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One February morning, I jumped on a Zoom call to interview Julie Carrick Dalton, author of the popular new novel Waiting for the Night Song. Julie spoke with me from New England, where she works as a journalist and runs a small organic farm with her husband. Waiting for the Night Song is Julie's debut novel, and we talk all about it, covering topics like climate refugees, increasing forest fires, and the friction that can occur between science and government. → Buy Waiting for the Night Song on Bookshop from $15.64*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781250269188 Julie Carrick Dalton Official website: https://juliecarrickdalton.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliecarrickdalton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/juliecardalt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliecdalton/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17548651.Julie_Carrick_Dalton Stories for Earth: Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/04/15/gun-island-the-great-derangement-amitav-ghosh/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Rewilding Our Stories Discord server: https://discord.gg/ruhQp5C Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Gun Island and The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh could not be more appropriate works for discussion on this podcast—they're both about the role stories play in fighting the climate emergency! In this episode, I summarize and analyze Gun Island, using The Great Derangement as a critical framework. If that sounds a little academic, don't worry. I don't even have a degree in English, and I found Ghosh extremely accessible. I hope you enjoy! → Buy Gun Island on Bookshop from $15.64*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781250757937 → Buy The Great Derangement on Bookshop from $13.80*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9780226526812 Stories for Earth: Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Rewilding Our Stories Discord server: https://discord.gg/ruhQp5C Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmH6FisTges9AzQlfbg-hg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stories4earth Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesforearth/ *Affiliate link. For more info, see our affiliate disclosure here: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In January, I had the chance to sit down with Canadian science fiction and fantasy author Craig Russell to talk about his 2016 novel Fragment. Fragment follows a cast of characters ranging from scientists to naval officers to TV news anchors as they're caught in the aftermath of an Antarctic ice sheet the size of France breaking off into the ocean. In this edited version of our 2-hour conversation, Craig and I discuss the science of ice, Craig's personal experiences in the Canadian Arctic, and climate denialism among heads of state. Craig also was kind enough to share a reading from Fragment. Listen to the full 2-hour, unedited podcast by becoming a member on Patreon. WHAT YOU CAN DO Add your voice in telling President Biden to stop Line 3, a proposed pipeline expansion that would bring dirty tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin. More information on how you can get involved here: https://www.stopline3.org/ Transcript:  Support us: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Craig Russell Buy from Craig's local bookstore, McNally Robinson, from $19.95: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781771871112/craig-russell/fragment Buy on Bookshop from $19.95*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781771871112 Official website: https://craigrussell.info/ Craig on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Craig-Russell-Canadian-writer-405890166288189/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Craig on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4509831.Craig_Russell Stories for Earth is a podcast about everything climate change in pop culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I finished reading The Overstory by Richard Powers in late 2020, but every time I tried to start writing about it, I got intimidated and quit. Thankfully, my new friend Lovis Geier asked me to come on her YouTube channel, Ecofictology, as a guest to talk about The Overstory. This book is ambitious, to say the least, with nine main characters (10 if you count a special tree) and spanning decades as it tells the stories of people whose lives have been majorly impacted by trees. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/02/23/the-overstory-richard-powers/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ruhQp5C Ecofictology YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrV-N233NVrzjz8UIWDcUA TED Talk: Suzanne Simard: How trees talk to each other --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Joel Burcat is an author of environmental legal thrillers and a retired environmental lawyer for the state of Pennsylvania. In this interview, Forrest and Joel discuss his new novel "Amid Rage," published by Headline Books on February 2, 2021. Mr. Burcat is the author of four other novels and multiple short stories. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/02/05/joel-burcat-amid-rage/ Support us: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Joel Burcat Buy SIGNED copies from Midtown Scholar Books from $19.95: https://www.midtownscholar.com/preorders/amid-rage-signed Buy from Headline Books from $19.95: https://headlinebooks.com/product/amid-rage/ Buy on Amazon from $19.95: https://www.amazon.com/Amid-Rage-Joel-Burcat/dp/1951556453 Joel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoelBurcatAuthor Joel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoelBurcat Joel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JoelBurcatTheAuthor/ Official website: https://joelburcat.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Infest The Rats' Nest by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard is an adrenaline-fueled concept album about a group of people forced to flee Earth due to climate collapse while the rich live it up on Mars. Listen along for a track-by-track commentary as we explore the environmental messages in this album from your favorite psychedelic Australian rockers. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2021/01/26/infest-the-rats-nest-by-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ A special thank you to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard for graciously letting us use their music in this episode! Be sure to check out their newest album, K.G.

Isaac Yuen is a Chinese-Canadian nature writer and the founder of the website Ekostories. Isaac's writing ranges from short stories to personal essays to flash fiction, and his work often explores the meaning of nature and our relationship with it as humans. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada on unceded Coast Salish territory. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/12/14/isaac-yuen-ekostories/ Ekostories: https://ekostories.com/ "El Lugar de Los Sueños" in The Willowherb Review: https://www.thewillowherbreview.com/el-lugar-de-los-sueos-isaac-yuen "Journeys to HYRULE_" in Newfound: https://newfound.org/archives/volume-10/issue-2/nonfiction-isaac-yuen/ Support us: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/

Weather by Jenny Offill tells the story of Lizzie Benson, a mildly disappointing former humanities student who works at a library in New York. Lizzie’s life is okay, not bad, until she gets a job managing the email inbox for a friend’s climate change podcast, Hell and High Water. In this episode, we discuss Jenny Offill’s acclaimed new book, the danger of becoming a doomer, and why hopelessness is not an option. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/12/12/weather-by-jenny-offill/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

From the creator of Parasite and Snowpiercer comes Okja, a Netflix-exclusive film from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho. This film is a deep dive into the world of genetically modified animals, factory farming, and runaway capitalism, and it's a perfect lens for examining how we might transition to a healthier relationship with the Earth. We talk a lot about greenwashing, the environmental impact of modern industrial farming, and the hope regenerative agriculture offers as a sustainable way of growing food. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/09/22/okja-bong-joon-ho/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We take a deep dive into two of Joy Harjo's books, Crazy Brave and An American Sunrise, exploring what they say about Native history and environmentalism. Joy Harjo is a writer and performer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States of America. Her work is rooted deep in the respectful relationship her people have had with the land for centuries. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/08/04/joy-harjo-crazy-brave-an-american-sunrise/ Support us through Patreon or a one-time donation: https://storiesforearth.com/support-us/ Buy Crazy Brave on Bookshop from $14.67*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9780393345438 Buy An American Sunrise on Bookshop from $14.67*: https://bookshop.org/a/140/9781324003861 *Affiliate link. See our affiliate disclosure for more info: https://storiesforearth.com/affiliate-disclosure/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Final Fantasy VII is a cult classic video game from the 90s, with a remake for PlayStation 4 that came out in April 2020. It might be famous for the cool and aloof Cloud Strife and characters with big swords, but Final Fantasy VII also has a lot to say about environmentalism. And just like its original release around the time the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, its message remains extremely relevant to us today. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/06/09/final-fantasy-vii-environmentalism/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our discussion of Pacific Edge by Kim Stanley Robinson covers a plot summary and explores what our future can look like through this utopian eco fiction novel. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/02/24/pacific-edge-kim-stanley-robinson/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Daniel Quinn's ecofiction masterpiece, Ishmael, tells us how our mindset is destroying the Earth and leaves us with some ideas for a solution. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2020/01/14/ishmael-daniel-quinn-climate-change/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Beasts of the Southern Wild has a lot to teach us about responding to climate change. Listen along to hear more about this film's environmental themes. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2019/12/23/beasts-of-the-southern-wild-climate-change/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Spirited Away from Hiyao Miyazaki is one of the most loved animated films of all time. Listen along for our discussion of environmental themes in Spirited Away. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2019/11/12/episode-3-spirited-away-from-hiyao-miyazaki/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler is the second book in the Parable series. Tune in for a plot summary and our take on major themes. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2019/10/08/parable-of-the-talents-octavia-butler/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Octavia E. Butler was a prolific and insightful science fiction writer from Pasadena, CA. Her book Parable of the Sower examines a near-future United States wrecked by climate change. Transcript: https://storiesforearth.com/2019/09/10/parable-of-the-sower-octavia-butler/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Climate change is an existential threat that threatens humanity's existence. But we aren't totally alone in fighting it—stories are some of our oldest tools for overcoming hardship, and they have a role to play here, too. Website: https://storiesforearth.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storiesforearth