Best Two Hemispheres Podcasts (2024)

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#61 A World Made in the Image of the Left Hemisphere - A Discussion of The Master and His Emissary 1:00:50

14d ago1:00:50

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we discuss the incredibly fascinating, profound, and instructive book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist. Following a similar structure to the book…

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#60 Who Were the Luddites, and What Can We Learn from Them in the Age of A.I.? 45:09

1M ago45:09

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we discuss what we can learn from the Luddites and how the true meaning of what they stood for can be instructive for how we deal with the rise of A.I. and in our time. In addition to discussing the Luddites, we disc…

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WLD #405: my perma szn is permasneeze'n

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Part-time permasneeze groupies and even-less-than-part-time podcasters Sam “ThePlaidPirate” and Charlene discuss nostalgic Theme Thursdays, reflect on Dota as a pastime, talk some cross-role flak’n, take vague guesses at what Danish food could be like, and play a classic game of guess the hero during Noobs ask Noobs.…

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Jesse Lee Kercheval: Spanish brought poetry alive for me again 30:05

3M ago30:05

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Jesse Lee Kercheval is an award-winning artist, writer, poet, and translator. Her most recent books include the poetry collections, I want to tell you, and Un Pez Dorado no te sirve para nada. Selected poems translated by Ezequiel Zaindenwerg and published in Uruguay by editorial Yaugarù, which also published Jesse's collection of Spanish language …

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#59 Premium: Circumambulating Our Civilizational Monolith with Alex Leff (Human Nature Odyssey) 13:52

4M ago13:52

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit deathinthegarden.substack.com On this episode of “Death in The Garden” we are sharing our conversation with Alex Leff, which was co-released for his podcast subscribers. Alex Leff is the creator and visionary behind Human Nature Odyssey, which is a cinematic audio journey through the fan…

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Jenny Liao: Losing a Mother Tongue 28:51

4M ago28:51

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Jenny Liao is a Chinese -American writer born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of two children's books, Everyone Loves Lunchtime but Zia and Everyone Loves Career Day but Zia. Jenny's writing has been featured in The New Yorker and Bon Appetit. Jenny currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two Calico cats, Donald and …

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#58 The Tales that Really Matter - a Reading by Maren 59:47

4M ago59:47

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” Maren is reading her recent piece, The Tales that Really Matter - Part I. In this audio essay, you’ll hear tracks and clips from The Lord of the Rings films by Peter Jackson, and music composed by Howard Shore. Additionally, you’ll hear original synth soundscapes inspired by Howard Shore’s compositions, fro…

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Avra Margariti: The Freedom of a Non-Gendered Language 27:15

4M ago27:15

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Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster and Rhysling-nominated poet with the fondness for the dark and the darling. Avra's work haunts publications such as Strange Horizons, The Deadlands, F &SF, Podcastle, Asimov's, Vastarien and Reckoning. You can find Avra on Twitter @AvraMargariti. Together we discussed Avra's early publishing exper…

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Alina Stefanescu: The Child in Me is Always Romanian 29:54

4M ago29:54

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Alina Stefanescu was born in Romania and lives in Birmingham, Alabama. Alina is the author of several publications, including a creative nonfiction chapbook, Ribald (Bull City Press Inch Series, Nov. 2020) and Dor, which won the Wandering Aengus Press Prize (September, 2021). Her debut fiction collection, Every Mask I Tried On, won the Brighthorse …

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Ana Maria Caballero: Languages as different bone structures 23:17

4M ago23:17

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Ana Maria Caballero is a Colombian-American literary artist whose work explores how biology delimits societal and cultural rites, ripping the veil off romanticized motherhood and questioning notions that package sacrifice as a virtue. She's the recipient of the Beverly International Prize, Colombia’s José Manuel Arango National Poetry Prize, the St…

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Alison Mooney - Choosing Tongues to Understand People 28:16

5M ago28:16

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Alison Mooney is a poet, storyteller and dancer who has lived in France, the US, Ireland, Germany, and now lives in Brussels. For many years she worked across Europe in the private sector, before joining the European Parliament 10 years ago. In 2020, Alison won the Cicero Speechwriting Award, from the US Professional Speechwriters Association, for …

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Mordecai Martin: Reclaim your chosen tongues! 32:33

5M ago32:33

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Mordecai Martin is an Ashkenazi Jewish writer, a Bisexual Psychiatric Survivor, an aspiring translator of Yiddish and Spanish, and a fifth generation New Yorker. He lives in Washington Heights, Manhattan with his wife, son, and cat. He is an MFA candidate at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. In his non-fiction he writes to explore family, history,…

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The Dam and the Canal: A Parable - A Reading by Maren 28:51

5M ago28:51

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Welcome back to the “Death in The Garden” podcast! A lot changed for us over the past 4 months, and we’ve needed to take some time to figure out how to proceed with the film/podcast/writing project in light of a change in resources. But we’re back! As a preface to what is to come, we’re sharing today a reading of a short myth-inspired tale that Mar…

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Victoria Buitron: A Body (and Mind) across Two Hemispheres 31:38

5M ago31:38

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Victoria Buitron is an award-winning writer who hails from Ecuador and resides in Connecticut. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. Her debut memoir-in-essays, A Body Across Two Hemispheres, was the 2021 Fairfield Book Prize winner. A VONA fellow, her work has been selected for 2022’s Best Small Fictions and Wigleaf’s …

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Pim Wangtechawat: Owning one's multiculturalism 28:52

5M ago28:52

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Pim Wangtechawat is a Thai-Chinese writer from Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated with Distinction from Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland with a Masters in Creative Writing. Her debut novel, The Moon Represents My Heart, was published by OneWorld Publications in the UK in June 2023. Television rights sold after a competitive auction to 21 Laps …

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WLD #404: All We've Got Are Team Artworks, Pocket Strats and...

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Jim is joined Sam ThePlaidPirate again to discuss absolutely dragging their kids, the premiere of WLDL 2024 and its full format this year, and Jim’s team “Natural Born Phyllis Dillers,” all in a sweet new ride. Check out the discord or wldleague.us to follow along.By WeLikeDota

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Andrea Jurjević: English as Freedom 27:51

6M ago27:51

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Andrea Jurjević is a Croatian poet, writer, and literary translator living in the US. She is the author of two poetry collections and a chapbook: In Another Country, winner of the 2022 Saturnalia Books Prize; Small Crimes, winner of the 2015 Philip Levine Prize; and Nightcall, which was the 2021 ACME Poem Company Surrealist Series selection. Andrea…

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WLD #403: Always Forward, Never Back

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Jim is joined by Sam thePlaidPirate to discuss the ebb and flow and life and Dota, being rusty and relearning the game We Like, Carry Greg (a new role established by Valve), talk a little bit about WLDL (registration end date extended until 1/14 at wldleague.us), and put on their coaching hats to answer hard-hitting question from Noobs.…

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Mathieu Cailler: a Frenchman in America, an American in France 29:00

7M ago29:00

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Mathieu Cailler is the author of seven books: one novel, two short story collections, two volumes of poetry, and two children’s titles. His stories, poems, and essays have appeared in over one hundred publications, including The Saturday Evening Post and the Los Angeles Times. He is the recipient of numerous awards, most notably the Shakespeare Awa…

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Mileva Anastasiadou: Living in Greek, Writing in English 25:47

8M ago25:47

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Mileva Anastasiadou is a neurologist from Athens, Greece, and the author of We Fade with Time, a flash fiction collection published in 2022 by Alien Buddha Press. A Pushcart, Best of the Net, Best Microfiction and Best Small Fiction nominated writer, Mileva's work can be found in many journals, such as The Chestnut Review, New World Writing, Milk C…

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Francesco Dimitri: Translating the soul into English 25:13

8M ago25:13

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Francesco Dimitri is the author of four books in English and several more in his native Italian. Originally from the Southern region of Puglia, Francesco moved to London at 27 without speaking a word of English and a decade later he published his first book in his adoptive tongue, To Read Aloud. Three more followed and his latest novel, The Dark Si…

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WLD #402: International Trio discusses international Dota.

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JIm is joined by Charlene and Matt to describe their respective way of enjoying the international in person in seattle and via a superbowl-style multi day remote watchparty. They then reflect upon the state of the game and where it may be heading.By WeLikeDota

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee: English as a colonising language 28:56

8M ago28:56

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee (she/her), a native Hawaiian writer living in Japan, has work published and forthcoming in The Rumpus, Fractured Lit, Flash Frog, Gigantic Sequins, Cream City Review, Cincinnati Review miCRo, Indiana Review, Craft, swamp pink, Pinch and Moon City Review, and honored in Best Small Fictions, Best Microfictions, and Wigleaf Top…

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André Aciman: Chiselling the Foreignness Away 29:12

8M ago29:12

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Andre Aciman is an Italian-American writer, born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt. He currently is a distinguished professor at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he teaches the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust. Andre is the author of a memoir, Out of Egypt, and several novels, including Call Me by Your Name, whose film adaptat…

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Nabeela Ahmed: The Importance of Writing Authentically in a Second Language 31:18

9M ago31:18

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Nabeela Ahmed is a writer, multilingual poet, spoken word artist and storyteller. She writes and shares her work in English, Urdu and Pahari. Her poetry was the main feature of Keighley Arts and Film Festival in 2020. She teaches creative writing and poetry workshops. She has had poems published in England, America, Pakistan and India.Her poetry ma…

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Elvis Bego: English as a Safe Haven 26:48

9M ago26:48

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Elvis Bego was born in Bosnia, fled the war there at age twelve and now lives in Copenhagen. His work can be found in Agni, Best American Essays 2020, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Threepenny Review, Tin House, and elsewhere. He is at work on a novel. In this episode, we discuss the dramatic events that led him to leave his homeland, his decis…

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Rajia Hassib: The Emotional Impact of Switching Tongues 26:15

9M ago26:15

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Rajia Hassib is the Egyptian-American author of two widely reviewed novels: In the Language of Miracles and A Pure Heart . She moved to the U.S. when she was 23 and a few years later, she started writing fiction in English. In a beautiful article written for LitHub a few months ago, Rajia reflected on what switching tongues meant for her and for he…

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#56 Chris Smaje - Being a Good Keystone Species 1:51:03

10M ago1:51:03

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we spoke to author and farmer Chris Smaje about his new book Saying No to a Farm-Free Future which was written in response to George Monbiot’s book Regenesis. We talk about the dangers of the ecomodernist worldview, about how the narrative of progress inhibits practical solutions, and we discuss at length t…

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WLD #401: (The Emoji Episode)

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Jim is joined by Charlene to discuss Dota in podcast format for the first time in a while. Trying to bring sense to senseless emojis and patch changes, they discuss the strong supports of patch 7.34 as well as the recent showmatch against podcast hosts of yore.By WeLikeDota

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#55 The Cultural Significance of "Barbenheimer" - A Conversation Between Jake, Maren, & James 2:02:39

11M ago2:02:39

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden” we are joined by James Connolly, producer of the film series and dear friend, to discuss this recent “Barbenheimer” phenomenon to accompany the piece Maren wrote on the subject last week in her piece below: On this far reaching discussion, we discuss both films and what they represent to each of us, as well …

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#54 Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen - Recovering Connection through Animism in the Age of Ragnarök 2:07:56

1y ago2:07:56

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we had a conversation with Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen of Nordic Animism, a project which aims to recover Euro-traditional animist knowledge and share it with a contemporary audience as a means of understanding ourselves, our kinship relations with other-than-humans, and ultimately working towards a resilient fut…

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#53 The Quantitative Cosmology - A Reading by Maren 1:11:20

1y ago1:11:20

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we’re sharing a more produced podcast version of the recording of The Quantitative Cosmology: The Historical Precedent for George Monbiot's Worldview and its Implications Today for our podcast listeners who might not be subscribed to our Substack. In this essay, I (Maren) explore the historical roots of the…

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#52 Helena Norberg-Hodge - Resisting the Global Monoculture Through Localization 2:03:06

1y ago2:03:06

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we had the pleasure of interviewing Helena Norberg-Hodge, linguist, author, and filmmaker behind the incredible localization organization, Local Futures. She has written several books, such as Ancient Futures and Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness. In this expansive interview we discuss…

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WLD #400: He's the son of a preacher, man!

1+ y ago

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Elihu is joined by his 14-year-old son SavageCake to discuss the thrills and frights of adolescent biking, growing up with modern Dota, forays into the WLDL (Ian’s first was when he was 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZQZobeWSR4&t=880s), the joys of Rubick steals, and use their family noob lineage to answer important questions from our discord.…

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#51 Andy Campbell: The Proud Boys - A 30,000 ft. View with James Connolly 2:12:36

1+ y ago2:12:36

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we are pleased to share with you the first in our new series of podcasts entitled “A 30,000 ft. View with James Connolly”. James Connolly is the producer of Sacred Cow and Death in The Garden, a chef, an artist, and an all around brilliant guy. On this episode, James interviews the author of We Are Proud Bo…

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#50 Owning the Creative Process, Accepting Limitations, and the Generative Qualities of Growth - An Update from Jake and Maren 1:01:29

1+ y ago1:01:29

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For our 50th podcast, we decided it would be a good time for us to speak candidly about where we have come from, where we are going, and where we are now with the project: not only as an update to those who have been following us for a long time, but as a way to introduce ourselves to everyone who is new to Death in The Garden. We discuss the creat…

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WLD #399.5: Ogre Magi, The Plaid Pirate's Spirit Animal

1+ y ago

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Sam The Plaid Pirate monologues about the ridiculousness of Ogre Magi’s loreBy We Like Dota

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WLD #399: Mummers in the Midlane

1+ y ago

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Sam (strilling) is joined by WLDL captain Math (SweetPooMagoo) of Pupps Pals, who patiently listens to Mummer-related complaints, in addition to having unstructured conversations about weeks 1 and 2 of WLDL, in-game names, drafting across divisions, Lina, and their hopes for the next patch.By WeLikeDota

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WLD #398.5: Kunkka, the not-so-Plaid Pirate

1+ y ago

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Sam the Plaid Pirate monologues about family, our WeLikeDota family and Kunkka.By WeLikeDota

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#49 The Terrible and the Tantalizing: Grappling with AI, Machine Learning, and the Future of Art - A Reading by Maren and Jake 1:05:15

1+ y ago1:05:15

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, we are sharing a reading of our recent Substack piece entitled The Terrible and the Tantalizing: Grappling with AI, Machine Learning, and the Future of Art, where we discuss the emergence of AI “art” and the ramifications it is having for artists. In this essay, we discuss what art is and isn’t, and whether…

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#48 Ilse Köhler-Rollefson - The Beauty and Importance of Pastoralism in the Modern Age 1:30:22

1+ y ago1:30:22

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we talked with pastoralist advocate, ethnoveterinarian, and author Ilse Köhler-Rollefson about her new book, Hoofprints on the Land. We absolutely loved Ilse’s book, and were honored to discuss it in detail with her. We talked about sedentarization being used as a tool of colonial control, the importance of…

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WLD #398: The WLDL Returns!

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Jim is joined by Sam (strilling) to discuss/announce the new WLDL format, their new teams, Razor Bloodstone, Underlord Aghs, DPC shuffles, the plight of NA, superpowerful teams in Europe, and complain about team names.By WeLikeDota

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#47 Stephen Corry - There is No One "Right" Way to Live (Part 2) 2:26:10

1+ y ago2:26:10

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden”, we share our film interview with Stephen Corry, former CEO of Survival International, indigenous rights activist, and author of Tribal Peoples: For Tomorrow’s World. On this episode we discuss how land theft, assimilation, and sedentarization are threatening indigenous cultures worldwide in the name of homo…

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WLD #397: Juvu returns with tales from TI

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Jim is joined by WLDL caster/God Juvu to talk shop about what was happening on the ground in Singapore. They then discuss some of the finals matches, the new hero announced at TI, and take questions from our audience.By WeLikeDota

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#46 Derrick Weston - How Food Connects Us to Creation and Liberation 1:30:40

1+ y ago1:30:40

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On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we’re sharing our interview with our friend, fellow podcast host, up-and-coming author, educator, and farmer/gardener, Derrick Weston. Derrick is the co-host of the Food and Faith Podcast alongside Anna Woofenden, and the pair’s book The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and …

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#45 The Legacy of the Men Who "Pulled Bread from Air" - A Reading by Maren 1:02:12

1+ y ago1:02:12

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This episode is a little something different. On this episode of the podcast, we’re sharing a reading of Maren’s recent Substack piece entitled The Legacy of the '“Men Who Pulled Bread From Air” which breaks down the legacy of the Haber-Bosch process, The Green Revolution, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in food systems. The piece discusses th…

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WLD #396: The Yatoro Debuff at The International 11 (Explicit)

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Jim is joined by Charlene and Sam (strilling) to discuss the pure bliss of watching competitive Dota, a great Theme Thursday series, Marci, Earthshaker, The International 11 at length (had one day of play remaining from 1st weekend at time of recording), Sam’s foresight re: Yatoro curse, and sully every hero’s name.…

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WLD #395: ???

1+ y ago

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Jim and Arian enter the podcast into it’s unhinged area. They incohrently ramble about TI, some gameplay and NaN questions but it’s really about losing any semblance of structure in podcasting.By WeLikeDota

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#44 Daniel Griffith - How Should We Define Regenerative Agriculture? 1:44:59

1+ y ago1:44:59

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On this episode, we talk to our friend and previous podcast guest Daniel Griffith, a farmer, father, author, poet, and food systems visionary. We wanted to talk to Daniel again to share his experience applying for the USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodity Program grant, and ultimately being denied. We discuss the problems of titanic multinational agribusi…

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