Aug 24, 2022

This is, as they say, a Very Personal Episode™. In April of 2022, I lost my life partner of 17 years. It was every kind of horrible, as such things are, and I was lucky to have a solid bulwark of family and friends.

Additionally, I'll always be grateful to Earth™ for their amazing service during this time. Richard...

Apr 16, 2022

It's Earth Month, and Earth Day is just two days away, on April 22. Climate change is already affecting us all, but some are definitely more affected than others.

Access to healthy food and clean air and water isn't universal around the globe. While some live in food privilege, others definitely don't, and the global...

Feb 3, 2022

The cold, dark waters of the deep ocean are teeming with creatures that live without light or oxygen. How do they do it? 

On this episode, we sit down with deep-sea biologist Annie Lindgren, PhD, who is the Director of the Center for Life in Extreme Environments at Portland State University. She studies cephalopods off...

Jan 13, 2022

January is National Blood Donor Month, a great time to start,  extend, or renew that blood/plasma/platelets-donation schedule!

Blood, says Bloodworks NW President  & CEO Curtis Bailey, is a part of our bodies we'll likely never be able to duplicate or recreate in a lab. And, he says, the act of donating blood,...

Dec 30, 2021

As I'm typing this, my dog is awaiting her afternoon walk.

As anyone who's had the pleasure of sharing space with an animal knows, the bond between people and critters can be very special, very powerful, and very healing.

In this episode, Audiotocracy CEO Shannon Perry talks with Elisabeth Van Every of Pet Partners on...