Biophilic Solutions: Nature Has the Answers

Our Ancestors Want Us To Be Mushrooms with Madison Murphy Barney

What can mushrooms teach us about becoming better humans? How can doula work, in the literal and metaphorical senses, help us navigate the uncertainty of the near future?

Solutions Rewind | Diana Lind Makes The Case for Smarter, Simpler Housing

This week on the podcast, we’re revisiting a 2022 conversation with urban policy expert Diana Lind, author of Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Hous

Designing Places That Help Us Thrive with Oliver Heath & Vanessa Champion

Research suggests we spend close to 90% of our lives indoors. While we all need more time outside, there's another part of the solution: designing the places where w

Nature Has The Answers: Solutions That Changed Everything

After five seasons of Biophilic Solutions, which ideas have stood the test of time? In this special compilation episode, Monica Olsen revisits some of the most impactful

Ancestral Habits: Learning From Our Deep History

What can our evolutionary past teach us about living healthier, more connected lives today? In this episode, Monica sits down with Andie Edwards, creator of the popular I

Where Place Meets Spirit: A Conversation with Phill Tabb

How do the places we inhabit shape our sense of meaning, connection, and well-being? In this episode, Monica sits down with architect, author, and placemaker Dr. Phill T

Earth’s Generous Alchemy with Lindsay Branham & Florence Williams

In this episode, we explore a question that feels more urgent than ever: what if healing ourselves and healing the planet are deeply interconnected? Monica is joined by

Building Bridges for the Wild with Beth Pratt & Tim Beatley

On this episode of Biophilic Solutions, Monica Olsen is joined by wildlife conservationist and author Beth Pratt alongside special guest co-host Tim Beatley for a convers

History, Memory, and the Fight for Environmental Justice with The Corridor's Jaha Nailah Avery

Cancer Alley, an 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, has become shorthand for one of the most urgent environmental justice crises in the United Stat

Charting Our Path Forward with Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

Climate change can feel overwhelming, especially for those already deeply attuned to the natural world. Alongside that awareness often comes anxiety, grief, and a lingeri

The Lost Art of Being Human

As we welcome a new season of Biophilic Solutions, we’re also sharing a bittersweet farewell to our wonderful co-host, Jennifer Walsh. From the very beginning, Jennifer h

Solutions Rewind | Alfie Vick on Native Plants, Wildness, and Ecological Responsibility

Is it important to understand the cultural context of a place? And how can landscape architects help us feel more connected to the natural world? This week, we’re revisit

Solutions Rewind | Beauty, Biophilia, & Your Brain with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee

Today, we’re revisiting a favorite from the Biophilic Solutions archive: a thoughtful conversation on beauty, the brain, and our relationship to nature with Anjan Chatter

Solutions Rewind | Why Nature Makes Us Happier with Florence Williams

We’re excited to bring back a favorite conversation from 2021 with the incomparable Florence Williams. Florence is, of course, the acclaimed author of The Nature Fix: Why

Solutions Rewind | Doug Tallamy on Native Plants, Keystone Species, and Ecosystem Restoration

As we gear up to launch another season of incredible guest interviews we’re revisiting a few of our most beloved episodes, starting with the fabulous Doug Tallamy. Over

Where Science and Spirit Meet with Lyanda Lynn Haupt

In a world where many of us feel increasingly disconnected from the Earth and from one another, author Lyanda Lynn Haupt offers us a way back. Through her blend of scienc

Maria Rodale on Love, Magic, and Listening to Her Garden

What does it mean to truly love the natural world? And what happens when we start listening deeply to it? In this episode, we sit down with author and activist Maria Roda

Nature, Coherence, and Constructing Health with Tye Farrow

We think a lot about how people make us feel, but what about the places we spend our time in? In this episode, we explore how architecture and design influence our physic

Solutions Rewind: David Orr on Saving Democracy—and the Planet

In a time of deep political division and environmental crisis, what would it look like to design a democracy that’s truly in harmony with the natural world? In this epis

Nature, Transformation, and Radical Common Sense with Steve Nygren

Modern life often leaves us on the treadmill of constant striving, chasing markers of success that don’t necessarily bring fulfillment. But what happens when you step off