https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com The StoryMoss podcast brings you the healing stories and kinship journeys of Earth Regenerators and their bioregions. In intimate StoryWeaving, StoryHealing conversations, we co-explore the unique stories of people and places, biocultural and interspecies relationships in diverse bioregions of our beautiful Earth. 

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:50:47 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Society & Culture 1440 episodic storymossmagazine storymossmagazine No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21407168/Screenshot_2025-12-08_154059asjq5.jpg https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com 144 144 An Ancient Futures Journey in the Himalayas with Prof Pramod Parajuli https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/an-ancient-futures-journey-in-the-himalayas-with-prof-pramod-parajuli/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/an-ancient-futures-journey-in-the-himalayas-with-prof-pramod-parajuli/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:50:47 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/602b2134-2e29-323f-ac32-78e9bbd94030 Today we release the first in a new dialogue series with Pramod, exploring his fascinating 7-decade life journey – from his traditional village upbringing to his academic career in the United States – and his vision for a vibrant Himalayan future rooted in indigenous knowledge and emancipatory learning.

]]> Today we release the first in a new dialogue series with Pramod, exploring his fascinating 7-decade life journey – from his traditional village upbringing to his academic career in the United States – and his vision for a vibrant Himalayan future rooted in indigenous knowledge and emancipatory learning.

]]> storymossmagazine false No 3333 21 full Exploring Risks Beyond Human Eyes with Sarah Hendel-Blackford and Phil Tovey https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/exploring-risks-beyond-human-eyes-with-sarah-hendel-blackford-and-phil-tovey/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/exploring-risks-beyond-human-eyes-with-sarah-hendel-blackford-and-phil-tovey/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:04:07 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e9f541f7-5837-393a-979a-a643130b46a4 In this StoryWeaving conversation with Sarah Hendel-Blackford and Phil Tovey, both from the ASRA global network of risk thinkers and doers, we discover a ground-breaking initiative to map and explore risks through a multispecies lens in the River Tone catchment of southwest England.

]]> In this StoryWeaving conversation with Sarah Hendel-Blackford and Phil Tovey, both from the ASRA global network of risk thinkers and doers, we discover a ground-breaking initiative to map and explore risks through a multispecies lens in the River Tone catchment of southwest England.

]]> storymossmagazine false No 1378 20 full Journey in the Congo Basin with Xavier Rouget of Fanyatu https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/journey-in-the-congo-basin-with-xavier-rouget-of-fanyatu/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/journey-in-the-congo-basin-with-xavier-rouget-of-fanyatu/#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 09:10:04 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/c935d4dc-229e-30c8-b1f1-4f174d0d3134 The Congo River Basin is the last green lung of the planet, stretching 5,000 kilometers from the great Rwenzori Mountains, the "Rainmaker" of East Africa, to the coastal mangroves at the river mouth on the Atlantic. Xavier Rouget has been working with communities along the river basin to protect and restore the forests while developing food, water, energy and housing autonomy. Through a powerful "action for knowledge" approach, some 8 million trees have been planted and some of the world's most precious ecosystems protected by communities who at the same time claim their own sovereignty. 

]]> The Congo River Basin is the last green lung of the planet, stretching 5,000 kilometers from the great Rwenzori Mountains, the "Rainmaker" of East Africa, to the coastal mangroves at the river mouth on the Atlantic. Xavier Rouget has been working with communities along the river basin to protect and restore the forests while developing food, water, energy and housing autonomy. Through a powerful "action for knowledge" approach, some 8 million trees have been planted and some of the world's most precious ecosystems protected by communities who at the same time claim their own sovereignty. 

]]> storymossmagazine false No 2006 19 full Rupture and Renewal: Our Love Letter to the World Adaptation Forum https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/rupture-and-renewal-our-love-letter-to-the-world-adaptation-forum/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/rupture-and-renewal-our-love-letter-to-the-world-adaptation-forum/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:51:29 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/5c0e43d2-c080-3d72-83f6-cf72b766fa89 The World Adaptation Forum in Budapest April 23-24 brought together historians, climate scientists, economists, systems thinkers, resilience researchers, risk experts, strategists and authors to look deeply, from many angles, into this strange moment of collapse and unraveling we face -- while at the same time whole-heartedly embracing the beauty, joy, connection, warm bonds and imaginative possibilities of our shared existence on this beautiful Earth.

]]> The World Adaptation Forum in Budapest April 23-24 brought together historians, climate scientists, economists, systems thinkers, resilience researchers, risk experts, strategists and authors to look deeply, from many angles, into this strange moment of collapse and unraveling we face -- while at the same time whole-heartedly embracing the beauty, joy, connection, warm bonds and imaginative possibilities of our shared existence on this beautiful Earth.

]]> storymossmagazine false No 2216 18 full World Adaptation Forum: StoryWeaving Salon with Juan Garcia Martinez https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/world-adaptation-forum-storyweaving-salon-with-juan-garcia-martinez/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/world-adaptation-forum-storyweaving-salon-with-juan-garcia-martinez/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:53:50 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/3b37ff9c-dfee-3c62-8293-2e3ca6ff035e Juan Garcia Martinez is research manager for ALLFED - the Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters. His job is to envision response to scenarios of food system collapse, from wars and pandemics to a massive volcanic eruption that blocks out the sun (this happened in 1815 - look it up!) In this fascinating conversation, Juan shares his thinking and research on how seaweed, single-celled organisms, open source technologies, education and diplomacy all can be solutions in keeping us fed in disasters.

]]> Juan Garcia Martinez is research manager for ALLFED - the Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters. His job is to envision response to scenarios of food system collapse, from wars and pandemics to a massive volcanic eruption that blocks out the sun (this happened in 1815 - look it up!) In this fascinating conversation, Juan shares his thinking and research on how seaweed, single-celled organisms, open source technologies, education and diplomacy all can be solutions in keeping us fed in disasters.

]]> storymossmagazine false No 1904 17 full World Adaptation Forum: StoryMoss StoryWeaving Salon with George Tsakraklides https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/world-adaptation-forum-storymoss-storyweaving-salon-with-george-tsakraklides/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/world-adaptation-forum-storymoss-storyweaving-salon-with-george-tsakraklides/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:53:13 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/85e3cfe8-51fe-3a1c-a583-3c582e3ae547 George Tsakraklides is a scientist, researcher, activist and writer - a passionate biologist who turns an ecological lens on the human species to expose the pervasive, destructive human supremacy that drives us to the brink of collapse. George spoke to us from his home in Kavala, northern Greece, sharing his perspectives on how evolution and capitalism destined us to become "consumatrons" and how we might just escape the mental baggage of our cognitive biases.

]]> George Tsakraklides is a scientist, researcher, activist and writer - a passionate biologist who turns an ecological lens on the human species to expose the pervasive, destructive human supremacy that drives us to the brink of collapse. George spoke to us from his home in Kavala, northern Greece, sharing his perspectives on how evolution and capitalism destined us to become "consumatrons" and how we might just escape the mental baggage of our cognitive biases.

]]> storymossmagazine false No 1493 16 full World Adaptation Forum: StoryWeaving Salon with Sarah Hendel-Blackford https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/world-adaptation-forum-storyweaving-salon-with-sarah-hendel-blackford/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/world-adaptation-forum-storyweaving-salon-with-sarah-hendel-blackford/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:35:07 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/d3e51e2a-9997-360c-9e13-e93d0bc272fa We spoke with climate adaptation and systemic risk expert Sarah Hendel-Blackford for the World Adaptation Forum taking place in Budapest and online on April 23-24. In conversation, Sarah described her work to open conversations and inspire action in young people in local schools, restoring meadows and forests at home in southwestern France, and how the Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA) where she works is bringing more than human voices and needs to the center of their work. Enjoy!

]]> We spoke with climate adaptation and systemic risk expert Sarah Hendel-Blackford for the World Adaptation Forum taking place in Budapest and online on April 23-24. In conversation, Sarah described her work to open conversations and inspire action in young people in local schools, restoring meadows and forests at home in southwestern France, and how the Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA) where she works is bringing more than human voices and needs to the center of their work. Enjoy!

]]> storymossmagazine false No 1161 15 full Nurturing an indigenous forest back to life at the southern tip of Africa https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/nurturing-an-indigenous-forest-back-to-life-at-the-southern-tip-of-africa/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/nurturing-an-indigenous-forest-back-to-life-at-the-southern-tip-of-africa/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:51:32 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/f6ecd72d-71c9-58ee-a6ca-37cd24ca1557 Short impressions from sacred places: Over the Easter weekend, Megan Lindow joined a reforestation festival to help restoration efforts in the Platbos Forest, Africa's southernmost indigenous forest, in the aftermath of the most catastrophic summer fire season in living memory. A short meditation on forest time and forest life, inspired from a walk with forest guardian and caretaker Francois Krige. 

]]> Short impressions from sacred places: Over the Easter weekend, Megan Lindow joined a reforestation festival to help restoration efforts in the Platbos Forest, Africa's southernmost indigenous forest, in the aftermath of the most catastrophic summer fire season in living memory. A short meditation on forest time and forest life, inspired from a walk with forest guardian and caretaker Francois Krige. 

]]> storymossmagazine false No 487 14 full A Conversation of Rivers: From the Alps to the North Sea https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/a-conversation-of-rivers-from-the-alps-to-the-north-sea/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/a-conversation-of-rivers-from-the-alps-to-the-north-sea/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:55:19 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/94c3d630-d69c-3795-95a5-594e2a22d1fe Short impressions from sacred places: Aleki Russell shares an exquisite reflection from the bioregion of the Alps, as he catches the last of the winter snow, standing at the headwaters feeding eventually into the North Sea. Sending greetings in three languages and three directions, he meditates on the constant flows of rivers in the sky, on the land and underground. The complex human heritage and dormant biodiversity that waits to be reawakened on this sacred land.

]]> Short impressions from sacred places: Aleki Russell shares an exquisite reflection from the bioregion of the Alps, as he catches the last of the winter snow, standing at the headwaters feeding eventually into the North Sea. Sending greetings in three languages and three directions, he meditates on the constant flows of rivers in the sky, on the land and underground. The complex human heritage and dormant biodiversity that waits to be reawakened on this sacred land.

]]> storymossmagazine false No 453 12 full A mother and daughter activate permaculture, arts and food sovereignty with women and children in Western Kenya https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/a-mother-and-daughter-activate-permaculture-arts-and-food-sovereignty-with-women-and-children-in-western-kenya/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/a-mother-and-daughter-activate-permaculture-arts-and-food-sovereignty-with-women-and-children-in-western-kenya/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:20:13 -0300 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/4fdd71b9-3b75-3771-89be-ffdedf39c979 This episode continues our spotlight on Kenyan families. We spoke with Wegesa Jane Fraser and her daughter Melody Edwards Wegesa, who are working with women and children in arid drylands and marginalized communities to grow food and build futures in the harshest of environments. Please forgive a few sound quality issues in this wonderful conversation!

]]> This episode continues our spotlight on Kenyan families. We spoke with Wegesa Jane Fraser and her daughter Melody Edwards Wegesa, who are working with women and children in arid drylands and marginalized communities to grow food and build futures in the harshest of environments. Please forgive a few sound quality issues in this wonderful conversation!

]]> storymossmagazine false No 2100 11 full Singing Back to Hoerikwaggo https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/singing-back-to-hoerikwaggo/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/singing-back-to-hoerikwaggo/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:22 -0400 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/facca476-9129-3a2f-8571-4e10b9d5ba06 Short impressions from sacred places: In this third short impression from the Table Mountain Range at the southern tip of Africa, Megan Lindow reflects on a powerful sonic intervention to celebrate the sacred cultural, ecological and spiritual power this beloved mountain, known to the San first peoples as Hoerikwaggo, holds for all her human and more than human inhabitants.

]]> Short impressions from sacred places: In this third short impression from the Table Mountain Range at the southern tip of Africa, Megan Lindow reflects on a powerful sonic intervention to celebrate the sacred cultural, ecological and spiritual power this beloved mountain, known to the San first peoples as Hoerikwaggo, holds for all her human and more than human inhabitants.

]]> storymossmagazine false No 652 10 full Finding Red Disa Orchids on Table Mountain https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/finding-red-disa-orchids-on-table-mountain/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/finding-red-disa-orchids-on-table-mountain/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:42:06 -0400 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/6b764238-235a-30a8-b1e6-c035daa4f8c4 Short impressions from sacred places: February is the hottest, driest time of year on Table Mountain, South Africa. But in the small, hidden rocky crevices where it is cool and moist, this is the month when the Red Disas, Africa's largest orchid, come into fleeting, spectacular bloom. Megan Lindow hiked through a beautiful remnant of indigenous forest to experience their striking beauty, also glimpsing Cape Town's water predicament. 

]]> Short impressions from sacred places: February is the hottest, driest time of year on Table Mountain, South Africa. But in the small, hidden rocky crevices where it is cool and moist, this is the month when the Red Disas, Africa's largest orchid, come into fleeting, spectacular bloom. Megan Lindow hiked through a beautiful remnant of indigenous forest to experience their striking beauty, also glimpsing Cape Town's water predicament. 

]]> storymossmagazine false No 332 9 full Restoring Lake Victoria -- Millicent Olal-Muchilwa and Mickey Muchilwa of Osiepe Sango, Kenya https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/restoring-lake-victoria-millicent-olal-muchilwa-and-mickey-muchilwa-of-osiepe-sango-kenya/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/restoring-lake-victoria-millicent-olal-muchilwa-and-mickey-muchilwa-of-osiepe-sango-kenya/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:38:55 -0400 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/367beb42-8270-3384-9c5c-c27fd1af1f7c Osiepe Sango means Friends of the Lake in the DhoLuo language. Kenyan Human rights defender Millicent Olal-Muchilwa and her children Mickey and Jeremy Muchilwa are building a movement to tackle widespread plastic pollution and restore ecosystems of Lake Victoria in Kenya. From an autonomous robot programmed by Jeremy and his friends to remove and catalogue litter, to Mickey's powerful youth mobilization and decolonial world building, this episode celebrates the inspiring creativity of young people!

]]> Osiepe Sango means Friends of the Lake in the DhoLuo language. Kenyan Human rights defender Millicent Olal-Muchilwa and her children Mickey and Jeremy Muchilwa are building a movement to tackle widespread plastic pollution and restore ecosystems of Lake Victoria in Kenya. From an autonomous robot programmed by Jeremy and his friends to remove and catalogue litter, to Mickey's powerful youth mobilization and decolonial world building, this episode celebrates the inspiring creativity of young people!

]]> storymossmagazine false No 3533 8 full "Wind Dialogues with Antarctica" on Table Mountain https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/wind-dialogues-with-antarctica-on-table-mountain/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/wind-dialogues-with-antarctica-on-table-mountain/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:08:03 -0400 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/7b203f22-f4c5-5414-933b-4d47894d947d Welcome to our new series of short impressions from sacred places. In this post, Megan Lindow speaks from the slopes of Table Mountain on a windy Southern Hemisphere summer day, with a string tied around her finger. This short encounter with bioregional imagination is inspired by a recent installation from South African artist and social sculptor Dylan McGarry entitled 'Wind Dialogues with Antarctica.' Enjoy!

]]> Welcome to our new series of short impressions from sacred places. In this post, Megan Lindow speaks from the slopes of Table Mountain on a windy Southern Hemisphere summer day, with a string tied around her finger. This short encounter with bioregional imagination is inspired by a recent installation from South African artist and social sculptor Dylan McGarry entitled 'Wind Dialogues with Antarctica.' Enjoy!

]]> storymossmagazine false No 387 7 full Dec 21, 2025 16:03 https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/dec-21-2025-1603/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/dec-21-2025-1603/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:29:32 -0400 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/dea5380b-b2ea-5089-a388-5c41b84ea928 Feliz solsticio desde La Chandra. Soy Salva Pérez y comparto las sensaciones que me remueven en ese momento tan especial. Desde un espacio de vida, de mucho amor, de naturaleza en medio de un entorno extractivista, vivir un evento cósmico desde la consciencia es mágico. Así lohe vivido y así te lo comparto.

]]> Feliz solsticio desde La Chandra.

Soy Salva Pérez y comparto las sensaciones que me remueven en ese momento tan especial. Desde un espacio de vida, de mucho amor, de naturaleza en medio de un entorno extractivista, vivir un evento cósmico desde la consciencia es mágico.

Así lohe vivido y así te lo comparto.

]]> storymossmagazine false No 763 3 full Katy Chada - "No Sheep, no Vikings" https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/katy-chada-no-sheep-no-vikings/ https://storymossmagazine.podbean.com/e/katy-chada-no-sheep-no-vikings/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:12:03 -0400 storymossmagazine.podbean.com/5ff9467a-11b6-35ef-8b24-c52b5270eae2 Norwegian architect, regenerative systems designer and PhD candidate Katy Chada has partnered with sheep, a biocultural keystone species, to restore the soils of the Lerfald Gård Farm, in the Midt-Norge Bioregion. Speaking after the r3.0 Conference, Katy shares how her bioregional weaving with ETH Zurich and the Monviso Institute inspires her deepening story of place, living in the flows of rivers and fjords, bird migrations, and of course, wool! (Part 1 of a longer StoryWeave.)

]]> Norwegian architect, regenerative systems designer and PhD candidate Katy Chada has partnered with sheep, a biocultural keystone species, to restore the soils of the Lerfald Gård Farm, in the Midt-Norge Bioregion. Speaking after the r3.0 Conference, Katy shares how her bioregional weaving with ETH Zurich and the Monviso Institute inspires her deepening story of place, living in the flows of rivers and fjords, bird migrations, and of course, wool! (Part 1 of a longer StoryWeave.)

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