Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi
  • 5.0 (7.4K)
  • Earth Sciences
  • Weekly

Care More Be Better, invites you to care more so we can create a better world together. We amplify the voices of environmentalists, activists, health and nutrition gurus, scientists, and leading experts who seek to make the world a better place. Over the course of more than 300 interview episodes, you'll hear from experts like Jean-Michel Cousteau, Paul Hawken, Nina Simons, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Captain Liz Clark, Dr. William Li, Miyoko Schinner, John Roulac, Chef Babette Davis, Kelly Reyerson (@glyphosategirl), Donna Grantis and many more. These global change agents and activists create positive impacts and encourage us to think globally while also acting locally. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, on our website, and on most major podcast platforms. Inspired by Paul Hawken’s aspirational book Regeneration - Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation, and the late Dr. Wallace J. Nichols' Blue Mind Movement, this show aims to create a realistic roadmap to build a better future. As Paul Hawken simply states: “Global warming is not a science problem. It’s a human problem.” On this journey, you'll become the person you aspire to be by remaining curious, thinking deeply, and listening intently while looking inward. You'll discover your internal wisdom and learn to listen to your inner voice to receive the gifts nature provides fully. Become part of the regeneration nation by expanding your knowledge of agriculture, social systems, and help us build a more circular and just economy. The stories we tell will get you thinking about how to secure the future for the human race and all Earth's inhabitants - from how you can build positive change in your local community, to how you might broaden your reach and impact globally. About Our Host: A natural products industry executive, Corinna Bellizzi helped develop and grow several responsible, sustainable nutrition brands including: Nordic Naturals and ORLO Nutrition. With these achievements and experience, Corinna went back to school to earn her MBA at Santa Clara University, and has completed her PhD in Sustainability Education at Prescott College. Her colorful career and exceptional experiences fill this show with life-changing conversations and insights you're sure to benefit from. She exemplifies how to deliver genuine value, achieve bigger things, and pursue significant positive change. Care More Be Better is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, our website and most major podcast platforms. JOIN OUR CIRCLE. BUILD A GREENER FUTURE! https://caremorebebetter.com Remember, our aim with Care More Be Better is to help you use less, waste less, and live more! Engage with us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok!

  1. 2d ago

    Carbon Removal, Done Right: Equity, Community, and Accountability with Ugbaad Kosar of Carbon180

    Cutting emissions is the first job, but scientists say we also need to remove carbon that is already in the air, and how we do it will decide whether people trust it. Ugbaad Kosar brings a human-rights lens to the question, shaped by the 2011 drought and famine that reached her family in Somalia. In this conversation she explains the range of carbon removal approaches, from soil and forests to direct air capture and the ocean, and why the land-based options may be the ones ready to go today. She also makes the case that community input is not a courtesy but a requirement, with data centers as a real-time lesson, and shares what Carbon180's CORE framework asks of anyone building a project. You will leave with practical ways to get informed and speak up when a project is proposed near you. Show Note: 00:00 – Why Land-Based Carbon Removal Benefits Go Beyond Carbon 00:28 – Introduction to Care More Be Better 00:47 – Meet Ugbaad Kosar: Equity and Justice at Carbon180 02:26 – Ugbaad’s Journey Into Climate Science and Environmental Justice 06:07 – What Is Carbon Removal and Why Do We Need It? 08:01 – Why Carbon Removal Must Work Alongside Emissions Reduction 09:50 – Iceland’s Circular Carbon Removal and Algae Project 14:14 – Why Carbon Removal Requires a Portfolio of Solutions 15:10 – Exploring Carbon Removal Technologies and Their Potential 18:00 – Land-Based Carbon Removal: Practical Solutions We Can Scale Today 22:03 – Ocean-Based Carbon Removal: Opportunities and Uncertainties 25:48 – The Hidden Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture 26:32 – Technology-Based Carbon Removal and Community Benefits 28:34 – What Data Centers Teach Us About Community Engagement 32:05 – Creating Meaningful Benefits for Local Communities 37:47 – Supporting Farmers Through the Transition to Regenerative Practices 39:55 – Building Equity and Justice Into Carbon Removal 40:16 – Carbon180’s Community Regranting Program 43:15 – Bringing Science, Innovation, Equity, and Justice Together 47:23 – Introducing the CORE Carbon Removal Framework 50:56 – Transparency and Accountability in Climate Projects 52:46 – How Individuals Can Support Responsible Carbon Removal 55:11 – What Gives Ugbaad Hope for the Future? 56:37 – Closing Thoughts and Supporting Prescott College About Ugbaad Kosar Ugbaad Kosar is the Director of Equity and Justice at Carbon180, where she leads the organization's equity and justice program. Her work focuses on ensuring that carbon removal is credible, accountable, and shaped by the communities most impacted by climate solutions. With more than eight years of interdisciplinary experience in environmental science research, policy development, advocacy, and data analysis, Ugbaad works to advance inclusive and equitable climate policy. Previously, she worked for the City of Ottawa, informing municipal and provincial environmental legislation, and developed policy for both a grassroots organization and the City of Edmonton. Ugbaad holds a dual Master of Science in forest sciences and renewable resource management from the University of Alberta and the University of Freiburg, as well as a bachelor's degree from Carleton University. Her writing has appeared in The Hill and Electricity Journal. Connect with Ugbaad Kosar Carbon180 Ugbaad Kosar on LinkedIn Learn More The CORE Carbon Removal Framework Introducing the CORE Carbon Removal Framework Carbon180 also publishes The Carbon Copy, a weekly news roundup, at Carbon180.org. CONNECT & SUPPORT CARE MORE BE BETTER Substack: https://caremorebebetter.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner —Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Carbon Removal, Done Right: Equity, Community, and Accountability with Ugbaad Kosar of Carbon180

  2. Oct 30 ·  Bonus

    Patrick Stewart, Dolly Parton, Dolores Huerta: The Allies We Lost (Bonus)

    This week, we’re sharing a bonus episode from Care More Be Better’s unfiltered sibling show, Care Less Be Worse: The Environmental News Rant. This version has been edited for language. In 2026, we lost some of the people who made a better world feel possible, and in a single 24-hour stretch this week, we lost three of them. Corinna honors seven allies who spent their lives protecting the land, the animals, the workers, and the communities living in the shadow of smokestacks. Anthony Head championed animal rescue alongside his late partner, animal welfare campaigner Sarah Fisher. Dolly Parton helped create a sanctuary for bald eagles and showed up for her neighbors when wildfires swept through the Smoky Mountains. Wendell Berry installed solar panels in coal country and protested strip mining well into his late seventies. Gloria Steinem reminded us that our movements are “linked, not ranked.” Patrick Stewart warned that our planet’s decline was accelerating and called for a new Star Trek to remind us what humanity could be. Dolores Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers, fought for the people who feed us, and gave us “Sí se puede.” And Desmond D’Sa, the Goldman Prize-winning activist, spent more than 30 years fighting refinery pollution in South Durban, even after his home was firebombed. This episode begins in grief and ends with a call to carry their work forward. As Dolores Huerta put it: don’t wait to be invited, step in. Election Day is Tuesday. Find your voting information at vote.gov. Remembering them Patrick Stewart (NPR): https://www.npr.org/2026/10/29/1230906945/patrick-stewart-dead Dolores Huerta (TIME): https://time.com/article/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-dies/ Desmond D’Sa (Mail & Guardian): https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-10-29-desmond-d-sa-fearless-champion-of-environmental-justice-dies-in-crash/ Gloria Steinem (ABC News): https://abcnews.com/US/feminist-icon-journalist-gloria-steinem-dies/story?id=82183161 Wendell Berry (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/01/wendell-berry-us-author-dead Dolly Parton (NPR): https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-3650175/dolly-parton-obituary Anthony Head (Playbill): https://playbill.com/article/stage-and-screen-actor-anthony-head-has-died-at-72 For the uncensored version, follow Care Less Be Worse: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/care-less-be-worse-the-environmental-news-rant/id6826374983 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ma3uZooZf1pQ4jdmG2Oy8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/61e2aca8-9f31-45a0-809a-06190c56b559/care-less-be-worse-the-environmental-news-rant iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-care-less-be-worse-the-env-348283076 Rant there. Recover here. Join our circle at https://caremorebebetter.com and @caremorebebetter. Get a story that fired you up? Send it to rant@carelessbeworse.com. Background music courtesy of Arches Audio’s free song of the week, June 8, 2021. CONNECT & SUPPORT CARE MORE BE BETTER Substack: https://caremorebebetter.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner —Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Patrick Stewart, Dolly Parton, Dolores Huerta: The Allies We Lost (Bonus)

  3. Oct 29 ·  Bonus

    Bonus: The Hidden Costs of Climate Change We All Pay (from Care Less Be Worse)

    This week, we’re sharing a bonus episode from Care More Be Better’s unfiltered sibling show, Care Less Be Worse: The Environmental News Rant. This version has been bleeped for this feed. For the uncensored version and a full list of sources, follow Care Less Be Worse: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/care-less-be-worse-the-environmental-news-rant/id6826374983 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ma3uZooZf1pQ4jdmG2Oy8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/61e2aca8-9f31-45a0-809a-06190c56b559/care-less-be-worse-the-environmental-news-rant iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-care-less-be-worse-the-env-348283076 SHOW NOTES: Caring deeply about the world means getting angry sometimes, too. In this episode, Corinna gets personal about one of the least-covered costs of climate change: the bill that comes after the fire and the flood. She shares what it’s been like to live in the Santa Cruz Mountains since the CZU Lightning Complex in 2020, to watch friends lose their homes and their insurance, to have her home office flood three times during the atmospheric rivers of 2022 to 2023, and to see her fire insurance premium more than quadruple since 2009. She also looks at this week’s king tide flooding in Marin, a potentially record-breaking El Niño, the latest California FAIR Plan rate hike, rising construction costs, the shrinking federal disaster safety net, and why so many homeowners still aren’t connecting their rising insurance bills to a warming planet. It’s raw, it’s personal, and it ends with a fiery call to action ahead of Election Day. Find your voting information at vote.gov. Key sources from this episode California FAIR Plan rate hike (KQED): https://www.kqed.org/news/12094860/california-fair-plan-announces-29-1-rate-hike-for-homeowners-this-fall What climate change costs U.S. households (MIT Sloan): https://mitsloan.mit.edu/press/why-climate-change-costing-u-s-households-hundreds-dollars-a-year NOAA 2026 to 2027 Winter Outlook: https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/el-nino-looms-large-over-us-winter-outlook Marin flooding as a preview of El Niño winter (NBC Bay Area): https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/marin-county-flooding-high-tides-el-nino/4164618/ Background music courtesy of Arches Audio’s free song of the week, June 8, 2021. Rant there. Recover here. Next week, we’re back with more conversations with the people building a better future. Join our circle at https://caremorebebetter.com and @caremorebebetter. CONNECT & SUPPORT CARE MORE BE BETTER Substack: https://caremorebebetter.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner —Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Bonus: The Hidden Costs of Climate Change We All Pay (from Care Less Be Worse)

  4. Oct 28

    Democracy Works When We Do: Hope, Reform, and How to Get Involved with Jenna Spinelle

    Feeling discouraged about politics does not have to mean tuning out. Jenna Spinelle has spent years telling the stories of ordinary people who saw a problem, found like-minded neighbors, and started working on it, whether or not they won. In this conversation, Jenna traces her path from local newspapers and Penn State admissions to building a network of democracy podcasts, explains why city councils and school boards are the most accessible place to start, and shares what she is learning while writing a book about the democracy reform movement. You will leave with a short list of organizations, books, and one-hour actions that make participation feel doable. Episode Blog is here: https://caremorebebetter.com/democracy-works-when-we-do-hope-reform-and-how-to-get-involved-with-jenna-spinelle/ Topics Covered [00:00] Intro [02:30] Jenna's path from print journalism and Penn State admissions to the McCourtney Institute and Democracy Works [03:38] How The Democracy Group network came together, and why Care More Be Better is now part of it [05:02]Registering voters as a college freshman in 2004 and how student engagement has changed [07:33]Holding hope and concern at the same time, and limiting news to protect your mental health [10:00] Why local government (city council, school board) is where you are most likely to effect change [12:51] Stories from When the People Decide: everyday people working on grassroots democracy reform [15:33] Ballot measures as a messy but useful tool, and the Citizens Initiative Review [17:20] Why the 25th and 26th Amendment stories show that one person can start something [20:07] A Florida resident who raised concerns about Flock cameras with his city council [22:22] Jenna's forthcoming book and the 96% of Americans frustrated with the status quo (Pew) [25:40] Umbrella organizations to start with: National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers, Bridge Alliance, iCivics [28:02] Finding common ground on clean air, clean water, and public lands, and Jenna's work with Common Ground USA [30:27]Low-lift ways to connect: democracy happy hours, Zoom and Slack groups, and Podcast Brunch Club [33:02] If you have one hour this month: preview your ballot, plan to vote, learn about being a poll worker [35:30] Why Jenna is hopeful about Gen Z, and her Agora Institute project connecting creators and democracy organizations [38:00] Five-year outlook: campaign finance reform, open primaries, ranked choice voting, and the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact [40:20] Ranked choice voting explained in plain language [44:50] A closing challenge: pick something that matters to you and join with your neighbors Resources and Links Jenna Spinelle: https://jennaspinelle.com/ The Democracy Group: https://democracygroup.org/ NOTE: Get a free guide from The Democracy Group: nine ways to take action as a citizen (when you subscribe on their website) When the People Decide: https://democracygroup.org/shows/when-the-people-decide Democracy Works: https://www.democracyworkspodcast.com/ National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers: https://www.nonpartisanreformers.org/ Bridge Alliance: https://www.bridgealliance.us/ iCivics: https://www.icivics.org/ Vote411 (League of Women Voters): https://www.vote411.org/ Ballotpedia sample ballot lookup: https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_ballot_lookup_tools Katharine Hayhoe: https://www.katharinehayhoe.com/ Common Ground USA https://www.cg-usa.org/ The Pennsylvania Resilient State Working Group: https://www.resilientpa.org/ I Never Thought of It That Way by Monica Guzman High Conflict by Amanda Ripley Citizens Initiative Review: https://healthydemocracy.org/home/services/cir/ Podcast Brunch Club: https://podcastbrunchclub.com/ CONNECT & SUPPORT CARE MORE BE BETTER Substack: https://caremorebebetter.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner —Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Democracy Works When We Do: Hope, Reform, and How to Get Involved with Jenna Spinelle

  5. Oct 24 ·  Bonus

    Bonus: Introducing Care Less Be Worse

    Care More Be Better has always been about hope: amplifying the scientists, activists, and changemakers building a more sustainable, regenerative future. That isn’t changing. New interviews will keep arriving here every week. But caring deeply about the world also means getting angry about what’s happening to it. So I’ve launched a new companion show, Care Less Be Worse: The Environmental News Rant, a raw, unedited space where I take the gloves off about the news that’s wrecking our natural world and our communities. Environmental rollbacks, public lands on the auction block, a billionaire class racing to care less while the rest of us live with the consequences. If you’ve ever finished a news story wanting to scream, this show is for you. In this bonus episode, you’ll hear the trailer that sets the tone for what’s coming. Fair warning: it’s explicit, and it’s meant to be. Care Less Be Worse is where I process the rage so that here, at Care More Be Better, we can keep focusing on solutions. Rant there. Recover here. Follow Care Less Be Worse: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/care-less-be-worse-the-environmental-news-rant/id6826374983 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ma3uZooZf1pQ4jdmG2Oy8 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-care-less-be-worse-the-env-348283076 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/61e2aca8-9f31-45a0-809a-06190c56b559/care-less-be-worse-the-environmental-news-rant Send stories that fire you up to careless@circleb.co. As November approaches, build your plan and make sure your voice and your vote count. Find your state’s voting information at https://vote.gov. Background music courtesy of Arches Audio’s free song of the week, June 8, 2021. CONNECT & SUPPORT CARE MORE BE BETTER Substack: https://caremorebebetter.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner —Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Bonus: Introducing Care Less Be Worse

  6. Oct 20

    Less Bad Is Not Enough: David Gottfried On Regen360

    David Gottfried spent three decades proving that buildings can change how the world operates, and he has come to believe that is not nearly enough. The co-founder of the US Green Building Council and founder of the World Green Building Council watched his movement grow into a trillion-dollar economy, and he still sees the ship headed for the melting iceberg. In this conversation, he lays out the idea at the center of his book Regen360, an operating system for a regenerative Earth built on one question: does this choice increase life or degrade it? Along the way, David traces a thread from his father’s family-dinner lessons about net worth and self-worth to a third kind of wealth he calls soul worth, the part of us that survives the eulogy. He tells the story of falling off his bike on Mount Diablo and being pushed across the finish line by strangers, and what it taught him about the humility inside perseverance. He and Corinna also explore putting the E in humane, giving every part of yourself a seat at the table, and small choices anyone can make this week, from repairing instead of replacing to spending time outdoors with the people you love. Show Notes: [00:00] Intro [02:30] Moving Beyond "Less Bad" In Green Building [04:38] The Scale And Limits Of The Global Green Movement [09:52] Maintaining Hope Amidst Environmental Setbacks [15:33] Lessons From A Visionary Father: Net Worth Vs. Self-Worth [22:00] Cultivating Gratitude And The Whole Table Of Self [29:51] Devotion Vs. Self-Harm: Pushing Physical Limits [37:33] Shifting From Executive Burnout To Human Being [46:28] The E-Revolution: Accelerating Human Evolution And Health [51:55] Deep Plant Medicine Journeys And Internal Clarity [57:50] Re-evaluating Wealth, Time, And What Truly Matters Guest Website: https://regen360.net/ Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-gottfried-75835a2/ Guest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgottfried/ Guest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidgottfried9610 Guest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidGottfriedfan Guest Substack: https://davidagottfried.substack.com/ Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidgottfried CONNECT & SUPPORT CARE MORE BE BETTER Substack: https://caremorebebetter.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner —Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Less Bad Is Not Enough: David Gottfried On Regen360

  7. Oct 12

    Can Tenure Be More Humane? Ethics Of Care With Dr. Shawntal Brown

    Shawntal Z. Brown once wore the burnt orange blazer and bought into every part of the institution she worked for. After being laid off in 2024 amid a shifting legislative landscape in Texas, she began writing about what that experience taught her, and the result is a Substack with one of the most honest titles in higher education: Loving an Institution That No Longer Loves You Back. In this conversation, Shawntal and Corinna explore how belonging, power, and care play out inside universities, and why the tenure system, built to evaluate and rank people, struggles to center their humanity. They look at what a care-centered version of tenure might reward, including the community service that one professor was actually criticized for doing too much of. Shawntal shares what academic freedom looks like day to day in Texas, why DEI work is quietly moving underground rather than disappearing, and how to tell a symbolic gesture from structural change. Her answer is a task force that ends in a period when it should end in a comma. The episode closes with a question for anyone who loves an institution that has not always loved them back: what is the cost, and what would it take to make these places more humane for the people inside them? Time Stamps By Topic 02:10 Loving An Institution That Doesn't Love You Back 04:17 Exploring Power, Belonging, And Care In Institutional Life 11:47 The Complex Realities Of Tenure And Institutional Support 19:55 The Impact Of State Legislation On Academic Freedom 37:16 Redefining Service And Community Engagement 41:22 The Chilling Effect On Classroom Teaching And Academic Freedom 50:30 Moving Beyond Performative Task Forces Into Real Action 55:25 Recalibrating Expectations And The Future Of Higher Education Resources and links Shawntal Z. Brown on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawntalbrown/ Shawntal Z. Brown on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawntalzbrown.phd/ Loving an Institution That No Longer Loves You Back (Substack): https://lovinganinstitution.substack.com/ Ethics of Care: Can Tenure Be More Humane?: https://lovinganinstitution.substack.com/p/ethics-of-care-can-tenure-be-more “Are we going to have a legacy or be forgotten?”: Organizational memory in an anti-DEI era, by Shawntal Z. Brown: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fdhe0000735 PEN America: https://pen.org/ Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education: https://www.tadohe.com/ American Association of University Professors: https://www.aaup.org/ Iván Chaar López: https://www.ivanchaar.net/ Brian Evans on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-evans-58a2b76 Diane Gifford-Gonzalez on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-gifford-gonzalez-780522222 The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath: https://www.amazon.com/Bell-Jar-Modern-Classics/dp/0060837020 CONNECT & SUPPORT CARE MORE BE BETTER Substack: https://caremorebebetter.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner —Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Can Tenure Be More Humane? Ethics Of Care With Dr. Shawntal Brown

  8. Oct 7

    Is Eco-Capitalism an Oxymoron? A Report From the Field with Dr. Corinna Bellizzi

    Is eco-capitalism an oxymoron? In this solo episode, show host, Dr. Corinna Bellizzi, opens with big news: Care More Be Better has joined The Democracy Group podcast network. From there, she turns to a question that has followed her through her entire career. She steelmans the skeptic, who sees growth mandates and externalized costs as structural flaws no ethical CEO can outrun, and the believer, who sees commerce as a lever too fast and too powerful to abandon. Then she offers a report from the field: building Nordic Naturals into a $100 million market leader, the compromises that came with it, the ocean science that led her to walk away, and the algae-based work at Örlö Nutrition that shows what regeneration can look like when it is built into a company's structure. She closes with three votes every listener casts daily, as a consumer, a worker, and an investor. Episode blog page with transcript: https://caremorebebetter.com/is-eco-capitalism-an-oxymoron-a-report-from-the-field/ In this episode, Corinna explores: 00:00 Why Care More Be Better joined The Democracy Group, and why sustainability is a democratic question 04:47 Can Markets & Ecology Coexist? 05:51 The skeptic's case: growth mandates, externalities, and why "sustainable capitalism" so often means sustaining capitalism (and not regeneration) 08:22 Ben & Jerry's: the skeptic's case in a single pint. How Ben & Jerry's mission protections held for two decades after they sold, then unraveled under Unilever's shift to sectioning off their ice cream business under Magnum 11:17 The believer's case: B Corps, regenerative farms, Patagonia's ownership shift, and the speed of market change 15:10 Building Nordic Naturals with founder Joar Opheim, and the compromises even responsible companies make 18:18 Examples of compromises: Fisheries, dolphins, PET plastic 20:54 Ocean acidification & the emergence of algae-based nutrition solutions 24:52 Circle B and how VAXA Technologies, Örlö Nutrition, and growing omega-3s with geothermal energy and circular design serve to make regeneration foundational 28:41 Reframing the question from sustainable to regenerative commerce 31:04 Three votes you cast every day: as consumer, worker, and investor 34:45 Why supporting higher education, including cause partner Prescott College, matters right now Resources and Links The Democracy Group: https://www.democracygroup.org/ Prior Episode: Finding Common Ground in Hard Conversations with Corey Nathan: https://caremorebebetter.com/finding-common-ground-in-hard-conversations-with-corey-nathan/ Prior Episode: How Corporations Socialize Costs in The Profiteers with Christopher Marquis: https://caremorebebetter.com/how-corporations-socialize-costs-in-the-profiteers-with-christopher-marquis/ The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs by Christopher Marquis: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/christopher-marquis/the-profiteers/9781668641583/ Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield resigns (NBC News): https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ben-jerrys-co-founder-jerry-greenfield-resigns-unilever-campaigning-rcna231819 Ben & Jerry's vs. Magnum: Timeline of the Governance Dispute (Dairy Reporter): https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2026/02/04/ben-jerrys-vs-magnum-timeline-of-the-governance-dispute/ Patagonia: Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder: https://www.patagonia.com/ownership/ Vitamin Angels: https://vitaminangels.org/ Banking on Climate Chaos 2026 report (Sierra Club): https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2026/06/new-report-global-banks-financed-fossil-fuels-87-trillion-paris-agreement Örlö Nutrition: https://orlonutrition.com/ Isaac Berzin and VAXA (EIT Food): https://eitfood.eu/impact-story/isaac-berzin-vaxa Circle B: https://circleb.co/ Prescott College: https://prescott.edu/ CONNECT & SUPPORT CARE MORE BE BETTER Substack: https://caremorebebetter.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better CAUSE PARTNER: If you value open dialogue, sustainability, and social equity, I invite you to support our new cause partner —Prescott College. To learn more about this effort and to support the show, visit: https://caremorebebetter.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Care More Be Better, invites you to care more so we can create a better world together. We amplify the voices of environmentalists, activists, health and nutrition gurus, scientists, and leading experts who seek to make the world a better place. Over the course of more than 300 interview episodes, you'll hear from experts like Jean-Michel Cousteau, Paul Hawken, Nina Simons, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Captain Liz Clark, Dr. William Li, Miyoko Schinner, John Roulac, Chef Babette Davis, Kelly Reyerson (@glyphosategirl), Donna Grantis and many more. These global change agents and activists create positive impacts and encourage us to think globally while also acting locally. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, on our website, and on most major podcast platforms. Inspired by Paul Hawken’s aspirational book Regeneration - Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation, and the late Dr. Wallace J. Nichols' Blue Mind Movement, this show aims to create a realistic roadmap to build a better future. As Paul Hawken simply states: “Global warming is not a science problem. It’s a human problem.” On this journey, you'll become the person you aspire to be by remaining curious, thinking deeply, and listening intently while looking inward. You'll discover your internal wisdom and learn to listen to your inner voice to receive the gifts nature provides fully. Become part of the regeneration nation by expanding your knowledge of agriculture, social systems, and help us build a more circular and just economy. The stories we tell will get you thinking about how to secure the future for the human race and all Earth's inhabitants - from how you can build positive change in your local community, to how you might broaden your reach and impact globally. About Our Host: A natural products industry executive, Corinna Bellizzi helped develop and grow several responsible, sustainable nutrition brands including: Nordic Naturals and ORLO Nutrition. With these achievements and experience, Corinna went back to school to earn her MBA at Santa Clara University, and has completed her PhD in Sustainability Education at Prescott College. Her colorful career and exceptional experiences fill this show with life-changing conversations and insights you're sure to benefit from. She exemplifies how to deliver genuine value, achieve bigger things, and pursue significant positive change. Care More Be Better is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, our website and most major podcast platforms. JOIN OUR CIRCLE. BUILD A GREENER FUTURE! https://caremorebebetter.com Remember, our aim with Care More Be Better is to help you use less, waste less, and live more! Engage with us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok!

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