What if carbon isn’t the villain—but the key to saving the world?

BREAKDOWN

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

00:00 – Why this conversation about carbon is different

04:40 – The real reason carbon got villainized—and why it’s wrong

08:25 – Why we must “re-carbonize” the Earth, not decarbonize it

11:00 – The incredible intelligence of carbon and why it is life

13:40 – Indigenous wisdom and Western science—why we need both

17:30 – Why naming and separating things leads us away from truth

20:05 – Climate isn’t a crisis—it’s a mirror of the biosphere

23:00 – The human disconnection that’s destroying the planet

26:00 – We are the only species deregulating the climate

29:00 – Turning nature into an “asset class”: the new danger

31:00 – Google, Meta, and the new extractive industry

33:30 – How our data addiction is connected to climate destruction

35:00 – The fungal internet: mycelia, intelligence, and nutrient trade

38:40 – How 14 million roots on a single rye plant feed the Earth

42:00 – Sound of soil: how healthy ecosystems literally speak

45:00 – Dead soil and the silence that follows chemical farming

47:00 – Fire as a regenerative force—not a destroyer

50:10 – Wildflowers, seed banks, and the secrets beneath the ash

53:10 – Purpose and meaning: the missing nutrients in modern life

56:00 – Awe, intelligence, and what soil can teach us about healing

59:10 – Why we’re not just disconnected—we’re spiritually lost

1:02:00 – Fossil fuels, energy addiction, and burning life

1:04:40 – How less can actually give us more

1:06:00 – Why the healthcare system is a symptom of sick soil

1:08:00 – From crisis to community: choosing regeneration

1:10:10 – Why abundance comes from creating life

1:13:00 – Fire ecology and Indigenous land management wisdom

1:16:00 – Final thoughts: we’re not screwed—we’re screwing ourselves