Unshod with D. Firth Griffith
Episodes
Farming with Magik and Mythology, The Cunning Farmer Episode 1
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of The Cunning Farmer, Todd Elliott and I begin our walk-through of his pivotal book and masterpiece, The Cunning Farmer: Agrari...
Mitakuye Oyasin: We Are All Related
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of God Is Red, Taylor Keen (Omaha / Cherokee) and I discuss Ehanamani’s great masterpiece, Mitakuye Oyasin: We are All Related, divi...
As Above So Below: Indigenous Astronomy And The Meaning Of America’s Ancient Mounds
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of God Is Red, we walk through Taylor Keen's (Omaha / Cherokee) book, Rediscovering Turtle Island: Chapter 8, Indigenous Archeoas...
Cohokia: The Rise and Fall of an Indigenous Empire, God is Red Episode 11
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of God Is Red, we walk through Taylor Keen's (Omaha / Cherokee) book, Rediscovering Turtle Island: Chapter 7, Cohokia!A thousand...
Indie Publishing: When Algorithms Tell Stories with Angie Kelly, Episode 2
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of Indie Publishing, Angie and Daniel discuss a world where algorithms pick what books are published and what books are not, ho...
God Is Red: Mother Corn and the Omaha Wisdom of Balance with Taylor Keen, Episode 10
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of God Is Red, we walk through Chapter 6 of Taylor's book, Rediscovering Turtle Island. Taylor (Omaha / Cherokee) traces the thre...
Indie Publishing and Human Art with Angie Kelly, Indie Publishing Episode 1
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to make human art today? Is worth it? We kick off a new series on Indie Publishing with my dear friend and found-sister Angie Kelly ...
God Is Red: Pahuk and the Sacred Geography of Animal Lodges with Taylor Keen, Episode 9
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of God Is Red, we walk through Chapter 5 of Taylor's book, Rediscovering Turtle Island. Taylor (Omaha / Cherokee) guides us throu...
God Is Red: The Yeoman Farmer Meets Bison and Loses with Taylor Keen, Episode 8
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 9th installment of the God is Red series, Taylor Keen (Omaha / Cherokee) takes us deep into his book, Rediscovering Turtle Island. We look str...
What is an Author? and Other Musings with Storyteller Kyle McLindsey
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this yarn, Indie author Kyle McLindsey and Daniel pull back the curtain on how taste gets manufactured, how attention gets priced, and why so many ...
God Is Red: Atlantis and the American Founders with Taylor Keen, Episode 7
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 8th installment of the God is Red series, Taylor Keen (Omaha / Cherokee) takes us deep into his book, Rediscovering Turtle Island. We discuss ...
God Is Red: Rediscovering Turtle Island and an Indigenous Cosmogenesis with Taylor Keen, Episode 6
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 7th installment of the God is Red series, Taylor Keen (Omaha / Cherokee) takes us deep into his book, Rediscovering Turtle Island. We discuss ...
God Is Red: Stories That Never Die, A Journey Into Indigenous Mythology with Taylor Keen, Episode 5
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 6th installment of the God is Red series, Taylor Keen (Omaha / Cherokee) takes us deep into the womb of Earth Mother to explore the ancient an...
Remembering Our Rootedness with Veronica Stanwell of RootedHealing
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Unshod yarn, Veronica Stanwell of RootedHealing and Daniel explore the themes of community, intentional/slow living, and the importance of sto...
God Is Red: Bison-Bird-Man and Blood Memory with Taylor Keen, Episode 4b
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Keen returns for the fifth installment of the God is Red series to explore indigenous mythology, storytelling, and our cosmic origins carried i...
God Is Red: Sacred Indigenous Mythology with Taylor Keen, Episode 4a
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Keen returns for the fourth installment of the God is Red series to explore indigenous mythology, storytelling, and our cosmic origins carried ...
Living a Sacred Harvest with Mansal Denton
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when we strip away heart from agriculture? When cherishing, healing, and loving the land are replaced by metrics, units, and profit margi...
God Is Red: Indigenous Agriculture and Why The Mother Will Live On with Taylor Keen, Episode 3
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This yarn with my friend Taylor Keen explores the intersection / divergence of indigenous wisdom and modern agriculture, emphasizing the sacredness of...
God Is Red: Sacred Indigenous Agriculture with Taylor Keen, Episode 2
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This yarn with my friend Taylor Keen explores the intersection / divergence of indigenous wisdom and modern agriculture, emphasizing the sacredness of...
God Is Red: Stewardship or Sovereignty with Taylor Keen, Episode 1
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if our approach to regenerating the planet is fundamentally flawed by the Settler-Colonial Worldview? What if it is not our approach as much as i...
About Animism and Ceremony for Settlers with Kelley Harrell
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to truly live the relationship of the animate world around us? How must our path as Settler-Colonialist effect this relationship? In...
Kendrick Lamar, Toni Morrison, and the Sacredness of Story with Kern Carter
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with my friend Kern Carter as he shares his insights on the intricate relationship between storytelling, culture, and identity...
From Big Oil to Epic Fantasy with Author Angie Kelly
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation is a multi-layered yarn with my friend Angie Kelly, who reveals her transformative journey from a biologist working in Canada's...
The Pace of Art at the End of the World with Jake and Maren of Death in the Garden
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Jake and Maren of Death in the Garden explore the challenges and realities of being an artist in today's fast-paced world. ...
Unveiling the Stories of Living Seeds: Cultivating Connections with Gardener and Seed Keeper, Kay Baxter
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Kay Baxter of The Kōanga Institute, Aotearoa's (New Zealand) largest heritage seed bank & food plant collection. Our co...
Embracing Kinship in the Face of Climate Chaos with Leah Rampy
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation with Leah Rampy, author of Earth and Soul, emphasizes the importance of connecting deeply with the Earth amidst climate chaos. By ex...
The Tower of Babel as Metaphor, Myth, or Reality with Alex Leff
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered if our technological advancements are truly making life better or just more complicated? Join Alex of the Human Nature Odyssey podcast a...
Exploring The Blue Plate: Bridging Food Systems and Climate Resilience with Mark Easter
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the fascinating intersection of food systems and climate change with Mark Easter, author of the book The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s Guide to...
Becoming the Medicine and Embracing the Darkness of Art with Indigenous Ibaloi Singer-Songwriter, Joydah Mae
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we sit down with my dear friend and powerful musician, Joydah Mae, who shares her intimate journey of transformation and self-reclamation, ...
Any Human Power and Writing Our Way to A Future We Would Be Proud To Leave Behind with Manda Scott
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered if our society's obsession with control is writ in the stories we tell? Perhaps, even, carried in our stories themselves?J...
Taonga pūoro: The Music of Nature in Flutes and Forests with Māori Storyteller and Wisdom Carrier, Dane Scott
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if there was no wrong way to hold music? No Maths, no charts, just relationship with spirit? What if music was the infiniteness of breath held in...
Blood and Fire in The Sacred Grief of Butchery with Anna Borgman
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if adapting to nature's unpredictability could redefine our sense of resilience and beauty? Kinship. Join Anna Borgman and I as we share thi...
Rewilding Mythology, Embracing Grief, and Rediscovering Ecological Wisdom through Story with Sophie Strand
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt a profound sense of grief for "the environment" and wondered how this heart-sense may ties into our kinship and ancient s...
Rediscovering Turtle Island with Taylor Keen
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the history you thought you knew was wrong? Like, actually and so very wrong... Join us for a powerful conversation with Taylor Keen, a Cherok...
From Foraging to Fossil Fuels, Unveiling Agricultural Paradoxes and Remembering the Beauty of Limits with Gunnar Rundgren
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if humanity's quest to control nature has led us to a precipice of both technological triumph and ecological disaster? Join us on a journey ...
Embracing Animism's Animalism, Reincarnation, and Ancient Foodways with Harmony Cronin
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Picture this: a serene waterfall cascading over rocks, a herd of buffalo roaming freely, and the profound beauty settling in the simple acts of giving...
What is Sacred Ecoliteracy, Acknowledging Kinship, and A Reading from Stagtine with Daniel Firth Griffith
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If Earth asked you to stop forcing her to regenerate, would you? If you cows asked to be let go, would you? We often find that animism is fun to belie...
Restoring our Pre-colonial Kinship Worldview, Embracing a Fearless Trust in the Universe and Diminishing our Dependence on Brain Hemisphere Theories with Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows)
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can the indigenous or pre-colonial worldview reshape our understanding of our world? How can it reconnect us as humans, as mammals once again? Is ...
A World Made By Hand, Intergenerational Wisdom in a Tech-Driven Age with Brian Kaller
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the tools and stories of our ancestors could teach us more about life and community than the latest tech gadget? Join us for an enriching conv...
Talking to Trees and the Indigenization of Acknowledgement with Māori Healer, Chelita Kahutianui-o-te-Rangi Zainey
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's not get this confused. This episode is not about the colonizer becoming less colonizing. The dominator becoming less dominating. The "...
Hunting as Husbandry and Why our Regulatory Masters Care To Squash Both with Mike Costello
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how hunting and agriculture intersect? Explore this complex relationship with our guest, Mike Costello, a newly awakened hunter, entrepr...
The Interwoven Tapestry, Honoring The One Living System with Cari Taylor
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the names matter? What if our acknowledgement of life's oneness matters? Matters to what? You may ask. Yes! But really, how?Cari takes us...
Meeting The Potato, Talking to Plants, and Why Compassion is Humanity with Joe Rowland
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the drive for digital and agricultural perfection one and the same? What if the industrial complex, the "machine," is more than the ...
From Denusion to Unshod, Why We Changed our Name
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unshod (previously called Denusion)! This episode is a solocast with D. Firth Griffith on the nature of being, his paradigm shift away from...
Dreaming Our Way Forward and the Power of Story with author, Manda Scott
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, D. Firth Griffith and Manda Scott discuss the power of "dreaming the future" into being, of story, and the wonderful soul f...
Regeneration as a Monolith to Money-Making PART II with Jeremy Dumphy
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, D. Firth Griffith and Jeremy Dumphy discuss the misrepresentation of conventional agriculture and the reductionist and binary perspec...
Regeneration as a Monolith to Money-Making PART I with Jeremy Dumphy
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, D. Firth Griffith and Jeremy Dumphy discuss the misrepresentation of conventional agriculture and the reductionist and binary perspec...
Why Climate Change Doesn't Need (more) Science w/ Dougald Hine
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Dugald Hine of the Dark Mountain Project and A School Called HOME and the author of the book, At Work In The Ruins, discusses th...
What World Are We Trying To Save? w/ Hadden Turner
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Daniel Firth Griffith and Hadden Turner of Over The Field explores the themes of agrarianism, localism, and the challenges of di...
Open Pollinated Grains w/ Rupert Dunn
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Rupert shares his journey of growing heritage grains and the importance of cross-pollination and adaptation in the field. He emp...
The Climate According to Life w/ Rob Lewis
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Daniel Firth Griffith and Rob Lewis discuss the climate crisis from a holistic and poetic perspective. They explore the role of ...
Rupert Dunn and the Alchemy of Transformation
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel Griffith and Rupert Dunn discuss the inspiration of peasant baking and wilding and the impact both of these paradigms have on ...
Hilda Labrada Gore and the Dialogue of Love
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Hilda Labrada Gore of Holistic Hilda and The Wise Traditions Podcast.We discuss the importance of unity and diversity in agriculture ...
Does Our Agriculture Need Regenerated? w/ Clara Zander
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Clara and Daniel as they discuss the linguistics behinds the "regenerative agricultural" movement. When we say "regeneration,"...
Holistic Management and The Need for Roots with Clara Zander
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Clara and Daniel as they discuss all things holistic management and the role of roots to ground us in place. We also discuss the difference betwe...
Is Curiosity Required for Regeneration? with Clara Zander
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unification or Community? ‘Regenerative’ Agriculture is Disunifying, and that is Okay
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we read a truculent and fiesty article that Daniel wrote for Resilience.org, the Journal of the Post Carbon Initiative, about the deconstru...
What is Regeneration, actually? Season 3 Is Here!
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Clara and Daniel open Season 3 with a bang! What is Regeneration, really? Or, a better question ... is Regeneration even possible?
Precious Phiri on the Wisdom of the Elders and the Role of Regeneration at the Communal Level
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can regeneration stand in the modern century? What is the connection between the modern modes of Regenerative Agriculture and the traditions of indigi...
Does Regeneration Need Commercial Acquisition? A Fieldcast with South 30 Farm
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is more important: commercial acquisition or communal support? Does regeneration really need scaled? Do we need to build CPG (Consumer Packaged G...
Gabe Brown and Why Regeneration Starts with Commmunity, not the Soil.
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does regenerative agriculture start in the soul or the soil? Is holism required in regenration? In this episode, Daniel speaks with Gabe Brown, one of...
Rewilding the Land by Rewilding Ourselves with Mary Reynolds Thompson
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if consciousness is a regenerative act? Like no-till drills and animal impact and holistic grazing systems ... rewilding our consciousness. Follo...
Season 2 is Here!
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled to be releasing Season 2 of Denusion with you all! We pray this season will mean as much to you as it does to us. Follow along with Se...
Tre' Cates and the Need for Regeneration in Human Organizations
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tre' and I discuss everything from the expansion of the term "regeneration" into the full world of human action (not j...
Charles Eisenstein and the Powerful Patience of Being Urgent
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Charles and I discuss everything from the State of Separation and Interbeing; the role of patience in regenerating ecosystems and com...
Abbey Smith and the Power of Pain to Birth New and Mindful Frameworks of Regeneration
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel converses with Abbey Smith of UVE, a center of regeneration and holistic management in Northern California, about the power of...
Judith Schwartz and the Heart of Wildness in Regeneration
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel converses with Judith D. Schwartz about wildness and the role of wild animals in the creation and nurturing of ecosystem funct...
Zachary Angelini of Timberland and How Big Brands Can Facilitate Big Change
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel converses with a new friend and fellow collaborator, Zachary Angelini, who was the Environmental Stewardship Manager of Timber...
Eli Mack and The Intimacy Required for Regeneration
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel converses with a dear friend and fellow regenerator, Eli Mack of Mack Farms in Brush Valley, PA. They talk all things regenera...
Wild Like Flowers: What Stones Have to Say About Regeneration
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a break from interviews and conversations to listen to Chapter 4 of Daniel's book, Wild Like Flowers, titled: To Be A St...
Doniga Markegard and the Regenerative Reawakening
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel shares a live conversation with Doniga Markegard, author of Dawn Again and regenerative farmer from California. Follow along...
The Nourishment of Limits and the The Finite Contained within the Infinite
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel, Morgan and Jalene discuss the health of limits, natural bounds within natural systems, and how nourishment, to be nourishing,...
Rewilding Communities to Co-Create Resillience with Clara Zander of Wild Way Farm
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel shares a beautiful moment with Clara Zander of Wild Way Farm, an integrated rewilding landscape just outside of Ashville, NC. ...
Soil Health Does Not Matter
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we introduce Denusion (Denuding the Illusion) and outline Season #1: On Being Wild Like Flowers. We discuss the role of being and rel...