Best Ice Age Farmer Podcasts (2025)

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Global Emissions Surveillance & Digital Product Passports

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Climate TRACE tracks emissions from over 660 million sources in near real-time. That data is already flowing into supply chains, digital product passports, and carbon scoring systems, enabling enforcement on farmers, landowners, and consumers. This video breaks down the architecture of control that’s already live. Download (mp3): Support: https://u…

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Building the Beast System: Microbes, AI & Total Surveillance

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The genetically engineered microbes we discussed in Part One of this report aren’t just wiping out the natural biosphere to fix nitrogen. In this video we’ll explore the DOD’s Tellus project that offers a blueprint to the microbial architecture of the global bio-surveillance system, and how this design has been implemented and is now being […]…

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The Biotech Coup: Microbes to Rule the World

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There is an active effort to modify the substrate of life on our planet: to recolonize the very soil on the surface of the Earth with genetically engineered microbes. Millions of acres of U.S. farmland have already been inoculated. The soil itself is being re-formatted from a natural ecosystem into a patent-pending, CRISPR-modified, nitrogen-fixing…

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UK/Palantir to “Transform Lethality”, Accelerate “Kill Chain”

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The UK’s new strategic partnership with Palantir is pretty wild — watch below, or see the video on Substack: Download (mp3): https://unshadowed.org https://patreon.com/iceagefarmerBy Ice Age Farmer, iceagefarmer.com

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Pay a Kiwi farmer a salary to grow your own food 49:58

6M ago49:58

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I speak to Fokko van der Schans and Sabrine van Rossum from Harvest Collective about their idea of starting a farm near Wellington where +- 200 families get together and employ a farmer to grow food in a way that respects nature. On their website they say “Our big dream is to have a Harvest Collective farm in every community of people in Aotearoa t…

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Thirteen Years of Low and Local (and a Lifetime of Lore): Amy Wight Chapman, Author and Hiker 43:27

6M ago43:27

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My guest today is Amy Wight Chapman, aka @hikelowandlocal and the author of a beautiful family memoir, Just Like Glass. Amy inspires me for so many reasons - the biggest, hugest reason being that she honors herself. She is creative, and knows she enjoys moving her body, so she keeps those two flames flickering at all times, even when she’s challeng…

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Dr. Finn Ross - The Pole of Inaccessibility, mountain rescues and seaweed 42:49

7M ago42:49

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I speak to Dr. Finn Ross about the mountain rescue of Riley Meason, reaching the Pole of Inaccessibility, New Zealand's most remote spot, The Weekend Mish, regenerative agriculture and changing mindsets, his PhD and how seaweed is a climate solution. Find him hereBy Let’s Hope the Weather Holds

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Elephant seals - climate impact, dark intraspecific extinction and more. 48:28

7M ago48:28

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I speak to Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, Director of the Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory in the Department of Zoology at the University of Otago about elephant seals. He tells me about a recent paper published titled Postglacial Recolonization of the Southern Ocean by Elephant Seals Occurred From Multiple Glacial Refugia. We discuss climate imp…

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NZ birds now face similar conditions faced at the end of the ice age 1:04:10

8M ago1:04:10

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I speak to Pascale Lubbe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Ecology, at the University of Otago about how current loss of forests, loss when people arrived in New Zealand and loss of forest during the ice age have an effect on native birds and on bird colonisation. An interesting read is the article Pascale collaborated on that was publishe…

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Put Your Foot Down! Let's Hike Together for Racial Justice with Serena Ryan, Summits in Solidarity 38:20

8M ago38:20

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Are you like me, struggling with the overwhelming urge to punch something about 25 times a day right now, for sure every time you read a news headline?!!? Time to put your foot down. Literally! Today I'm catching up with Serena Ryan of Summits in Solidarity, to learn about the latest iteration of the grassroots hiking initiative she co-founded that…

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Don't Despair (Too Much), Lock In Locally!: Jen Klein, Friends of the Blue Hills 49:24

9M ago49:24

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Last Sunday, I stopped doomscrolling long enough to make it down to the Boston Outdoor Expo, and I can't overstate how great it was to spend a few hours fan girling with many a pod guest, including today’s repeat interviewee, Jen Klein! I first spoke with Jen back during the early months of COVID, when she was with the Trustees of Reservations in M…

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Starting Over Again (and Again... and Again...) with Trish and Jen 51:29

10M ago51:29

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately, waking up day after day watching the flames of the dumpster fire we’re living in get higher and higher… so today’s conversation is just the dose of perspective that I needed, and I’m guessing it’ll put a bit more of a smile on your face as well. My good friend and pod partner Tricia H…

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Dive Into January Joy (and Start Swimming!): Caitlin Hopkins, Mermaid/Ice Swimmer/Oyster Farmer 35:58

11M ago35:58

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Let's kick off 2025 with this joyful conversation with an old pod friend, Caitlin Hopkins! I first introduced you to Caitlin as one of the Two Maine Mermaids, way back in May 2021. At the time, Caitlin (aka Flow) and Kelsy Hartley (aka Ebb) were spreading the gospel of cold water dipping, which they’d started in earnest at the beginning of the pand…

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Everything Antarctica with Jonny Harrison 1:01:58

12M ago1:01:58

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I speak to Jonny Harrison who has done three trips to Antarctica as an electrician and group leader. He also hosts the Everything Antarctica podcast with Matty Jordan. Jonny tells me about how water is sourced, how you get a job in Antarctica, staying alive and more. Podcast link YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingAntarctica Link to, a boo…

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Fonterra's net zero farm 37:59

1y ago37:59

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Fonterra and Nestle are running a project trying to achieve a net zero farm. The pilot, run with Dairy Trust Taranaki, aims to create New Zealand’s first commercially viable net zero dairy farm within ten years. Since 2022, the Fonterra-owned 290ha farm has achieved an approximate 27% reduction in absolute emissions and a 5.5% reduction in emission…

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Continuing (and Creating!) Legacy in Fly Fishing: Selene of Maine, Owner of Selene's Fly Shop 1:06:09

1y ago1:06:09

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A few weeks ago I was fortunate to attend the Maine Outdoor Economy Summit that was held at Sunday River, and not only did I run into SOOO MANY of my favorite pod people, I also had the opportunity to finally corral a guest I’d had on my wish list for a while - because celebrity fly tyer Selene Frohmberg, aka Selene of Maine, owner of Selene’s Fly …

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Duck decoy obsession with Jacob Smythe 1:11:42

1y ago1:11:42

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I speak to Resource Management Officer at Southland Fish & Game Jacob Smythe about his duck decoy collection. We talk handmade decoys, the gear you want vs. the gear you need, old shotguns, perceptions about abundance, habitat and more. I suggest visiting my Instagram to look at the photos of the decoys we discuss. An FYI, you can hear chairs creak…

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Fishing Mongolia with Rob Vaz a.k.a Rob Fish 57:39

1y ago57:39

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Rob Vaz is a well known New Zealand fishing guide. He talks to me about his background and a trip he recently took to fish Taimen, the biggest Salmonid in the world, known as river wolves, in Mongolia. He talks fly gear for Taimen, how crazy the trip was, and lots more. Rob's website https://www.robfish.co.nz/ His Instagram https://www.instagram.co…

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Climbing (and Creating Rainbows) with Breast Cancer Survivors: Anyssa Lucena & Dr. Moira Christoudias, GenuineClimbing.org 44:22

1y ago44:22

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Genuine Climbing: https://genuineclimbing.org/ Support climbing retreats for breast cancer survivors!: https://genuineclimbing.org/donate/ Join Anyssa & Moira at Climb for a Cause, October 23rd from 3-9pm at GOAT Climbing Gym, Hackensack, NJ In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, today I’m talking to my long-time pod friend Anyssa Lucena of Gen…

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The sportspersons nutritionist - Mikki Williden 1:01:16

1y ago1:01:16

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This episode is basically a consult by legendary sports nutritionist Mikki Williden as she advises me about nutrition as I train for the Luxmore Grunt 27km trail run. Topics we cover is her background and her own adventures, nutrition for older athletes and those upping their game, sugar, protein and salt intake, mental fitness and more. We geek ou…

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The roe deer guy 1:41:00

1y ago1:41:00

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This podcast is another collaboration between myself and Ryan O'Connor from the Stag Roar podcast. In this episode Ryan talked to Ben who previously worked as a hunting guide/culler in Scotland. Ben's instagram page is a way of getting people to appreciate the necessity for responsible wildlife management and that hunting maintains healthy animal p…

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Rescue in the mountains - Land Search and Rescue NZ 1:15:26

1y ago1:15:26

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This podcast is from two interviews I did with local Land Search and Rescue team members based in Queenstown.I spoke to Tarn Pilkington, a volunteer with Wakatipu Search and Rescue Alpine Cliff Rescue team about a rescue he was involved in when two climbers needed help on the Remarkables in poor weather.I also spoke to Chrissy Schreiber who is a vo…

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Just Start Showing Up: Paula Burton, NEMBA's Trail Blazing Trail Builder 37:11

1y ago37:11

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Back in July, I posted my episode with Nicole Freedman, the executive Director of NEMBA, and she was the one who introduced me to Paula Burton, a long-time mountain biker, NEMBA CT chapter founder, and instructor for NEMBA Trail School. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to meet Paula in person at the trail school I attended back in June, but we …

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Dr Gary Fettke, orthopedic surgeon on food, being cancelled and why you eat what you eat 1:47:23

1y ago1:47:23

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This podcast is a content collaboration with Ryan O'Connor who runs the Stag Roar Podcast.The Stag roar is interviews Ryan has with people about how they become successful and the challenges they face.This is a recording of an interview he did in 2019 with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr Gary Fettke.Fettke was silenced for his view on diet and meat consumpti…

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Ryan O'Connor from the Stag Roar podcast - A life less ordinary 1:02:32

1y ago1:02:32

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I speak to optometrist Ryan O'Connor from the Stag Roar podcast about podcasting, optometry, what tech will change the way we see, starting hunting later in life, the western diet and its influences on different cultures, I admit to being a chocoholic, we talk Seventh Day Adventists influence on the modern diet (I kid ya not!), me freaking out in t…

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Canoeing Kiwi saves dog and gets stalked by wolves on 5000km Canada canoe trip 1:07:05

1+ y ago1:07:05

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Kiwi Tom Hudson speaks to me from Winnipeg where he is taking a few days break from a 5000km canoe and land trip across Canada. We talk about how he became a traveler, being stalked by wolves, being in bear country, the time he saved a dog from sure death and ended up on Canadian news, and more. His YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@WhatInTh…

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Reset the Compass for Adventure as You Age: Lia Lucine & Nicki Ripple, Filmmakers, "Beyond the Compass" 45:58

1+ y ago45:58

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Today I am so ridiculously excited to be talking to Lia Lucine and Nicki Ripple, two of the three women behind a film project that is unfolding right now, somewhere off the coast of Maine - it's called Beyond the Compass, and is documenting a group of women in their 60s, 70s, and 80s who are on a four-day Outward Bound sailing expedition. According…

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Deane Parker on adventure film-making and regenerative farming 57:12

1+ y ago57:12

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What does regenerative farming and adventure film making have in common? It has Deane Parker in common! Deane talks about bikerafting, the film festival scene, regenerative dairy farming and healthy soils. Check out his Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deaneparker_adventurechannel?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== and his websitehttps://www.deaneparker.nz…

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Jurgen Schwaneke - hunting, poetry, pest control and film making. 53:37

1+ y ago53:37

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Jurgen Schwaneke talks to me about hunting in New Zealand, back country poetry, guiding hunts in the USA, his work as pest controller and the challenges the industry faces and outdoor film making. His YouTube channel Strider Media has some cool philosophical ramblings on hunting and good outdoor adventure videos of a man with his dog. https://www.y…

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Erin Forsyth - the natural history illustrator 53:24

1+ y ago53:24

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In this episode botanical and wildlife illustrator Erin Forsyth talks about how artists can be facilitators for better understanding of nature, we talk about indigenous, christian and science perspective of nature, she walks me through her process, she tells me how she thinks of her work as part of a greater tradition and talks about art seen in pe…

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45 Tahr Pink eye project with Francesco Formisano 54:10

1+ y ago54:10

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Veterinarian Francesco Formisano tells me about the Pink eye project where, with the help of New Zealand hunters acting as citizen scientists, the prevalence and spread of Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis in New Zealand Tahr herds were studied. Franco also tells me about hunting roe deer in France, his vet practice and the possibility of more resear…

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Everything's Better on Bikes: Nicole Freedman, New England Mountain Bike Association and Former Olympian 1:03:01

1+ y ago1:03:01

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The Summer Olympics in Paris kick off in mere hours, so how appropriate that today I’m going deep with the first Guides Gone Wild former Olympian, Nicole Freedman, now the Executive Director of NEMBA, the New England Mountain Bike Association. As you'll hear, Nicole’s Team USA experience is impressive, but even more amazing to me are the decades of…

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44 Better grazing means better meat, milk, soil and animal health 45:31

1+ y ago45:31

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In this episode Pablo Gregorini, Leader of the Lincoln University Pastoral Livestock Production Lab, tells me about a trial where animals were given a choice of what to eat and how it improved animal health, soil health, the quality of meat and milk, and was also better for consumers.By Let’s Hope the Weather Holds

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43 Tracking a whale carcass 56:35

1+ y ago56:35

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Research Fellow in Marine Science, at Griffith University in Australia Olaf Meynecke talks to me about tracking a whale carcass around the ocean to map how wind and tides affect its movement. This research will hopefully be used so that beached whales are not taken to landfill but that they can be towed to out to sea and their nutrients returned to…

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We desire GMO food, said no consumer ever! 55:02

1+ y ago55:02

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In this interview Hans Eisenbeis, Director of Mission & Messaging at the Non-GMO Project talks about farms and farmers in the US, how the Non-GMO Project operates, disagreements in science about the health of GMO's, how systems transitions look, he talks about the unique position New Zealand is in as a Non-GMO nation, soil health, externalising cos…

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Takahe, merganser, dodgy museum practices and evolution of birds 53:28

1+ y ago53:28

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Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, director of the Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory, talks to me about the extinct fish eating merganser duck and Takahe research, dodgy museum collecting practices of the 1800’s, how New Zealand has a much more cosmopolitan makeup of biodiversity than previously thought, how the data we have make us form weird relatio…

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Running the River from Passion to Purpose: Julie Sloan, Maine River Runners 38:23

1+ y ago38:23

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Today I’m welcoming one of my wild new Western Maine friends, Julie Sloan, an owner and the lead instructor at Maine River Runners (https://www.maineriverrunners.com/) in Bethel, Maine. Maine River Runners came to town the summer of 2023, and jumped right in to the local business community with their fleet of kayaks, canoes, stand up paddleboards, …

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Slaughtering a bison with stone tools 58:28

1+ y ago58:28

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In this episode Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Kent State University in Ohio, USA, Metin Eren tells me about how he, his department and the Meateater crew slaughtered a bison with clovis tools. The trial was followed by a paper that describes their techniques, questions and results in depth. Metin tells me about flint knapping, new …

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Getting Dirty for a Decade: Heidi Myers of Rasputitsa Teaches a Master Class in Intentionality 31:42

1+ y ago31:42

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Today we celebrate the decade anniversary of one of the most storied and epic bike races in the east, the Rasputitsa, with race co-founder and co-director Heidi Myers. So what exactly is Rasputitsa, you might be asking? Short answer is, it depends. This year it was a whole weekend of events built around a 50-ish mile gravel bike ride/race that base…

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#39 The biggest fight for NZ hunting in 60 years - The Forest & Bird lawsuit 29:01

1+ y ago29:01

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I speak to Roy Sloan, General Manager of the Fiorldand Wapiti Foundation about the lawsuit Forest & Bird has brought against the foundation and against the Department of Conservation, and about the consequences it might have for all hunters in New Zealand. All deer species are introduced into New Zealand. Hunters say they have to be sustainably man…

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#38 Book on Chamois to reveal new DNA and historic evidence - Gwyn Thurlow 1:02:48

1+ y ago1:02:48

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I speak to Gwyn Thurlow, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel at the New Zealand Deer Stalkers, about new DNA evidence on the origin of New Zealand chamois, and new historic finds on the history and practicalities of their translocation after local and Austrian newspapers were digitized. Gwyn is working on a book he hopes to publish in a yea…

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Take Your Advocacy to New Heights: Cindy Hession, 48 Peaks for Alzheimer's 47:59

1+ y ago47:59

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In honor of it being National Volunteers Week, today we're talking to Cindy Hession - scientist by day, hiker and volunteer chair for the 48 Peaks Hike to End Alzheimer's every other waking moment she can manage! Cindy and I talk about her love affair with the White Mountains and hiking, her personal connection with Alzheimer's, and how the 48 Peak…

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#37 Frederic Leroy - The campaign against meat 1:02:16

1+ y ago1:02:16

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Podcast live. The campaign against meat. In this episode I speak to Prof. Dr. Frédéric Leroy about the campaign against meat. Frederic is part of a research group in industrial microbiology and Food Biotechnology at the Department of Bioengineering Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels. He talks about the the intricacies and politics of th…

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#36 Category 3 fly company - work your fingers to the bone 1:05:58

1+ y ago1:05:58

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In this episode I talk to Sean Andrews, founder of the New Zealand based Category 3 Fly Company. C3 supplies flies world wide. He tells me about ice fishing for trout with flies and a hand line in Sweden, how he learned to fly fish on chalk streams in the UK as child on the same rivers Frank Sawyers was a river keeper, how difficult it is to find a…

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#35 Cactus Outdoor - Outdoor gear meant to last 48:29

1+ y ago48:29

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I speak to Ben Kepes from Cactus Outdoor about making hard wearing outdoor gear locally, how climbing bums become business owners, 30 years of Cactus Outdoor, their ethos of gear that last vs. gear that has to be constantly replaced, a ethical business model that is not seasonal, his outdoor missions, other companies he admires, how to make profit …

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Wrestling Your 'Dream Life' Demons: Tarin O'Donnell, Tarin It Up Podcast and TKO Yoga & Fitness 1:12:07

1+ y ago1:12:07

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Sliding in better late than never this week (DAMN POWER OUTAGE!!) with my fabulous new friend, Tarin O’Donnell of the Tarin It Up Podcast. Tarin and I met through a women’s podcasting group, and even before I listened to her podcast, I realized I had to have her on because she’s been living a life that a lot of us glamorize and feel a little bit en…

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#33 Fish & Game CEO Corina Jordan 49:41

1+ y ago49:41

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I speak to Corina Jordan, chief executive of New Zealand's Fish & Game. She tells me about shotguns that kick, training deer and pheasant dogs, the work Fish & Game does to rehabilitate create and save habitat for fish and game birds, what type of horse she wants for hunting, taking time out to get outside, the type of people Fish & Game has in its…

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#32 Johann du Preez fishing artist 54:30

1+ y ago54:30

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Artist, fly fisherman, fly guide and conservationist Johann du Preez talks about fishing mad spots like Sudan, Sette Cama and Guyana. We talk about conservation, tropical diseases, having your passport taken, sucking as a client, the Indifly Corps, creating livelihoods for small communities and of course his amazing art and the techniques he uses. …

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#31 Is precision fermentation and alternative proteins coming for milk? 55:39

1+ y ago55:39

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In this episode I talk to Navigate founder Anna Benny about her view that precision fermentation is a threat to the New Zealand dairy industry. We talk about how changing climate policies play a role in the possible disruption of the dairy industry. We talk about why meat possibly won't face a big disruption from novel proteins. We praise milk for …

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If You Build It, They Will Bike (and Walk, and Ski...): Marianne Borowski, Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail 1:12:44

1+ y ago1:12:44

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Today we take a scenic ride through the intricacies of trail development, where the rubber meets the road in terms of community building, advocacy, grant writing, marketing... and bike riding! Marianne Borowski is the absolute force of nature behind the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail. For those of you who haven’t yet heard of it, the Cross New…

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