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Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature

Bioneers
Climate Change
Social Justice
Racism
Indigenous Rights
Environmental Justice
Cultural Identity
Racial Justice
Biodiversity
Community Wealth Building
Healing
Economic Inequality
Renewable Energy
Climate Crisis
Masculine and Feminine
Democracy
Intelligence In Nature
Justice
Art
Indigenous Knowledge
Conservation

The Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature is an award-winning series featuring breakthrough solutions for people and planet. The greatest social and scientific innovators of our time celebrate the genius of nature and human ingenuity. The kaleidoscopic scope covers biomimicry, ecological design, social and racial justice, women’s leadership, ecological medicine, indigenous knowledge, spiri... more

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Artwork for Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature

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How does a virtue become a vice? How does a basic building block of life turn into a threat to life? And how do you turn that vice back into a virtue? In this half-hour we visit with two unlikely pathfinders who are helping to revolutionize farming. ... more

Calling someone an “animal” means they’re less than human – not worthy of respect, rights, or even of life itself. But in truth — and in biological fact — human beings ARE animals. Scientists continue to find that intelligence and what we call “consc... more

Native American students face racism throughout their education, from racist mascots to the historical erasure of the American genocide from textbooks. In this passionate conversation, Indigenous Rights Activists Dahkota Brown, Chiitaanibah Johnson, ... more

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The infinitely curious author and science writer Michael Pollan embraces the mystery at the heart of the great mystery of life: What is the nature of consciousness? And how can we understand consciousness when our only tool is our own consciousness? ... more

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Recent Guests

Dakota Brown
Indigenous youth activist; founder of NERDS (Native Education Raising Dedicated Students)
NERDS; California activism
Episode: We’re a Culture Not a Costume: Fighting Racism in Schools
Chiitaanibah Johnson
Indigenous rights advocate and student leader
Navajo; Indigenous rights advocacy
Episode: We’re a Culture Not a Costume: Fighting Racism in Schools
Naelyn Pike
Indigenous rights and environmental leader from St. Carlos Apache Tribe
Apache Stronghold; St. Carlos Apache Tribe
Episode: We’re a Culture Not a Costume: Fighting Racism in Schools
Jayden Lim
Northern California Pomo and Tribal Youth Ambassador
California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Episode: We’re a Culture Not a Costume: Fighting Racism in Schools
Michael Pollan
Author and science writer
Author (How to Change Your Mind; The Omnivore's Dilemma)
Episode: Exploring the Mystery of Consciousness
Heather McGhee
Public policy expert, author of The Sum of Us
Demos
Episode: Who Is an American? Is Our Democracy As Unequal As Our Economy?
Miguel Altieri
agroecologist and entomologist at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
Episode: Tribe of the New Flame: The Agroecology Revolution
Alex Eaton
Founder of Sistema Bio
Sistema Bio
Episode: Tribe of the New Flame: The Agroecology Revolution
Corrina Gould
Leader and activist of the First Peoples of the Bay Area, co-founder of the Sogorea Te Land Trust
Confederated Villages of Lisjan (Ohlone)
Episode: The Native American LandBack Movement Reaches Urban America

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Neil Harvey
Host of the program, lead interviewer and public-facing figure for the organization

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 373 ratings
  • Nothing like this podcast made me understand each form of life is an ecosystem, and we are all interconnected ecosystems. Soul-expanding, soothing and boldening.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Pow!
    a year ago
  • A breath of fresh air for the mind, and a solid ground back into reality.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    androgyne
    2 years ago
  • Climate change becomes a memory

    An excellent thought evoking podcast. If we all listened and took actions climate change would be a memory not the ongoing threat it is.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    boomerbrad
    United States2 years ago
  • Appreciation

    Diverse topics centered around positive and possible change. Grateful for it all!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jdhsjwoebskak
    United States3 years ago
  • Love Bioneers, don’t love the narration

    Bioneers does such important work! I would listen to the podcast more often if it had different narration and narrator

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    J Gower Canada
    Canada3 years ago

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Guests are often leaders at the intersection of science, justice, and ecology, delivering clear calls to action.
Audience appreciates accessible storytelling of complex topics and practical solutions, though some feel production can vary across episodes.
Listeners consistently describe the show as hopeful and inspiring, with impact-driven conversations.

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A Conversation with Terry Tempest Williams
Q: What is the role of artists in times of cultural urgency, and how can they maximize their catalytic impact?
Artists can elevate healing and imagination beyond rhetoric, helping communities envision and enact new futures; their work often anticipates social change by linking beauty, memory, and place, thereby transforming collective consciousness and action.
A Conversation with Terry Tempest Williams
Q: Can you describe the story from Finding Beauty in a Broken World and Lily Yeh's work in Rwanda?
Terry explains how Lily Yeh's Village of Arts and Humanities created healing spaces through community mosaics in Rwanda, turning sites of pain into places of dignity and belonging, and how such artful interventions can catalyze social healing and resilience.
Who Is an American? Is Our Democracy As Unequal As Our Economy?
Q: Why does diversity matter for the political movement and our democracy?
Diversity matters because expanding who is considered part of the political community changes the distribution of political power and the economic rules that shape everyone's lives; acknowledging a diverse nation helps design policies that benefit the many, not just the few.
More than Human Life: Advancing Rights for The Natural World
Q: What is the central idea behind More Than Human Life and the rights of nature?
The central idea is expanding legal personhood and rights to ecosystems and non-human life, reframing human rights as intertwined with the rights and responsibilities of the more-than-human world, informed by indigenous knowledge and scientific insight.
Deep Listening: Whale Culture, Interspecies Communication, and Knowing Your Place
Q: What can whale culture teach us?
Whale culture can teach us about coexisting respectfully with other species and the importance of community and cultural diversity.

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This show spotlight highlighting leaders in ecology, justice, and innovative design, often weaving science, indigenous knowledge, and art to explore sustainable futures. Episodes frequently center on climate resilience, rights of nature, biomimicry, regenerative farming, and community-driven solutions, with a hopeful, action-oriented tone. Unique angles include translating complex systems into accessible storytelling and spotlighting grassroots movements that connect policy, culture, and technology for planetary well-being.

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Recent guests on this podcast include:

1. Dakota Brown
2. Chiitaanibah Johnson
3. Naelyn Pike
4. Jayden Lim
5. Michael Pollan
6. Heather McGhee
7. Miguel Altieri
8. Alex Eaton

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