The Age of Loneliness

Ayana Young is the host of For The Wild. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• For The Wild: https://forthewild.world/

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 02:32 Appreciation for Joanna Macy

• 04:32 Eremocene: the Age of Loneliness

• 06:43 Ayana’s background

• 13:08 Cougar Mountain

• 19:42 Concerns with green narratives

• 37:00 So what do we do

• 43:06 For The Wild podcast

• 53:19 What sacrifice really means

• 56:20 Ayana’s work in conservation

• 01:07:41 Ayana’s final words

RESOURCES

• Joanna Macy: https://www.joannamacy.net/

• Jade Begay: https://bioneers.org/jade-begay-strengthening-indigenous-leadership-during-collapse-zstf2304/

• “Eremocene”: https://www.economist.com/news/2013/11/18/beware-the-age-of-loneliness

This interview took place during Bioneers 2023: https://bioneers.org

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