22 episodes
Place and Purpose Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann
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4.9 • 14 Ratings
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Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann are storytellers for whom the chaos of the modern world is tempered by a deep connection to land, home and community. In this ground-breaking, 12-part, video-podcast, these two esteemed chroniclers of California’s ancient wonder, explore the deepest questions of hope, culture, beauty, justice, time, and ecology. Recorded and broadcast live once per month, themes of the series revolve around the passing seasons and reflect on whether or not so many patterns of the past are unraveling in wake of a fast-approaching future. Recognizing that we live in a society that seems as challenged to remember the things it should as it is to let go of the things that no longer serve, Place & Purpose considers the greatest challenges and opportunities of our day. You are invited to join the discussion with Greg and Obi as they engage this search for meaning from the premise that the remedy to these conundrums exists inside the wisdom of the ancestors, that our collective recovery is written across the land, and lives inside the stories that are still to be told.
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Year Two: Episode Ten - Manjula Martin, Author & Editor
Greg and Obi invite author Manjula Martin onto the show. Manjula is author of the national bestseller The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History. She is coauthor of Fruit Trees for Every Garden, which won the 2020 American Horticultural Society Book Award. Martin edited the anthology Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living, and she was formerly managing editor of the National Magazine Award–winning literary journal Zoetrope: All-Story. She was born in the Santa Cruz Mountains and currently lives beneath the redwoods in Sonoma County, California. This episode originally streamed live on YouTube May 2 at 10am PT.
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Year Two: Episode Nine - Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann
Join us for an inspiring episode as our two esteemed hosts, Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann, dive into and explore Greg's newest book: THE FORGETTERS (Heyday 2024).
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Year Two: Episode Eight - Layel Camargo and Niko Alexandre from The Shelterwood Collective
Greg and Obi invite special guests Layel Camargo and Niko Alexandre from the Shelterwood Collective onto the show.
ABOUT LAYEL
Layel is Yaqui and Mayo of the Sonoran Desert. As a transgender and gender non-conforming person, they’ve dedicated the last decade advancing climate justice through storytelling by creating campaigns like ‘Climate Woke’ with The Center For Cultural Power and supporting media projects like ‘The North Pole Show’ with Executive Producers Rosario Dawson and Movement Generation, Justice and Ecology Project. They are the producer and host of ‘Did We Go Too Far’, a climate justice podcast. Most recently, Layel was named on the Grist 2020 Fixers List. They graduated from UC Santa Cruz with degrees in Feminist Studies and Legal Studies.
ABOUT NIKO
Nikola is a Black queer forester by training and by calling. Nikola was raised by the deserts of New Mexico and the alpine mountains of Southern France. After attending a nature-based healing gathering following the Pulse massacre, Nikola committed his life to healing through tending the earth and reclaiming land stewardship as a way of nurturing a future for the communities he belongs to. Nikola holds a Master’s of Forestry and Master’s of Business Administration from Yale University, and founded Conservation International’s Ecosystem Restoration Program. -
Year Two: Episode Seven - Eric Wilder, Artist and Illustrator
Greg and Obi invite artist and illustrator Eric Wilder onto the show. Eric was trained early in his life as a traditional singer and storyteller by grandparents, Sidney and Essie Parrish of the Kashia Pomo people. Eric has dedicated his life to sharing his knowledge through his art, stories, and practice of both traditional and contemporary native culture. He has served as a consultant on historical texts and as Tribal Secretary and Tribal Chairman on the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians Tribal Council and currently works professionally doing graphic design. This episode originally aired live on YouTube February 8, 2024 at 9am PT.
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Year Two: Episode Six - Greg & Obi Kick off a New Year
Join us for an insightful and inspiring episode as our two esteemed hosts, Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann, come together to reflect on the events of the past year and kick off the new year. Together, Greg and Obi will engage in a thoughtful discussion that delves into the highs and lows of the past year, sharing personal anecdotes and lessons learned, reflecting on the future, their aspirations, and resolutions. This episode will air live on YouTube January 11, 2024 at 10am PT.
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Year Two: Episode Five - Adina Merenlender, Professor of Conservation Science
Greg and Obi are joined by professor Adina Merenlender. Adina is a Professor of Cooperative Extension in Conservation Science at University of California, Berkeley in the Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department, and is an internationally recognized conservation biologist known for land-use planning, watershed science, landscape connectivity, and naturalist and stewardship training. She is the founding director of California Naturalist, which to date has graduated over 4,000 certified California Naturalists.
Customer Reviews
Reflective, philosophical, and good for the soul
Daily life and work keep me indoors much more than I’d like, but listening to Place & Purpose allows me to feel connected not only to the natural cycles unfolding around me, but also to a greater community seeking that sense of connection right alongside me. This podcast reminds me that I am not alone in a sterile, sanitized world, but part of a vast and family of beings, both human and nonhuman, from whom I still have so much to learn. Thanks for sharing your conversations, Obi and Greg!