EPISODE 1

 

GUESTS:

DR SARAH PYE – children’s book author and staff member, School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

JENNIFER WAITHMAN – Coordinator, Wide Bay Burnett Environment Council, Queensland, Australia.

SUMMARY

In this episode, we explore how combining art and science can powerfully communicate the importance of nature for both human and planetary health. Through storytelling, music, painting, and more, art-science collaborations help people feel connected to nature and understand our deep dependence on it. While acknowledging the damage caused by extractive and exploitative systems, this episode focuses on the hopeful potential of imaginative, interdisciplinary storytelling to inspire advocacy and guide us toward a climate-safer, nature-protective, and socially fair future. Guests Jennifer Waithman and Dr. Sarah Pye—both from Southern Queensland—share their experiences using creative storytelling to educate and engage the public in protecting nature and envisioning a more flourishing, inclusive future.

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