This episode is hosted by Dr. Anna Gunz, with guest Dr. Tom Cull, a poet, educator, and community organizer. Together they explore the connection between local environments and social justice.

Dr. Cull discusses his 11-year journey co-founding the Antler River Rally in London, Ontario, transforming a simple weekend garbage cleanup into a grassroots movement. Moving past pristine, romanticized myths of nature, he explains how embracing "dirty nature" allows us to face the real-world impacts of colonialism and the housing crisis, finding a shared purpose and building true community along the riverbank.

Recording Date: 2023-01-28

Episode Production & Management Team:
Jakob Wilk, Emma Cornell, Abby Walker, Olivia D'Andrea Brooks, Emily Douglas, Danielle Pineda, and Abby Peters

Show Artwork: Laney Beaulieu

This episode is hosted by Dr. Anna Gunz, with guest Dr. Sean Kidd, a clinical psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and professor at the University of Toronto.

In this episode, we dig into how climate change amplifies mental health risks through poverty, housing insecurity, and unequal exposure to heat and environmental harms. We also explore what the research says about the effects of heat waves on youth's mental health and brain development. The conversation moves into adaption, eco-distress, and building community in healthcare.

Recording Date: 2024-03-04

Episode Production & Management Team:
Jakob Wilk, Emma Cornell, Abby Walker, Olivia D'Andrea Brooks, Emily Douglas, Danielle Pineda, Amaan Thawer, and Abby Peters

Show Artwork: Laney Beaulieu

This episode is hosted by Dr. Anna Gunz, with guest Nicole Struthers, a combined Master of Physical Therapy student and PhD candidate at Western University.

Nicole’s work explores environmental physiotherapy and nature-based interventions, with interests in planetary health and integrating environmental perspectives into physiotherapy education and practice.

They also dig into what “healing” means, including social connection, Indigenous land-based healing, and the changes healthcare needs to make room for more ways of knowing.

Recording Date: 2024-07-26

Episode Production & Management Team:
Jakob Wilk, Emma Cornell, Abby Walker, Olivia D'Andrea Brooks, Emily Douglas, Danielle Pineda, Amaan Thawer, and Mariah Abby Peters

Show Artwork: Laney Beaulieu