EcoJustice Radio
Society & Culture
About
EcoJustice Radio presents environmental and climate stories from a social justice frame, featuring voices not necessarily heard on mainstream media.Our purpose is to amplify community voices, broaden the reach of grassroots-based movements, and inspire action. We investigate solutions for social, environmental, and climate issues with an eye to advance human health, steward wild landscapes, and solve the climate crisis across the USA and the world.Featured weekly on KPFK Los Angeles and KPFT Houston, and found on all major podcast apps. We are nationally syndicated through the Pacifica Network and PRX and heard on public radio stations across the US and downloaded in over 25 countries.Co-hosts Jack Eidt, Carry Kim, and Jessica Aldridge present a broad range of perspectives: land defenders and water protectors; Indigenous leaders, front/fenceline community spokespeople; youth organizers; ecosystem and land stewards; regenerative farmers and permaculture specialists; spiritual and fai
Episodes
- Poetry & Politics: Confronting Inequality and Injustice in an Era of Diminishing Opportunities
The poetry of Matt Sedillo [https://www.mattsedillopoetry.com/about] -- a fearless, challenging and at times even confrontational blend of humor, history and political theory -- is at times a shot in the arm of pure revolutionary adrenalin…
- Montegrande: Ancient Amazonian Temple Reveals World's First Cacao Cultivation
In this episode, host Jack Eidt delves into the groundbreaking archaeological discoveries at the Huaca Montegrande site in the Peruvian Amazon with guest Karen Gordon, an associate at ASICAMPE, the nonprofit Association for Scientific Rese…
- Open Veins of Latin America: Exploring Chile's Atacama Desert
We embark on the first part of a series from 2024 by Jack Eidt spotlighting the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, and its rich yet troubled history with mining. We delve into the environmental and social impacts of mining…
- Earth's Greatest Enemy: The U.S. Military's Toxic Environmental Legacy
In this episode, we re-air an interview from December 2025 with Abby Martin, a journalist and filmmaker known for her anti-imperialist vision. She has done on-the-ground investigative reports and documentary films in places like Palestine,…
- Climate Cost of the Artificial Intelligence Boom
On this show we share a panel discussion put together by Pasadena California Climate Commons with leaders working at the intersection of technology, energy, and sustainability. Here they explore how the rapid rise of artificial intelligenc…
- Earth Day Reflections: Awakening to Nature and the Call to Protect
Another Earth Day, and world ecosystems continue to face imminent danger from humanity’s ecological overreach and climate systems rapidly reaching the point of fossil-fueled no-return to the old predictable stable planet we once knew. Foll…
- Port Arthur Texas: Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone vs. Community Resistance
Given what’s happening in the Persian Gulf these days, the United States is soon to be the largest exporter of oil and gas. With increased drilling and fracking in the Texas Permian Basin and multiple oil and gas pipelines headed for the G…
- Honduras in Resistance: A Case Study in U.S. Imperialism and Corruption
In this episode, we engage in a discussion with Grahame Russell, co-founder and director of Rights Action, as we delve into the complexities of human rights and environmental struggles in Central America, particularly in Honduras. Grahame…
- Anthropause: A Beautiful Ecological Future Through Degrowth with Stan Cox
On this show, we feature a conversation with author Stan Cox on his latest book, Anthropause, The Beauty of Degrowth. We also feature commentary on the Degrowth Movement from scholars such as Joan Martinez Alier, Jason Hickel, and Richard…
- Soil Food Web: Regenerating the World’s Ecosystems with the late Dr. Elaine Ingham
The UN has classified at least 40% of the Earth’s land as degraded. That figure is estimated to be somewhere between 1 billion, even up to 6 billion hectares of degraded land. Much if not most of this degradation can be attributed to human…
- Wars For Oil and Words from the Urban Provocateur Mike Davis
On this show we feature the late writer and activist Mike Davis, who dabbled as an “urban historian,” who took on geography, politics, economics, sociology and literature. His focus was the dislocation and separation brought on by capitali…
- Are We on the Brink of World War Three?
In this episode, we confront the alarming escalation of conflict in Iran and the potential implications for global stability, with insights from Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs. We also hear from Alon Mizrahi, a conversation between Tucker Carl…
- Glyphosate: An Herbicide That Kills More Than Weeds with Kelly Ryerson
Glyphosate is a common ingredient in herbicides, including Bayer/Monsanto's infamous weedkiller: Round Up. The latter is one of the world's most widely used herbicides with various applications including: weed control in agriculture, veget…
- Water Stories: The Untapped Way to Heal the Planet with Zach Weiss
In this episode We hear about the potential of local and global water restoration from Zach Weiss, inspired founder of Water Stories, a learning, training, and action platform focused entirely on Water Cycle Restoration. A globally renowne…
- Water and Power Woes: How AI Data Centers Threaten Our Future
In this episode, we share a panoply of voices speaking out about the dangers of AI - Artificial Intelligence - and this insane boom in water-and-power-hungry data centers throughout the U.S. We engage with Steven J. Kung, an advocate again…
- Nature's Intelligence: Paul Stamets Unveils the Future of Psychedelics and Medicine
In this episode, we share multiple presentations given by Paul Stamets, a leading mycologist and advocate for the medicinal use of fungi. He delves into the transformative potential of psychedelics, mycology, and their implications for hea…
- The Truth About U.S. Interventionism: Insights from Michael Parenti
In this episode, we feature Michael Parenti, who passed away this week at the age of 92. A prominent political scientist and cultural critic, he delivers a powerful lecture at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1986. Parenti discusses…
- Peace, Love, and Haight: A Literary Visit to San Francisco’s Hippie Haven
In this episode, Jack Eidt interviews author Max Talley on his book called Peace, Love, and Haight, set in the wild San Francisco district of Haight-Ashbury in 1969. The hippie counterculture clashes with the capitalist society in the era…
- Microplastics: From Oceans to Human Bodies with Dr. Scott Coffin, Environmental Toxicologist
Microplastics, small, micro-sized plastic fragments are showing up in our water sources, rain, drinking water, and beverages like beer. It is in food, salt, and seafood. Moreover, it has recently been found in human breast milk, placentas,…
- Toxic Chemicals and Our Kids: Moms for a Healthier Planet with Zen Honeycutt
In this episode, we welcome Zen Honeycutt, the passionate founder of Moms Across America and author of the book Unstoppable. Zen shares her journey of advocating for children's health by tackling the dangers of biocides, GMOs, glyphosate,…
- Unmasking Big Oil: The Hidden History of Climate Deception
In this episode, we welcome Rebecca John, an investigative climate reporter at the Climate Investigation Center [https://climateinvestigations.org/] and the news outlet DeSmog. She has uncovered a series of alarming revelations about the o…
- Ghosts of Christmas Past and Future with Dylan Thomas and Charles Dickens
In this festive episode, we celebrate the holiday spirit with classic literary readings from Dylan Thomas and Charles Dickens. Experience the magic of Thomas's "A Child's Christmas in Wales," a nostalgic and whimsical reflection on Christm…
- Solstice Celebration Story: The Nutcracker and the Shape Shifter - Extended Version
Celebrate the solstice with a story that intertwines the magic of the Nutcracker with the urgency of world peace and environmental and climate action. Jack Eidt reads from his short story ‘Nutcracker and the Shapeshifter,’ a re-imagined cl…
- Earth's Greatest Enemy: The U.S. Military's Toxic Environmental Legacy with Abby Martin
In this episode, we welcome Abby Martin, a journalist and filmmaker known for her anti-imperialist vision. She has done on-the-ground investigative reports and documentary films in places like Palestine, Venezuela, the Amazon Rainforest. W…
- Hawaiian Heritage and Geothermal Energy: A Cultural Clash
In this episode, Co-host Carry Kim speaks with Terri Napeahi, a Native Hawaiian advocate and founder of the Keaukaha Action Network, about the significant health, cultural, and environmental impacts of geothermal energy development in Hawa…
- The Wampanoag Legacy: Critical Backstory to the First Thanksgiving
Join us for a profound conversation with Paula Peters from 2024, a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, as we unravel the myths surrounding Thanksgiving and explore the rich history and culture of the Wampanoag people. Discover the unto…
- The Lithium Rush: Can the Salton Sea Save Us?
In this episode, we explore the critical role lithium plays in the clean renewable energy transition, focusing on the potential of the Salton Sea in the Southern California desert as a lithium-rich resource. Well, there has been plenty of…
- No More Joshua Trees? Climate Change in the Desert
The Joshua tree is an icon and ecological keystone of the California deserts. However, climate disruption with hotter, drier summers and more frequent brush fires, threatens that some day soon Joshua Tree National Park will no longer have…
- Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica’s Unprecedented Storm and its Aftermath
In this episode, we confront the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm in recorded history to strike Jamaica with massive damage to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. We hear firsthand accounts from Jamaican…
- The Power of Place: Bioregional Solutions to the Climate Crisis
In this episode, we explore the urgent need for bioregional climate action with Colette Pichon Battle, Eriel Deranger, and Thomas Linzey with Justin Winters moderating. These panelists came together at the 2025 Bioneers Conference in Berke…
- Glyphosate on Trial: Unearthing Monsanto's Secrets
Toxic Exposure: The Monsanto Roundup Trials, and the Search for Justice," reveals the dark side of the world's most widely used herbicide. Jessica Aldridge interviewed Dr. Chadi Nabhan in 2023, who offered his expert insights on the link b…
- Greening the Desert: Restoring Grasslands & Rainfall Through Ranching
Nature is not fixed, but ever changing. Some of the world’s best known deserts were once fertile grasslands and forests, including the Sahara, the Mojave, the Kalahari, and Gobi deserts. Is it accurate to think of deserts as permanent? Eco…
- Blue Latitudes: Uncovering the Ocean's Secrets for a Sustainable Future with Sylvia Earle
In this episode, we explore the profound interconnections between land and sea with legendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle. Discover how our understanding of the ocean has evolved, the critical role it plays in Earth's climate and chemist…
- The Future of Water & The Māori Way
Humanity has a primordial connection to water. For Indigenous peoples, such as the Māori, Water is an Ancestor, a living entity to be communed with, revered and treated with sacred reciprocity. We owe our lives to the oceans, rivers, lakes…
- Rehydrating California: Nature's Call for Action with Didi Pershouse
In this episode, we welcome the internationally acclaimed educator and writer, Didi Pershouse [https://didipershouse.substack.com/], as she discusses the urgent need for rehydrating California. With her expertise from the Land and Leadersh…
- War is Not Green: On the Transition to a Sustainable Peace Economy with Jodie Evans from CODEPINK
US imperialism is directly connected to hundreds of millions of people's lives throughout the world, capital accumulation and global inequality, climate change, fascism. The U.S. enforces its violent empire by maintaining almost 800 milita…
- Saving Grizzlies: The Fight Against Extinction and Habitat Loss
In this episode, we explore the precarious existence of grizzly bears in the United States, focusing on their survival challenges and the intricate interplay between human development and wildlife conservation. From the historical land gra…
- Ecocide: The Environmental Toll from the War in Ukraine
In this episode, we delve into the environmental toll of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Comparing the impacts with our multiple climate disasters, we have witnessed how environmental destruction has dramatically altered our understanding of h…
- Afro-Indigenous U.S. History: Resistance, Solidarity & Justice
In his book “An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States,” Kyle T. Mays, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at UCLA, argues that the foundations of the United States are rooted in Anti…
- A False and Expensive Climate Solution: Carbon Capture and Storage
On this show, we hear excerpts from a keynote talk from the Bioneers 2024 Conference in Berkeley, California by Taylor Brobry, Activist and Author of Boys and Oil, Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land. We then will hear what is called a clim…
- Hidden Costs of Empire: U.S. Interventionism in the Developing World with Michael Parenti
In this episode, we feature Michael Parenti, a prominent political scientist and cultural critic, as he delivers a powerful lecture at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1986. Parenti discusses the intricacies of US interventionism, t…
- Dream of a New World: Art's Role in Societal Change with Shana Nys Dambrot
Can we trace where Western Civilization went wrong to the 1400s when Filippo Brunelleschi, known for his brazen duomo designs in Florence, Italy, invented the linear perspective that dominated Art, Architecture, and city planning ever sinc…
- Joanna Macy: Embracing the Great Turning Together
Join us as we celebrate the wisdom of eco philosopher, author, and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy as she is now in hospice and in her last days with us. We delve into Joanna's groundbreaking work, "The Great Turning," examining the transform…
- Deep Sea Dilemma for the Green Transition: Mining vs. Marine Life
In this episode, we delve into the controversial and complex world of deep seabed mining. We feature a panel of experts from the Wonderful World Festival in Norway in 2024 [https://www.wonderfulworld.no/] discussing the environmental, econ…