Salmonfolk Radio
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -SALMONFOLK RADIO is a mixture of contemporary interviews and travelogue tales of how a microbudget film maker from NC (USA) stumbled into the story of where the open net farmed salmon most of us eat comes from and how that truth is stranger than fiction and more dangerous than a lie. This is the world's first podcast dedicated to amplifying the indigenous, activist and scientific voices around the globe regarding the dangers of industrial open net salmon farming. "Salmonfolk" is a community coming into being where we value the connection with wild salmon, get the fish farms out of the world's waters, and cease thinking of salmon as "biomass".
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CHIEF ERNEST ALFRED PART 2
October 10, 2023 01:09 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this final episode of Season One of Salmonfolk Radio we hear Part 2 of the interview with Chief Ernest Alfred. We talk about the Ainu people on Hokkaido, Japan. We talk about salmon people from around the world. It's just a damn fine ending to Season One!
CHIEF ERNEST ALFRED PART 1
October 03, 2023 00:32 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this second to the last episode of Season One of Salmonfolk Radio Hereditary Chief Ernest Alfred of the Namgis, Tlowit'sis, and Mamalilikala Nations sits down with me for a powerhouse interview in August of 2018. We talk about sooo many things: Swanson Island Occupation The impact of direct action on those on the front lines Sea Shepherd R/V Martin Sheen Herring trapped in salmon pens Salmon stories Traditions of Ernest's people What's at stake here Unceded Territory defined
TSASTILQUALUS AMBERS UMBAS
September 26, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this spontaneous and unplanned interview from 2018, we sit down with matriarch Tsastilqualus Ambers Umbas of the Ma'amtagila Nation. This interview is powerful folks! Tsastilqualus discusses the nature of being a matriarch, her fight against the fish farm industry, intense run-ins with local law enforcement and the power of sustained protest for what is right.
Adam Olsen
September 19, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 37.1 MBAdam Olsen is many things. He is a father and a husband and the MLA for Saanich North and the Islands. From his website: "Adam Olsen (SȾHENEP) is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands and member of the B.C. Green Caucus. He was first elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in May 2017 and re-elected in October 2020." "Inspired by the incredible place and people he represents, Adam has a deep love and respect for his home in the Salish Sea (W̱...
CLAYOQUOT ACTION
September 11, 2023 17:57 - 41 minutes - 39.2 MBThis episode is packed with goodness. Besides our meeting with Dan and Bonny, who are Tofino BC locals and the directors of the fish farm fighting org- Clayoquot Action, you will hear about: The Salmon Guild The new Salmon Economy How nitrogen from Kamchatka ends up in the heartwood of BC trees How a Paris Climate meeting connected Norway to BC How nutrients move uphill against gravity How the Ahousaht First Nation forced a salmon farming company to get a salmon farm out of Ahousat Fir...
FREDERIK W. MOWINCKEL
September 10, 2023 23:31 - 49 minutes - 46.7 MBI sit down with Frederik W. Mowinckel, who is related to a family that founded one of Norway's first salmon farming companies. Though his family exited the industry many years ago, he has an insider's view to "open net" salmon farming that is rare...Grab a cup of coffee, this is going to be good.
THE PHARMACOKINETICIST
August 28, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBDr. Claudette Bethune is a pharmacokineticist and a clinical scientist. She has been featured in more than one documentary about her work in Norway in the Norwegian National Institute for Nutrition and Seafood Safety (NIFES). While there food safety her research took her down some very unexpected pathways. She risked her career to tell the truth about what was happening with farmed salmon in regards to pollutants and harmful levels of toxins. Her journey required grit and integrity that ma...
ALEXANDRA MORTON
August 22, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn this episode we hear an interview with Alexandra Morton about the status of fish farming. A Norwegian fish farm company hires an undercover surveillance operation to follow Alexandra. We make our way to Tofino. https://alexandramorton.typepad.com/
Being Salmon, Being Human: The Sointula Show
August 15, 2023 03:03 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBThe full exclusive LIVE performance of Being Salmon, Being Human, filmed in Sointula on Malcolm Island, BC. Namgis Territory. featuring the trio from Norway! Georgiana Keable, Dr. Martin Lee Mueller, and Torgeir Vassvik bring storytelling to life in this live recording of their performance based on the book of the same name. What's better than that? A video recording of the entire show that you can also watch! https://youtu.be/wAX0uTbR9lI My site: https://www.salmonfolk.com/ Georgiana's...
Day 5: The Beach Walk and The Big Picture
August 08, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBDr. Martin Lee Mueller dives deep into conversation and the prehistoric records for the big picture story of humans and species loss. We discuss indigenous living, the loss of that way of life for the majority of us, and what it means if we don't get it back. Martin also discusses the challenges and process of writing his book Being Salmon Being Human.
Salmon Girl, The Whale Watcher and The Storyteller
August 01, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 47.8 MBI have a proper sit down oceanside chat with two remarkable humans. Georgiana Keable is one of the Norway Trio here to perform Being Salmon, Being Human. She is also a professional storyteller in Norway and a published author on the topic. You can find out more about her work at http://georgiana.net In this interview you can hear her modern rendition of the Salmon Girl story. She also shares her reasons for becoming a storyteller. Kate Brauer is an orca enthusiast and researcher who lives...
Day 4: Malcolm Island Locals
July 25, 2023 02:56 - 49 minutes - 46.9 MBCommercial fishermen, shop owners, librarians, local hot spots- the sounds and vibe of Malcolm Island (in the unceded territories of the #namgis #kwakiutl and #mamalilikala Nations) come alive as I spend a day away from the Norway trio to explore the island. Find out what locals have to say about fish farms from many different perspectives.
Day 3: Dennis Reid and the Fish Farm News
July 18, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes - 46.3 MBIn Episode 7 I have a chance to do a proper sit down interview with Dennis Reid...except that we are not sitting. Instead we end up standing on the Woss Bridge, 80 feet above the spectacular scenery of the Nimpkish River. Before that though, we spend the afternoon along the Eve River, following it down the slackwater where healthy salmon and fly fishermen and Golden Eagles await us. Dennis also relates a lot of great information about salmon in general...how they live, how they migrate, what...
Day 3: Who is Niillas Somby?
July 11, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 40.3 MBEpisode 6 relaunches the Salmonfolk Radio series after being on hiatus for nearly 2 long years! We are back with a bang and doing weekly Season One drops for the remaining 14 episodes every Tuesday. This episode features the trio from Norway and I meeting Dennis Reid for the first time. He gives us a personalized backcountry tour of healthy salmon rivers ecosystems (Salmon, Adam, Eve, Nimpkish) on the Johnstone Strait side of Van Isle. Dennis runs the world's largest anti-salmon farming...
IT GETS PERSONAL
November 07, 2021 17:09 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThis is the episode where it gets personal. Find out what's been going behind the scenes in the life of the host for Salmonfolk Radio. Also a good take on what the future holds for the podcast in 2022. It's been a long road but the light at the end of the tunnel has been spotted.
Interview: How Did Argentina Ban Open Net Salmon Farming?
September 07, 2021 03:40 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBArgentina banned open net salmon farming in 2021. Find out how in this exclusive interview with Martina Sasso and Maia Gutierrez of Sin Azul No Hay Verde, a project of Rewilding Argentina. To see the documentary mentioned in this interview here is the direct link to "Contracorriente Espanol".
Day 2: HOQUAT
August 31, 2021 12:55 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBMy second day on the island involved a lot of driving and lots of time to think. In this episode the author of "Being Salmon, Being Human: Encountering the Wild in Us and Us in the Wild" reads directly from his book. What is Hoquat and what does it have to do with open net farmed salmon? You do not want to miss this one! Episode sponsored by Chelsea Green Publishing.
Day 1: Tahlequah's Vigil, the Author & The Salish Sea Swimmer
August 24, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode we hear from long time marine naturalist and author Barry Swanson. He wrote The Lost Frequency. That interview dives into what happened to Tahlequah, also known as "J35". She is an orca who lives in the Salish Sea. As soon as I landed I discovered something shocking. At that same time I was headed to Salt Spring Island, BC in the traditional territory of the Saanich, Cowichan, and Chemainus First Nations., to meet with Rama DelaRosa who was doing a Swim for the Salish Sea. ...
ORIGINS AND INTRODUCTIONS
June 22, 2021 18:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBWhat was happening in 2017 that made me want to travel from the east coast of the USA to Vancouver Island? Why was Chief Ernest Alfred of the Namgis First Nation living on an open net salmon fish farming platform? You'll want to hear what it's all about in "Origins and Introductions". Sound design and editing by Jay Siebold. Additional music selections by Torgeir Vassvik. Chief Ernest Alfred segment audio originally recorded by Tamo Campos. Special thanks to Co-Executive producers: Teala...
PILOT EPISODE: THE CHEF SPEAKS!
June 12, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis is the PILOT episode that launched Salmonfolk Radio, on June 12th, 2021. In "The Chef Speaks!", you get to hear an unflinching account of why a 5-Star Michelin chef refuses to bring open net farmed salmon into his kitchen. In this colorful and vibrant discussion a story unfolds of how this East End of London born chef, now living in Denmark, has embraced the option of using Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) salmon and why. It's an episode to share with every restaurant and chef y...