Earth to Humans podcast

05/05/2025

👋 Hey listeners! It's been a while, but we're back!

🎤 This season, we’re doing things a little differently. Yes, we’ll still have the scientists, the authors, the activists—the people doing powerful work on the frontlines of climate and conservation. But we’re also bringing ourselves to the mic a little more.

🏋️ So, if you’ve been feeling the weight of it all…welcome. If you’re still searching for ways to make a difference, or just survive the news cycle without disappearing into the void, you’re in good company. And we’re so glad you’re here.

🎧 New episodes will be dropping soon, and we’ve got some incredible guests lined up this season. Stay tuned. Stay weird. Stay mad. And stay connected.

01/05/2025

🎤 Some of you may remember a recent episode where we interviewed former ETH producer and Filmmaker Kristin Tieche about her upcoming film The Invisible Mammal - a film about an all-women team of dedicated biologists dedicated to saving bats from a deadly fungal disease. Well, it's no longer so 'upcoming' as the WORLD PREMIERE is this Saturday at DOCLANDS Documentary Film Festival!

As a Producer on the Film, Matt shared his thoughts on a recent preview screening, and his hopes for the premiere...

📽️ 'After we did a preview screening of The Invisible Mammal an audience member said that our film was too hopeful. She told me that federal funding cuts would disrupt or bring an end to many of the conservation efforts that we featured in the documentary.

But we need to find moments that recharge us. We need to hear stories about successful conservation efforts, even if that success only represents a partial victory. We need community.

This is what I’m looking forward to the most at our upcoming premiere for The Invisible Mammal - the opportunity to build community amongst the amazing folks who worked on, and were featured in this documentary.' 🙏

Click to read more, and take a moment to appreciate bats! 🦇

With the premiere of The Invisible Mammal, we're taking a moment to appreciate these amazing creatures, and the people working to help protect them.

05/03/2025

☠️ If you’ve spent any time online, you’ll have noticed it’s somewhat of a cesspit of overconsumption. Trends come and go, fast fashion ends up in landfill, more oil is drilled from the ground to make more plastic clothes that fall apart, more water is polluted, more people work in horrific conditions, and on the cycle goes.

📚 Seeing as people love to see a haul so much, how about normalizing some that are actually good for the environment and do not include anything to do with online shopping?! Seeing as we’re in the research phase for our next season, there’s a lot of reading going on which means lots of visits to one of Hannah’s favorite places - the library!

📔 Libraries are places that should be cherished - what other place can you go and sit inside without having to buy anything, aside from your own home?! Free education is such a rarity in this time in history, so by joining and supporting yours, you let your local government know that it is a valued resource that must be protected. By then returning your books it means you get to consume all that free knowledge without actually giving money to the capitalist enterprises that are destroying our planet. Winner 😍

24/01/2025

💪 'I'm really excited to dig into next season, think about it, reflect on all that's going on right now and how we can take that energy, anger and frustration into something productive. Not just fester like I have been doing for the last couple of months, but to turn that into something valuable and productive and helpful for not only ourselves, but our listeners.'

💤 'We're on season break right now, but you can rest assured - we're cooking up something real special for next season!

🎧 Listen to our latest episode here, as well as any others that you might have missed 👉 https://ow.ly/TXy950UL9eI

22/01/2025

⛔ We're taking our annual break from producing episodes, despite us having quite a lot to say in this moment! Maybe we'll be sharing some of that on here between now and when we recommence. But we'll also be doing lots of resting, regrouping, and reflecting.

🎉 There'll be a few exciting changes with the new season, which we'll share more details about over the coming months.

🙏 As always, we'd absolutely LOVE to hear from you if you have any comments, feedback, or things you'd generally just like to share about the podcast. Thank you to everyone who has listened and supported the podcast in the past year.

13/01/2025

🎙️ For the last Earth to Humans episode of the season, Matt, Sarinah, and Hannah got together to discuss which of 2024's episodes were their favorites, and why. Highlights included episodes on eco anxiety, where they all agreed they felt 'seen', as well as Mick West's take on how to approach conspiracy theorists - an episode which seriously came in handy over the holidays!

⬇️ We'd absolutely LOVE to hear what your fave was - if you have one, please share below!

🌟 Listen here https://ow.ly/snNa50UFAs2

😎 We're on season break until April, but you better believe we're cooking up something very special for our return!

We wanted to take a look back on all of our favorite Earth to Humans episodes that we produced in 2024. From redefining wilderness to the deepest parts of the ocean, the stories we got to tell this year continue to inspire and motivate us, especially as we prepare to navigate a murky future filled w

20/12/2024

🧩 If you're facing a holiday season with non-chosen family whose views have a tendency towards conspiracy, our latest episode with Mick West could be just what you're looking for.

🛠️ Mick West's abundant wisdom and calm demeanor may just equip you with the toolkit you need to catch family members or friends before they disappear into the conspiracy theory abyss, never to be spoken to in a rational manner ever again.

📚 Here's a link to the episode and, depending on where you live, it may not be too late to get his book on this topic ordered too...https://earthtohumanspod.com/episodes/climate-conspiracy-theories-w/-mick-west

27/11/2024

🌐 We see conspiracy theories everywhere online and in the world, popping up in conversations with coworkers or overheard in coffee lines. It’s no wonder it can be hard to untangle this web of facts and falsities. Our latest guest takes on this challenge with a level head and persuasive evidence.

📚 Mick West, science communicator and author, is a leading voice in debunking misinformation. As the creator of Metabunk.org and author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole, Mick explores how conspiracy theories take root, why they resonate, and how to counter them with evidence-based reasoning.

🎧 Listen here 👉 https://earthtohumanspod.com/episodes/climate-conspiracy-theories-w/-mick-west

Mick West is a science communicator, author, and one of the leading voices in debunking misinformation. As the creator of Metabunk.org and author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole, Mick has dedicated his work to exploring how conspiracy theories take root, why they resonate, and how we can counter their i

22/10/2024

🧠 Having received an adulthood aspergers diagnosis, Dr. Lisa Ann Gershwin felt like things 'finally made sense,' but that she had to get to know herself all over again.

🌊 Lisa has spent her life doing what she calls 'finding her ert' - the antidote to her feeling of inertia. This was once jellyfish, of which she has identified over 200 species, and is now biofluorescence - a mysterious biological principle which currently has no explanation for its existence in anything other than plants.

🎧 Listen to our latest episode: https://ow.ly/EsNS50TNxsg

21/10/2024

👋 We've had a fair few new followers of late, so we thought it was a good time to send out a refreshed mission statement and welcome you all to our community.

🌍 Earth to Humans, formally known as Eyes on Conservation, is produced by three passionate nature advocates: Sarinah Simons (our Head Producer), Matt Podolsky, and Hannah Mulvany. We're all on a mission to bring you the best nature advocacy stories, delve deeper into environmental and natural sciences, and demystify things that have us stumped.

🎙️ Our latest season has featured stories on neurodivergence in science, Project 2025 and global politics, innovative community-led forest conservation, how truly magical kelp is, nature discoveries on the underground railroad, a deep dive into avian influenza, and so much more.

💌 We absolutely love to hear from you, so will always welcome you sliding into our DMs with comments or questions about our episodes. If you want to hear more from our producers, we send out a regular newsletter too, which you can subscribe to here: https://ow.ly/woIY50TNwpU

🙏 Thank you so much for listening!

17/10/2024

Here's three facts about our latest podcast guest, Dr Lisa Ann Gershwin.

Listen to the episode to hear all about Lisa's journey from dropping out of high school to running a successful biofluorescence tour company, via a divorce, homelessness and an adult aspergers diagnosis. A world expert on jellyfish, and so much more!

Listen to the episode here https://ow.ly/8bOY50TNsu5

16/10/2024

In our freshly released episode, we speak to Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin about her journey from being dubbed 'illiterate' by the Californian government to achieving two PhDs, identifying 200+ jellyfish species, and creating a successful 'glow tour' business where she shares the magic of biofluorescence.

Having felt her whole life like she had 'parachuted into medieval Japan with no guidebook or translation', she received an aspergers diagnosis as an adult, which she said made her feel like things 'finally made sense'.

Lisa's openness, vulnerability and playful storytelling made this episode an absolute joy to create and produce - we hope you enjoy it too. Listen here

Steve is bursting with enthusiasm for the Maine woods and the Appalachian Mountain Club’s efforts to protect this area. He grew up right along the border of Maine’s unincorporated territories, a vast stretch of uninhabited, but privately owned, forest land that covers nearly half the state. He a...