FORE Spotlights Archive

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Here you'll find all of the videos in our bi-weekly video/podcast series, FORE Spotlights. 

You can also view all of the videos on our YouTube channel.
Or go here to listen to these episodes as audio podcasts.

Congratulations to Sam Mickey & FORE Spotlights for being named one of the 20 best podcasts of 2021 on environmental activism and one of the 100 best ecology podcasts of 2025!

Season One
The Spotlights series began in September 2020. Our host, Sam Mickey, interviewed dozens of scholars, authors, artists, activists, and more in this first season of 53 episodes. 

Season Two
Our second season launched in September 2021 and contained 44 episodes of rich content. Also see Sam's end of season roundup of topical episodes:
Ecojustice; Climate Change; Art, Spirituality, and Ecology 

Season Three
Our third season included 25 episodes with figures such as Sigurd Bergmann, Larry Rasmussen, Beatrice Marovich, and Michael Northcott. Our host Sam dove into topics such as climate justice, ecological existentialism, petro-theology, and psychedelics and climate work. 

Season Four
Our fourth season included 23 episodes and included some truly fascinating guests, such as Timothy Morton on “Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology,” Christiana Zenner on Laudate Deum, Blair Nelsen on her work with Waterspirit, and many more. 

Season Five
Our fifth season of Spotlights included 23 episdoes and featured Philip Arnold, Les Sponsel, Paul Waldau, Beth Norcross, Rachael Petersen, and many others. Sam also discussed the New Ecozoic Reader.

Season Six
Our sixth season of Spotlights began on November 3, 2025 by featuring the new Living Earth Community website. Stay tuned for more rich and insightful content this season with our host Sam Mickey.

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Featured Episode

Spotlights, 6.11, Patricia Wright on Lemurs, Madagascar, and Connections between Humans and Nature

This episode of Spotlights features Dr. Patricia Wright, a renowned American primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist. She is famous for her extensive fieldwork in Madagascar, where she discovered the golden bamboo lemur and spearheaded the creation of Ranomafana National Park. She discusses her work, especially the challenges of conservation, the connections between humans and nature, and the incredible world of Lemurs. You can learn more about her work by exploring the Pat Wright Lab at Stony Brook University.

You can also access the SPOTLIGHTS series as audio podcasts by going here. 
Watch all episodes of Spotlights from our archive page. 

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Congratulations to FORE Spotlights for being named one of the 20 best podcasts of 2021 on environmental activism and one of the 100 best ecology podcasts of 2025!