We interview Don Victor Loyola, a former miner who now works for the municipal museum in Maria Elena. His firsthand account provides invaluable insights into the history of mining in the Atacama and the devastating effects of the industry's boom-and-bust cycles.

**Indigenous Presence and Geoglyphs**

The Atacama Desert is also home to a rich indigenous history, evidenced by the thousands of geoglyphs that dot the landscape. These ancient works of art, created by the region's early inhabitants, offer a glimpse into the spiritual and practical lives of the people who once thrived in this harsh environment. The episode explores the significance of these geoglyphs and their role in the transportation networks that connected ancient South American civilizations.

**A Call to Action**

As we reflect on the Atacama's past and present, it becomes clear that the region's future depends on a commitment to eco-justice and sustainable development. This episode serves as a call to action, urging listeners to consider the long-term impacts of mining and the importance of protecting both communities and ecosystems.

Music Featured

Violeta Parra “Gracias a la Vida.”

Victor Jara “The Right to Live in Peace.”

Illapu “Raza Brava”

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Victor Loyola has a thirty year history working in the mining industry in the Atacama Desert of Chile and presently works in tourism at the Municipal Museum [https://fundacionmariaelena.com/] in Maria Elena, Chile.

Jack Eidt is an urban planner, environmental journalist, and climate organizer, as well as award-winning fiction writer. He is Co-Founder of SoCal 350 Climate Action and Executive Producer of EcoJustice Radio. He is also Founder and Publisher of WilderUtopia [https://wilderutopia.com], a website dedicated to the question of Earth sustainability, finding society-level solutions to environmental, community, economic, transportation and energy needs.

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Episode 229

Photo credit: Osceola Refetoff

For Indigenous peoples, such as the Māori, Water is an Ancestor, a living entity to be communed with, revered and treated with sacred reciprocity. We spoke with Heni Unwin in 2023 as she shared her perspectives as a Maori descendant and marine scientist.

Humanity has a primordial connection to water. For Indigenous peoples, such as the Māori, Water is an Ancestor, a living entity to be communed with, revered and treated with sacred reciprocity. We owe our lives to the oceans, rivers, lakes and streams of the world. And although marine ecosystems have often been viewed and studied through the abstract lens of economics or science, today, traditional Indigenous knowledge and cultural relationships with marine life and water in all its forms, are at the forefront of a new weaving that blends the ancestral past with the present.

There is a growing wish to restore traditional concepts of marine and aquatic cultivation and care, to address climate change, microplastics, health of marine life, contaminants, and aquaculture. If water is an ancestor, what is our obligation to it? How do we restore a harmonious relationship with water, that supports future generations of life, and preserves the lifeways and worldviews of Indigenous peoples? What do the waters of the world ask of us? What should stewardship of marine ecosystems look like? What might we learn from the Māori, expert navigators of the waters, who have long held that their relationship to the land and waters is sacred. To them: Nature is everything. In this episode, join Heni Unwin, Kairangahau or Research Scientist with the Cawthron Institute [https://www.cawthron.org.nz/], in pondering these questions from her diverse perspectives as a Māori descendant and marine scientist.

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Heni Unwin is a marine scientist in Te Kāhui Āio or Māori Research Team [https://www.cawthron.org.nz/our-people/heni-unwin/]. Her main role is to interweave science and Mātauranga Māori – the Maori world view – into research projects. She is passionate about caring for the taiao - the environment – that cares for her.

Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, Indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth.

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Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats

Episode 197

The gut microbiomes of many if not most modern people have been devastated by highly processed diets, biocides and overuse of antibiotics, which has destroyed countless beneficial bacteria required for optimal health. The impacts are many, upon our mental health, moods, weight and behavior. Our guest in this show, Dr. William Davis, Cardiologist and Author of the books Wheat Belly, Undoctored, and Super Gut [https://drdavisinfinitehealth.com/about/], exposes the problem with our wheat addiction and has connected the dots between gut health and common modern ailments and complaints.

The ancient bacteria that keep our digestion highly functional have been dying, and replaced by harmful microbes that negatively impact our physical and mental wellness. Supergut draws on cutting edge research, to connect the dots between gut health and modern ailments including SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, a silent and profound epidemic affecting 1 out of 3 people. Entire species of microbes have disappeared creating numerous health conditions that were uncommon 50-100 years ago. Digestive disorders, Parkinson’s, autism, ADD, ADHD, and neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer’s are more prevalent than ever before.

Super Gut shows us how to eliminate bad bacteria and restore “good” bacteria and reprogram our microbiome. By addressing the root cause of gut flora disruption, we can improve health. Disease factors can be lessened or eliminated, and oxytocin levels can improve. Moreover, brain health, anti-aging, weight loss, mental clarity, and restful sleep can all be results of a healthy microbiome. In this episode, Dr. Davis will share how a restored microbiome is the key to lasting inner and outer health.

He appeared on the show in 2023 which serves as a part one to this episode: https://wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/wheat-belly-restoring-gut-microbiomes-and-planetary-health/

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Dr. William Davis is a cardiologist and New York Times #1 bestselling author of the Wheat Belly book series [https://www.drdavisinfinitehealth.com/]. He is Medical Director and founder of the Infinite Health program including the Infinite Health Inner Circle [https://innercircle.drdavisinfinitehealth.com/]. He is Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Realize Therapeutics Corp. that is developing innovative solutions for the disrupted human microbiome and author of the book Super Gut: A 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight.

Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth.

LINKS

Wheat Belly Series: https://drdavisinfinitehealth.com/wheat-belly/

Super Gut: https://drdavisinfinitehealth.com/super-gut/

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Episode 228