This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark speak with Alan Lacy, chief filmmaker and founder of Reel Earth Films, about his latest film, a Jackson Wild 2025 Media Award Winner: Burrowing Owls: A Love Story. In this episode Alan shares behind the scenes details on the production and filming of Burrowing Owls, the film’s collaboration with The Global Owl Project to actively participate in conservation efforts, and their strategies tell a great stories.

Learn more about Burrowing Owls, Alan Lacy, and Jackson Wild

Reel Earth Films Website

Burrowing Owls; A Love Story

Reel Earth Films Instagram

Alan Lacy Instagram

Jackson Wild Website

Jackson Wild Instagram

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This week on “The Tie-In,” Mark is on The Playa talking to the innovators who are using the extreme environment of Burning Man as the proving grounds for portable, replicable, user-friendly renewable energy microgrids. Meet some of Burning Man's renewable energy pioneers and learn about the infrastructure they are creating to help meet The Burning Man Project’s 2030 goals set out in their Net Zero Black Rock City Initiative. Mark brings us into Black Rock City to hear from Solarpunk’s Xtina Chu and Corey Johnson, Dragon Wing’s Dr. Ryan Wartena, Burning Man Org’s Director of Regeneration George Reed III, Halo Hybrid Solution’s Ben Seiger, and Bao Chicka Wow Wow’s Daniel Hua and Marcus De Paula.

Ben Sieger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bseager/

Solarpunks Website: https://www.solarpunks.club/

Solarpunks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunks.club/

Burning Man Project: https://burningman.org/about/about-us/sustainability/

Dragon Wings Website: https://www.dragonwings.co/

Bao Chicka Wow Wow Website: https://www.baochickawowwow.com/

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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark reflect on their second season. Season 2 included nearly 50 interviews! Join Zena and Mark as they look back on what they've done this year and share the lessons they've learned from their guests.

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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark talk with CJ Jerard, Chief Brand Officer at Outside, and Jonah Geschwind, CEO of Green Disco, about planning and production of Outside Days, Denver, Colorado’s 3-day festival that brings family and friends outside to enjoy music, ideas, film, and experiences. Outside Days has aspired to become the most sustainable festival in the country, tune in to get the behind-the-scenes details on how they make it happen.

Learn more about Outside Days, Jonah, and CJ:

• Outside Days Website
• Green Disco Website
• Jonah on LinkedIn
• CJ on LinkedIn

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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark speak with Larry Engel, a Daytime Emmy® award-winning filmmaker and the director of the Film and Media Arts division in the School of Communication at American University.  Larry co-authored the first Code of Best Practices in Sustainable Filmmaking in 2009 and is currently an associate director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking, where he directs the Classroom in the Wild experiential program.  With five decades of experience, Larry has stories and wisdom to share from the “ahah moment" that inspired him to approach filmmaking more sustainably, to what it’s like to fly into the eye of a hurricane, and more!

Learn more about Larry Engel

• Instagram: @filmingmad
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/filmingmad
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark are changing things up, we have two interviews on this episode. Tony Linan from Texas and Isaiah Smith from Louisiana share their point of view from their distinct regions, communities, and niches in entertainment..  Tony, a former military filmographer, has moved into documenting power sports and has insight on what it would take for electric motorcycles and gear to take off in his community.  Isaiah brings the joy and shares what he’s witnessed in the Louisiana community theater scene and how he stays positive.  

Learn more about Tony Linan and Isaiah "Zaya" Smith 

• Tony’s Instagram:  @roninphotographer42
• YouTube: @Ronin42Production
• Isaiah’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-zaya-show/id1543621205
• Isaiah’s Instagram: @the_zaya_show 

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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark talk with Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Founder and Executive Director of Sacred Earth Solar and co-founder of Indigenous Climate Actions. Melina shares with us her journey into climate activism; why she started an organization dedicated to supporting self-sufficiency and a just renewable energy transition for Indigenous communities; insights from her 2020 series Power to The People; and reflections gathered over her 20 years of experience working on social, environmental, and climate justice issues.  

Learn more about Melina Laboucon-Massimo and Sacred Earth Solar

• Website
• Melina’s Instagram
• Sacred Earth Solar’s Instagram
• Youtube
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark talk with Samuel Rubin, a social impact practitioner and climate activist working at the intersection of culture, storytelling, and environmental advocacy.  Samuel, Zena, and Mark explore the language of change, the inertia of emotion, how to avoid the greenhouse effect of ideas, and why culture shapes action.

Learn more about Samuel Rubin

• Website: https://www.entertainmentculturepavilion.org
• Instagram: Entertainment Culture Pavilion, Samuel Rubin

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*"Culture eats strategy for breakfast" is a quote attributed to Peter Drucker.

This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark talk with Adam Rowe (Production Designer) and Joe Madziak (Construction Coordinator) about how they worked together in Canada and the U.S. to reuse sets on Good Sam (2022), Glamourous (2023), and Matlock (2024-current).  Adam and Joe share practical knowledge, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and share the obvious and surprising positives of working with sets across multiple projects.

Learn more about Adam Rowe and Joe Madziak:

• Adam Rowe Instagram
• Adam Rowe IMDB
• Joe Madziak IMDB

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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark talk with Aaron Laslo, founder of Can-Do! Green Technologies, an urban lumberjack and CEO of UrbanJacks. UrbanJacks is a Vancouver, Canada-based startup growing in Vancouver and expanding to Ontario and California markets. UrbanJacks processes secondary solid wood waste and transforms it into recycled, premium lumber.  We talk carbon credits, the circular economy, forging a new path in new industries, collaboration across North America, the courage required to change the system, and more.

Learn more about Aaron Laslo and Urban Jacks:

• Website: https://urbanjacks.ca
• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/urbanjacksofficial/

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