Best Jake Hodge Podcasts (2025)

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Andor, Star Wars, Rebellion, and the Reality of Our Global Empire | BONUS EPISODE 20:53

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING! Do not listen to this podcast if you haven’t watched Andor. Close the post! Don’t risk spoiling this show for yourself. If you’re thinking to yourself, “Psht, they’re talking about a Disney Star Wars show? Sounds dumb! I don’t care i…

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#64 Helena Norberg-Hodge - Resisting the Machine World and Turning Toward Life 1:23:13

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On this episode of Death in The Garden, we’re sharing our most recent interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge that we did while we were in Ladakh, India. Helena is the director of Local Futures, the organization leading the global localization movement. This interview was recorded following the events of the Planet Local Summit, which was a profoundly …

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And On the Eighth Day, God Created AI | BONUS EPISODE 21:45

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com We are so excited to share with you our brand new collaboration with the wonderfully bright Alex Leff from his greatly inspiring podcast, Human Nature Odyssey. We insist that you follow his podcast immediately, and do consider joining his Patreon. As fellow …

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#63 Thomas Doochin & Tess Sherrow - Our Yearning for Belonging in an Alienating Age 1:36:38

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We are happy to announce that the podcast is back! To break our long hiatus, we’re excited to share with you this beautiful podcast with our friends Thomas and Tess. Tess is a home-birth midwife and Thomas runs Heart of Men, a group council with the aim of reorienting men internally and externally and helping heal the wounded masculine in the cultu…

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#62 The Infinite Game of the Garden - A Discussion of Finite and Infinite Games 44:45

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we discuss Finite and Infinite Games: a Vision of Life as Play and Possibility by the late professor of religion, James P. Carse. We wanted to discuss this book because there’s a great difference between the pop-cult…

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#61 A World Made in the Image of the Left Hemisphere - A Discussion of The Master and His Emissary 1:00:50

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we discuss the incredibly fascinating, profound, and instructive book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist. Following a similar structure to the book…

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#60 Who Were the Luddites, and What Can We Learn from Them in the Age of AI? 45:09

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we discuss what we can learn from the Luddites and how the true meaning of what they stood for can be instructive for how we deal with the rise of A.I. and in our time. In addition to discussing the Luddites, we disc…

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#59 Premium: Circumambulating Our Civilizational Monolith with Alex Leff (Human Nature Odyssey) 13:52

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com On this episode of “Death in The Garden” we are sharing our conversation with Alex Leff, which was co-released for his podcast subscribers. Alex Leff is the creator and visionary behind Human Nature Odyssey, which is a cinematic audio journey through the fan…

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#58 The Tales that Really Matter - a Reading by Maren 59:47

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” Maren is reading her recent piece, The Tales that Really Matter - Part I. In this audio essay, you’ll hear tracks and clips from The Lord of the Rings films by Peter Jackson, and music composed by Howard Shore. Additionally, you’ll hear original synth soundscapes inspired by Howard Shore’s compositions, fro…

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#57 The Dam and the Canal: A Parable - A Reading by Maren 28:51

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Welcome back to the “Death in The Garden” podcast! A lot changed for us over the past 4 months, and we’ve needed to take some time to figure out how to proceed with the film/podcast/writing project in light of a change in resources. But we’re back! As a preface to what is to come, we’re sharing today a reading of a short myth-inspired tale that Mar…

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TDCS073 The DragChamp Show with Anthony Bertozzi and Mike Fuqua 1:32:34

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The DragChamp Show is BACK!!!!! Yes, we're recording new episodes through our DragChamp Pro membership program. Members can watch us record the podcast LIVE on our DCP Members Only Facebook group. But lucky for you, we'll be releasing them on a delayed basis right here from time to time. To gain access to current and future podcast episodes, join D…

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#56 Chris Smaje - Being a Good Keystone Species 1:51:03

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we spoke to author and farmer Chris Smaje about his new book Saying No to a Farm-Free Future which was written in response to George Monbiot’s book Regenesis. We talk about the dangers of the ecomodernist worldview, about how the narrative of progress inhibits practical solutions, and we discuss at length t…

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#55 The Cultural Significance of "Barbenheimer" - A Conversation Between Jake, Maren, & James 2:02:39

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden” we are joined by James Connolly, producer of the film series and dear friend, to discuss this recent “Barbenheimer” phenomenon to accompany the piece Maren wrote on the subject last week in her piece below: On this far reaching discussion, we discuss both films and what they represent to each of us, as well …

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#54 Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen - Recovering Connection through Animism in the Age of Ragnarök 2:07:56

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we had a conversation with Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen of Nordic Animism, a project which aims to recover Euro-traditional animist knowledge and share it with a contemporary audience as a means of understanding ourselves, our kinship relations with other-than-humans, and ultimately working towards a resilient fut…

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#53 The Quantitative Cosmology - A Reading by Maren 1:11:20

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we’re sharing a more produced podcast version of the recording of The Quantitative Cosmology: The Historical Precedent for George Monbiot's Worldview and its Implications Today for our podcast listeners who might not be subscribed to our Substack. In this essay, I (Maren) explore the historical roots of the…

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#52 Helena Norberg-Hodge - Resisting the Global Monoculture Through Localization 2:03:06

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we had the pleasure of interviewing Helena Norberg-Hodge, linguist, author, and filmmaker behind the incredible localization organization, Local Futures. She has written several books, such as Ancient Futures and Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness. In this expansive interview we discuss…

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#51 Andy Campbell: The Proud Boys - A 30,000 ft. View with James Connolly 2:12:36

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we are pleased to share with you the first in our new series of podcasts entitled “A 30,000 ft. View with James Connolly”. James Connolly is the producer of Sacred Cow and Death in The Garden, a chef, an artist, and an all around brilliant guy. On this episode, James interviews the author of We Are Proud Bo…

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#50 Owning the Creative Process, Accepting Limitations, and the Generative Qualities of Growth - An Update from Jake and Maren 1:01:29

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For our 50th podcast, we decided it would be a good time for us to speak candidly about where we have come from, where we are going, and where we are now with the project: not only as an update to those who have been following us for a long time, but as a way to introduce ourselves to everyone who is new to Death in The Garden. We discuss the creat…

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#49 The Terrible and the Tantalizing: Grappling with AI, Machine Learning, and the Future of Art - A Reading by Maren and Jake 1:05:15

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, we are sharing a reading of our recent Substack piece entitled The Terrible and the Tantalizing: Grappling with AI, Machine Learning, and the Future of Art, where we discuss the emergence of AI “art” and the ramifications it is having for artists. In this essay, we discuss what art is and isn’t, and whether…

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#48 Ilse Köhler-Rollefson - The Beauty and Importance of Pastoralism in the Modern Age 1:30:22

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we talked with pastoralist advocate, ethnoveterinarian, and author Ilse Köhler-Rollefson about her new book, Hoofprints on the Land. We absolutely loved Ilse’s book, and were honored to discuss it in detail with her. We talked about sedentarization being used as a tool of colonial control, the importance of…

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#47 Stephen Corry - There is No One "Right" Way to Live (Part 2) 2:26:10

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, we share our film interview with Stephen Corry, former CEO of Survival International, indigenous rights activist, and author of Tribal Peoples: For Tomorrow’s World. On this episode we discuss how land theft, assimilation, and sedentarization are threatening indigenous cultures worldwide in the name of homo…

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#46 Derrick Weston - How Food Connects Us to Creation and Liberation 1:30:40

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we’re sharing our interview with our friend, fellow podcast host, up-and-coming author, educator, and farmer/gardener, Derrick Weston. Derrick is the co-host of the Food and Faith Podcast alongside Anna Woofenden, and the pair’s book The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and …

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#45 The Legacy of the Men Who "Pulled Bread from Air" - A Reading by Maren 1:02:12

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This episode is a little something different. On this episode of the podcast, we’re sharing a reading of Maren’s recent Substack piece entitled The Legacy of the '“Men Who Pulled Bread From Air” which breaks down the legacy of the Haber-Bosch process, The Green Revolution, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in food systems. The piece discusses th…

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#44 Daniel Griffith - How Should We Define Regenerative Agriculture? 1:44:59

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On this episode, we talk to our friend and previous podcast guest Daniel Griffith, a farmer, father, author, poet, and food systems visionary. We wanted to talk to Daniel again to share his experience applying for the USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodity Program grant, and ultimately being denied. We discuss the problems of titanic multinational agribusi…

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#43 Paul Kingsnorth - “What if We Were Wrong?” and Other Questions We Can’t Face (Part 2) 1:44:04

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we share our in-person film interview with writer Paul Kingsnorth, creator of the Abbey of Misrule and author of many acclaimed books, such as Alexandria, Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist, and Savage Gods. In this interview we discuss broadly the Machine, a metaphor for the mechanized, atomizing…

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#42 Dr. Aby Sène - Fortress Conservation: the Tip of the Iceberg (Part 1) 1:47:19

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we spoke to conservationist Dr. Aby Sène, professor of Parks and Conservation Area Management at Clemson University, where she researches the intersection between rural development and conservation, race and nature, nature-based tourism, and protected area governance in both the US and in Africa. In this ep…

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#41 Kate Kavanaugh - Sex, Birth, Death, and Other Desired Nutrients 1:58:03

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we spoke with farmer, butcher, and brilliant fellow podcaster, Kate Kavanaugh. Kate is the founder of Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe, located in Denver, CO, creator of the amazing podcast called “Ground Work” which discusses and circumambulates three interconnected themes: mind, body, and soil, as well as…

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#40 Isabel Ramirez - Is Civilization Compatible With Our Biology? 1:18:53

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we talked to our brilliant, long-time friend of the podcast, Isabel Ramirez. Isabel is a board certified health coach specializing in chronic conditions (she is auto-immune and paleo certified), an expert forager, inspiring mother, and all around amazing person. We discussed the importance of inclusivity in…

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#39 Frédéric Leroy - The Science, Politics, and Economics of Anti-Meat Discourse 3:16:53

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we share our interview with Frédéric Leroy, professor of food science and biotechnology at the University of Brussels, President of the Belgian Association of Meat Science and Technology, President of Belgian Society for Food Microbiology, Administrator of ALEPH2020, and member of the Belgian Nutrition Soci…

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#38 Anders Oskal - Those Who Follow Reindeer 52:20

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On this episode of "Death in The Garden," we speak to Anders Oskal, the Secretary General of the Association of World Reindeer Herders and the Executive Director of the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry in Guovdageaidnu/ Kautokeino, Norway. Anders speaks to us about Sámi culture, explaining the way of his people, the agreement they have m…

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#37 Stephen Corry - The Manipulation of Climate Narratives (Part 1) 1:23:04

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On this episode of "Death in The Garden," we share our interview with former CEO of Survival International, Stephen Corry. We have been interested in Survival International for a while, as many of you know, but we became particularly interested in speaking with Stephen when he started posting on Twitter about how problematic so much of the vegan ag…

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#36 Tyson Yunkaporta - An Irish Wake at the End of the World 1:13:10

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On this episode of "Death in The Garden," we share an interview we recorded over the summer and never released. It turns out that it was the perfect moment for us to revisit this wonderful conversation we had with Tyson Yunkaporta, member of the Apalech Clan, author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World and lecturer of Indigenous…

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#35 They Let the Greater Villain Loose, Who Stole the Common from the Goose - An Update from Jake and Maren 1:44:25

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On this episode, we talk to ourselves about some of our experiences traveling in Europe and our reflections thus far. We talk about the disillusionment of the fantasies about this continent, share some personal experiences we’ve had, things we’ve learned, and revelations we’ve come to. We break down some ideas we’ve had around the factory farming o…

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#34 Richard Manning - How Agriculture Has Highjacked Civilization 1:15:31

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On this episode of "Death in The Garden" we talk to author and journalist, Richard Manning after reading his book Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Highjacked Civilization, which discusses "catastrophic" agriculture's spread throughout history, its pattern of colonialism, and how it is a prerequisite for our civilization. We talk about the pro…

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#33 Wild Quetzal - Viewing Food as a Lifeway & the Undomestication of Humanity 1:29:21

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” Jake and Maren interview Wild Quetzal — a digital creator on Instagram, as well as a graphic designer for conscious companies. Quetzal is doing incredible work online, sharing knowledge and wisdom about the history of civilization and encouraging people to undomesticate themselves through reconnecting with …

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#32 Daniel Firth Griffith - Releasing Control to Foster Emergent Abundance 1:36:27

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden” we share our interview with our friend Daniel Griffith, steward of Timshel Wildland, a Savory Hub doing the most incredible work we've ever seen, and author of Wild Like Flowers. We had the pleasure of going to his “farm” in Virginia in April of 2021 to film an incredibly enriching calf-donation that Daniel …

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#31 Julia Barnes & Joshua Clinton - Deep Sea Mining, the Scottish Wildcat, and Bright Green Lies 1:21:54

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we talk with filmmaker Julia Barnes and writer/filmmaker Joshua Clinton about their campaign against proposed deep sea mining (DSM) of poly metallic nodules which contain rare earth minerals that can be used in electric vehicles and other “renewable” technologies. You can find more information at their webs…

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#30 Sheldon Solomon - Denial of Death in the Anthropocene 1:52:13

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This week on "Death in The Garden," Jake and Maren share their interview with experimental psychologist, professor, and author, Sheldon Solomon. This episode was recorded in May of 2021, but was always a seminal piece for our project: we talk about how death denying delusions are running rampant in modern culture, how the blind belief in the inevit…

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#29 Dr. Tro Kalayjian - Reversing Obesity and Diabetes with Holistic Low-Carb Animal-Based Diets 1:19:07

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, Jake and Maren share their interview with Dr. Tro Kalayjian, a board certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine Physician. He co-hosts the podcast Low Carb MD. Dr. Tro had a long journey of obesity throughout his life and career as a physician, and was finally able to tackle obesity and lose 150 lbs w…

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#28 Nina Teicholz - A Deep Dive Into Dietary Science and Dogma 2:00:41

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, Jake and Maren share their interview with author and science journalist, Nina Teicholz. She is also a member of the Global Food Justice Alliance, an amazing organization that advocates for the rights of all people to have access to nutrient dense animal foods. Nina’s book, The Big Fat Surprise, is an instru…

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#27 Simon Counsell - The Authoritarian Corporatocratic Commodification of Nature 1:04:56

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, Jake and Maren share their interview with Simon Counsell, executive director of the Rainforest Foundation UK, an organization “which supports indigenous and traditional peoples of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights.” We were lucky enough to meet Si…

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#26 Dr. Mordecai Ogada – A Case for Scrutinizing the Climate Narrative (Part 2) 57:28

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” as COP26 ends in Glasgow, Jake and Maren share their second interview with Dr. Mordecai Ogada, carnivore ecologist, activist for the Decolonization of Conservation, and co-author of The Big Conservation Lie. In our previous conversation with Mordecai, he mentioned the “Our Land, Our Nature” congress in Mars…

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#25 Fiore Longo - The Fallacies of the Big Green Lie 1:03:56

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On this episode of "Death in The Garden", we share our interview from early September with Fiore Longo, Director of Survival International France and Spain, and fearless leader of the campaign to Decolonize Conservation through the Our Land, Our Nature congress we were lucky enough to attend in Marseille. We talk with Fiore about a number of presci…

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#24 Will Falk - Defending Thacker Pass and the Ecological Price of Electric Vehicles 57:47

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, we interview biophilic author and attorney, Will Falk. Will began his career as a public defender and eventually transitioned to environmental law and activism, participating direct action encampments at the Wet’suwet’en Nation in Canada and Mauna Kea, protecting the sacred lands from pipelines and a telesc…

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#23 Dr. Sylvia Karpagam - The Problem of Ideology in Food Policy 1:20:44

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden", we interview Dr. Sylvia Karpagam, a public health doctor with an MD in Community Medicine in India. Sylvia is a champion at advocating for the rights of all people to have access to quality nutrition, a sharp critic of the caste system, and an advocate for food sovereignty. She is a member of the Global Foo…

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#22 Death with Dignity - An Update from Jake and Maren 58:08

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, Jake and Maren break their two month hiatus with an update about the events of the past months during production of the film. We talk more about being robbed in Ecuador, the Ancestral Health Symposium that we attended in Los Angeles, the protest against the proposed lithium mine in Thacker Pass, the Our Lan…

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#21 Terry Collingsworth - Child Slavery and the True Costs of Our Cheap Commodities 1:10:43

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we interview human rights lawyer, Terry Collingsworth. Terry has worked for decades as an advocate for people all around the world who have suffered human rights abuses by corporations, and is the Executive Director for International Rights Advocates, an organization that promotes human rights and corporate…

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TDCS072 Jennifer Folk & Dave Connolly 1:11:33

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Jennifer Folk of the Million Dollar Drag Race fame and Dave Connolly are our guests on the DragChamp Show this week. We got into a mix of big dollar bracket racing and Pro Stock racing as we discussed Dave's racing career and running the Million with Jennifer. We kicked off the show diving into Dave's career driving and tuning the Factory Hot Rods …

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#20 Dr. Mordecai Ogada - The Big Conservation Lie and Other Fallacies (Part 1) 1:34:33

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” Jake and Maren interview carnivore ecologist and conservation writer Dr. Mordecai Ogada. He is the Executive Director of Conservation Solutions Afrika, which aims to transform conservation in Africa to a model that includes humans in relationship to the land and wildlife. Ogada, alongside journalist John Mb…

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TDCS071 The Peep Show - Peeps Pennington 1:10:22

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The Peep Show, Peeps Pennington is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show podcast. The Texas based big money bracket racer was an entertaining interview as we peppered him with questions and he kept us laughing throughout the show. Of course we discussed the history of the unique and rare Pennington roadsters, the challenges of running a used ca…