Episode 103: Interview with Dr. Frances Fox Piven, social scientist, activist and professor
Professor Frances Fox Piven talks about this unique moment in United States history and the complexities of collective action and protest.
Episode 102: Interview with Rob Nixon, Professor in the Humanities and the Environment
In this episode we dive into a discussion with Rob Nixon on climate change denialism, the difficulty of understanding and drawing attention to "slow violence," and in particular, the...
Episode 101: Interview with Eric Holthaus, meteorologist, writer and ecosocialist
In this episode, we talk with Eric Holthaus about his outlook for the future with climate change. Although our circumstances are certainly dire and much damage has already been...
Episode 100: Interview with Anne Poelina, Indigenous Australian and Nyikina Traditional Custodian
In this, the 100th episode of the Sustainability Agenda, we speak to Dr. Anne Poelina an indigenous Australian academic and human and earth rights activist. Dr. Poelina explains her...
Episode 99: Interview with Rebecca Henderson, Economist and University Professor
In this episode we meet with Dr. Rebecca Henderson to discuss her ideas on how to reimagine capitalism, ideas at the heart of the new book, Reimagining Capitalism in...
Episode 98: Interview with author Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind
In today’s episode we talk with Rutger Bregman about the ideas underlying his thought-provoking new book, Humankind. Rutger Bregman is a historian and author. He has published five books...
Episode 200: Exploring the Austin edgelands: Christopher Brown discusses his latest book, A Natural History of Empty Lots.
In this thought-provoking episode, Christopher Brown—lawyer, novelist, and urban naturalist— takes us on a journey through the landscape...