{"podcast":{"title":"Wilder Podcast","slug":"wilder-podcast-6446398","podcast_index_feed_id":6446398,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/wilder-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.grangeproject.co.uk/wilder-podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ccf0843a-c305-4861-bfa7-bc581db486e3/CB9C92SZxcDje7YTXgykn7Ne.jpg","author":"Grange Project","episode_count":56,"summary":"Chloe is a clinical psychologist. Tom is a former British Army officer. In 2023 they bought 80 acres of intensive farmland in rural Monmouthshire and started rewilding it. The Wilder Podcast is the conversation that came next, and it has grown beyond the land. Every fortnight, we talk to the people thinking seriously about the systems we have built, and the ones we need next. Rewilding scientists and conservation founders. Regenerative farmers and food security experts. Economists, ecologists, psychologists, community builders, the occasional well-placed contrarian. The connecting thread is simple: a culture disconnected from nature is at the root of the polycrisis, and reconnection is the foundation for almost everything else. Alongside the interviews we share the honest version of our own journey at the Grange Project. The wins, the false starts, and the muddy reality of trying to turn a former silage farm into a mosaic of habitats, with no formal background in ecology. Topics range across rewilding and nature recovery, food systems and resilience, the economics of land, community and connection, and the mental health case for time spent wilder. Chloe brings a clinical psycholog…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T00:17:40.448358+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wilder-podcast-6446398"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 040: Rivers in Crisis – A Conversation with James Wallace","slug":"ep-040-rivers-in-crisis-a-conversation-with-james-wallace","published_at":"2025-05-23T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wilder-podcast-6446398/ep-040-rivers-in-crisis-a-conversation-with-james-wallace","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wilder-podcast-6446398","url":"https://www.grangeproject.co.uk/wilder-podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cb6b4e7c-1476-4f50-a567-2b9fb8a95f50.mp3","summary":"What happens when we treat our rivers like sewers, ignore regulation, and allow polluters to profit from destruction? In this milestone 40th episode of The Wilder Podcast , we sit down with James Wallace , CEO of River Action, for one of our most eye-opening conversations yet. Beyond the outrage, this conversation is a masterclass in what needs to change, how it can change, and what each of us can do to be part of the solution. Your Hosts Tom Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/ Chloe Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-constable-24155821b/ Website: https://www.grangeproject.co.uk Podcast Journey Page: https://www.grangeproject.co.uk/wilder-podcast Grange Project Contact & Social Media Email: hello@grangeproject.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grange.project/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grangeproject YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrangeProject LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/ Fencing Company Tom Mentioned: https://www.wilcrickgroup.co.uk/ Our Guest: James Wallace is the CEO of River Action, an environmental NGO committed to ending river pollution in the UK. A former archaeologist, campaigner, and founder of multiple environmental organisations, James has worked on conservation projects from the UK to Madagascar, and now leads legal and policy challenges to clean up Britain’s rivers. 🔗 Visit River Action UK 🌊 Explore the River Rescue Kit 📱 Follow @riveractionuk on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and X Episode Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction and updates from the Grange Project, including the new market garden, the first school visit to the project and freedom for the pigs. [09:42] Meet James Wallace – CEO of River Action and hear his journey from chalk stream childhood to river campaign…","meta_description":"What happens when we treat our rivers like sewers, ignore regulation, and allow polluters to profit from destruction? In this milestone 40th episode of Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3264,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wilder-podcast-6446398/episodes/ep-040-rivers-in-crisis-a-conversation-with-james-wallace/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wilder-podcast-6446398/ep-040-rivers-in-crisis-a-conversation-with-james-wallace.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}