At a Distance

Dr. Jo Handelsman on Why We Must Care for the Soil Beneath Our Feet

Episode Summary

Dr. Jo Handelsman, author of the new book “A World Without Soil: The Past, Present, and Precarious Future of the Earth Beneath Our Feet,” discusses the urgency of developing new antibiotics, why she’s opposed to calling soil “dirt,” and what Indigenous agricultural systems can teach us about protecting and rebuilding farmlands. Episode sponsored by Château Troplong Mondot. https://www.troplong-mondot.com/en/

Episode Notes

Dr. Jo Handelsman, author of the new book “A World Without Soil: The Past, Present, and Precarious Future of the Earth Beneath Our Feet,” discusses the urgency of developing new antibiotics, why she’s opposed to calling soil “dirt,” and what Indigenous agricultural systems can teach us about protecting and rebuilding farmlands.

Episode sponsored by Château Troplong Mondot.