Loss 12/101: Loss of a species: John Platt

#016. What's it like to write about species that are becoming extinct everyday? To face losses you can't control and write about them without losing your faith in the world? This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around loss and grief and to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss.Loss #12 of 101 - Loss of a species.In this episode we chat to John Platt, an environmental journalist covering endangered species, and Editor of The Revelator. We approached him to find out what the loss of a species looks like to our planet, but also to him as a passionate expert.John shares with us the ups and downs of covering such an enormous area of loss, the things that bring him to tears and the hope he has for the future, all while watching the very best and worst of what mankind can do to other living species.  And we even touched on a new subject for us - the extinction of experience.As people who are fascinated by the natural world, we were very excited to chat to John and hear about life on the frontlines covering species extinction and if there’s any hope to be found for our animals, birds, plants and other creatures in the current climate crisis.And there’s the potential for you wordy types to learn a new word this week - solastalgia.22 American Species probably extinct article by John: https://therevelator.org/species-extinct-2021/For more about John you can find him at:  https://therevelator.org/https://therevelator.org/author/john/https://twitter.com/johnrplatthttps://www.instagram.com/johnrplatt/ Send us Fan MailSupport the show-----thesilentwhy.com  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn What's a Herman? / Buy a Herman - thehermancompany.comSupport the show: buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhySign-up to my mailing list (only used for sharing news occasionally!): thesilentwhy.com/newsletterHow to talk to the grieving:  thesilentwhy.com/post/howtotalktothegrievingReview the show: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  GoodpodsEpisode transcripts: thesilentwhy.buzzsprout.comThank you for listening.