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Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration
by Kaméa Chayne
Green Dreamer with kaméa chayne explores our paths to collective healing, biocultural revitalization, and true abundance and wellness *for all*.Curious to unravel the dominant narratives that stunt our imaginations and called to spark radical dreaming of what could be, we share conversations with an ever-expanding range of thought leaders — each inspiring us to deepen and broaden our awareness in their own ways.www.greendreamer.com
Episodes
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[ARCHIVAL] The times are urgent, let us slow down. – Bayo Akomolafe
Originally published in 2021, this conversation with philosopher, writer, and poet, Dr. Bayo Akomolafe explores our crisis in form. Bayo's latest book is Selah: A Báyò Akómoláfé Reader (Ayin Press, March 2026). Our round two discussion will be coming up next. Stay tuned!
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A different kind of wealth, ft. Jon Jandai
Jon Jandai of Pun Pun Organic Farm and I sat down for an in-person dialogue when I visited Chiang Mai, Thailand, back in March of this year. It builds on our podcast conversation from years ago, during which he shared about how he grew up in rural Thailand, was told by people on TV that rural...
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A different kind of abundance, ft. Ramphai Noikaew in Chiang Mai
Back in March, when I visited Chiang Mai, Thailand, I got to sit down and dialogue with Gregory Pettys and Ramphai Noikaew of Panya Forest, as well as Thai Elder Jon Jandai of Pun Pun Organic Farm. This is the second of those three live-recorded conversations — during which Ramphai and I chat…
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A different kind of freedom, ft. Gregory Pettys in Chiang Mai
Back in March, when I visited Chiang Mai, Thailand, I got to sit down and dialogue with Gregory Pettys and Ramphai Noikaew of Panya Forest, as well as Thai Elder Jon Jandai of Pun Pun Organic Farm. This is the first of those three live-recorded conversations — during which Gregory and I chat…
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[PRELUDE] Living currencies in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Watch the video version of this PRELUDE at youtube.com/greendreamer. This is the PRELUDE to our upcoming mini series of 3 conversations that were recorded live in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Hina Kneubuhl: RISE UP! for Haleakalā as a sacred mountain
RISE UP! It’s time to organize for the lands, waters, and living communities who nurture us, who sustain our breath. In this call-to-action episode, Hina Puamohala Kneubuhl invites us to listen to and show up for Haleakalā — in response to recent proposals of more telescopes to be built on the...
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Abby Martin: Revolutionary optimism amid systems of mass destruction
What should we know about the Pentagon’s environmental impacts? What does it mean that the emissions from military activity are exempt from global climate discussions and agreements? And who exactly does national security serve? In this hard-hitting episode, Green Dreamer’s Kaméa Chayne speaks…
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Norma Kawelokū Wong: Deepening into the discipline of care
What does it mean to practice detachment while staying deeply engaged in the work of collective transformation? What is the significance of cultivating a discipline of care? And how might we understand our breath as a foundational practice? In this episode, Green Dreamer’s Kaméa Chayne speaks…
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Adrian Sutherland: Honoring the land through the work of our hands
How do we hold the tension between automation advancements intended to make everyday life easier, with the intimacy that can only come through the work of our hands? What can we learn from Cree worldviews and ways of living? And what does it mean to navigate hardships that arise from systemic...
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Carry Somers: Remembering fiber and textiles as sacred
What do we know about the oldest surviving textiles of the world? How might learning about the biocultural history of fibers transform how we relate to fashion? And what does it mean to remember the sacredness of the cloth — in conjunction with questions around access and affordability? In this...
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Kirsten Bradley: Cultivating active hope through small daily actions
How do we cultivate active hope through engaging in small, daily actions? What can we learn about social organizing and community building from looking at it through a permaculture lens? And what does it mean to re-establish our connections with land, water, and community — whether we live in the...
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Joseph Whitson: The colonial marketing of outdoor recreation
How does the outdoor industry profit off of “the wilderness” as an extractive, consumable experience? How have outdoor apparel companies benefited from sanitizing the history of national parks and public lands? And what does it mean to recognize the colonial mentality behind certain forms of...
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Maria Pinto: Misbehaving toward our fungal futures
"There is an uncanniness, a way in which [fungi] were not behaving perfectly, in which it's hard to study them in a petri dish… They upset that wish that everything would fall into binaries and categories that have made sense." – Maria Pinto This episode features Maria Pinto, an author and…
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Sophia Kai: Finding belonging within a fractured world
What does belonging mean within a fractured world? How do we liberate ourselves from systems that attempt to turn us into mere cogs in a machine? What can sitting with the paradoxes of being human teach us? In this episode, Green Dreamer’s Kaméa Chayne speaks with Sophia Kai of Journey of the…
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Anton Treuer: Revitalizing Indigenous languages to disrupt colonial thinking
What is the role of language in shaping our worldviews and webs of relations — beyond simply serving as tools of communication? How can the revitalization of Indigenous languages “disrupt the glue for colonial thinking”? And what does it mean to navigate tensions around cultural change and…
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Solaris J. Capehart: Turning toward one another amid times of crisis
How do we navigate questions around staying to resist, versus relocating to find home — in a time when certain places may no longer feel safe for certain bodies? What might it look like to push back against gentrification as a community? And how do we confront the complicity of our entanglement…
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Zach Weiss: Restoring watersheds, revitalizing community
What is the “watershed death spiral” that has led to the vicious cycle of more droughts and floods at the same time? How might learning about the water cycle expand our perspectives on climate change? And how can restoring watersheds support the sovereignty of land-based communities? In this...
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Vanessa Machado de Oliveira: Sensing into collapse and what it is asking of us
How do we sit with our fears and discomforts around collapse? What might we miss when we demand quick fixes, takeaways, and summaries — without allowing our bodies to ferment and feel through the practices and experiences that could move us more deeply? And what does it mean to retune our…
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Matthew Wolf-Meyer: Unsettling disgust and how it keeps us apart
Where do our senses of disgust come from? What does it mean to interrogate and unsettle the ways that our senses of disgust may have been shaped? And how has the Standard American Diet limited curiosity while reinforcing certain social hierarchies? In this episode, we welcome Matthew Wolf-Meyer,...
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Manulani Aluli Meyer: Nurturing untaxable relationships of mutual sharing
Why have the majority of coconut trees across the Hawaiian islands not been allowed to bring coconut fruit into maturity? What does it mean to nurture communities of sharing and caring that are more relational, less transactional, and therefore less taxable? And how do Hawaiian ways of knowing —...
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[BONUS] Dean Spade x adrienne maree brown: Nurturing relationships within resistance movements
Today, we are doing an episode swap with Dean Spade's podcast, Love in a F*cked Up World, featuring his conversation with adrienne maree brown! Dean’s show rests on this acknowledgment that social and resistance movements are rooted in relationships and are only as strong as they are — so he...
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Dean Spade: Radical love and solidarity in the face of growing repression
What does it mean to bypass formalized structures of change-making and to engage in mutual aid? How does the philanthropy-nonprofit-industrial complex itself discourage systemic change? And how do we balance participation in immediate care response with the less visible, longer term, more…
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Dr. Jennifer Mullan: Decolonizing healing and honoring our sacred rage
How do we stay rooted when experiencing stories of injustice, one after another, while navigating a world that often wants to suppress our grief and anger? What is sacred about rage, and what kinds of rage are sacred? And what do we reorient ourselves towards when the dominant systems of…
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Ixchel Lunar: Decolonial time and reclaiming flow as a birthright
What have been the impacts of colonial time on individual well-being and community dynamics? What does it mean to reclaim the state of flow as a birthright? And how can rethinking our perceptions of time enable us to experience life with deeper attunement, responsiveness, and senses of aliveness?...
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Thomas Parker: Taste as biocultural, relational, and experiential
Why is it that cuisines have historically been dismissed as a serious field of study? How have social factors, such as cultural norms and class, influenced people’s perceptions of the prestige or disgust of different foods across different times? And how are acquired tastes and market demands for...
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Darcia Narvaez: Cultivating nestedness for children and future generations
What does it mean to cultivate “nestedness” for young children, infants, and future generations? What can we learn from how other species care for their offspring? And what is the importance of recognizing that our desires and cravings are often socially and culturally shaped? In this episode,...
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John Protevi: Towards rhizomatic acts of mutual empowerment
What are the psychological aspects of how military combat personnel are often socialized in training to feel more comfortable with carrying out acts of violence? Why is it important to note that many people, not just those in positions of power, actually desire fascism and power imbalance, and...
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Tiokasin Ghosthorse: Learning from the Earth as an Elder
What does it mean to focus on learning from Earth, as opposed to learning about the earth? How might learning Ianguages of Indigeneity invite us into different ways of seeing and relating to the more-than-human world? And how do we honor the pain and emotional weight of these sobering times —…
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Stacy Alaimo: Sinking into our entanglement with the deep seas
How have the deep seas already been altered by industrial human activity? What is the relationship between art and science within the world of ocean conservation? And how do our culturally shaped senses of aesthetics influence our ethics of land care? In this episode, Green Dreamer’s kaméa speaks...
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Melinda Adams: Cultural fire and the longings of the land
How does historical processes of colonization relate to the increasing prevalence of more intense, destructive wildfires? How can Indigenous-led cultural burning support the regeneration of fire-dependent ecosystems — as well as the healing of communities experiencing "solastalgia"? And how are...
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Sasha Davis: What do we do when protests and elections fail?
How do we navigate the overwhelm that comes from staying informed about the world’s many interconnected crises — many of which may feel extremely dire and with grave urgency? Why do we need to look beyond conventional approaches to social change, such as electoral politics and even protests…
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Mike Albertus: Reshuffling land, reconfiguring power
What does it mean to look at power through the lens of land stewardship and ownership? How have different social factors influenced how the “reshuffling” of land has historically played out?And what does it mean to navigate the tensions between how land is valued as commodity through capitalist...
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[LIVE RECORDING] Dr. Rupa Marya: What are we willing to risk for collective liberation?
This original, un-edited recording is from kaméa's Substack live interview early July of 2025 with Dr. Rupa Marya, who was fired by her employer for her advocacy for Palestinian liberation. The featured music woven into this episode is "New Song Old Prayer" by Johanna Warren. Watch the video...
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Sophie Strand: Glitching towards a return to each other
What do we need to interrogate about our dominant culture’s obsession with “wellness” — as well as its discomforts when confronted by illness? What does it mean to queer the concept of reciprocity and understand it as much more expansive than a palpable exchange of a give and take? And why do we...
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Tyson Yunkaporta: Shifting from ‘health & wellness’ to communities of care
What does it mean to reject the monocultural delusion of separation and endless growth, and to nurture systems that honor context and the brilliance of neurodiversity? What is the relationship between altered states of mind from ceremonies and our shared senses of “reality”? And how do we shift…
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[REPLAY] A. Naomi Paik: Immigration, deportation, and military recruits of the disenfranchised
This is a replay from May 2022 on Sanctuary for All, Sanctuary Everywhere — on the deportability of workers as labor discipline, immigration policy as labor policy, military recruits from disenfranchised communities and migrant workers, challenging the “nation of immigrants” narrative, and more....
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Paul Hawken: Carbon is the flow of life
What is there to question about the dominant framing of “climate crisis”? What does it mean to understand carbon not just as an element but as the flow of life? And how do we begin to recalibrate our senses of delusion or reality in a world where often up is portrayed is down and down as up? In...
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Kazu Haga: Building "Beloved Community" and becoming healers of collective trauma
How does sensing into our zones of stretch, comfort, and panic help us to expand our capacities for love and nonviolence — in their more radical iterations? Where might accountability come from in a world that seems to reward behaviors that are extractive, exploitative, and narcissistic? Our…
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Abby Reyes: Engaging ‘the slow work’ in the face of urgency and crises
In 1999, Terence Unity Freitas, the partner of our guest today, along with two other Indigenous activists Ingrid Washinawatok El-Issa and Lahe’ena’e Gay, were murdered in Colombia after they left the U’wa territory, where they were visiting to support the Indigenous U’wa community. Now, in one of...
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Mitch Anderson: Join the Amazon’s resistance against oil expansion
The Ecuadorian government is currently planning to auction off 8.7 million acres of the Amazon rainforest to oil interests. What is at stake — for the Indigenous communities of the Amazon, for people outside of the Amazon, and for the planet — with millions of acres of lively, intact rainforest...
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[ES/UNTRANSLATED] Nemonte Nenquimo: Listen to the voices of the Amazon Rainforest
(By request, this is the raw, untranslated version of our interview with Nemonte Nenquimo — in which you will hear Nemonte's original responses in Spanish to Kaméa's questions presented in English.) What has been the historical relationship between missionary work and the development of the oil...
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Nemonte Nenquimo: Listen to the voices of the Amazon Rainforest
What has been the historical relationship between missionary work and the development of the oil industry in the Ecuadorian Amazon? What does it mean to listen to the voices — both human and more-than-human — of the Amazon Rainforest? And how do the Waorani navigate tensions between their...
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Prentis Hemphill: Becoming strange to the normalcies of this world
What is at stake if we bypass the “inner” work of personal transformation while we rally forward in the “external” work of dismantling systemic injustice? What does it mean to imbue wonder, mystery, and magic within movements for collective liberation? And what if these troubled times actually...
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Serene Thin Elk: An invitation into collective, generational healing
A lot of people seem to be struggling with our senses of belonging. So many people have been uprooted and forcibly displaced. Many have chosen out of free will to relocate. Many are born into places where they don't have deep ancestral roots. And many don’t have the privilege of feeling like…
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Sandor Katz: Fermentation as catalyst for social transformation
What does it mean to recognize that so much of the world has become “anti-microbial”? Why is it that some bacteria make us sick while others are vital to our wellbeing? And how can we understand social transformation as a form of fermentation? In this episode, we are joined by fermentation...
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Joseph Oleshangay: Honoring nomadic, pastoral, and communal land relations
How is the Maasai community continually being displaced and disenfranchised in the name of “wildlife conservation”? What are some of the common propaganda used to justify their mass evictions? And how do the Maasai’s communal land relations, rooted in nomadism and pastoralism, ultimately…
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Martín Prechtel: Relearning the languages of land, plants, and place
In this conversation, kaméa chayne is joined by Martín Prechtel, who speaks to us from Northern New Mexico where he presently lives with his family and their Native Mesta horses. Having grown up with a Pueblo Indian upbringing and later becoming a full member of the Tzutujil Mayan community in…
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Ferris Jabr: Re-rooting science in the aliveness of the Earth
How do the biological life forms of the Amazon rainforest — from pollen grains, fungal spores, to microbes — play active roles in their regional water cycle? How might we connect chemistry, biology, physics, ecology, and other less quantifiable measures of aliveness to look at our planetary…
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Nathalie Kelley: Sporing more regenerative stories in media and entertainment
What does it mean that Hollywood and the entertainment industry are increasingly relying on AI and consumer data to make decisions about the stories that get funded and produced? How might we expand our perspectives on privilege so that the things we aspire to as being “better off” are more…
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Green Dreamer with kaméa chayne explores our paths to collective healing, biocultural revitalization, and true abundance and wellness *for all*.Curious to unravel the dominant narratives that stunt our imaginations and called to spark radical dreaming of what could be, we share conversations with an ever-expanding range of thought leaders — each inspiring us to deepen and broaden our awareness in their own ways.www.greendreamer.com
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