Episodes 101
Avg. Duration 49m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (6)
Since Oct 2019
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Resource extraction impacts our daily lives and has helped push the climate to the brink, but there are people around the world living and fighting for alternative ways forward. Join hosts Christopher Chagnon and Sophia Hagolani-Albov and their guests on the last Friday of each month for a discussion of the impacts of extractivisms, alternative ways forward, and stories from people living the struggle every day. If you are someone interested in how our environment and societies have come to their current state or learning about different ways we can move forward, this is the podcast for you.

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Stefan Millar – Are refugee camps states of exception or encamped states?

Apr 24, 2026 1h 3m

This month we were delighted to be joined by a colleague from Social and Cultural Anthropology at University of Helsinki. Stefan Millar is a Social Anthropologist who specializes in the state,…

Ortwin Renn - What hope do we have of tackling the polycrisis?

Mar 27, 2026 39m

This month we were honored to sit down with Professor Ortwin Renn to talk about the concept of polycrisis. Ortwin works with the World Academy Info Hub, Existential Threats and Risks to All InfoHub…

Thomas Reuter - Is extractivism at the heart of existential threats to the world?

Feb 27, 2026 1h 4m

This month we are delighted to be in conversation with Thomas Reuter, a Professor at the Asia Institute of The University of Melbourne. His research focuses on transformative social change, food…

Vivian Price - How can film help give labor a greater voice for a just energy transition?

Jan 30, 2026 53m

This month we were delighted to have a conversation with Vivian Price, a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki. Presently she is working with Janette Kotivirta, Doctoral researcher in…

TreesForDev - Aude Péronne & Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes - How can reciprocal labor be used to support communities and commons?

Jan 27, 2026 1h 3m Bonus

In this very special bonus episode of the TreesForDev podcast we are joined by Project PI Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes and Péronne. Aude describes herself as catalyzer and designer for positive systemic…

Tom Royer - How do the earth and space exist in a continuum of sustainability (or unsustainability)?

Dec 26, 2025 53m

This month we were delighted to be joined by Tom Royer who is a Visiting Researcher at the Arctic Centre and a Doctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Law at University of Lapland. Tom’s work revolves…

Sabaheta Ramcilović-Suominen - How can radical intraconnectedness help address the global polycrisis?

Nov 28, 2025 50m

This month we are delighted to have a conversation with Sabaheta Ramcilović-Suominen, who is an Associate Professor in International Forest Policy and Governance at the Natural Resources Institute,…

Georgia de Leeuw - How can psychoanalysis explain the Seductiveness of Extractivism and Techno-solutionism?

Oct 31, 2025 50m

This month we are honored to be joined by Georgia de Leeuw who is a post-doctoral researcher in Human Rights Studies at Lund University. Georgia’s research has focused on Swedish mining and steel…

Markus Kröger - What path dependencies determine if a forest is Clearcut? (Clearcut book discussion)

Sep 26, 2025 59m

(UPDATE: Open access book out now! Link below) This month we are delighted to be joined by Markus Kröger, professor of Global Development Studies at University of Helsinki. Markus has joined the show…

Nikolai Siimes - How do microbes view the world?

Aug 29, 2025 50m

This week we had the pleasure to be joined by Nikolai Siimes, who is a more than human geographer at Waipapa Taumata Rau/The University of Auckland. In addition to his academic research, he has…

Alexander Dunlap - How do we recognize the political occupation facilitating extractivism?

Jul 25, 2025 1h 4m

We are delighted to welcome Alexander Dunlap back to the EXALT podcast for a conversation about his latest work. Xander has been looking at rare earth element mining, lithium mining, and solar panel…

Taru Salmenkari - How has external civil society promotion met the local will to be global in China?

Jun 27, 2025 49m

This month we are joined by Taru Salmenkari who does research on Chinese NGOs. Taru has a long career studying China, NGOs, and the role of civil society. We are super lucky to catch Taru right as…

Markus Kröger and Manuela Picq - What strategies and lessons can resistance movements share?

May 30, 2025 46m

This month we are very excited to be trying out a different format as we are joined by two former guests, Manuela Picq and Markus Kröger. Manuela and Markus both have work related to resistance…

Manuela Picq - What lessons can activists/resistance around the world learn from Ecuadorian water defenders?

Apr 25, 2025 36m

This month we had a compelling conversation with Manuela Picq, who is a Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Political Science and Sexuality, Women’s and Gender Studies at Amherst College (USA).…

Tiina Seppälä - What are some of the limitations and possibilities of arts-based research?

Mar 28, 2025 1h

This month we are honoured to be joined by one of our colleagues from Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki. Tiina Seppälä came to Global Development Studies by way of…

TreesForDev - Maria Holmberg and Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes - Is focusing on carbon capture the best way to inspire local engagement in tree planting?

Mar 25, 2025 51m Bonus

In this bonus episode of the TreesForDev podcast we are delighted to be joined by Project PI, Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes and Maria Holmberg who works for FIDA in Tanzania. Maria H. moved to Tanzania…

Saana Hokkanen - If you are what you eat, shouldn’t we care more about how our food is grown?

Feb 28, 2025 41m

We are delighted to present a really interesting conversation on a yet unexplored facet of extractivism. This month we talked with Saana Hokkanen who is a doctoral researcher in Global Development…

Evan Sullivan - How was disability constructed after the Great War?

Jan 31, 2025 44m

This month we are honored to be joined by Evan Sullivan who is an assistant professor at SUNY Adirondack in Upstate New York. Evan is a historian whose research interests examine the intersections of…

TreesForDev - Season's Greetings

Dec 31, 2024 2m Trailer

In this brief update, Sophia shares warm season's greetings and outlines what the audience has to look forward to coming up in 2025! Want to learn more about the TreesForDev project?…

Sergio Fernández Bravo - How do pesticides exemplify the intersection of science and power?

Dec 27, 2024 52m

This month we talked to Sergio Fernández Bravo, who is a fellow doctoral researcher from Global Development Studies at University of Helsinki. Sergio is interested in the relationship between natural…

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