We’re calling in slow media.Feeling into the need for slow, emotionally grounded, and resonant content, we’ll be pausing weekly episodes... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our episode with Dori Midnight, originally aired in October 2022.“With a prayer to imagine... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our episode with Kimberly Ann Johnson originally aired in April 2023. Feeling into the state... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our episode with Sophie Strand which originally aired in November 2022. In this winding and... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Maya Khosla which originally aired in November 2022.What can the forest teach... more

Inviting listeners into his deep connection with the forest and the natural world, Ross Reid brings an inspirational energy and... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Jarod K Anderson, originally aired in January 2023. Bringing us into his... more

This week we are thrilled to bring you a special conversation from a dear friend of the podcast, Bayo Akomolafe.... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with adrienne maree brown which originally aired in April 2019.adrienne maree brown begins... more

Introducing listeners to his way of worship and connection to the Earth, this week’s guest Erik Assadourian offers insight into... more

Winding through questions of philosophy, science, and meaning making, this week’s episode brings together vital thoughts on what it means... more

This week, Ayana is joined by Sky Hopinka in a conversation that dives deep into the meaning of art and... more

This week we are excited to continue our collaboration with UC Berkeley's Othering and Belonging Institute to bring you a... more

Tracing ancestry through the motherline, this week’s guest Sylvia V. Linsteadt introduces listeners to the world of matrilineal myth and... more

What beckons us, calls to us from beyond? Tuning into a magic that flows from the universe, not from an... more

In a timely and heart-wrenching episode, returning guest Layla K. Feghali shares the power and perseverance of homeland, even in... more

What if we started with gratitude? With love? In this episode Ayana is joined by longtime mentor Molly Young Brown... more

In the spirit of the solstice, we are taking a pause from our regular episode schedule. We’re also taking the... more

Continuing the conversation series, “The Edges in the Middle,” presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, For... more

“No organism is an island.” As Sandor Katz reminds us in this delightful and informative episode, all life on earth... more

In this week’s episode we tap deep into the trust, desire, intimacy, and vulnerability that come from relationality. Betty Martin... more

How can a relationship with one animal open the door to the depths of humanity? In this episode, returning guest... more

Blending theory, practice, and fascinating cultural vision, this week’s conversation with Erin Manning calls into question the systems and practices... more

This week we are taking a pause from our regularly scheduled releases to rebroadcast Corrina Gould’s potent and powerful episode... more

This week, Fariha Róisín offers both timely and timeless wisdom on what it means to live in a body that... more

Invoking ancestry, magic, and a deep relationship with the Dead, this week’s guest Perdita Finn invites listeners into a world... more

As those of us in the Northern Hemisphere enter into autumn, this week’s guest Jacqueline Suskin reminds us that the... more

What is life at the edges of ecosystems, at the moments of convergence? In this week’s episode, guest Obi Kaufmann... more

Bringing us to the Wind River Reservation, this week’s guest, Jason Baldes, shares his work to bring back wild Buffalo... more

Continuing the conversation series, “The Edges in the Middle,” presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, For... more

“We’re not trying to be right. We’re trying to see if we can see clearly.” In this agile and authentic... more

What does it mean to settle, to be in a settled place? This week’s guest, AbdouMaliq Simone has dedicated his... more

In an episode that cuts straight to the soul, this week’s guest Andrea Gibson joins Ayana in a conversation that... more

Death is a process of decomposition, how can we come to embrace this reality? This week, guest Katrina Spade joins... more

It is with a heavy heart that we share that Tokitae, a Southern Resident Orca held unjustly in captivity for... more

Introducing listeners to her fierce devotion to community and care for the animal world, Keiara Wade, the Compton Cowgirl, considers... more

What is intelligence beyond, preceding, and following human intelligence? This week, Ayana is joined by guest James Bridle in... more

This week’s guest, Toko-pa Turner, invites us to consider that our dreams may serve as important guides throughout our lives.... more

In this week’s episode, guest Amy Glenn invites listeners on a journey to consider the value in caregiving and companioning.... more

Continuing the conversation series, “The Edges in the Middle,” presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, For... more

In an increasingly unequal and precarious world, how might we come to combat disconnection and disillusionment? In this episode, guest... more

Embracing the mountains, desert steppe, and islands of Patagonia, this week’s guest Diana Friedrich grounds listeners in an expansive and... more

How are the crises of our times crises of being, crises of becoming? In this week’s conversation, Ayana is joined... more

Engaging crucially with food as a cultural, spiritual, and generational experience, this week’s guest Abena Offeh-Gyimah highlights the connections between... more

Continuing the conversation series, “The Edges in the Middle,” presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, For... more

How might we tend to our bodies if we saw them as an ecosystem? In this week’s episode, guest Samantha... more

In a profoundly informative and thought-provoking episode, returning guest Ismail Lourido Ali considers how we can create spaces for people... more

Continuing the conversation series, “The Edges in the Middle,” presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, For... more

How do we face the scope of global extraction in the name of oil and gas production? Guest Amy Westervelt... more

Adding deep nuance to conversations around herbalism and the botanicals industry, this week’s guest Ann Armbrecht shares her extensive knowledge... more

How might we honor and follow the authentic call of our purpose? This week, guest Rachel Cargle shares in a... more

Feeling into the state of our nervous systems and our relationships with each other and ourselves, this episode offers a... more

Continuing the conversation series, “The Edges in the Middle,” presented in collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, For... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Jenny Odell, initially aired in February of 2021. Our attention has operated... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with john a. powell, originally aired in May 2019. If you enjoy this... more

For The Wild is honored to present a series of conversations entitled, “The Edges in the Middle,” in collaboration with... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Tyson Yunkaporta originally aired in May of 2021. Struggling to change actual... more

Rising against growing wealth inequality and resource consolidation, guest Morgan Curtis asks how we might, rather, shape our world in... more

Gabes Torres offers her thoughtful wisdom in this conversation that weaves through healing, interconnection, and embodiment. Focusing on holistic healing... more

Rosemary Gladstar calls forth deep gratitude and mindfulness for the plant world as she walks with us through the world... more

Giving listeners a glimpse into his new book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World, guest Malcolm... more

This week, Ayana is joined by Francesca Lia Block in a heartfelt conversation recognizing the search for self and love... more

For The Wild is honored to be “episode swapping” with the How to Survive the End of the World podcast,... more

Grounding this conversation within Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico, guest Samuel Bautista Lazo, brings listeners into an insightful conversation... more

How do we sustain nourishing roots in a time of displacement? This week, guest Alynda Mariposa Segarra invites listeners to... more

Calling listeners into a magnetic conversation about the power of photography and storytelling, guest Josué Rivas (Mexika and Otomí) opens... more

Bringing us into his world of nature, awe, and magical poetry, guest Jarod K. Anderson reminds us that our human... more

Guided by her new book Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto and fervent calls for real, deep rest, this week returning... more

This week, guest Veda Austin invites us to consider and grow closer to water – as both a preciously vital... more

In spirit of the Winter Solstice and holiday season, For The Wild is taking a break this week. We hope... more

This week For The Wild Podcast presents Part Two of a two-part conversation between guest host brontë velez and Dr.... more

This week For The Wild Podcast presents Part One of a two-part conversation between brontë velez and Dr. Tiffany Lethabo... more

This week, Ayana is joined by Dalit American civil rights activist Thenmozi Soundararajan in a profound conversation detailing the wounds... more

We’re taking a pause this week from our regular episodes to share a special snippet from our first Slow Study... more

What can the forest teach us of grief, of joy, of humanity? This week, poet and scientist Maya Khosla invites... more

In this winding and lucid conversation, guest Sophie Strand invites us to investigate our relationality, to embrace rot and decay,... more

In this episode centered around global consciousness and rooted local action, returning guest Dr. Vandana Shiva reminds us of the... more

“With a prayer to imagine beyond the current structures and systems, and kind of weave ourselves into, and be wrapped... more

It’s undeniable that right now we are in a rapidly changing and complex relationship with the consumption, production, and reality... more

This Slow Study Course is a series of lectures and practice prompts from Bayo Akomolafe's 2021 edition of "We Will... more

The Mountain Valley Pipeline, which runs through West Virginia to Virginia is on the verge of completion following intense legislative... more

This week guest Tusha Yakovleva calls on us to remember our millennium-old relationship with weedy beings and the gifts of... more

This week, guest Yoalli Rodriguez brings us to the Chacahua-Pastoría Lagoons in Oaxaca, Mexico, to investigate deep connections with land,... more

Breathing in the joy and lessons of the plant life surrounding us, Ayana and guest Antonia Estela Pérez share an... more

Guided by her curated work Open In Emergency (a “hybrid book project” including a Tarot Deck and a “hacked” DSM),... more

This week, Ayana is joined by filmmaker and author Dr. Brett Story. Together, they ponder justice, accountability, and interconnection in... more

This week, guest Dr. Claudia Serrato opens our minds to the sensual, political, and vital nature of our relationship to... more

How might we steward relationships of generosity, see beehives beyond the human-imposed gaze? This week, guest Ang Roell leads us... more

“The fugitive is the figure of the Anthropocene, a political invitation to unlearn ‘mastery,’ to fall to the Earth, to... more

In this new episode of For The Wild podcast, Ayana and guest Dr. Clint Carroll, a citizen of the Cherokee... more

This week we are joined by guest Alexis Shotwell to discuss how we might turn from the purity politics that... more

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In this episode of For The Wild podcast, we plumb into racial karma and healing systemic trauma in the American... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Dr. Kyle Whyte originally aired in January of 2020. The United States... more

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This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Linda Black Elk originally aired in April of 2020. On this week’s... more

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This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Rowen White originally aired in July of 2020. Across Turtle Island, seeds... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Tiokasin Ghosthorse originally aired in June of 2021. If we need the... more

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Giuliana Furci originally aired in June of 2021. So often fungi are... more