Chrysalis with John Fiege

John Fiege

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Episodes 28

Avg. Duration 1h 8m

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Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (6)

Since Oct 2021

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks

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69%

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About This Podcast

I’m a professor, filmmaker, and storyteller interested in the question of how we can transform ourselves—as individuals, as societies, as an entire species—in ways that allow our planet’s ecological systems to thrive. I began this work through the study of environmental history and cultural geography. I then became a filmmaker and photographer focused on stories of transformation in the face of ecological peril. Most recently, I launched the Chrysalis newsletter and podcast to have conversations with a wide variety of environmental thinkers, as well as to share my writing on our relationship with the natural world. My newsletter, podcast, and photographs are available for free to anyone. By becoming a paid subscriber on johnfiege.earth—what we call a Butterfly Subscriber—you can also stream my films and post on the community comments section of the newsletter. Your support provides essential resources for the newsletter and podcast to grow and remain free and ad-free for everyone. Humanity has been a very hungry caterpillar, eating everything in sight. Can we now transform into a beautiful butterfly ready to pollinate the flowers, rather than just eat the leaves? This is the question that animates me—and I believe that digging deeply into the question itself can catalyze transformation.

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Recent Episodes

28. Beth Osnes — Shine: A Climate Musical

Jun 09, 2026 48m

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27. Alina Simone — Siberia's Black Snow and the Environmental Threat of Authoritarianism

Jun 03, 2026 1h 58m

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26. Christi Cooper — The Biggest Crime Against Humanity Ever

May 20, 2026 1h 32m

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25. Abraham Joffe — The Polar Bear Trade

May 05, 2026 1h 25m

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24. Laura Dunn — Live! Prophets! Live!

Apr 28, 2026 1h 2m

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23. Christy Rupp — From Rubble Rats to Plastic Pangolins

Apr 14, 2026 42m

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22. Revisiting Poisoned Ground at Love Canal with Luella Kenny – Photographs and Upcoming Live Event

Apr 08, 2026 3m

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21. Ken Baker — Rethink Food

Apr 01, 2026 1h 30m

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20. Todd Scott — Detroit Greenways Coalition

Mar 24, 2026 57m

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19. Jim Morris — Don't Worry, Nothing Here Will Hurt You

Mar 17, 2026 1h 39m

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18. Lois Gibbs — The Legacy of Love Canal

Mar 10, 2026 1h 45m

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17. Transformation for a New Era

Mar 05, 2026 8m

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16. Sean Dixon — Puget Soundkeeper

Oct 28, 2024 1h 22m

The tires of your car have a chemical in them, called 6PPD, that slows tire degradation by binding with oxygen and ozone that could break down the rubber. But these same reactions that protect the…

15. Allison Adelle Hedge Coke — "When the Animals Leave this Place"

Oct 21, 2024 1h 16m

There is a line in Allison Adelle Hedge Coke’s poem, “When the Animals Leave this Place,” that I find haunting: “They said no one belongs here.”She’s writing about land that used to flood cyclically…

14. Kara Maria — Precious and Precarious

Oct 07, 2024 48m

I love beautiful pictures of animals surrounded by their natural habitats. It’s exhilarating to see idyllic environments and the animals so amazingly well-adapted to live in them. It’s also…

13. Brian Teare — "Doomstead Days"

Sep 23, 2024 1h 24m

Before I read Brian Teare’s poem, “Doomstead Days,” I had never heard of a doomstead. It’s a clever portmanteau, combining homestead with doomsday: an alternative universe where the homestead is a…

12. Layel Camargo — Queer Ecology, Indigenous Stewardship, and the Power of Laughter

Sep 16, 2024 1h 27m

What is our relationship to the land, to its other-than-human inhabitants, and to the rest of humanity? These are fundamental questions for thinking through how we can transform ourselves in ways…

11. Forrest Gander — "Forest"

May 06, 2024 37m

Lichen is a strange presence on this planet. Traditionally, scientists have understood lichen as a new organism formed through symbiosis between a fungus and an algae. But the science is evolving. It…

10. Dave Cortez — The Education of a Chicano Climate Warrior

Apr 29, 2024 1h 35m

Our love for the world around us and our passion for protecting that world can come from many different places. It can come from a connection to the land, or a magical experience we had with other…

9. Elizabeth Bradfield — “Plastic: A Personal History”

Apr 22, 2024 36m

When we’re gone from this Earth, what will we leave behind? What will we pass down to those who come after us?Plastic. If nothing else, lots of plastic. A plastic bag might take 20 years to break…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Chrysalis with John Fiege have?

Chrysalis with John Fiege has published 28 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Nature, News.

Is Chrysalis with John Fiege still active?

Chrysalis with John Fiege is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 8m.