Earth to Humans
Episodes
When Lambs Become Lions
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Lambs Become Lions If you haven't already, please head over to www.patreon.com/wildlenscollective and make a donation to expand the work we’...
EOC 191: A Very Wild Lens Christmas
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays from the EOC team! Tune in to listen to a very light, candid, fun installment of the award winning Eyes on Conservation podcast with h...
EOC 190: Eco-Fascism
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In an article dated August 7, 2019, GQ magazine defined ecofascism as “a belief that the only way to deal with climate change is through eugenics an...
The Trees Are Coming!
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zeima Kassahun and I have been friends for a really long time - pretty much most of our lives. You wouldn't know it then, but we've somehow ma...
Long Time Listener, First Time Caller
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been listening to the EOC podcast and thought, "My goodness, EOC is like butter in my ears"? And then a second thought quickly c...
EOC 188: City Grazing
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is all about goat grazing. Not only are goats absolutely adorable, they also reduce fire hazard, support native plant growth and soi...
EOC 187: Bering Sea Days
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For one week each year the tiny island of St. Paul holds its annual Bering Sea Days. It’s a celebration of the local biology and ecology, and a week...
EOC 186: House Fire
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This September, the United Nation’s annual Climate Action Summit met, and as usual, the chance to make real, lasting inter-governmental response to ...
The Green Reaper
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
EOC's guest on this installation of the Eyes on Conservation podcast has not only seen the profit-driven side of death, but was able to break free...
EOC 184: Ted Howard
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Howard is the chairman of the Shoshone-Paiute tribe. These tribes once freely occupied the land in the tri-state area of what is now Idaho, Nevad...
EOC 183: The Wolves of Denali
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is a filmmaker working to document the complex situation unfolding in Denali National Park surrounding the management of this area’s...
EOC 182: Are Gray Whales the Canary in the Climate Coal Mine?
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Locals and tourists marvel at the yearly northward migration of the Gray Whales, which occurs every spring. But 2019 has been a year that has confused...
EOC 181: Tree Yourself
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can you count to 1 trillion? Sure, it sounds like an overwhelming number, but according to Plant for the Planet and the Crowther Lab, we already have ...
EOC 180: Bright Green Lies - Exposing the True Cost of Renewable Energy with Filmmaker Julia Barnes
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Barnes is the young filmmaker behind the award-winning feature documentary Sea of Life. Julia has been working on a new film project for the p...
EOC 179: Ecology in the City
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Crima Pogge is a professor of Biology and Ecology at City College of San Francisco. In this episode, Kristin Tieche lets you be a student again, as sh...
EOC 178: The Mind of a Youth Organizer
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Northern Colorado. Ehret Nottingham loves Colorado. He loves the wilderness, and he wants everybody to have a piece of it. He's also on...
EOC 177: The Politics of Public Lands with Larry LaRocco
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Larocco spent his political career working on public lands issues in the Western US. He began his career working for Senator Frank Church and ...
EOC 176: Youth Climate Strike!
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast producer Kristin Tieche was at the California Youth Climate Strike on March 15th, documenting this growing youth movement in support of the Gr...
Climate, Conflict and Chiwetel Ejiofor!
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Sarinah Simons brings you interviews from the front lines of the 2019 Film Festival. After wandering the streets of Park City, Utah and seeing ...
EOC 174: A Day in the Life at Sundance Film Festival 2019
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Tieche explores issues of accessibility at the festival and analyzes it's role in spreading awareness of social, racial and environmental ...
EOC 173: Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Communities
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
EOC podcast contributor Emma Tyrell interviewed representatives from indigenous communities all around the globe for this special episode of the show....
EOC 172: A Stolen Future
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Environmentalism and its sister message of conservation have echoed throughout the ages. The love, fascination, and sublime fear of nature have been a...
EOC 171: 100 Years of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are going to learn about the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, a piece of legislation that the Trump administration is attempting to dismantle 100 y...
EOC 170: The Unsettling Link Between Violence Against Women and Climate Change
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kristy Oriol and Paul Bancroft recently co-authored an article on the surprising and unsettling link between climate change and violence against wome...
EOC 169: Livin' On a Prairie!
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Most endangered species are easy to see in peril. There simply aren’t very many of them, and we struggle to see them in the areas where they’re fr...
EOC 168: Resiliency and Opportunity in the Face of Climate Change
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of the show, we are taking you to Sun Valley Idaho where we’ll sit in on a panel discussion featuring the voices of both local ...
EOC 167: Bill Ulfelder on the Implications of the Recent IPCC Report
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Ulfelder is the New York Executive Director for the Nature Conservancy. The Nature Conservancy is known throughout the world for purchasing, ma...
EOC 166: Fracked Politics
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to fracking regulations on the ballot, there are likely fewer places more concerned than Weld county, Colorado, where I live. Weld count...
Keeping the Fire
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're taking you to a remote island off the coast of Alaska, just above the Aleutian Islands and not too far from Russia. Among the bellows...
EOC 164: Purple Haze
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, I got an email from a listener that stood out. It read, Listening to your podcast in college help me realize I wanted to get into...
EOC 163: Mike Phillips
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“She was looking for another member of her own kind, and there was never a response.” Meet Mike Phillips, co-founder and Executive Director of ...
EOC 162: Saving the Nautilus
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The chambered nautilus is the only living descendant of a group of ocean creatures that thrived in the seas 500 million years ago when the earth’s c...
EOC 161: Mr. Trash Wheel Saves the Day!
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we are going to learn about how one city is taking responsibility for the trash that it produces, and setting a global example for h...
Rue Mapp on Reclaiming Blackness in Outdoor Spaces
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of the show, I interview a woman who has inspired me and many people like me to embrace themselves in outdoor spaces and find com...
EOC 159: The Fortunate Few
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Last week I took a trip. In the Rocky Mountains, Northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado, just past Bellvue. I wasn’t very equipped. Welcome to Eyes on ...
EOC 158: The future of ocean conservation with Callum Roberts
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For her feature-length film, Sea of Life, the ever-talented Julia Barnes interviewed scientists and activists working to save the ocean and shared an ...
EOC 157: Discussing Drones and Wildlife with the founders of Oceans Unmanned
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is about drones. I spoke with the founders of an organization called Oceans Unmanned about how they are using drones to assist in ...
EOC 156: When life happens, make a podcast
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To have or not to have children, that is a most vexing question and one I wrestled with personally during my 30s. A career in conservation and, in par...
EOC 155: Nate Dappen: We Are the Stories that We Tell About Ourselves
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are welcoming back our guest from episode 92 of the show - Nate Dappen. Nate is a filmmaker focused on telling stories about science and co...
EOC 154: Science matters, especially when tackling issues of climate change
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is often cited as a favorite season, what with long days and favorable weather for outdoor adventures. Living in Montana, however, Summer has g...
EOC 153: Wild Lens Metamorphosis
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we take you for a tour of the inside of Wild Lens as the organization starts the difficult process of transforming, growing and differentiating...
EOC Rebroadcast: The New Era of Outdoor Adventure Storytelling with Fitz Cahall
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re like me, you are a total sucker for story. The kind that make me lean-in, as if my ears closer to the speaker could possibly offer more, i...
EOC 152: Carbon offset programs make a positive difference: an example from Kenya
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past decade, carbon offsetting has become increasingly popular, but it has also become increasingly controversial. While some argue that carb...
EOC 151: A special episode from the March for Science in Denver brought to you by the Majority Villain Podcast
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As many know, the March for Science is a grassroots, all volunteer-organized event, celebrating science across the nation and it serves as a call to s...
EOC 150: A Conversation with Peter Seligmann
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When he launched Conservation International in 1987, Peter Seligmann recognized that the conservation movement had yet to genuinely consider people as...
EOC 149: Plight of the Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hurricane Maria was the worst storm to hit Puerto Rico in over 80 years, arriving only two weeks after Hurricane Irma passed just north of the island....
EOC 148: The Challenges Facing the Ocean
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Making a documentary involves learning a lot of information and then condensing it into a very short format. For Sea of Life Julia Barnes, filmmaker a...
EOC 147: Saving the Living World
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At 16 years old, Julia Barnes learned that the world's coral reefs, rainforests and fisheries are expected to disappear within her lifetime. For ...
EOC 146: Repair it don't replace it
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Technical outdoor gear can make all the difference in the world when you are traveling in wild places and enduring whatever weather nature tosses out....
EOC 145: Sportsmen in support of stricter gun control
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Luther is an avid hunter, living in Montana. As a sportsmen and a gun owner, he supports stricter gun control. In a recent op-ed piece published ...
EOC Audio Diary: Latest events in Mexico from the Marina
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Matt podolsky and Sean Bogle are down in San Felipe filming another installment of the Vaquita story. They take you to the marina, sharing a snippet o...
EOC 144: Connecting hunting and conservation
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hunters have historically been leading conservation efforts, going back to Teddy Roosevelt, who was himself an avid hunter and huge proponent of the p...
EOC Audio Diary: Heading to Mexico for more on the Vaquita
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Podolsky and Sean Bogle are down in Mexico filming another installment of the Vaquita story and want to take listeners with them to hear what'...
EOC 143: Hunters for responsible gun ownership
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lily Raff McCaulou was raised on the East coast as an environmentalist and an animal lover. Although she was a meat-eater, she’d grown up learning t...
EOC 142: Building the EOC Community
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we pause for a moment, to talk directly to you, our listeners. Matt podolsky and I are working on developing new shows and new show ideas and t...
EOC 141: Keep Idaho Science Standards Strong
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Although other states have proposed removing controversial topics, such as climate change, from their state science standards, Idaho is the only state...
EOC 140: Wild Love
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Valentine’s Day. A day where we celebrate love in all its many forms. In keeping with the holiday's theme of romantic love and the art of courts...
EOC 139: Adventures in Advocacy
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is river explorer and conservationist Mike Fiebig, who is the Associate Director of the Northern Rockies Office of American Rivers. Th...
EOC 138: A Haven for Birds of Prey in Southwest Idaho
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode we discuss a truly unique swath of public land - the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. This...
EOC 136: Amy Martin - Philosophy with environment as the catalyst
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Martin is the Founder and Producer of Threshold, one of the most binge-worthy podcasts of 2017. In its first season, listeners were taken to the i...
Songs for the Indigenous Revolution: Raye Zaragoza on Water and Womanhood
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We have covered the events of Standing Rock in many ways, interviewing filmmakers, historians rally marchers, and water protectors on the front lines....
EOC 134: This YouTube Channel Might Just Save the World
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today, our host Matt Podolsky interviews CEO and founder of ReAgency Science Communication, Jayde Lovell. Jayde and her team host the YouTube series, ...
EOC 133: Kick-Ass Lawyers Defending Mother Nature
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Laird Lucas, the executive director for Advocates for the West, a non-profit environmental law firm that has dedicated itself t...
EOC 132: Praying (in a strictly secular way) for the Vaquita
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
So I’m guessing that folks have started to notice that we’ve been lagging behind on our typical weekly release schedule with the show. We are go...
EOC 131: The Ride for Redd - Tracking the Northwest's Great Salmon Migration on Horseback
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katelyn Spradley and Kat Cannell recently undertook a fascinating journey - all in the name of protecting endangered salmon. These two women tracked t...
EOC 130: Marcus Eriksen - The Problem with Plastics
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest, Marcus Eriksen, founded an organization tasked with addressing the many pervasive threats that plastics pose to wildlife and ecosyste...
EOC 129: The Human Wolf Packs of Scotland with Doug Gilbert and Lisa Marley
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are discussing a truly unique and fascinating project that has been implemented in Scotland, called Project Wolf. Now despite the title, this...
BONUS: International Save the Vaquita Day 2017 and RE-BROADCAST of our interview with Aidan Bodeo-Lomicky
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Many of our listeners are likely aware that this past Saturday was International Save the Vaquita Day, and we spent a lot of time putting together a v...
EOC 128: Rooftop Solar in Idaho
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Already this summer we have experienced record-breaking heat waves. As I prepare this episode for release on our nation’s independence day, it’s...
EOC 127: How an Endangered Species can Help Solve a Missing Persons Case
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are digging into our interview archives to explore a particularly bizarre and fascinating question - how can an endangered species recovery p...
EOC 126: The Rhino Ride with Matt Meyer
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show rode his bike over 2,000 miles from Canada to Mexico along the Pacific coast - carrying a trailer with a life-sized rhino ...
EOC 125: Empowering the Protectors of Chitwan National Park in Nepal
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guests on the show are working to empower local entrepreneurs and bring solar power to the Buffer Zone communities of Nepal. Moira Hanes i...
EOC 124: The Ecological Importance of High Intensity Forest Fires with Monica Bond
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Monica Bond from the Wild Nature Institute. Monica was one of our first guests on the podcast - she was featured in e...
EOC 123: CONDOR VS. VAQUITA
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s show we are exploring and comparing the extinction crises experienced by two very different wildlife species - the California condor, and...
EOC 122: The Climate Justice Movement is Pedal-Powered and Informed by Indigenous Communities
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are bringing you a very special episode from Eyes on Conservation correspondent Kristin Tieche. Some of you may recognize Kristin’s voic...
RE-BROADCAST: The REAL Story Behind Malheur National Wildlife Refuge with Bob Sallinger
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We’re taking this week off, but thought we’d dig into our archives and re-visit one of our most popular episodes of the show - episode 53 about th...
EOC 121: Zak Smith Explains How a Boycott of Mexican Shrimp Could Help Save the Vaquita
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Zak Smith from the Natural Resources Defense Council. Zak is a Senior Attorney at NRDC, and has been running the grou...
EOC 120: Badger Buries Cow REDUX - How the Story went Viral and What it Means for Badgers
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast we are discussing a particularly interesting viral media story that I’m guessing a bunch of folks out there in the audience may...
EOC 119: Inside the March for Science - The Meaning and Inspiration Behind the March
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As many of our listeners are likely aware, we engaged in an experiment this past weekend and sent five EOC correspondents out to cover five differen...
EOC BONUS: CA State Assembly Member Todd Gloria on the Vaquita, Climate Change, and Standing Up to the Trump Administration
22 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are bringing you a special Earth Day bonus episode of the show! We have a lot going on this Earth Day - today marks the online release of our...
EOC 118: From Standing Rock to the March for Science with Rosalyn LaPier
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Rosalyn LePier. Rosalyn is an environmental historian, ethnobotanist, and indigenous writer. She is a professor of ...
EOC 117: How Annette Berkovits Transformed the Field of Wildlife Education
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Annette Berkovits, an author and educator focused on wildlife conservation who has written the new book, Confessions of...
Lions in LA - P-22 and Hollywood's Resident Cougars with Beth Pratt
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest on the show is Beth Pratt, who is the California Director for the National Wildlife Federation. Beth has spearheaded the #SaveLACo...
EOC 115: Kimberly Fanshier - Wolves Will Eat Your Borderlines
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest on the show is writer and activist Kimberly Fanshier. Kimberly seeks to use writing and critical reading as community building,...
EOC 114: Milton Friend Explains How Lead Shot became Banned from Use in Waterfowl Hunting
22 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are revisiting the issue of lead poisoning in wildlife. This is a topic that I’ve spent quite a bit of time investigating, as it was cent...
EOC 113: The Role of Community Engagement in Wildlife Conservation with Samantha Young
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are bringing you a very special episode of the Eyes on Conservation podcast - this is about as close to a live show as we've gotten. ...
EOC 112: Introducing the Eyes on Conservation Art Scene!
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I am extremely excited to announce that we have added a fresh component to the EOC marque that embraces all art forms in how these diverse creative me...
EOC 111: The New Era of Outdoor Adventure Storytelling with Fitz Cahall
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Fitz Cahall. Fitz is a podcaster, filmmaker and storyteller at Duct Tape Then Beer. He is the producer and host of...
EOC 110: Six Boise Filmmakers Discuss the State of Conservation Filmmaking in Idaho
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are bringing you a panel discussion focused on conservation oriented filmmaking in Idaho. We put together a panel of Boise-based filmmakers...
EOC 109: The Vaquita on the Brink of Extinction with Dr. Frances Gulland
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Dr. Frances Gulland, senior scientist at the Marine Mammal Center, and a member of the International Committee for the...
Artist Sarah Kaizar Takes On the US Endangered Species List
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s show we are joined by Sarah Kaizar, an amazing artist out of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Sarah’s work first caught my attention when I ...
How Filmmaker Deia Schlosberg Got Arrested without Committing a Crime
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Deia Schlosberg. Deia is an extremely talented filmmaker, who was unexpectedly arrested after documenting a civil dis...
EOC 106: A Paleontologist's Perspective on the Creation of Bears Ears National Monument
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Todays guest on the show is Rob Gay - a paleontologist, biologist, educator, and author. Rob and I worked together as condor field biologists in North...
EOC 105: What We Learned from Standing Rock and What Happens Next with Liz George and Ari Herman
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guests on the show are Ari Herman and Liz George. Ari and Liz both spent extended periods of time living at Standing Rock, North Dakota an...
EOC 104: Studying Bluebird Migration with Catherine Dale
11 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are once again delving into the Wild Lens archives to share with you an interview that was recorded for our film project Bluebird Man. One o...
EOC 103: Esther Forbyn on Birding, Conservation and Social Justice in Portland, OR
04 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s interview was conducted by one of our newest contributors to the show, Courtney Rae. Courtney brings a very different perspective on wildl...
EOC 102: A Captive Breeding Program for the Vaquita
28 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Tom Jefferson, a marine mammal researcher and the director of Viva Vaquita, an NGO dedicated to the conservation of th...
EOC 101: Passion, Confidence and Persistence - Carole Dean on How to Become a Successful (and well-funded) Filmmaker
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest on the show is Carole Dean, a veteran of the film industry and an expert on how to fund film projects. Carole’s path through the wor...
EOC 100: Our Mission to Mature the Conservation Movement
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been two years since we launched this podcast, and it’s amazing to me that we have already released close to 100 interviews. This show beg...
EOC 099: Post-Election Breakdown with Nathaniel Stinnett from the Environmental Voter Project
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary: On today’s show we have a follow-up conservation with one of our most well-received guests on the show – Nathaniel Stinnett from ...