Tantramar Nature Talks

This is our fourth installation in the Active Hope Series. We speak to Penny Mott from Seniors for Climate about how conversations about climate change have evolved with time and how seniors and youth need to work together to secure a better future.

This episode was recorded in winter 2026.

This episode was recorded in spring of 2026, so we're a bit late on this release! But we're excited to bring you this episode from our conversation with student Robert Zirpolo (who is now in third year at Mount Allison University).

The climate crisis is an all hands on deck affair. For the next episode of this series called Active hope & running on sunshine, we spoke to Eric Tusz-King, community organizer extraordinaire. Eric shared what active hope means to him, about the importance of relationships and staying true to yourself.

You probably know that our natural spaces and species are facing existential threats due to climate change and biodiversity loss. How do we keep hope while working actively to prevent loss? We’re calling this series Active Hope & Running on Sunshine. and for our first episode, we’re bringing you our conversation with Adam Cheeseman from Nature NB. We explore how climate change affects nature everywhere, even here in Tantramar, but also how nature needs to be part of the solution. ….

For spring/summer 2026, we bring you a multi-episode series about climate and active hope. We talk to some key people in our community about how climate change affects nature and how nature-based solutions are part of the puzzle, how stories, relationships and being true to oneself matter, how conversations around climate have changed over the decades, about the strength of conviction and the right to be angry…. and so much more!

Tantramar Nature Talks is your go-to podcast for learning about the natural spaces and species in Tantramar, NB. Every month, we bring you a different story about the wildlife that calls Tantramar home, and the people who draw inspiration and meaning from this beautiful place. From the Christmas Bird Count to climate action, community resilience or the history of the marshes, we dig into the heart of Tantramar and the community of nature-lovers that cherish it. 

Tantramar is located in the district of Siknikt, in the unceded and surrendered lands of the Mi'gmaq. Tantramar Nature Talks is written, recorded and produced by Mira Dietz Chiasson and Brittany Cormier. Our intro music is Thread in the Clouds by moodmode and our cover image was illustrated by Luke Hounsell. Special thanks to CHMA Radio for making this podcast possible.