Earnest storytelling about living in Cascadia
On the day of this post, the young environmentalist Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations Climate Action Summit in one of the most moving and earnest five minute speeches any of us might ever hear.
She called out the adults who should be safeguarding the sustainability of life on this planet.
That’s an impossible act to follow, but the talks and readings gathered here reflect a similar earnestness. They speak to what it means to be human now, from various points of view, in this region we call Cascadia in particular.
The speakers include poets Martha Silano, Shin Yu Pai and Robert Lashley reading from their work; climate scientist Sarah Myhre reading from her essay on feminist climate leadership; and journalist and sex columnist Karin Jones on her experience of modern polyamory.
This ‘Evening of Words & Ideas’ was hosted by Cascadia Magazine on September 13 at The Rendezvous’ Jewelbox Theater in Belltown.
Please note: This recording contains unedited language of an adult nature.
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John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
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