Resilient Earth Radio & Podcast

Welcome to RESILIENT EARTH RADIO where we host speakers from the United States and around the world to talk about critical issues facing our planet and the positive actions people are taking. We also let our listeners learn how they can get involved and make a difference.

Hosts are Leigh Anne Lindsey, Producer @ Sea Storm Studios and Founder of Planet Centric Media, along with Scott & Tree Mercer, Founders of Mendonoma Whale & Seal Study which gathers scientific data that is distributed to other organizations like NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration).

A focus of this podcast series are Nature-Based Economies that help rebalance the Earth and raise awareness about the value of whales, elephants, mangroves, seagrass, the deep seas, waterways and forests - our natural world - towards that rebalancing. This addresses the effects of our own human-caused climate change, and what we can do about it - from simple steps to grand gestures! Global experts, citizen scientists, activists, fisher folk, and educators examine and explain critical issues facing our planet and actions people are taking to mitigate and rebalance climate. We discuss the critical role of carbon storage, and how it is essential for all life forms on earth. This awareness could lead to new laws, policies and procedures to help protect these valuable resources, and encourage economies around them to replace the existing exploitation of oceans, forests, and animals.

Taking positive action, and getting people involved, that's our goal.

Production companies / Planet Centric Media Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, Sea Storm Studios, Inc. (a media production company), and Mendonoma Whale and Sea Study.

Planet Centric Media is Media for a Healthier Planet. Our Resilient Earth Podcast is a project of this 501 (c) (3) non-profit. Planet Centric is developing & producing media to elevate awareness of the interconnectedness of all living things towards the goal of a healthier planet that can sustain us all for generations to come.

The music for the podcast is by Eric Allaman. See more about this international composer, pianist, writer and his ballets, theater, film, and animation works at EricAllaman.com. He lives in the Sea Ranch, North Sonoma County, CA.

Guest

Matt Paneitz, Co-Founder & Executive Director of the non-profit, Long Way Home (creators of The Hero School) Guatemala

Matt is a former US Peace Corps Volunteer from Texas who was stationed over 2 decades ago in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala. During his Peace Corps service, he worked with youth groups through a local community development organization. He sold his car in the USA to raise funds to co-found the non-profit Long Way Home in 2004 to create better employment and education opportunities in Comalapa. In 2008, their team of educators, builders, volunteers, and administrators established the Hero School to ensure multi-generational systemic change. Their mission is to empower communities through innovative sustainable education, transforming waste into opportunity and building lasting foundations for growth. They work hand-in-hand with local communities to create educational infrastructure using recycled materials, particularly used tires, that would otherwise pollute the environment. Their approach combines environmental stewardship with educational excellence

https://lwhome.org/about

Guest appearance on:

Turning Trash into Treasure: How the US-based Non-Profit Long Way Home with its Hero School are Transforming Guatemalan Communities