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FAT OF THE LAND - DOLCE on Family and Tradition S1:E5

“I’d  like to propose a toast to the garden, to this beautiful planet, and to the gardener. You know,  some people have gardens, some people don't. But, they need to

FAT OF THE LAND - CONTORNI on Inheritance and Taste S1:E4

“Mother Earth is really asking us to touch the soil… it’s not just enough to pray. We need to put our hands in the soil.”  —Carlo Montesanti Contorni. The side dishes, o

FAT OF THE LAND - SECONDI on Women, Food and Resistance S1:E3

“Before I came here, I dreamt about this land.”  —Jessie Jowers, Slow Life Family Farm The third course in our series, Secondi, brings us to the tensions of resistance a

FAT OF THE LAND - PRIMI: on Hunger and Desire S1:E2

“Human hunger – not just for food, but for everything – drives us to do beautiful things, crazy things, horrible things, but that is the most human thing I can point to.

FAT OF THE LAND - APERITIVO: The Call of the Land S1:E1

“I really feel I was called here, and I really feel this land itself is calling for human touch.”  – Jessie, Slow Life Family Farm  Embracing hunger, desire, and a calli

Introducing: Fat of The Land

We are so excited to share Fat of The Land, a new five-part series unfolding over the next five weeks.  This series began with a kind of romantic impulse. I traveled to

IN THE COMPANY OF HUMPBACKS S1:E3

"The more I learn, the less I know. Sometimes learning more means accepting that we don’t really know." – Rachel Meade In the third episode of In The Company of Humpback

IN THE COMPANY OF HUMPBACKS S1:E2

In the second episode of In the Company of Humpbacks, take a walk with Dr. Fred Sharpe and Ayana as we get to know him and his research team more intimately. Together, th

IN THE COMPANY OF HUMPBACKS S1:E1

“Learning whale language is about being in right relationship.” In the first episode of For The Wild’s In the Company of Humpbacks, we hear from Joe Olson and Dr. Fred S

Introducing: In the Company of Humpbacks

Hey, friends. Ayana, here.  We are so excited to announce our brand new audio documentary series in the company of humpbacks. Three episodes. One goal to take you into t

PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Sweetness of Watermelon and Prickly Pear S1:3

“Connection to the land and knowing the plants that surround you and knowing what food your ancestor ate and trying to go back there is probably one of the most important

PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Flavor of Za'atar S1:2

“If you don't forage for Za’atar, how are you going to feel connected to the land? How are you going to understand what your ancestors have been doing for thousands

PLANTS ARE POLITICAL on the Lifeway of Olive Trees S1:1

“The moment people are disconnected from their land and from the plants around them, it's easier to control them because they don't feel the spiritual connectio

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on The Art That Reclaims Us S1:4

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on The Art That Reclaims Us S1:4 In this resounding end to our Illuminating Worldviews series, Ayana speaks with artists Dr. Aubyn O’Grady and Ja

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on AI and Courting the Otherwise S1:3

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on AI and Courting the Otherwise S1:3 How might we face the end? Continuing our Illuminating Worldviews series, Vanessa Andreotti and Ayana delve

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on Land, Language, and Love S1:2

Continuing our Illuminating Worldviews series, we hear from X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell in conversation with Guná Jensen exploring the vital work of Tlingít language revitali

ILLUMINATING WORLDVIEWS on Emotional Competency S1:1

Over the past months, For The Wild has journeyed to the Yukon in partnership with Illuminating Worldviews. Illuminating Worldviews is a space for examining the worldviews

JOANNA MACY on the World as Lover and Self⌠HOMAGE⌡ /371

On July 19th, Joanna Macy, beloved teacher and past guest, passed away peacefully at home in Berkeley, California. In honor of her legacy, we are rebroadcasting her episo

ANDREA GIBSON on the Blessings of the Wound [HOMAGE] /370

We are rebroadcasting our extended conversation with Andrea Gibson as we honor their death on July 14th, 2025. The conversation, originally aired In September of 2023, wa

Stepping Into Wilder Form, 2025

Hey For The Wild community, it’s Ayana. It’s been a minute. Life has been moving—fast, deep, and full. I’ve grown, and with that growth, a clearer sense of what I want