The Meaning of Trees Podcast explores how trees remain quietly essential to all our lives today.Tree Specialist, Tom Hill, uncovers his guests' personal histori...
As a founding member of the Ancient Tree Forum, Vikki Bengtsson has studied Europe's veteran trees and their special ecology for more than 30 years and her latest research remains at the cutting edge of tree related-science.Tom and Vikki chat holes, hollows and cavities, delve deep into the idea that trees might live forever (if we let them) and discuss the thinking behind her most controversial work.Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast
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Artist & Father - Luke Adam Hawker (@lukeadamhawker) - E25
Luke Adam Hawker is a tree-inspired artist, a devoted father, a Sunday Times best selling author and a Woodland Trust ambassador.After a short walk in the Surrey Hills, Tom and Luke sit down to discuss the timeless powers of trees in storytelling, the way his son Harry has irreversibly shaped his life for the better and how trees can offer faith in tougher times.Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast
Chantal Lyons is author of ‘Groundbreakers: The Return of Britain’s Wild Boar’ and has spent the past few years immersing herself into the world of megafauna.After walking in the Forest of Dean, Tom and Chantal discuss wild boars’ special role in supporting forest ecology, the perceptions of danger that often accompany them and her hopes for a world where wild animals and human beings might one day co-exist in harmony.Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast
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Indigenous Mental Health Advocate - Meli Tanuku - E23
Meli Tanuku Nakauvadra is a Counselling and Education student at Fiji's National University and a strong advocate for mental health awareness in indigenous iTaukei culture.Tom and Meli talk about why trees and natural spaces matter so much in a developing country with a rich indigenous heritage to protect and discuss the concept of 'dominion' in traditional Christian teaching.Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast
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The Mythical Seacraft - *Fiji Mini Feature* - E22
The story of Na Waqa Drua, a revolutionary project to create a giant twin-hulled, wind-powered ocean canoe combining ancient and cutting edge technologies in a shared mission to sail around the world.Tom interviews Carson Young and his diverse team of innovators to learn how they are bringing back to life a Fijian odyssey whilst ensuring that it’s fully fit for the future.Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast
The Meaning of Trees Podcast explores how trees remain quietly essential to all our lives today.Tree Specialist, Tom Hill, uncovers his guests' personal histories with trees and forests, investigates our basic human dependency upon them and shines a light on the many ways they continue to connect us to each other and to other living things.https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast
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