The latest guest on my Sentient Planet podcast needs no introductions in this Sangha! Suffice to say I was delighted when Susan agreed to come on the show and just as delighted with the final production, which you can listen to here.
As usual, our Roshi is full of joy and generosity in this interview, tackling with ease the big questions surrounding sentience, our kinship with more-than-human animals and the impossibility of separating ourselves from our magnificent Earth reality.
I welcome your thoughts and feedback here or personally via sjwoodward@spiritnw.net.
Another powerful podcast from Susan Woodward and SentientPlanet: Dany is director of the Multispecies Justice Project at the University of Sydney. She has recently published “Summertime: Reflections on a Vanishing Future.”
Danielle Celermajer
Some of you are familiar with this Aussie author, who wrote this year’s unputdownable book, “Summertime: Reflections on a Vanishing Future.” Dany is also director of the Multispecies Justice Project at the University of Sydney. I felt very honoured when she agreed to be a guest on my Sentient Planet podcast. And boy, she gave her all as a voice for the wild and domestic animals we share this time and space with. I learned a lot from her generous, completely open retelling of what it was like to encounter the Black Summer bushfires and what they taught her about love.
“Carl has written extensively about animal wisdom, rituals and behaviours, most notably in his recent book, “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace.” Susan Woodward
Carl Safina with Macaw Chick
Communicating Animal Sentience with Carl Safina
Sentient Planet is a podcast I started hosting on Earth Day 2021. It showcases the more-than-human animals with whom we share the Earth and the humans dedicated to their urgent defence and preservation.
It’s been a wonderful creative project to put my energy into during this time of pandemic. The subject matter can be emotionally tough to prepare for, but the interviews give me the opportunity to explore species and sentience and what they all mean for our collective future, and to share the wisdom of animal advocates and Earth lovers with listeners.
I started publishing Season 2 a few weeks ago. A popular guest is the renowned ecologist and bestselling author, Carl Safina. Carl has written extensively about animal wisdom, rituals and behaviours, most notably in his recent book, “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace.”
It’s been suggested that the members of this sangha might really enjoy this and related Sentient Planet episodes. That would be awesome! You can find Carl’s interview here.
Please feel free to email me with your thoughts and suggestions if you would like to. sjwoodward@spiritnw.net.
