Stories for Earth with Forrest Brown

G.G. Kellner joins the podcast to discuss her debut novel, Hope, A History of the Future. She and Forrest discuss hope, resilience, and how to build a better world. Hope, A History of the Future Buy on Bookshop from $15.59 Buy on Amazon from $16.95 Buy on Barnes & Noble from $16.95 Buy on Apple Books from $9.99 Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2022/04/20/g-g-kellner-interview/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Joel Burcat is an author and environmental lawyer. He has written three award-winning environmental legal thrillers, the latest of which is Strange Fire. Buy Strange Fire: Buy from the publisher from $19.95 Buy from Midtown Scholar from $19.95 (SIGNED) Buy from Amazon from $19.95 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In part one of our discussion of New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson, we'll cover a plot summary and list of major characters. Stay tuned for part two, where we'll dive into analyzing this classic work of solarpunk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Alison Stine is an award-winning writer and the author of Trashlands. → Buy Trashlands on Bookshop*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9780778311270 → Alison Stine's website: https://www.alisonstine.com/ Stories for Earth: Transcript: Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sugar Birds tells the story of a young girl named Aggie who's on the run from her troubles after lighting a terrible fire at her family's home in the Pacific Northwest. I had the pleasure of talking to Cheryl Grey Bostrom about her novel, which has now won at least three awards, including: 2021 American Fiction Awards in Literary Fiction, General Fiction, and Cross-Genre Fiction Silver Medalist in the 2021 Reader's Favorite Awards in Inspirational Fiction Fiction Finalist in the upcoming 2022 Christianity Today Book Awards → Buy Sugar Birds on Bookshop*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781647420680 → Cheryl Grey Bostrom's website: https://cherylbostrom.com/ Stories for Earth: Transcript: Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Seeing The Day After Tomorrow as a youth was probably the first time I was exposed to the idea of climate change. And 17 years later, this film remains one of the only major Hollywood productions to explicitly engage with the topic. For this special episode of Stories for Earth, I chatted with Dr. Yanas Kisten, a scientist and host of the podcast Geekoscopy, about one of our favorite disaster flicks: The Day After Tomorrow, directed by Roland Emmerich. Extra goodies: "The lingering influence of 'Day After Tomorrow'" by Michael Svoboda in Yale Climate Connections Geekoscopy: Website: https://www.geekoscopy.com/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/geekoscopy Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekoscopy/ Stories for Earth: Transcript: *Coming Soon* Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A new conceptual art project called the Atlanta River Time Project aims to challenge the delusion that humans are separate from nature by offering an alternative method of timekeeping: the meander and flow of a river. Created by experimental philosopher and artist Jonathon Keats, the Atlanta River Time Project keeps time by comparing the current rate of flow of the Chattahoochee River against its historical average. I had the chance to speak with Jonathon about his new project earlier this summer, and now I'm happy to share our conversation with you. Atlanta River Time Website: https://fluxprojects.org/productions/atlanta-river-time/ Stories for Earth: Transcript: Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue tells the story of a fictional African village called Kosawa as it fights for environmental justice with the American oil company Pexton. While this is a work of fiction, it contains many parallels to modern climate stories, and I believe it has valuable lessons for us as we face the climate emergency. → Buy How Beautiful We Were on Bookshop from $25.76*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9780593132425 Stories for Earth: Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/08/24/how-beautiful-we-were-imbolo-mbue/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Season 3 of Stories for Earth is coming to a podcasting platform near you soon. In our first episode, we'll discuss How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue. Website: https://storiesforearth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth

Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Nicholson are the co-creators of the climate video game Survive the Century, a choose-your-own-adventure style game where you make decisions about how to cover the climate crisis as the editor in chief of the most influential newspaper in the world. The game's third co-creator, Christopher Trisos, unfortunately wasn't able to join us. I found this game to be really helpful for putting real climate scenarios into context, giving me a much better idea of the real implications of, say, a 1.5ºC warming scenario versus a 2ºC scenario. Plus, the headlines the game generates can be pretty hilarious. I hope you enjoy this discussion of Survive the Century. Survive the Century Website: https://survivethecentury.net/ Stories for Earth: Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/08/03/interview-survive-the-century/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Rewilding Our Stories Discord server: https://discord.gg/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I recently spoke with co-director Costa Boutsikaris about the new documentary Inhabitants, and I was absolutely fascinated with the time-tested ways of living in harmony with the environment the film shows. We talked about the making of the film, some of the ways tribes are restoring ancestral practices, and how others can learn from Native peoples without commodifying their wisdom. Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective Official website: https://www.inhabitantsfilm.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InhabitantsFilm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inhabitantsfilm/ Stories for Earth: Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/07/13/interview-costa-boutsikaris-inhabitants/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Rewilding Our Stories Discord server: https://discord.gg/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nina Munteanu is a prolific and insightful Canadian science fiction writer who has published nine books, including her most recent novel A Diary in the Age of Water. This novel imagines a Canada in the not-so-distant-future where water is becoming increasingly scarce, partially because water sources are drying up and partially because the US and China are buying up water from all the recently privatized Canadian utilities. As a limnologist—literally a fresh water scientist—it makes sense for Nina to be the one telling this story, and our conversation ranges from water shortages in the present day to Ray Bradbury to the need for a new paradigm for living. → Buy on Bookshop from $22.95*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781771337373 → Buy from Inanna Publications from $11.99 CAD: https://www.inanna.ca/product/a-diary-in-the-age-of-water/ → Buy on Amazon from $22.95: https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Age-Water-Nina-Munteanu/dp/1771337370/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+diary+in+the+age+of+water&qid=1622565192&sr=8-1 Nina Munteanu Official website: http://www.ninamunteanu.ca/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aliennextdoor Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1249159.Nina_Munteanu Stories for Earth: Transcript: Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Rewilding Our Stories Discord server: https://discord.gg/FdF7N4y3 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Christopher C. Berke, or C.C. Berke, is the author of multiple short stories and the novel "Man, Kind." I got to ask Chris all my questions about the book, learn about what inspired him, and find one more thing to make me anxious about the future: the infertility crisis! If you didn't hate plastic before listening to this interview, you will by the time it's over. → Buy on Bookshop from $27.59*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781736233504 → Buy on Amazon from $11.99: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Kind-C-C-Berke/dp/1736233513/ C.C. Berke Official website: https://chrisberke.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccberke Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccberke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thechrisberke Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18675654.C_C_Berke Stories for Earth: Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/05/12/cc-berke-man-kind/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Rewilding Our Stories Discord server: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

One February morning, I jumped on a Zoom call to interview Julie Carrick Dalton, author of the popular new novel Waiting for the Night Song. Julie spoke with me from New England, where she works as a journalist and runs a small organic farm with her husband. Waiting for the Night Song is Julie's debut novel, and we talk all about it, covering topics like climate refugees, increasing forest fires, and the friction that can occur between science and government. → Buy Waiting for the Night Song on Bookshop from $15.64*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781250269188 Julie Carrick Dalton Official website: https://juliecarrickdalton.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliecarrickdalton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/juliecardalt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliecdalton/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17548651.Julie_Carrick_Dalton Stories for Earth: Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/04/21/julie-carrick-dalton-waiting-for-the-night-song/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Rewilding Our Stories Discord server: https://discord.gg/ruhQp5C Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Gun Island and The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh could not be more appropriate works for discussion on this podcast—they're both about the role stories play in fighting the climate emergency! In this episode, I summarize and analyze Gun Island, using The Great Derangement as a critical framework. If that sounds a little academic, don't worry. I don't even have a degree in English, and I found Ghosh extremely accessible. I hope you enjoy! → Buy Gun Island on Bookshop from $15.64*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781250757937 → Buy The Great Derangement on Bookshop from $13.80*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9780226526812 Stories for Earth: Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/04/15/gun-island-the-great-derangement-amitav-ghosh/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Rewilding Our Stories Discord server: https://discord.gg/ruhQp5C Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In January, I had the chance to sit down with Canadian science fiction and fantasy author Craig Russell to talk about his 2016 novel Fragment. Fragment follows a cast of characters ranging from scientists to naval officers to TV news anchors as they're caught in the aftermath of an Antarctic ice sheet the size of France breaking off into the ocean. In this edited version of our 2-hour conversation, Craig and I discuss the science of ice, Craig's personal experiences in the Canadian Arctic, and climate denialism among heads of state. Craig also was kind enough to share a reading from Fragment. Listen to the full 2-hour, unedited podcast by becoming a member on Patreon. WHAT YOU CAN DO Add your voice in telling President Biden to stop Line 3, a proposed pipeline expansion that would bring dirty tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin. More information on how you can get involved here: https://www.stopline3.org/ Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/03/16/craig-russell-fragment/ Support us: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Craig Russell Buy from Craig's local bookstore, McNally Robinson, from $19.95: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781771871112/craig-russell/fragment Buy on Bookshop from $19.95*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781771871112 Official website: https://craigrussell.info/ Craig on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Craig-Russell-Canadian-writer-405890166288189/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Craig on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4509831.Craig_Russell Stories for Earth is a podcast about everything climate change in pop culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I finished reading The Overstory by Richard Powers in late 2020, but every time I tried to start writing about it, I got intimidated and quit. Thankfully, my new friend Lovis Geier asked me to come on her YouTube channel, Ecofictology, as a guest to talk about The Overstory. This book is ambitious, to say the least, with nine main characters (10 if you count a special tree) and spanning decades as it tells the stories of people whose lives have been majorly impacted by trees. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/02/23/the-overstory-richard-powers/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ruhQp5C Ecofictology YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrV-N233NVrzjz8UIWDcUA TED Talk: Suzanne Simard: How trees talk to each other --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Joel Burcat is an author of environmental legal thrillers and a retired environmental lawyer for the state of Pennsylvania. In this interview, Forrest and Joel discuss his new novel "Amid Rage," published by Headline Books on February 2, 2021. Mr. Burcat is the author of four other novels and multiple short stories. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/02/05/joel-burcat-amid-rage/ Support us: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Joel Burcat Buy SIGNED copies from Midtown Scholar Books from $19.95: https://www.midtownscholar.com/preorders/amid-rage-signed Buy from Headline Books from $19.95: https://headlinebooks.com/product/amid-rage/ Buy on Amazon from $19.95: https://www.amazon.com/Amid-Rage-Joel-Burcat/dp/1951556453 Joel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoelBurcatAuthor Joel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoelBurcat Joel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JoelBurcatTheAuthor/ Official website: https://joelburcat.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Infest The Rats' Nest by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard is an adrenaline-fueled concept album about a group of people forced to flee Earth due to climate collapse while the rich live it up on Mars. Listen along for a track-by-track commentary as we explore the environmental messages in this album from your favorite psychedelic Australian rockers. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/01/26/infest-the-rats-nest-by-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ A special thank you to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard for graciously letting us use their music in this episode! Be sure to check out their new single "O.N.E.": https://youtu.be/lkZd2lBQb2c

Isaac Yuen is a Chinese-Canadian nature writer and the founder of the website Ekostories. Isaac's writing ranges from short stories to personal essays to flash fiction, and his work often explores the meaning of nature and our relationship with it as humans. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada on unceded Coast Salish territory. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/12/14/isaac-yuen-ekostories/ Ekostories: https://ekostories.com/ "El Lugar de Los Sueños" in The Willowherb Review: https://www.thewillowherbreview.com/el-lugar-de-los-sueos-isaac-yuen "Journeys to HYRULE_" in Newfound: https://newfound.org/archives/volume-10/issue-2/nonfiction-isaac-yuen/ Support us: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/

Weather by Jenny Offill tells the story of Lizzie Benson, a mildly disappointing former humanities student who works at a library in New York. Lizzie’s life is okay, not bad, until she gets a job managing the email inbox for a friend’s climate change podcast, Hell and High Water. In this episode, we discuss Jenny Offill’s acclaimed new book, the danger of becoming a doomer, and why hopelessness is not an option. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/12/12/weather-by-jenny-offill/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

From the creator of Parasite and Snowpiercer comes Okja, a Netflix-exclusive film from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho. This film is a deep dive into the world of genetically modified animals, factory farming, and runaway capitalism, and it's a perfect lens for examining how we might transition to a healthier relationship with the Earth. We talk a lot about greenwashing, the environmental impact of modern industrial farming, and the hope regenerative agriculture offers as a sustainable way of growing food. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/09/22/okja-bong-joon-ho/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We take a deep dive into two of Joy Harjo's books, Crazy Brave and An American Sunrise, exploring what they say about Native history and environmentalism. Joy Harjo is a writer and performer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States of America. Her work is rooted deep in the respectful relationship her people have had with the land for centuries. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/08/04/joy-harjo-crazy-brave-an-american-sunrise/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Buy Crazy Brave on Bookshop from $14.67*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9780393345438 Buy An American Sunrise on Bookshop from $14.67*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781324003861 *Affiliate link. See our affiliate disclosure for more info: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Final Fantasy VII is a cult classic video game from the 90s, with a remake for PlayStation 4 that came out in April 2020. It might be famous for the cool and aloof Cloud Strife and characters with big swords, but Final Fantasy VII also has a lot to say about environmentalism. And just like its original release around the time the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, its message remains extremely relevant to us today. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/06/09/final-fantasy-vii-environmentalism/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our discussion of Pacific Edge by Kim Stanley Robinson covers a plot summary and explores what our future can look like through this utopian eco fiction novel. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/02/24/pacific-edge-kim-stanley-robinson/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth

Daniel Quinn's ecofiction masterpiece, Ishmael, tells us how our mindset is destroying the Earth and leaves us with some ideas for a solution. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/01/14/ishmael-daniel-quinn-climate-change/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth

Beasts of the Southern Wild has a lot to teach us about responding to climate change. Listen along to hear more about this film's environmental themes. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2019/12/23/beasts-of-the-southern-wild-climate-change/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth

Spirited Away from Hiyao Miyazaki is one of the most loved animated films of all time. Listen along for our discussion of environmental themes in Spirited Away. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2019/11/12/episode-3-spirited-away-from-hiyao-miyazaki/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth

Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler is the second book in the Parable series. Tune in for a plot summary and our take on major themes. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2019/10/08/parable-of-the-talents-octavia-butler/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth

Octavia E. Butler was a prolific and insightful science fiction writer from Pasadena, CA. Her book Parable of the Sower examines a near-future United States wrecked by climate change. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2019/09/10/parable-of-the-sower-octavia-butler/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth

Climate change is an existential threat that threatens humanity's existence. But we aren't totally alone in fighting it—stories are some of our oldest tools for overcoming hardship, and they have a role to play here, too. Website: https://storiesforearth.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth