The Canary Collective Podcast

Apr 30 2024 14 ep. 58 mins 8

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Hi, I’m Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm of KPH & The Canary Collective. Join me as I interview canaries who are at the forefront of feeling the effects of the Earth’s ecosystem distress in our bodies. I write songs seeking to raise awareness about the connections between human and environmental health. As a former community organizer mostly sidelined due to debilitating chronic illness, I have been feeling called to interview my friends and discuss the issues behind the songs I write, talk solutions to those problems, and imagine what healing and winning justice for all would feel like.

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Ep 14 Canary Collective Podcast w/ Nicole Betancourt

Apr 30 2024 61 mins

I sat down (in bed) with fellow chronically ill canary artist Nicole Betancourt, filmmaker and producer of the upcoming film "The Unfixing" about climate crises within our bodies paralleling those on Earth. We dip into conversation about neuroplasticity, environmental toxins, ancestral trauma, Indigenous wisdom, and a future in which all are valued across the gender expre

Ep 13: Artivism, Whales, and Water with Adam Hersko-RonaTas

Nov 01 2023 70 mins

Filmmaker and environmental activist Adam Hersko-RonaTas says, "I have a deep love of science; however, art – and film specifically – can often be the most compelling and accessible means for us to interpret the state of humanity and our role within Nature. Where are we, how did we get here, and where are we heading?" And as environmental artist Lauren Bon says, "

Ep 12 Alison Sbrana: Disability Resources

Jan 24 2023 59 mins

Captions available via the Youtube of this episode: https://youtu.be/kErHGqt25vQ I'm coming back from a year hiatus from The Canary Collective Podcast to share with you a conversation on disability resource access that I had with Alison Sbrana (she/her). Alison got ME/CFS 9 years ago after Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and now helps support other patients who have ME/CFS and Long COVID

Ep 11: Forgot to Mention with Ssanyu, Bone Healer, M.S.

Jun 17 2021 63 mins

I, Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm, interview Ssanyu, Bone Healer, who has an M.S. in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University. She combines her Ugandan ancestral medicine healing knowledge with many other modalities across the "East" and "West" and in between and we talk about different ways we envision the Western medical system healing into a more holistic, authentic model that works for

Ep 10: Dam Dam with Steve Hawley, on Orca Whales

Jun 03 2021 72 mins

I, Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm of KPH & The Canary Collective, get to speak with Steve Hawley, co-creator of the documentary "Dammed to Extinction," about how we can advocate for justice for orca whales, salmon, and Indigenous communities by calling for the removal of the four lower Snake river dams. We also discuss the parallels between human and orca whale health challenges. You

Ep 9: No is Not Enough with Jeff Tkach

Apr 20 2021 63 mins

I (Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm of KPH & The Canary Collective) got the dirt in this episode for ya! As Naomi Klein says, "no" is not enough - what do we want to say "yes" to? We say "No" to pesticides making people sick, "no" to the hunger epidemic around the world, "no" to storms and droughts ruining communities. Let's say "yes" to organic and regenerative agriculture! I interviewed Je

Ep 8: Believe Her with Author and Musician Sarah Ramey

Mar 04 2021 109 mins

Explicit Language warning! We get feisty with a few f-words, but who can blame us after what we've been through thanks to gaslighting doctors?! In this special extended episode of The Canary Collective Podcast, I, Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm, interview author and musician Sarah Ramey. Sarah and I share many similarities, the most important being that our devastating illnesses that hit us in

Ep 7: Geoship Co-Founders Morgan Bierschenk & Bas Kools

Sep 21 2020 45 mins

Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm of The Canary Collective Podcast interviews Geoship co-founders Bas Kools and Morgan Bierschenk about their vision for the future of sustainable, non-toxic, fire and climate crisis-resilient housing. There are some audio issues with this episode, so if you're having trouble hearing, please go to the Youtube link here: https://youtu.be/_sJAQr63hxA and turn on "clo

Ep 6: One Sided Glass with Grandma Mary Margaret Pruitt

Jul 25 2020 52 mins

Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm of The Canary Collective Podcast goes into themes behind her song "One Sided Glass" with her grandmother, Mary Magaret Pruitt. Mary Margaret is a retired nurse and social justice activist. They discuss healing and grieving after a death in the family and tell a hard-to-believe story about Kaeley's interaction with a psychic medium who claimed she had a message fr

Episode 5: Disobey with Daniel Lee

Jul 02 2020 67 mins

Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm of KPH & The Canary Collective interviews Daniel Lee, Culver City Council Member and James Lawson Institute Program Coordinator. They talk about civil disobedience, nonviolent struggle, being an activist and elected official with chronic illness, and what allies can do to support the Movement for Black Lives, which are themes that originally inspired KPH to w