Beneath our feet lies a hidden world of fungi, bacteria, animals and plant roots that has been explored less than outer space. In Part 3, we’re going underground to explore fungal superhighways and the microscopic interactions around the rhizosphere that support all life above ground. We’ll hear how chemical fertilisers disrupt ancient fungal symbioses and human health, how nitrogen run off from agriculture is connected to fish kills and algal blooms, and how, by building life in the soil, we can drastically increase the levels of nutrients in the food we eat.
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Featured talent in this episode (in order of appearance):
Dr Camille Truong, fungal ecologist, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and SPUN (check out the Underground Atlas here)
Phil Mulvey, hydrogeologist & soil scientist, co-author of Groundbreaking: Soil security & climate change
Anne Biklé, biologist & co-author of The Hidden Half of Nature and What Your Food Ate
Pia Winberg, marine systems ecologist, Founder of Phycohealth and Venus Shell Systems
Dan Kittredge, Founder of the Bionutrient Institute, currently engaging a cross-sectoral global Treaty on the definition of nutrient density in food
Matthew Evans, chef, farmer at Fat Pig Farm, author of many books including Soil, Milk
*CORRECTION: Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch's work with nitrogen allowed Germany to produce synthetic fertilizers for food production and munitions for WW1 (not WW2).
SOIL: Rewilding the Underground is created and hosted by Freya Mulvey, produced by Jess Hamilton, and mixed by Adam Connelly. Our theme song is Daisies by Cooee, a project by Kirli Saunders and Mark Chester Harding. Our podcast artwork is by Mark Chester Harding. We acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional custodians of Country across this continent for their care for lands, waterways and soils for millennia and ongoing.
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