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Dear Poetry is an advice column that turns to poems for answers to callers’ questions. In each episode, a caller sends us their dilemma, and we invite a poet to listen to whatever it is that’s troubling them, and to read a poem that offers consolation, guidance, or just a good laugh. The podcast features some of my very favorite writers and poets – including Cheryl Strayed, Chen Chen, Camille Dungy, JP Brammer,  Pádraig Ó Tuama, and many others – and will be published July 7th, 2022 on Audible.

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The global plastics treaty is in the making, and the discussions around solutions to plastic pollution are gaining traction. To give you more food for thought, Anja tries out a new format, the Plastisphere Conversations with interesting people in the field. And this is the first one, with Sarah Perreard and Julien Boucher from the Plastic Overshoot project. Wait, isn’t it called the Earth Overshoot? Well, true - Sarah and Julien took inspiration from that. In 2023, the Plastic Overshoot Day falls on July 28th, and the calculations behind it reveal the different challenges for countries around the world. But first, Sarah and Julien tell us their own stories, which are very insightful when it comes to the issue and its solutions.

Link to the Plastic Overshoot Day website and reports: https://plasticovershoot.earth/

Plastisphere is a research and interview podcast by Anja Krieger, published in the spirit of the gift economy. Please rate and review the podcast and support the production costs. 

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Theme song: Dorian Roy
Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen
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Transcript: On request.

What Day is Plastic Overshoot?

Plas­tik ist das Mate­rial unse­rer Gegen­wart und umgibt uns über­all im Alltag. Doch welche Welt haben wir mit Kunst­stof­fen erschaf­fen und was für Folgen haben sie für die Bildende Kunst?

In der ersten SCHIRN Podcast­folge von LIVING IN A PLAS­TIC WORLD spricht Plas­tik­ken­ne­rin Anja Krie­ger mit der Kura­to­rin der Ausstel­lung Martina Wein­hart. Beim gemein­sa­men Rund­gang durch die Ausstel­lung PLAS­TIC WORLD beleuch­ten sie die Rolle und Verwen­dung von Plas­tik als Mate­rial in der Kunst – und erklä­ren, weshalb bestimmte Objekte aus Kunst­stoff zukünf­tig wohl nicht mehr gezeigt werden können.

Umge­setzt vom SCHIRN MAG mit Anja Krie­ger von Plas­tis­phere und der Kommu­ni­ka­ti­ons­agen­tur Ahnen&Enkel. Mit Illus­tra­tio­nen von Moritz Wienert.

LIVING IN A PLASTIC WORLD. VON POP BIS TRASH IN DER KUNST

Plas­tik durch­dringt nahezu jede Sphäre unse­rer Umwelt – ange­fan­gen bei der Luft, dem Wasser und Boden bis hin zum mensch­li­chen Körper. Selbst den Mars hat Plastik bereits erreicht. Doch welche Neben­wir­kun­gen sind eigent­lich erwie­sen und macht die Dosis wirk­lich das Gift?

In der zwei­ten SCHIRN Podcast­folge von LIVING IN A PLAS­TIC WORLD gibt Plas­tik­ex­per­tin Anja Krie­ger einen Über­blick auf den aktu­el­len Forschungs­stand zu den Neben­wir­kun­gen von Kunst­stof­fen für Mensch und Umwelt. Im Gespräch mit dem Ökoto­xi­ko­lo­gen Martin Wagner erfah­ren wir, was passie­ren kann, wenn Chemi­ka­lien aus Plas­tik austre­ten und in den Körper gelan­gen. Im Anschluss spricht Anja Krie­ger mit dem Ökolo­gen Matthias Rillig, der an der Freien Univer­si­tät Berlin erforscht, wie sich Mikro­plas­tik auf die Böden auswirkt.

Umge­setzt vom SCHIRN MAG mit Anja Krie­ger und der Kommu­ni­ka­ti­ons­agen­tur Ahnen&Enkel. Mit Illus­tra­tio­nen von Moritz Wienert.

LIVING IN A PLASTIC WORLD. VON DER TIEFSEE BIS ZUM MARS

Manche sagen, wir werden in Zukunft immer Plas­tik brau­chen, und sogar mehr davon. Nur eine bessere Abfall­wirt­schaft und neue Recy­cling-Tech­no­lo­gien könn­ten helfen. Auf der ande­ren Seite gibt es die vielen Initia­ti­ven, die den ganzen Müll, der in der Umwelt landet, mühsam wieder einsam­meln. In den letz­ten Jahren haben viele Länder und auch die Euro­päi­sche Union begon­nen, das Problem anzu­ge­hen. Doch Plas­tik ist ein Mate­rial, das sich nicht um Länder­gren­zen schert. Wie schät­zen Wissen­schaft­ler*innen und Poli­tik­wis­sen­schaft­ler*innen die Lage ein?

Für die dritte und letzte Folge von LIVING IN A PLAS­TIC WORLD blicken wir auf Lösungs­an­sätze und lernen, welche Rolle dabei die Wissen­schaft, Zivil­ge­sell­schaft, Akti­vis­mus, Indus­trie und natio­nale Regie­run­gen spie­len. Im Gespräch mit der Tief­see­öko­lo­gin Mela­nie Berg­mann erfährt Anja Krie­ger, wie poli­ti­scher Akti­vis­mus von Seiten der Forschung ausse­hen kann und weshalb die Kunst eine immer wich­ti­gere Alli­ierte der Wissen­schaft wird. Im Anschluss trifft sie auf den Poli­tik­wis­sen­schaft­ler Per-OIof Busch und spricht über das globale Abkom­men, das die Verein­ten Natio­nen gerade verhan­deln, um das Plas­tik­pro­blem zu stop­pen.

Umge­setzt vom SCHIRN MAG mit Anja Krie­ger von Plas­tis­phere und der Kommu­ni­ka­ti­ons­agen­tur Ahnen&Enkel. Mit Illus­tra­tio­nen von Moritz Wienert.

LIVING IN A PLASTIC WORLD. VON MÜLLBERGEN UND ZUKUNFTVISIONEN

That was crazy. Although it was the first set of the evening, the large room filled up quickly — massive thanks to everyone there. I loved the vibe! You went with me through all the edges of BASS music! Trap, Grime, Dubstep, Jungle... You ROCK!

And big up to the DJs who played after me, perfect fit! 
blastah (https://soundcloud.com/blastahlx)
and _upsammy from Netherlands ( https://soundcloud.com/upsammy) 

Festival page: https://www.ctm-festival.de/festival-2024/programme/schedule/event/rso-night-robus

Tracks:
Eprom - Motion Blur
Dub Across Borders - Bass Tree Dream (BssMssg 002)
Laalach - TroyBoi
Modelle - James Blake . CMYK (https://modelle.bandcamp.com/track/james-blake-cmyk-modelle-remix)
Peverelist - Roll with the Punches
Dolenz, Sumgii - Nil Feels
TroyBoi & Hussi - Interstellar
Fred Again.. & Skrillex (bullet tooth Bootleg) - Rumble
TroyBoi - Bellz (https://soundcloud.com/troyboi)
TroyBoi - Don’t Want
Ourman - Dizzy
Mystic State - Telling Me Nothing (https://soundcloud.com/mysticstate/)
Tajan x fwdslxh - Beautiful
Tropkillaz & TroyBoi Te Amo
TroyBoi & UZ - Yalla
Yoofee - Wings
vromm - Molecular (https://soundcloud.com/vromm)
Lavier - Simple Questions, Long Answers
Ivy Lab - Suzuki
Juju Beats - The Cobra (https://soundcloud.com/jujubeatz)
Pete x Bas x Fumez the Engineer - Plugged In (Part 1)
CB x Fumez the Engineer - Plugged In (Part 2.2) 
Flowdan - Shell A Verse (borne Remix)
SHADES - Immortals feat. MC GQ
D3XTR x Quite Possibly - Leftover Milk & Pineapple Chunks (https://beetranch.bandcamp.com/track/leftover-milk-pineapple-chunks)
Savej - Yarnana (ft. Lil Fish)
Artificial Red & T-Break - The 7 D's
Kwengerz - Meditation
DJ Zinc - Gettin Down (https://soundcloud.com/zinc)
We Rob Rave - Ghetto Blaster (Polo Lilli Remix)

Tracks:

CTM - 2024 - BarbNerdy

Opening Set for --> CTM - 2024 at RSO in Berlin

My first harvest from the community garden! Listen as I cook grown up macaroni and cheese with lamb's quarters and talk about handling fresh greens.

First Harvest

Klunkerkranich, Berlin - 2.4.2017
Read here what it was all about --> http://hallama.org/music/hiphop_mix_2017

This was fun! 

Yusef Lateef - Love Theme from „Spartacus“
L’Orange & Mr. Lif - the Perfect World Radio Hour: Day 279 
Dom Salvador & Abolicao - Hei! Voce
Dexter - Everyday Like This
Knxwledge. - 1. ivekried_
Astronomy Class - Four Barang In a Tuk-Tuk https://soundcloud.com/elefanttraks/03-astronomy-class-four-barang
Wally Clark - Television News https://gummysoul.bandcamp.com/album/goodbye-america
Sampa the Great - Blue Boss
Wally Clark - Save The World https://gummysoul.bandcamp.com/album/goodbye-america
@Dexter - Pictures (feat. Josa Peit)
Like - Blah Loops ft. Kai Uchis
Dope & Fresh - The Cool Kids - Summer Jam feat. Maxine Ashley https://soundcloud.com/dopenfresh/the-cool-kids-summer-jam-feat
Mos Def - Sunshine
Dexter - Brazilian Schwanensee
Jonwayne - J 10
L’Orange & Mr. Lif - The Perfect World Radio Hour: Day 421
Chester Watson - Phantom 
Mick Jenkins - Jazz https://soundcloud.com/mickjenkins
Coldcut - Only Heaven (feat. Roots Manuva)https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/sets/coldcut-only-heaven-feat-roots
Ahzumjot, Juicy Gay, Dexter, Crack Ignaz & Genz- I Bims Das (Instrumental)
Grodio - WundaBarn https://soundcloud.com/grodio/wundabarn-1
RANGA - Robert Stone - Chill Bill (Instrumental)
Dexter - Airy (unreleased!)
When I’m In Awe feat. Gonjasufi
Juju Rogers & Bluestaeb - Rigth On!
Grodio - Bledegem https://soundcloud.com/grodio/bledegem-1
Sepalot - Mein Herz
Little Simz - Dead Body,  Pts 2 & 3 (feat. Stromzy & Kano)
WarriYah Melek - Days Of Noah (Prod. STLNDRMS) - ft. King La’Mon
Mac Miller - Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes
Edan - Sing it Shitface (Donavexx IV)
N.E.R.D - Bobby James
DJ Koze - Homeboy Sandman - Holiday (Kosi & Fink’s Edit)
Little Simz - LMPD (feat. Chronixx)
Kalii - Lady Leshurr - #UNLESHED 2 https://soundcloud.com/ladyleshurr
Prinzess Nokia - Tomboy (Nire RMX)https://soundcloud.com/nire/tomboy-nire-remix
DADDY prod marmari @https://soundcloud.com/cyberiscrap/daddy-prodmarmari
Nadia Rose - Skwod
JStar - Know me from (Jstar Boot)https://soundcloud.com/jstar-1/know-me-from-jstar-boot
The Streets - Lets Push Things forward

BarbNerdy Sundayjoint at Klunkerkranich 04.2017

Sweet HipHop for a sunny sunday in spring

In this introduction to the Plastisphere podcast, Anja takes the listener on a journey back in time, from a remote plastic beach on the Big Island of Hawaii to the factory of a big chemical producer making bioplastics. She shares what she has learned about the issue of plastic pollution in the past years.

The Plastisphere is an interview and research podcast by German freelance journalist Anja Krieger.

Transcript with pictures: http://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2018/09/02/ep1-transcript/

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @PlastispherePod

Subscribe: http://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/
Support: https://www.patreon.com/plastispherepodcast
Support (German): https://www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/?accounting=open

Music: Dorian Roy and Blue Dot Sessions https://sessions.blue
Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen
Thanks to: Ines Blaesius and Susie Kahlich of http://www.artipoeus.com

Welcome to the Plastisphere

Anja goes on a lab tour with Alexandra ter Halle from Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse. The chemist and her team were the first to detect nanoplastic in the open ocean - plastic so small that it is comparable in size to a virus. What do we know about these very tiny pieces, and how do researchers try to detect and understand them?

The Plastisphere is a research and interview podcast by German freelance journalist Anja Krieger.

Transcript with links and pictures: http://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2018/09/14/ep-2-transcript/

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @PlastispherePod

Subscribe: anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/
Support: www.patreon.com/plastispherepodcast
Support (German): www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/?accounting=open

Music: Dorian Roy and Blue Dot Sessions https://sessions.blue/
Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen
Thanks to: Ines Blaesius, Luisa Beck, Tim Howard, Melanie Bergmann, Deborah Blum and the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, and Joachim Budde for editing the German version for RiffReporter: https://www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/makro-mikro-nanoplastik/

Plastic, the Size of a Virus

In this episode, Anja calls up Dr. Jenna Jambeck and Amy Brooks from the University of Georgia on a research trip in Vietnam to learn about their research on waste management and plastic pollution. In many Asian countries, a booming economy is coupled with more and more people using throw-away items. Informal recyclers and waste pickers who have traditionally sorted the waste cannot keep up. But, like millions of people around the world, they depend on waste as a resource for their livelihoods. How can the systems be reformed without leaving the people behind? To find out more, Anja calls Dr. Sonia Maria Dias, a garbologist from Brazil, who tells her about how waste management should include the working poor.

The Plastisphere is a research and interview podcast by German freelance journalist Anja Krieger.

Transcript with links and pictures http://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2018/10/06/ep-3-millions-of-waste-pickers/

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @PlastispherePod

Subscribe: anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/
Support: www.patreon.com/plastispherepodcast
Support (German): www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/?accounting=open

Music: Dorian Roy and Blue Dot Sessions https://sessions.blue/
Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen
Thanks to: Ines Blaesius, Luisa Beck, Daniella Cheslow, the Wiego staff, and Karl Urban for editing the German version for RiffReporter https://www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/muell-asien/

Waste Picker Economies

Plastic pollution might be the most visible environmental issue we face today. But there are other kinds of pollution, and they are far harder to see. One of the most dangerous is the huge amount of greenhouse gases that we emit into the atmosphere. In this episode, Anja explores the connections between plastic pollution and climate change. She talks to ocean expert and publisher Nikolaus Gelpke, youth activist Lilly Platt, oceanographer Sarah-Jeanne Royer and climate expert Gunnar Luderer to understand whether plastic and climate are buddies or enemies. As with many relationships: It’s complicated.

The Plastisphere is a research and interview podcast by German freelance journalist Anja Krieger.

Transcript with links, images and tweets: http://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2018/12/07/ep-4-transcript/

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @PlastispherePod

Subscribe: anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/
Support: www.patreon.com/plastispherepodcast
Support (German): www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/?accounting=open

Music: Dorian Roy and Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue/
Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen
Thanks to: Eleanor Platt, Ines Blaesius, Kathleen Mar, Sasha Chapman and Christian Schwägerl, Marcy Trent Long and Sustainable Asia, Melanie Bergmann, Laura Markley, Simon Hirsbrunner, Martin Wagner, Kennedy Bucci, and Alicia Matteos. 

German post on RiffReporter: https://www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/plastik-klima/

Plastic vs. the Climate?

Chris Jordan has taken some of the most iconic pictures to shape our image of plastic pollution. He traveled to Midway Island on his quest to photograph the evasive "Great Pacific Garbage Patch", which is really a soup of microplastics. There, he documented albatross chicks who had died with their guts full of plastic. His images went viral, but they also haunted him so much that he decided to return to the island. In this episode of the podcast, Chris tells Anja how working on his film "Albatross" transformed him and his view on tackling plastic pollution.

The Plastisphere is a research and interview podcast by German freelance journalist Anja Krieger.

Transcript with links, images and tweets: http://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2018/12/30/ep-5-transcript/

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @PlastispherePod
Subscribe: anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/
Support: www.patreon.com/plastispherepodcast
 Support (German): www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/?accounting=open

Music: Dorian Roy and Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue/
 Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen 
Thanks to: Markus Knigge, Kim Gruetzmacher of the Berlin Ocean Dinner and Ines, Susie, Volkart, Sara, Craig, Wicki and James at the Sonic Soirée Berlin
German post on RiffReporter: https://www.riffreporter.de/plastisphere/albatross/

Visiting the Albatross

some sketches inspired by stories underneath the surface / ground

Regenwurmwalzer

Fungus Dance

Melancholic Mole

The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger.

Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the planet. Will we be able to develop a healthy relationship with these materials we’ve created?

Follow Anja on a journey into the world of synthetic polymers, their impacts on nature and ourselves, and the global quest to tackle plastic pollution. Each episode explores the issue from a different angle, featuring a diverse set of voices and viewpoints.

What Day is Plastic Overshoot?

Plastisphere Podcast

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