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Future Ecologies

Future Ecologies

Made for nature lovers and audiophiles alike, Future Ecologies explores our eco-social relationships through stories, science, music, and soundscapes. Every episode is an invitation to see the world in a new light — weaving together narrative and interviews with expert knowledge holders. The format varies: from documentary storytelling to stream-of-consciousness sound collage, and beyond. Episodes are released only when they"re ready, not on a fixed schedule (but approximately monthly). This

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01:09

Season 6 starts tomorrow

Future Ecologies ·

2024/10/29

Hey y’all. Did you miss us? We’re back!Well, almost. Check your podcast feed tomorrow for the first episode of Season 6.[EDIT FROM THE FUTURE] it's here: futureecologies.net/listen/fe-6-1-forest-tree (or in your favourite app)Or, if you’re one of our dear supporters on Patreon or Apple podcasts (or if you’d like to become one at futureecologies.net/join), you can find episode 6.1 already waiting for you on the bonus feed.

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Auditory Compost / Convergence: The Music of Season 5

Future Ecologies ·

2024/08/23

As is tradition, we're releasing all the original music we composed for the latest season of Future Ecologies as a set of soundtracks. For the first time ever, they are also available on all major music streaming services. Enjoy!Auditory Compost by Sunfish Moon LightBandcamp, Spotify, Apple MusicConvergence by ThumbugBandcamp, Spotify (Side A | Side B), Apple Music (Side A | Side B)–––Find all of our seasonal soundtracks at futureecologies.net/albumsAnd get free download codes on our Patreon ✨

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01:07:53

Future Ecologies presents: The Merry Monarchs

Future Ecologies ·

2024/08/19

We're excited to share another beautiful guest episode with you today.In this piece, originally broadcast in 2 parts on The Wind (one of our favourite podcasts), producer Eleanor Qull is taking us on a pilgrimage in honour of, and in tribute to that most collective monarch — the monarch butterfly. Through those lepidopteran migrants, it’s a story of scale, agency, and spiritual offering in a changing world.Eleanor cooked up a special ~1 hour version just for us. It's spacious, equal parts silly and

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Future Ecologies presents: The Right to Feel (Part 2...

Future Ecologies ·

2024/07/17

Future Ecologies presents "The Right to Feel," a two episode mini-series on the emotional realities of the climate crisis.The second and final episode, “Eulogies,” is based on fictional writing from the class. Students imagine and eulogize something that could be harmed by the climate emergency, and then imagine a speculative future in which action was taken to mitigate that harm.Over a two-year period, associate professor of climate justice and co-director of the UBC Centre for Climate Justice

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Future Ecologies presents: The Right to Feel (Part 1...

Future Ecologies ·

2024/07/17

Future Ecologies presents "The Right to Feel," a two episode mini-series on the emotional realities of the climate crisis.This first episode, “Climate Feelings,” is a collection of students’ non-fiction essays and reflections on their personal realities of living with and researching the climate crisis. The first episode opens with an introductory conversation between Naomi Klein and series producer Judee Burr that contextualizes how this class was structured and the writings it evoked.Over a

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FE5.10 - Everything Will Be Vine

Future Ecologies ·

2024/06/06

Vision without eyes? Intelligence without a brain? Are plants more akin to us than we have been prepared to acknowledge? Or are they different in ways we will forever strain to imagine? One way or another, a vine with some unusual abilities is shaking the field of botany to its foundations.On this episode: Zoë Schlanger (author of the newly-released, New York Times bestselling book The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth) takes us to

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FE5.9 - Home on the Rangelands: Where the Deer and...

Future Ecologies ·

2024/04/29

In this conclusion to our trilogy, we're looking at a proposal to move beyond the concept of "rangelands" through the rewilding of the American west — meaning, the return of forgotten landscapes, species, and ecologies not commonly seen in generations (not to mention improved water and carbon storage). But at least one thing isn't compatible with this vision: grazing cattle on public lands.Catch up with Part 1 and Part 2And find citations, a transcript, and credits on our website———This ad-free

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FE5.8 - Home on the Rangelands: The Beef and the...

Future Ecologies ·

2024/03/18

Our series on cows and rangelands continues in the weeds and in the thorns, looking at a specific piece of public land where livestock are being employed to give some endangered species a new lease on life.In this 3-part series, we're hearing from impassioned scientists and land managers with diametrically opposed opinions on the concept of "rangelands" — by some estimates, accounting for 50-70% of the earth's surface. Missed Part 1? Catch up here———Find credits, citations, a transcript and more at

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FE5.7 - Home on the Rangelands: Welcome to...

Future Ecologies ·

2024/02/09

The introduction of cattle to western North America has undeniably contributed to massive ecosystem change. But could cows be as much a part of the solutions as they are the problem?In this 3-part series, we're hearing from all sides of this issue: impassioned scientists and land managers with diametrically opposed opinions on the concept of "rangelands" — by some estimates, accounting for 50-70% of the earth's surface.Part 1 kicks things off with a look at the special case of California, and a

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01:00

Welcome to Future Ecologies

Future Ecologies ·

2024/02/05

Future Ecologies is an independent podcast about the living world and its interrelations. The show varies in format, but this is a taste of what you can expect. New to the show? Find our whole back catalogue and subscribe for new episodes — right here in your podcast app, or at futureecologies.net Been with us for a while? Send this trailer with someone who shares the planet with you.— — —This ad-free podcast is supported by our listeners on Patreon. Join our community for as little as $1/month for

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FE presents: Women's Work

Future Ecologies ·

2023/12/22

We’re slowing down for the holidays, and we hope you are too.But we didn’t want to leave you without something great to listen to, so we’re borrowing an episode from one of our favourite podcasters: Ashley Ahearn is the independent science and environmental journalist behind several series covering life in the rural American West. If you haven’t already listened to Grouse, on sage grouse, or Mustang (her latest), on wild horses, you’re missing out.The episode we picked for you today is kind of a

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FE5.6 - Making a Living

Future Ecologies ·

2023/11/27

How do we account for nature? We can build on it and we can take from it, but what is its intrinsic value — in and of itself?On this episode: Adam Davis (of Ecosystem Investment Partners), and a cultural transformation happening right now — reshaping the intersection of environmentalism and capitalism. Welcome to the restoration economy.— ——Music: Thumbug, Local Artist, Yu Su, SFMLCover art: Alé SilvaThanks: Ian Wyatt, Ava Stanley, Aila Takenaka, Alex JanzTranscript, Citations, etc:

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FE5.5 - On Fire: Walking on Two Legs (Part 5)

Future Ecologies ·

2023/10/26

Meet the Fire Watchers of Skeetchestn: the people keeping their community safe during nearby wildfires, and working to bring good fire back to the land. Join us for this conclusion to our visit to Secwépemc territories as we discuss a way to bring different knowledge systems together: a synthesis of western science and Indigenous understanding.This is the 5th instalment in our series of indeterminate length, "On Fire". While you don't need to listen to them in order, you may want to at least catch

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FE5.4 - On Fire: Under Water (Part 4)

Future Ecologies ·

2023/09/29

What happens after the smoke clears? What does recovery look like when the disasters never end?In this episode, we're visiting the sites of some of BC's biggest burns of 2017 and 2021 – making the link between the mega-fires and the floods and landslides that followed. We'll hear about how the land is (and isn't) recovering, and the factors that spell the difference.This is the 4th instalment in our series of indeterminate length, "On Fire", but don't feel obliged to listen to parts 1-3 beforehand.–

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Future Ecologies presents: Inherited

Future Ecologies ·

2023/09/15

Inherited is a climate storytelling podcast by, for, and about young people. We're bringing you Season 3, Episode 1: "Mama's House", a personal story of family loss, structural resilience, and survival in an era of climate change.Find all of Season 3, including behind-the-scenes interviews with each of the 8 storytellers, wherever you get your podcasts, or at yr.media/inherited/–––September 15-17 will hold climate marches and demonstrations around the world (many starting RIGHT NOW). Join the fight

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20:38

Earthkin's Trial by Fire

Future Ecologies ·

2023/08/31

In this bonus conversation, Adam catches up with Fern Yip (guest producer on FE2.3) about her recent close call with wildfire, with lots of practical advice for those living on forested lands.For photos and a transcript of this conversation, see futureecologies.net/listen/earthkins-trial-by-fireLearn more about Fern at earthkin.ca— ——Find Earthkin's September workshops in Vancouver: earthkin.ca/rewilddaysand a 10-weekend course September 2023 through June 2024 at Anderson Lake:

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FE5.3 - Cosmopoetics

Future Ecologies ·

2023/08/23

How do our dreams shape our reality? Tonight, with the help of scientists, artists, philosophers, and historians, we're sprinkling a little stardust on our understanding of the more-than-human — from fish, to demons and gods.This episode features the words and voices of Lucia Pietroiusti, Filipa Ramos, Alex Jordan, Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe, Rain Wu, Nahum Mantra, Onome Ekeh, Federico Campagna, Yussef Agbo-Ola, and Hatis Noit, recorded at The Shape of a Circle in the Dream of a Fish — a recurrent

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08:31

[TEASER] Miriam Quick and Duncan Geere // Data...

Future Ecologies ·

2023/07/20

Get to know our friends and collaborators, Miriam Quick and Duncan Geere — the hosts of Loud Numbers, a data sonification podcast.How do data visualization and sonification differ? What are the possibilities and pitfalls? And how can you incorporate the practice into your life?———Hear the entire conversation wherever you get podcasts — join our community at patreon.com/futureecologies———Haven't heard our own data sonification yet? That's in Spiders Song (Part 2)

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FE5.2 - Spiders Song (Part 2)

Future Ecologies ·

2023/07/07

Spiders Song is a story about a quest to hear the greatest symphony on Earth: the music of evolution. Along the way, we get to know some of nature’s most surprising musicians — the paradise jumping spiders.Part 1 is the SpidersPart 2 is the SongHeadphones advised.———For credits and much more, visit futureecologies.net/listen/fe-5-1-spiders-songMissed Part 1? You can find it wherever you get your podcasts, or at futureecologies.net———But there's more to this story than just a couple podcast

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FE5.1 - Spiders Song (Part 1)

Future Ecologies ·

2023/07/07

Spiders Song is a story about a quest to hear the greatest symphony on Earth: the music of evolution. Along the way, we get to know some of nature’s most surprising musicians — the paradise jumping spiders.Part 1 is the SpidersPart 2 is the SongHeadphones advised.———For credits and much more, visit futureecologies.net/listen/fe-5-1-spiders-songYou can listen to Part 2 right now — find it wherever you get your podcasts, or at futureecologies.net———Funding for this series was provided by the Canada

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