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When Mountains Are Gods

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If you look at a mountain, you might see a skiing destination, a climbing challenge, or even a source of timber to be logged or ore to be mined. But there was a time when mountains were sacred. In some places, they still are. What changes when you think of a mountain not as a giant accumulation of natural resources, but as a living being?

Today’s show is part of our project on kinship with the more-than-human world — produced in collaboration with the Center for Humans and Nature, and with support from the Kalliopeia Foundation. You’ll find more information about the project at ttbook.org/kinship and humansandnature.org.

Original Air Date: July 24, 2021

Guests:

John HausdoerfferRegina Lopez-WhiteskunkDavid HintonLisa Maria Madera

Interviews In This Hour:

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