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MetroWild: City Life, Wild Nature - with Yang-May Ooi ¦ Stories from a Changing World
by Yang-May Ooi (@tigerspirituk)
What is our relationship with the places that sustain us: our cities and the natural world?Do we find cities overwhelming or do we love their dynamic, creative energy?Do we exploit nature or do we nurture her many different resources?In the growing climate crisis that impacts on all of us wherever we may live, how can we create a healthier and happier relationship with city lives and wild nature?Through personal stories and the voices of experts, MetroWild offers a kaleidoscope of stories from our changing world.Presented by Yang-May Ooi (@tigerspirituk) ¦ www.MetroWild.co.uk
Episodes
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The Dynasty of Apples - Julian Temperley, Somerset Cider Brandy Company
Somerset Cider Brandy is a distillation of cider, which is made from apples grown in the beautiful English county of Somerset - and they in turn originate from apple trees that were brought west centuries ago from Kazakhstan, travelling along the ancient Silk Road. The spirit has been enjoyed...
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#ThinkOcean - Nicola Bridge, Ocean Conservation Trust
If you take a dip in the sea in the UK and your friend does the same in Australia, that’s the same as being in one big swimming pool together. So says Nicola Bridge of the Ocean Conservation Trust. 71% of planet Earth is covered in sea water and that is all one single ocean. The ocean gives us...
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Time as an Ingredient for Food and Life - Steven Lamb, Culinary Consultant & Author
How do you go from the fast-paced world of filming windsurfing, football and sporting events and working on the first global reality TV sensation Big Brother to becoming an advocate for slow food and a more meditative approach to living, cooking and eating? Smoking and curing expert, culinary...
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Small Changes, Big Impact - Zuhura Plummer, Oxfordshire Liveable Streets
According to the World Bank, 56% of the world’s population live in cities - that’s 4.4 billion of us. And it’s only going to get more crowded over time. More people means more cars, more roads, more housing and more loss of green space. Zuhura Plummer has lived in some of the most over-populated...
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The Call of the Seagrass (or The Making of “Seruan Setu”) - Jillian Ooi, Marine Ecologist & Zahim Albakri, Theatre Director
Can science and music really change hearts and minds? Yes, it can. This is a heart-warming story from Malaysia about how a scientist and theatre director came together to produce a genre-defying performance piece using Malaysian gamelan music to serenade the cause of seagrass. And inspired their...
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Knowing Me, Knowing Ewe - Hazel Fletcher, Lucky Ewe
A big city like London can offer many things to many diverse groups of people. Hazel Fletcher grew up in Lanark in Scotland where she felt like the only gay in the village. Moving to London gave her the chance to find her tribe and blossom into her new life. Nature also offers many things for…
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Slow Celebration of the Everyday - Chris Otley, Artist
Chris Otley is an artist whose work encompasses beautiful natural landscapes and also images of what we might call ugly industrial complexes. His artwork includes pictures of gorgeous birds and also drawings of microbes and photos of dead jellyfish. What prompts him to spend hours and maybe days...
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Collaboration, Creativity & Sustainability - Joanne Ooi, EASustain
From the frenetic cities of New York and Hong Kong, an outspoken American who has spent her career in fashion and art dealing moves to the rural Suffolk countryside and finds herself seemingly marooned and bored in quiet nature. But Joanne Ooi never sits still for long. She founded first,...
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About Climate - Yang-May Ooi, Author & Podcaster
For those who prefer listening to audio podcasts than reading text on a screen, this episode is the audio version of two articles previously published on the MetroWild blog - Beyond Climate Anxiety and The Climate Book: A Book Review. Read for you by MetroWild author, Yang-May Ooi. Beyond Climate...
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Truly, Madly, Hedgehogly - Hugh Warwick, Ecologist & Author
How can the cute little hedgehog save the planet? Well, according to ecologist, author and hedgehog lover, Hugh Warwick - and the Beatles - All We Need is Love. We just need to fall in love with this little creature and that love will fire us up to protect not just this tiny animal but also the...
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What is MetroWild?
What is MetroWild? Writer & podcaster Yang-May Ooi introduces her new personal project, which emerged out of her previous podcast The Anxiety Advantage. The most pressing anxiety of our time is climate change. What can we all do as individuals and collectively to create a healthier, happier…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
What is our relationship with the places that sustain us: our cities and the natural world?Do we find cities overwhelming or do we love their dynamic, creative energy?Do we exploit nature or do we nurture her many different resources?In the growing climate crisis that impacts on all of us wherever we may live, how can we create a healthier and happier relationship with city lives and wild nature?Through personal stories and the voices of experts, MetroWild offers a kaleidoscope of stories from our changing world.Presented by Yang-May Ooi (@tigerspirituk) ¦ www.MetroWild.co.uk
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Yang-May Ooi (@tigerspirituk)
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