baby carl’s happy apocalypse

Baby Carl’s Happy Apocalypse podcast is a lighthearted and inspirational take on a very serious topic that includes interviews with interesting people, laughing children, happy cows, car-talk banter, a labyrinth, an outdoor classroom filled with conversations, and singing.

Who is Baby Carl? Well, he’s just a little guy: a toddler with a big vocabulary, a hearty appetite for information, and an even bigger love for humanity. And he loves singing songs. He has a friend, Bill. Bill’s a philosopher and teacher. They get together from time to time to talk, and in the first episode they talk about the scary word “apocalypse,” and they discover its original meaning is to disclose or reveal.

Baby Carl gets people to talk about their own happy apocalypses as he and Bill take a road trip across Vermont. Baby Carl interviews two teachers in an outdoor school, a farmer, and a nun. All of them are deeply concerned about the state of the Earth, and they’re not afraid to share their worries. But that doesn’t stop them from responding to the challenges in their daily lives with imagination, focus, honesty, kindness, and joy. Baby Carl brings out the best in people.

Podcast from the prairie

Podcast on the Prairie provides a deep and personal dive into the legacy of our friend, mentor and co-founder, Wes Jackson. Jackson shares stories with journalist Robert Jensen that take us from lessons learned growing up on a Kansas farm to the front lines of crucial debates about ecological crises and social struggles. Sparked by Jensen’s questions, Jackson reflects on science and history, technology and philosophy, ethics and politics.