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Nov 17, 2025 23 min

The Humans are Dead

from Sweet Little Human Hosted by Orkan Media

There’s no doubt about it. Like all species, one day, humans will go extinct. So what would happen next? In this episode, Mother Nature ponders the future with geologist Jan Zalasiewicz, imagining the planet two million years after our time. The episode ends with surprising news from Maya Tekeli on the hunt for Leonardo Dicaprio. Sweet Little Human is an Orkan Media production released in collaboration with R8dio and funded by The Carlsberg Foundation. Written, edited and produced by Nikolaj Kirk, Roxanne Batty, Jens Raunkjær and Magnus Møller. Reporting and recording in this episode by Dan Grønbech. Featuring Iggy Pop as Mother Nature and Maya Tekeli as Freelance Journalist Maya Tekeli. Special thanks to Professor Jan Zalasiewicz for his geological knowledge and dedication to communicating about the climate crisis. Artwork by Jens Raunkjær. For more grumpy Mother Nature, follow us on social media @sweetlittlehumanpodcast www.orkanmedia.com

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There’s no doubt about it. Like all species, one day, humans will go extinct. So what would happen next? In this episode, Mother Nature ponders the future with geologist Jan Zalasiewicz, imagining the planet two million years after our time. The episode ends with surprising news from Maya Tekeli on the hunt for Leonardo Dicaprio. Sweet Little Human is an Orkan Media production released in collaboration with R8dio and funded by The Carlsberg Foundation. Written, edited and produced by Ni...

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