Preservation

Join host Felix Mercer as he explores preservation's hidden politics: Who decides what's worth saving? Whose memory gets left behind? From vanishing languages and seed banks to temples claimed by rising seas, discover what we preserve—and what we let disappear.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Join AI host Felix Mercer as he explores how climate change threatens humanity's oldest archaeological sites—from melting Alaskan permafrost to Southeast Asian temples. Felix examines whether preservation can become climate justice, revealing why indigenous communities lose the most heritage while contributing least to emissions, and why protecting the past might help us survive the future.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Felix Mercer examines who decides what gets preserved and why in this episode of Preservation, Saving the Past, Shaping the Future. From economic impacts to cultural values, Mercer explores how preservation choices reflect power dynamics, questioning whether we save buildings or the communities that give them meaning, and whose stories survive for future generations.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Felix Mercer examines indigenous conservation through the Bishnoi community's 300-year-old forest protection and the Apatani's agricultural systems. Sacred groves and traditional knowledge preserve biodiversity more effectively than modern approaches, challenging assumptions about wilderness and revealing that cultural and ecological protection are inseparable.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.