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159. Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Manifesto for a Gift Economy

June 7
57 mins

Episode Transcript

My guest today, Robin Wall Kimmerer, is a botanist who combines scientific methodologies with indigenous practices to study the natural world in a more holistic way. She sees the world a bit differently than the typical guest that I have on this show. What I marvel at is the economy of nature, where the wealth is diversity, clean water and...

Episode Description

She’s a botanist, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and the author of the bestselling Braiding Sweetgrass. In her new book she criticizes the market economy — but she and Steve find a surprising amount of common ground.

 

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    • Robin Wall Kimmerer, botanist and founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.

 

 

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