Earth to Humans

Today’s guests on the show are Ari Herman and Liz George.  Ari and Liz both spent extended periods of time living at Standing Rock, North Dakota and participating in various ways in the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Liz has a background in wildlife filmmaking, while Ari - who contributed to our last podcast episode about Standing Rock - is a writer and an aspiring journalist.  Both of...

Today we are once again delving into the Wild Lens archives to share with you an interview that was recorded for our film project Bluebird Man. One of our first shoots for this film project took place in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.  Fellow producer Neil Paprocki and myself spent about a week in Canada shooting with the then-president of the North American Bluebird Society, Sherry Linn...

Today’s interview was conducted by one of our newest contributors to the show, Courtney Rae.  Courtney brings a very different perspective on wildlife and conservation issues to the show, and I’m super excited to have her on board. Courtney is deeply embedded in the conservation and environmental community in Portland and beyond through her work as a community organizer with Bark as well as other...

Today’s guest on the show is Tom Jefferson, a marine mammal researcher and the director of Viva Vaquita, an NGO dedicated to the conservation of the vaquita. jg5ps89q Here at Wild Lens, we’ve been actively involved in vaquita conservation for a year and a half through our work producing the documentary, Souls of the Vermilion Sea.  2016 was a milestone year for vaquita conservation - efforts to sa...

Today’s guest on the show is Carole Dean, a veteran of the film industry and an expert on how to fund film projects. Carole’s path through the world of filmmaking is absolutely fascinating - she’s been working to help independent filmmakers get their films made for decades, but her approach towards achieving this goal has been constantly evolving.  Today she runs a filmmaker grant program, manages...

It’s been two years since we launched this podcast, and it’s amazing to me that we have already released close to 100 interviews.   This show began as an experiment, but it has moved well beyond that to become a central hub of the internet for folks who are interested in conservation.  We’ve interviewed biologists, researchers, filmmakers, activists, artists, politicians, musicians, authors, educa...

Episode Summary: On today’s show we have a follow-up conservation with one of our most well-received guests on the show – Nathaniel Stinnett from the Environmental Voter Project. Nathaniel... Read more » The post EOC 099: Post-Election Breakdown with Nathaniel Stinnett from the Environmental Voter Project appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive...

The American Kestrel North America’s smallest falcon species, the American Kestrel is a unique and fascinating animal. It is our most colorful raptor, and also one of the few raptors... Read more » The post The American Kestrel appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Ge...

Episode Summary: Our guest on today’s show is Jake Kheel.  Jake is the co-director and producer of the new documentary film, Death by a Thousand Cuts – which is about... Read more » The post EOC 098: Documenting the Illegal Charcoal Trade in the Dominican Republic with Jake Kheel appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on...

Episode Summary: Today on the podcast we are talking about a conservation issue that has been getting lot’s of mainstream media coverage over the past several months – the fight... Read more » The post EOC 097: Inside the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Episode Summary: Today’s guest in Roxanne Beltran, a PhD student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, and an expert on the Weddel Seal – a species found in relative... Read more » The post EOC 096: Weddell Seal Research in Antarctica with Roxanne Beltran appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Episode Summary: We thought that it would be appropriate on the day after this historic presidential election to bring you an episode focused on science, reason, and the importance of... Read more » The post EOC 095: The Science Communicators – How to be a Skeptic with Brian Dunning appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted...

Episode Summary: Back in March of this year I put together a quick bonus episode of the podcast after participating in the largest presidential caucus in US political history.  Despite... Read more » The post EOC bonus episode: Voting for Conservation, part 2 appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

The Whizpops make music for kids, but they are so much more than just another kid’s band. They employ clever songwriting and highly skilled musicianship to create music that any... Read more » The post The California Condor Song by the Whizpops! appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Episode Summary: Todays guests on the show are “Wildman” Steve Brill along with his daughter Violet Brill.  “Wildman” Steve and his daughter Violet are expert foragers – they lead... Read more » The post EOC 094: Eat the Weeds with “Wildman” Steve Brill and his Daughter Violet appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Aca...

Episode Summary: Our guests on today’s show are the co-founders of a group called, Conceivable Future – Meghan Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli. Conceivable Future is a woman-led network of... Read more » The post EOC 093: Conceivable Future – How Climate Change Threatens Reproductive Rights appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!...

Episode Summary: Our guest on today’s show is science filmmaker Nate Dappen.  Like many of the folks that we choose to profile on this show, Nate has a background... Read more » The post EOC 092: The Science Communicators – Nate Dappen’s Path to Becoming a Science Filmmaker appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast....

Noise pollution experts Heidi Ware and Jesse Barber discuss new research of the impacts of road noise on migrating songbird populations. This new research shows that, for many bird species,... Read more » The post The Invisible Source of Habitat Degradation appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Episode Summary: Today’s guest on the show is Brad Brooks who is the Idaho deputy regional director at the Wilderness Society. Brad and his collegues at the Wilderness Society... Read more » The post EOC 091: Public Lands – How They Became Publicly Owned, and Why They Should Stay That Way appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! H...

Episode Summary: Today’s guest on the show is Clare Perry from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).  Clare has been working for EIA for 17 years, and she is the director... Read more » The post EOC 090: Collateral Damage – How the Environmental Investigation Agency Exposes Environmental Crime appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bon...

Episode Summary: Today’s guest on the show is the director of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (Muestra de Cine Medioambiental Dominicana), Natasha Despotovic. I was fortunate enough to... Read more » The post EOC 089: Inside the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival with Natasha Despotovic appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and acce...

Episode Summary: Today’s guest on the show in Gena Bentall, who has been working with and studying Sea Otters for over a decade and is the program coordinator for a... Read more » The post EOC 088: Gena Bentall Explains the Importance of Sharing Space with Sea Otters appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Episode Summary: Today on the show we are bringing you another example of art and conservation coming together.  Our guests Chad Harmon, Phillip Lacinak, and Heidi Kniesl are the... Read more » The post EOC 087: Rhino Art 50 Ways with the Horns and Heroes Project appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Episode Summary: Today we have another episode focused on politics.  As general election day approaches here in the US after a truly bizarre presidential election season in which each... Read more » The post EOC 086: The Struggles of the Green Party in the 2016 Presidential Election appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted...

Episode Summary: Today we are delving into the Wild Lens interview archives to bring you a conversation that I had with Dr. Mark Pokras back in 2011.  This interview... Read more » The post EOC 085: Loons and Lead Poisoning with Dr. Mark Pokras appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...