among them, none has been more influential and inspiring my life's journey than terry tempest williams. [cheers and applause] yeah. terry is a naturalist, author, educator, artist, and activist. she's one of the greatest engaged nature writers in the lineage of john muir, aldo leopold, rashal carson, gary schneider, war barry lopez, and thoreau. her work which includes a dozen extraordinary books transcends any pigeonholes. her latest book of essays which is just out called "erosion" is -- meets us exactly at the nexus of this moment. terry is in fact one of the greatest writers period with the countless literary awards she has received and their testament to that. coming from a culture that's encouraged us to specialize, to confine our purview, and interests in one direction, terry's writing has inspired me to slough off that conditioning and to instead embrace all my curiosities and passions. the unfettered wildness of her mind and heart have modeled for me a kind of systems thinking that wraps her arms around the whole caboodle linking the inner experience with the outer world while

writer terry tempest williams would be out here just a moment get off the stage is set for so long imagine all public. protected by a democracy that is competent to logically speaking are alert. the marker c. it would put the glow come. imagine a democracy braided to the way the world works as a physical system to buying here's all you find yours for years of his show. imagine a democracy in which justice floors down like a muddy river. they're violent no this is planners now under vinyl. but only a government of by and for the people in which we have no malice toward anyone the charity for all thank you very x■?qoñé>z■z■z■ hello everyone, and welcome to focus on europe. we start today's show with a look at putin's war which continues to lead to the needless devastation of lives, homes and futures in ukraine. back in russia, the impact is also being felt. but moscow is determined to stifle dissent, which is making for tough times in the country's arts, cultural and music scenes. more and more artists, like the russian pop-rock group aloe vera which has been speaking out against the ukraine

among them, none has been more influential and inspiring my life's journey than terry tempest williams author, educator, artist, and activist. she's one of the greatest engaged nature writers in the