On episode #42 of the Green Root Podcast, host and ex-farmhand, Josh Schlossberg, gets his hands dirty with writer, podcaster, and organic farmer, Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, to unearth the roots of the agricultural revolution, the ecological and societal impacts of industrial ag, and how humanity might find a balance between growing food and preserving nature.

On episode #41 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets lost in the woods with Ashley Lipscomb, Director of Kentucky Heartwood, to uncover threats to the Daniel Boone National Forest, the influence of “bullet groups” on public lands management, and proposals that would destroy roosting habitat for federally-endangered Indiana bats.

On episode #38 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg leaves the continent with environmental and global justice campaigner, Florence Blondel, to explore biodiversity loss in her native country of Uganda, how empowering women’s birth control choices can reduce poverty while also protecting forests and climate, and whether the developing world may someday become a model of sustainability.

On episode #37 of the Green Root Podcast, host and accidental bear tracker, Josh Schlossberg, goes off the beaten path with Barrie Gilbert, Ph.D., retired wildlife biologist & professor, and author of One of Us: A Biologist’s Walk Among Bears, to discuss the ecological necessity of bears in North America, current threats to Grizzlies, and what we need to do to protect them.

On episode #36 of the Green Root Podcast, host and fake Buddhist, Josh Schlossberg, gets nondual with David R. Loy, professor, writer, Zen teacher, and author of Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis, to meditate on how Buddhist philosophy might enlighten environmental activism.

On episode #35 of the Green Root Podcast, host and Ken Wilber stunt double, Josh Schlossberg, goes deep inside human consciousness with Michael E. Zimmerman, Ph.D., co-author (with Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, Ph.D.) of Integral Ecology: Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World, to explore Integral theory, biocentric lines of adult human development, and “The 8 Eco-Selves.”

On episode #34 of the Green Root Podcast, host and former Critical Mass arrestee Josh Schlossberg chats with Beth Verdekal, founder of Own It Economics, about the history of Critical Mass bike rides, the joys of giving, and the role of personal responsibility in addressing the climate crisis.