Best James Calderon Podcasts (2024)

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Out Among the Buffalo, with Pedro Calderon-Dominguez 20:15

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Send us a text The evening before we recorded the main episode with Pedro, we went out on the Plains to shepherd the buffalo to their next patch. This is a rare chance to hear one of the world’s most respected bison wranglers – and the animals themselves – at work. And there were some very special moments too, in this condensed 20-minute special ex…

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The Great Buffalo Restoration on the American Prairie, with ‘world’s top bison wrangler’ Pedro Calderon-Dominguez 1:21:22

2d ago1:21:22

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Send us a text Pedro Calderon-Dominguez is regarded as an extraordinary horseman. Though as fate would have it, his life took a series of unexpected turns, through wildlife ecology as the first to further Aldo’s Leopold’s work with black bears, into holistic management with some of the legends in Mexico and beyond, and ultimately into working with …

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The Mail Run: From Churchtown Dairy 12:36

7d ago12:36

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Send us a text This week we’ve got some special news, and a mail run. That is, I reply to some of the text messages coming from you through the new link in our episode show notes. And I’m coming to you from the extraordinary Churchtown Dairy in New York, after attending an event last night at their amazing barn venue, with guest-of-honour, the glob…

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Visiting Aldo Leopold’s Shack: On the 75th anniversary of A Sand County Almanac, with Dr Katie Ross 39:43

9d ago39:43

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Send us a text Aldo Leopold has profoundly influenced the modern conservation and regeneration movement. He affected nearly every national conservation initiative in the US during the 1930s and 40s, and this year marks the 75th anniversary of his classic book A Sand County Almanac. Hard to believe now that it was rejected many times before being fi…

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S04 E22: Mirror Image 59:14

19d ago59:14

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This week on Miami Vice: Sonny goes back undercover to get closer to two bigwigs: Manolo and Gutierrez - against Tubb's wishes and ends up in an explosion. He survives (not to Vice's knowledge) but, has amnesia and now believes that he is his alter ego, Sonny Burnett. As he gets deeper into this new world, Tubbs is digging deeper into Manolo and Gu…

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Imagining a Society to Match the Scenery: Cole Mannix on founding Old Salt Co-op, Festival & food system revolution 1:15:39

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Send us a text Cole Mannix was featured in the New York Times a couple of months ago as part of a series called ‘Making It Work’, about ‘small-business owners striving to endure hard times’. The title read: Montana Has More Cows Than People. Why Are Locals Eating Beef From Brazil? The by-line followed: ‘Cole Mannix, [co-founder] of Old Salt Co-op, …

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Allan Savory: On holistic management, scaling & a sense of survival 1:16:15

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Send us a text Allan Savory is a legend of regenerative agriculture - the ongoing force behind holistic management, a movement that has featured in so many stories on the podcast. Indeed, as we’ve travelled across the US / Turtle Island, we continue to hear such stories (including in last week's episode). Longer-term listeners might remember my con…

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S04 E21: Deliver Us From Evil 49:10

18d ago49:10

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This week on Miami Vice: Evil is the theme of this week as Vice hears about home invasions gone wrong when a 15-year old girl is killed, and the style matches that of Frank Hackman... remember him? From "Forgive Us Our Debts"? He shot and killed Crockett's former partner, was on death row until Crockett helped get him out, believing he was innocent…

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Stories of Transformation from Next Generation Leaders: The CREATE Program's Global Impact 1:10:10

1M ago1:10:10

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Send us a text In episode 164 with Nicole Masters and Meagan Lannan (the infamous ‘armoured butts’ episode) we talked about the new ‘train the trainers’ program in agroecological systems thinking they’d created, called CREATE. This time, we visit them at home, as they gather for the first reunion of the program. Fifteen highly accomplished alumni f…

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One of the Great Ones: With Nina Simons & Kenny Ausubel 24:43

1M ago24:43

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Send us a text A number of you have said last week’s episode was one of the best, with legendary Bioneers founders Nina Simons and Kenny Ausubel. So in honour of that, and in case you missed it, or haven’t heard through to the end, this week’s release is an excerpt of the last 20 minutes or so of a very rare public conversation with the two of them…

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A Life's Wisdom, Transformation & Romance: With legendary Bioneers founders Nina Simons & Kenny Ausubel 1:16:31

2M ago1:16:31

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Send us a text This treasured and unique conversation is with the legendary founders of Bioneers, Nina Simons and Kenny Ausubel. Bioneers is a cultural phenomenon - an innovative nonprofit organization that has been highlighting breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet - for 34 years. What started as a somewhat reluctant conference in…

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S04 E20: A Bullet for Crockett 36:39

2M ago36:39

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This week on Miami Vice: It's come to this - a clip show! Crockett is shot in a chase gone awry and we see flashbacks of his life through Sonny and the Vice team. Show Notes Gallery S4E20 For more Vice and Easy Tiktok: @viceandeasypodcast Instagram: @viceandeasypodcast YouTube: Vice and Easy PodcastBy Marina

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Visiting Wendell Berry & A Psychedelics Resurgence Back-Story: Off-record with Andrew Stone 15:36

2M ago15:36

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Send us a text Andrew Stone and I continued on for another 15 minutes off-record, but with the recorder still on. The conversation was so fascinating that I asked him if he was ok with it going out to you. So here’s a bonus 15 minutes with Andrew, where we went on to talk about his visit to Wendell Berry and their conversation on technology, some m…

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From Tech Innovator to Mystic Farmer, with the fantastic Mr Stone 50:44

2M ago50:44

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Send us a text Andrew Stone has been dubbed the ‘solar mystic farmer’, as a pioneering solar passive designer/builder, former software developer of some of the commonplace apps today working alongside luminaries like Steve Jobs, regenerative farmer with treasured links to Wendell Berry and his family, key presence in the psychedelics resurgence, an…

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The Children's Hour Radio Show Becoming a Global Phenomenon, with Katie Stone & Amadeus Menendez 54:48

2M ago54:48

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Send us a text How does a local radio show run with and for children become a global phenomenon - with plenty of adult listeners too? All the more in an age of media disruption and decline, with the ongoing struggle of not only mainstream media models, but public and alternative ones too. In just six years, The Children’s Hour is approaching a list…

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S04 E19: Blood & Roses 49:25

2M ago49:25

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This week on Miami Vice: Frank Mosca (Stanley Tucci) returns to Miami to check in on his legitimate businesses, including a pasta factory that double as a laundering front LOL. Gina and Mosca get chatting at a party, and she gets closer to him to help get more info pertaining to his businesses to help Vice and the Feds, who are still trying to nail…

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Going Slow to Go Fast: Joining Jeff Goebel in Action 'Doing the Impossible' 1:14:32

2M ago1:14:32

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Send us a text Our final episode last year was titled Achieving Consensus and Commitment to do the ‘Impossible’. It featured Jeff Goebel, and drew an enormous response from listeners, a number of whom have continued to work with Jeff since. So when I knew we were heading to the States, I reached out to Jeff. And soon after, he got in touch to say h…

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Spirit Farm: Listening to Navajo Diné land with James & Joyce Skeet 1:17:12

3M ago1:17:12

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Send us a text The Navajo Diné Nation is the biggest First Nation in the US, crossing Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. There we connected with Diné elder James Skeet, and his brilliant wife Joyce - descendant of award-winning Mennonite farmers in Pennsylvania. Together, they founded Spirit Farm, and the educational non-profit Covenant Pathways. Spirit…

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Ultrawilding! Steve Mushin on blowing the lid off rewilding, joy & creativity 1:05:23

3M ago1:05:23

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Send us a text Steve Mushin is an award-winning industrial designer and inventor, and an old mate from when we both were part of the team at CERES – the legendary community environment park in inner Melbourne. He’s also now the author of children’s book ‘Ultrawild: An audacious plan to rewild every city on earth’ (Allen & Unwin). Eight years in the…

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S04 E18: Badge of Dishonor 45:55

2M ago45:55

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This week on Miami Vice: Tubbs almost gets killed in a deal gone bad when a group of men in police jackets blow most of them away, steal their drugs, money and jewelry. Something is already amiss when Tubbs spots a woman keeping watch at the deal and then at a related crime scene - she's also undercover, with Special Ops - and things get complicate…

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Bringing the Beaver Back in an Uninsurable State: With Brock Dolman, co-founder of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Centre 1:26:42

3M ago1:26:42

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Send us a text A couple of weeks ago, I received some big news. The California State Assembly unanimously passed what’s been dubbed the ‘Beaver Bill’. Yes, California is bringing the beaver back. For those who might not be fully across how big this news is, the beaver is a keystone species that assists in restoring watershed and ecosystem functions…

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S04 E17: Hell Hath No Fury 51:19

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This week on Miami Vice: Trudy is protecting a woman who she helped through a rape and subsequent trial and conviction of her rapist - who is now claiming he is reformed after 20 months - as he embarks on a media tour for her forgiveness. Ellen (Carla Brothers) is at her wit's end from the constant media attention and his harassment at her home and…

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Dr. Bronner's Cosmic Engagement Officer: David Bronner on an extraordinary family business & legacy 48:21

3M ago48:21

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Send us a text I had the pleasure of sitting down with David Bronner, the Cosmic Engagement Officer of the famed Dr Bronner’s, whose life story is as rich and foamy as the company's iconic soap. Since David became CEO of the top-selling brand of natural soaps, body care and food products in 1998, the company has grown from $4 million in revenue to …

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A Paradigm Change in Regenerative Finance: With Esther Park, CEO of Cienaga Capital 1:15:18

4M ago1:15:18

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Send us a text For all the great regenerative work bubbling up everywhere right now, it seems fair to say that finance and investment in it is lagging a little. As my guest today puts it, we often hear about how farmers and land managers need to change, for example, but we hear less often about how finance and investment needs to change. It’s why a…

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Living Well As Society Transforms: With legendary writer Richard Heinberg 1:05:47

4M ago1:05:47

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Send us a text Richard Heinberg is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost advocates on the urgent need, and inviting prospects, of a transition away from fossil fuels. He’s the author of 14 books including some of the seminal works on our current energy and environmental crises. I remember reading The Party’s Over 20 years ago, and have fol…

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World Premiere Reading from 'Carbon: The Book Of Life', by Paul Hawken 8:56

4M ago8:56

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Send us a text This special extra to episode 204 features the last handful of minutes with the legendary best-selling author Paul Hawken. This is where the episode culminated in Paul offering a world premiere reading of the rousing finale to his upcoming book, Carbon: The Book Of Life. The reading happened to be accompanied, too, by some notable so…

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Carbon, The Book of Life: With legendary best-seller Paul Hawken 1:42:11

4M ago1:42:11

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Send us a text Paul Hawken is the legendary author behind myriad best-sellers, including most recently Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation, and before it, Drawdown: The most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming. Both books were accompanied by comprehensive online portals that continue to engage people fro…

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S04 E16: Honor Among Thieves? 46:47

4M ago46:47

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This week on Miami Vice: In a very creepy episode, Vice gets involved in an investigator over a serial killer and rapist of teenage girls once it's discovered the girls had 100% pure cocaine injected into their bloodstream, narrowing their circle of suspects to local drug kingpins. Crockett and Tubbs are undercover at another kingpin's house by the…

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Democracy On The Rise, with Kate Chaney MP 1:01:42

4M ago1:01:42

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Send us a text The community in the Australian federal seat of Curtin elected the 7th new independent MP to parliament 2 years ago now, and the first and only (to date) in WA. In those two years, that community independent, Kate Chaney, has continued to drive a level of engagement and outcomes that no one I speak to has any memory of happening befo…

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Some Big News: An Earth Day Launch 14:17

4M ago14:17

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Send us a text I’ve been promising some big news for a little while now. Well, earlier this week, on Earth Day, a special and unexpected launch took place. Head here for a transcript, also available on Apple and some other apps. (Note the transcript is AI generated and imperfect, but hopefully serves to provide greater access to these conversations…

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Echoes of Africa – A Journey to Our Human Heartbeat: With Lamine Sonko & Simon Edwards 1:03:51

4M ago1:03:51

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Send us a text Lamine Sonko is an acclaimed composer, artistic director, performer and multi-instrumentalist continuing his family line of Guéwels. That’s a role inherited by certain members of traditional communities in Senegal who are tasked with communicating ancient storytelling and ‘songlines’ through dance, rhythms and song. And earlier this …

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S04 E15: Indian Wars 43:19

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett is left in charge of OCB while Castillo is going undercover to get closer to a kingpin named Acosta, who works for a bigger wig named Levec. When their shipment gets intercepted right in front of them, they're able to track one of the perps back to the Miccosukee Reservation. Tubbs then goes undercover at the Reser…

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The Land Does It For You: With 'The King' David Marsh 1:40:20

5M ago1:40:20

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Send us a text Welcome to the bicentennial episode. And who better to mark the occasion than this legend of regenerative agriculture, David Marsh. To visit Allendale Farm is like stepping into an incredible rewilding of country – as a livestock farm! David’s been here for nearly 60 years, the first half of which he ran industrialised cropping and l…

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Deliberative Democracy: Nicole Curato on how to transcend political impasses on climate & everything else 1:03:01

5M ago1:03:01

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Send us a text This podcast has been increasingly hearing about the extraordinary outcomes that can stem from deliberative democratic processes. I still hear from listeners about past episodes with people like Jeff Goebel and Amanda Cahill. So this week, we head to the nation’s capital to speak with someone I’ve been looking forward to meeting for …

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S04 E14: Baseballs of Death 43:51

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs along with Vice get wrapped into an arms deal that is exposed when a visiting Chilean police commander (Tony Plana) kills a working girl and her pimp when they attempt to blackmail him. Then it turns out the DEA's Agent Brody (Mark Metcalf) is protecting him because they claim he's helping them with the A…

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Where the Reed Warbler Called, with award-winning writer & new farmer Sam Vincent 1:06:08

5M ago1:06:08

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Send us a text Sam Vincent grew up on the farm where Charles Massy famously heard the call of the reed warbler for the first time in 150 years or so. But, like most millennials in his position, he wasn’t going to stay there. Until his old man now famously put his hand in a woodchipper. That’s when Sam left his inner-city life as a writer to help ou…

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S04 E13: Vote of Confidence 48:47

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs bust a...hooker train...(??) and recognize one of the johns as a gubernatorial candidate they saw earlier that night on TV, Tom Pierce. Crockett cracks up until it becomes no joke when a few people involved are killed. How dirty are these politics? Other topics include: those funny white hats are definite…

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Jim Phillipson: From Ownership to Stewardship 1:14:29

5M ago1:14:29

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Send us a text Late last year, I arrived at a quandary. I’d been hearing about how inaccessible land ownership is for younger folk, and how investment capital is still relatively slow to come on board the incredible broad scale potential of regenerative agriculture (notwithstanding often great intent). And I’d been hearing how even long-term legend…

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S04 E12: The Cows of October 45:40

6M ago45:40

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This week on Miami Vice: Giddy up! Vice gets caught up in the middle of a Cold War battle of frozen bull semen between a cowboy, a bumbling fed (Harry Shearer) and Cuban spy in this ode to classic Westerns. Just stay with me here. It seems our beloved Izzy is quite the cowboy (in a redecorated apartment) who ends up getting involved trying to play …

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Zach Bush MD: Back to the Garden 2:19:35

6M ago2:19:35

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Send us a text Zach Bush MD has become an internationally recognised educator on the microbiome, as it relates to human health, soil health, food systems, water systems, and regenerative living as a whole. The touchstone insight of Zach’s initial transformation was that we don’t need to solve each of our many increasingly prevalent diseases – we ne…

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From Quarry to Oasis: Dominique Hes on the incredible story of Newport Lakes, circular economies & beyond 1:05:54

6M ago1:05:54

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Send us a text Dr Dominique Hes is deeply embedded in the regenerative movement. A renowned educator, author of Designing for Hope, advisor on the Federal Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group, Chair of Greenfleet, and featured presence in some of Damon Gameau’s wonderful films, Dominique started working in regenerative development 20 years a…

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The Vital Transitions in Energy Beyond Electrifying Everything: Tim Fisher on sun, surf & sympathy 1:03:12

6M ago1:03:12

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Send us a text Tim Fisher is the eldest son of the late Professor Frank Fisher. You’ve heard Frank’s name a bit on this podcast, legendary systems thinking educator in Australia – and good mate over the last dozen or so years of his life. Twice my good fortune was meeting Tim, and keeping in touch over the years. Tim is a wealth of experience, grac…

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S04 E11: A Rock and a Hard Place 41:38

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This week on Miami Vice: Trouble in Tinseltown? Crockett joins Caitlin in Los Angeles (or Miami with LA B-roll) as she begins her press blitz. He's not impressed with her shoddy security detail, her team and the lack of humidity and hightails it back to Miami for work only to become wrapped up in a case that's a little too close to home. Remember T…

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Regenerating Life, the Movie: How to cool the planet, feed the world & live happily ever after, with John Feldman 1:00:55

6M ago1:00:55

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Send us a text Regenerating Life is a new feature-length documentary that takes a fresh look at solving the climate crisis - and everything else. Internationally acclaimed New York filmmaker John Feldman recently premiered it in the US (where recent podcast guest Judith Schwartz featured on the panel). He’s now about to accompany its premiere in Eu…

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S04 E10: Love at First Sight 46:40

7M ago46:40

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This week on Miami Vice: There's a serial killer on the loose that's infiltrated a video dating network and targeting men who look share a similar look with...guess who? Crockett! Crockett is used as bait, which doesn't help his brand new marriage to Caitlin (Sheena Easton) who is worried that he'll end up with his manhood chopped off too. This Don…

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The River Is Our Blood: Kate McBride, Zach Bush MD & Dr Pran Yoganathan at the Reconnection Festival 59:23

7M ago59:23

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Send us a text We’re back at the Reconnection Festival for the last of three inter-related panel conversations, each building on the other. This one's on health, and features explosive revelations about a ‘Motor Neuron Disease alley’ linked to pollution and river degeneration in Australia’s Riverina agricultural district. Akin to the ‘cancer alley’…

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S04 E09 The Rising Sun of Death 42:27

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This week on Miami Vice: Tokyo Miami Vice...?...! Vice investigates the Yakuza when a local businessman ends up dead after a sushi dinner, a night at a hostess bar and hot tub but, the Head of Homicide really wants them to back off. This sets of a series of events including the involvement of a mysterious Japanese PI and his sweet Pontiac Firebird …

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Huge Opportunity: Original Haggerty farm for sale 22:10

7M ago22:10

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Send us a text Welcome to the first of our mid-week specials. This is one of the experiments I want to try this year. Short grab releases featuring particular opportunities, stories or updates. There are just so many coming on, I hope this helps you to access them, and all of us to build on them. As ever, you’ll let me know what you think! First up…

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A Feast of Transformation: Laura Dalrymple, Matthew Evans & Darren Doherty at the Reconnection Festival 58:21

7M ago58:21

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Send us a text Feast on our next conversation at the Reconnection Festival, the largest gathering of the regenerative movement in this country to date. This time, we’re talking food, for which the 800 people present were joined by a few more visionaries: Laura Dalrymple, founder of the extraordinary Feather and Bone in Sydney Matthew Evans, author,…

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S04 E08: Like A Hurricane 50:51

7M ago50:51

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett falls in lovvvvvveeeee...again! With guest star Sheena Easton! In less than a week! And he sees Billy twice in one season, wow things are changing. Caitlin Davies (Sheena Easton) is a fading singer who is set to testify against a shady record label agent (Xander Berkeley) who screwed over her friends and worse and …

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