Episode 33: Trees and Humans Sharing a Planet in “The Overstory” by Richard Powers

Roots: the connections we have with the natural environment around us; Trunk: the connections we have with each other; Crown: the connections we have with the mystical; Seeds: the hope that propagates life forward. “The Overstory” is a book that, through the structure of trees, expands the size of a singular human life and re-contextualizes the scales of time and geography. In this episode, we sit down with a guest, Navel Orange, to discuss this impassioned and moving work by Richard Powers. In our conversation, we talk about the history of environmental movements, our relationship to nature, trauma and more. 

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