Thomas Doggett comes into the studio to tell us all about the upcoming Great Ant Exhibition, touring the country and coming to Keynsham on 5th August. We find out the role of cotton wool in antkeeping, which ants eat their own wings, and what's really the cause of Flying Ant Day.

www.antsonarock.com

We speak to Linda Benfield, one of the organisers of the Green Gathering, happening 3rd-6th August 2023 - a long-established off-grid festival of music, workshops, activism, and low-impact living. What on earth is danger bunting, or moon loos??

https://www.greengathering.org.uk/

We speak to three young people from the Grassroot Activators Programme, a course in Bristol that aims to support young folk from disadvantaged backgrounds, upskill them and connect them with nature. We also visit the Re-Fuse project in Sparks in Broadmead, where schoolkids from St Barnabas are busy doing some hands-on learning all about recycling e-waste!

We talk to visual artist and PhD scientist Chris Perry about his time in the Amazon, his upcoming exhibitions, and the relationship between science and art.

Check out Chris' website here: www.cjperryart.com

Translation consultant Michael Jemphrey tells us all about the work SIL is doing with speakers of indigenous and minority languages, and how the knowledge passed on through specific words may have a role to play in fighting the climate crisis.

BBC Ideas - Can Saving Languages Save Nature?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/can-saving-languages-save-nature/p0fh50s5

Caroline Dennett very publicly quit her contract at Shell a year ago in a video that went viral. This year, she addressed their Executive Committee at the AGM and presented a report on their epic fails in safety performance which she says have contributed to leaks and spills in the Niger Delta, as well as grave impacts on the safety of the workers in Nigeria.

We speak to her all about this whistleblowing and learn all about the undercover ways that Shell tries to get away with greenwashing its activities.

Undercover video footage of Caroline's speech and Shell's response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zHREXt9PPU

We have two interviews on this week's show!

One with Rachel Moffat from Bristol Energy Network, telling us all about community-owned energy as well as projects and tips that can reduce energy and fuel use...

...and another with Katie Clubb from Future Leap, talking about the upcoming Festival of Sustainable Business and how you can get involved.

We chat with Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza all about her work in the Amazon jungle (including the natural phenomena of the Boiling River and stingless bees); science communication; respecting and promoting local knowledge; and what's it's like to be an indigenous woman in this field!

Dr Espinoza's website: https://www.rosavespinoza.com/

We have two more interviews this week: firstly speaking to Steve Woods, local litter-fighting legend, all about flytipping, why it's a problem, and how to tackle it.

We then hear from Anneka from the Pernambuco Group - a new strings collective raising support for Trees of Music, and the endangered Brazilian pernambuco trees that provide the beautiful pernambuco wood so many strings players use!

The Pernambuco Group have their first concert on Monday 12th June at the Loco Klub and you can get tickets here: hdfst.uk/E89527

We have not one but two interviews this week! The first is with Danica Priest, who is part of the Friends of the Western Slopes - a group of residents who ran an inspiring successful campaign to stop valuable meadowland being built on - and who may have discovered a brand new greenfly in the process!