In this episode of the Quillwood Podcast, host Eric Garza invites us to a wildlife management area in Northern Vermont where he meets an ovenbird who asks a provocative question. This question compels Eric to explore the roots of the Anthropocene, the slight of hand this idea perpetrates, its connections with consumer culture and addiction, and even to the Wabenaki myth of Gwiwakwe, the cannibal giant.

Outline

• 00:00 - 05:21 — Introduction
• 05:21 - 10:20 — Anthropocene's slight of hand
• 10:20 - 15:23 — Dancing with Giwakwe
• 15:23 - 22:59 — Addiction and consumer culture
• 22:59 - 31:21 — Treating the underlying cause
• 31:21 - 34:30 — Episode wrap-up

Links and Resources

• Quillwood Academy
• Eric's Patreon page
• Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in Systems, by Donella Meadows
• Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change, by Sherri Mitchell
• Dancing With the Cannibal Giant, with Sherri Mitchell (Embracing Apocalypse #10)
• Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope, by Johann Hari