Conservation Connection

For this episode we're here in our hometown of Columbus Georgia to interview Paige Swift, the mastermind behind this weekend's Nature Now Film Festival! Listen in to hear a preview of the amazing selection of films being shown and to hear the kinds of impact that an environmental film festival can make in a community! To learn more about Nature Now click here: www. WatchNatureNow.org To learn more...

In this episode we sit down with Mark Brand, a Vancouver-based chef and entrepreneur who is using his businesses to have a daily impact on food scarcity in vulnerable communities. His passion for feeding the hungry and for promoting institutional change has made him a rising star in Vancouver and across the continent!  If you'd like to learn more about Mark Brand, click here: https://www.inst...

In this episode the Last Chance Endeavors team sits down with Shonagh Smith, host of the EarthxTV Original Series Road to Glasgow ! In the lead up to COP26 last year she traveled with a film crew and interviewed dozens of people, from politicians and decision makers to other stakeholders in the outcome of the UN's annual Climate Change Meeting. She shares with us the highs and lows of filming her...

In this exciting episode the Last Chance Endeavors team sits down with Henk Rogers, the founder of the Blue Planet Alliance, to discuss his work promoting renewable energy and his journey from video game designer to environmental activist! A near death experience following his success in bringing Tetris to the global stage made him re-evaluate his impact on the world and spurred him to found the B...

Possibly the most interesting man in the world, Rob Swan was the first person ever to walk to both the North and South Poles! He's an intrepid explorer and avid activist for our environment. Listen in to this interview as he recounts the massive successes (and failures!) in his career, as well as teaches us about the precarious legal future of the antarctic continent!  If you'd like to learn...

Although young people will have to deal with the ramifications of a damaged climate for longer than anyone else, we rarely get to be involved when decisions are being made about how to deal with it! These four young women from across the globe are working to change that. We sit down with Veena Balakrishnan, Heeta Lakhani, Marie-Claire Graf, and Sophie Daud who have launched the Youth Negotiator Ac...

In this episode we sit down with Howard Vincent, the President and CEO of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever! These two organizations are habitat nonprofits with more than 700 chapters across the United States! They organize fundraising campaigns, spending the money locally to preserve the grassland habitats that pheasants and quail need to survive. They also work directly in Washington DC, pro...

In this episode the Last Chance Endeavors team sits down with Jennifer Bushman, the Co-Founder of Fed By Blue, to talk about her work growing and promoting the concept of sustainable blue foods! Blue food is any food product that's harvested from a marine or aquatic environment, whether it was farmed or wild-caught. With billions of people on our planet and billions more on the way, Jennifer belie...

In this episode we sit down with Kelsey Malan, the outreach coordinator for Artist Boat in Galveston Texas! Artist Boat is an organization that leads kayak tours into vital marsh ecosystems, giving people the opportunity to more deeply connect with nature by painting the beautiful scenes that surround them. Not only are they connecting people with coastal marshes directly, they're also fighting &n...

In this special edition episode we sit down with Aimee Christensen, the creator and mastermind behind the incredibly influential Sun Valley Forum that takes place in Sun Valley, Idaho each year! This forum is an inter-generational meeting of forward-thinking professionals from a diverse range of disciplines. These experts are on the cutting edge of what’s happening in the fight for our future, and...

Listen in to this episode to hear from Paco Conde, the co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Activista Los Angeles to create media which sparks action! We discuss his most well known project, the Don't Choose Extinction video, as well as the journey he took to get into his current position.  Paco is a great example of someone who took what he's good at (marketing) and combined it with...

Occupational Therapists help their patients get better at the meaningful, every-day activities that occupy their time! Listen in to this interview with PhD candidate Laura Park Figueroa, a cutting edge pediatric occupational therapist who has developed a new approach that blends exposure to nature with traditional therapeutic techniques! She has founded her own practice, Outdoor Kids OT, and works...

Where did the materials in your couch come from? What happens to them after they've been thrown away? These questions and more are at the heart of today's interview with Laurence Carr, host of the TV show Chez Laurence on EarthxTV! We sit down with Laurence to learn all about sustainability in the design and furnishing of the built environment. Listen in to learn about how YOU can make sustainabil...

Did Dan's interview last Sunday pique your interest in the programming you can find on EarthxTV? If so, check out this interview with Ross Mason, the Vice President of Content at EarthxTV! In his interview he runs through the 10 most popular programs that are available to watch RIGHT NOW for free on their website or streaming app. Listen in and you might just find your new favorite TV show! ...

In this episode, we sit down with Dan Russell who is the EVP of Content and Strategy at EarthX's new TV channel, EarthxTV! This man has a long history in the world of nonfiction tv programming and was brought in to make EarthxTV a shining success. In fact, Dan is responsible for bringing the Crocodile Hunter himself, Steve Irwin, onto the Animal Planet! Listen in to hear the origins and mission of...

In this week’s exciting episode the Last Chance Endeavors team sits down with Chief Tashka, leader of the Yawanawa Tribe that lives in the Amazonian Rainforest! Listen in as we discuss his fight to defend his tribe’s ancestral land from unfair and destructive practices in the Brazilian rainforest. If you'd like to learn more about the Yawanawa Tribe, click here: https://pib.socioambiental.org/en/P...

In this week's episode, we sit down with Daniel Tonkopi who is the founder of Delfast Bikes to learn more about how their electric bikes can reduce the amount of emissions being generated in urban areas! Their world-record electric bicycles are top of the line, and are part of a growing movement away from car based commutes here in US cities. We also hear how the war in Ukraine has affected this U...

In this episode recorded at EarthX 2022 the Last Chance Endeavors team sits down with Emilie McGlone, Director of Peace Boat US to learn about the incredible opportunities guest have aboard! Peace Boat US works to build a culture of peace around the world by connecting people across borders and creating opportunities for learning, activism and cooperation. They achieve this through programs in whi...

Saving the planet by drinking beer is a Millennial's dream; Kenneth Flippin and the team from Texas Beer Company in Taylor, Texas is making it a reality! Listen in to learn how this microbrewery is turning the beer brewing process into a sustainable, community-building vehicle for change. We cover everything from heat exchangers, to solar panels, to community involvement! Click here to learn more...

To kick off Season 4 the Last Chance Endeavors team sits down with a true titan when it comes to Earth Day celebrations, Trammell Crow! This man is the brains and the backbone behind EarthX which is the world's largest Earth Day celebration. Each year EarthX brings together hundreds of stakeholders in the environmental space, creating opportunities for meaningful discussions that have global ramif...

In our final episode from the 2021 batch of REU students we talk with Regan, Zoe, Joelle, and Charles! These young scientists are all studying the ways in which the chemical and physical properties of an environment impact the organisms that live there! From studying how frogs are affected by adolescent exposure to salt, to the structure of pluff mud itself, to how quickly crabs recover in acidic...

Dr. Jon Armbruster is not only the Director of Auburn University's Museum of Natural History, but he is a celebrated ichthyologist (fish scientist) in his own right! He has been on collecting expeditions to some of the most remote rivers in the world, and has personally described and worked with more species of fish than he can count! Listen in to this episode to hear him recount the pet store fia...

In our third episode from the 2021 batch of REU students we talk with Timara, Aubrey, and Christian! These young scientists have all chosen to research the impacts of interspecies interaction, which is how different species affect one another! From studying how snails are affected by micro algae, and how an increase in salinity affects tadpoles and their predators, all the way to the large scale q...

You may not know it, but Alabama is a HOTSPOT for biodiversity! In fact, the state has the highest amount of biodiversity found east of the Mississippi River! In this episode we sit down with Patrick Thompson who is the curator of the Davis Arboretum at Auburn University to discuss his work protecting rapidly disappearing plants, and to learn about the critical role that ecosystem disturbances hav...

In our second episode from the 2021 batch of REU students we talk with Adriana, Emily, and Sophie! In three very different ways, these young scientists are investigating how humans rely upon and change our coastal environments! We cover topics including horseshoe crab blood, bioremediation of micro plastics, and sustainable seaweed farming! Not only are these undergrads pushing the boundaries of s...