Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher
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“Digging in the Dirt” is a podcast and radio show featured on WPKN (wpkn.org) with climate change experts and activists, promoting organic and regenerative farming techniques, showing the way to grow healthier food in a way that respects the planet’s health. In addition to nationally known movers and shakers in this niche, Kevin loves to feature food authors, local farmers and gardeners pushing the envelope by encouraging us to take personal responsibility, as consumers and gardeners, toward the environment on our properties and urban lots. These guests give us methods, ideas and recipes for creating a better environment for people, our children, animals, insects and the plant life of our planet’s ecology — one backyard at a time.

  1. 14h ago

    Adam McKay - Academy Award winning Writer, Director and Jeff Masters Meteorologist Yale Climate Connections

    I'm very pleased to welcome my next guest Adam McKay to Digging in the Dirt. Adam is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and director known for creating hit comedy classics and later transitioning to sharp political satires and dramas. At one time he was a head writer for Saturday Night Live. He Directed and co-wrote, The Big Short, earning him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Adam also helmed "Don't Look Up" with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence and he wrote and Directed "Vice" with Christian Bale.  I asked Adam here today to talk about his company Yellow Dot Studios and his article in Current Affairs recently… entitled The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate  Then, I welcome back to DITD Jeff Masters of the Yale Climate Connections. Jeff worked as a hurricane scientist with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 86-90. He has a Ph.D. in air pollution meteorology from the University of Michigan. In 1995, he co-founded the Weather Underground weather channel. Jeff is my favorite meteorologist because he gives us a sober scientific analysis of the issues our planet faces. After my conversation with Adam McKay, I thought it would be instructive to talk about some recent current weather events that have occurred. Especially the storms out west in the pacific and closer to home our recent Nor'easter. The resource links on the Yale Climate Connections website that Jeff mentioned… "30 great tools to determine your flood risk in the U.S." and "What should you do to prepare for the climate change storm" can be found here and in my post of this episode of DITD on Apple Podcasts.

    Adam McKay - Academy Award winning Writer, Director and Jeff Masters Meteorologist Yale Climate Connections

  2. 15h ago

    Adam McKay - Director "The Big Short" and "Don't Look up"

    I'm very pleased to welcome my next guest Adam McKay to Digging in the Dirt. Adam is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producerand director known for creating hit comedy classics and later transitioning to sharp political satires and dramas.  At one time hewas a head writer for Saturday Night Live.  He Directed and co-wrote, "The Big Short", earning him an Academy Award for Best AdaptedScreenplay.  Adam also helmed "Don't Look Up" with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence and he wrote and Directed"Vice" with Christian Bale.  I asked Adam here today to talk about his company Yellow Dot Studios https://yellowdotstudios.com/ and his article in Current Affairs recently… entitled "The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate"

    Adam McKay - Director "The Big Short" and "Don't Look up"

  3. 1d ago

    Jeff Masters - Yale Climate Connections Meteorologist

    I welcome back to DITD Jeff Masters of the Yale Climate Connections. Jeff worked as a hurricane scientist with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 86-90. He has a Ph.D. in air pollution meteorology from the University of Michigan. In 1995, he co-founded the Weather Underground weather channel. Jeff is my favorite meteorologist because he gives us a sober scientific analysis of the issues our planet faces. After my conversation with Adam McKay, I thought it would be instructive to talk about some recent current weather events that we have had occur. Especially the storms out west in the pacific and closer to home with our recent Nor'easter. The resource links on the Yale Climate Connections website that Jeff mentioned… "30 great tools to determine your flood risk in the U.S." and "What should you do to prepare for the climate" change storm" can be found here and in my post of this episode of DITD on Apple Podcasts.

    Jeff Masters - Yale Climate Connections Meteorologist

  4. Sep 30

    Bill Lucey -Sound Keeper for Save the Sound, Barry Kresch Pres. CT. EV Club, Craig Floyd - RegenAGweekend

    My guest this evening is Save the Sounds Soundkeeper Bill Lucey. Bill is a fish and wildlife biologist with more than two decades of experience studying and conserving marine life. He is also an experienced commercial fisherman and environmental educator. As your on-the-water watchdog, Bill upholds Save the Sound’s mission to protect and restore Long Island Sound. The Soundkeeper is your eyes and ears on Long Island Sound.  Bill is here today to talk to me about a significant milestone achieved by Save the Sound. Recovering abandoned Lobster traps. They have completed 100 trips. and recovered 2,362 abandoned lobster traps. By doing so Marine wildlife is given a second chance My next guest is here to talk about his passion, which is electric vehicles. Barry Kresch is president of the EV Club of Connecticut, an EV owner himself since 2012, a longtime educator and advocate, and a member of the board of People’s Action for Clean Energy. He and a coalition of Connecticut organizations are organizing an October 16th Municipal EV-Readiness workshop in New Haven to help local governments make the shift to electric transportation through the national Charging Smart program.” THE MUNICIPAL EV-READINESS WORKSHOP OCTOBER 16, 2026 HOTEL MARCEL, NEW HAVEN CT, Lastly, but certainly not least, is my friend and returning guest Craig Floyd an 80 year old tenth generation retired farmer who is passionate about improving the nutrient density of our food, growing food, using regenerative practices and teaching others how to do the same.He is the former Farm Manager of the now Craig Floyd Giving Garden at Coogan Farm. Craig is here to give us an early first alert about a very cool event, Regen Ag Weekend, coming up in January of 2027.

    Bill Lucey -Sound Keeper for Save the Sound, Barry Kresch Pres. CT. EV Club, Craig Floyd - RegenAGweekend

  5. Sep 2

    Cori Kondas - Protect our pollinators, Doug Tallamy - Home Grown National Park, William Sweet - Lawns to Meadows

    This "Digging in the Dirt"  features locals doing the right thing by our pollinators by changing their lawns and gardens.  Plus words of wisdom from renowned entomologist Doug Tallamy. First up is Cori Kondas., After retiring, she joined Protect Our Pollinators, POP, a unique Newtown group that started 11 years ago with a mission to save endangered pollinators through education and action.   She joins me to talk about having “More Garden Pollinators with a 3x3x3 Planting Method.”    Then I speak with Doug Tallamy, who inspires both of my other guests. Doug is an American entomologist, ecologist and conservationist. He is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.  Tallamy has written and co-authored several popular books. He is also one of the founders of Homegrown National Park, a nonprofit organization promoting habitat restoration and biodiversity on public and private lands through the planting of native plants and removal of invasive speciesWilliam Sweet, a New Canaan Ct resident and a 20 year old student at UConn is a man who has a passion for certain environmental issues that he is working to address through his activism. He is most active in his opposition to lawns. William is convinced that homeowners should convert their lawns into native meadows. With that in mind, he began to advocate for the creation of legislation to offer homeowners in Connecticut multi-purpose credits for doing so.

    Cori Kondas - Protect our pollinators, Doug Tallamy - Home Grown National Park, William Sweet - Lawns to Meadows

  6. Aug 4

    Harry Holding - Author "Eat your Garden"

    Harry Holding joins me on this episode of "Digging in the Dirt".  Harry is a British garden designer and author known for championing edible landscapes that are both beautiful and practical.  His debut book, Eat Your Garden, explores “Edimentals” which are plants that are both ornamental and edible.   Harry says this is a low-effort way to grow food.

    Harry Holding - Author "Eat your Garden"

  7. Aug 4

    Rob Hopkins - How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler's Guide to Changing the World.

    My guest is  Rob Hopkins.  Rob is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbook. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler's Guide to Changing the World.

    Rob Hopkins - How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler's Guide to Changing the World.

  8. Jul 30

    Harry Holding - Eat your Garden, John St. Elementary school Garden Club, Gloria Frazee - Rewildlongisland.org

    Harry Holding joins me on "Digging in the Dirt".  Harry is a British garden designer and author known for championing edible landscapes that are both beautiful and practical. His debut book, Eat Your Garden, explores “edimentals” which are plants that are both ornamental and edible. Which Harry says is a low-effort way to grow food. Secondly, I talk to the kids at my grandsons school garden club. Where Mrs. Page Chambers teaches her young students about growing vegetables. Then a Digging in the Dirt regular contributor Gloria Frazee drops in to tell us what's going on at one of my favorite groups.  Rewild Long Island

    Harry Holding - Eat your Garden, John St. Elementary school Garden Club, Gloria Frazee - Rewildlongisland.org
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“Digging in the Dirt” is a podcast and radio show featured on WPKN (wpkn.org) with climate change experts and activists, promoting organic and regenerative farming techniques, showing the way to grow healthier food in a way that respects the planet’s health. In addition to nationally known movers and shakers in this niche, Kevin loves to feature food authors, local farmers and gardeners pushing the envelope by encouraging us to take personal responsibility, as consumers and gardeners, toward the environment on our properties and urban lots. These guests give us methods, ideas and recipes for creating a better environment for people, our children, animals, insects and the plant life of our planet’s ecology — one backyard at a time.

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  • Creator
    Kevin Gallagher
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2018