An Indispensable Conversation About Plastic & Art

10/04/24 • 31 min

Michael chats with sculptor, performance artist, and sewist Arianna Richardson (aka The Hobbyist) who works with discarded plastic and craft materials to explore themes of consumerism, gendered labour, waste, and excess. They discuss her work, plastics' unique connection to consumerism, using art to engage the public in conversations about sustainability and waste, and more.

Arianna Richardson's Website

Arianna Richardson's Website

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A Serendipitous Conversation with a Seabird Biologist

Michael is currently off on another ocean adventure collaborating again with Memorial University. Through this project he had the opportunity to interview accomplished Seabird biologist Holly Hogan, discussing her book Message in a Bottle: Ocean Dispatches from a Seabird Biologist. This never-before-heard interview was so good, that Michael just had to share it with you.

Message in a Bottle: Ocean Dispatches from a Seabird Biologist book

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Returning to Myrnam

In February 2023, Michael traveled to the village of Myrnam, Alberta, to interview staff and students at New Myrnam School, learning all about the sustainability projects, including a school bus they were converting into a tiny house. He recently went back to see what they were up to now and what progress they had made on the "cool bus".

Planet-saving Superstar: New Myrnam School (original episode)

The Road to Myrnam Documentary