Cooee! Podcasts

John Watkin had a great job and belonged. He was doing what he loved, had great purpose and was well rewarded which included being sponsored to do a study tour to Harvard Business School. Then he was made redundant. This is a podcast about how John reacted initially - anger, confusion, frustration - and how he journeyed on a very long, physically challenging walk over 10 days with me and another mate to come out the other side renewed, calm and with a strong resolve to continue.

Anne-Marie Hunsaker is an inspiring, courageous, giving young human being deeply connected to Mother Earth. She shares her battle with shame, growing up in a conservative religious community and finding her way after a terrible experience. And she reads one of her own beautiful poems.

This is the third story in the 26 story series "The Magical Appearance of Earthworms." The stories describe my life from my earliest memories to the point, three days after my 15th birthday, when I listened to a wise, ancient man on the radio and decided to become a forester.

Tony Rinaudo is a humble Australian who has changed, for the better, millions of people's lives. He stumbled upon a way to get trees back into the dry, barren landscapes of Sahelian Africa.

This is the first story in the 26 story series "The Magical Appearance of Earthworms." The stories describe my life from my earliest memories to the point, three days after my 15th birthday, when I listened to a wise, ancient man on the radio and decided to become a forester.

We're failing to end deforestation. Blaming companies isn't working. We need to speak to each other, to work together.

A personal reflection on the recent tragic shooting in the US and a New York Times Op ED on the subject. Why is it that it's always boys? This podcast includes sections from the songs "Springish" by Gillicuddy available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.