Critical Root Zone Podcast

Zoning Into GREEN Energy Episode 3 with Professor Dodd Galbreath

Professor Dodd Galbreath started the Sustainable Institute of Sustainability at Lipscomb University and has a wide range of expertise and experience! During this series you'll find:Episode 1: Breaking Ground & getting to know Dodd on a personal level.Episode 2: Digging Deeper into Energy and the Fundamentals of Fossil Fuels.Episode 3: Into the Zone of GREEN ENERGY & its challenges.Episode 4: In the Critical  Root Zone: How does it all tie in together? (Next release Jan 26th 9a Central) LINKS:Follow us on Instagram! @marisvibez @criticalrootzone Email CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.comDodd BIO: https://www.lipscomb.edu/directory/galbreath-doddLipscomb Sustainability Program: https://www.lipscomb.edu/academics/programs/sustainability-ms-certificateDodd Lifetime Achievement Award: https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/7/24/412522/Dodd-Galbreath-And-Bobby-Fulcher.aspxEPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Host & Content Creator: Maris MasellisGuest Speaker: Dodd Galbreath Elm Hill Studio Productions: Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming 

Fossil Fuel Fundamentals Episode 2 with Professor Dodd Galbreath

Episode 1 - Breaking Ground: get to know my guest, the "God" of sustainability,  Dodd GalbreathEpisode 2- Getting Deeper: FOSSIL FUEL FUNDAMENTALS- Why is C02 bad???Episode 3- Into the Zone:  GREEN ENERGY (Release Jan 19th 9a Central)Episode 4- Critical Root Zone: WHY DOES IT ALL MATTER? HOW DOES THIS AFFECT US? (Release Jan 26th 9a Central)LINKSFollow us on Instagram! @marisvibez @criticalrootzone @lipscombuniversity @galbreathdoddEmail CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.comDodd BIO: https://www.lipscomb.edu/directory/galbreath-doddLipscomb Sustainability Program: https://www.lipscomb.edu/academics/programs/sustainability-ms-certificateDodd Lifetime Achievement Award: https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/7/24/412522/Dodd-Galbreath-And-Bobby-Fulcher.aspxEPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Host & Content Creator: Maris MasellisGuest Speaker: Dodd Galbreath Elm Hill Studio Productions: Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming  

Breaking Ground Episode 1 with Professor Dodd Galbreath

Breaking Ground with Dodd Galbreath Energy Series Episode 1“The Little Things Matter”In this Series, Maris and Professor Dodd Galbreath talk about Energy, Faith, and Life. Professor Galbreath is a man of many backgrounds who shares his story of how he became interested in teaching others about maintaining and taking care of our Planet.LINKS:Follow us on Instagram! @marisvibez @criticalrootzone Email CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.comDodd BIO: https://www.lipscomb.edu/directory/galbreath-doddLipscomb Sustainability Program: https://www.lipscomb.edu/academics/programs/sustainability-ms-certificateDodd Lifetime Achievement Award: https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/7/24/412522/Dodd-Galbreath-And-Bobby-Fulcher.aspxEPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Host & Content Creator: Maris MasellisGuest Speaker: Dodd Galbreath Elm Hill Studio Productions: Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming 

Into the Zone with Reggie D. Ford: How does living with trauma affect change?

In this Episode 4 of People and Planet, Reggie explains how trauma affects all people and how they view the world, a very important concept if we wish to work together and organize efficiently to create LONG LASTING IMPACTFUL CHANGE! Critical Root Zone Podcast’s People and Planet series is just the beginning!!  Maris, Howard Gentry and Reggie D. Ford bring a CRITICAL element to the forefront: inequality, racism and trauma will keep humans from uniting as one people to face the climate crisis together. Listen. Watch. Open your Heart. We are more POWERFUL when we stand UNITED. LINKS & INFO:Support Reggie’s book! “PTSD: Perseverance Through Severe Dysfunction: Breaking the Curse of Intergenerational Trauma as a Black Man in America”Quotes from “My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts” by Resmaa Menakem Follow Maris and Reggie on Instagram! @marisvibez @reggiedfordEmail CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.comFor more info on our amazing Production Team: XPLR.NASH: https://www.xplrnash.com/about EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Host & Content Creator: Maris MasellisGuest Speaker: Reggie D. FordContent Production: Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming at XPLR Studio Productions

Zoning In with Reggie Ford: How does an unjust system affect our environmental crisis?

Zoning In with Reggie Ford: How does an unjust system affect our environmental crisis?“It is the unjust system of discrimination on the basis of race, that permeates every crevice of our society dating back to the founding of America.”If  people do not have the basic rights that we all deserve, how can we care about the environment? The conversation of People and Planet continues with Maris and best-selling author Reggie D. Ford. LINKS:Follow Maris and Reggie on Instagram! @marisvibez @reggiedfordEmail CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.comEPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Host & Content Creator: Maris MasellisGuest Speaker: Reggie D. FordContent Production: Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming at XPLR Studio Productions

What does being a Criminal Court Clerk have to do with saving our Planet?

In the second episode of the People and Planet Series, Howard breaks down what it means to be a Criminal Court Clerk and how his experiences growing up in North Nashville have shaped him to do the job he does today. But what does being a CCC and sustainability have to do with one another you might ask? Tune in to find out! Follow Maris on Instagram! @marisvibez Wanna be a guest on Critical Root Zone? Have a question or story to share? Email CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.com EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Host & Content Creator: Maris, Writer, Speaker & ActivistGuest Speaker: Howard Gentry, Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson CountyProduced & Edited by: Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming at XPLR Studio Productions 

Episode 1 of People and Planet Series: Breaking Ground with Howard Gentry

Episode 1 of People and Planet Series: Breaking Ground with Howard Gentry In this first episode of People and Planet, we hear from a man that IS black history here in Nashville Tennessee. Follow along as we hear  how his heart was transformed from meeting long lost relatives that were created during the slavery days. Howard Gentry was the first African American elected county wide, the first African American Vice Mayer and the first  African American constitutional officer in Nashville Tennessee. He shares the story of living through segregation and desegregation into the man he is today and how it all links back to saving our People and Planet.In order to love the planet, we must love each other and if we seek to love each other, we must first love ourselves.  LINKS:More about Howard→ https://ccc.nashville.gov/howard-gentry/MORE on Howard from NACo.org → A Nashville native, Gentry was elected three times to countywide public office. He was a Metro Council member-at-large before being elected Metro Nashville-Davidson County’s first African American vice mayor. He was re-elected in 2003. In 2007, Gentry was a candidate for Mayor and narrowly missed the run-off by less than 300 votes. He received his B.S. and master’s degrees in education from Tennessee State University.What is Critical Race Theory? → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theoryFollow Maris on Instagram! @marisvibez Wanna be a guest on Critical Root Zone? Have a question or story to share? Email CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.com EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Host & Content Creator: Maris, Writer, Speaker & Activist Guest Speaker: Howard Gentry, Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County Produced & Edited by: Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming at XPLR Studio Productions

In the Zone: The Cannabis Sativa Evolution featuring Derek Besenius

“It’s not an issue, Cannabis is a unifier” … “As we work together we see positive benefits” - Derek BeseniusCan you imagine a world where all plants are free? A world where all people stand united? Derek and Maris envision this world together, wrapping up the Cannabis series with more insight on legislation that needs to come about and how far we have actually come! A special thanks to all the Cannabis guests in this series!! Thank you Sarah, Derek and Frederick for sharing your knowledge and experience on Critical Root Zone podcast!LINKS:Follow Maris and Derek on Instagram! @marisvibez @derplux @labcannaeast @labcannaEmail CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.comCheck out Labcanna→ www.labcanna.comCheck out the map of legalization→  https://disa.com/map-of-marijuana-legality-by-stateJust some facts from the WHO to think about→https://www.who.int/news/item/21-09-2018-harmful-use-of-alcohol-kills-more-than-3-million-people-each-year--most-of-them-menEPISODE CONTRIBUTORSMaris Masellis: Host & Content CreationDerek Besenius: Labcanna CEOXPLR Studio Productions:  Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming

Zoning Into the SCIENCE of Cannabis Sativa with Sarah Besenius Episode 3 of 4

Zoning Into the SCIENCE of Cannabis Sativa with Sarah Besenius Episode 3 of 4Zoning Into the SCIENCE of Cannabis Sativa with Sarah Besenius Episode 3 of 4 Have you always wondered what the difference between CBD and THC is? Which one is made from hemp? Which one is psychoactive?? What the heck is a cannabinoid?!WHY IS THIS SO CONFUSING?! (probably because of prohibition since the 1970s…refer to Episode 1-2)Maris and Sarah zone into the SCIENCE behind the healing plant and dig deeper into the social reform needed to properly legalize everywhere. They also discuss common misconceptions and even review some Labcanna products!“Decriminalization is really just reconciling with the past” -Sarah Besenius“It’s so over-complicated and convoluted when we could just legalize the plant and regulate the plant rather than creating all these weird loopholes and complications.” - Sarah BeseniusLINKS:Follow Maris and Sarah Besenius on Instagram! @marisvibez @saycannon @labcannaeastEmail CRZ at criticalrootzone@gmail.comLabcanna East: https://labcanna.com/labcanna-east/DONATE to Last Prisoner Project: https://labcanna.com/product/last-prisoner-project-donation/Health Benefits of THC: https://news.green-flower.com/articles-health-benefits-of-thc/Schedule 1-5 Drugs: https://www.duffysrehab.com/resources/articles/schedule-of-drugs/EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Maris Masellis: Host & Content CreationLabcanna East COO: Sarah BeseniusXPLR Studio Productions:  Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming

Digging Deeper into the Cannabis Plant with Frederick Cawthon Episode 2 of 4

Digging Deeper into the Cannabis Plant with Frederick Cawthon Episode 2 of 4“We would not be a country without our farmers” -Frederick CawthonFrederick shares his personal connection with Cannabis and how he became the President of the Hemp Alliance of Tennessee! Maris and Fred get spiritual talking about how Cannabis HEALS with the many cannabinoids that we now know exist! They discuss the Farm Bill of 2023, the upcoming Hemp Expo in Nashville and the challenges of industrial farming vs sustainable, regenerative farming! Keep listening to get the full scope on the policy of the plant and the full spectrum of cannabinoids from Labcanna East’s Sarah and Derek Besenius.LINKS:Instagram! @criticalrootzone @marisvibez @frederickcawthon Hemp Alliance of TN: https://www.yourhat.org/Southern Hemp Expo: https://www.southernhempexpo.com/Cannabinoid Wheel Chart  (google images) EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS: Maris Masellis: Host & CreatorPresident of the Hemp Alliance of Tennessee: Frederick CawthonXPLR Studio Productions:  Erin Pennington & Stuart Deming