The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast

"Which trees are the best wood to turn into charcoal? Is it beneficial to dig charcoal into the ground?" A curious group of people, exploring a curious subject with real curiosity. This is a slightly different episode to the norm, a bonus Friday release for you to get your thinking caps on with. This bonus recording came about from when Stuart and William recently held a stall at the East Oxford Farmers' & Community market where the above question was set by a Julian Coates (Jules). It was felt to be such an interesting question, and that Jules had a lot to say on the subject, that he was invited as a guest, to further explore the topic he raised. No-one on the recording, Jules included, were experts about the subject of charcoal, and its potential benefits to the soil, and a means to lock away the carbon we produce,. This didn't stop William, Stuart and Jules delving into this subject though, with some interesting insights, ideas and humour. They talk about soil deficiency, how trees absorb a lot of from the air, including carbon. They then branch off into the subject of how your garden doesn't always need to be tidy. What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com, or record us a message in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“Is poverty in society inevitable?” Welcome once again to another off the cuff conversation between your hosts Stuart and William as they discuss the above question, from listener Vera, in New Hinksey, Oxford, England. In this episode they encourage you to expand the understanding of the word poverty, and whether poverty is truly inevitable in all societies. What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com, or record us a message in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message  This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view , support our work through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside or 'follow' to avoid missing any public posts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“Should we let nature lead the way as we try and re-wild areas?” In this episode, Stuart and William discuss in their chatty unscripted style the above question, which was sent in by listener Gary in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The discussion sparked centres around the economics and the value of nature. How much we set ourselves apart from nature, when we're very much part of it. Also, the need to work together within communities, to help re-wild areas, and not just to leave nature to it. In this episode William mentions a previous episode with guest Andy Gunn from BBOWT, here's a link to that episode: TPC: Nature reserves, hippies, disposability, and more with Andy Gunn of BBOWT Also, in the episode William mentions the Woodberry Wetlands in North London, here's a link for more information for anyone interested in going: https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/woodberry-wetlands-nature-reserve What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com, or record us a message in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view , support our work through Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside or 'follow' to avoid missing any public posts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“If you could start a country from scratch, what would it be like?” Stuart and William once more embark on a naturally unscripted and unplanned style of conversation, for a nice short episode of this podcast. Neither of them are experts, they will however explore this question, in a relatable way, for you, the listener. Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“Education in schools, and shared learning about environmental changes we all face, we know is important, but how do we avoid it being boring, keeping it relevant in a contextual way? Children are asking to be taught about it, yet, we’re still failing them". A longer episode than we've been releasing recently, so we suggest you find a good mug of tea, and a nice comfortable place to sit and listen, as Stuart and William embark on another unscripted, searching, insightful laypersons chat, as they discuss a question from Vera, in New Hinksey, Oxford, England. Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“Is a sense of humor, a byproduct of consciousness, or something else entirely?” A nice fun question this one, from listener Gary, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, which Stuart and William conversate around, and reflect on what humour is, and where it comes from. Any ideas? Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“Do you think climate and sustainability could be added to the school curriculum?” In this episode Stuart and William mull over the question above, which was sent in by listener Kim in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

Welcome to the first full episode of the Beyond Stereotypes mini-series. This series aims to breakdown the stereotypes and labels we put on ourselves and others, and that often surround activists and protestors. It's harder to dismiss, disparage, talk over and disrespect people if we get to know them as real human beings. It's a great first step toward someone with a differing view, and finding a common ground to build from. In this first episode of the series we talk Flo and Adrian, two activists who are part of a protest against a new housing development that is planned to be built on the fields between Bicester and Bucknell in Oxfordshire, England. The new village of Hawkwell will effectively join the hamlet Bucknell to the growing town of Bicester. Another aim of this series, is to offer support and best practice ideas for protesters, activists or even disconnected concerned citizens, the world over. Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“What is the best path to find truth; science, maths, art, philosophy, or something else?” Stuart and William delve into this question above, which was sent in by listener Ella from Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

[Audio from an unavailable promo film] Prompted by listeners, including Vandana from India, asking what was happening with the new Beyond Stereotypes mini-series, in this short trailer, Stuart and William give an update on where we currently are, and where we're headed. In fact, this week sees the launch of this new mini-series, with a full episode publicly released on Wednesday 8th June, and 2 extra recorded items for our Beyond Stereotypes backers on our Patreon funding page, being released on Thursday 9th June. Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

Hosts Stuart and William, mark World Environment Day, in this bonus episode of The People's Countryside Environmental Debate Podcast. Earth faces a triple planetary emergency: The first: The climate is heating up too quickly for people, and nature, to adapt; The second: Habitat loss and other pressures mean an estimated 1 million species are threatened, with extinction; The Third: Pollution continues to poison our air, land and water. The way out of this dilemma, is to transform our economies and societies, to make them inclusive, fair and more connected with nature. We must shift from harming the planet to healing it. The good news, is a lot of the solutions and the technology already exist, and are increasingly affordable. #OnlyOneEarth is the campaign for World Environment Day 2022. It calls for collective, transformative action, on a global scale, to celebrate, protect and restore our planet. You can find out more about World Environment Day by following this link; https://bit.ly/3a7ihZQ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“I’ve heard Colombia is focusing on megadiversity to lead to meaningful change, have you heard about it?” Stuart and William conversate around this question above, which was sent in by listener Jonny from Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. Sorry Jonny, in the recording we said you were in Lancashire, but now realise you are in Cumbria. Our apologies, hope that error doesn't put you off? Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“Amazing things happen when people come together, and collaborate, don’t you think?” Stuart and William embark on a good long discussion, exploring their off the cuff thoughts around the question above, which was set by Matthew in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. During this episode Stuart and William refer to the episode 'Community Resilience' as the themes intertwine, here's a link to that: https://bit.ly/3z8hPFs Also during this episode Stuart mentions Back From The Brink, here's a link to their website to find out more information about this project: https://naturebftb.co.uk/ Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“The impacts of colonialism, and the former slave trade, still exist in my view. Racism is deeply engrained in UK culture, which in part is a result of formerly having an empire. Much of this racism is subtle, and not acknowledged too often in my view. Why isn’t the UK school curriculum containing the full picture of UK history, and the negatives and positives of us having had an empire, and up to our necks in colonialism and the slave trade history? What are we trying to hide, or maybe you feel we’re not hiding anything? Many English people have little knowledge of our history, and how other cultures perceive us in the modern day as a consequence of that. Is our seeming lack of wanting to talk about our involvement in historic outrages, rooted in us thinking if we acknowledge our history it will mean we’ll be saying we are still colonialists? Just because our ancestors were, in my view doesn't mean we are just because we acknowledge that, but not talking about it perpetuates in my view the bad stuff of the past. Colonialism seems to still exist (but in another form) with the dominant world powers still currently extracting earth minerals from all over the world, yet when the populations in those areas are displaced or become economic migrants, they are not supported? I see in some poor countries, some locals have the job of extracting minerals, but are paid very little, with the value increasing obscenely once it gets to the dominant powers above. For example I think its the diamond industry in Sierra Leone, the value does not filter down to the local people doing the work, so local interests still aren’t protected even if they do the extraction themselves. This is all a mess. Good luck guys discussing this lot” Stuart and William do their best to explore the above question that was sent in by listener Todd in Oxford, England. Help us to spread the podcast as far and as wide as possible by sharing it with five of your friends today by sharing the following link https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message

“Is it better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?” Stuart and William once again delve into and explore the above question, in this short episode, which was sent in by listener Ella in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Do you have a question you'd like Stuart and William to examine, mull over, explore, discuss, delve into or debate? Send us an email thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com with your name, where you're listening from, and your question. Or you can record your question in your own voice by going to https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message Support this work through Patreon or just 'follow' so you don't miss any of the public posts https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message