We’re joined by disability and climate activist Umesh Balal Magar to explore the topic of eco-ableism and how the movement to include disabled voices in the climate movement is growing.

Today I want to welcome you to a truly special episode of Earth to Humans. My guest today has journeyed across continents, climates and cultures to unravel some of the most complex intricacies of our natural world. David Quammen joins us today, a renowned science writer who’s works offer us a lens to view and better understand the depths and mysteries of our ecosystems. The breadth of his work is unparalleled and his writing is both fascinating and terrifying, funny and exhilarating, scientific and empathetic.

Sarinah speaks to her friend Deonne John, who is a member of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and who’s husband Matt John, is a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, reservations that lie just south of the festival site, about her feelings about Burning Man, its both negative and positive impacts on her community and other environmental issues facing sacred land in that area like the Thatcher Pass Lithium Mine Project.

Hannah speaks Britta Jaschinski. Known for her unique style of photojournalism, her images and multimedia shows can be hard-hitting, yet hauntingly beautiful, documenting wildlife crime and animal abuse.

Discussing extinction, climate science and geoengineering with the Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author.

Mycologist, Dr. Justine Karst, and professor of Biology, Dr. Jason Hoeksema, detangle our popular misconceptions about talking trees, the so-called "wood wide web" and the mysterious fungi at its root

Hannah speaks to the production team and star of Diving for Rays - a unique documentary, which tells the story of a conservationist whose dreams are abandoned due to a lack of visibility of LGBTQIA+ individuals within the sector she wants to join - marine science.

Egyptian filmmaker Omar Manjouneh is the director of the documentary, “Crocodopolis”, about the complex situation surrounding the presence of Nile Crocodiles in Lake Nasser, in Southern Egypt. Omar discusses crocodile research and conservation, the challenges that he has faced as a wildlife filmmaker in Africa, and the great potential that this film has to affect positive change.

Cherokee Science Fiction author Blake Hausman shares his creative journey behind "Riding the Trail of Tears," a groundbreaking novel that skillfully intertwines indigenous culture and futuristic elements. Join us as we delve into the transformative power of storytelling and the profound connections between Native American history and speculative fiction.

How the world's most famous mountain lion left a better world for all urban wildlife.