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Waste Not Why Not (WNWN) is a podcast on climate and sustainability from Ghost Island Media in Taiwan. Debuted on Earth Day in 2019, it's hosted by Nature N8 (Nate Maynard), a sustainability consultant working on energy, ocean and waste. Media partner at AAAS Annual Meetings in 2020 and 2021. Recognized as a Circular Economy Solution by SITRA Fund in Finland, 2020. New season begins May 3, 2022. 鬼島之音旗下的英文節目，由環境研究員及顧問 Nate Maynard （自然8）主持，探討世界環境永續發展的重要議題，每集聊一個重要的概念、或是跟專家訪談、有時也會去田野採訪。2020及2021 ...
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55. Supercars, Space, EV Dirt Bikes: Azizi Tucker (Graft EV)
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From building dirt bikes to supercars, to something that may or may not be on Mars right now, Azizi Tucker has done it all. Being environmentally conscious has been a theme of his career, but his real focus? It’s been about making better products. But his products have a side effect of massively reducing pollution. Azizi Tucker is a tinkerer, racer…
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54. Environmental Surfing for Green Buildings: Vivian Loftness (CMU), Lee Carnell (AIT)
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What does “good” look like? And what does “wonderful” look like? What does a “wonderful green building” look like? How do they make us happier? We call up Professor Vivian Loftness, former head of the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, National Board of the US. Green Buildings Council, the American Institute of Architects, and In…
Taiwan's seeing an uptick of COVID the past two weeks. And while that's happening, our new season launch is pushed to May 3. In today's home recording, Nate reflects the past 3 years of the podcast and of his own work. For our sister shows in our network, search Ghost Island Media. Support “Waste Not Why Not” on Patreon https://patreon.com/wastenot…
As promised, we’ve new episodes coming to you, starting April 22, Earth Day, aka our third anniversary! Get ready for a 5-part mini series with the American Institute in Taiwan. It’s a really fun mini series. The Waste Not Why Not team visited a green building. I got to test drive an electric dirt bike. We saw a coral being stress tested in a lab. …
Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God! Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, and my enemy will say, “I have …
God can rescue us in one moment, but it can take a lifetime for us to believe it. God takes us through the wilderness for our own good so that we can learn to receive the gift of grace.By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
This passage from Exodus 12 starts with devastating oppression of God’s people in slavery in Egypt, and it seems like God is not paying attention. Day after day, year after year, the people cry out for justice… And the punchline of the story is that God is at work to rescue.By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
What feels like wilderness in your life? We probably don’t have to look too deeply to find a part of our lives that feels uncontrollable, confusing, and chaotic. What if that is the exact spot where God wants to show up and surprise you?By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
The story of Transfiguration reveals who Jesus really is. In it we get a deeper glimpse into who God is and what God is like: Dazzling beauty and power that moves toward us in love to rescue us.By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
How do we deal with those little deaths that we experience each day, let alone the big losses in our lives? It’s critical that we have a worldview strong enough to hold us through the ups and downs and uncertainties of life, one that is both dazzlingly hopeful and critically honest. When Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, he shows us that there is…
How do you respond when your life feels like a boat that’s taking on water, when things aren’t getting better, and when there’s no end in sight? How do you deal with the feeling of not having it all together or of living in what seems like a storm in the open ocean? Jesus promises, “ I will walk toward you in the midst of the storm, I will walk wit…
The feeding of the 5000 shows us that God has compassion for us in our lack. Jesus chooses to demonstrate his power by moving toward those who are hungry and by giving them what they need. Jesus sees the pain and hardship in our lives and enters into our story to help us carry our burdens. Not only that, but he also transforms us and sends us out t…
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52. Circular Economy 101 by Angela (Mandarin episode 循環經濟)
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Angela Chao was a rising senior at National Taiwan Univ (NTU) when she made this episode for “In Training 小鬼登島” - a Ghost Island Media program for and by emerging creators / interns. Angela worked on Waste Not Why Not, cares a lot about the environment, and wanted to explain to her friends #circulareconomy. This episode was nominated for a Sustaina…
In this scene, Jesus finds the man by the pool. Jesus sees him and goes to him, even though the man doesn’t exhibit any faith. The principle that Christianity presents to us in this story is that the spiritual life is not so much your journey of finding God; it’s the realization that God has been looking for you. Like a shepherd in search of a lost…
Because Jesus is the Son of God, we can have hopeful, buoyant comfort in the midst of the difficulties we’re going through right now. It also means we have an avenue to pursue peace with anyone, especially those we can’t stand or disagree with, and even those who’ve wronged us.By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
Jesus brings the joy the experiences in our lives can’t bring us. Rather than mere happiness that is dependent upon our circumstances, he gives us joy like an oak log burning in our core. We can face heartache and uncertainty from a place of hope, honesty, and resilience.By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
God comes to you and says, “I see you, I know you, and I love you, and I’ve called you my own.” An identity that can never be taken away, no matter what. What if you received that as the truest indicator of who you are?By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
The wise men were educated outsiders and the shepherds were uneducated insiders. In the birth of Christ, “God with us,” people who don’t belong together gather to meet God. The thing that holds our church together is that people who don’t belong together gather around Jesus for the sake of those who don’t belong. Join us Sunday mornings at 9:30 as …
The Light of Christ is the Christmas gift that we never get tired of. Even now, we are invited to unwrap deep and lasting joy, hope, peace, and love in the gift of God’s in-breaking light that renews the world. In Christ, God’s light comes to you, now. Receive it. Breathe it in. Trust it, and share this light with others.…
It takes courage to let the light into our lives and it might be uncomfortable, but it is in the light that we experience the fullness of love.By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
Joy isn't the same thing as happiness, and it doesn't have to be based on our circumstance.By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
By Renew San Diego/Rev. Matt Nault
Today’s scripture reading comes from John 18:33-37, NRSV: 33 Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?” 35 Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you ove…
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California is leading the United States into the solar panel revolution. And spoilers: it’s actually quite boring. Or at least, that's what an OG environmentalist would say. This episode, Nature N8 walks us through the process of installing solar panels on his parents’ roof, in the Californian suburbs. He explains the financial magic of solar, comp…
By Renew San Diego / Rev. Matt Nault
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By Renew San Diego / Rev. Matt Nault
By Renew San Diego / Rev. Matt Nault
By Renew San Diego / Rev. Matt Nault
By Renew San Diego / Rev. Matt Nault
N8's visiting home in San Diego! Don't worry though, the show's not ending, and he promised he will write us regularly. For other environmental podcasts, check out the Climactic Collective and the signatories of Podcasters Declare. For our sister shows in our network, search Ghost Island Media. Support “Waste Not Why Not” on Patreon. Follow us on T…
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49. We review sustainable menstrual products
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This week, we bring back Emily Cardinali on the show! She was our very first editor, and she had really wanted to report on sustainable menstrual products. So, after our interview with Isabel Aagard last episode, we reached out to Emily about her own experiences with green tampons. N8 and Emily discuss the guilt on half of our human population, tip…
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48. Sustainable design: Isabel Aagaard (LastObject)
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We don’t all have to be sustainability consultants in order to save the environment. You can keep doing what you’re good at - and apply your expertise to environmental problems. That’s how Isabel stepped into circular design. Isabel Aagaard is an entrepreneur and product designer. She founded LastObject two years ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a …
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47. Green Party Taiwan: Dafydd Fell (SOAS University of London)
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Today’s show is a cross over with The Taiwan Take. Taiwan’s next referendum will soon vote on activating the nation’s fourth nuclear plant, as well as constructing a natural gas plant on an algal reef that's critical for Taiwan’s biodiversity. These decisions come as governments around the world are scrambling to meet the demands of the Paris Agree…
