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Nerdy About Nature — 55 episodes

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Podchat 37 | Learning from Indigenous Worldviews to Build a Better Tomorrow with Gisele Martin

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Podchat 36 | Building Reciprocity & Right Relationship as Settlers with Julian Hockin-Grant

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Podchat 35 | Kelp Ecology and Restoration for Vibrant Marine Ecosystems with Tom Campbell

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Podchat 34 | Policy Failures, Propaganda and Ongoing Old Growth Logging with Dr. Rachel Holt

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Podchat 33 | Progressive rebellion for connection, place and belonging with Rande Cook

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Undercurrents 11.11.25 | Potential life on mars, and the evolution of life on earth

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Podchat 32 | Marine Stewardship, Education & Building Connection with Laura Griffith-Cochrane

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Podchat 31 | Better Fiber Sourcing to Protect our Forests with Val Langer

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Podchat 30 | The Majesty of Killer Whales with Fred, The Orca Man

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Podchat 29 | Melding Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science with Leigh Joseph

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Undercurrents 1.31.25 | Science Funding in trump's America

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Podchat 28 | Indigenous Knowledge, Science, Arts and Community with Awi'nakola (Rande Cook & Mark Worthing)

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Undercurrents 11.8.24 | The US Election Takeaways & Thoughts

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Thought Snacks | Post-Political Campaign Reflections and Thoughts

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Podchat 27 | Tla-O-Qui-Aht Land Vision & Indigenous Stewardship with Saya Masso

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Podchat 26 | Deconstruction, Reducing Waste & Re-envisioning How We Build with Adam Corneil

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Podchat 25 | The power of Economic Reconciliation with Michelle Laviolette

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Podchat 24 | Managing our forests for a better future - Ecoforestry with Barry Gates

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Undercurrents 4.16.24 | Heatwave trends, bad winters, forest fires and better management in a changing climate

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Undercurrents 3.27.24 | Boiling Microplastics, Oil & Gas Gaslighting, Issues with Glyphosate, and Ridiculous Climate Bandaid Solutions

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Closed-door deals & lies from the Ministry of Forests, and how we can reimagine our broken systems | Thoughsnacks

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Undercurrents - Good news special! | 3.5.24 - Oceanic nutrients, forest cover temps, plastic bag reduction and using your voice works!

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Undercurrents | 2.20.24 - Changing Ocean Currents & Temps, Herbarium Shut Downs, Forest Composure & Droughts, and OGMAs

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Thought Snacks | What is a Bioregion, and why do they matter?

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Podchat 23 | Geomorphology of the Cascadian Bioregion w/ Pierre Friele - IE, how our land was formed

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Undercurrents | 1.30.24 - Saving Bats, Plants Having Less Sex, How Tardigrades Survive, and an Incredibly Hot Planet

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Undercurrents | 1.18.24 - Antarctic heatwaves, deep sea mining, dying matriarchs, and forest restoration, destruction and fire resilience.

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Undercurrents | New Series Introduction

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Podchat 22 | Politics for a Better Future with Sonia Furstenau

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Podchat 21 | Everyday Microbes & Life on Life on Life with Julia Huggins

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Podchat 20 | The Wonderful World of Bees with Emilie Usher

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Thought Snack | Changing Fire Regimes of North America

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Thought Snacks | Getting a PHEV Car in the era of Climate Change

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Podchat 19 | The Mental Health Benefits of Restorative Gardening with Jordan Mara

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Thought Snacks | Why don't we protect endangered ecosystems like we do species?

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Podchats 18 | Grassland Ecosystems & Oak Meadows of Cascadia with Nancy Shackelford

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Thought Snacks | Fire Mitigation Loopholes use to continue Logging Oldgrowth Forest

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Podchat 17 | Decarbonizing the grid & getting away from fossil fuels with Stephen Thomas

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Podchat 16 | The Impact of Open Net Fish Farms & Aquaculture on Wild Salmon with Dr. Kilian Stehfest

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Podchat 15 | Greenwashing and Misleading Sustainability Certifications in Forestry with Peter Wood

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Podchat 14 | Where Endangered Species, Policy & Biodiversity Goals Converge in BC (oh, and glyphosate) with Charlotte Dawe

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Podchat 13 | Indigenous Involvement in Outdoor Sports with Sandy Ward

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Podchat 12 | Wolf Conservation Ethics, Caribou and the Wolf Cull with Chelsea Greer

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Podchat 11 | Rebuilding Indigenous Culture and Community with Siginaak Court Larabee

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Podchat 10 | Oceanic Microbes, Currents and Climate Change with Julia Huggins

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Podchat 09 | Biodiversity & Ecosystem Fragmentation in Old Growth Forests with Dr Rachel Holt

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Podchat 08 | Invasive Species and Shifting Baselines with Leslie Anthony

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Podchat 07 | Oldgrowth Forests, Constructive Activism & Breaking Down Colonialism with Mark Worthing

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Podchat 06 | The Microbial World of Forest Ecology with Julia Huggins

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Podchat 05 | Re-envisioning Commerce for a Sustainable Future with Diane Rudge

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Podchat 04 | The Wonders of Wild Salmon with Tom Balfour

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Podchat 03 | Watershed Restoration for Salmon Habitat with Jessica Hutchinson

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Podchat 02 | Racializing the Outdoors with Indra Hayre

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Podchat 01 | Indigenous Language & Land with Myia Antone

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Introduction