# Listening to the Planet - Writers' Perspectives on Nature, Place & Interconnectedness Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sustainability-climate-change-renewable-energy-politics-activism-biodiversity-carbon-footprint-wildlife-regenerative-agriculture-circular-economy-extinction-net-zero-one-planet-podcast-4488328/listening-to-the-planet-writers-perspectives-on-nature-place-interconnectedness Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sustainability-climate-change-renewable-energy-politics-activism-biodiversity-carbon-footprint-wildlife-regenerative-agriculture-circular-economy-extinction-net-zero-one-planet-podcast-4488328/listening-to-the-planet-writers-perspectives-on-nature-place-interconnectedness.md Podcast: [Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sustainability-climate-change-renewable-energy-politics-activism-biodiversity-carbon-footprint-wildlife-regenerative-agriculture-circular-economy-extinction-net-zero-one-planet-podcast-4488328) Published: 2025-10-18T17:12:10+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/oneplanet/2277656 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/301089/2277656/oneplanet/2025_10_18_17_08_54_18925ac9-ed8a-42e6-bd62-a69f881aa4d7.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sustainability-climate-change-renewable-energy-politics-activism-biodiversity-carbon-footprint-wildlife-regenerative-agriculture-circular-economy-extinction-net-zero-one-planet-podcast-4488328/episodes/listening-to-the-planet-writers-perspectives-on-nature-place-interconnectedness Duration seconds: 751 ## Resource How do our environments shape who we are and how we care for the world and each other? There are many solutions to climate change, inequality, and poverty around the world. How can we learn from them and transform our society? Eiren Caffall ( All the Water in the World ) discusses the importance of embracing complexity and emotional flexibility in facing ecological grief. Irvin Weathersby Jr. ( In Open Contempt ) discusses the transformative power of meditation and nature, drawing inspiration from Emerson and Thoreau. Jay Parini (Biographies of Steinbeck, Frost, Faulkner…) on the significance of place in literature and life. Natasha Hakimi Zapata ( Another World Is Possible ) explores the generosity and hope in people’s efforts to build better societies. Audrea Lim ( Free The Land ) on how personal experiences with public lands influence our views on conservation. Katie Kitamura ( Audition , Intimacies ) reflects on the role of landscape and memory in her novels. Dr. Bayo Akomolafe (Philosopher, Founder of Emergence Network ) discusses his awe for mountains, using them as a metaphor for humility and the search for meaning beyond oneself. For more from each guest, listen to their full interviews . Episode Website www.creativepr ocess.info/pod IG @creativeprocesspodcast ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sustainability-climate-change-renewable-energy-politics-activism-biodiversity-carbon-footprint-wildlife-regenerative-agriculture-circular-economy-extinction-net-zero-one-planet-podcast-4488328/episodes/listening-to-the-planet-writers-perspectives-on-nature-place-interconnectedness/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sustainability-climate-change-renewable-energy-politics-activism-biodiversity-carbon-footprint-wildlife-regenerative-agriculture-circular-economy-extinction-net-zero-one-planet-podcast-4488328/listening-to-the-planet-writers-perspectives-on-nature-place-interconnectedness.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.