S4E3 - Food & Mass Extinction

Today Darien catches up with R. Shawn Abrahams, a genderqueer black scientist practicing ascent with modification. They study phylogenomics, evolution, and super powers! This conversation about evolution, food politics, extinction and the Anthropocene is a wonderful demonstration of the fact that understanding risk involves appreciating the deep interrelationships of all life. 
 
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Further information:
In the Molecular Ecologist
 
Our guests: 
R. Shawn Abrahams (@Young_Eukaryote)
 
Music this week from "Never Asking" by Garrett Bevins. 
 

S4E2 - Black Feminism

This week Darien sits down with Dr Fayola Jacobs, assistant professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. The conversation focuses on the black feminist lens that Dr Jacobs brings to the topics of disaster planning, environmental justice and urban planning. 
 
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Further information:
Black feminism and radical planning: New directions for disaster planning research
 
Our guests: 
Fayola Jacobs (@FayolaJ_)
 
Music this week from "Where That Ends and Begins" by Vic Davi. 
 

S4E1 - Introducing the New Season

Welcome back for Season 4!!!  As always, thanks for joining us once more - or for the first time - as we explore why disasters really happen. 
This season Jason and Ksenia are joined by a new co-host, Darien Alexander WIlliams! Today we give some context to the new season, discuss the key themes that emerged and reflect on why we have encouraged the conversation in certain directions. 
 
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Music this week from "Born Again" by Michael Shynes.