Hunter Gatherers Philippe Koo & Teckwyn Lim

Le Quoc is a post graducate student at the University of Malaysia studying paleolithic fauna in the Malaysian peninsula. He joins Teckwyn to discuss these ancient creatures as well as connections between pre-historic cultures and contemporary current hunter gatherer orang asli peoples.

Karn & David live in a forest in progress. The young couple have left consumer society to make their living on a small mountain plot that was once part of a commercial orchard. The two are helping to restore the land into a biodiverse and vibrant food jungle and draw upon hunter-gatherer research and knowledge to guide their way of life. Visit their website www.feunfoo.org

Adam Haritan is the creator of Learn Your Land, a resource that helps people understand and connect with the place that they live. He teaches both online and in-person courses on subjects such as mushroom foraging, and plant identification. His educational videos are an excellent source of information for anyone wanting to learn more about the plants and fungi that inhabit the Eastern Woodlands of North America. In our conversation we touched on stinging nettle, hunting, nature connection and answered the important question "why did you cut your hair?"  LearnYouLand.com

Gordon Clarke, architect and creator of the popular youtube channel Nomad Architecture, joins us to talk about his experiences documenting the shelters and dwellings of nomadic peoples. Gordon has been to Siberia, the Congo rainforest, the Kalahari desert and other hard to reach places in search of exceedingly rare dwellings and the few people who still build and live in them. We highly recommend you watch some of his videos before or while listening to this podcast. Visit Gordon's website NOMADS.org to see the videos and learn more about his work. 

Vivek Venkataraman is an evolutionary biologist investigating the evolution of our human species. He is also co-founder and co-PI of the Orang Asli Health and Lifeways Project (OAHeLP). You can also see him host the Orang Asli Health and Well-being Webinar, which is archived on youtube. We speak about human adaptation to jungles, energetics, tree climbing and also how experiences with hunter gatherer people have influenced our lives. Vivekvenkataraman.com

Sophie Grig is a campaigner at Survival International, an organization that advocates for the rights of indigenous peoples. Her work has taken her to numerous indigenous communities in forests, tundras and also destroyed landscapes. She shares her insights about the disastrous effects of wildlife conservation, as carried out by large organizations such as the WWF, and forced state education programs of indigenous children. Sophie also shares some beautiful experiences of being in the forest with her Penan and Orang Rimba friends. To learn more about the campaigns to support indigenous peoples' rights and how you can contribute visit Survival International