We’ve already started to feel the brunt of anthropogenic climate change, and our relationship with soil may be crucial to our way through. In this episode, we’ll hear how soil stores carbon and fresh water, how it’s connected to droughts, dust storms and deserts, and why a dusty or concrete landscape is hotter than one covered in trees. We unpack the science behind the small water cycle and sensible heat coming off the land. And we’ll hear stories of farmers working together to rehydrate and regenerate the land, and others banding together to change policies and systems.

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Featured talent in this episode (in order of appearance): 

Dr Anika Molesworth, farmer & author ‘Our Sunburnt Country’

Prof. Alex McBratney, Professor of soil science & Digital Agriculture, University of Sydney & AROURA think tank

Phil Mulvey, hydrogeologist & soil scientist, co-author of ‘Groundbreaking: Soil security & climate change’

Eli Court, CEO of Soils for Life

John Cherry, farmer & Founder of Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival

Sam Vincent, farmer & author of ‘My Father and Other Animals’

SOIL: Rewilding the Underground is created and hosted by Freya Mulvey (Co-author of Groundbreaking: Soil security and climate change), produced by Jess Hamilton, and mixed by Adam Connelly. Our theme song is Daisies by Cooee, a project by Kirli Saunders and Mark Chester Harding. Our podcast artwork is by Mark Chester Harding. Additional production support in this episode from Aimee Volkofsky (Bush Witch Productions). We acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional custodians of Country across this continent for their care for lands, waterways and soils for millennia and ongoing.

SOIL was made possible thanks to the generous support of everyone who donated to our crowdfunding campaign, our talent who shared their voices, and the many soil organisations, individuals and friends who have helped us along the way. 

Thank you for helping us to protect soils.

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