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Dragonfruit
by Caroline Cheng
Environmentalism can often seem far off and impersonal. This podcast is meant to bring us closer to the people working toward building a more sustainable future. Through interviews with researchers, nonprofits, and others, Dragonfruit will show that sustainability is all around us and for everyone. linktr.ee/dragonfruitthepodcast
Episodes
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Michelle Barton: LA Biodiversity, Healthy Soils, and Community Science
Michelle Barton is an environmental specialist with LA Sanitation and Environment; she runs both their biodiversity and healthy soils programs. In this episode we discuss their current and upcoming projects, community science, what being an environmental specialist actually means, and so much…
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Florence Williams: The Nature Fix and Environmental Journalism
Florence Williams is a journalist and author who is a contributing editor to Outside Magazine and freelance writer for various publications including the New York Times and National Geographic. In this episode, we discuss one of my favorite books, The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier,...
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Evan Meyer: The Biodiversity Crisis and How Planting Native Helps
Evan Meyer is the Executive Director of the Theodore Payne Foundation, an organization in Los Angeles focused on California native plants. This episode gets into the current biodiversity crisis and how planting natives can help combat environmental harm and connect wild spaces. We also discuss...
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Georgia Tunioli: Table 2 Farm, Clean Boating, and Getting Involved
Georgia Tunioli is the Community Engagement Program Manager with The Bay Foundation. While I have previously spoken with Karina Johnston, who is also with The Bay Foundation, our conversation today takes on a different focus. In this episode we discuss their Table 2 Farm and Clean Boating…
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Tobias Tubbs: Healing and Re-Entry for the Previously Incarcerated
Tobias Tubbs is the co-founder of Angel City Urban Farms, a resiliency garden program that helps guide previously incarcerated individuals through healing and re-entry. Tobias has been through the prison system himself, and turned his experiences into opportunities to create community and hope....
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Katie Freeze-Becker: Grassroots Collaboration and Support
Katie Freeze-Becker is a chair for the US Green Building Council - Los Angeles Legacy Project and an environmental consultant with Leading Edge Consulting Services. We took this episode to focus on the Legacy Project and equity, with some bonus questions about Katie's experiences in consulting....
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Ben Stapleton: Healthy Buildings and Innovation
Ben Stapleton is the Executive Director of the US Green Building Council - Los Angeles (USGBC-LA). In this episode, we focused on USGBC-LA's Healthy Building Alliance and Net Zero Accelerator programs, as well as some discussion about the organization in general and Ben's career. These specifics...
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Trevor Zink: The Circular Economy And Its Potential Harms
Trevor Zink is an associate professor of Sustainability and Management at Loyola Marymount University. His research has previously focused on the circular economy and recycling, although he is now shifting toward studying alternative economic models that may better suit our environmental and…
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Michael Martinez: Bringing Communities Together Through Compost
Michael Martinez is the founder and executive director of LA Compost, a Los Angeles-based non-profit focused on compost and community. Previously an elementary school teacher, Michael now expresses his passion for connection and education by building gardens and compost systems throughout LA...
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Scott Culbertson: The Power of Environmental Education
Scott Culbertson is the Executive Director of Friends of the Ballona Wetlands, a Los Angeles-based non-profit focused on restoration of the Ballona Wetlands and environmental education. In this episode Scott not only introduces us to the history of the Wetlands and the Friends but also honestly...
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Alec Baird: Agriculture, GMOs, and Plant Physiology
Alec Baird is a fourth year PhD student at UCLA researching plant physiology. In this episode, he shared some incredible knowledge, and opinions, with us on topics from plant adaptations to genetically engineered crops. I hope you enjoy this episode and learn something new. Learn more about Alec...
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Rhay Flores: Restoration, Undergraduate Work, and Eco-Anxiety
This episode introduces a new format: an open-ended conversation between me and a friend. Rhay Flores is a fourth year Ecology major at UCLA with experience in both research and field work. We met through a research project focusing on American Crow populations in Marina del Rey, California and...
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Jill Pelto: Climate Change Art Incorporating Scientific Data
Jill Pelto is a climate change artist with a background in glaciology. Jill uses scientific data in combination with watercolors to create art that is both emotional and impactful; she was recently featured as the cover artist for TIME Magazine's July 2020 Climate Issue. In this episode we…
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Meredith McCarthy: Safeguarding Water for Greater Wellness
Meredith McCarthy is the Director of Operations at Heal the Bay, a non-profit focused on water quality in Los Angeles. In this episode we discussed water recycling, stormwater capture, water policy, and collaborating with community organizations; she also shared what led her to leave the film...
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Jess Heckman: Disaster Planning and Shifting Perspective
Jess Heckman is currently a third-year PhD student at the University of California Los Angeles’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; her research interests focus on coastal resilience and disaster planning. In this episode we had a great discussion about coastal concerns, disaster...
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Karina Johnston: Adapting Coastlines with The Bay Foundation
Karina Johnston is the science director for The Bay Foundation, as well as the director of programs for the Loyola Marymount University Coastal Research Institute. In today's episode we discussed Karina's career path and advice, nature-based adaptations of coastlines, and stakeholder engagement…
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Paul Stainier: Climate Change, Wages, and Food Security
Paul Stainier is a second-year PhD student at the UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, and is currently researching the effects of climate change on labor wages and food security. Some of the topics we discussed include: his work, addressing uncertainty, equity in research, and...
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Hannah Christian: Stay True to Your Goal and Don't Give Up
Hannah Christian is the co-founder and product development manager of Habitat Botanicals, a Canadian-based eco-friendly bathroom essentials company. Amongst other things, she offers perspective on finding safer ingredients, owning a business while being a mom, and making sustainability for...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Environmentalism can often seem far off and impersonal. This podcast is meant to bring us closer to the people working toward building a more sustainable future. Through interviews with researchers, nonprofits, and others, Dragonfruit will show that sustainability is all around us and for everyone. linktr.ee/dragonfruitthepodcast
HOSTED BY
Caroline Cheng
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Environmentalism can often seem far off and impersonal. This podcast is meant to bring us closer to the people working toward building a more sustainable future. Through interviews with researchers, nonprofits, and others, Dragonfruit will show that sustainability is all around us and for everyone....
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Dragonfruit is created and hosted by Caroline Cheng.
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