HOW TO SAVE THE AMAZON & ARCTIC PASSAGES: Andrew Fishman On Dom Phillips’ Legacy & Kieran Mulvaney On Climate And Power In The Far North Writer's Voice podcast

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HOW TO SAVE THE AMAZON & ARCTIC PASSAGES: Andrew Fishman on Dom Phillips’ Legacy & Kieran Mulvaney on Climate and Power in the Far North

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This week on Writer’s Voice, two stories from the planet’s frontlines: the Amazon rainforest and the Arctic ice. Two urgent stories from Earth’s frontlines — and why they matter for us all.

Journalist Andrew Fishman joins us to talk about completing the last book by Dom Phillips, How To Save The Amazon: A Journalist’s Deadly Quest for Answers. Phillips was murdered in 2022 for reporting on the destruction of the rainforest — and this book is his legacy.

“Dom’s idea was to answer the question: what do we need to do to save the Amazon?” — Andrew Fishman

Then we head north with writer Kieran Mulvaney. His book Arctic Passages: Ice, Exploration, and the Battle for Power at the Top of the World uncovers how centuries of ambition and today’s climate crisis are colliding in the Arctic.

“[The Arctic] is both a frontline of climate change and a frontline of geopolitics.” — Kieran Mulvaney

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Key Words: Andrew Fishman, Dom Phillips, How To Save The Amazon, Amazon rainforest, deforestation, Indigenous rights, environmental journalism, climate change, Kieran Mulvaney, Arctic Passages, Arctic exploration, climate crisis, polar regions, environmental justice.

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Segment 1: Andrew Fishman on Dom Phillips

Dom Phillips dedicated his life to uncovering the truth about the Amazon — its beauty, its people, and the forces tearing it apart. In 2022, he paid the ultimate price when he was murdered while reporting in the forest. His final book, How To Save The Amazon, was completed by journalist Andrew Fishman along with a team of fellow journalists.

The book investigates the forces driving deforestation—agribusiness, illegal logging, mining, and organized crime—and highlights the activists and Indigenous communities defending the forest. It’s part investigation, part call to action — and it asks the question at the heart of our survival: what must we do to save the Amazon?

Key Topics

Dom Phillips’ legacy and life’s work.
The dangers faced by journalists covering the Amazon.
Agribusiness, organized crime, and government complicity.
Indigenous resistance and global responsibility.
Why saving the Amazon is essential to confronting climate change.

Read A Sample from How To Save The Amazon

Segment 2: Kieran Mulvaney

From the lush green of the Amazon we travel to the frozen white of the Arctic — a region warming four times faster than the rest of the planet.

In his book Arctic Passages, writer Kieran Mulvaney traces the history of and present-day conflicts in the Arctic, from the perilous journeys of early explorers to a high-stakes arena of global power struggles in one of the harshest environments on Earth.

As the ice melts at alarming rates, the Arctic has become both a bellwether of climate change and a battleground for nations seeking power and resources.

Key Topics

The myth and reality of Arctic exploration.
How the melting Arctic signals the climate emergency.
The military and political scramble for Arctic dominance.
Indigenous communities and ecological resilience.
Lessons the Arctic holds for the future of the planet.

Next Week on Writer’s Voice

We’ll be talking with world-renowned climate scientist Michael Mann about the new book he’s co-authored with infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Hotez, Science Under Siege. It’s all part of our programming for Climate Week starting September 20. Don’t miss it!

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