Is the recycling system broken? We’ll dive into the recycling bin and see where the bulk of our recyclables end up and also what they get turned into.
We’ll also celebrate BC’s first marine debris depot arriving in Powell River by tuning into an interview that Let’s Talk Trash team member, Abby McLellan, had with with CBC host, Gregor Craigie.
Finally, we'll take the Grinch out of a giftless Christmas.
Weeds and invasive species. Are they friend or foe? We look at these sometimes maligned plants from a few angles in this episode. Aryuvedic practitioner, Todd Coldecott, chimes on their role in rebalancing both the planet and our wellness. Founder of No Spray Powell River, Lisa-Marie Bhattacharya, shares how pest management practices affect biodiversity, and finally Karen Skadesheim, talks about using so-called invasives as materials for basketry and other creative endeavors.
The story of bottled water is nuanced. Backed by the reality that we need clean drinking water to survive, and then infused with marketing campaigns that played on fears of water born pathogens and the wonders of trace mineral content.
What is the full story of bottled water? And with 1 in 7 people having no access to clean drinking water, can we thrive without it?
The first hour is a reggae party celebrating PowTown GetDown's syndication to JEMP Radio! That's right! We will be getting down with a bigger audience Sundays at 6pm PST at www.jempradio.com Still live on Fridays!
The second hour is an expression in music, and some ranting, of the rage and dispair many people are feeling right now as yet another person of colour was murdered by killer cops. We demand justice for George Floyd. Black lives matter!
the first in a six episode a podcast about living trans, queer and racialized in the shelter system
Cousin Awd discusses her own art project MINE - to be released episodicly on CJMP this summer. Keep your earholes waxed for more information... coming soon!