Join storyteller Alex Leff, creator of the podcast Human Nature Odyssey, on a search for better ways to understand and more clearly experience the incredible, terrifying, and ridiculous world we live in.
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Crazy Town: Episode 129. Finding Crazy Town Part 1: The Strait of Everything
What happens when the global economy depends on fish traveling 10,000 miles, oil flowing through a single strait, and enough cheap fossil fuel energy to build civilizations that previous generations couldn’t even imagine?
July 15, 2026
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 24. Stories That Create or Destroy: Myth, Death, and Animism with Sophie Strand
Poet and author Sophie Strand joins Human Nature Odyssey for a wide-ranging conversation about stories, illness, ecology, and transformation. Drawing from her own experience living with chronic illness, Sophie explores how the stories we inherit shape our relationship to the living world.
July 9, 2026
Human Nature Odyssey, Episode 23. What Is Human Nature Odyssey?
You, me, and everyone we know were born on the Titanic. Some are shouting about icebergs. Some are shoveling coal into the furnaces. Some are jamming out while the band plays louder than ever. In this special episode Alex reviews the odyssey thus far.
June 4, 2026
In the Rising Tide, Episode 5. Raviraj Shetty: Rewriting the Stories We Live By
What if the stories we live by could change? In India, Raviraj Shetty explores how narrative, care, and imagination can help communities heal, reclaim dignity, and find new ways forward.
May 12, 2026
In the Rising Tide, Episode 4. Millaray Huichalaf: Defending Indigenous Land and Water
A Mapuche leader defends rivers not as resources, but as living beings. In this powerful conversation, Millaray Huichalaf shares how Indigenous wisdom, spirituality, and resistance are shaping a more balanced and life-sustaining future.
May 5, 2026
In the Rising Tide, Episode 3. Gerald Barekye: Climate Justice from the Ground Up
We travel to Uganda to speak with human rights defender, environmental activist, and community organizer, Gerald Barekye. Gerald works with communities in oil-affected regions to support those most impacted by environmental degradation and fight for both ecological and human rights.
April 28, 2026
