The Terra Sapiens Podcast

The Terra Sapiens Podcast is a bilingual educational series exploring the critical role of art in building a more just, sustainable, and connected world. Through in-depth conversations with artists, scientists, Indigenous knowledge holders, and cultural workers, the podcast offers tools, frameworks, and inspiration for those looking to integrate social and ecological sustainability into their creative practices.

Each episode weaves together diverse ways of knowing—from environmental science to circular design, from indigenous knowledge to queer ecologies and ancestrality—to help artists create meaningful work that contributes to positive cultural and ecological change.

More than a podcast, Terra Sapiens is a space of dialogue, care, and transformation. It is built on the belief that artists have a unique capacity to reimagine the future and shape the world we want to live in. By making complex ideas accessible and actionable, the podcast supports creators in crafting narratives and processes that are regenerative, inclusive, and rooted in reciprocity.

Whether you are an artist, educator, curator, or simply someone who believes that culture has a role to play in the planetary transition, this podcast invites you to reflect, imagine, and act—with creativity and hope.

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Episode 6

Scientist Laura Pereira introduces the Nature Futures Framework, a tool designed to help communities imagine and co-create thriving futures for both people and nature. In conversation with Damian, she...

15 Syys 20251h 5min

Episode 5

Caroline Nepton Hotte, Innu scholar from Mashteuiatsh and professor at UQAM, shares the five “Rs” of relational methodology—Respect, Reciprocity, Relation, Relevance, and Refusal—as an ethical guide f...

15 Syys 20251h 4min

Episode 4

Transdisciplinary artist and cultural mediator Claudia Chan Tak discusses the generative power of tenderness, heritage, and intergenerational memory in her creative work. Together with Damian, she exp...

15 Syys 202553min

Episode 3

Ecologist Ciara Raudsepp joins Damian to explore the role of compassion, curiosity, and storytelling in conservation. Using vivid examples from her fieldwork, including the endangered blue slug, Ciara...

15 Syys 202549min

Episode 2

Poet, artist, and educator Kama LaMackerel speaks with Damian about ancestrality as both an artistic and political practice. Drawing from their upbringing in Mauritius and their trans and queer experi...

15 Syys 202546min

Episode 1

In this special opening episode, Damian is interviewed by close collaborator Mariette Raina. They unpack the vision behind Terra Sapiens, explore the Art for Impact framework, and discuss the intersec...

8 Syys 202554min