Mud Kitchen

Are y’all ready to learn about water justice and transform how you and your community are connected to water? Well Keree’ Blanks from the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans is here to talk about water and community on the Louisiana coast. From floating planter box competitions to artist collaborations, the Water Collaborative is helping the community of New Orleans live and thrive with wat...

Dinosaurs! Sharks! Giant Sequoias! An ancient world is being unearthed at Dinosaur Park in Laurel, MD. Hear from paleontologist JP Hodnett and volunteer and program coordinator Sarah Kulis about how their discoveries shape their understanding of Maryland during the Cretaceous period, and how Dinosaur Park connects people to an ancient landscape. Follow the park on Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...

Part two of a two-part Mother’s Day Special! This episode, I’m interviewing Ellen Roane who worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in the Urban Forestry division and later worked as the urban forester for the city of Harrisburg. Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2025/episode-16-17 Credits: Created & Hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins Theme Musi...

Part one of a two-part Mother’s Day Special! This episode, I’m interviewing my mom Sarah Hopkins who worked at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as the division chief for Education, Information and Interpretation for the Pennsylvania State Parks. Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2025/episode-16-17 Credits: Created & Hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins Theme Music...

Species with Spunk is back! This episode, we’re hiking the Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls National Park in search of Virginia Bluebells. Listen now wherever your little heart desires! Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2025/episode-15 Credits: Created & Hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins Theme Music by Zoe Roane-Hopkins & Logan Staley Email me at mudkitchenpod@gmail.com Follow...

Jaz Erenberg is the mind and the brush behind many colorful murals around the city of Baltimore. Hear from community and public artist, Jaz Erenberg about her artistic process, what it actually takes to get art on the wall, and BRUSH mural fest. *This episode contains a bit of swearing (but really, not that much)* Follow Jaz Erenberg on Instagram @jaz_erenberg Visit her website at https://jazerenb...

Visit the Patuxent Research Refuge and hear from Dr. Matt Gonnerman about his research at the refuge Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2025/episode-13 Follow Dr. Matt Gonnerman on BlueSky @mattgonnerman Credits: Created & Hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins Theme Music by Zoe Roane-Hopkins & Logan Staley Email me at mudkitchenpod@gmail.com Follow the podcast on instagram @mudkit...

Neha Srinivasan talks about her experience as a project manager for Nature Sacred, her love of dance, and how communication and language shape her world! Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-12 Credits: Created & Hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins Theme Music by Zoe Roane-Hopkins & Logan Staley Email me at mudkitchenpod@gmail.com Follow the podcast on instagram @mudki...

Explore Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area in Owings Mills, MD and discover another world! This globally rare serpentine ecosystem is home to lots of endemic and rare species. We haven’t always been the kindest to this land but we’re re-learning what it means to care for the places we call home. Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-11 Credits: Created & Host...

Mike Hill is a landscape architect with the US Forest Service working with the Sites of Civil Rights and Resistance program. He works to connect communities to the layered histories of our National Forests and increase accessibility for the public to experience these special landscapes. Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-10 Check out the ArcGIS map Credits: Created &...

Ready to join the supply chain counter culture? Hear from industrial designers Justin Beitzel and Fernando Ramirez. They're BFFs and co-founders of Common Object Studio talking about what it takes to create a piece of furniture that gives more to the planet and community than it takes. Follow Common Object Studios on insta at @commonobjectstudio and visit www.commonobjectstudio.com Follow Okat...

Public Art! Placemaking! Painting on the Street! It’s the 4th International Placemaking Week Conference and this year it’s right here in Baltimore! Let’s learn about placemaking and Join Graham Projects and Sol Raya Public Space at Boone Street Commons and learn how they install public art and what it means to use public art as a placemaking conduit. Show notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-...

Rock climbing! Community building! Shark tagging! Bri’Anna Horne is the founder and president of Pigtown Climbs, a non-profit based out of the Pigtown neighborhood in Baltimore, MD. She’s here to spread joy through rock climbing, and is currently working to build a climbing gym on Washington Blvd in the heart of Pigtown. Follow Pigtown Climbs on instagram @pigtownclimbs and visit their website www...

Kayaking! Bald Eagles! Climate Change! Join Zoe and her friends, Logan, Ben, and Ned on a kayaking adventure at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Learn why it’s called Blackwater and how this critical ecosystem is connected to the Underground Railroad. Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-06 Credits: Created & Hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins Theme Music is Electric...

Giant acorn gazebo! Shiny springs! Unearthed institutionalized racism! Explore Acorn Park in Silver Spring, MD to learn what that big acorn means and how a misguided attempt to add diversity into murals depicting the history of the city revealed the need to shift how stories are told and who gets to be in them. Show Notes: www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-05 Credits: Created & Hos...

Design landscapes for real human beings! Be optimistic and angry! Connect with people! Kelley Oklesson talks about her journey through landscape architecture, starting her own firm (Groundsmith Collective), and changing the culture of landscape architecture to foster kindness, collaboration, and support. Follow Groundsmith Collective on Instagram @groundsmithcolletive Visit https://groundsmithcoll...

Produce your own heat! Smell like decomposing flesh! Fight against the foragers! It’s the first installment of Species with Spunk, and today we're deep diving on Eastern Skunk Cabbage. Join Zoe, Ben, and Logan on an adventure through Baltimore's Cylburn Arboretum to look for skunk cabbage and learn some fun facts along the way! Show Notes: https://www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/epis...

Vacant lots! Grassroots greenspace! Creating with community! Melvin Jadulang talks about his experience turning a group of vacant lots in his backyard into Boone St Commons, a community greenspace in the East Baltimore Midway neighborhood. Follow Boone St Commons on Instagram @boonestreetcommons Visit https://www.boonestreetcommons.com/ Show Notes: www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-02...

Beavers! Invasive plants! An old dam! Join me on a green space appreciation stroll through Riverfront Park in Laurel, MD. Also, what’s my deal? Take a listen and find out! Show Notes: www.mudkitchenpod.com/show-notes/2024/episode-01 Credits: Created & Hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins Theme Music by Zoe Roane-Hopkins & Logan Staley Email me at mudkitchenpod@gmail.com Follow the podcast on Instag...

Yes, hello there! This is the trailer for Mud Kitchen, a podcast (hosted by Zoe Roane-Hopkins) about exploring landscapes of the East Coast and meeting cool people who work hard for the love our outdoor spaces and communities. Through our adventures, maybe we'll find that we're all connected.