Podcasts about rainforests

Hey HBs! This week we're digging into 2026 even more (and we're doing it with specialty tools!) as we recap of TEMPLE OF SWOON by Jo Segura! There's super secret archeological goals in the Amazon rainforest and Miri can launch her career if she succeeds! But, super hot journalist Rafa (also super secretly) can't let that happen. Ancient civilizations! Amulets! Academia! Car crashes! Vine swinging! Rainforest smooches! Sexy cargo shorts! Bonus content: Book skippers, the specialty care only southern masc lesbians can provide, a wide range of dude voices, golden shovels, brushes made of unicorn hair, and so much more! Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This week Mel is venting about season 10 of Love Is Blind because there's SO MUCH TO SAY. Don't miss it!  Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior  Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast at gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The rainforests in northeast Australia are some of the most protected in the world – they haven't been logged in nearly 40 years. But after decades of measuring these forests tree by tree, scientists have uncovered a troubling change. An unexpected shift that could force us to rethink how we calculate emissions pathways and the role forest sinks play in slowing climate change.

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Adventure and Discovery in the Heart of El Yunque Rainforest Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2026-02-24-08-38-20-es Story Transcript:Es: Luciana siempre había soñado con visitar el Bosque Nacional El Yunque en Puerto Rico.En: Luciana had always dreamed of visiting the Bosque Nacional El Yunque in Puerto Rico.Es: Con sus amigos Mateo y Sofía, planeó una excursión para explorar los hermosos senderos.En: With her friends Mateo and Sofía, she planned an excursion to explore the beautiful trails.Es: Desde el principio, su objetivo era claro: llegar a las majestuosas cataratas de La Mina.En: From the beginning, her objective was clear: to reach the majestic La Mina waterfalls.Es: El otoño se desvanecía en el hemisferio sur, pero en el norte, el denso calor del bosque tropical contrastaba con el invierno fresco.En: Autumn was fading in the southern hemisphere, but in the north, the dense heat of the tropical forest contrasted with the cool winter.Es: A pesar de la humedad que envolvía el aire, Luciana estaba llena de energía y emoción.En: Despite the humidity that enveloped the air, Luciana was full of energy and excitement.Es: Llevaba consigo su fiel mochila y su inhalador, pensando que serían suficientes para enfrentar cualquier dificultad.En: She carried with her her trusty backpack and inhaler, thinking they would be enough to face any difficulty.Es: A medida que avanzaban, Mateo y Sofía admiraban la belleza de El Yunque.En: As they advanced, Mateo and Sofía admired the beauty of El Yunque.Es: Árboles gigantes se extendían hacia el cielo, y el canto de los coquíes resonaba suavemente en el fondo.En: Giant trees stretched towards the sky, and the song of the coquíes resonated softly in the background.Es: Luciana se sentía en su elemento, segura de que podía con cualquier reto.En: Luciana felt in her element, confident that she could handle any challenge.Es: Pronto, el aire húmedo comenzó a pesar en sus pulmones.En: Soon, the humid air began to weigh on her lungs.Es: Ella notó que respiraba con más dificultad, pero no quería preocupar a sus amigos.En: She noticed she was breathing with more difficulty but didn't want to worry her friends.Es: Al principio, aumentó el paso, convencida de que su espíritu aventurero superaría cualquier obstáculo.En: At first, she quickened her pace, convinced that her adventurous spirit would overcome any obstacle.Es: Con cada paso, sin embargo, la falta de aire se volvía más evidente.En: With each step, however, the lack of air became more evident.Es: Sofía, siempre atenta, notó la palidez en el rostro de Luciana.En: Sofía, always attentive, noticed the paleness on Luciana's face.Es: "¿Estás bien, Luciana?" preguntó con preocupación.En: "Are you okay, Luciana?" she asked with concern.Es: "No te oprimas, podemos parar."En: "Don't push yourself; we can stop."Es: Luciana, decidida a demostrar su fortaleza, sonrió y dijo: "Estoy bien, solo necesito un minuto", y usó su inhalador.En: Determined to show her strength, Luciana smiled and said, "I'm fine, I just need a minute," and used her inhaler.Es: El alivio fue inmediato pero temporal.En: The relief was immediate but temporary.Es: Mateo, quien conocía bien a Luciana, decidió ir despacio, manteniéndose cerca.En: Mateo, who knew Luciana well, decided to go slowly, staying close.Es: Al acercarse a las imponentes cascadas de La Mina, el ruido del agua se hizo más fuerte.En: As they approached the imposing La Mina waterfalls, the noise of the water grew louder.Es: Luciana jadeaba y tenía que detenerse más a menudo.En: Luciana was panting and had to stop more often.Es: Sabía que su asma estaba empeorando, pero su deseo de alcanzar su meta la empujaba a seguir.En: She knew her asthma was worsening, but her desire to reach her goal pushed her to continue.Es: Justo cuando la meta estaba al alcance de la mano, su respiración se volvió cada vez más laboriosa, y el zumbido en sus oídos creció.En: Just when the goal was within reach, her breathing became increasingly labored, and the buzzing in her ears grew.Es: Esta vez, el temor rompió su obstinación.En: This time, fear broke her stubbornness.Es: "¡Mateo, Sofía! Necesito ayuda," llamó finalmente, con voz entrecortada.En: "Mateo, Sofía, I need help," she finally called out, her voice faltering.Es: Sofía y Mateo no dudaron ni un segundo.En: Sofía and Mateo did not hesitate for a second.Es: Rápidamente, rodearon a Luciana con apoyo.En: Quickly, they surrounded Luciana with support.Es: Juntos, la ayudaron a encontrar un lugar seguro donde pudiera descansar, ofrecerle agua y recordarle su inhalador.En: Together, they helped her find a safe place where she could rest, offered her water, and reminded her of her inhaler.Es: El calor del día desapareció lentamente mientras se recuperaba, rodeada por sus amigos, aliviada al no haber enfrentado sola su desafío.En: The heat of the day slowly disappeared as she recovered, surrounded by her friends, relieved not to have faced her challenge alone.Es: De vuelta en el borde del bosque, Luciana miró a sus amigos.En: Back at the edge of the forest, Luciana looked at her friends.Es: "Gracias, de verdad," dijo, sinceramente agradecida.En: "Thank you, really," she said, sincerely grateful.Es: Se dio cuenta de que la verdadera fortaleza no siempre radicaba en llegar sola a la meta, sino en saber cuándo pedir ayuda.En: She realized that true strength didn't always lie in reaching the goal alone, but in knowing when to ask for help.Es: Esa tarde, compartieron risas y anécdotas, aprendiendo más sobre la fortaleza y la importancia de la amistad.En: That afternoon, they shared laughter and anecdotes, learning more about strength and the importance of friendship.Es: Aunque no llegaron exactamente a las cataratas, habían tocado un cierre más personal y enriquecedor.En: Although they didn't exactly reach the waterfalls, they had touched a more personal and enriching closure.Es: La aventura había sido distinta de lo planeado, pero en El Yunque, Luciana había descubierto algo más valioso que una vista hermosa: la importancia del equilibrio y el apoyo de quienes la rodeaban.En: The adventure had been different from what was planned, but in El Yunque, Luciana had discovered something more valuable than a beautiful view: the importance of balance and the support of those around her. Vocabulary Words:the forest: el bosquethe hemisphere: el hemisferiothe density: la densidadthe humidity: la humedadthe inhaler: el inhaladorthe giant: el gigantethe element: el elementothe challenge: el retothe paleness: la palidezthe face: el rostrothe relief: el aliviothe inhaler: el inhaladorthe waterfall: la cascadathe noise: el ruidothe fear: el temorthe stubbornness: la obstinaciónthe buzzing: el zumbidothe edge: el bordegrateful: agradecidathe afternoon: la tardethe laughters: las risasthe anecdotes: las anécdotasthe balance: el equilibriothe support: el apoyothe objective: el objetivothe adventure: la aventurathe energy: la energíathe strength: la fortalezamajestic: majestuosasthe obstacles: los obstáculos

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The field recording that inspired this composition features a Bayaka musician playing the geedal, an instrument whose sound is deeply connected to the forest, communal memory, and oral transmission. When I first listened to the recording, what struck me was not only the melody, but the space around it: the breath, the rhythm, and the sense of conversation between the player, the instrument, and the environment. The geedal, whose timbre closely resembles the adeudeu from Western Kenya, where I come from, felt less like a solo instrument and more like a voice embedded within a living ecosystem. This immediately shaped my approach to the composition, not as a reinterpretation that dominates the original or places it in the background, but as a dialogue with it, allowing the geedal to remain the bed of the music.As a Kenyan artist working across traditional African instruments and contemporary production, I was drawn to reimagine the recording in a way that honours its origins while allowing it to travel across geographies and time. I approached the piece asking how I could respond musically without erasing the cultural specificity of the Bayaka sound world, while also connecting it to my own cultural lineage as a Luhya artist from Western Kenya. The similarities between the geedal and the adeudeu created a natural bridge, making it possible to situate the composition within a shared African sonic language.Technically, the field recording became the anchor of the piece. Rather than heavily manipulating it, I preserved the geedal's texture and rhythmic integrity. In collaboration with my friend and producer, Ambrose Akwabi of Mandugu Digital, we conducted additional research on the Bayaka people to better understand their world, sounds, and musical techniques. Through this research, we chose to reimagine the work through an East African lens, reflecting my Kenyan background and Ambrose's experience as a Kenyan based in Tanzania. We noticed strong sonic and rhythmic similarities between the Bayaka, the Luhya community, and the Wagogo of Tanzania.We began by stripping the original recording of its vocal elements, leaving only the geedal, which we looped and layered with bass, hi-hats and muffled snare, and a restrained kick. I recorded shakers and udu to introduce a watery, grounding texture, and added my voice in response to the phrasing and emotional tone of the original performance. Chants were used intentionally, with lyrics written in Luhya to echo the ancestral roots of the piece. The words narrate the story of the Bayaka people as custodians who have resisted disconnection from the forest and from nature. Ultimately, this composition is an offering: a bridge between regions, traditions, and listening practices, inviting the listener to experience the geedal not as an artifact, but as a living, resonant voice.Balonyona playing the geedal (bow harp) reimagined by Liboi.———Part of the project A Century of Sounds, reimagining 100 sounds covering 100 years from the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford. Explore the full project at citiesandmemory.com/century-sounds

The most-played match in world football has been contested nearly 1,000 times – yet most fans have never heard of it.Join us on a journey to a tropical corner of the planet as we uncover a rivalry first played in 1914… and still being contested today.Who are the two teams involved? Why have they faced each other so often – an average of seven times a year for over a century? And what could finally slow this extraordinary fixture down in 2026?Next, we explore the remarkable story of a top-flight club who have not lost a league game since before the pandemic. How have they stayed unbeaten for so long – and why, despite that run, are they still not the most dominant team in world football?Finally, we turn to the international game and the national team hoping to represent what could become the world's newest country in 2027. But if independence comes, will they be welcomed into the global football family – or left waiting on the sidelines? Chapters00:00 – Intro01:14 – The world's most-played fixture11:21 – Other contenders for the title14:45 – The longest unbeaten run in history22:00 – Around The World in 80 Clubs25:30 – The world's newest national team? Bougainville – A New Country: https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/126735-000-A/arte-reportage/Around The World in 80 Clubs: https://geni.us/WorldIn80Clubs

In this one, I talk to journalist Paul Koberstein, whose recent book, “Canopy of Titans,” explores one of the most overlooked ecosystems on Earth: the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest. Stretching roughly 2,500 miles from just north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge to the western Gulf of Alaska, it's the largest temperate rainforest on the planet. Fueled by Pacific storms and cool ocean currents, it supports towering redwoods, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, and cedar — some of the largest and oldest trees in existence. Acre for acre, these forests store more carbon than tropical rainforests like the Amazon, with vast reserves locked in massive trunks, deep soils, roots, and centuries of accumulated woody debris. But even though it's one of the most carbon-dense ecosystems we have, and a critical buffer against climate change, it remains largely overlooked in global climate conversations. Paul pushes back on some of the most common narratives about forests and climate. He points to those industry ads that promise for every tree cut down, three more will be planted. It's an argument that sounds reassuring until you realize a young sapling can take a century to store the amount of carbon held in the massive tree that was felled. Trees are about 50 percent carbon. Through photosynthesis they pull carbon dioxide out of the air, lock that carbon into their trunks and roots, and release the oxygen we breathe. Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest alone holds more total carbon than any national forest in the country. That scale of storage is central to Paul's point: the science doesn't say we're powerless. It suggests that we can still influence the climate back toward something more stable. If fossil fuels loaded the atmosphere with excess carbon, then forests, if protected and restored, can help draw it back down. Forests have stabilized the climate for thousands and thousands of years. Whether they continue to do so depends largely on us letting them do their job.

Paul Koberstein is a journalist, whose recent book, “Canopy of Titans,” explores one of the most overlooked ecosystems on Earth: the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest. Stretching roughly 2,500 miles from just north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge to the western Gulf of Alaska, it's the largest temperate rainforest on the planet. Fueled by Pacific storms and cool ocean currents, it supports towering redwoods, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, and cedar — some of the largest and oldest trees in existence. Acre for acre, these forests store more carbon than tropical rainforests like the Amazon, with vast reserves locked in massive trunks, deep soils, roots, and centuries of accumulated woody debris. But even though it's one of the most carbon-dense ecosystems we have, and a critical buffer against climate change, it remains largely overlooked in global climate conversations. Paul pushes back on some of the most common narratives about forests and climate. He points to those industry ads that promise for every tree cut down, three more will be planted. It's an argument that sounds reassuring until you realize a young sapling can take a century to store the amount of carbon held in the massive tree that was felled. Trees are about 50 percent carbon. Through photosynthesis they pull carbon dioxide out of the air, lock that carbon into their trunks and roots, and release the oxygen we breathe. Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest alone holds more total carbon than any national forest in the country. That scale of storage is central to Paul's point: the science doesn't say we're powerless. It suggests that we can still influence the climate back toward something more stable. If fossil fuels loaded the atmosphere with excess carbon, then forests, if protected and restored, can help draw it back down. Forests have stabilized the climate for thousands and thousands of years. Whether they continue to do so depends largely on us letting them do their job.

Bonobos may be our closest living relatives, but we still have so much to learn about and from them. In this episode of Talking Apes, we sit down with Ariel Rogers, Executive Director of Friends of Bonobos, and evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Brian Hare to explore the remarkable social world of bonobos and why their survival matters now more than ever.From decades of research at Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the day-to-day realities of running a frontline conservation organization, this conversation weaves together science, storytelling, and on-the-ground action. Ariel and Brian share insights into bonobo anatomy, behavior, cooperation, and what these peaceful primates can teach us about humanity's own evolutionary story.We also dive into the challenges facing bonobos today, and the hope found in community-led conservation, ethical research, and long-term commitment. Thoughtful, curious, and full of perspective, this episode is a celebration of connection, compassion, and the power of understanding our closest relatives.Watch on YouTube: [youtube link]Listen on our website: https://globio.org/Ariel-BrianLearn more about Friends of Bonobos: https://www.bonobos.orgSend a textSupport the showTalking Apes is an initiative of the nonprofit GLOBIO. Support the show Buy us a coffee to say thanks!BUY OUR MERCH

Thomas Halliday describes the warm Eocene when Antarctica hosted temperate rainforests before glaciation, including the massive whale Basilosaurus, then details the Paleocene recovery at Hell Creek where small burrowing mammals survived the asteroid cataclysm.

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Looking to unwind and drift into deep sleep? Join Geoffrey by the fireside for a sleepy adventure that begins in the hush of winter, before following Otto down the Path of Time into a warm Madagascan rainforest. This is Part 83 of The Falls series, but as always, you can settle in anywhere and feel right at home. Love Night Falls?

This sleep hypnosis is designed for nights when the body feels depleted, overstimulated, or in need of physical restoration. Set beneath a living rainforest canopy in Costa Rica, the session draws on the steady intelligence of a thriving natural system to support nervous system regulation and overnight recovery. Gentle progressive muscle relaxation and biologically supportive pacing help the body release held tension without effort. The language remains permissive and non-directive, allowing healing processes to unfold in their own sequence. Ideal before sleep when rest needs to be reparative rather than purely relaxing. As the body settles into rhythm and balance, deep rest supports renewal, vitality, and natural healing.

Rainforest enables vertical software companies to embed payment processing directly into their platforms - solving the complexity that previously forced software companies to direct customers to separate banks or resellers for payment processing. Founded by Joshua Silver, who spent nearly 20 years in payments starting with PatientCo (a healthcare billing company that scaled to process billions for major healthcare organizations), Rainforest now serves as the enabling layer for thousands of vertical software companies. In this episode of BUILDERS, Joshua shares the unconventional GTM decisions that shaped Rainforest's trajectory: from making contracts a product feature to implementing a zero bugs policy, and why he measures podcast success by qualified lead conversion rather than download counts. Topics Discussed: The embedded payments opportunity: why software companies stopped directing customers to banks Building in highly regulated environments where traditional MVP approaches fail The extended foundation-building phase required before processing the first payment Transitioning from 2.5-3 years of founder-led sales to a scalable GTM motion Using contract terms as competitive differentiation rather than negotiation leverage Implementing a zero bugs policy and its impact on service costs and retention Building thought leadership through the Payment Strategy Show and Vertex conference Lead quality metrics over vanity metrics for content investments GTM Lessons For B2B Founders: Hire from the industry and invest disproportionately in technical onboarding: Rainforest maintains one of the highest concentrations of payments talent on a percentage basis—nearly everyone has worked in payments or payments-adjacent roles. But hiring isn't enough. Joshua obsesses over training because in complex sales, prospects ask detailed technical questions and "the moment that you give bad answers or don't know your stuff, they're going to detect that and that's going to detract a lot from the trust." When selling technical infrastructure, surface-level product knowledge kills deals. Every touchpoint—engineers, support, account execs—must understand not just how the product works, but why it works that way. Engineer your standard contract to eliminate negotiation cycles: Joshua inverted conventional wisdom by making Rainforest's standard contract "overly favorable to the client"—no hidden terms, no punitive clauses, no exclusivity provisions. The result: "We don't have to spend a lot of legal time going back and forth. We don't have to invest a lot of time and by the way, burning a lot of goodwill too in contract negotiations." Prospects consistently report the legal process was shockingly easy compared to competitors. This isn't about being naive—it's strategic capital allocation. Joshua's philosophy: "Pick the fights that really matter and everything else is just rounding." Time spent in legal negotiations is wasted time that could be spent onboarding customers. Embed sales capabilities into your customer success function: Rainforest trains their CS team on negotiation tactics, value selling, and objection handling—competencies rarely developed in post-sale teams. Joshua noted the primary goal is customer assistance, but growth is an underlying objective. This isn't about making CS "do sales"—it's about equipping them to have commercial conversations when customers naturally express expansion interest. The key enabler: strong product-market fit means "we don't have to sell it that much. It's really a conversation about solutioning." Enforce a zero bugs backlog in high-stakes environments: Joshua's unofficial core value—"don't f with the money"—manifests in their zero bugs policy. It's not that they never create bugs; it's that "we don't tolerate living with them. We don't have a backlog of bugs to fix." When a bug is validated, they fix it immediately. His head of engineering recently discussed this on a podcast because people find it radical. The payoff: "When you have a higher quality product, you don't have to invest as much in service because the product just works and you have naturally happy customers." For infrastructure products where errors cascade into customer incidents, the accumulated cost of technical debt vastly exceeds the upfront investment in quality. Qualify content success by whether it's converting your ICP: Joshua rejects vanity metrics entirely. When asked about podcast ROI, he said: "I'd rather have 100 highly qualified listeners that are great targets for us than have 100,000 listeners and not have 100 qualified ones." They track this rigorously—every inbound lead is asked how they discovered Rainforest, and an increasing percentage cite the podcast. Prospects explicitly say "we heard the podcast and nobody else is putting this content out there." The metric isn't downloads; it's whether qualified buyers are self-identifying through your content and entering sales conversations pre-educated and pre-sold. Build ecosystem assets without demanding immediate attribution: Rainforest launched Vertex—a curated conference for vertical software founders and operators—that explicitly isn't a Rainforest sales event or user conference. Joshua doesn't track lead conversion from the conference: "That's not one of the key metrics. We actually look at NPS score as one of the key metrics. Did people find value in the conference?" They're running it twice this year because attendees report it's the highest-quality conference they attend annually. His philosophy: "Go create value, legitimate, genuine value for the ecosystem and they will come to us." They deliberately limit attendance to several hundred and choose venues that physically can't accommodate massive scale—maintaining intimacy as a forcing function against growth-for-growth's-sake. Plan for extended pre-market build phases in regulated industries: Joshua's advice for payments founders: "Make sure you know what you're getting into. It's a big build and there's very low tolerance for misses." Before processing their first payment, Rainforest had to achieve PCI compliance, SOC2 compliance, and implement comprehensive security infrastructure. Only then could they begin customer development with close network contacts. He contrasts this with his standard founder advice: build an MVP, sell quickly, get feedback, iterate. In payments, that playbook doesn't work—"you actually have to build so much of the foundation first just to process your very first payment." Founders in regulated spaces need patient capital and realistic timelines that acknowledge compliance infrastructure isn't optional. Institutionalize "ruthlessly simplify" as an operating principle: One of Rainforest's core values is ruthless simplification, which Joshua applies to "the legal contract, the engineering documentation, anything." He asks his team repeatedly when reviewing anything: "Can we simplify it? Can we simplify it? Can we simplify it?" The output quality dramatically improves. He references the Tim Ferriss framing: "What would this look like if it were simple?" 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Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Rainforest Resilience: Discovering Life's Balance in the Amazon Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-01-26-08-38-19-he Story Transcript:He: בקרחת יער ירוקה ביער הגשם של האמזונס, נעים הקולות של הציפורים והחיות על הרקע של רחש העצים.En: In a green clearing in the Amazon rainforest, the pleasant sounds of birds and animals fill the background of the rustling trees.He: נעם ויעל צועדים לאט על האדמה הרטובה.En: Noam and Yael walk slowly on the wet ground.He: הקיץ בדרום חם ולח, והאוויר מלא בריח של צמחים וגשם קרוב.En: The summer in the south is hot and humid, and the air is filled with the scent of plants and imminent rain.He: נעם, עם עיניים נוצצות, מחייך בהתלהבות.En: Noam, with sparkling eyes, smiles with enthusiasm.He: "עוד קצת, יעל.En: "Just a bit more, Yael.He: אני מרגיש שאנחנו קרובים," הוא אומר בקול מלא תקווה.En: I feel like we're close," he says with a hopeful voice.He: יעל נעצרת, מושכת בידו כדי למשוך את תשומת לבו.En: Yael stops, pulling his hand to get his attention.He: "נעם, התקציב שלנו הולך ואוזל, החום הזה לא בריא לנו," היא אומרת באזהרה.En: "Noam, our budget is running low, this heat isn't healthy for us," she warns.He: אבל לנעם יש מטרה ברורה: לגלות מין חדש של צמח עם סגולות רפואיות.En: But Noam has a clear goal: to discover a new species of plant with medicinal properties.He: בעת שהם ממשיכים, נעם מצביע על צמח גבוה וחריג.En: As they continue, Noam points to a tall and unusual plant.He: לידו יש פרחים כחולים בוהקים שמעולם לא ראו.En: Next to it are bright blue flowers they've never seen before.He: "זהו זה!En: "This is it!"He: " הוא מתנשם בהתרגשות.En: he gasps with excitement.He: אך פתאום, מתחיל לרדת גשם חזק.En: But suddenly, heavy rain begins to fall.He: האדמה נעשית חלקה ומסוכנת.En: The ground becomes slippery and dangerous.He: נעם רוצה להגיע לצמח, אבל יעל עוצרת אותו.En: Noam wants to reach the plant, but Yael stops him.He: "זה מסוכן מדי עכשיו!En: "It's too dangerous now!"He: " היא צועקת מעל קול הרעמים.En: she shouts above the roar of the thunder.He: נעם מהסס.En: Noam hesitates.He: "אנחנו חייבים את זה," הוא אומר, אבל גם מבין שהחיים שלהם חשובים לא פחות מהגילוי.En: "We need it," he says, but also understands that their lives are no less important than the discovery.He: ביחד, הם יוצרים תכנית: יעל שומרת על יציבות ורושמת נתונים, ונעם לוקח בזהירות דגימה קטנה מהצמח.En: Together, they devise a plan: Yael maintains stability and records data, while Noam carefully takes a small sample from the plant.He: הם מצליחים לחזור למקום מבטחים, חיים ועם הדגימה ביד.En: They manage to return to safety, alive and with the sample in hand.He: בגבה לטעמי החוויה, נעם מבין כמה חשובה זהירותה של יעל.En: Reflecting on the experience, Noam realizes how important Yael's caution was.He: "ידעתי שהצד שלך חשוב לא פחות," הוא מחייך אליה, והוא גם מבין כי עובד טוב יותר כששניהם עובדים יחד.En: "I knew your perspective was just as important," he smiles at her, and he also understands that they work better when they work together.He: הם ממשיכים במחקרם בהבנה הדדית, יודעים שהאיזון ביניהם הוא הדבר שמוביל להצלחה.En: They continue their research with mutual understanding, knowing that the balance between them is what leads to success. Vocabulary Words:clearing: קרחת יערrainforest: יער גשםpleasant: נעיםrustling: רחשsparkling: נוצצותenthusiasm: התלהבותhopeful: מלא תקווהbudget: תקציבimminent: קרובmedicinal: רפואיותproperties: סגולותunusual: חריגspecies: מיןslippery: חלקהdangerous: מסוכנתdevise: יוצריםstability: יציבותsample: דגימהreflecting: בגבה לטעמיcaution: זהירותהperspective: הצדmutual: הדדיתunderstanding: הבנהbalance: איזוןsuccess: הצלחהthunder: רעמיםhesitates: מהססdiscovery: גילויreturn: לחזורexperience: החוויהBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

We are live from the Gartner IAM Summit 2025 in Grapevine, Texas! In this episode, we welcome back Sarah Clark, now the Chief Product Officer and GM of North America at Hopae. Sarah shares her journey from Mastercard to buying rainforests in Costa Rica and rescuing dogs, before diving deep into the world of digital identity infrastructure. We discuss connecting government-issued digital IDs with the private sector to combat fraud and improve user experiences. Sarah breaks down the differences in global adoption, highlighting why the EU is leading the charge with upcoming mandates and how countries like Brazil and India are scaling their programs. We also explore the state of mobile driver's licenses in the US, the potential for age verification and workforce management use cases, and whether the US can catch up to the rest of the world. Plus, we wrap up with a heartfelt conversation about dog rescue and the challenges of pet adoption.Connect with Sarah https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmclark/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.comTimestamps00:00:00 - Intro: Live from Gartner IAM Summit 202500:01:25 - Introducing Sarah Clark and her journey to Hopae00:03:00 - What is Hopae and the vision for digital identity infrastructure?00:04:19 - Why governments are moving toward digital IDs (186 countries!)00:05:32 - Solving the fraud crisis with government-issued credentials00:07:05 - The benefits: Security, efficiency, and inclusion00:08:52 - Global adoption curves: India, Philippines, and Brazil00:10:48 - The EU vs. US: Who is winning the digital ID race?00:14:04 - eIDAS 2.0 mandates and the intermediary role00:17:03 - Future trends: Age verification, Fintech, and stablecoins00:19:54 - Workforce management and "Know Your Employee"00:21:28 - Sarah's passion project: Rainforest preservation and dog rescue00:25:35 - Closing thoughts on the future of identityKeywordsIDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Sarah Clark, Hope, Digital Identity, Digital Wallets, Mobile Driver's License, mDL, eIDAS 2.0, Identity Verification, Fraud Prevention, KYC, Verifiable Credentials, Gartner IAM Summit, Digital Infrastructure, Biometrics, Age Verification

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If you find peace in the sound of rain, ocean waves, or a breeze through the trees, you're going to love this episode from the Water and Nature Sounds Meditation for Women podcast. It's perfect to play in the background any time you need a little calm—so if it brings you peace, don't forget to follow it on your favorite podcast player. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/water-%26-nature-sounds-meditation-for-women/id1603886253 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

fWotD Episode 3165: Tseax Cone Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Saturday, 3 January 2026, is Tseax Cone.Tseax Cone ( SEE-aks) is a small volcano in the Nass Ranges of the Hazelton Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It has an elevation of 609 metres (1,998 feet) and lies within an east–west valley through which a tributary of the Tseax River flows. The volcano consists of two nested structures and was the source of four lava flows that descended into neighbouring valleys. A secondary eruptive centre lies just north of Tseax Cone on the opposite side of Melita Lake. It probably formed simultaneously with Tseax Cone, but the timing of volcanism at the two eruptive centres is not precisely known; both were formed by volcanic activity sometime in the last 800 years.The exact timing of volcanism at Tseax Cone has been a subject of controversy due to there being no direct written accounts; radiocarbon dating of plants killed by lava or ejecta from the volcano has yielded ages as old as 625 ± 70 years to as young as 190 ± 15 years. There is also controversy over whether the volcano was formed during one or more distinct episodes of eruptive activity. The single eruptive episode hypothesis has been proposed by researchers as early as 1923 whereas a multi-eruption hypothesis was proposed in 1978. Most research suggests that Tseax Cone was formed during one episode of eruptive activity; new data supporting this hypothesis was reported in 2020.Tseax Cone is the subject of legends told by the local indigenous people. They describe the destruction of villages along the Nass River by the volcano and the death of several people from inhaling volcanic fumes, although other causes of death may have been involved. As many as 2,000 people are claimed to have been killed by an eruption from Tseax Cone; this would make it the deadliest geological disaster in Canada and the second-worst natural disaster in Canadian history by death toll. Tseax Cone has therefore been described as the deadliest volcano in Canada. Renewed eruptions from the volcano could start wildfires and block local streams with lava flows.Tseax Cone lies within an ecoregion characterized by mountainous terrain and several streams. Rainforests occur at the volcano, as well as numerous species of mammals. Lichens and mosses cover most of the lava flows that have issued from Tseax Cone, although rainforests and waterbodies also obscure them. After at least 20 years of pleas for protection, the volcano and lava flows were established as Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park in 1992. Tseax Cone and its lava flows can be accessed via provincial highways and backcountry roads.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:13 UTC on Saturday, 3 January 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Tseax Cone on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Salli.

As 2025 comes to a close, host Nick Turrell looks back on a year of discovery in this special end-of-year edition of Gardening with the RHS. From the quiet resilience of winter-flowering hellebores with plantsman John Grimshaw, to the gentle industry of hoverflies with RHS entomologist Josie Stuart, and a summer journey into Britain's rare temperate rainforests with designer Zoe Claymore, this reflective episode revisits three listener favourites that reveal how even the smallest patches of nature can support a much wider living network.

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The temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, stretching from Alaska all the way down to the redwoods of California, are some of the most productive and biodiverse forests on the planet. In terms of total carbon sequestration and storage, nothing beats them—particularly the towering coast redwoods. In this climate crisis, the best thing we can do is to grow these forests older, safely storing carbon away. But there is a concerted effort by the timber industry to offer a different "solution:" cutting down trees to store carbon in wood products. Environmental journalist Paul Koberstein, author of the book Canopy of Titans, joins the program to discuss the magnificence of the temperate rainforests of North America and his reporting on greenwashing of timber operations in the name of the climate.Support the show

Michael Grunwald is an environmental journalist who sees maximizing efficient production as the most important sustianbility strategy. His book, "We Are Eating the Earth," brings fresh attention to an old debate. Episode Links We Are Eating the Earth Grunwald, M. (2024, December 13). Opinion | Sorry, but This Is the Future of Food. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/opinion/food-agriculture-factory-farms-climate-change.html The Useful Idiot, Land Food Nexus rebuttal to Grunwald's NYT piece The Enduring Fantasy of Feeding the World, Spectre Journal Historians rethink the Green Revolution The Globalization of Wheat: A Critical History of the Green Revolution Max Ajl's A People's Green New Deal On the contribution of yields to hunger abatement:  Smith, L. C., & Haddad, L. (2015). Reducing Child Undernutrition: Past Drivers and Priorities for the Post-MDG Era. World Development, 68, 180–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.11.014 On the role of intensive agriculture in failing to reduce deforestation: Ceddia, M. G., Bardsley, N. O., Gomez-y-Paloma, S., & Sedlacek, S. (2014). Governance, agricultural intensification, and land sparing in tropical South America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(20), 7242–7247. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1317967111 Pratzer, M., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Meyfroidt, P., Krueger, T., Baumann, M., Garnett, S. T., & Kuemmerle, T. (2023). Agricultural intensification, Indigenous stewardship and land sparing in tropical dry forests. Nature Sustainability, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01073-0 Thaler, G. M. (2017). The Land Sparing Complex: Environmental Governance, Agricultural Intensification, and State Building in the Brazilian Amazon. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 107(6), 1424–1443. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2017.1309966 Land sparers feel thier oats Thaler, G. M. (2024). Saving a Rainforest and Losing the World: Conservation and displacement in the global tropics. Yale University Press.   The IEA on competing theories of Indirect Land Use Change and biofuels: Towards an improved assessment of indirect land-use change – Evaluating common narratives, approaches, and tools   More Work for Mother: The Ironies Of Household Technology From The Open Hearth To The Microwave | Ruth Cowan Munro, K. (2025). Reconsidering the relationship between home appliance ownership and married women's labor supply: Evidence from Brazil (No. 2509). The Global Alliance for the Future of Food call for investment in food systems transition The World Resources Institute report on Denmark's Green Tripartite Agreement Behind the Danish Green Tripartite – Democracy, Smallholders and the Rights of Rural People Grunwald debates an agroecologist At COP30, Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Recommends Climate Policy    About Landscapes Landscapes is produced by Adam Calo. A complete written transcript of the episode can be found on Adam's newsletter: Land Food Nexus. Send feedback or questions to adamcalo@substack.com or Bluesky Music by Blue Dot Sessions: "Kilkerrin" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).      

Deforestation is accelerating, biodiversity loss is at record levels, and conservation funding still falls short by more than $700 billion a year. On this episode, Dr. Drea Burbank of Savimbo and Doug Heske of Newday Financial Technologies join CleanTech Talk to discuss how a new generation of “bio-credits” could transform how the world funds nature. From the Colombian Amazon to global investors, they explore how verified biodiversity credits and transparent funding platforms are reshaping conservation — and what it will take to scale a market that finally values ecosystems for what they're worth.

For decades, warnings about the destruction of the Amazon and Congo rainforests have grown louder, even as meaningful action has lagged behind. International summits and political declarations continue, but the forests edge closer to dangerous tipping points. In this episode, we ask whether a different approach is needed. Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Dr. Fernando Trujillo, and Sam Muller bring perspectives shaped by hands-on experience in conservation, science, justice, and governance. Together, they argue that protecting the world's great rainforests is not only an environmental challenge, but also one of equity, economic development, and power—and that lasting solutions are more likely to emerge from the ground up than from global pledges alone.

Deforestation is accelerating, biodiversity loss is at record levels, and conservation funding still falls short by more than $700 billion a year. On this episode, Dr. Drea Burbank of Savimbo and Doug Heske of Newday Financial Technologies join CleanTech Talk to discuss how a new generation of “bio-credits” could transform how the world funds nature. From the Colombian Amazon to global investors, they explore how verified biodiversity credits and transparent funding platforms are reshaping conservation — and what it will take to scale a market that finally values ecosystems for what they're worth.

In this episode, recorded live at Wimbledon BookFest, Rachel and Simon speak to the novelist Michelle Paver. Born in Nyasaland (now Malawi) to a South African father and Belgian mother, Michelle moved to Britain when she was three. After studying biochemistry at university, Michelle initially pursued a career as a solicitor, but later gave up her job as partner in a law firm to pursue writing. She published her debut novel, "Without Charity", in 2000, and followed it up with a romance novel, "A Place in the Hills" in 2001. In 2004 Michelle published "Wolf Brother", a children's story set in prehistoric times; it was the first instalment in a nine-book series which has sold more than 3 million copies to date. Michelle has since published another children's series, set in the Bronze Age, as well as bestselling novels for adults. We spoke to Michelle about moving from biochemistry to the law to a literary career, writing the "Wolf Brother" series, and her latest book, "Rainforest". In addition to the standard audio format, the podcast is now available in video. You can check us out on YouTube under Always Take Notes.  We've made another update for those ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠who support the podcast on the crowdfunding site Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We've added 40 pages of new material to the package of successful article pitches that goes to anyone who supports the show with $5 per month or more, including new pitches to the New York Times, the Washington Post and the BBC. The whole compendium now runs to a whopping 160 pages. For Patreons who contribute $10/month we're now also releasing bonus mini-episodes. Thanks to our sponsor, Scrivener, the first ten new signs-ups at $10/month will receive a lifelong license to Scrivener worth £55/$59.99 (seven are left). This specialist word-processing software helps you organise long writing projects such as novels, academic papers and even scripts. Other Patreon rewards include signed copies of the podcast book and the opportunity to take part in a monthly call with Simon and Rachel. A new edition of “Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World's Greatest Writers” - a book drawing on our podcast interviews - is available now. The updated version now includes insights from over 100 past guests on the podcast, with new contributions from Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbø, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar and Bettany Hughes. You can order it via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Waterstones⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Brazil, tensions escalated as Indigenous activists pushed past security at a UN Climate Conference. Tired of being excluded from summits which affect their rainforest, the activists raised concerns regarding the protection of their climate authority. KCSB's Juliana Chandler has the story.

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I chat with author Michelle Paver about all things ghost story. What makes a good haunt? Which are her favourites and which doesn't she like? And what do ghosts mean to her?For the second part of the interview we take a look at Michelle's new novel 'Rainforest', a ghost story set in the Mexican rainforest. Having previously placed her ghosts in the isolation of the Arctic and high up a mountain, Michelle once again shows that you can have an effective haunt in an unexpected location. We explore Mayan folklore, shamanism and the cultural roles of that civilization on the story.The episode includes an extract of the audiobook version of Rainforest, read by Richard Armitage.You can visit Michelle's website to find our more about her work at https://michellepaver.com/Please support the work of The Folklore Podcast on the Patreon page. You can join as a free member and, even if you cannot support financially, help to grow the audience and access even more content. Go to https://www.patreon.com/c/thefolklorepodcast

The climate doesn't care where emissions cuts come from; what matters is that the world transitions to renewable energy quickly and cheaply. If it's significantly cheaper to install solar panels in India than on a rooftop in California, then isn't that where they should be built? Similarly, transferring money directly to local people with the greatest stake in preserving their land can have outsized impact in conservation. Where does a climate dollar go furthest?  Guests: Kinari Webb, Founder, Health in Harmony Premal Shah, Founder, kiva.org, renewables.org  Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project For show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org Highlights: 00:00 – Intro 04:30 – Origins of Kinari Webb's nonprofit Health in Harmony 09:00 – Rainforests as lungs and heart of the planet 12:00 – Radical listening to communities about what they need 15:00 – Positive outcomes from responding to community needs directly 18:00 – Webb's near-death experience from a jellyfish sting 22:00 – Rainforest conservation as a giant climate lever 29:00 – Premal Shah describes how he came to create Kiva.org 32:00 – How Kiva.org works 35:30 – Thought experiment from moral philosopher Peter Singer 38:40 – Kiva tries to reframe stories of poverty as stories of entrepreneurship 41:00 – Applying crowdfunded microfinance model to renewable energy 46:00 – Idea of “effective altruism” 49:30 – Nathaniel Stinnett: we've been taught to blame ourselves for the climate crisis 53:00 – How to shift public actions to make climate more political  Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deep in the rainforest a heavy rainstorm drenches the lush foliage in a blanket of showers and relaxation! Listening to rain noise to sleep is one of the most popular aids for those who find it hard to get a full night of rest. The consistent rain sound creates a relaxing white noise that fills our ears, helping soothe our minds and block unwanted distractions that keep us awake. Busy thoughts may sometimes occupy our brains at the most inopportune times, like when we lay down for rest. Allow your mind to get the relief it needs and de-stress before a night of deep slumber with rain sounds for sleeping. Good night! Here are some great products to help you sleep! Relaxing White Noise receives a small commission (at no additional cost to you) on purchases made through affiliate links. Thanks for supporting the podcast!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baloo Living Weighted Blankets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Use code 'relaxingwhitenoise10' for 10% off)At Relaxing White Noise, our goal is to help you sleep well. This episode is eight hours long with no advertisements in the middle, so you can use it as a sleeping sound throughout the night. Listening to our white noise sounds via the podcast gives you the freedom to lock your phone at night, keeping your bedroom dark as you fall asleep. It also allows you to switch between apps while studying or working with no interruption in the ambient sound.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the 10-Hour version on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact Us for Partnership Inquiries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Relaxing White Noise is the number one destination on YouTube for white noise and nature sounds to help you sleep, study or soothe a baby. With more than a billion views across YouTube and other platforms, we are excited to now share our popular ambient tracks on the Relaxing White Noise podcast. People use white noise for sleeping, focus, sound masking or relaxation. We couldn't be happier to help folks live better lives. This podcast has the sound for you whether you use white noise for studying, to soothe a colicky baby, to fall asleep or for simply enjoying a peaceful moment. No need to buy a white noise machine when you can listen to these sounds for free. Cheers to living your best life!DISCLAIMER: Remember that loud sounds can potentially damage your hearing. When playing one of our ambiences, if you cannot have a conversation over the sound without raising your voice, the sound may be too loud for your ears. Please do not place speakers right next to a baby's ears. If you have difficulty hearing or hear ringing in your ears, please immediately discontinue listening to the white noise sounds and consult an audiologist or your physician. The sounds provided by Relaxing White Noise are for entertainment purposes only and are not a treatment for sleep disorders or tinnitus. If you have significant difficulty sleeping on a regular basis, experience fitful/restless sleep, or feel tired during the day, please consult your physician.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Relaxing White Noise Privacy Policy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠© Relaxing White Noise LLC, 2025. All rights reserved. Any reproduction or republication of all or part of this text/visual/audio is prohibited.

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Headlines for November 25, 2025; “The Epstein Class”: Anand Giridharadas on the Elite Network Around the Sexual Predator; Will the U.S. Attack Venezuela? Trump’s Anti-Maduro Campaign Seen as Part of a Broader Regional Plan; Assassinated Amazonian Rubber Tapper Chico Mendes Tried to Save the Rainforest. Meet His Daughter

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 The Amazon may feel far away, but what happens there affects all of us. It's a storehouse of biodiversity and natural climate regulator and home to countless species that we've barely begun to study. Dr. Rosa Vasquez, Espinoza takes us into the amazing world of life beneath the rainforest canopy to explore what's at stake, what's still being discovered, and why the Amazon matters more than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ON TODAY'S SHOW: “The Epstein Class”: Anand Giridharadas on the Elite Network Around the Sexual Predator Will the U.S. Attack Venezuela? Trump's Anti-Maduro Campaign Seen as Part of a Broader Regional Plan Assassinated Amazonian Rubber Tapper Chico Mendes Tried to Save the Rainforest. Meet His Daughter Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – November 25, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

There are periods of life that feel like you're stuck in the desert—it's hot, dry, and you can't remember what moisture feels like. Other times feel like rainforests—life is lush and you're swinging through the vines like George of the Jungle. Why does God feel so far away in one, yet, so close in another? This week, Brian Tome shows us how God isn't just with us in the good times, but uses every season of life to accomplish His main goal—to make us look more like Him. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Drift off with this calm bedtime reading designed to ease sleep and soften insomnia. These gentle moments invite you to settle in as you learn about the Great Bear Rainforest. Explore this remarkable coastal wilderness at an easy, relaxing pace while discovering its landscapes, wildlife, and cultural history. The steady, soothing cadence of Benjamin's reading offers peaceful focus without whispering or hypnosis—just calm, fact-filled storytelling to ease restless nights, stress, and anxiety. Press play, rest your mind, and drift toward comfortable sleep. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Great Bear Rainforest, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bear_Rainforest), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Church, VP of Engineering at Rainforest, breaks down why a zero bug policy is more than a technical choice. It is a mindset, an operating model, and a culture shift that shapes how engineering teams build, release, and support software at scale.In this conversation he goes inside the habits that actually make quality a strategic advantage and explains how small releases, strong visibility, and healthy engineering practices create real impact over time.Key Takeaways• Quality is not a feature. It is the foundation of trust, especially in a payments environment where even small defects can erode confidence.• Small releases reduce risk because teams can actually reason about the changes they ship. Frequency builds confidence and reliability.• Visibility is non negotiable. You cannot fix what you cannot see, so strong monitoring and clear alerts must exist before a quality culture can grow.• Teams need real capacity set aside for fixes and improvements. Without that buffer, bugs turn into a silent tax that slows down the entire org.• You can adopt a zero bug mentality even in a mature codebase, but you must commit to a long game of continuous improvement.Timestamped Highlights00:33What Rainforest actually does and why their customers rely on embedded payments01:44Chris explains what a zero bug policy means in practice for a fintech engineering team03:06Why the policy must be strict and why a backlog of broken things creates a false sense of safety06:13How Rainforest structures ownership, on call rotations, and incident response to support quality10:51Smaller releases, lower risk, and why the size of a change has a direct impact on failure modes12:59Why test coverage and automation must start early and why teams struggle when they try to catch up later14:27How to adopt this mindset if your org is nowhere near zero bugs and where to begin23:44The biggest gotchas teams underestimate when they start this journey and why progress requires patienceOne line that stands out“People overestimate what they can fix quickly and underestimate what they can improve over the long run.”Pro Tips• Start by making your system noisy. More visibility will feel painful at first, but it becomes the foundation for every improvement.• Reserve capacity for fixes before planning feature work. If you wait until later, that time will never appear.• Break tech debt into specific problems. Vague labels hide real risks and slow down prioritization.Call to ActionIf you found value in this conversation, follow the show and share it with someone who cares about engineering quality, team culture, and building software that lasts. You can also connect with me on LinkedIn for more conversations that explore people, impact, and technology.

The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP30, began on Nov. 10 in Belém, Brazil, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest. This year's COP conference has more fossil fuel lobbyists in attendance than any previous conference, but it has also drawn the biggest delegation of Indigenous peoples from around the world—each group representing competing visions for addressing the climate crisis. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate reporter at Guardian US, about what actions are and are not being taken at COP30, and what the results of this year's climate summit will mean for humanity's future on a rapidly heating Earth.Additional links/info:Dharna Noor, Guardian US, “‘Without our expertise, mistakes get made': The Cop30 campaign to give workers a voice”Dharna Noor & Jonathan Watts, Guardian US, “Thousands hit streets of Belém to call for action during crucial Cop30 summit”Credits:Studio Production / Post-Production: David HebdenBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Follow us on:Bluesky: @therealnews.comFacebook: The Real News NetworkTwitter: @TheRealNewsYouTube: @therealnewsInstagram: @therealnewsnetworkBecome a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!

It's the 40th anniversary of the founding of Rainforest Action Network (RAN). So we're reposting this 2021 interview with RAN co-founder Randy Hayes.The 1980s saw a new consciousness of environmental awareness, particularly around the Earth's rain forests. Scientists had discovered that, aside from their enormous biodiversity, rainforests also helped to keep carbon from being released into the atmosphere. Corporations in the U.S. and Europe saw tropical rainforests as a means for profit. For a long time, Indigenous communities had stood against industrial development and deforestation. And by the 1980s, environmental groups in Europe and Australia had been actively fighting deforestation on a grassroots level. But in the U.S. environmental movements had failed to evoke widespread activism on the subject. This episode is about the emergence of rainforest movements in the U.S. in the 1980s with one of the founders of Rainforest Action Network (RAN)-- Randy Hayes.We interview Randy about the history of the movement to save tropical rainforests, corporate campaigning in the early days of RAN and being in solidarity with Indigenous communities around the globe. Randy also talks about biodiversity loss and the ever smaller window of opportunity we have to halt and reverse the very worst of the damage. Bio// Described by the Wall Street Journal as “an environmental pit bull,” Randy Hayes is the co-founder of Rainforest Action Network, and is an author, filmmaker and environmentalist. Hayes is a veteran of many high-visibility corporate accountability campaigns and has advocated for the rights of Indigenous peoples throughout the world. He is currently the executive director of Foundation Earth and a consultant to the World Future Council, based in Washington, DC.-----------------------

Two leading voices in the fight for environmental and human rights justice are Steven Donziger and Paul Paz y Miño. Steven Donziger is an attorney and activist known for his decades-long legal battle against Chevron on behalf of Indigenous peoples and rural communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon. His work has drawn international attention to issues of corporate accountability, climate justice, and the criminalization of human rights defenders. Paul Paz y Miño is the Associate Director of Amazon Watch, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the rainforest and advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon. For over 20 years, he has worked to build international solidarity, expose corporate abuses, and amplify the voices of frontline communities resisting environmental destruction. Together, Donziger and Paz y Miño discuss their work for environmental justice, the ongoing struggles of affected communities, and the broader fight to hold corporations accountable for human rights and ecological harms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.