Connecting Communities: Kalamazoo Earth Day

About Connecting Communities: Kalamazoo Earth Day

Connecting Communities, is a podcast for stories of individuals and groups who are taking action on environmental issues. We will to show you how you can begin urban gardening, native planting, and exploring sustainable energy. Connecting Communities is a part of the Kalamazoo Earth Day Festival. You can watch the video recording of the show on one of PMN’s cable outlets or on-demand at publicmedianet.org. Opinions shared in the show may not reflect the opinions or beliefs of the Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee as a whole or each individual involved.

Publisher

Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

95 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Writing the Resistance: Inside Rainforest Radicals

   Author, WMU professor, and podcast host David Benac shares his experiences in researching and writing his book Rainforest Radicals: A History of Rainforest Action Network and Transnational Organizing. David gains insight through direct oral history with organizers and outlines how Rainforest Action Network's strategies gained power as a non-violent transnational action network.

2. 

   9 Sept 2026

   The problem of too many cats - Dee Chauvin

   If you have ever had a stray cat approach your house, you may have felt unsure how to handle it. Do you scare them away? Do you try to pet them? What if you feed them and they come back? You may not want them to come back but you may feel sad to think of them fending for themselves. Dee Chauvin has faced this problem many times over, fixing, feeding, and rehoming dozens of cats. Dee wants to share their lessons learned and we hope this episode will give some listeners practical strategies when a stray cat finds them.

3. 

   25 Mar 2026

   Birds With Seth

   Seth Chapman of Birds With Seth tells how his life long love of birds has led him to creating guided bird tours that focus on nature and learning how nature can help us be present in our lives.

Who has been a guest on Connecting Communities: Kalamazoo Earth Day

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Steve Crawford
• Kris Martin
• Gabe Ybarra
• Jaycie McGruder
• Steve Remenapp

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,928

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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