For What It’s Earth

To start the series, we're taking a closer look at nature-friendly farming. Can changing farming practices and land management methods offer a helping hand for biodiversity, as well as support farmers in producing nutrient-dense, good local food? We explore some of the brilliant, innovative and old-school ways that wildlife, soil and water are being looked after on farms, to ensure a healthier future for nature and us.   Get in touch We're on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast/], Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/forwhatitsearth.bsky.social], and email forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com [forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   Support the show: Help us cover our running costs with a donation through Ko-fi [https://ko-fi.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast] or grab an organic cotton FWIE tee. [https://forwhatitsearth.teemill.com/] & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024).

Do you need more hopeful climate conversations in your week? Well, you’re in luck, because we’re back with a brand new series of For What It’s Earth! 🌍 If you’ve ever wondered how to save the planet without moving to a yurt and making your own clothes, this is the podcast for you. We're diving into everything from whales, to soil, to invasive species Environment campaigner Emma Brisdion and author and science communicator Sophie Pavelle are your Wednesday companions who investigate the eco-curiosities we all share, like, can farming save species from extinction and feed us? How can I look after my pet without poisoning nature? Expect laughs, learning, and the occasional eco-cringe at our failed attempts to be more sustainable. Subscribe to For What It’s Earth Podcast, and join us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast/] for more.

Sophie's only gone and written another brilliant book (and no, she's not writing this episode description).  In To Have or To Hold, she unearths and marvells at some of nature's strangest symbioses and oddest relationships. In this bonus episode of For What It's Earth, Sophie and Emma sit down to chat about the book, dig into the story of a truly mysterious freshwater parasite, and share with you why Emma asked (politely) for a specific word to be removed from an early draft. PLUS, enjoy a sneak peak at the audiobook! Thank you to Bloomsbury for allowing us to share an extract of the book, for your listening delight.    Order your hardback copy of To Have or To Hold [https://linktr.ee/tohaveortohold] or join Sophie on tour [https://www.sophiepavelle.com/events]!   Get in touch We're on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast/], Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/forwhatitsearth.bsky.social], and email forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com [forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   Support the show: Help us cover our running costs with a donation through Ko-fi [https://ko-fi.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast] or grab an organic cotton FWIE tee. [https://forwhatitsearth.teemill.com/] & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024).

How green is your city? And what can we learn from the international urban metropolises that are bringing inviting nature back? Last week, Wild Cities [https://www.stanfords.co.uk/wild-cities-discovering-new-ways-of-living-in-the-modern-urban-jungle-9780008557188] was published, and Emma was invited to join author Chris Fitch at Stanfords bookstore in Bristol to chat about the book. We chatted about fast-tracking ancient forests, gardens in skyscrapers, beavers, birdwatching and, of course, asked, 'What one good thing have you done for the planet this week?' Send us a voice note listener question (via Instagram @forwhatitsearthpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast/] or email forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com [forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com]) for your chance to win a Wild Cities seed bomb packet!  Thank you to Chris, Stanfords, and Harper Collins for putting the event on and for letting us record the evening for a bonus episode of the podcast.    Get in touch We're on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast/], Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/forwhatitsearth.bsky.social], and email forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com [forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   Support the show: Help us cover our running costs with a donation through Ko-fi [https://ko-fi.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast] or grab an organic cotton FWIE tee. [https://forwhatitsearth.teemill.com/] & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024).

We've got three absolutely corking listener questions on the show this week, including one from the wonderful Gillian Burke! We're answering: A South Korean motorway has a solar panel-covered bike lane in its central reservation - can we do this in the UK? How much water and waste accumulates at airport security, and can we reduce it? What's the env. impact of the north sea oil tanker crash, and how do we clean jet fuel/nurdles out of the ocean?   Get in touch We're on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast/], Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/forwhatitsearth.bsky.social], and email forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com [forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   Support the show: Help us cover our running costs with a donation through Ko-fi [https://ko-fi.com/forwhatitsearthpodcast] or grab an organic cotton FWIE tee. [https://forwhatitsearth.teemill.com/] & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024).