The Promised Land
By Launch Minneapolis
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Podcast Description
There are visionaries among us — men and women with innovative ideas about changing lives and transforming communities. You may find them in the far-flung corners of the world or right down the street. With "The Promised Land," a new series from Launch Minneapolis, host Majora Carter seeks out these extraordinary yet everyday people and reveals their dreams and struggles — what inspires and challenges their work and their lives. From neighborhoods in east Belfast grappling with a polluted river to kids interviewing for Green Jobs Corps in East Oakland, "The Promised Land" promises a steady stream of powerful radio.
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Building Healthy Hives with Marla Spivak | Marla Spivak, a bee lover, bee researcher, and MacArthur Genius shows Majora that there's more to the honeybee than honey. Related Episode: 15 Short Audio: Audio_Extra_Marla_Spivak.mp3 Short Picture: 102.jpg Short Thumbnail: 13.jpg Short Special Info: TAKE ACTION What can you do to help bees? Rethink your lawn, plant a bee garden and other tips. SHARE YOUR STORY We want to know... What have bees taught you? LISTEN TO MORE Hear the whole story as Marla shows Majora a secret or two about bees Full Episode | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reinventing the Farm with Cheryl Rogowski | Cheryl Rogowski, a fourth-generation farmer and the first farmer to win a MacArthur 'Genius' Award, gives us all some food for thought. Related Episode: 16 Short Audio: Audio_Extra_Cheryl_Rogowski.mp3 Short Picture: 01.jpg Short Thumbnail: 03.jpg Short Special Info: STAY CONNECTED Follow Cheryl and Rogowski Farm Twitter Facebook SHARE YOUR STORY We want to know... What's the closest you've gotten to your food? LISTEN TO MORE Hear the whole story as Majora visits Cheryl and the farm Full Episode | 11/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wes Jackson | For the first half of his career, Wes Jackson was an academic. At 41, he was a tenured professor at California State University, establishing one of the first environmental studies programs in the country. And at 41, Wes Jackson decided to begin the other half of his career. He returned to his native Kansas and became a pioneer in the sustainable agriculture movement. Wes founded The Land Institute, which works to breed perennial grains that mimic the way grasses grow naturally – next to other species, and without tilling or replanting. Short Audio: Wes_Jackson.mp3 Short Picture: 3162194857_ce29bedb82_z.jpg Short Thumbnail: WesJackson.jpg Short Special Info: CONNECT Wes directs The Land Insitute The Land Institute RESOURCES Full-length Transcript Majora: You have one quote that, I swear, kind of left me a little cold: “Farming is humanities original sin.” What do you mean by that? Wes: Well, let’s think what those ecosystems were like 10,000 years ago... read more | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pedro Sanchez | Growing up in Cuba, young Pedro Sanchez's life was all planned out - he was going to follow his father's footsteps, by studying at Cornell and eventually taking over his father's business. But when his parents lost everything in the Cuban Revolution, Pedro had to throw out the plan. And it led him to a life dedicated to eradicating hunger, while restoring fertility and protecting the tropical environment. Short Audio: Pedro_Sanchez.mp3 Short Picture: pedro.jpg Short Thumbnail: pedro.jpg Short Special Info: CONNECT Pedro directs the Millenium Villages Project at the Earth Institute Millenium Villages Project The Earth Institute on Facebook RESOURCES Full-length Transcript Pedro: I was a wimp when I was a little kid. I was short, I had all sorts of asthma. And then I grew a foot in a few months, and everything changed. Majora: So puberty changed you? [laughs] read more | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cheryl Rogowski | Where does our food come from? Since we pay close attention to so many aspects of food in the holiday season, host Majora Carter visits the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area, where Cheryl Rogowski, a fourth-generation farmer, grows 200 varieties of fruits and vegetables. In ... read more | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marla Spivak | When you sit down at your holiday table, thank a bee. A third of the food on your plate is made possible by these pollinators, whose numbers are being decimated by disease and colony collapse disorder. But the bees have a champion in Marla Spivak, a University of Minnesota researcher and ... read more | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Carl Safina | Carl Safina fell in love with birds first. As a child, he bred pigeons, and as a young ecologist, he worked to protect wild birds that he called "living jewels." But those birds led him to his most enduring love - the ocean. When studying seabirds, he realized that other ocean creatures - bluefin tuna, sharks, sea turtles - were declining. Short Audio: Carl_Safina.mp3 Short Picture: carl_photopatriciapaladines.jpg Short Thumbnail: carl_photoscotteckert.jpg Short Special Info: WATCH Carl's PBS television series shows success stories about marine conservationSaving the Ocean TAKE ACTION Want to know which seafood is environmentally sustainable? Blue Ocean Institute's Guide read more | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Baldemar Velásquez | Growing up in a family of migrant farmworkers, Baldemar Velásquez spent his childhood in the fields, planting, weeding, and harvesting crops like sugar beets and berries. Short Audio: Baldemar_Velasquez.mp3 Short Picture: baldemar.jpg Short Thumbnail: baldemar.jpg Short Special Info: CONNECT Follow the Farm Labor Organizing Committee [FLOC] Twitter Facebook read more | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sharon Hanshaw | When Hurricane Katrina hit East Biloxi, Mississippi, it destroyed Sharon Hanshaw’s home and the hairdressing business she had built over a lifetime. It also transformed her from cosmetologist to activist. episode thumbnail: ... read more | 4/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wilma Subra | Chemist Wilma Subra has spent her career defending local communities against Louisiana’s powerful oil and gas industry. She received a MacArthur Fellowship for helping “ordinary citizens understand, cope with and combat environmental issues.” When the Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened in ... read more | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reimagining a Way of Life | Vietnamese American fisherfolk in the Gulf region are trying to rebuild their lives — opening sustainable farms, gas stations, nail salons, and aquaponic projects — while also dealing with the mental anguish that surfaces when a lifetime on the water suddenly disappears. episode ... read more | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nat Turner | For Nat Turner, garden rakes and shovels are tools for transformation. He's transformed an old store in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward into an urban Eden. Blair Grocery is now both a nontraditional school and an urban farm run by youth who’ve dropped out of mainstream education. Majora spends two ... read more | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kyshun Webster | Dr. Kyshun Webster is a man who gets things done. And before that, he was a kid who got things done. Now the founder and executive director of Operation Reach, an extensive family of programs for kids throughout the Gulf South, Kyshun has been working to improve his community since he was a kid ... read more | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Winona LaDuke | Outspoken, engaging, and unflaggingly dedicated to matters of ecological sustainability, Winona LaDuke introduces host Majora to the pine forests, lakes, and windswept plains of the White Earth Reservation; and she talks about harnessing wind power, nutrition and diabetes, preserving heritage ... | 11/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Walking the Walk with John Francis | John Francis spent decades of his life walking across continents, carrying a backpack, a banjo, and a message of respect for the earth. He takes host Majora Carter to his hometown of Cape May, New Jersey, and tells her how, through walking this country, he connected to people in surprising ways. Related Episode: 8 Short Audio: JohnPodcastBounce.mp3 Short Picture: 012-John.jpg Short Thumbnail: 012-John.jpg | 11/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Francis | Decades ago, in response to an oil spill off the coast of California, John Francis made a vow to give up riding in motor vehicles, and stepped out on a walk. And he kept on walking for the next 22 years. Wherever he went, he carried a message of respect for the Earth — silently for 17 of those ... | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeing Sweet Possibilities in Weeds | Brenda Palms Barber, the force behind a transitional jobs program that employs ex-offendors to make honey, shows Majora the view from her office window in Chicago. Where some might only see weeds, Brenda sees possibility. Related Episode: 7 Short Audio: Brenda_Bounce_2.mp3 Short Picture: 003-Brenda.jpg Short Thumbnail: 003-Brenda.jpg | 10/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brenda Palms Barber | Brenda Palms Barber wasn’t always drawn to beekeeping. But her quest to find work for residents of Chicago’s economically disadvantaged North Lawndale neighborhood — where some 50 percent of adults have been in the criminal justice system — led her to start Sweet Beginnings, a transitional jobs ... | 10/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conquering Fears in Yosemite | Leaders can emerge in surprising places, as host Majora Carter found out when she went to Yosemite National Park and crawled through a cave with teenagers. Short Audio: YosemiteBounceFinal.mp3 Short Picture: 20-Peterman-1.jpeg Short Thumbnail: 20-Peterman-1.jpeg | 9/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Climbing into the Canopy | Short Audio: Nalini_Bounce_2.mp3 Short Picture: Screen shot 2011-11-07 at 1.07.30 AM.png Short Thumbnail: Screen shot 2011-11-07 at 1.07.30 AM.png read more | 9/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
awesome!
this is my new favorite program! majora is a very talented storyteller. cannot wait to hear the past episodes!
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This would be so much better if there were actual episodes.
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