Towards a Kinder Public

By Kinderpublic

Towards a Kinder Public is the podcast of Kinderpublic, an interdisciplinary design consultancy. We are working to create kinder public space: more inclusive, accessible, equitable, and sustainable

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August 08, 2023 S2 Ep017 Regenerative Agriculture Can Mitigate Climate Change: The 2023 Farm Bill with Don Viecelli, Climate Reality Project Leader and Regenerative Agriculture Advocate
Don Viecelli, Climate Reality Project Leader and Co-Chair of the Climate Reality Project Regenerative Agriculture Coalition advocating for the 2023 Farm Bill, speaks about regenerative agriculture and why it is key to climate change mitigation. He explains:
-The main principles of regenerative agriculture, and their Indigenous origins;
-The environmental benefits of using regenerative agriculture methods to draw down carbon from the atmosphere and sequester it in the soil;
-The most threatening ecosystem changes and why they can be addressed through changes to agricultural methods;
-What we can do to help make sure the 2023 Farm Bill incorporates beneficial environmental and climate policy.
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August 01, 2023 S2 Ep016 What We Urgently Need to Know About Climate & Nutrition in the 2023 Farm Bill: with Elizabeth Henderson, Author, Farmer, and Activist, Pt2
Elizabeth Henderson, author and organic farmer for more than 30 years, joins us to speak more about the climate crisis and the 2023 Farm Bill, and how U.S. agricultural policy and spending must join other economic sectors in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting urgent climate goals. She explains:
-How New York used money for ecological conservation on increasing methane production and biogas to feed into the natural gas pipeline;
-Examples of the ecological conservation practices that help mitigate climate change while also protecting farmland productivity;
-The link between skewed U.S. agricultural pricing, agricultural overproduction, and the heat island effect on large farms;
-The programs and organizations that need your support in working for sustainable policy on climate, nutrition, food security, and land access policy.
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27min
July 25, 2023 S2 Ep015 Organic Farmers Can Meet Urgent Climate Goals: with Elizabeth Henderson, Author, Farmer, and Activist, Pt1
U.S agriculture must help mitigate climate change. Without changes to large scale production methods, projections suggest the agricultural sector will be responsible for 30% of U.S. emissions by 2050. On a day of intense wild fire smoke and poor air quality across New York, Elizabeth Henderson, an organic farmer for more than 30 years, explained why organic and sustainable farming methods are our key to meeting climate goals:
-What makes healthy soil and why it’s the basis of organic farming;
-How conventional (industrial) agriculture is destroying the environment;
-The bad math that hides profiteering by industrial agriculture;
-Why organic and small farms are well prepared to meet climate and food production challenges.
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30min
July 18, 2023 S2 Ep014 Music as Civic Space: with Sarah Craig, Executive Director of Caffe Lena, Pt2
Can a music venue create space for civic life? Sarah Craig, Executive Director of Caffe Lena, the famous historic live music listening room, shares her insights and experiences about:
-What music contributes to health, even if we don’t fully understand why;
-The special capacity of music to effect change, and why folk music has a particular relationship to this potential;
-Her conclusion that civic engagement was a natural part of Caffe Lena’s work;
-The brilliant community-oriented programs that Caffe Lena has developed to fulfill their mission as a non-profit music organization.
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39min
July 11, 2023 S2 Ep013 Music, Architecture, & the Culture of America’s Oldest Folk Music Listening Room: with Sarah Craig, Executive Director of Caffe Lena, Pt1
Sarah Craig, Executive Director of Caffe Lena, the famous historic live music listening room, shares insights about the interdependent relationship of music and architecture at the oldest continuously operating folk music venue in the United States. We learn:
-The uniquely American music type that was reinvigorated in response to over-commercialization, and influenced the development of a distinct architectural form;
-5 details of Caffe Lena’s interior architecture that meaningfully impact the relationship between audience members and performers;
-The most terrifying question to consider when renovating a beloved historic music venue;
-What the intensive building restoration taught Sarah Craig about the most important elements in the experience of live music and a thriving community.
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June 27, 2023 S2 Ep012 Designing for Access: Preservation, Representation & Neuroscience with Dr. Rose Perry & Rajiv Fernandez, Co-Founders of Historicons, Pt2
The co-founders of Historicons, a trained architect working in social and political issues and published children’s author, and a research scientist with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Physiology, return in part 2 to speak in more depth about:
-Why deliberately obscuring historical figures and facts is not a new problem.
-How the preservation of historic buildings gives us a misleading view of past disability accommodations.
-What the Curb Cut Effect is and what it tells us about designing better public space.
-What neuroscience knows about diversity in representation and its effects on child development.
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June 19, 2023 S2 Ep011 An Innovative Toy Company that Promotes Inclusive History with Dr. Rose Perry & Rajiv Fernandez, Co-Founders of Historicons, Pt1
Historicons is a visionary toy company that promotes diversity in representation. It was co-founded by an architect-artist and published children’s author, and a research scientist with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Physiology specializing in child development. In part 1 of this 2-part episode, we talk about:
-How Historicons designs toys about individuals and events that have traditionally been excluded from representation in media, toys, and history.
-What criteria the Historicons team used to choose the subject matter for their first puzzles.
-Why some of us aren’t already familiar with the exceptional accomplishments of the iconic, historic figures depicted in their puzzle games.
-What representation (or lack of representation) of diverse groups reveals about our society.
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28min
June 12, 2023 S2 Ep010 Navigating NYC as a Dad with a Young Daughter: Accessibility and Gendered Public Space with Dave Liao, Pt2
Dave Liao is the owner of web and print design firm Offpeak Design, is Chinese American, and a dad who lives with his wife and daughter in Queens, New York. We talk about gender, safety, and accessibility in public space. In part 2 of this 2-part episode, we discuss:
-Why all parents should be advocates for disability rights
-When complements reveal gendered expectations about caregiving
-The kinds of public spaces that accommodate both small children (and rowdy adults)
-Why single-occupant, all-gender bathrooms are a necessity for all public spaces
Content advisory: Using indirect language, we reference male violence and abuse, and effects on feelings of safety, privacy, and equitable access to public space.
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June 06, 2023 S2 Ep009 Asian-American Identity, the NYC Marathon and Being a Work from Home Dad with Dave Liao, Pt1
Dave Liao is the owner of web and print design firm Offpeak Design, is Chinese American, and a dad who lives with his wife and daughter in Queens, New York. In part 1 of this 2-part episode, we discuss:
-Running the New York City Marathon which gave him an opportunity to reflect on his feelings about belonging;
-The mistakes that Americans often make when meeting new people;
-Why he was excited to move into a neighborhood with many immigrants;
-How working from home while parenting is a wonderful opportunity with a personal cost.
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May 02, 2023 S1 Ep008 How Music Makes a Different Public Space: Chelsie Henderson of Rural Soul Music Studio, Pt2
What can music teach us about economic development and kinder public space? As we continue our conversation with Chelsie Henderson, the owner of Rural Soul Music Studio, we discuss:
-The experiences that led Chelsie to turn her career path from choral work to West African percussion.
-The skills of music making that are a strong foundation for business.
-How Chelsie co-founded a grassroots event that has become central to her business district’s development.
-The key piece of advice for businesses seeking to center values while growing economically.

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