On episode #13 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg interviews Hailey Hawkins, Southern Rockies Field Representative for the Endangered Species Coalition, about the return of wolves to the western landscape, the importance of habitat connectivity for sustaining wildlife populations, and recent efforts by the powers that be to gut the Endangered Species Act.

On episode #12 of the Green Root Podcast, Josh Schlossberg talks with Gary Wockner, director of Save the Colorado and founder of the the Free Flowing Rivers Initiative of the Waterkeeper Alliance, about the intrinsic value of rivers, the ecological and human rights consequences of hydroelectric power, the economic benefits of dam removal, and lots more.

On episode #11 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg ponders what it means to be an ecosystem patriot, points out how disagreements between enviros often come down to different views on the concept of “wild nature,” and suggests how we can re-unite our fragmented movement by coming together to permanently preserve public lands.

On episode #10 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg chats with Dayna Yildirim of Extinction Rebellion about how environmental activists can become more effective—and personally fulfilled—by practicing radical self-honesty, “leading with the heart,” and processing their grief over the eco-crisis.

On episode #9 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg speaks with Jeff Gibbs, writer and director of the environmental documentary film, Planet of the Humans.

We discuss the overwhelmingly positive public response to the film, the attacks and organized campaign to temporarily remove the film from YouTube, and censorship across legacy and left media.

We also talk about Bill McKibben, the environmental movement’s long-time (and in many cases, ongoing) support of biomass energy, and whether it’s time for a new environmental movement.

On episode #8 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg speaks with Robert Cobbold--program manager of the Green Schools Project and founder and editor of ConsciousEvolution.co.uk--about the economic roots of the eco-crisis, the push to develop alternative monetary systems, and the worldview shifts that can get us there.

On episode #7 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg interviews retired journalist Albert Lanier about censorship of environmental voices in the media. A freelance journalist for 22 years, Albert discusses the ongoing media blackout of balanced commentary on the documentary film Planet of the Humans, internal vs. external censorship at media outlets, and what we can do to save journalism.

(Audio quality isn't amazing as we needed to conduct the interview via cell phone)

On episode #6 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg discusses the overlap between environmental activism and police brutality, the disproportionate killing of black men by law enforcement, and how existing policies set the stage for the deaths of George Floyd and so many others before him.

On episode #5 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg talks with indigenous rights activist & environmentalist Yuri Harris about her discovery of the “de-growth” movement, her alienation from mainstream environmentalism, and how we can’t address the eco-crisis without better understanding the human brain.

On episode #4 of the Green Root Podcast, host and award-winning environmental journalist Josh Schlossberg reveals his most recent bout with censorship, and tells the truth about how the media sausage is really made.