Episodes
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Media Censorship of Environmentalists
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
On episode #7 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg interviews retired journalist Albert Lanier about censorship of environmental voices in the media. A freelance journalist for 22 years, Albert discusses the ongoing media blackout of balanced commentary on the documentary film Planet of the Humans, internal vs. external censorship at media outlets, and what we can do to save journalism.
(Audio quality isn't amazing as we needed to conduct the interview via cell phone)
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Rotten Branches and Poison Roots of Police Brutality
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
On episode #6 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg discusses the overlap between environmental activism and police brutality, the disproportionate killing of black men by law enforcement, and how existing policies set the stage for the deaths of George Floyd and so many others before him.
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Brainstorming with Indigenous Rights Activist & Environmentalist Yuri Harris
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
On episode #5 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg talks with indigenous rights activist & environmentalist Yuri Harris about her discovery of the “de-growth” movement, her alienation from mainstream environmentalism, and how we can’t address the eco-crisis without better understanding the human brain.
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Is Media Complicit in the Eco-Crisis?
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
On episode #4 of the Green Root Podcast, host and award-winning environmental journalist Josh Schlossberg reveals his most recent bout with censorship, and tells the truth about how the media sausage is really made.
Monday May 25, 2020
An Environmental Whistleblower Speaks Out
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
On episode #3 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg talks with agency whistleblower and lifelong forest defender, Shannon Wilson, about the corruption he's exposed while working for the U.S. Forest Service, and "malpractice" by environmental nonprofits that claim to protect the natural world.
Monday May 18, 2020
Big Green Meltdown Over Planet of the Humans
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
On episode #2 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg gives his take on the film Planet of the Humans (written and directed by Jeff Gibbs, executively produced by Michael Moore), his appearance in the biomass energy segment of the film, and the mainstream environmental movement's response.
Read the article, "Big Green Meltdown Over Planet of the Humans" in Counterpunch.
Thursday May 14, 2020
Intro to the Green Root Podcast
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
An eight minute excerpt from episode #1 of the Green Root Podcast, where host Josh Schlossberg talks about what makes this environmental podcast different from all the rest.
Monday May 11, 2020
Does the World Really Need Another Environmental Podcast?
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
On episode #1 of the Green Root Podcast, host Josh Schlossberg explains what's different about this environmental podcast, the inspiration behind launching it, and his background as a "recovering" activist.