In our daily lives, we prepare for almost everything, but not for communication about our thoughts and feelings. The organisation Rehearsal for Life prepares young people for crucial situations in daily life using improvisational theater. In this episode, Ed talks with their artistic director, Faith Soloway, associate director and co-writer of the hit Amazon series Transparent, Jackson Jirard, as well as troupe leader Holly Zarnower about how the approach works and what kind of impact it has.
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Indian student plants 300,000 trees, using radio to save the environment, wind turbine towers made of wood
Today in Squirrel News, an Indian student has planted 300,000 trees in three years, an Indian radio platform provides environmental education to the residents of thousands of villages; and new wind turbine towers are being made of eco-friendly wood.
#20: People Walking
Loneliness is now considered a public health issue. Is there a cure? Chuck McCarthy may have invented one by chance, when he started a service that connected people who didn’t know each other before to talk a walk together. In our new episode, we’re talking to Chuck about the great potential of common walks and the suprising outcome of scheduled conversations with strangers.
100 Million trees for Borneo, “magical” cycling cities, algae-based cement
Today in Squirrel News, over 1000 farmers have started large-scale reforestation in Borneo; more and more cities around the world are becoming cycle friendly; and a Colorado-based company has developed a cement-like material grown from micro-algae.
Canada to stop handgun sales, female anti-poaching squad, Carabinieri using bees
Today in Squirrel News, Canada’s Prime Minister announces efforts to tighten gun control, Zimbabwe’s first all-women anti-poaching unit aims to change the face of conservation, and Italy’s Carabinieri protect the environment with the help of bees.
Modular timber tower, lotteries changing behaviour positively, 200 million new trees in Niger
Today in Squirrel News, architects and engineers have designed a modular timber tower that can adapt to the needs of its inhabitants, lotteries in several countries encourage people to change their behaviour for the better, and farmers in arid Niger have grown 200 million trees.
