Broadcast: April 21, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Listen to this episode: Click here.
An Earth Month special that examines this decisive moment for the human species and our challenging relationship with our planet.
Part 1 - A New Economy for People and Planet:
Host Steve Curwood starts by meeting people who envision a future reshaped by an emerging energy system and new power structures, as we wean off of fossil fuels.
Part 2 - A Living Earth Called "GAIA":
This section exploring Earth as a complex and self-sustaining organism known as Gaia. Over billions of years life has interacted with the elements of this planet in cycles of constant change and adaptation. With the help of deep ecologists, children, an astronaut and more, we survey our place on this ever-evolving living planet.
Part 3 Ecological Conversion and Solidarity:
Science and policy are vital in building a more sustainable world but they can’t convey the values we need in order to do so. With people who carry diverse traditions and teachings, host Steve Curwood surveys the values that can guide us along this path towards ecological harmony. Indigenous stories, holy scriptures, East Asian cosmologies, papal encyclicals and divine revelation all shed light on our duties and relationship to each other and to our common home.
This program is an Earth Month Special from 'Living on Earth' and PRX.