THE BIONEERS
DANNY GLOVER
R EVOL ution from the Heart of Nature
RADIO SERIES XIV
DEKILA CHUNGYALPA
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LYNNE TWIST
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NALINI NADKARNI
Visionary – Charismatic – Provocative – Inspiring
This multi-award-winning, annual 13-part series of half-hour shows features
the “bioneers” – social and scientific innovators with breakthrough solutions
for people and planet. They span the arc of human endeavor toward a future
environment of hope.
Join 487 US and 67 international stations to reach passionate and loyal
listeners. Produced by Collective Heritage Institute/Bioneers, an internationally
acclaimed nonprofit educational organization.
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• Nineteen-time Winner: Silver Communicator Award of Distinction
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• Won 11 Communicator Awards in 2014
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Bioneers programs are evergreen. Numbering 143 shows plus 3 specials,
many stations broadcast shows on a rotating basis throughout the year.
The Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature
RADIO SERIES XIV
Hanging On: Treetop Truths in Disruptive Times
“Queen of the forest canopy” Nalini Nadkarni is riding a new current of innovative
scientists uncovering previously unexplored wonders in the forest canopy. Her
imaginative passion supersedes the boundaries of science to inspire and enlist
people from all walks of life, transforming the truth of trees into environmental
and social healing. (01-14)
Real Change: The Political Gets Personal
How can we manifest the world we want, and who we want to be? Actor-activist
Danny Glover and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, former CEO of Green For All, show how
one sure path to resilience is to build community and social movements. That
requires learning how to reach out across our differences – and it gets really
personal. (02-14)
100% Renewables: Late and Fast
Governments and businesses are recognizing climate chaos as the threat multiplier from
hell. The answer is not business as usual. How about crowdfunding and democratizing
investment in clean energy? Young change-maker turned clean energy entrepreneur Billy Parish, founder of Mosaic, and banker Marco Krapels, co-founder of The
Solutions Project, say 100% renewable energy is both possible and imperative. (03-14)
The Sophia Century: When Women Come Into Co-Equal
Partnership
Women-led movements arising around the world herald a profound shift that
changes everything. Visionary women leaders Osprey Orielle-Lake, Leila Salazar
and Lynne Twist report on the women leading the clean energy revolution in Africa,
defending the Amazonian rainforest, and making peace in Liberia. (04-14)
Don’t Fence Me In: Linked Landscapes, Citizen Science and
Wild Nature
As lion populations crash in Africa, baboon numbers explode. Associate Professor of
Ecology and Conservation Justin Brashares illuminates how to stem the cascading
harms of nature out of balance. Visionary author Mary Ellen Hannibal recounts
inspiring stories of citizen scientists restoring health to “the spine of the continent”
from Alaska to Mexico by connecting nature back to itself. (05-14)
Shapeshifting Detroit: Overcoming Drive-By Economics
The citizens of Detroit are challenging the failed policies that have long favored
corporate wealth over the wellbeing of city residents. Leading change-makers Malik
Kenyatta Yakini, Lottie Spady and Sister Gloria Rivera are seeding community resilience with one of the most robust urban agricultural movements in the U.S., while
contradicting the manipulative media narratives that justify oppression. (06-14)
Mending the Earth: One Team and Everybody Wins
The way we see the world creates the world. If a new way of seeing is needed, what
might that look like? Indigenous leaders Dakota-Dine Tom Goldtooth, Anishnabe
Winona LaDuke, Aleut Ilarion Merculief and The White Buffalo Souldiers conjure a
new paradigm that begins with a change of heart. (07-14)
Cosmomimicry: We’re The Universe Mattering
“If success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am
and what I do, then how would I be and what would I do?” asked visionary designer
Buckminster Fuller. Buckminster Fuller Institute Board President David McConville
says our view of the universe profoundly shapes our future as a species, and it’s
changing radically. (08-14)
Sharkskin, Hippo Sweat and the Wood-Wide Web: From Flat Earth
to Whole Earth Thinking
The genius of nature’s design, recipes and principles is serving as the inspiration
for redesigning human civilization. This Biomimicry revolution is spawning a next
industrial revolution. Biomimicry masters Janine Benyus and Jay Harman illuminate
the forefront of nature-inspired design, including human organization and the power
of networks. (09-14)
The Marriage of the Sun and
Moon: The Truth and Reconciliation of Gender
“We’ll be defined at this
moment by the history
we make, and the way
we take the crisis that
we have, a crisis that
tests us all, but then
also provides us with
the strength.”
– DANNY GLOVER
Today gender reconciliation is a
burgeoning new movement for
transformational healing. Gender reconciliation visionaries Pat McCabe,
Cynthia Brix, Will Keepin and Pele
Rouge share powerful stories of
transformation from the personal to
the societal, including the nation of
South Africa. (10-14)
Art As Social Change: Birthing the Dawn Of A New Day
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality,
but a hammer with which to shape
it,” as Bertolt Brecht said. Shoot the
rapids of art and social change with
talk and performance by visionary
spoken word duo Climbing PoeTree,
and John Densmore, drummer of the
legendary Doors and longtime social
change artist. (11-14)
Is Nothing Sacred? A Spiritual
Response to the Ecological
Crisis
Religion is the oldest, most compelling moral framework for social
action. As director of World Wildlife
Fund’s Sacred Earth Program,
Buddhist Dekila Chungyalpa shows
how religion and spiritual consciousness are emerging globally
as powerful forces for restoring our
relationship with nature and each
other. (12-14)
Inalienable: Belonging to
the Earth Community
“I call this century the
Sophia century, the
21st century when
women will take our
rightful role in co-equal
partnership with men
and the world will
Deep Ecology extends an inalienable
right to life to all beings. Yet as the
naturalist Aldo Leopold observed,
“One of the penalties of an ecological
– LYNNE TWIST
education is that one lives alone in a
world of wounds.” Either harden your
shell, or be a doctor. Joanna Macy
decided to be an Earth doctor. A
systems theorist, author and lifelong
activist, she describes how healing
the world and healing your heart and soul go hand in hand. (13-14)
come into balance.”
BIONEERS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
GREATEST HITS SERIES
Tears in the Eyes, Rainbow in the Heart: Dr. Jane Goodall’s Reasons
for Hope
The visionary primatologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall revolutionized
primatology by showing how close our kinship is with the animal kin-dom. “Dr. Jane”
has inspired the world to save the rapidly dwindling chimpanzee populations and
their habitats. Her compelling vision to restore people, animals and planet is delivering real hope. (05-11)
Going Locavore: Urban Food Innovation and Community
Transformation
Urban food innovators are designing vibrant new local food economies built on environmental and ecological integrity, sustainability, diversity and equity. Join author
Michael Pollan, Fair Food Foundation CEO Oran Hesterman, faith-based changemaker James Ella James and student leader Victoria Carter for a smorgasbord from
the emerging locavore movement. (01-10)
The New Abolitionists: Farewell, Fossil Fuels
Facing climate disruption, it’s imperative to fast-forward the transition to clean
energy. The global movement to abolish fossil fuels is challenging the industry and
its political domination. Renowned author and activist Bill McKibben and award-winning biologist and author Sandra Steingraber illuminate the frontline fight of these
New Abolitionists. (02-13)
Security by Design: Environmental Security is Homeland Security
The concept of national security is changing to encompass the nation’s internal
resilience, health and environmental sustainability. What’s needed is the equivalent
of a wartime mobilization to create a sustainable planet, say global energy strategist
Amory Lovins and Oberlin College Professor David Orr. Sustainability is the strategic imperative and foundation for a new national security narrative. (10-12)
Molecular Psychology: Good Chemistry with Nature’s Green
Chemistry
Master green chemists and educators John Warner and Amy Cannon say the radical
growth of green chemistry is showing we can have good chemistry with the Earth
by emulating nature’s green chemistry, and do good business at the same time.
(13-11)
Wounds to Warriors: In the Wound Lies the Gift
Wounded warriors have walked through fire. Facing the unimaginable traumas
of war, abuse, and violence, what can we learn from looking respectfully at their
wounds? Aqeela Sherrills, Ed Tick, and Eve Ensler share their inspiring stories to
help us discover how we might keep the peace. (11-09)
“If we are going to talk about a living vision for the
Earth that goes on for millennia, we need people to
think with their hearts, to see that their soul is connected to every other living creature on this planet,
and we need to apply the science to come up with
the solutions.”
– DEKILA CHUNGYALPA
Earth Justice: Corporate Rights vs. The Rights of Nature
Why does “corporate personhood” consistently override the legal rights of citizens? And what about the rights of nature? Join innovative environmental attorneys
Thomas Linzey and Mari Margil for breakthroughs on the ground of democracy.
(05-10)
Escaping Control: Linking Gender, Social Movements and Democracy
World-renowned feminist, writer and change-maker Gloria Steinem connects
the dots among disparate social movements to reveal the common patterns of
oppression that underlie them all. From gender and race to democracy and universal
spirituality, she weaves a unifying vision of a richly human and humane world where
all people are valued for their uniqueness and full humanity. (02-12)
From Slavery to Stardust: What Would Healing Look Like?
What might happen when the descendants of a white slave trader and of slaves
meet? That is the brave and wrenching journey of Thomas DeWolf, whose white
ancestors were once the nation’s biggest slave traders, and Belvie Rooks and Dedan
Gills, descendants of enslaved African people. (10-11)
Millions of Elders: Biomimicry and How Nature Would Do It
Biomimicry is decoding astonishing treasures from nature’s recipe book that we can
mimic for our technological and industrial practices. Biomimicry Guild co-founder
Dr. Dayna Baumeister chronicles the latest biomimicry inventions and educational
breakthroughs. The U.S. Government’s first certified biomimicry professional, Marie
Zanowick, shows how biomimicry is influencing federal policy and actions. (05-12)
Inner Resilience: Back to Our True Nature
Our physical health is intimately tied to environmental health, and to our emotional
and spiritual ecology. Visionary physician Dr. Gabor Maté explores the deepest
psychological, emotional and social forces leading to our society’s poor health and
unhappiness. He says we have the capacity to heal the planet and ourselves by
reconnecting with our true nature as empathic, nurturing social beings. (11-13)
Betting Big on a Native Dream: Coming Home to a “We” Culture
Being an Indian in modern times has given rise to Indian casinos. Chairman Greg
Sarris of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria found himself staring down
the barrel of massive community resistance. Was it possible to create a casino that
would uphold traditional values and benefit Native land and local communities?
(05-13)
Regeneration: Wisdom of the Wild, Generosity of the Heart
“For the first time in history, a civilization -- its people, companies and governments -is trying to arrest the downspin and understand how to live on Earth, a watershed in
human existence.” Globally renowned social entrepreneur and author Paul Hawken
eloquently portrays how we will win a sustainable future by losing the delusion we’re
here on Earth for only ourselves. (01-13)
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Bioneers is inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor
the web of life, each other and future generations.
A celebration of the genius of nature and human creativity, Bioneers
highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet.
Since 1990, Bioneers has acted as a fertile hub of leading social and
scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the
world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges. Attend
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel
Host and Senior Producer: Neil Harvey
Writer: Kenny Ausubel
Managing Producer: Stephanie Welch
Brochure Design: Diane Rigoli
Photos: Jan Mangan and others
REVOL ution from the Heart of Nature