Filmmaker, Julia Barnes, on the dirty secrets of clean energy, how electric cars are running over the oceans and her new documentary Bright Green Lies – debuting online April 22 (Earth Day), 2021 https://www.brightgreenlies.com/

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• The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  
• Orcas Everywhere

Information on Julia Barnes and Deep Sea Mining

• https://www.brightgreenlies.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/BrightGreenLiesMovie
• https://www.instagram.com/brightgreenlies/
• http://www.deepseaminingoutofourdepth.org/wp-content/uploads/Nodule-Mining-in-the-Pacific-Ocean-2.pdf
• https://dgrnewsservice.org/civilization/ecocide/extraction/they-want-to-mine-the-deep-sea/
• Julia Barnes Counterpunch: https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/04/09/the-environmental-impacts-of-green-technology/

Trailer for Bright Green Lies

https://vimeo.com/346171480

Timecodes

• 0:00– Hello from Julia Barnes
• 1:01– Mark’s welcome. Start of the Skaana Podcast
• 3:51– Start of the interview. Discussing Julia’s upcoming documentary Bright Green Lies and where the idea for the documentary came from.
• 6:30– About false solutions that are promoted by Bright Green Environmentalism.
• 7:51– About Biomass. The dangers of wood waste and clear cutting.
• 10:05– Solar, wind and hydro power lies
• 13:34– How Julia Barnes got interested in filmmaking and her connection to Rob Stewart.
• 20:33– About being uncomfortable in a room with David Suzuki
• 24:41– Deep sea mining for electric cars…. “They’re calling it the largest mining operation in history. That's about to begin. There should terrify everybody.”
• 37:39– “We should be furious that the movement has been so co-opted and it is at this point, a betrayal of the natural world.”
• 39:15– The displacement paradox
• 40:10– There is no such thing as green industrial energy
• 45:26– Experiences with whales while filming Sea of Life
• 47:09– “My advice is learn as much as you can about what's happening and get started right away.”
• 48:02– Message from Mark Leiren-Young for our Patreons. Support independent coverage of issues facing the Southern Resident Orcas at www.patreon.com/mobydoll
• 52:25 – Trailer for Bright Green Lies

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Joel Bakan, co-director of The New Corporation, on his Unfortunately Necessary Sequel, why corporations aren’t our friends and the reason corporations are considered persons, but orcas aren’t.Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment.

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Support Joel Bakan

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• The New Corporation: The Unfortunate Necessary Sequel : thenewcorporation.movie/ 
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Books on Amazon

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• The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  
• Orcas Everywhere

Song Information

• “This Note’s For You” by Neil Young
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSSvzCNBvlQ
• https://neilyoungarchives.com/

Timecodes

• 0:00– Intro
• 5:54– Where the original idea for The Corporation came from.
• 9:15– Why The Corporation unfortunately required a sequel 10 years later.
• 12:41– “This new movement on the part of corporations to be good, in the new film and in the book, we basically say that it's very similar to the charm of the psychopath. You know, the first film we show that the corporation is a psychopath. One of the points in the second film is it's found its charm.”
• 20:57– “We can't ignore COVID, and not only can we not ignore COVID because it is a major event. But we can't ignore COVID because it's a major event that ties into every single theme that we look at in this film, both in terms of the difficulties and challenges of corporate power, and the way it corrodes society and democracy.”
• 25:35– How come corporations receive personhood and animals don’t?
• 38:15– “What the orcas don't have is power and dominion over the human societies that do have power and dominion. In a way they're victims of colonialism, an imposition of a legal system.”
• 41:09– Discussing the anthropocentric qualities of the legal system and laws.
• 45:17– The self-governance of corporations and what that means for the environment.
• 50:10– “Just speaking from a personal perspective, there's really no point, in my view, in doing this kind of work if I don't have hope. I mean, what's the point in criticizing the world if you don't believe that it can be changed?”
• 1:00:42– “This Note’s for You” by Neil Young

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Carl Safina (@carlsafina) author of Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace talks about the culture of animals, the worlds of whale and sharing the planet -with @Skaanapod host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).

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• Carl Safina’s personal website: http://www.carlsafina.org/
• The Safina Center: http://www.safinacenter.org/

Books on Amazon

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• The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  
• Orcas Everywhere

Music:

• “Feather, Fur & Fin” by Danny Michel
• Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ugkain3QUg
• Website:  www.dannymichel.com/
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/danny.michel.music/

Timecodes

• 0:00– Intro
• 03:40– How Carl Safina is doing and where he’s at in the world of COVID.
• 08:27– Discussing his latest book Becoming Wild and cultures in other animal species.
• 11:12– “There are only two animals in the world who are currently known, who are able to tell when they are meeting a complete stranger.”
• 16:07– What exactly is culture?
• 22:48– Discussing the complexities of Orca communication and the mystery of their “sound making”.
• 31:06– Animals and careers? “What else do animals do besides make a living?”
• 35:53– Carl Safina’s least favourite whale names.
• 45:20– Discussing Tahlequah and her tour of grief. The affect she had on the world.
• 49:00– “In law, the only living thing that cannot be legally owned…is a human being.” Discussing animals and personhood.
• 56:47– The Safina Centre and their mission.
• 1:04:15– “Feather, Fur & Fin” by Danny Michel

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Skaana guests Erich Hoyt, Robbie Bond, Joel Bakan, Carl Safina, Julia Barnes, Marc Bekoff & the Skaana team share our wishes for a very new New Year in 2021.

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• The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  
• Orcas Everywhere

Song Information

• “Auld Lang Syne” performed by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik7ktS3PqEs

• 0:00– Intro
• 2:34– Wishes for 2021 from our guests and the Skaana team
• 12:25– A big thanks to all our Patreon supporters
• 16:12– Info on our SOCAN license and Mark’s farewell to 2020

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Skaana (Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young shares stories from the audio version of his award-winning book for orca lovers of all ages – Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales (orcaseverywhere.com). “This inviting book will be treasured by kids – a fun way to discover orcas and the sea.” Erich Hoyt, author of Orca: The Whale Called Killer. “An amazingly accessible and fun book that explores our relationship with whales over millennia.” Elizabeth May former leader of The Green Party of Canada.

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· The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  

· Orcas Everywhere

Support Local Anxiety

• “Oh Christmas Tree, Eco Christmas Tree” by Local Anxiety
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ErxSXlKQsg
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Timecodes

• 0:00– Intro
• 2:40– “Orca Love” from Orcas Everywhere
• 8:00– Thank you and happy holidays from Skaana
• 10:23– “Oh Christmas Tree, Eco Christmas Tree” by Local Anxiety

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Global fisheries expert Daniel Pauly (@SeaAroundUs) on illegal fisheries, vanishing fish and the fight to save BC’s salmon with @Skaanapod host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung).

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Image credit: Ms.Valentina Ruiz-LeotaudMore Information About Daniel Pauly

• Sea Around Us Profile
• SeaLifeBase – Fish Data Base
• UBC Profile
• Interview with The Tyee
• Interview with Watershed Sentinel
• Pauly’s Book Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries
• Exploring the Boundary Waters
• https://www.straight.com/article/the-truth-about-the-science-of-fish-lice

Books on Amazon

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· The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  

· Orcas Everywhere

Music: 

• “I’s the B’y” Performed by Great Big Sea https://youtu.be/AQn-2xAlu7I
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmgg7VhBs9Z7iU0bmdrjxFw
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0GxOdKrtD5oUmQROcCs8M4 

1. “Skana” – Leah Abramson https://youtu.be/CQr5BHW0k44
2. Leah Abramson's Website: http://www.leahabramson.com/

Timecodes

• 0:00– Intro
• 5:38– Defining “Shifting Baselines”
• 9:14– “The main reason why we need to study fisheries globally is because studying them at a local level doesn't capture the dynamics…All the fish move, they don’t know borders.”
• 11:46– The globalization of fisheries and outsourcing to meet fish consumption.
• 14:15– What fish should we eat? And who’s fish are we eating?
• 20:12– The status of fish as meat and the role they play in our diets.
• 20:25– Fish were viewed as a package of healthy meat and not wild animals capable of feeling, capable of agency.
• 22:10– Do fish feel pain?
• 27:34– “The implication of our treatment of animals, the mass slaughtering of whales for example, is too horrible to contemplate. And so, we have coping mechanisms and denial is one of them.”
• 31:04– Japan and whaling.
• 34:00– On the Aquacolypse
• 36:08– Discussing fish stocks and biomass.
• 38:26– Canada’s errors in managing fish populations.
• 40:47– Bureaucracy, the DFO, and the politics of fisheries.
• 42:10– (In Canada) fish are seen as a commodity, rather than animals that can go extinct
• 44:35– Discussing the work of Alexandra Morton and her struggle to reveal the failures of the DFO.
• 52:03– “I think that the DFO has a two-fold mission that should never be imposed, on an agency. They have to both promote and control the aquaculture. And you can't do both.”
• 54:04– Discussing FishBase and the thousands of fish that have been catalogued there.
• 59:28– Daniel Pauly’s childhood and his journey to becoming the world’s leading ichthyologist.
• 1:04:49– “I’s the B’y” Performed by Great Big Sea

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Michael Moore (@MMFlint) on Canada, inspiration and capitalism in this flashback interview from the start of the Obama era with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). 

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Books on Amazon

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· The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  

· Orcas Everywhere

Music:

• “Land of Greed”- Miss Emily   https://youtu.be/tha75odSRCI
• Miss Emily's Website: https://themissemily.com/main/
• “Skana” – Leah Abramson https://youtu.be/CQr5BHW0k44
• Leah Abramson's Website: http://www.leahabramson.com/

Timecodes

• 0:00– Intro
• 3:16– Sitting down for a slice of pizza with Michael Moore.
• 4:48– “I’m inspired by a lot of things and I see a lot of good that’s going on.”
• 5:51– The value of people’s work.
• 7:00– “If I’m a citizen of a democracy, it means I’m a political activist automatically.”
• 7:46– The power of movies and how they should be seen.
• 10:21– What he wants Americans to do.
• 12:09– Is he scared of haters?
• 16:30– How he keeps his sense of humour or, since he’s American, sense of humour.
• 17:20– His Canadian content.
• 21:18– “Land of Greed” by Miss Emily

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In this episode, iconic orca mom, Tahlequah, talks to host Mark Leiren-Young about the upcoming US elections and what life is like for a whale in the Trump-era.

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Check out this special video content we made to go along with the episode:

https://youtu.be/huJQXz_fj9c 

USA Voter Information: https://www.usa.gov/voting

And if you’d like to know which policies are worrying us — and Tahlequah…

• What happened to the environment with 3.5 years of Trump in office
• U.S. Navy seeks renewed authorization to train and run tests where killer whales live
• The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List.

Books on Amazon

**Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking!

· The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  

· Orcas Everywhere

Timecodes

• 0:00– Intro
• 0:45– Interview with Tahlequah
• 1:10– Tahlequah’s thoughts on off-shore drilling
• 1:27– Who Tahlequah is voting for
• 2:13– Where you can find information on how to vote
• 2:40– One last word from Tahlequah

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Anthropologist/author Wade Davis (@authorwadedavis) on optimism, decency, public service and saving America with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Part two of our special two-part election edition of Skaana featuring National Geographic’s Explorer-in-Residence and author of Magdalena: River of Dreams.

“Whatever happens in November, it won’t mean the end of this incredible schism between the two halves of the American reality.” – Wade DavisSkaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment.

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• Books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/6589/wade-davis 
• Website: https://daviswade.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WadeDavisExplorer/
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• Rolling Stones Article: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/covid-19-end-of-american-era-wade-davis-1038206/

USA Voter Information: https://www.usa.gov/voting Books on Amazon

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• The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  
• Orcas Everywhere

 Music:

Wille Thrasher- “Wolves Don't Live By the Rules”

• Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/willie-thrasher/id937109691
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3QfR3RI6MfN8jOA8Nmz5Eg?si=3DUCE2O-TQKKYCR6Osh1UQ
• Purchase the album: https://lightintheattic.net/releases/2004-spirit-child

Timecodes

• 0:00– Intro
• 04:29– How Wade Davis maintains hope
• 05:08– “I'm always optimistic because I think pessimism is an indulgence.”
• 06:22– Discussing the American military
• 08:05– Factual divisions in America and the role of media
• 10:17– “The end of America, the unraveling of America is no time to gloat. It's no time for celebration. You should always remember that the military and industrial might of America literally saved civilization in the lifetime of my father.”
• 13:26– Discussing gun control
• 17:06– “America always swings between the wild extremes of the human heart and soul and spirit.”
• 19:31– The evolution of how we consume news reports, and the role this plays.
• 22:05– The fault in American democracy
• 24:31– “40% of Americans feel so left out of what America's become and is becoming that they simply don't believe what is in front of them. The truth has lost all currency
• 28:23– Discussing Trump and the environment
• 30:14– “You know, the deeper thing that COVID has shown us is that we're biological beings on a living planet.”
• 34:03 – “You don't vote your grievances, indulging your own indignations. The vote is something more serious than that. It's a vote as to the destiny of your country.”
• 35:56– Discussing rivers being granted personhood status and the river Magdalena
• 40:27– “We need to change the way that we view our place on the planet. We are not apart from nature. We are a part of nature. And if COVID isn't going to teach us that, COVID is going to teach us nothing.”
• 42:38– “Wolves Don’t Live by the Rules” by Willie Thrasher

 

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Anthropologist/author Wade Davis @authorwadedavis talks about wading into US politics to warn about the end of the American era & the Trump virus with Skaana (@skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). A special two-part election edition of Skaana featuring National Geographic’s Explorer in Residence, the real-life Indiana Jones. For links on how/where to vote visit our show notes.

“America was the land of Walt Whitman and the Grateful Dead. Abraham Lincoln couldn't tell a lie. The current president cannot recognize the truth. If Lincoln called for charity for all and malice toward none, this dark troll of a buffoon advocates malice towards all and charity for none.” -Wade Davis

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• Rolling Stones Article: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/covid-19-end-of-american-era-wade-davis-1038206/

USA Voter Information: https://www.usa.gov/voting Books on Amazon

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• The Killer Whale Who Changed the World  
• Orcas Everywhere

 Music:

• Diana Krall- “Autumn in New York”
•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5FVmJKPSrY

Timecodes

• 0:00– Intro
• 05:30– Discussing life during the pandemic
• 07:06– “I travel in pursuit of stories. I’m a storyteller.”
• 08:30– How the Rolling Stones article took off
• 10:52– “Holding the mirror” to America’s face to see how far they’ve fallen
• 13:33– “Every kingdom is born to die.”
• 15:00– How Wade Davis’s father-in-law almost became Richard Nixon’s Vice President
• 18:56– “COVID reminds us of a number of things. First of all, we're living biological beings on a biological planet. Our lives were brought to a standstill by a parasite 10,000 times smaller than a grain of salt that commandeered the mechanisms of reproduction of ourselves. Forcing us to create it, not us.”
• 20:45– Discussing the US’s WWII production records
• 22:40– “Since 1970, China’s never been at war and America has never been at peace.”
• 25:10– America’s income disparity
• 28:03– I would argue that advocates for a wall are committing treason
• 28:05– “Treason is also the acts that betrayal the very essence of your own country.”
• 32:02– When you look at americans who deny the science… until… the fortitude to defeat it…
• 33:10– Discussing the 2016 election
• 36:17– That is a psychotic act… ending on chapel of the nation
• 36:20– Americans viewing the federal government as a core problem
• 40:00– Wade Davis’s own experience with the Canadian health care system
• 42:10– Canadian patriotism and what sets Canada apart from the USA
• 45:23– “Autumn in New York” by Diana Krall

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