the Talaterra Podcast | All Episodes
Episode 55: Alice Merry, Museo Wak'a Pop-up Museum
Alice Merry stops by to talk about Museo Wak’a, the pop-up museum she co-founded in Lima, Peru.
Episode 54: Janice Kelley, Nature Detectives and Podcast Update
Janice Kelley, the founder of the afterschool program Nature Detectives, launches a new podcast.
Episode 53: Tina Demirdjian, Poetry in Nature
Poet and author, Tina Demirdjian, discusses how poetry can be used to nurture connections with nature and community.
Episode 51: Donna Cravotta, Thoughtful Social Media
Donna Cravotta of SocialPivot PR explains how environmental educators and interpreters can use social media to stay connected with their audiences.
Episode 50: Bethan Burton, International Nature Journaling Week
Bethan Burton has kept nature journals since she was a young girl. It is no surprise then, that she founded International Nature Journal Week, a global celebration of nature and place.
Episode 49: Doors Open
Talaterra Cowork restructures, opens doors to freelance professionals in environmental education.
Episode 47: Kathryn Parsley, Plant Blindness
Kathryn Parsley’s research specialty is plant blindness and botanical literacy. She is creating tools teachers can use to assess the botanical literacy of their students.
Episode 46: Erica Fielder, Designing Interpretive Displays
Erica Fielder provides insight into how she creates interpretive panels are created.
Episode 45: Introducing Freelance EE
Freelance EE is a new feature that will result in greater understanding of the field of freelance environmental education.
Episode 44: Engaging with diverse audiences
How can freelance educators learn to engage with diverse audiences and develop intercultural competence?
Episode 43: Kimberly Beck, Rewilding and Nature Therapy
Kimberly Beck incorporates stillness and gratitude in her programs at Relational Rewilding Nature Guiding.
Episode 42: Coworking for Freelance Environmental Educators
A new coworking space for freelance environmental educators opens.
Episode 41: Margaret Best, Seeing Plants Through Botanical Art
Margaret Best is an award-winning botanical artist who shows people aspects of plants they can no longer unsee.
Episode 40: Marijke Hecht, Developing a Naturalist Identity
Marijke Hecht discusses learning ecosystems and how a naturalist identity develops.
Episode 39: New Year Reflections
Almost one year ago, in January 2019, I launched this podcast. Launching this podcast was both exhilarating and nerve-wracking. I wanted so much to move my project forward, but at the same time was very unsure about hearing my own voice out in the world. When I published the trailer for this show, it was the first time that I spoke my intention out loud outside of my group of podcasting peers and colleagues.
Episode 38: Mark and Crystal Mandica, Amphibian Conservation
Mark and Crystal Mandica founded the Amphibian Foundation in 2016. The Foundation focuses on the conservation of amphibians in the southeastern region of the United States. Mark and Crystal also lead educational initiatives that facilitate conversations addressing the global amphibian extinction crisis.
Episode 37: Steve Heatherington, Fall in Love with Alpacas
Steve Heatherington is an alpaca shepherd who leads workshops for both current and prospective alpaca owners. He also leads programs for the public and teaches through his Alpaca Tribe podcast.
Episode 36: Susan Chung, Co-Designing Sustainable Communities
Susan Chung is a science educator and illustrator who teaches youth how to plan sustainable communities through the Co-Design process. Learn more about Co-Design, the social art of architecture, in this episode.