Future Ecologies

FE6.10 - Mussel Memory

On the emerald isle of Ireland, an easily-overlooked creature holds the history of a nation within its shell. From the rise and collapse of heavy industry, to a bloody ci

Future Ecologies presents Ideas: What the River Wants to Be (Part 1)

We have a soft spot for food systems that challenge the modern convention: food systems like forest gardens or sea gardens that don’t at all look like vast rows of monocu

[HYPHAEDELITY] Chelsey Armstrong x Leigh Joseph — The State of Ethnobotany

Spring is here, and (not to brag, but) around these parts, the smell of flowers is in the air, and everything seems to be buzzing with life. Times like these, it’s hard n

FE6.9 - On Fire: Out of the Green, Into the Black

So you want to put good fire on the ground, but how?? We're taking you to Yurok territory (at the mouth of the Klamath River) to join the Cultural Fire Management Council

[HYPHAEDELITY] Eric Higgs x Laura Govers — Seagrass Restoration on a Moving Island

Eric Higgs (of FE3.1, FE3.2, FE3.3, and FE4.9) sits down with Laura Govers, who has been working on bringing eel grass back to the Netherlands' Wadden Sea — on an island

FE6.8 - For Peat's Sake

Bogs are our absolute favourite places to be. They’re not only tremendously important ecosystems, rich in exquisite biodiversity and massive stores of carbon, they’re als

A podcast for False Creek

Mendel has another show to share with you: Waterbodies It's a video podcast dedicated to a particular body of water we have here in Vancouver, called False Creek, but mo

In conversation with Threshold and Drilled

We had the opportunity to hang out with two of our favourite podcasters: Amy Martin of Threshold, and Amy Westervelt of Drilled. We've previously featured both of their

FE6.7 - Critical Mast

What do you call it when a population of podcasts mysteriously drop episodes on the same topic at the same time? It's Critical Mast! We're so proud to present this nutty

[HYPHAEDELITY] Sadie Couture x Hannah Tollefson — Tidewater and the Nature of Logistics

We've got another edition of our intermittent interview show for you, this one featuring Sadie Couture in conversation with Hannah Tollefson. You'll remember Sadie as co

Future Ecologies presents: Green Dreams (from Cited)

We’ve got a great guest episode for you today, coming courtesy of our friends over at the podcast Cited. They’ve got a new series out called “Green Dreams” — covering st

FE6.6 - Landings

We’ve got something a little different for you: something a little less in the sciences, and a little more in the humanities — in the realm of language and human experien

Future Ecologies presents: Circle of Voices & Javan Hunt

It's a double feature! With help from recordist/anthropologist/podcaster Louise Romain and musician/conservationist Javan Hunt, we're visiting the Caribbean. First, off

[HYPHAEDELITY] Adam Davis x Tim Male — Non-partisan Environmental Policy

Hello! As you know well, we're not the news. The news is generally bad, and we prefer to not be bad news. So, it's a funny thing for us to release an episode about politi

FE6.5 - The Method

The Miyawaki Method of micro-forestry is a viral sensation: sprouting tiny, dense, native tree cover in neighbourhoods all around the world. With the promise of afforesta

Announcing: Waterbodies

Mendel here with an exciting announcement: I'm producing a new video podcast for a local environmental advocacy organization: the False Creek Friends Society. False Cre

[HYPHAEDELITY] Sarah Jim x Lucas Glenn — Ecologically-engaged art

We're excited to introduce our brand new spin-off format: Hyphaedelity (which will ironically be somewhat lower-fi than our usual output). Here’s the deal: Hyphaedelity

FE6.4 - Humane Being

When is it ethical to kill one thing to save another? Lethal intervention is a common practice in the field of wildlife management, especially when the survival of a spec

Future Ecologies presents: Nature's Genius

Today, it's our pleasure to bring you an episode from our friends at Bioneers, who have just released a 6-part series called Nature's Genius. Follow Bioneers wherever yo

FE6.3 - Get Yer Ass Outta Here!

In this very special donkumentary, we’re headed to the Mojave Desert — to Death Valley, in particular — where we find one animal at the centre of a heated debate in land