Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Bioneers
The Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature is an award-winning series featuring breakthrough solutions for people and planet. The greatest social and scientific innovators of our time celebrate the genius of nature and human ingenuity. The kaleidoscopic scope covers biomimicry, ecological design, social and racial justice, women’s leadership, ecological medicine, indigenous knowledge, spirituality and psychology. It’s leading-edge, hopeful, charismatic, provocative, timely and timeless – like nothing you’ve heard before.
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Nov 13, 2013 • 28min
Women Changing the Story: Mother Bears, Polar Bears and Women’s Leadership - Rose Aguilar, Sandra Steingraber, Vanessa Daniel, Eveline Shen | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
Women’s truths, perspectives and voices have been largely missing from the global conversation, but that is beginning to change as women awaken to their purposes and power. Courageous and eloquent women environmental and social justice leaders - journalist Rose Aguilar , biologist Sandra Steingraber , and reproductive justice advocates Vanessa Daniel and Eveline Shen - share their stories of how the leadership of women is changing the story and the world.
Nov 13, 2013 • 29min
Resilience From the Ground Up: A New Strategic Narrative - Bill McKibben, Carolyne Stayton, Mary Gonzales, and Colonel Mark "Puck" Mykleby | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
As we enter what Paul Gilding calls the Great Disruption – it’s only a matter of when, not whether, the world will change course on the scale of a wartime mobilization – this time to restore nature and human communities. Author and 350.org founder Bill McKibben, Transition U.S. leader Carolyne Stayton, community organizer Mary Gonzales and retired Marine Colonel Mark “Puck” Mykleby show how people are building a national movement to create resilience from the ground up in local communities and regions.
Nov 13, 2013 • 28min
Amazon Visions: Saving the Heart of the Planet - Atossa Soltani and Marina Silva | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
If the rate of destruction doesn’t change, by the year 2020 most of the Amazon ecosystem – the lungs of the planet - will be destroyed or irreparably damaged. But not if these visionary leaders can help it. Amazon Watch founder Atossa Soltani has supported local indigenous peoples to protect the rainforest and their lifeways. Legendary rainforest champion Marina Silva , Brazil’s past Minister of the Environment and Presidential candidate, offers deep wisdom and vision.
Nov 13, 2013 • 28min
Betting Big on a Dream: Coming Home to a “We” Culture - Greg Sarris | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
Given the extreme economic disenfranchisement of Native American tribes, being an Indian in modern times has given rise to Indian casinos. Chairman Greg Sarris of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria found himself staring down the barrel of massive community resistance. Was it possible to create a casino that would uphold traditional values and benefit the land and local community? You wouldn’t want to bet against him.
Nov 13, 2013 • 28min
One Percent Solutions: Climate Disruption, Fossil Billionaires and Democracy Deficits - Victor Menotti, John A. Powell, and Steven Hill | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
Conspicuous climate disruption is here now. At the same time, a global super-elite of fossil fuel mega-billionaires has cinched a political stranglehold on American democracy, energy policies and politics. How can these rogue financial titans be stopped? Activist Victor Menotti, legal scholar John A. Powell, and author and political operative Steven Hill outline strategies for rapid transformative change.
Nov 13, 2013 • 28min
A Parade of Dwarves: Democratizing Wealth for a New Economy - Gar Alpervoitz and Ted Howard | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
How extreme is wealth disparity in the US? Imagine every person in the economy walks by, in order of income from low to high, with heights proportional to what people make. You’d see mostly a parade of dwarves, with some unbelievable giants at the very end. Political economist and historian Gar Alperovitz and social entrepreneur Ted Howard of the Democracy Collaborative depict breakthrough models for breaking this vicious cycle by democratizing wealth, ownership and access to capital.
Nov 13, 2013 • 28min
Inner Resilience: Back to Our True Nature - Dr. Gabor Maté | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
Our physical health is intimately tied to environmental health, as well as to our emotional and spiritual ecology. Visionary physician Dr. Gabor Maté explores the deepest psychological, emotional and social forces leading to our society’s poor health and unhappiness. He says we have the capacity to heal both ourselves and the planet by reconnecting with our true nature as empathic, nurturing, social beings.
Aug 19, 2013 • 28min
In Pursuit of Happiness: Becoming Beloved Community - John A. Powell and Grace Bauer | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
It's obvious that we're not here for ourselves. That makes no evolutionary sense. There's something larger than us, and to the extent that we can live that and celebrate that, I think we're healthier, and then that's love.So I think if we think of love in this way, and a beloved community in this way, when we hold all this stuff together, together.
Aug 14, 2013 • 28min
Disruptive Design: What Good Looks Like - Cheryl Dahle and Jason F. McLennan | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
One of the things that the children wanted in their school, which a lot of kids would want if they had the opportunity, is a river flowing through their classroom. Kids like that kind of thing, and engineers immediately have a kind of tick that develops. [laughter] No, you can't have a river. But in this case, what the team decided, well, this is a living building, perhaps we should listen to the students.
Aug 7, 2013 • 28min
The New Abolitionists: Farewell, Fossil Fuels - Sandra Steingraber and Bill McKibben | Bioneers Radio Series XIII (2013)
I don't want to write words that fill jail cells, and yet it is my abiding responsibility to protect my children from harm and plan for their future. And my neighbors feel the same way. If the air, food and water out of which our children's bodies are constructed are contaminated, we can't do our job as parents. If the day comes when I can be a better mother inside of jail than outside, I will be that mother.
