Keeping Things Alive Podcast

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura is a guest on the radio show Conversations with Jim Anderson, and in this second segment, she speaks to him about the public trust doctrine and climate action.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Miles Gresham about get out the vote, civic engagement, and more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Rebecca Williams and three young people working at the Massachusetts Avenue Project about youth action, climate justice, urban farming, and more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Samantha Nephew about community activism, communication, and more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura is a guest on the radio show Conversations with Jim Anderson, and in this first segment, she speaks to him about environmental law failure and climate injustice.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Vanessa Dwyer about fossil fuel divestment and more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Sarah Sorci about herbal medicine, native plants, and more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Craig Labadie about acupuncture, community health, and more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Agnes Williams about Indigenous wisdom, activism, & more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Rebecca Sophia Strong about movement, connection, and expanding Self.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Sister Eileen O'Connor about protecting future generations, loving the Earth, & more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Roger Cook about the Love Canal tragedy, movement building, & more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Jim Anderson about teamwork, connecting the dots, and more.

Go back in time to 2017 and listen to re-released episodes of Season 1 of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! Created and hosted by Laura Evans. In this episode, Laura has a conversation with Lynda Schneekloth about climate justice, shifting culture, and more.

Welcome to the Re-Release Project of the Keeping Things Alive Podcast! This project is the re-publication of episodes that were originally recorded and published between 2016 and 2020 by Laura Evans out of Western New York. In this introductory episode, Laura explains why and how Seasons 1-5 will be released between February and April 2024.

Season 8 has come to a close! Listen to Laura reflect on each episode and themes that came up this season, which ran from June to November 2023. At the 41:24 mark, Laura switches gears and discusses the ongoing injustices and habitat destruction from the WNY STAMP (Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park) project in Genesee County, which threatens the Tonawanda Seneca's Big Woods, a biodiverse and culturally significant place. Laura reads the recent article written by Robin Wall Kimmerer, scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, titled "Stand for Indigenous Land Justice: Stop STAMP," which was recently published in Yes! Magazine (https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2023/11/01/ny-native-stamp-seneca). Thank you for a wonderful season, and see you next year!

In this episode, Laura meets up with John Washington for their annual ballot review, this time featuring 2023 City of Buffalo and Town of Hamburg, NY ballots. Election day is November 7, 2023 (plus early voting)! Learn about the positions, parties, and propositions on the WNY ballot this year so you can be prepared to vote. After 30 minutes of discussing the ballot, John updates listeners on what he has been paying attention to (for example, the BRICS 2023 Summit), his thoughts on the Barbie movie, and more.

In this episode, Laura speaks with civil engineer Madison Rich about the various approaches to energy efficiency and electrification in the home. Madison has been doing personal research and implementing projects in order to make his home more efficient, healthier, and electric. In this episode, Laura and Madison talk about why home energy efficiency matters, what behavioral, structural, and technology changes are possible, resources for more information, & more.

On October 9, 2023, Sarah Sorci (community herbalist, writer, and past podcast guest) interviewed Laura about her book Silent Seasons one year after its publication, her switch into the elementary teaching profession, garden lessons learned, & more.

Learn about how community acupuncture is related to healing and health. In this episode, Laura speaks with acupuncturist Jenny Flanigan about community acupuncture, work, healing, and more. There is also a big announcement about Laura's future work :) For community acupuncture appointments in the City of Buffalo, visit www.buffaloalternativetherapies.com For private acupuncture appointments in Hamburg, NY email Jenny at jennyjflanigan@gmail.com For monthly acupuncture sound bath event announcements, check in on Instagram (at)jenny_jewel (at)skylarkhealing