Down-To-Earth by Jenna
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Each week Jenna spends quality time with people who are, simply put, down-to-earth.
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Transport journalist Carlton Reid breaks down bike history, boom(s), and why bikes are our future
June 03, 2021 12:52 - 58 minutes - 54 MBJenna Matecki chats bike boom(s) with bicycling and transport journalist Carlton Reid, author of Roads Were Not Built for Cars, Bike Boom, and hundreds of articles for Forbes, The Guardian, BikeBiz, and more.
Mater Iniciativa's Malena Martínez on Peruvian food, biodiversity, culture
April 10, 2021 10:27 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBJenna speaks with Malena Martínez, Co-Director of Mater Iniciativa, an interdisciplinary gastronomic and cultural research organization dedicated to investigating, conserving, and sharing Peru’s rich biodiversity. Malena, chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pia León, and the Mater team are behind the world-famous Central, Kjolle, Mayo, Mil, and Ichu restaurants.
NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir talks space, nature, penguins
September 27, 2020 22:24 - 1 hour - 97 MBJenna Matecki interviews NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir, a nature-loving scientist who spent 205 days living aboard the International Space Station. Penguin catching, space friends, serendipities, gravity, optimism, expeditionary skills, COVID-19, Artemis, the Moon, Mars, female astronauts, marine biology, caving, Antarctica, Neutral Buoyancy, aliens, and more.
Ethnobotanist Alejandro de Ávila dives into Oaxaca, Mesoamerican biodiversity
July 19, 2020 06:31 - 3 hours - 176 MBDive into a world of hot chocolate, botanical gardens, textile museums, little red bugs, seafaring canoes, geothermal cooling, and magic with Jenna and Alejandro de Ávila, founding director of Oaxaca, Mexico’s ethnobotanical garden - Jardín Etnobotanico de Oaxaca. Alej is also the curator of Oaxaca’s textile museum - Museo Textil de Oaxaca.
Ethnobotanist & Oaxaqueño Alejandro de Ávila
July 19, 2020 06:31 - 3 hours - 176 MBDive into a world of hot chocolate, botanical gardens, textile museums, little red bugs, seafaring canoes, geothermal cooling, and magic with Jenna and Alejandro de Ávila, founding director of Oaxaca, Mexico’s ethnobotanical garden - Jardín Etnobotanico de Oaxaca. Alej is also the curator of Oaxaca’s textile museum - Museo Textil de Oaxaca.
Malena Martínez of Mater Iniciaitiva on Peruvian food, biodiversity, culture
July 05, 2020 02:02 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBJenna speaks with Malena Martínez, Co-Director of Mater Iniciativa, an interdisciplinary gastronomic and cultural research organization dedicated to investigating, conserving, and sharing Peru’s rich biodiversity. Malena, chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pia León, and the Mater team are behind the world-famous Central, Kjolle, Mayo, Mil, and Ichu restaurants.
Mater Iniciativa's Malena Martínez on Peruvian food, biodiversity, culture
July 05, 2020 02:02 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBJenna speaks with Malena Martínez, Co-Director of Mater Iniciativa, an interdisciplinary gastronomic and cultural research organization dedicated to investigating, conserving, and sharing Peru’s rich biodiversity. Malena, chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pia León, and the Mater team are behind the world-famous Central, Kjolle, Mayo, Mil, and Ichu restaurants.
Malena Martínez of Mater Iniciativa on Peruvian food, biodiversity, culture
July 05, 2020 02:02 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBJenna speaks with Malena Martínez, Co-Director of Mater Iniciativa, an interdisciplinary gastronomic and cultural research organization dedicated to investigating, conserving, and sharing Peru’s rich biodiversity. Malena, chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pia León, and the Mater team are behind the world-famous Central, Kjolle, Mayo, Mil, and Ichu restaurants.
Plant-based Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn explains healthy nutrition, reversing heart disease
May 17, 2020 02:38 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBJenna interviews Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a legendary down-to-earth doctor who has reversed and cured heart disease for thousands of patients, and advocated for a plant-based diet since 1984. You may recognize him from the documentary Forks Over Knives, praise from President Clinton, books or videos from his wife Ann, daughter Jane, or son Rip, the Cleveland Clinic, or piles and piles of well-cited nutrition papers, studies, and essays. Heart disease is the *leading cause of death for Ameri...
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn explains healthy nutrition, reversing heart disease
May 17, 2020 02:38 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBJenna interviews Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a legendary down-to-earth doctor who has reversed and cured heart disease for thousands of patients, and advocated for a plant-based diet since 1984. You may recognize him from the documentary Forks Over Knives, praise from President Clinton, books or videos from his wife Ann, daughter Jane, or son Rip, the Cleveland Clinic, or piles and piles of well-cited nutrition papers, studies, and essays. Heart disease is the *leading cause of death for Ameri...
Arctic scientist Dr. Keith Larson details our future with climate change
May 14, 2020 21:09 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBJenna chats with Keith Larson PhD, an evolutionary ecologist based in the arctic who has dedicated his career to speaking with the public and raising awareness around the impacts of climate change.
Arctic Scientist Keith Larson details our future with climate change
May 14, 2020 21:09 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBJenna chats with Keith Larson PhD, an evolutionary ecologist based in the arctic who has dedicated his career to speaking with the public and raising awareness around the impacts of climate change.
Arctic Scientist Keith Larson on our future with climate change
May 14, 2020 21:09 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBJenna chats with Keith Larson PhD, an evolutionary ecologist based in the arctic who has dedicated his career to speaking with the public and raising awareness around the impacts of climate change.
Arctic Scientist On Our Future With Climate Change
May 14, 2020 21:09 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBJenna chats with Keith Larson PhD, an evolutionary ecologist based in the arctic who has dedicated his career to speaking with the public and raising awareness around the impacts of climate change.
How soil expert Cuauhtemoc Villa restores ecosystems
April 03, 2020 17:14 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBJenna introduces Down-To-Earth (despite the geese) and chats with soil "chef," Cuauhtemoc Villa – Portland-based regenerative farmer, bokashi and biochar expert, cannabis and wine industry consultant, indigenous agriculture specialist, and mentor to a movement of young people determined to achieve food sovereignty.
Soil expert Cuauhtemoc Villa describes how he restores ecosystems
April 03, 2020 17:14 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBJenna introduces Down-To-Earth (despite the geese) and chats with soil "chef," Cuauhtemoc Villa – Portland-based regenerative farmer, bokashi and biochar expert, cannabis and wine industry consultant, indigenous agriculture specialist, and mentor to a movement of young people determined to achieve food sovereignty.
How Soil Expert Cuauhtemoc Villa Restores Ecosystems
April 03, 2020 17:14 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBJenna introduces Down-To-Earth (despite the geese) and chats with soil "chef," Cuauhtemoc Villa – Portland-based regenerative farmer, bokashi and biochar expert, cannabis and wine industry consultant, indigenous agriculture specialist, and mentor to a movement of young people determined to achieve food sovereignty.