Let's Talk About The Weather
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLet's Talk About The Weather podcast explores creative approaches to global problems through ecoart, music, writing, and other media. In discussing the connections between humans and their environment through the eyes of artists, we find a fresh perspective on ecology and new ways to thrive on our favorite planet.
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Ep. 36 Flashback Friday with Regan Rosburg: Breaching Grief, Melancholia and Mania with Biophilia
July 31, 2020 21:11 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBRegan Rosburg is an artist and naturalist. Recently, her work has been an investigation into society's collective grief, melancholia and mania which manifests as consumption and distraction. She has conducted biology-based research trips to the Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Thailand, The Pacific Northwest Coast, and the Smokey Mountains of Northeast Tennessee. Rosburg works in a variety of materials. Her resin work contains precious artifacts: plant and animal relics, bones, inse...
Ep. 35 Zack Rago: Diving In with Chasing Coral Co-Star
April 12, 2019 17:57 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBProduced by www.EcoArtsFoundation.org visit www.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org to comment. ZACKERY RAGO is the Youth Outreach Manager for Exposure Labs' Chasing Coral Impact Campaign and is thrilled to engage youth around the globe through science, art, and passion. Zack’s passion for coral reefs began in the Hawaiian Islands where he spent his childhood summers under the waves of the Pacific. His infatuation with coral led to a position in the marine aquarium industry for 4 years before br...
Ep. 34 Beverly Naidus: Superwoman Remediating Superfund Sites
March 22, 2019 19:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBBeverly Naidus is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and educator. While developing an innovative studio arts curriculum, she has been creating interactive installations, digital projects, artist books and narrative and conceptual drawings for over three decades. Much of her work is audience-participatory, inviting people to tell their own stories in response to the theme being explored. Inspired by the lived experience, topics in her art focus on environmental and social issues, including...
Ep. 33 Photographic Story Teller Noam Bedein Advocates Dead Sea Revival
February 21, 2019 17:53 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBVisit www.EcoArtsFoundation.org to comment. Beginning in April 2016, environmental visual arts activist Noam Bedein began documenting the treasures of the Dead Sea, gathering evidence of new dramatic geological phenomena and measuring the constant and rapid receding water level. Scientists are warning that if something is not done immediately, all that will remain of the Dead Sea will be a small pool of salt water. His mission is to share the incredible beauty of this World Heritage Si...
Ellison and Borden Amplify Ecological Culture with Design and Landscape Architecture Ep. 32
February 09, 2019 18:08 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBContact the show! Aaron M. Ellison is the Senior Research Fellow in Ecology in Harvard’s Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Senior Ecologist & Deputy Director at the Harvard Forest, and a semi-professional photographer and writer. He studies the disintegration and reassembly of ecosystems following natural and anthropogenic disturbances; thinks about the relationship between the Dao and the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis; reflects on the critical and reactionary stance...
Ep. 31 Mario Benassi: A Walk on the Wild Side of Environmental Film
November 10, 2018 16:44 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBMario Benassi is a producer, director and cinematographer dedicated to the preservation of biodiversity. National Geographic, PBS and Discovery Channel are just a few of the many organizations Benassi has worked with. Acclaimed for filming in rugged and remote jungles, Benassi has put himself in extreme situations to capture intimate moments with truly amazing wildlife. He now resides in Haines, Alaska where he continues to document the wonders of nature exposing how pollution and other en...
Ep. 30 Jill Kubit: DearTomorrow Personalizes Climate Change
October 21, 2018 22:53 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBSent on April 25, 2018 by Anonymous. “to the future generation, Hello to whoever reads this letter in the future. Today is a beautiful sunny day without a single cloud in sight. The sun is warm with a slight breeze tingling down my face as I walk on the sidewalks. Over the next ten, twenty or even thirty years, these clear, sunny skies may not even exist. At the current rate of pollution and climate change that we are currently experiencing, cities may begin to fill up with smog and poll...
Ep. 29 Daniel Hudon: Eco Fiction and Poetry for Species Lost
September 29, 2018 13:41 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MBDaniel Hudon, originally from Canada, is an adjunct lecturer in math, astronomy and physics. He is the author of two books of nonfiction: a humorous intro to the universe, called The Bluffer’s Guide to the Cosmos and a lyrical prose compendium designed to raise awareness about the biodiversity crisis, called Brief Eulogies for Lost Animals: An Extinction Reader. He likes to go hiking and kayaking and to dance Argentine tango. He can be found online at DanielHudon.com, @daniel_hudon, and in...
Ep. 28 Doron Gazit: Olympics Fly Guy inventor takes Inflatable Art to Devastated Environments
July 18, 2018 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBDesigner and environmental artist Doron Gazit‘s use of the natural elements - in particular wind - has provoked and fascinated onlookers from the Fly Guy of the Olympics to visual feasts across castles and deserts. Since 2014, he has sounded a creative alarm of sorts through his Red Line Project, a series of red balloon tunnels highlighting humans’ misuse of the environment. Gazit’s temporary installations can be found documented across the globe from the Dead Sea sinkholes to Alaskan glac...
Ep. 27 Miss Violette: Making an Impact through Melody and Rhyme
July 03, 2018 16:31 - 58 minutes - 27.3 MBMiss Violette is a budding duo that marries the unique style of singer/songwriter and activist Violette Larsen with the musical direction and insight of acclaimed producer and writer Angus Wilson. On and off stage they commit their lives to the musical embodiment of love and truth through lyrics and melody, on a mission together to bring heart centered, impact driven music back to the mainstream. Their first EP Black Snake, inspired by the Dakota Access oil pipeline, will be released July ...
Ep. 26 Lara Segura: Bee Conscious and National Water Dance Choreography
May 28, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBLara Segura has extensive experience as a professional dancer, teacher, producer and choreographer. In 2005 Lara graduated with a BFA Degree from San Diego State University and was later named the 2012 Dance Alumni of the Year for SDSU. She has had the pleasure of performing with Malashock Dance, Mojalet Dance Collective, Jacksonville Dance Theater, Sound Dance Company, Wallpaper Performance Company and San Diego Dance Theater’s Trolley Dances. She has served as a faculty member at Douglas...
Ep. 25 Ruth Wallen: Confronting Development and Climate Change
May 21, 2018 19:40 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MBRuth Wallen is a multimedia artist and writer whose work is dedicated to encouraging dialogue about ecology and social justice. She creates web sites and outdoor installations and has participated in innumerable exhibitions. Solo exhibitions range from Franklin Furnace, CEPA, New Langton Arts, to many San Diego venues. Web site hosts include the California Museum of Photography and the Exploratorium, where her work is currently on view. She was part of Weather Report: Art and Climate Chang...
Ep. 24 Regan Rosburg: Breaching Grief, Melancholia and Mania with Biophilia
April 18, 2018 01:35 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBRegan Rosburg is an artist and naturalist. Recently, her work has been an investigation into society's collective grief, melancholia and mania which manifests as consumption and distraction. She has conducted biology-based research trips to the Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Thailand, The Pacific Northwest Coast, and the Smokey Mountains of Northeast Tennessee. Rosburg works in a variety of materials. Her resin work contains precious artifacts: plant and animal relics, bones, inse...
Ep. 23 Katharine Wilkinson: Drawdown and the Middle Ground on Climate
April 10, 2018 22:27 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBDr. Katharine Wilkinson is Senior Writer at Project Drawdown, where she collaborated with Paul Hawken on the New York Times best-seller Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. Katharine’s interdisciplinary background cuts across research, strategy, and thought leadership, with a focus on exploring, amplifying, and invigorating action to address climate change. She is a Guest Lecturer in environmental leadership at Agnes Scott College. Previously, she ...
Ep. 22 Marina Zurkow & Una Chaudhuri: The Nature - Culture Intersection
March 08, 2018 19:10 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Marina Zurkow is a media artist focused on near-impossible nature and culture intersections, researching “wicked problems” like invasive species, superfund sites, and petroleum interdependence. She has used life science, bio materials, animation, dinners and software technologies to foster intimate connections between people and non-human agents. Her work spans gallery installations and unconventional public participatory projects. Currently, she is working ...
Ep. 21 Andy Myers: Picturing a Just Transition
February 28, 2018 01:25 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBCALL TO ACTION by March 9th, 2018 Text OCEAN to 52886 to leave a comment with the Federal Government regarding offshore drilling and/or visit Regulations.gov. Andy Myers is the Senior Campaign Coordinator for Working Films, he holds a B.A in film studies and a B.A in environmental studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. A longtime proponent of connecting film with activism, he has coordinated various national campaigns which leverage the narrative in social issue docume...
Ep. 20 Mario Escobar: The Story of Stuff
February 14, 2018 00:47 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Mario Escobar is the Digital Media Producer for the Story of Stuff Project, a non-profit which utilizes the power of animated video and picture to raise awareness of the impact our take-make-waste economy has on the environment. As he manages the creation of short, educational videos - his position entails him to identify, create and share impactful stories that highlight problems and solutions relating to various environmental issues. Mario has spent more t...
Ep. 19 Kyle Calian: Regenerating the Planet through Print
January 23, 2018 18:48 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Kyle Calian is the founder the Regeneration Magazine, a biannual print and digital publication, that seeks to address the lack of informative and inspiring content on the environment by highlighting the people who have chosen to make addressing these problems their life’s work. By showcasing the personal stories of these creatives, artists, writers, and entrepreneurs, the hope is that by changing the conversation on climate change, their social enterprises...
Ep. 18 Justin Hofman: Polar Bears, Q-Tips, and Expeditions
December 25, 2017 20:00 - 41 minutes - 19.4 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org You probably know Justin Hofman as the mastermind behind the viral photo of an innocent seahorse carrying a Q-tip through the ocean. This captivating photo alerted millions of viewers to the toxic impact we have on other creatures and environments. As a distinguished photographer, videographer and scientific illustrator, Justin is a member of the SeaLegacy Collective, a group of prominent photographers and videographers who use the power of media and art to ...
Ep. 17 Marina Qutab: Living the Eco Goddess Lifestyle through film, photo, recipes, and music
November 21, 2017 20:13 - 47 minutes - 22 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Marina Qutab, better known as the Eco Goddess, is a zero waste vegan influencer. As an activist since the age of 10, she latched on to art and music in particular to spread her message. Apart from being an eco-musician herself, she founded Ecostrings, an organization which uses music to educate people worldwide about pressing social issues and encourages them to take action. Among her many talents, Marina is about to release her first ever E-book called "Z...
Ep. 16 Kirsi Jansa: Pioneering Sustainability with Documentary Film
November 07, 2017 20:30 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Kirsi Jansa is a documentary filmmaker and journalist, she uses the power of authentic human stories to educate the people, especially on issues relating to environment, health and sustainability. She is best known for her two short documentary series, Gas Rush Stories and Sustainability Pioneers. Kirsi is currently an organizer for Creatives 4 Climate, an organization that brings together artists, architects, climate communicators and scientists to inspire ...
Ep. 15 Peterson Toscano: How Gay Climate Change Can Be
October 16, 2017 16:48 - 57 minutes - 26.8 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Through his one-person comedies and lively lectures, Peterson Toscano has delighted audiences throughout North America, Europe, and Africa as he takes on social justice concerns. His plays and talks humorously explore the serious topics of LGBTQ issues, sexism, racism, privilege, gender, and climate change. Concerned about climate change as a human rights and LGBTQ issue, Peterson shares his gifts on his YouTube videos and on stage. A Quaker and obsessive g...
Ep. 14 Julia Levine: Theatre Artist Investigates Food, Climate, and Justice
October 02, 2017 16:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org and www.EcoArtsFoundation.org Julia Levine is a playwright, creative collaborator and vegetarian. Planted in the New York City downtown theatre realm, she is on the Marketing team at HERE, the Producing team for the International Human Rights Art Festival, the organizing team for Climate Change Theatre Action, and writes for the blog series Artists & Climate Change. Julia creates new performance pieces as part of The Food Plays, an initiative she founded to ...
Ep. 13 Rae Irelan: Funk Grass Musician and Festival Producer goes Green
September 18, 2017 16:00 - 42 minutes - 20 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Rae Irelan graduated from The Boston Conservatory with BFA in contemporary dance performance and has since worn many hats from event producer, dancer, teacher and yogini, to alternative healer. Her San Diego award winning band The Moves Collective is a driving force in the US music scene, supporting ideologies, companies and nonprofits that propel sustainability, inspire audiences to positively impact their local communities, and build positive change glob...
Ep. 12 Joanna Engelberg: Eco Textiles Upcycling Denim for People and The Planet
September 08, 2017 22:05 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Joanna Engelberg is Sustainability Director at The New Denim Project, a third-generation family business that creates high-end eco-textiles made purposefully and ethically. After five years in Israel with her sister Arianne -- Creative Director of The New Denim Project -- she came home to Guatemala passionate about environmental & social impact. They created a fully-closed loop system with 100% sustainable, conscious and patient textiles at its core. Their...
Ep. 11 Kira Corser: Posts for Peace and Seas of Change
September 02, 2017 19:17 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBLetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Kira Carrillo Corser is a photojournalist, artist, and community leader with over 15 years of experience, publishing and exhibiting in 19 states across the US in venues such as the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego and the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. She taught "Arts and Community” for 8 years in Service Learning and taught as a Visual Art Consultant in Human Communications at CSU - Monterey Bay. From art galleries, museums, universities, and nationa...
Ep. 10 Bethany Kolody: Squidtoons Cartoonist Will Doodle for Science
August 25, 2017 03:42 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Bethany Kolody was introduced to biology during her time at NYU’s “world honors college,” in the Middle East, where she had the opportunity to study in Sri Lanka, Ghana, and China. There, she worked in Fabio Piano’s lab studying mRNA localization in C. elegans. It soon became apparent that she was more interested in the nematodes themselves than their mRNA, and for her capstone thesis she orchestrated the first molecular phylogenetic survey of marine nemato...
Ep. 9 Cherie Sampson: An Ag Artist Recounts her Creative Journey
August 19, 2017 14:13 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Cherie Sampson is an artist working in environmental installation, performance and video art, creating projects in wilderness and rural settings in the U.S. and abroad, including woodland, mire and boreal landscapes. Historical, cultural and elemental layers of the site are integral to the working concepts and materials, where she often integrates her body in the landscape in performances for the camera and live audiences. She has exhibited in live perform...
Ep. 8 Jen Gardner: Upcycling Furniture Artist Makes Lumber Live Longer
July 29, 2017 04:31 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org A Wildlife Ranger turned ecological surveyor turned zero waste furniture artist, Jen Gardner started Forget Me Knot as a way to explore her creativity while producing low impact, long-lasting items for others. Destined to end up in landfill, be burnt or, at the very best, turned to wood pulp, Jen repaints and re-purposes wood into one-of-a-kind pieces, prolonging the life of lumber and sending custom pieces home with happy campers. Above and beyond her cra...
Ep. 7 Alicia Previn: Earthworms, Tortoises, and Bees in Song and Story
July 22, 2017 00:54 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Violinist and songwriter Alicia Previn has enjoyed many successful years recording, performing and touring with a variety of artists such as The Cages, The Young Dubliners, and Folding Mr. Lincoln on platforms from MTV to Jay Leno's Tonight Show. Today she illustrates the importance of sometimes-forgotten animals through songs and children’s books featuring her personal illustrations. A fan of bio-dynamic farming, her Earthworm Book includes instructions on ...
Ep. 6 Diane Burko: Polar Expeditions in Photo and Paint
July 14, 2017 21:53 - 45 minutes - 21 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Diane Burko’s visual documentation through paint and photographs provide an outlet for her to respond and share her personal observations of climate change. Working along the intersection of art and science, she showcases expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic Circle with thousands of photographs from the air, sea and ground. Sharing the Earth’s astounding beauty, she also reveals the consequences of record breaking rapid ice melt at either end of our glob...
Ep. 5 Chantal Bilodeau: Eco Theater Takes Action
July 07, 2017 16:36 - 53 minutes - 24.9 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Chantal Bilodeau is a playwright and translator whose work focuses on the intersection of science, policy, culture, and climate change. She is the Artistic Director of The Arctic Cycle - an organization created to support the writing, development and production of eight plays that look at the social and environmental changes taking place in the eight countries of the Arctic - and the founder of the blog and international network Artists & Climate Change. S...
Ep. 4 Rob Greenfield: Food Waste Fiasco, Trash Me, and Creative Eco Adventures
June 21, 2017 22:55 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org When documentaries turned this “normal” dude into a renowned professional adventurer, Rob Greenfield the creative activist was born. From biking across America with a minimal environmental footprint to staging public Food Waste Fiasco mandalas to tackling consumerism and accompanying garbage, Rob’s creative drive to protect this planet has taken him across the world. Keep track of his minimalist journeys and activism on www.RobGreenfield.tv. Links mentione...
Ep. 3 Cynthia Matzke: Filming a way to Ocean Health
June 05, 2017 10:00 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org www.SpiralPacific.org Oceanographer-journalist Cynthia Matzke divulges the making of her documentary film exploring ocean ecosystem connectivity. Spiral Pacific explores nine Northern Pacific Rim locations to document the intertwined ecosystems around this vast ocean basin and common human-caused stressors that contribute to the downward spiral: overfishing, ocean acidification, and the plastic pollution problem that chokes the sea with synthetic debris. ...
Ep. 2 Marissa Quinn: Nature’s Narratives in Pen and Ink
May 27, 2017 02:44 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org From drawing friends’ pets as a seven-year-old to “Re-Wilding” herself along the West coast of the U.S., Marissa Quinn’s journey in pen and ink tells many of nature’s stories. Documenting endangered species, colony collapse, and surfing with dolphins and pelicans, Marissa shares her perspective on endearing humans beyond typical apex predators and drawing a deeper connection to land and sea. Links mentioned Marisa Quinn Art - http://www.marissaquinn-art.c...
Ep. 1 Andrea Polli: Professor of Art and Ecology
May 07, 2017 07:08 - 59 minutes - 27.8 MBwww.LetsTalkAboutTheWeather.org Professor Andrea Polli recounts how revolutions in weather computing and statements made by NASA scientists ignited her urgency to create eco-themed art. From lighting a Pittsburgh bridge with elegant wind turbines, to artistic display of air particulate matter, to transforming weather station information, Andrea is a bold model for eco artists everywhere. Links mentioned Eco Art Project Mona Bismark CenterArtCOP21 90 Degrees South Project, Sonic Anta...