ARTSPEAK RADIO with Megan Ponder and Kater Tot

Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes film maker/producer, Megan Ponder and performer artist Kater Tot. Megan Ponder (PRODUCER)is a producer of the award-winning documentary The Story of Plastic. She is Co-Director of Peak Plastic Foundation, and her work is focused on plastic pollution including regulatory policy, plastics production, and global recycling systems. She has consulted for global and national plastic pollution campaigns and initiatives and has worked with stakeholders representing government, industry, and community perspectives on plastic pollution and waste management. THE STORY OF PLASTIC takes a sweeping look at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it has on the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it. Spanning three continents, the film illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash, rivers and seas clogged with waste, and skies choked with the poisonous emissions from plastic production and processing. THE STORY OF PLASTIC features interviews with experts and activists on the front lines of the fight, revealing the disastrous consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning communities around the world, and the global movement that is rising up in response. With engaging original animation, archival industry footage beginning in the…