EXALT Podcast
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.
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
2 Year Anniversary - Barry K Gills - How has the world changed since EXALT began?
In honour of the 2-year anniversary of the EXALT podcast we brought back our very first guest, Professor Barry Gills from Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki. We talk about the d…
BONUS - Extractivism in Pop Culture - Dune: Part 1 (Two Year Anniversary Bonus Episode)
In honor of the TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY (!) of the EXALT Podcast (and also the release of Dune: Part 1 in the US), we decided to do a special bonus episode in a new format! Rather than an interview, Sop…
Victoria Kiechel - How has extractivism become intertwined in our built environment?
In this episode we talk to Victoria Kiechel, a professor from American University. She is an architect and teaches in the School of International Service. Her focus is on the relationship between the…
Mira Käkönen - How do dams impact climate change?
Mira Käkönen is currently a post-doctoral researcher in Global Development Studies at University of Helsinki. She is an environmental social scientist with a focus in political ecology and water infr…
Arturo Escobar - Why are communities key to transforming the world?
Arturo Escobar is a Professor emeritus of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He also works in Colombia as a Research Associate with the Culture, Memory, and Nation group…
mirko nikolić - How do we dismantle our connections to extractivism?
The May podcast is a delightful dive into looks at extractivisms through an artist lens. We were joined by mirko nikolić, an artist and post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Culture and Socie…
Saskia Sassen - Why are there so many everyday miseries in big cities?
This month on the podcast we were honored to spend some time with the renowned Saskia Sassen, who is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University in New York City. Her research an…
Beril Ocaklı - How has extractivism played out in Soviet and post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan?
This month on the podcast we were joined by Beril Ocaklı to discuss extractivisms through the lens of post-soviet spaces. Beril is a critical institutional economist and commons researcher with a tra…
Yafa El Masri - How can refugees save the world?
This month we talked with Yafa El Masri, who is getting a doctorate in Geography in a joint research program between the University of Padova, University of Venice, and University of Verona. She was …
BONUS - Alexander Dunlap - What is the "World Eater"?
We have a treat for you! Our conversation with Alexander Dunlap was so wide-ranging and entertaining that we ended up talking a little longer than normal, which means you get a bonus episode!! This e…
Alexander Dunlap - Is "green energy" really that green (and is it better called "fossil fuel plus")?
This month on the podcast we were joined by Alexander Dunlap. Alexander is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Oslo, Centre for Development and Environment. His body of work tackles critical …
Josua Mata - How can labor movements help improve the environment?
This month we talked with Josua Mata, the Secretary General of SENTRO (Co-operative and Progressive Workers' Center) in the Manila, Philippines. He shared with us his on the ground experiences at the…
Katherine Trebeck - Should the economy work for society and the environment?
This month we talk with Katherine Trebeck, the Advocacy and Influencing Lead for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll), Co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Governments partnership (WEGo), Senior Vis…
Markus Kröger - What is the best way to push for change?
This month we talk to Markus Kröger, Associate Professor in Development Studies at the University of Helsinki, an Academy of Finland research fellow, and one of the founding members of the EXALT Init…
BONUS Year 1 Retrospective (and Outtakes)
October 2020 is the FIRST ANNIVERSARY of the EXALT Podcast! So, we decided to commemorate it with a quick bonus episode. We sit down and look back on how we got here, the great guests we've had, what…
Nick Couldry and Ulises Mejias - How much of your life has Big Data colonized and extracted to the cloud?
This month we talk with Nick Couldry and Ulises Mejias. Nick is a professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory in the Department of Media and Communications at London School of Economics. Uli…
Anja Nygren - How Does Extractivism Impact Frontier Families Over Generations?
This month we are joined by Anja Nygren a professor in Development Studies at the University of Helsinki. She is also a docent of political ecology at University of Tampere in Finland. She has done i…
Gutu Olana Wayessa - Why do people need to be consulted about big projects in their back yards?
This month we had a conversation with Gutu Olana Wayessa a University Lecturer in Development Studies at University of Helsinki. He is a member of the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HE…
Will LaFleur - What kind of connection do you have with your food?
This episode we are joined by Will LaFleur, a doctoral researcher at University of Helsinki in the Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change. Will is also a student affiliate of t…