A Conversation with John de Graff

In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills.

John de Graaf is a filmmaker, author, public speaker and environmental activist.  He has made more than 15 national PBS documentaries and won more than 100 regional, national and international awards.  

His books include the international best-seller, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic and      What's the Economy for, Anyway?  

He recently completed the feature documentary Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty and is currently directing a new film, Loyal to the Truth: Katherine Lee Bates and The Story of America The Beautiful.

He is also writing a book on the politics of beauty and lives in Seattle.  He is a former board member of Earth Island Institute.

Here are links to people and organizations John mentions during the conversation.

Films https://www.johndegraaf.com/films-1

John Bernard https://www.mnopedia.org/person/bernard-john-toussaint-1893-1983

University Community Video https://www.vdb.org/artists/university-community-video-minneapolis

Garden Song https://youtu.be/vRVQc3ht9oU?si=UxxGZ1bV9mO2F4PW

Stewart Udall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Udall

Katherine Lee Bates https://www.filmmakerscollaborative.org/loyal-to-the-truth

Hearts and Minds https://archive.org/details/HeartsAndMinds1974