Entanglements

In the final episode of "Entanglements", Noah speaks with Dr Sam Gandy, a self-described nature lover and independent researcher working in the field of nature recovery, about how we can become more connected to the natural world in our daily lives.

What can we as citizens do to be more environmentally mindful when we purchase and consume food?   In this episode, Noah speaks with Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming, about his mission to end animal cruelty and factory farming.

Host Noah Rouse speaks with Kate Raworth, author of "Doughnut Economics" and self-described renegade economist, about how traditional mainstream economic theory has often neglected the natural world.

How are wildlife conservation and the health of local communities related to each other? 

In this episode, Noah talks with Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian and founder of Conservation Through Public Health, a grassroots NGO and non-profit that promotes holistic conservation. 

Is an objective view of nature possible? To think about this question, Noah spoke with Professor Marcus Du Sautoy, Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford.

In the last episode, Noah explored the Romantic view of nature. How else did writers view nature?

Noah spoke with Dr Molly Becker about naturalism and the concept of the frontier in American literature.

Are human beings part of nature? And, if not, can we be?

With these questions in mind, Noah spoke to Dr Tess Somervell, a lecturer in English at Worcester College, Oxford, to consider how the Romantic poets viewed the natural world.

There are 24 separate and distinct definitions of 'nature' recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary.

To begin to understand the human/nature connection, Noah first digs into what 'nature' really means.

Human society has always been deeply entangled with nature. How has our relationship with nature changed over time? And how does our relationship with the natural world inform our sense of self?

Join host Noah Rouse as he sits down with academics and influential figures to discuss these questions in the new podcast from the Intellectual Forum.