“Death in The Garden” is a multimedia project that explores the complex intersection of the cycle of life and death, holism, climate change, civilization, ecology, and health from the perspective of two incredibly curious millennials on a journey to make sense of a very complicated world. In addition to those listed above, our podcast highlights topics like regenerative agriculture, food, psychology, spirituality, politics, society, and our overall relationship with Nature and the ecosystems we are part of. <br/><br/><a href="https://deathinthegarden.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">deathinthegarden.substack.com</a>
Death in The Garden
Claim This Podcastby Jake Marquez and Maren Morgan
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“Death in The Garden” is a multimedia project that explores the complex intersection of the cycle of life and death, holism, climate change, civilization, ecology, and health from the perspective of two incredibly curious millennials on a journey to make sense of a very complicated world. In addition to those listed above, our podcast highlights topics like regenerative agriculture, food, psychology, spirituality, politics, society, and our overall relationship with Nature and the ecosystems we are part of. <br/><br/><a href="https://deathinthegarden.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">deathinthegarden.substack.com</a>
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May 22, 2026
The Score: How Quantification Has Shaped Society | BONUS EPISODE
Host Alex Leff interviews game philosopher C. Thi Nguyen about how quantification shapes society, prioritizing measurable outcomes over other values.
January 12, 2026
28 Years Later: Embracing Zombies, Death, and the Gilmore Girls | BONUS EPISODE
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://deathinthegarden.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">deathinthegarden.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p></p><p>On this bonus episode of Death in The Garden with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/humannatureodyssey/">Alex Leff of </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/humannatureodyssey/">Human Nature Odyssey</a>, we talk about the strangely beautiful, gore-filled sequel to Danny Boyle’s genre-defining film, 28 Days Later — 28 Years Later. </p><p>Set 28 years after the rapid spread of the “rage virus” across Britain, we follow a group of survivors who have managed to create a small, insular, and seemingly egalitarian society on an island off the coast of the mainland, protected from the zombies roaming the mainland. What follows is an incredibly earnest story of love, of growing up, and what it means to know you must die. </p><p>While these movies are incredibly violent (and also hilariously bizarre), this series is one of our very favorites. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOwTdTZA8D8">28 Years Later: The Bone Temple</a> comes out this Friday, so be sure to check that out as well!</p><p>This full-length episode is only available for paid subscribers, so if you’d like to listen to the whole thing, consider upgrading your subscription. We are so grateful to our paid subscribers for helping us keep this project going. We hope you enjoy this conversation about 28 Years Later.</p>
December 10, 2025
#65 Allan Savory - Our Collective Need to See the World Holistically
<p>On this episode of Death in The Garden, we’re sharing the interview we did with Allan Savory, president and co-founder of the <a target="_blank" href="https://savory.global/">Savory Institute</a>, an organization created to regenerate grasslands by training and connecting global practitioners in how to holistically manage their land to restore biodiversity. </p><p>Last April, we had the opportunity to travel to Zimbabwe to film promotional material for Allan’s memoir. You can <a target="_blank" href="https://savory.global/memoir-presale/">sign up for the pre-sale list</a> to be notified when the book comes out. We had the opportunity to read a proof copy before our trip, and it was absolutely fascinating to have a window into the life and context that birthed holistic management. </p><p>In this interview, we discuss the basic ideas around a holistic context, ecological concepts such as desertification, and the ways that we misunderstand ecology by imposing human concepts, such as competition, on the natural world. We also discuss some fascinating critiques of conservation, and the importance of human beings in environments. We discuss the role of death and killing in the continuation of life, and the importance of moral courage. We also tackle issues such as honesty in science, the fallibility of scientists and the problems of academia, bureaucracy, and institutional science. Most importantly, we talk about our desperate need to change our management strategies from reductionistic to holistic.</p><p>If you haven’t seen Allan’s TedTalk, we really can’t recommend it enough. This video was probably the single biggest impetus for beginning our journey into the creation of Death in The Garden. Holistic management, and the idea of holism in general, inspired us to see the world as one whole ecosystem that we are inextricably connected to, entangled in a web of relationships. This radically shifted our view of life after being enculturated in the Western, reductionist, mechanical worldview that the dominant culture presents as fact. </p><p>You can learn more about Allan’s work at the <a target="_blank" href="https://savory.global/">Savory Institute’s website</a>, and you can contribute to their end-of-year campaign if you have the means.</p><p>Thank you as always to our paid subscribers who continue to make this project possible, and for Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield for giving us the opportunity to come out to Zimbabwe and work on this project.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://deathinthegarden.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">deathinthegarden.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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