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When No News is Bad News: The Struggle to Save Local Journalism
Podcasts

The most critical feedback loop in a democracy is a free press and access to vital information. Decades of corporate consolidation allowed giant conglomerates to annihilate local news outlets, but new models are crystallizing to fill the void, thanks to innovating journalists and publishers.

Restoring Ecosystems
Nature-Based Solutions: A Cornerstone of Climate Action

California Comeback Stories—Nature’s Resilience when given a chance.

Nature, Culture and Spirit
The Super-sense of Canines: The Depth of Awareness Gained from Animal Companions 

In this excerpt from “Eavesdropping on Animals: What We Can Learn From Wildlife Conversations,” author George Bumann introduces us to a dog named Chapter and the secondhand knowledge that humans can gain through animal senses.

Restoring Ecosystems
Putting the Land First: A Candid Conversation on Climate, Conservation, and California’s Future

With funding shifts, political roadblocks, and growing urgency, this conversation gets real about what’s working—and what still needs to change.

Food and Farming
Chocolate Rebellion: Elevating Historically Oppressed Cacao Farmers and Their Communities

Gillian Goddard grew up on the island of Trinidad–a cacao growing region–at a time when most “Trinis” had never tasted local chocolate. As a social entrepreneur focused on circular economy to elevate rural communities, Gillian has developed a cooperative, skill-sharing network of small chocolate-making enterprises in the Caribbean. She has since expanded that network to 11 African nations.

Food and Farming
Investing in the Sustainability of Cacao Farmers to Make Distinctive Chocolate

The TCHO chocolate company works directly with global partner farmers and scientists to co-create a better chocolate by investing in cacao-producing communities in South America, the Caribbean and Africa.

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Justice
Rewriting the Rules of Ocean Conservation through Justice, Story & Relationship

What if saving the ocean isn’t just about data, but about who’s at the table, what stories we uplift, and how we learn to listen?

Nature, Culture and Spirit
Spiders are much smarter than you think

Cognition researchers are discovering surprising capabilities among a group of itsy-bitsy arachnids.

Justice
Bending Toward Justice: The Arc of Black Lives Matter
Podcasts

In 2020, the Black Lives Matter Movement emerged as the biggest protest movement in American history, and resounded worldwide. Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors tells the story of what activated this powerful movement for racial justice, and where it’s going.

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