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Lifeworlds

Alexa Firmenich
Nature
Climate Change
Superflux
Speculative Design
Imagination
Ecological Restoration
Mary Oliver
Poetry
Plant Intelligence
Lifeworlds
Buddhism
Plant Neurobiology
Grief
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Mindfulness
Zen Buddhism
Food
Virtual Reality
Anab Jain
Thich Nhat Hanh

Lifeworlds is an intimate dialogue with our planet’s ecologies and with those who are translators and bridges between the human and beyond-human.

Our guests are farmers, lawyers, scientists, investors, indigenous scholars, artists, and many more — with them, we explore the mindsets, skills and actions required to forge deep connections with nature and to enter into close relationship with the life... more

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This episode is a live interview with Dr. Suzanne Simard at the MOTH Festival of Ideas in London. Suzanne is the forest ecologist whose researched popularised notions of the Wood Wide Web and the Mother Trees, and revealed the living networks that wi... more

[Republished with better quality audio] This is a meditation I wrote and recorded to plunge us through epochs of cosmic time, through the tremendous evolutionary processes that preceded us, became us, and are us. It grants us invaluable context on th... more

What does it actually mean to translate a language that has never been written down or spoken in air, whose holders are ancient ocean denizens, and may not even carry concepts we'd recognize as our own? That's the question sitting at the center of th... more

What if one of the most powerful tools for saving the Amazon rain-forest was a bee most people have never heard of?

Enter the stingless bee – a 65 million year old resident of Earth that produces honeys teeming with medicinal molecules and has co-ev... more

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Suzanne Simard
Forest ecologist, author of Finding the Mother Tree and When the Forest Breathes
University of British Columbia
Episode: 38. Mother Trees And Forest Resilience
David Gruber
Marine biologist and professor, CETI founder
Project CETI / CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative)
Episode: 37. Whale Lexicons: A Language of the Deep — with David Gruber and César Rodríguez-Garavito
César Rodríguez-Garavito
Rights scholar, lawyer, law professor
More Than Human Life (MOF) / NYU Law
Episode: 37. Whale Lexicons: A Language of the Deep — with David Gruber and César Rodríguez-Garavito
Rosa Vasquez Espinosa
Chemical biologist, conservation leader, and National Geographic Explorer; founder/executive director of Amazon Research International
Amazon Research International
Episode: 36. Stingless Bees, Ancient Honey & the Amazon's Future – with Dr. Rosa Vasquez Espinosa
Adam Frank
American physicist, astronomer, and writer; professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
Episode: 35. From Stardust To Sentience: Astrobiology & Life in the Cosmos – with Adam Frank
Ben Rawlence
Award-winning writer and activist
Black Mountains College
Episode: 34. Black Mountains College: Rethinking Education for Our Times - with Ben Rawlence
Dr. Dylan McGarry
Co-founder of Empatheatre, focusing on empathy and collective transformation through theatre.
Empatheatre
Episode: 33. Empatheatre: Social Sculpture & Feeling Across Worlds - with Dylan McGarry
Bill Plotkin
Founder of the Animas Valley Institute and an expert in depth psychology and ecological development.
Animas Valley Institute
Episode: 32. Depth Psychology and Soul Initiation – with Bill Plotkin from Animas Valley Institute
Willem Ferwerda
A Dutch ecologist and entrepreneur, and the founder of Commonland.
Commonland
Episode: 31. Holistic Landscape Restoration and Inspirational Returns – with Willem Ferwerda from Commonland

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Alexa Fermanich
Host of Lifeworlds

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 128 ratings
  • totally amazed

    Thank you Alexa!

    I share the questions that you’re asking and I love who you get to talk with. 🙌

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    petercanuma
    Germanya year ago
  • Highly recommended!

    One of my podcast discoveries of 2023! A deeply moving series of conversations in and around animism, animal behaviour, the kingdom of fungi, the rights of rivers and landscapes by Alexa and her guests, who care so tenderly for the other beings with whom we are supposed to be sharing the planet with. Voiced delicately and powerfully with clarity, depth and spiritual maturity.

    I agree with Kristine Tompkins (episode from 2 August 2022) when she says that it was stunning “how [Alexa] had advanced... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tuttobenner
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • The best podcast I know

    Thank you for this amazing work!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    1e1a
    Germany3 years ago
  • My favorite podcast

    Thoughtful interviews that open my eyes to new ways of seeing the world. Hands down my favorite podcast right now!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lgerbs01
    United States3 years ago
  • Looking forward to the rest of the season

    I’m really enjoying the mix of guests and the breadth and depth of the questions.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    underwhelmed__
    United States4 years ago

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Episodes are described as compassionate and thought-provoking, with deep dives into nature and ethics.
Audience finds the conversations awe-inspiring and mind-opening, valuable for perspectives on ecology and justice.
Listeners praise the host's thoughtful questions and the caliber of guests.
Listeners appreciate the mix of scientific, legal, and cultural insights and the breadth of topics.

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#58
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#62
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#193
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#227
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#20
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#41
Australia/Science/Nature

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

38. Mother Trees And Forest Resilience
Q: What can listeners do to support forests beyond reading and learning?
Engage at multiple levels: support informed policy, participate in or document activism, contribute to long-term field work, and help translate science into accessible, action-oriented narratives.
38. Mother Trees And Forest Resilience
Q: How has the Woodwide Web concept and the Mother Tree language shifted public perception and forestry practices?
Public reception has been incredibly positive when people feel heard and see science translating forest voices; however, language shifts have caused backlash in the scientific community, highlighting the push-pull between narrative framing and traditional rigor.
35. From Stardust To Sentience: Astrobiology & Life in the Cosmos – with Adam Frank
Q: Why emphasize sentience over intelligence when studying life in the cosmos?
Sentience captures the internal experience and agency of living systems, which is foundational to life itself and may precede or underpin more complex intelligent behaviors.
35. From Stardust To Sentience: Astrobiology & Life in the Cosmos – with Adam Frank
Q: What is life in the astrobiology context beyond Earth-centric definitions?
Life may be defined by self-organization and the capacity to refer back to itself, i.e., a self-referential, autonomous agent that processes information to create meaning, which could be a universal signature of life beyond carbon-based biology.
34. Black Mountains College: Rethinking Education for Our Times - with Ben Rawlence
Q: What does it mean to have ecological imagination?
It's about putting on ecological goggles and understanding our role within the ecosystem, as well as how we can create a more harmonious relationship with our environment.

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What is Lifeworlds about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Lifeworlds explores humanity's relationship with the wider web of life, centering conversations with farmers, scientists, lawyers, indigenous scholars, artists, and other bridges between human and non-human worlds. Episodes tend to weave science, ethics, policy, and culture to imagine more just, ecosystem-centered futures, often highlighting rights-based frameworks for non-human life, conservation, and biocultural stewardship. A standout is the consistent emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches and on voices that connect local ecological realities with global imaginaries, creating thoughtful provocations for listeners who want to act with care and curiosity toward the planet's diverse lifeworlds.

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Recent guests on Lifeworlds include:

1. Suzanne Simard
2. David Gruber
3. César Rodríguez-Garavito
4. Rosa Vasquez Espinosa
5. Adam Frank
6. Ben Rawlence
7. Dr. Dylan McGarry
8. Bill Plotkin

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