Sustainable Culture

We are so excited to finally announce the new monthly featured series, the Sustainable Culture Book Club! Join us as we read a new book each month, expanding our minds and enhancing our mindsets. This month we'll be checking out Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey by the legendary primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall. We hope you'll join us!

We’re dealing with a profound amount of division in today’s day and age. Are those who disagree with us the enemy, or perhaps an unlikely ally? Is it too idealistic to strive for a society which values its differences in opinion, rather than one which demonizes those who differ on viewpoints? Join me as I discuss how we can push past this cultural roadblock while we strive for true synergy in toda...

Our friend Dylan Stiegemeier of The Theodores is back to introduce his new children's book Lou and the Animals, a whimsical tale of a young girl who is empowered by her animal friends to rid the world of man-made litter.

How can a sustainable mindset affect the way we build our own homes? Perhaps it's as simple as energy efficiency and smarter building materials, or perhaps it's something far deeper than that. Brad Thrasher of Coeur Holdings joins me to navigate our discussion through the quickly growing field of sustainable housing.

How does creating art pertain to building sustainable communities? Art teacher Kerry McGrath joins me to discuss the curious and profound ways art can stimulate our brains and change us into community building machines.

Environmentalists are great and all, but they're only a fraction of the collective "us". The great question that looms is, "How do you get an entire society to willingly and cohesively function in a sustainable way?" I discuss this in length.

Have you ever considered a sustainable barber shop? The podcast returns with Courtney Jackson of Alchemy Color Lounge, North Idaho's first and only Green Circle salon.

What does women's health have to do with sustainability? We believe they're linked in ways that your ego wasn't expecting. In this low-pressure and relaxed discussion, the bubbly and brilliant Dr. Hannah Layden of Spoelstra Family Chiropractic educates us on an increasingly urgent topic.

More people are getting involved in their communities these days, but how do we get ourselves to jump across the gap between social media activism and real-life community involvement? Outdoor lover and founder of the intuitive and inventive community trash pickup platform The Theodores, Dylan Stiegemeier joins us to discuss public action and its relationship to sustainability.

We know innovation is important, but how exactly does it play into sustainable societies? Do communities benefit directly from innovation, or is that kind of know-how exclusive to a niche, successful few? COO of The Innovation Collective and super cool guy Chris Cochran guides us through what innovation means to him; as we unravel more mysteries into the vague art of sustainability in this inspiri...

How exactly does the clothing industry affect the world, and should we be worried? Bri Crotinger of Knotted Massage joins us this to shed some light on how it's possible to make big impacts in a good way by making tiny changes in our general perspective. Prepare to look at your wardrobe differently than ever before as we explore what's possible in the modern age. We explore how companies like Pata...

What is sustainability, really? Is it just about throwing trash in the correctly-colored bin, or is there something else the word can describe? Tyler Sea of The Community Experiment Podcast and online platform DoppioGang joins me to discuss what our stories have to do with our community, and how sharing those stories can make a culture sustainable.