Rising with the Tide

It is December 21st, 2023. For the Western world and many others around the globe, it's a time of celebrations, generosity, and reflection. Yet in Gaza, there is no time or reason to celebrate: for it is simply day 75 of the War on Gaza. Survival is the only thing that matters for more than 2 million Palestinians, half of which are children. With more than 30,000 civilians killed, and almost 2 million displaced, the Israeli campaign of ethnic cleansing continues to push Gazaouis to the southernmost reaches of the strip, with no way out and no escape from the incessant bombs, ground incursions, starvation policies, and rampant diseases. We call on our governments and organisations everywhere to push for a lasting, meaningful, and immediate ceasefire, as well as liberation and justice from occupation. Listen in as we're joined by Dr. Zachary Foster, Scholar in Middle Eastern Studies and Historian of Palestine. We talk: Palestinian identity, the history of Israeli occupation, the origins of the Zionist movement, British colonial support for Israel and its anti-semitic foundations, important chapters of the occupation, the history of Hamas and its changing objectives and structures, enduring historical myths, UN action on Palestine through history, the siege of Gaza, and of course the current war on Gaza of 2023. You can find Zachary on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/_ZachFoster And his amazing site + newsletter, Palestine in Your Inbox, here: https://palestinenexus.com/ Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Song for the episode: "Lakeer Kay Fakeer" by Omar Siddiqi, please do go check out their music! (n.b.: end of episode music has been changed slightly to loop over the conclusion).

Summer is over! (Though it seems there's no end to the heat!) Listen in as we're joined by Kai Heron, Lecturer in political ecology at Lancaster Univerity We talk: Public/Commons partnerships, Agroecology, Revolutionary Strategy, Eco-Leninism, Degrowth, Agrarian question in the UK, the State as a terrain of struggle, Global South extractivism, Effective social change tactics, Time constraints on Climate Change, Access to nature in the UK, and even Twitter Banana 'discourse'!   You can find Kai on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/KaiHeron  And Kai's research here: https://lancaster.academia.edu/KaiHeron  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Song for the episode: "Unlawful Execution" by The Chisel. Go check out their amazing music!

Elle Salmansperger joins us on the show!   We talk: Lützerath, social struggles, political emancipation, energy politics, German elections, forest protests, barricades & campsites, media narratives, what it takes to fight against the capitalist/extractivist machine, police and state violence, treehouses & much more!   You can find Elle on instagram here And trusted Lützi outlets here (Lutzi website), here (Lutzi art) & here (Lutzi news/info) Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Song for the episode: "Mili-Tanz" by Ramu, their IG is here & their bandcamp is here. Go check out their kickass music! Thank you Ramu!   Lützi lives on! Solidarität!

David E. Gilbert joins us on the show!   We talk: barricades, anarchy, social movements, worker actions in indonesia, the university system, capitalism, academia, protests, France, reclaiming land, connections, transformative change, performative actions, the Iraq War & much more!   You can find David on twitter - here Or on his research page - here Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Song for the episode: "You are not a riot" by The Coup

Song for the episode: Youtube: "Virgen y Volcán" by Grecia Albán  Spotify: "Virgen y Volcán" by Grecia Albán    In this episode, we welcome Patricia Castillo-Briceno, Principal Research Professor at ULEAM! We discuss her work on marine life physiology and environmental regulators, the details and ethics of such work, and how climate change is affecting everything from coral reefs to marine iguanas. Patricia also touches on her work as board member for the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developping World, the importance of representation and inclusion, and how to recognise crayfish by their behaviour!    You can find Patricia on twitter - here Or on her research page - here Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  

In this episode Jamie and Skander discuss bioacoustics, citizen science, bird conservation and the ins and outs of field work with bird-expert and scientist Vijay Ramesh from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.   You can find more of his work here - and Vijay himself on twitter @vjjan91

Your hosts Jamie and Skander welcome Zachary Foster to the show, a Historian of Palestine and scholar of Middle East History.   We discuss the history of Palestine, what it means to be Palestinian, Zachary's work in obtaining elusive or forgotten documents and records, and much more around the idea of identity, place, and belonging.    You can find Zach on Twitter - @_zachfoster Or on his website! Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Song for the episode: "Chill in Lydda" by Hazy Noir and Djamil

50 Conversations! That's what this beautiful talk with Jason W. Moore marks for your two curious hosts. Thank you so so much for giving us your time and attention, and for listening to our silly rants and constant tangents. And a huge thank you to every one of our fifty guests for coming along and putting up with us!   In this milestone episode, your hosts find a strange tree in their backyard. So they begin digging to see where its roots lie. But as the hole gets deeper, the roots show no sign of thinning or ending; they curl and twist and entangle and as the ground caves in, an subterranean wonder comes to light. As they explore these mysterious tunnels of endless roots and otherworldly sights, they run across Professor Jason W. Moore, an apparent connoisseur of this strange and wonderful web of life. As they walk along, Jason recounts the often-hushed history of our world: the importance of 1492 in capitalism's history, the constructed divide of Humans/Nature as a way to extend frontiers of capital accumulation, and how these extend into our present.  They discuss the faulty concept of the Anthropocene and Jason's suggested alternative, the Capitalocene, as well as the idea of understanding Capitalism as a world-ecology, that is a system that engulfs and extends beyond mere economy, affecting the entirety of the web of life on Earth. Though they had to end their walk & talk due to Skander's sore calves, the trio managed to quickly touch on questions of Degrowth, academic sectarianism, and Scientism. As Jason points them to a ladder leading back to their yard, your hosts feel encouraged by the professor's writings and reflections to better understand the history of our world, to delve deeper into the roots of our crises, and to seek solutions which better embolden the struggle of life against death and profit.   You can find Jason on Twitter - @oikeios Or on his website! Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org Song for the episode: "So What" by Pinegrove

Welcome to episode 39! Or is it 49 with the prequels? Does it even matter!  Your hosts literally punch through exam season as they metaphorically crawl out of May. It's summer, it's brighter, its hotter, as climate change makes itself seen and felt, one big question we've got is what are we doing about it? More precisely, what are the BIG boys/gals/NBs doing about it all; are our big environmental NGOs (BINGOs) really fixing the world? To get a better idea about this topic and more, we journey to the sunny coast of Brighton to meet with Paul Gilbert, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex. Paul describes to us the recent history of BINGOs, and where they stand today in terms of the conservation scene and extractivist policies. We discuss scandals of 'green violence' which saw NGOs fund extremely violent tactics of land management, how companies are now attempting to quantify 'political risk' and even selling insurance for it, and what avenues could be taken to improve BINGO impacts or at the very least hold people accountable for the criminal or inhumane tactics they use under the guise of conservation of the environment.    Paul's research calls on us to think more critically about the giants' supposed environmental stewardship, their overwhelming influence, and the very real disconnect between BINGOs' public image 'at home' and their often-disastrous policies in some of the world's most biodiverse and important spaces.   You can find Paul on Twitter - @paulrgilbert Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org Song for the episode: "My Queen Is Ada Eastman" by Sons of Kemet

As Jamie gets an urgent call to attend the Queen's secret funeral, Skander must respond to the bat signal on his lonesome. But fear not, his journey to the Appalachia goes without a problem, and before he knows it your host is hiking through the mountain-tops of West Virginia with Nicholas Stump, author of "Remaking Appalachia". Nicholas discusses his upbringing and inspirations through Appalachia's rich history of labour and anti-extractive movements. His book makes an argument for an ecosocialist, ecofeminist, Appalachia which truly confronts and tackles its fossil fuel production problem and capitalist system. Our conversation ranges from the insanely-destructive mountain-top removal explosions and their effects on people and nature, to the failings of environmental law in the United States and Appalachia, as well as its potential for being repurposed into a potent tool for climate crisis action. Appalachia is a vast land, which people of all sorts call home. Its fossil fuel industry and the capitalist economic system have been devastating for the region. Nicholas makes a thought-through argument for a new vision of Appalachia, which honours its deep and revolutionary traditions, while looking to the future for a brighter path. You can find Nicholas on Twitter - @nicholasfstump Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org Song for the episode: "Whiskey and Sin" by the Wild Rumpus  

Spring comes around and the scenery around us comes alive once again! Jamie accidentally falls into a river and, feeling wronged by Mother Nature, decides its time to learn about them. Know thy enemy, I guess. Your hosts depart for the eastern parts of India where they're gracefully welcomed by Rahul Ranjan, postdoc fellow at Oslo Met Univeristy.  Rahul's research on the rights of rivers, and its intersections with political struggles in India is invaluable. Our discussion touches on the insurrectionary figure of Birsa Munda, politics of anti-coloniality and anti-authoritarianism, what it means for rivers and water to have 'rights', as well as the role memory and manners of remembrance play in how we memorialise people and events. We trek back to our respective homes with a newfound appreciation of the complexities of our rivers, too often thought of as 'just' a river, and a glimpse into India's brutal, yet inspiring past through Indigenous memory. You can find Rahul on Twitter - @Ranjana_Rahul Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org Song for the episode: "Yesterday Once More" by The Carpenters

After a hearty break, your hosts come back reinvigorated and ready to tackle some more topics they themselves know literally nothing about. We travel to the lands of Western Sahara with the help of Joanna Allan, Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University, to learn about energy, poetry, and the remnants of colonialism in Africa. Of course, as critical geography studies, neo-colonialism scholars and others have repeatedly proven, colonialism never really went away. It took on different forms, sometimes less overt, sometimes under different names. But Western Sahara still stands as a living, breathing, example of colonialism. Joanna runs us through a brief history of the Saharawi people and their fight for independence, as well as Spain, Morocco and Mauritania's colonial efforts to keep the Saharawi under their boot as a colony - even today.    We learn from Joanna about oil and wind energy politics in the region, how Saharawi poetry - entrenched in their culture and livelihood - affects and resists the invasions of the land by transnational wind turbine companies, and the gender dynamics behind complex social conflicts in the lands of the Sahara. The Saharawi fight on for a free Western Sahara, where their poetry and ways of life may prosper.   You can find Joanna on Twitter - @Joanna_Allan   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org Song for the episode: "Lanza un dedo al cielo" by Yslem, Hijo del Desierto

Ready, set, jump! As your hosts bravely hop across the pond in a single superhuman jump, they receive a call from Alleen Brown, reporter for the Intercept. Managing an olympian landing right in the middle of the Twin Cities, Jamie and Skander follow Alleen as she takes them to the region's oil pipelines causing havoc on the local community and environment. While her reporting for the series "Policing the Pipeline" is more focused around stories of corruption and security around Enbridge's Line 3, Alleen has worked many years on parallel topics, covering land defense and injustice in the US. We jump back to Europe having learned much about the types of secretive behaviour state and corporate actors engage in to tackle resistance to such large projects, knowing that struggles everywhere benefit from a better undestanding of reactions from above and the impacts felt by local people and communities.    You can find Alleen on Twitter - @AlleenBrown Alleen's articles for the Intercept can be found here Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org Song for the episode: "Winter Mornings, Coffee & Cedar Smoke" by Annie Humphrey-Jimenez

Another one! Sick of their ignorance around the subject, your hosts embark on a roadtrip to France to meet one of the leading experts in Environmental Justice today, Brendan Coolsaet! The associate professor takes us through a history of the movement, from its emergence in marginalised communities of colour in the United States, to its 'hop' across the pond where the term is gaining popularity by the day. We discuss the semantic drift of "Environmental Justice", what it actually means for people today, and key concepts which researchers are fighting bloodthirsty battles over in modern day academia.    Brendan's book on the topic, "Environmental Justice: Key Issues" is a fantastic way to get into EJ with plenty of accessible, critical, perspectives. Our conversation also digs into Brendan's recent trip around Italy, where he witnessed first-hand the effects of climate change on the Italian agricultural system as he moved from farm to farm. Through theory and practice, there is so much to think and learn about in the realm of Environmental Justice, and we're glad people like Brendan are there to help illuminate the path, and make sure that as we progress towards a better world, we don't get lost on the way.    You can find Sakshi on Twitter - @Bcoolsaet Brendan's website is here Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org Song for the episode: "Bandy Bandy" by Zap Mama    

Jamie and Skander race to Cambridge in the latest episode of Rising with the Tide. Of course, as Jamie lives nearby he takes on a smug look and takes comically small and warped steps. Little does he know, Skander hasn't skipped leg day. The run from Oslo to their newest guest Sakshi is a breeze for the latter, even if he had to run on top of the North Sea Jesus-style. Sakshi, currently finishing her PhD at Cambridge University, walks the pair through halls of colonial history and legacy. They discuss her research on indigenous rights and the court system in Australia, Brazil and Canada. Sakshi introduces us to concepts such as Marxist Legal Theory and Indigeneity, and even explains her misgivings about books such as Andreas Malm's "How to Blow Up a Pipeline".  As they cover one green criminology case after the other, from Wet'suwet'en land defenders to Steven Donziger, your hosts come out of their auspicious meeting with Sakshi having a better understanding of what the law can and cannot do for people around the world fighting for their rights, be it for the preservation of indigenous places or the protection of natural resources from the greedy grasp of corporations.  You can find Sakshi on Twitter - @SakshiAravind Sakshi's blog is also online at: www.defiantecologies.home.blog Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org Song for the episode: "January 26" by A.B. Original

Your hosts embark on a journey to Northern Norway to meet an expert on none other than the Tigray region of Ethiopia, Teklehaymanot Weldemichel. Though a more somber subject than what we usually touch on, the war on Tigray deserves much more attention and international action. Teklehaymanot describes to us the atrocities witnessed around Tigray, from inhumane war crimes to the burning of entire villages. We discuss the recent history of the region, Tigray's position within Ethiopia, and the events leading up to the war. Teklehaymanot himself is a victim of this war, even if he resides away from it, as much of his family and friends must endure and survive in a region without internet or telecommunication.   Although we could have talked for hours more on the subject, our conversation touches on a wide variety of questions related to Tigray and the war such as why the international community has failed, discourses in Western and Ethiopian media surrounding the Tigrayans, as well as the fact that the events of the last two years do in fact cover all of the criteria for there being a Genocide in Tigray. Teklehaymanot's own published work argues that the ongoing, devastating, famine is a product of human design by the belligerents of this war.   We ask that comments to this episode remain kind-hearted and human as they always are, and thank Teklehaymanot for his courage in telling his story and that of his compatriots abroad.   You can find Teklehaymanot on Twitter - @TeklehaymanotG   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide   Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org   Song for the episode: "Lomi Ayney Berhe" by Eyasu Berhe

Season 3 continues to take surprising turns as your hosts attempt their first proper livestream! Jamie picks up his shovel and kindly digs through the Earth's core to the other side of the world for us to meet Claire Burgess, PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania, in the land down under.    As we cartoonishly hang upside down, unaccustomed to the reversed gravitational waves of Australia, Claire answers our barrage of questions regarding her research on mining and "green" extractivism. We discuss why copper is the new oil, indigenous knowledge and just what the heck 'yarning' means. As we near the end of our conversation, we realise that Australia's place in colonial/settler issues is much more pervasive than we knew of, and that the modernisation and proliferation of "green mining" is just beginning... But, while Jamie takes a page from Minecraft's book and pushes us up to the European continent block by block, we also find ourselves yearning for more yarning around these topics, that feel ever so present and, thankfully, more and more talked about.  You can find Claire on Twitter - @Claireburgo  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org  Songs for the Episode is "Little things" by Ziggy Ramo ft. Paul Kelly  

Happy New Year! A new notch on humanity's belt never felt so good! As we slowly approach a (touch wood) post-covid era, another crisis looms not far behind. You already know what it is, we don't have to spell it out for you. What you may not know however is that this crisis has an effect on the earth itself. Not the planet, the ground, dummy!  To get some real information on the subject, your hosts grab a couple of torches, a dusty Indiana Jones hat and some protein bars to find Professor Bill McGuire from UCL! As we walk together through caves and hop from one tectonic plate to another, our discussion ranges from the effect of global warming on volcanoes to his eco-thriller novel Skyseed about geoengineering gone wrong. As Bill leads us out of the dark tunnels of the Earth and back onto the surface, we feel like we've got a brand new perspective on the ground beneath our feet. It, also, is part of a fragile ecosystem which can have tremendous ripple effects if disturbed.  You can find Bill on Twitter and more of his work on his website  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org  Songs for the Episode is "It's The End of the World As We Know It" by R.E.M.

While Jamie is away on his quest to join the proletariat in order to secure a liveable wage, Skander is joined by Andrew, a fellow student from the Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Oslo.   Together, with the help of arcane zoomic rituals, they conjure the spirit of Paul Robbins, Dean of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to ask him a few questions about the sacred political ecology textbook he once wrote... and re-wrote... and re-re-wrote. You know the saying, 3rd edition's the charm. Paul is a fantastic researcher and theorist who has published a plethora of fascinating research and work around questions such as: why it is that working on topics related to nature is inherently political? We discuss his work and efforts at the Nelson Institute, the academic wars of the 90s and what we can learn from the degrowth/ecomodernism divide. We left this conversation even bigger fans of Paul's work, having learned much about a field which we consider to be our (upcoming) own, and running to ask our local bookshops if they have copies of his book Lawn People.    You can find Paul on Twitter and more of his work on his website  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org  Songs for the Episode is "Muzzle of Bees" (Intro) by Wilco & "Waiting for the Great Leap Forward" by Billy Bragg

Welcome! Season 3 continues as we delve into climate adaptation and mitigation with Jola Ajibade, Assistant Professor at Portland State University! After going over her many accomplishments and the serendipitous road she took to get to where she is today, we discuss flooding adaptation measures in Lagos, Nigeria, surveillance and the intersections between private profit and disaster capitalism (with an obligatory mention or two of the Shock Doctrine, of course). Listen in to learn all about what makes us resilient in the face of climate change, where we fail in adaptation and how we may overcome the difficult times ahead.    You can find Jola on Twitter and more of her work on her website  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org  Song for the Episode is "Eye Adaba" by Asa

Welcome! In this episode we're joined by Professor Hilde Coffé, from the University of Bath, to talk about the history, implications and roles of women in the far right. Focusing on Western Europe, Hilde's research looks at voting behaviour, policy decisions and public views of far right parties and radical right parties. We discuss the potential reasons for the gender gap in the far right, why some women still lean towards patriarchal, often mysoginistic, political parties and what has changed throughout the years in the countries she's observed.  You can find Professor Coffé on Twitter and more of her work on her Bath page.  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our website! www.risingwiththetide.org  Song for the Episode is "Ruimtevaarder" by Kommil Foo

* S E A S O N   T H R E E * ----------------------------- The coffees are poured. The migraines are had. The backs are arched. Here we go again! This time it's proper, it's real, season 3 is officially starting! No more of the flippity floppity Season 2 days of Skander attempting to record without howler monkeys in the back and Jamie daydreaming of his dissertation on Gramsci. We'll acknowledge those were strange days, but now the bell's rung and school is back in kids! Expect new episode tiles, much more stable episode schedules and hopefully just as much depth and variety in our guests and topics. We're coming out the gates strong with the first episode of the season by talking with Niklas Boers of TUK & the Potsdam Institute, one of the leading climate researchers of our time! Niklas discusses his work modelling the complex webs of systems of our planet and makes sure to include a Climate 101 about the AMOC. Expect talks of models, uncertainties, bad journalistic practice and a million tangents! You can reach Niklas by email and find out more about him and his work at https://www.pik-potsdam.de/members/boers   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our brand new website! www.risingwiththetide.org  Song for the Episode is "Dust" by Ataxia

And we're live!   This is the start of a new series of episodes straight from our Twitch streams! We don't yet have a schedule for them so stay tuned at www.twitch.tv/risingwiththetide and follow for notifications when we go online. We'll also be posting on twitter @risingwthetide when we go online.    Our streams will be reserved for slightly chiller discussions, a little less academic but where you can still learn a lot and have fun listening. Our aim is to have some debates, discussions and research streams so look out for those!    This episode: 0 - 23:00: Going over the new IPCC AR6 - WG1 Report 23:00 - End: Discussion around flying with Anna Hughes from FlightFree UK   Huge thank you as usual to our Patreons (www.patreon.com/risingwiththetide). We could not do this without your support x

Welcome to Episode 25! We're back at it again! Episodes are gonna start coming out again and we couldn't be more excited to begin with the wonderful Isabelle Axelsson! Isabelle is an activist and organiser for Fridays for Future in Sweden, has been a key part of the climate strikes in Stockholm and a public face for the youth's environmental activism.  From discussions with the Swedish Prime Minister to organiser zoom calls and her indomitable striker spirit, we pick Isabelle's brain to find out her origin story, her experiences at the World Economic Forum in Davos and what the future of climate activism looks like to her. You can find Isabelle on IG at @isabelleax_ or on twitter at @isabelle_ax  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our brand new website! www.risingwiththetide.org  Big thank you for the song this episode: "Power" by Dwara

Welcome to Episode 24! It's been a while :)  In this episode, we talk to Benon Sevan, who retired as Under-Secretary General of the United Nations after a 40-year career. Benon was shared some of his favourite stories from Papua New Guinea, his 4 near-death experiences at the hands of insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as some insight as to what Kofi Annan was like as a friend.  We've unfortunately had to slow down on episodes due to personal constraints (aka there aint much wifi in the jungle) but as we get back to our normal living in a couple weeks from this being written, that should change over the summer. So please keep us in mind from time to time as we've got a ton of episodes, infographics and audio essays - not to mention a whole documentary! - to show you.  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our brand new website! www.risingwiththetide.org   Song: "Fire in the Valley" by Cry Baby

In this brand new series, Skander is joined by Tim Marren as they deep dive into Belgian history.   This is the second episode of a 4-part series on the origins and rise of the Flemish Far-Right, covering everything from the Belgian Revolution to today's Vlaams Belang. Join us as we trace our steps back to understand how the Flemish Far-Right in Belgium managed to gain such a strong position in contemporary politics.    Our episode begins as the dust of WW2 settles, and the Flemish Far Right seeks to come out of the shadows, to gain a solid hold on the politics of the modern period. Episode 2 covers everything from 1948 to 1979, from the birth of the VolksUnie to Karel Dillen's creation of the Vlaams Blok. . . . . . Written/Produced by Tim Marren and Skander Manaa Song: Crowander "Easy - Easy"

Episode 23! We ditch the usual style for our first 4-person discussion. For this special occasion we've asked Nico Pizzolato and John Holst to come on the show and talk about the subject of their co-authored book: Antonio Gramsci. Listen in for a fascinating conversation on Gramsci's life, his ideas around pedagogy, revolutionary education for the working class, what it means to be politically educated and of course a little bit of environment talk too. You'll find John and Nico's work on their respective university pages or you can look for their book "Antonio Gramsci: A Pedagogy to Change the World" if you'd like to dive deeper into the topics we discussed.  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our brand new website! www.risingwiththetide.org   Song: "99 posse" by Comuntwist (intro), "Il Cantu pro Gramsci al III convegno della IGS" by IGS-Italia

Welcome!  We continue our journey through season 2 with the amazing Kamea Chayne! An unstoppable force in the online eco movement, Kamea has hosted Green Dreamer through more than 300 episodes ranging from renewable greenwashing to indigenous rights!  We discuss Kamea's journey up to and throughout Green Dreamer, an array of topics at the forefront of climate battles and how to get through difficult moments of hopelessness.   You'll find Kamea's show on all streaming platforms, as well as on Twitter at KameaChayne, on Instagram at greendreamerpodcast and KameaChayne. We highly recommend the *insane* library of knowledge that is her show.  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our brand new website! www.risingwiththetide.org   Song: "Power to Change" by Luna Bec

In this brand new series, Skander is joined by Tim Marren as they deep dive into Belgian history.   This is the first episode of a 4-part series on the origins and rise of the Flemish Far-Right, covering everything from the Belgian Revolution to today's Vlaams Belang. Join us as we trace our steps back to understand how the Flemish Far-Right in Belgium managed to gain such a strong position in contemporary politics.    We begin with the birth of Belgium as a nation and finish after the dust of WW2 settles in 1945.   Due to unforeseen circumstances and technical issues, our sound quality is far from perfect, we hope you'll understand and know that we aim for the next episode to be much much better in terms of consistent, high quality sound.   Written/Produced by Tim Marren and Skander Manaa Song: Crowander "Easy - Easy" .  .  .  .  Edit: The political party referred to as Verdaniso is actually Verdinaso. Apologies for the reading mistake.    Sources (In no particular order): (1) "The United States of Belgium: The Story of the First Belgian Revolution" by Jane C. Judge, 2018, Leuven University Press. (2) https://www3.dekamer.be/digidocanha/K0015/K00150090/K00150090.PDF, Edward Coremans' speech to the Assembly, 1888 (3) "The Congress of Vienna" by Randall Lesaffer, Oxford Public International Law (4) https://www.belgium.be/en/about_belgium/country/history/belgium_from_1830, Belgium's independence history by the Belgian Government (5) "Ethnic structure, inequality and governance of the public sector in Belgium" by Kris Deschouwer, 2004, UNRISD (6) "Opera and Revolution: La Muette de Portici and the Belgian Revolution of 1830 revisited" by Sonia Slatin, 2008, Journal of Musicology Research. (7) "The Flemish National Question" in Nationalism in Belgium by Louis Vos. (8) "RTBF Auvio: La Belgique Criminelle: L'affaire coucke et Goethals", 2020.  

 Welcome to Season 2!  We begin our wonderful new endeavour with the legendary Ben Burgis, author, philosopher, university instructor and host of Give Them An Argument! We're also joined for the first time (but definitely not the last) by Usman Ahmad (who you can find as Rip.Fun on all socials).  We discuss Ben's book, and everything from the role of logic/feelings among the left & right, online shenanigans and climate change to the Zizek/Peterson debate.  You can find Ben on Twitter @Benburgis and his brilliant work at benburgis.com. His show, Give Them An Argument is a pearl, and available on youtube and all streaming apps.  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Or head to our brand new website! www.risingwiththetide.org   Song: "Turtles All the Way Down" by Sturgill Simpson

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Rebecca Willis, Professor in Practice at Lancaster University' LEC, Expert Lead for the Climate Assembly UK and Trustee of the New Economics Foundation.  Rebecca's work touches on so many issues, it's difficult to sum it all up in a few sentences. She told us of her work with Climate Assembly UK, how Citizens' Assemblies could change the way we see/interact with politics and what issues they encountered as a team.   We also discussed France's own CA, the possibility and difficulties of a direct democracy system like that of Switzerland, and whether all British Citizens' Assemblies should be named "Little Britain".  You can find Rebecca Willis on Twitter @Bankfieldbecky and her work on rebeccawillis.co.uk  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Song: "What a Wonderful World" by Maz O'Connor

Welcome fellow travellers! Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Diogo Verissimo, Director of On The Edge Conservation, research fellow at Oxford University and expert in social marketing.    We discuss the ins and outs of social marketing, what the term means and how it's been used in the past. Diego argues against the environmentalist knee-jerk reaction of throwing away tools like marketing, asserting that although they have contributed to ecological collapse, they are also a potent ingredient in the antidote for biodiversity conservation.   We also learn about how Harry Potter films didn't convince people to buy owls, that Smoky the Bear is old but gold and that Pengolins can vlog??   You can find Diogo on Twitter @Verissimodiogo and some of his work at @OTEConservation Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Song: "Darwin's Acid" by Baba Brinkman

Welcome fellow travellers! Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Chloe Miko, host and co-creator of The Burning Case Podcast! Similar to ours, the Burning Case takes on topics related to environment and politics, but with their own european/democracy twist! In their own words they are: "a place for critical conversations about our future on this planet and how policy making and radical democracy are essential to ensure that future is not only green but also fair and inclusive.We'll be chatting about the burning issues of our time, how policies are made and give you the tools to overhaul take the system!"   We discuss what it's like managing a podcast, how to talk about issues without scaring people and while making sure we're being inclusive and understanding. Chloe tells us about her favourite moments and episodes and a huge brainstorm occurs to find an answer to what civic education should be all about!   You can find her on instagram, twitter, spotify and everywhere else at The Burning Case Podcast! Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Song: "Pour Toi" by MC Blue Matter (Prod. Leo The Kid)

Welcome fellow travellers! Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Thomas Worsdell, an independent researcher currently working with the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). A lot of Thomas' work revolves around land, people and the complex interactions between the two. We learned a lot throughout the episode from Thomas about rights-based conservation tactics, the perilous strategies from that often threaten the culture and livelihood of indigenous peoples and what we can do to make sure saving the planet doesn't come at the cost of hurting vulnerable groups. Our conversation touches on everything from the Seychelles to Britain, and features a shocking outcome to our animal guessing game!  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide Song: "CACEROLAZO" by Ana Tijoux

 Welcome fellow travellers!   Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Sicily Fiennes, Master by research student at Kent University's DICE and conservationist specialising in birds. Sicily also co-runs Trade Chirps to help the public in keeping up with bird trade.    We discuss her work on conservation and trade, what tactics work, what doesn't, as well as the cultural sides of the topic people often ignore.     Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!  Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide  Song: "Crazy" by Hope Tala

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Martin Siegert, Professor, glaciologist and Co-Director of the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London.  Martin tells us what it's like being at the head of his world-leading research institute, and of his experience in climate change education. We discuss Antarctica and Martin's amazing voyages there.   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide   Song: "Belle Bouteille" by Lausse the Cat

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Brian Hoskins, visiting Professor at the University of Reading and Chair/Founding Director of the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London.  Brian tells us of his experience as head of the Grantham Institute, what he's learned and what he's seen. We discuss meteorology, the Stern Review which Brian has contributed to, as well as the climate strikes, the 2050 climate change act and what it's like spending a good chunk of your career trying to explain climate change.  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide   Song: "Decade of Doubt" by Rip.Fun

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Carola Rackete, a woman of many talents: she's an ecologist, a conservationist, a master mariner, a polar scientist and a sea rescuer!    Carola shot to fame as Captain of Sea Watch 3 in 2019 when she headed a ship that rescued people lost at sea and attempted to dock to safety in Lampedusa. The Italian government arrested her for saving lives at sea and Carola spent the year after being put up as a sort of representative of the "migrant crisis". However, as we find out in this episode, there is more to Carola than her stint of bravery from last summer.    We discuss the German government's efforts to destroy the Dannenroder forest to build a highway, Carola and her fellow forest protectors' efforts to defend the centuries-old trees. Jamie and Skander open up the can of ugly worms that is eco-fascism and Carola explains her view of blocking out any attempt at mixing nationalism and fascism with environmentalism.     Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide   Song: "Bam Bam" by Eloquent & Wun Two

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Daniela Lerario, Co-Lead of the Climate Champions Team for the COP 26 and Co-Chair of Sistema B Brazil. She is a biologist by trade but also a waste and circular economy expert.   Daniela tells us all about the diverse projects she's worked on, from ocean plastic waste studies to international climate leadership, there's tons to talk about. She also lets us in on her current work as Co-Chair of Sistema B and just what the heck a "B Corp" is (spoiler: we'd never heard of it, and we now love it).  Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Links to all streaming platforms and socials: linktr.ee/risingwiththetide   Song: "Se Afasta" by Bemquerê

 Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with William Gosling, Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics about his research on Mauritius, just what does "Palaeoecology" mean and his role as Chair of Education for the British Ecological Society!   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!      Song: "Mountain" by Dreadzone

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Danny Harris, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives (TA). Danny and TA work to end the "carmaggedon" that is New York City, and push for cheaper, cleaner and safer alternative modes of transport. We discuss car ownership as an issue of machism and addiction, the multplicity of dangers stemming from car uses as well as what cities could look like in a world without cars.   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!     Song: "Slow Down" by MF DOOM & Masta Ace

In this brand new series (recorded a while ago so forgive the old LUXR intro), the Gang - Ellie, Jamie, Pablo and Skander - take on Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore's 2019 film "Planet of the Humans".   Let's not kid ourselves. This film ruffled some feathers. We talk about what we think it got right and wrong, the back and forth between Gibbs/Moore and Mckibben from 350 org as well as how the film could've been improved.   Feel free to suggest a film we should review by email: risingwiththetide@gmail.com   Or any other social: Linktr.ee/risingwiththetide

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Isabel Smallegange, Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam. We discuss population dynamics around bulb mites, beach hoppers and manta rays, as well as what it means for certain individuals to evolve certain traits. Isabel tells us about her research, her life as a scientist and gives us an in-depth 101 on biology and evolution your hosts desperately needed.   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Song: "In My Memory" by DJ Tiesto

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Adil Delwar, a Bangladeshi bio-med student by training turned eco-entrepreneur. Adil's company Palm Life lays out an exciting future for single-use tableware with their biodegradable plates and utensils made from fallen palm leaves. We ask Adil all the hard questions around the manufacturing, shipping and use of his products, the philosophy behind his idea and what it means to be a young entrepreneur during covid times.  Disclaimer: RWTT has not received any money or contribution from either Palm Life or Adil Delwar, this episode is not sponsored. Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Song: "Janina Kon Montorey" by Bappa Mazumder

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with George Iordăchescu, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield's BIOSEC project. George studies illegal timber trade and deforestation in his native Romania's beautiful mountains: the Carpathian. He tells us about the fine grey lines separating the legal from the criminal when it comes to timber harvesting, how many blanket-style laws end up hurting the poorest Romanians first and we discuss the "European Yellowstone" project, as well as the issues that come with rich individuals buying up forests and mountains for philanthropic ends. Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Song: "Soare Cu Dinti" by Robin and the Backstabbers

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Matthew Green, Member of Parliament for the New Democrat Party (NDP) of Canada in Hamilton Centre, Ontario. We discuss his personal views on the socio-economic issues, climate change and energy policy to name a few. Matthew brings a unique point of view to the podcast to help us learn more about the great land of Canada as well as to answer a few questions about what goes on in the halls of power. Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Song: "Never Thought That This Would Happen" by The Arkells Disclaimer: This episode is in no way a sign of official political endorsement for the NDP or Matthew Green by The Rising with the Tide Podcast, Skander Manaa/Jamie Walls. Requests for interviews have gone out to at least 1 MP of each major party in Canada.

*Episode 10 of our archived LUXR series*    In the final episode of our retired podcast, your hosts Skander and Jonny talks with Dr. Duncan McLaren, Professor in practice and research fellow at Lancaster University's LEC We discuss what carbon removal actually means, practically, its potential for positive change and climate outcomes, but also how companies have perverted the term for profit. Duncan tells us about his research into climate negotiations, climate justice and the uneven results of climate change, affecting the poorest first and hardest. Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! 

 *Episode 9 of our archived LUXR series*    Your host Skander talks with Dr. Rebecca Whittle, human geographer and lecturer at Lancaster University. We discuss community gardening and alternative agriculture systems, her research on the topics as well as a more general discussion around emotional wellbeing: How do we deal with the emotional responses to climate change? How do we harness that raw emotional power but also how do we appease our fears and make peace with the nature that's all around us.   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next! 

Welcome fellow travelers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government of George Mason University. She tells us the tales of Los Zetas cartel and their involvement in energy policy corruption throughout Mexico. We discuss the ins and outs of Mexican land and energy politics as well as how to solve the issues of crime and corruption in our environment. Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   Song: "Basica" by Luisa Almaguer

*Episode 8 of our archived LUXR series*   Your hosts Ellie and Skander talk with Joanna Haigh, retired Professor Emeritus at Imperial College London. Joanna tells us about her time as co-director of the Grantham Institute and as IPCC Lead Author, her career highlights and lows. We also discuss climate denialism, the relationships between science and government as well as geoengineering issues. Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!   

* Episode 7 of our old Podcast *   Your hosts Ellie and Skander talk with Gordon Walker, Professor in the University of Lancaster. For decades now, Gordon has researched the ins and outs of human/nature relationships. We discuss how to use natural energy flows, cycles and rhythms to best de-energise and de-carbonise our societies, as well as the effects of heat waves on care homes and the experience of flood impacts in the context of climate change.    Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as what you'd like us to talk about next!