Nature Bats Last

Our guest this week was Hal Niedzviecki, author of "Trees On Mars: Our Obsession With The Future." This book cuts to the chase for a future that is beyond the madness we are already experiencing. It does not rely upon progressive "solutions" but instead looks reality dead in the eye. Guy also provided a brief climate-change update.

This week Guy and Mike discuss and analyze the words of prominent climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. Thanks to our listeners for providing examples, and also for calling in during the show. Guy adds a climate-change update, too.

This week's show was a call-in show based on our conversation with Mark Austin last week. Mike and Guy laid the groundwork for callers with an extensive introduction. We wrapped the show with an update about climate change.

This week we were joined by Mark Austin, a former student of Guy’s at the University of Arizona and, more recently, government contractor and truth-teller. For the past 14 years, Mark has worked in several capacities for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security since its inception. Mark revealed abundant information you'll not hear elsewhere. We'll dedicate next week's show to discussing it on the air. Please call in with your comments and questions after listening to this show.

We interviewed award-winning conservation biologist Gerardo Cellabos about his recent and ongoing work, including the Sixth Mass Extinction and the prospects for humans in the future. Guy provided an extensive update on the climate front, and we discussed the COP21 meeting in Paris.