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The Overpopulation Podcast

The Overpopulation Podcast (here’s why we use the term “overpopulation”) features enlightening conversations between executive director Nandita Bajaj, researcher Alan Ware, and expert guests to discuss the often misunderstood impacts of our expanding human footprint on human rights, animal protection, and ecological preservation, as well as individual and collective solutions. We are proud to be the first and only nonprofit organization globally that draws the connections between pronatalism, human supremacy, social inequalities, and ecological overshoot. Ranking in the top 1.5% of all podcasts globally, we draw over 20,000 listeners from across 80 countries.

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Latest Episodes

What Does Water Want? | Restoring Earth by Realigning with Water’s Rhythms

What Does Water Want? | Restoring Earth by Realigning with Water’s Rhythms

Erica Gies, award-winning journalist and author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge, chats with us about the complex relationships between water, nature, and human societies, emphasizing the need to embrace 'slow water'—respecting the natural rhythms of water’s cycles for the benefit of both human and nonhuman life.

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Social Ecological Economics | Radical Transformation towards Social and Ecological Justice

Social Ecological Economics | Radical Transformation towards Social and Ecological Justice

In this episode we speak with Dr. Clive Spash, an economist who is fundamentally challenging conventional economic paradigms through his development of social ecological economics. His work addresses the intersections of human behavior, environmental values, and economic systems - advocating for a radical transformation towards a more socially and ecologically just world.

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The Beauty and Complexity of Animal Cultures

The Beauty and Complexity of Animal Cultures

Ecologist Carl Safina challenges the notion that culture is exclusive to humans beings, and reveals the rich cultures and inner lives of non-human animals, and discusses how to move beyond human supremacy, which keeps us from appreciating the incredible beauty and complexity of other creatures.

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The Social and Ecological Costs of Population Denialism | In memory of Haydn Washington

The Social and Ecological Costs of Population Denialism | In memory of Haydn Washington

Dr. Helen Kopnina pays tribute to late Dr. Hadyn Washington and his uncompromising commitment to sustainability and justice. She also discusses her personal introduction to an eco-centric worldview through nature’s healing power, as well as the social and ecological costs of population denialism.

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