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Big Bright Dark
by Big Bright Dark
At Big Bright Dark, we explore the questions we face, the fears that haunt us and the possibilities that rise before us in this time of great human and planetary uncertainty. We explore how these things might be reasons to create, to be in community, to be honest and vulnerable, to find the bright spots, and to become wiser versions of ourselves in the process.
Episodes
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Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life: a Conversation
What does it take to confront the realities of global warming and find the sweetness of life? Authors, Matt Hern and Am Johal, open up about their own struggles with this question, the journey they took to answer it, and the book they wrote about it all.
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Hello beautiful; a Genesis story retold
What happens when a Rabbi walks into a church on Earth Day? She upends the story of Genesis and provides a powerful reminder that we are here thanks to the labour of all creatures with whom we share this place. Plus, she kicks it off with a really sweet anecdote about meeting a hornet at a coffee...
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Generation Hot
They were born after 1988, the year global warming became a household term. So, what's it like to grow up in the shadow of the climate crisis? In 2016, the theatre company, The Only Animal, asked 10 artists this question. And we got to talk to three of them. Turns out they have anger. They have...
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The Seas of our Loss
Leah Abramson is a Vancouver-based musician who immersed herself in the world of Northern Resident Orca whales to write her recent album, and masters' thesis, Songs for a Lost Pod. We speak with Leah about the musical inspiration in obscure research projects, about the lessons of forgiveness in...
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Written in the Land
20 years ago Laura Wee Lay Laq made a choice that ultimately transformed her relationships with her ancestors, with her future and with the land itself. In this episode we explore the power of a few simple and honest questions about who we are, about where we come from, and questions about to…
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What’s Activism Got to Do with It?
Whether you identify as an ‘activist’ or not, the word is undergoing a kind of fashionable comeback lately. In this episode we look at what a life of activism can teach us about ourselves, our motivations and the stories we tell about the world. Think of it as an audio advice column, or a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
At Big Bright Dark, we explore the questions we face, the fears that haunt us and the possibilities that rise before us in this time of great human and planetary uncertainty. We explore how these things might be reasons to create, to be in community, to be honest and vulnerable, to find the bright spots, and to become wiser versions of ourselves in the process.
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At Big Bright Dark, we explore the questions we face, the fears that haunt us and the possibilities that rise before us in this time of great human and planetary uncertainty. We explore how these things might be reasons to create, to be in community, to be honest and vulnerable, to find the bright...
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