PODSHIP EARTH

My son Markus and I go adventuring. We climb Mt Shasta and fly fish on the McCloud river.

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Bumper stickers, graffiti and environmental groups are all telling us to “Resist!” Trouble is, we are not very good at it. To increase my resistance skills, I talk with two veteran resistors: Marie Harrison and Rey Leon, the new Mayor of Huron, California’s poorest town.

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The media does a poor job of reporting on climate change and the environment, we find out why and how we can promote accurate journalism that connects the dots.

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Politicians now lie with impunity, public opinion polls can no longer predict election results and politics has turned inward and ugly, and it all began with Brexit. I talk with Britons still deeply divided from the Brexit vote about the social and environmental impacts of drifting away from Europe. 

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We go behind the scenes of the Italian marble industry and uncover that this precious stone is being used to make toothpaste, is cutting the top off mountains and is controlled by the mafia and the family of Osama Bin Laden.

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Your zip code has more of an impact than your genetic code on how long you will live. We talk with Dr. Tony Iton and Suzanne Bohan about the 20+ year gap in longevity that exists between rich and poor neighborhoods in the same county.

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A diary from a 200 mile desert hike on the Continental Divide Trail to visit the home of artist Georgia O'Keeffe

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The Putney school in Vermont fosters independent thinking and a love of nature. After 30 years, I go back to give the commencement speech. 

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Is the environmental movement getting too bureaucratic and timid? We talk with Randy Hayes the founder of Rainforest Action Network about the bold changes required to get the planet back on track. 

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We are constantly bombarded by technological and other distractions vying for our attention. This week, we examine how to refocus in order to solve community and planetary challenges.

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