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Milo Putnam spent a decade as the public face of a zoo. He wrote the scripts, managed the tours, went live on camera. Then he watched three elephants die at the facility he worked for. And realized he couldn't keep being the spokesperson for something he no longer believed in. That reckoning became Laro — a media company dedicated to cutting through the greenwashing that plagues wildlife tour...

For 40 years, Jim McNeill has been measuring what's changing in the Arctic - ice thickness in areas never documented before, polar bear populations, the retreat of permafrost. He's watched the once-frozen Northwest Passage open. But his most radical work might be training everyday people to join him. Through Ice Warrior Project, Jim has trained over 500 people - not scientists - to becom...

At 14, Joshua Wright learned scientists gave the world 12 years to address climate change. He'd be 27 when that deadline hit. So he dropped out of school and made a film instead - "Eden's Last Chance," a documentary asking: if this is the end of the world, what do we actually do about it? His answer: document everything, fight for what's left, and don't be a bystander...

At 19, Oliver Dauert faced a choice: marine biology or business school. He chose business - not to walk away from nature, but to learn the tools that could actually protect it. Now, as founder of Wildya, Oliver helps eco-preneurs become "impact millionaires" - measuring success not in dollars, but in how much their business helps nature thrive. In this conversation, we explore what five...