Dr. Amy Christianson is the host of Good Fire, a podcast that explores the social, cultural and ecological importance of fires. For thousands of years, Indigenous people have used fire to improve their environment and their community. More recently, however, because of colonialism and the centralization of power, many of those traditional practices have been made illegal, forcing them to stop or suffer legal repercussions. Today, governmental agencies want to integrate cultural burning into their systems, but Indigenous people are only asking for the autonomy to continue doing what they’ve done for thousands of years.
Matthew Kristoff also joins the conversation. He works on Good Fire with Dr. Christianson. He’s also the host of YourForest, a podcast that explores the natural world through conversations about environmental issues.
EP 25 The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act shapes Alaska’s Past and Future with Aaron Leggett
EP 024 What food tells us about love, identity and culture with Julia O’Malley
EP 022 How language influences identity and culture with Kirk Gallardo
EP 021 Destroying art, compassion for nature and the impermanence of us with John Grade
EP 020 Living intentionally with Jovell Rennie
EP 019 Protection and hope through illustration with Ted Kim
EP 018 Rethinking art in the Circumpolar North with Charis Gullickson
EP 017 Glacial Erratics Part 4: Reconciling ecological loss by seeking reliquaries and memories in the Earth
EP 016 Glacial Erratics Part 3: Exploring and reimagining our collective future
EP 015 Glacial Erratics Part 2: Understanding our relationship with mutations, kin and hybrid bodies
EP 014 Glacial Erratics Part 1: How science and art intersect to help us understand humans’ complex relationship with nature
EP 013 How sound influences our lives and our relationship with the natural world
EP 012 Finding your passion and chasing it, with artist and muralist Rejoy Armamento
EP 011 Indigenous traditions of healing and coming-of-age, with traditional healer Meda DeWitt
EP 010 The importance of diverse voices in media, with photojournalist and documentary photographer Ash Adams
EP 009 The duality of storytelling: Balancing journalism and nuance, with photographer Jeroen Toirkens
EP 008 Women subverting Northern masculine myths with Anchorage Museum curator Francesca DuBrock
EP 007 Art as self-preservation: Responding to social oppression through creativity, with artist and educator Thomas Chung
EP 006 Collectivism and action in design with artist and architect Tiffany Shaw-Collinge
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