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Episode Description
Terry Tempest Williams is one of the most celebrated and revered American nature writers. She integrates the musicality of a poet with the passion and purpose of an activist. Terry is also an award-winning conservationist, a fierce defender of her beloved Southwestern desert landscapes.
She has authored over 20 books that are translated worldwide. Her most recent book is The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary.
Bioneers co-founder Nina Simons, author of “Nature, Culture and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership,” engaged with Terry at a Bioneers conference in a wide ranging conversation between two old friends.
Featuring
Terry Tempest Williams, a writer, educator, and environmental activist known for her lyrical and impassioned prose, is the author of over twenty creative nonfiction books. Her work has appeared widely, including in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Progressive, and Orion, and has been translated worldwide. Her most recent book is the The Glorians – Visitations from the Holy Ordinary (spring ’26).
Credits
Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel
Written by: Kenny Ausubel
Producer: Teo Grossman
Senior Producer and Station Relations: Stephanie Welch
Associate Producer and Show Engineer: Emily Harris
Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey
Production Assistance: Mika Anami
Resources
The Glorians – Visitations from the Holy Ordinary
Terry Tempest Williams: Noticing the Glorians in a Fractured World
Erosion and Evolution: Our Undoing is Our Becoming | Bioneers Podcast