Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1380 - "Skin" with Catherine Bush, and Blooming Boulevards with Jeanne McRight

Brian interviews two different guests.Catherine Bush, a master of Canadian eco-fiction, poses trenchant questions about humanity’s reaction to the ongoing influence of climate-based disaster, investigates relationships between the human and more-than-human, and explores a world where touch and intimacy are both desirable and fraught. Her blistering new book of short fiction "Skin" presents an extraordinary exploration of intimacy. "Skin" is a moving look at survival and tenderness in a world threatened by cascading crises.The recipient of numerous conservation awards, Jeanne McRight initiated an amendment to Mississauga’s Encroachment By-Law, allowing residents to create habitat gardens on city boulevards, and in 2019 founded Mississauga’s exciting new not-for-profit organization Blooming Boulevards. She is currently busy as Blooming Boulevards' President and Chair. Six years later, 350 new pollinator gardens connect our city’s boulevards, parks, and public spaces, with thousands of volunteers involved in the organization’s programs, a website with a worldwide reach, and passionate participants who claim that their gardens have changed their lives.