Don't Forget Your Boots

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Travel and conservation podcast, where we hope to get and give inspiration for our adventures at home and away.

  1. 03/25/2024

    John Perlin, author of A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization

    In this episode, I speak with John Perlin, author of the renowned book A Forest Journey which he recently expanded updated for Patagonia Press. He explains how trees changed the world (pretty much started life) including the first one archaeopteryx, how trees and deforestation contribute to emerging and novel diseases like Lyme disease, corona-virus, and Ebola, and how trees are even more important to our past, present, and future than previously known.

    1h 35m

  2. 01/31/2024

    Steven Hawley, author of Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World

    In this episode, I interview Steven Hawley, author of author of Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World. Steven talks to me about the real environmental impact of dams, how they actually aren't climate-friendly, and how people can help join the grassroots efforts across the world to get rid of them.

    1h 15m

  3. 11/07/2023

    Chris Yoko, Founder of Carbon Off

    In this podcast episode, I speak with Chris Yoko President & CEO of Yoko Co, and Founder of Carbon Off, a straightforward and easy way for employers to show their employees they care about the environment by offsetting their employee's personal carbon footprints. We discuss the wild and nuanced world of carbon offsets, and how employers can leverage Carbon Off, and being cautiously positive, but I also take the opportunity to get his thoughts on AI and its potential environmental impact. Quick plug for his agency Yoko Co, they develop digital marketing & creative for organizations who are driven by a purpose beyond profit.

    48 min

  4. 08/21/2023

    Dr Larry Cahoon, UNCW Professor returns for another episode

    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been in the news a lot lately, and are a growing concern of water quality around the United States. In this podcast episode, Dr. Larry Cahoon, a professor at UNC Wilmington, speaks about the state of PFAs in the drinking water both locally as well as globally and discusses some of the successes he and the Cape Fear River Watch have seen after litigations with the Chemours facility near Fayetteville, which is responsible for releasing the PFA compounds into the Cape Fear River.

    1h 8m

  5. 12/21/2022

    Justin Winters of One Earth

    In this episode, I can speak with Justin Winters, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of One Earth, a non-profit working on solving the climate crisis through energy transition, nature conservation, and regenerative agriculture. We talk about the responsibilities of individual nations on the climate crisis, the biggest levers we have, and why we should all feel positive about our climate goals.    We also talk about One.Earth, the first-of-its-kind online database of vetted climate change projects currently seeking funding, an incredible tool to find and support on-going non-profits and initiatives.    Links One.earth Marketplace and GSN COP15 was Dec 7-19th, 2022

    1h 9m
  6. Author and fly fisherman Dylan Tomine

    11/28/2022

    Author and fly fisherman Dylan Tomine

    In this podcast episode, I speak with fly fisherman and author of the recent book Headwaters: The Adventures, Obsession and Evolution of a Fly Fisherman, Dylan Tomine.

    1h 14m
  7. Adventure Photographer and Author Dave Brosha

    11/09/2022

    Adventure Photographer and Author Dave Brosha

    In this podcast, I speak with photographer Dave Brosha where we talk about a lot of things personal and professional including almost dying of dehydration in Namibia, the less glamorous side of photography, and other stories in his recent book The Art of Misadventure: The Outtakes and Mistakes of an Adventurous Photographer.

    1h 17m
  8. Bestselling Author and Naturalist Doug Peacock

    04/11/2022

    Bestselling Author and Naturalist Doug Peacock

    In this episode, I chat with bestselling author and naturalist Doug Peacock, about his most recent book Was It Worth It? We talk about a range of things, from his storied career in grizzly conservation, to grizzly population trends and their issues with genetic isolation, problems with states managing their bear populations (Montana in particular), as well as his work as the founder of the non-profit Save the Yellowstone Grizzly, not to mention that he also has some incredible Edward Abbey stories!  Thanks for listening, as always, please like, rate, review and subscribe.

    53 min
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Travel and conservation podcast, where we hope to get and give inspiration for our adventures at home and away.

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  • Creator
    getyourboots
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    51
  • Rating
    Clean
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