Podcasts

In the second podcast for the Greenbelts issue, we talk to Highrise documentarian Katerina Cizek and Earth Day Canada encourages us to Act for the Planet this Earth Month.

The Lifecycles issue looks at the interconnectedness of, well, everything. This podcast expands on two articles from the magazine: Rising Giant, about how methane gas has "exploded" onto the climate change scene, and Mercy Me, a photographic look at the journey from pig to pork.

To go with our hardest-hitting issue yet, the In Defence of Science podcast features frank interviews and discussion on the state of science in Canada. Listen to the A\J podcast to see why Jay Ingram thinks said state is ridiculous and Dr. David Schindler calls it detestable.

Interviews with Justin Langlois from Broken City Lab, Iain Baxter from the School of Visual Arts at the University of Windsor, and Nicole Rycroft from Canopy.

Interviews with Jeff Gailus, Tenille Bonoguore, and Will Turner.

We discuss environmental education and energy with environmental activist Dr. Sandra Steingraber and hemp hero Greg Herriot.

Protecting our Sacred Headwaters, making water-smart beer, public water and "Bulls%&t!"

Introduction (0-2m01s) Editorial Overview with Nicola Ross (2m06-28m24s dur. 26m18s) Biodiversity Primer: Everything you ever wanted to know about Biodiversity, sustainability and fighting the good fight from the inside, with Steve Hounsell of Ontario Power Generation (28m31s-1h10m16s dur 41m45s) Book Review: Mark Brooks on "Prosperity without Growth" by Tim Jackson (1h10m23s - 1h 30m57s dur: 20m34s) "What's the Big Idea" Commentary; Bob Gibson on Substitution (1h31m10s - 1h37m09s dur: 5m59s)

Alternatives' Editor-in-Chief Nicola Ross talks literature and the environment with Margaret Atwood. (45:59)

2009 Massey Lecturer Wade Davis in conversation with Nicola Ross. (33:44)

Peter Stock interviews author Thomas Pawlick. (47:57)

Andrew McMurry weighs in on the use of language in the green movement, and Robert Gibson takes aim at simplicity.

Peter Stock interviews contributors to the New Energy issue, as well as the debut of the "Alternatives Players."

A full interview with Wayne Roberts on Local Food and the economy.

After the The New Ecology launch, James Walker of SoundFM interviews Bob Wiseman.

Peter Andre explains why small scale farming is an answer, but not the solution.

Conversation with Nicola Ross, Executive Editor of Alternatives Journal on the Biofuels issue (18m05s)

Eco-footprint developer William Rees, Right Whale researcher Moira Brown, Jessica Wong and just what does the term "Ecology" mean anyway?

A discussion with REAP rep Stephanie Bailey about how to comparison shop the many biofuels alternatives.

Environmental lessons from around the world.

Sustainability - what is it, why is it important, how are we doing achieving it?