How much fun to be Ben Goldfarb and slowly weave through all the audiences that are finally getting around to reading his book and wanting to talk about it. This groovy interview with Caroline Casey on KPFA brightens its way into lots of dark corners, Here is the description of the podcast:
The Visionary Activist
Dedicated to “anything we need to know to have a democracy”: Democratic Animism, Pragmatic Mysticism, Applied Divination, Renaissance of Reverent Ingenuity. Hosted by Caroline Casey. Her guests are allies contributing to a culture of reverent ingenuity. Critique and Solution.
That pretty much sums up what you need to know about her interviewing style, Except for the lovely fact that she referred to me as “Heidi Pennyman” which I guess is a kind of variation on Henny Penny the lovely children’s story who says that the beaver skies are falling…
There’s a nice long section on Martinez 10 minutes in so listen to that if nothing else! Enjoy!
Caroline welcomes Ben Goldfarb, environmental journalist, author, editor, and a “Beaver Believer” – a growing coalition of scientists, ranchers, and other allies who”recognize that ecosystems with beavers are far healthier than those without them.” Ben Goldfarb is the author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, winner of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and named one of the best books of 2018 by The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Science, The Washington Post, National Geographic, The New York Times, Orion Magazine, Mother Jones, The Guardian and many other publications. His fiction has appeared in publications including Motherboard, Moss, Bellevue Literary Review, The Allegheny Review, and The Hopper, which nominated him for a Pushcart Prize in 2017. Goldfarb holds a Masters of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is currently working on his next book (about road ecology) while living in Colorado with his wife, Elise, and his dog, Kit — which is, of course, what you call a baby beaver. www.bengoldfarb.com
