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Life on Planet A
A sustainability podcast for those with good intentions. A podcast about sustainability, the environment, politics and all the craziness that’s going on in the world. You’ll hear it all from the perspective of Bella, the marine ecologist and Heidi, the sustainability consultant. Whether you're working in the field or you have never heard of the term sustainability, welcome to Life on Planet A.
Episodes
81 episodes
#80: Running for the Wild: Erchana's Journey from Tip to Toe
Join us in this captivating episode as we explore the remarkable journey Erchana Murray-Bartlett, an athlete and environmental advocate who ran across Australia for a cause. Erchana started her 5 and a half month journey in August 2022 and fini...
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Season 3
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Episode 80
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51:21
#79 Less Hooey More Dooey in Climate Tech Annelieke de Wit and Joey Faust
Dive deep into the world of climate tech funding with Annelieke de Wit, PhD, and Joey Faust in this insightful episode of Life on P...
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Season 3
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Episode 79
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1:12:44
#78: Deep Sea Mining Unveiled with Vasser Seydel
🌱 Episode Highlights:The Oxygen Project's Mission: Vasser Seydel sheds light on the Oxygen Project's mission to ignite a community of climate champions and accelerate collective action through digital storytelling, act...
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Season 2
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Episode 78
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46:44
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#77: The Road to a Green Australia: Insights and Innovations with Jae Lubberink
In this enlightening episode, we're joined by a very special guest, Jae Lubberink from the Blueprint Institute. We dive into a compelling conversation about Australia's energy policies, nuclear energy prospects, public private policy, policy an...
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Season 2
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Episode 77
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55:04
#76: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture and Design with Olrando Hayes
The future of sustainable agriculture and design with Orlando Hayes In this episode, we sit down with Orlando Hayes to unpack his groundbreaking work with CH4 Global and the award-winning Camada daybed. Orlando sheds light on CH4 G...
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Season 2
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Episode 76
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38:21
#75 Reforming the Deep Sea with Emily Tewes from Sustainable Ocean Alliance
Delve into the intriguing world of deep sea mining and the complex negotiations surrounding it, with our guest Emily Tewes, from Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Join Life on Planet A as we plunge beneath the waves to uncov...
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56:26
#74: A guide to buying quality offsets
In this episode, we are joined by Juliet Kirby, the CEO of Gentoo.Earth, a carbon removal intelligence platform. We will explore the ins and outs of carbon credits, providing you with valuable insights on how to navigate the complex lands...
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Season 2
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Episode 74
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52:41
#73: What should come first, Planet or People?
🎙️ESG Podcast! 🌍🌱Join us for an insightful podcast episode with Moana from Alphinity, where we delve into the fascinating world of ESG within factories in Bangladesh and Vietnam. 🎧✨Discover the social cost of ESG in factori...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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50:51
#72: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Unicorn: the Future of Cultured Meat with Sam Rathbone
Imagine you could eat a marbled eye-fillet steak, with the omega 3 of a salmon fillet with the smoky taste of woolly mammoth... AND no animals were harmed in the process and the meat was 98% more carbon efficient than native meat, with no paddo...
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#71: Zero Emission Puppers with Gabriel Guedes from Lyka
How healthy is pet food? What if you could give your pet food that was good for them AND good for the planet? Well... you can, thanks to the team at Lyka.This episode we'll stepping into the paws of our canine companions to learn about ...
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#70: Let's Invest Sustainability with Carbon Collective
Ep 1 for our theme on Great Global Start-Ups! out from life on planet A! To kick this off we’ve travelled to the great USA to speak with Zach Stein, co-founder of Carbon Collective. Zach is a wealth of knowledge which is helpful when running a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 69
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52:57
#69: Traditional Knowledge in the Pacific with Salanieta Kitolelei
NEW EPISODE NOW UP: Part 3 of our epic journey across the vast and expansive Pacific. This week we’ll hear about traditional knowledge in the Pacific and how it can aid us in managing te environment. Our guest was the inspiring, Salanieta Kitol...
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Season 3
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Episode 68
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46:39
#68: The Future of Renewable Energy in the Pacific with Associate Prof. Atul Raturi
What does renewable energy look like in the Pacific? What more needs to be done to help these nations in the transition? Join us with our captain, Associate Professor Atul Raturi ...
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Season 3
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Episode 67
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46:06
#67: Dive into the Pacific with Danian Singh!
Let's take a deep dive into life in the Pacific with Fijian researcher and environmental advocate, Danian Singh. We're kicking off Pacific Islands month with a virtual trip t...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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1:08:28
#66 The Political Revolution with Blair Palese
AUSSIES, it’s TIME TO VOTE. But the big questions on everyone’s mind is: who to vote for? And why? This week Heidi spoke to Blair Palese, Managing Director & Global Climate Editor, Climate & Capital Media. You’ll...
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52:27
#65: Fish Farming for Future in PNG with Associate Prof. Jes Sammut
This week we're transporting you to the lush, wandering hills and palm tree horizons of Papua New Guinea. Here, we'll discover some tiny freshwater fish ponds that are providing huge social and economic benefits to the loca...
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Season 3
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Episode 65
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57:31
#64: Now is the Era for the Oceans with Neil Sims
You're 75 miles offshore of the Big Island in Hawaii in a floating sphere and you're surrounded by 2,000 of your friends. That's what life is like as a Kampachi fish in Ocean Era's offshore aquaculture fish pen (Velella Beta/Gamma/Epsilon).
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Season 3
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Episode 64
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1:04:37
#63: How to Burp Less Methane (A Guide for Cows) with Dr Javed Khan
Imagine you're Larry the cow and you're uncontrollably burping methane into the atmosphere each day. It's not your fault, its all the good bacteria in your microbiome just doing their thing. But what if eating just 50g of a little red seaweed c...
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46:27
#62: Don't Put All Your Salmon Eggs in 1 Basket with Dr. Thierry Chopin
For March we're turning away from farming the land for a journey out to sea to discuss aquaculture!! This week, Heidi and Bella spoke with Thierry Chopin; presently Professor of Marine Biology at the University ...
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Season 2
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Episode 62
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55:24
#61: Quandongs and Kangaroos at Ochre Restaurant in our most delicious episode yet with Craig Squire
Get ready to have your tastebuds tingling and mouth watering in our most delicious episode yet! This week, Heidi and Bella spoke with Craig Squire; renowned chef, owner of Ochre Restaurant and...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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36:21
#60: Tropical Rainforests, Sugar-gliders, Muesli & Gin with Will Brook
For Ep2 of Regenerative Farming month Heidi and Bella are taking you on a virtual road-trip to Brookfarm in the hinterlands of Byron Bay - think birds tweeting, owls hooting and jui...
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Life on Planet A THEME SONG by Joseph Smallman
We're back baby and with a brand NEW THEME song written by local creative genius, Joseph Smallman. Listen to it on replay and let us know what you think @lifeonplanetapodcast Joseph Smallman is a local musician and filmmaker <...
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#59: Farming to Save the Planet - Tim Wright at Lana Farm
Starting 2022 with a loud MOOOO, we'll be hearing from Tim Wright, holistic and regenerative farmer at Lana Farm in the northern Tablelands of NSW. Over 95% of Tim's farm is in constant recovery mode, meaning that the land ...
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#58: Why we should all love Seaweed with Dr Alex Campbell
For our final week of climate change Heidi and Bella take a dive underwater with Dr Alex Campbell to see whether there’s a blue solution to the climate crisis and... there is! Seaweed an...
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Season 3
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Episode 57
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1:07:39
#57: Climate Change: A Comedy of Hope with Issy Phillips
Climate Change: an unlikely comedy? This week Heidi and Bella spoke with Australian comedian, performer and writer, Issy Phillips, about the intersection between climate change and comedy. You'll come away with a barrel of laughs, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 56
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41:10