{"podcast":{"title":"The Tyee Podcast","slug":"the-tyee-podcast-7873122","podcast_index_feed_id":7873122,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69fc982e2ba0ef2cca765bf0","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-tyee-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1778100425467-41b3de1f-fff1-46ce-a9ff-4eacefb251ec.jpeg","author":"The Tyee","episode_count":6,"summary":"The Tyee Podcast is a conversation with remarkable guests discussing the events and stories happening around us — journalists, experts and iconoclasts who will break down the issues and cut through the noise to find solutions. The Tyee is an independent, online news magazine from B.C. devoted to fact-driven stories, reporting that informs and analysis that enlivens our democratic conversation. Our reporting has changed laws, started movements and garnered numerous awards. Find out more at thetyee.ca Got an idea for a topic for a future episode or a question about what we do? Send us a message at podcast@thetyee.ca . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:17:01.464579+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tyee-podcast-7873122"},"episode":{"title":"We Love Big Trees. Why Let Them Die? (with J.B. MacKinnon)","slug":"we-love-big-trees-why-let-them-die-with-j-b-mackinnon","published_at":"2026-06-26T12:23:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tyee-podcast-7873122/we-love-big-trees-why-let-them-die-with-j-b-mackinnon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tyee-podcast-7873122","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-tyee-podcast/episodes/why-we-let-big-trees-die","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69fc982e2ba0ef2cca765bf0/e/6a3b1e1fd80106fbdf324f21/media.mp3","summary":"Who’s protecting your favourite tree? Possibly nobody, says author and journalist J.B. MacKinnon. MacKinnon has reported for The Tyee for two decades, and in these pages co-authored a series called “The 100-Mile Diet.”  This week, he explains how beloved trees end up on the chopping block — and what you can do about it. Support independent media by becoming a Tyee Builder today. Find out more at support.thetyee.ca . You can follow us on  Mastodon , Bluesky , LinkedIn , Apple News and TikTok , or subscribe to any of our free newsletters . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Who’s protecting your favourite tree? Possibly nobody, says author and journalist J.B. MacKinnon. MacKinnon has reported for The Tyee for two decades, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2290,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tyee-podcast-7873122/episodes/we-love-big-trees-why-let-them-die-with-j-b-mackinnon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tyee-podcast-7873122/we-love-big-trees-why-let-them-die-with-j-b-mackinnon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}