Indigenous artist, activist, and author Gord Hill—also known as Zig Zag—joined me for this episode. He has authored and illustrated numerous books and graphic novels, including the excellent The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book and The Antifa Comic Book. A major theme that runs through this discussion is the recognition of the growing intersection between traditionally Eurocentric leftist political theory and praxis with anti-colonial Indigenous resistance throughout the so-called American continents, from North to South.

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In this segment of our discussion with investigative journalist and author Dahr Jamail, [RS] and I ask Dahr to elaborate on his work in exploring the dire consequences of human-caused climate disruption, including his on-the-ground research into the rapid and accelerating impacts of climate disruption in some of the most dramatically affected places on Earth. Dahr — having met a diverse set of scientists and researchers all over the world engaged in their own direct research into the impacts of climate disruption in their own respective fields — gets into the deeply felt sorrow, anger, and grief that he, and many of the scientists he interviewed for this book, are feeling in the face of the unfolding mass extinction currently underway as a result of human-caused climate disruption and ecological collapse. We discuss the enormous difficulty of adequately responding to this information, both on a personal level, and on a wider collective level, particularly within the context of an oligarchic corporate capitalist system that puts the continuation of “business as usual” above everything else.

More than anything, this discussion with [RS] and Dahr is about acceptance — acceptance of the predicament we find ourselves in, as well as the tragic and sacred duty we have as conscious beings to learn to say good-bye these places and beings that are disappearing as a result of human industrial culture and its centuries long impact on the planet’s living systems. Within that space of acceptance, we can proceed into our uncertain future with maturity, purpose, and clarity. 

Dahr Jamail, a Truthout staff reporter, is the author of ‘The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption.’ Dahr reported from Iraq for more than a year, as well as from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Turkey over the last 10 years, and has won the Izzy Award and the Martha Gellhorn Award for Investigative Journalism, among other awards. He lives and works in Washington State.

Learn more about ‘The End of Ice’ and purchase a copy: http://bit.ly/TheEndOfIce

This is a segment of episode #171 of Last Born In The Wilderness “The End Of Ice: Bearing Witness In The Path Of Climate Disruption w/ Dahr Jamail.”

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In this joint interview, RS and I speak with Dahr Jamail, investigative journalist and the author of The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption. After meeting Dahr for his book release at Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon, we sat down with Jamail to discuss his journey writing this book.

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Dusting off a few gems from the early days of the podcast. This segment is from episode #9 of Last Born In The Wilderness "The Incubus Sitting On My Chest."

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In this segment of my discussion with Dean Spillane-Walker, author of ‘The Impossible Conversation: Choosing Reconnection and Resilience at the End of Business as Usual’ and the host of The Poetry of Predicament podcast, we pick up where we left off from our first discussion on The Poetry of Predicament, in which we discuss how to approach a more sane and connected means of discussing our "predicament-laden times" in the face of radical social change, abrupt climate disruption, and the collapse of the global economic order in the face of these ongoing crises. When one begins to pull on the thread of the “sobering data” of abrupt climate disruption, one begins to the long and convoluted journey of untangling the gargantuan knot we call the “infinite growth paradigm” in which we are all embedded within on the planet. This discussion is a bit like that — after addressing the “impossible conversation” that surrounding the life-changing recognition of the likely near-term extinction of the human species as a result of abrupt global changes associated with anthropogenic climate change and widespread ecological collapse, one can then wonder how we got to this point in the first place. This conversation with Dean unfolds in a similar manner; we discuss our thoughts on such topics as colonization and white supremacy, the economic and social consequences our disconnection with the land and natural systems, the modern conception of the self in relation to the natural world, the importance of developing community and cultivating networks around mutual aid and solidarity in times of crisis, and some thoughts on how proceed in light of the “sobering data” surrounding all the subjects discussed in this whole episode.

Dean Spillane-Walker is the Founder and Director of Living Resilience, the author of ‘The Impossible Conversation: Choosing Reconnection and Resilience at the End of Business as Usual,’ and the host of The Poetry of Predicament podcast.

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This is a segment of episode #170 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Predicament-Laden Times: Continuing The Impossible Conversation w/ Dean Spillane-Walker.” Listen to the full episode: http://bit.ly/LBWwalker

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I speak with Dean Spillane-Walker, author of The Impossible Conversation: Choosing Reconnection and Resilience at the End of Business as Usual and the host of The Poetry of Predicament podcast. We pick up where we left off from our first discussion on The Poetry of Predicament: how to approach a more sane and connected means of discussing our "predicament-laden times" in the face of radical social change, abrupt climate disruption, and the collapse of the global economic order in the face of these ongoing crises.

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In this segment of my discussion with Dr. Karla Tait, clinical psychologist and Director of Programming for the Unist'ot'en Healing Center at the Unist’ot’en Camp, I ask her to discuss her work with the Unist'ot'en Healing Center. The Healing Center is an ongoing project to revitalize the cultural/spiritual traditions of the Wet'suwet'en people as a means of healing from generations of trauma, as a result of the colonization of indigenous lands, peoples, and cultures, particularly within Wet'suwet'en territory. I ask her how the Wet’suwet’en people, in particular at the Unist’ot’en Camp and Healing Center, are generating and maintaining space for this kind of healing, and how the threat of direct confrontation with the Canadian State and its corporate allies (the fossil fuel industry) threatens the sacred work of this Camp and the Healing Center. What does the Unist’ot’en Camp and the Healing Center provide — not just for the Wet’suwet’en people — but for all people waking up to the reality of widespread ecological collapse and the ongoing violence of colonialism around the world?

Dr. Karla Tait is a clinical psychologist, and is presently employed as the Mental Wellness Advisor for the Northern Region with the First Nations Health Authority, serving the 54 First Nations in Northern BC. Dr. Tait is the Director of Programming for the Unist'ot'en Healing Centre, a collective effort by her Hereditary House Group to revitalize culturally-based, wellness and holistic healing practices that are centered on connection to the land.

To learn more about the Unist’ot’en Healing Center, and support the Unist’ot’en Camp and the Wet’suwet’en people’s struggle against the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline project, visit: http://unistoten.camp

This is a segment of episode #169 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Heal The Land, Heal The People: The Unist'ot'en Healing Center w/ Dr. Karla Tait.” Listen to the full episode: http://bit.ly/LBWtait

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I speak with Dr. Karla Tait—clinical psychologist, Director of Programming for the Unist'ot'en Healing Center, and member of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in so-called British Columbia, Canada.

I asked Dr. Tait to bring us up to speed on the details surrounding the recent invasion of Wet'suwet'en Territory by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on January 7th, the legal dimension of this ongoing confrontation between the Wet'suwet'en people and the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline project being pushed through by the Canadian government, and what this unfolding situation means for the sovereignty of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation.

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In this segment of my discussion with author Trebbe Johnson, I ask her to go over some of the themes she presents in her book, in particular what it means for a place to be broken, and what it means for us as individuals when those places we have found respite are violated and desecrated by industry, development, deforestation, pollution, and the accelerating crises of global climate change and ecological collapse. “Often, we respond simply by abandoning these places, as if they no longer count. Or else we work so feverishly to restore them to a state somewhere between what we remember and what we long for, that we fail to pay attention to how they look—and how they affect us.” How can we find meaningful engagement with these places, and what lessons can we learn in recognizing that “waste is an orphan from the circle of life”?

Trebbe is the author of ‘The World Is a Waiting Lover,’ ‘101 Ways to Make Guerrilla Beauty,’ and ‘Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth's Broken Places. She is the founder and executive director of the non-profit organization Radical Joy For Hard Times, and her articles about people’s emotional and spiritual relationship with nature have appeared in Orion, Sierra, Ecopsychology, The Ecologist, The Nation, Harper’s and other magazines. She lives with her husband, Andrew Gardner, in rural northeastern Pennsylvania.

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This is a segment of episode #168 of Last Born In The Wilderness “The Broken Places: Radical Joy In Hard Times w/ Trebbe Johnson.” Listen to the full episode: http://bit.ly/LBWjohnson

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I’m joined by Trebbe Johnson, author of Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth's Broken Places. We discuss how in a "world devastated by human interaction and natural disaster—from clearcutting and fracking to extreme weather and urban sprawl—creating art, ritual, and even joy in wounded places is essential to our collective healing.”

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