The Green Torch Podcast

09/04/2023

Continuing on in the conversation, Rodney describes how he made with his neighbors and what he learned about their , their customs and their . He also tells his riveting, personal from his deployment to as a young man in the , and what he was trained to do as a with the Special Forces. The conversation wraps up with his perspective on the overall, and the he’s learned over the years.

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Continuing on in the conversation, Rodney describes how he made with his neighbors and what he learned about their , their customs an...

24/03/2023

It started with a buried bomb.

Rodney was born in . His family made and moved to when he was a young boy, where he grew up in a local community, and joined the ( ) when he was 19. Years later, after fighting through twelve years of bureaucracy to purchase land and settle south of , thieves from the neighboring village threatened to ruin his peaceful lifestyle. So he buried a gr***de for the next intruder. But then something changed.

Listen in as Rodney shares stories from his : his from South Africa to - , being put on trial along the way in Africa, his long journey to find a place to live, the area he built, and what he’s learned about .

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It started with a buried bomb.Rodney was born in South Africa. His family made “aliyah” and moved to Israel when he was a young boy, where he grew up in a lo...

23/03/2023

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Ep 04 - Former Israeli Special Forces Sniper makes Peace with Bedouin Neighbors: Part A with Rodney Hirscht

It started with a buried bomb.

Rodney was born in . His family made and moved to when he was a young boy, where he grew up in a local community, and joined the ( ) when he was 19. Years later, after fighting through twelve years of bureaucracy to purchase land and settle south of , thieves from the neighboring village threatened to ruin his peaceful lifestyle. So he buried a gr***de for the next intruder. But then something changed.

Listen in as Rodney shares stories from his : his from South Africa to - , being put on trial along the way in Africa, his long journey to find a place to live, the area he built, and what he’s learned about .

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The earthen igloos of makman's dunes

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03/03/2023

Dr. Soumya Balasubramanya, an for the , has a message for :

“To all those brilliant innovators in , I would say get out there and just… go back to your days. Get out there and spend some time in the world. If there’s a you’re interested in, go see how people in or India or Nepal or wherever you’re interested in — how do they go about living their life — which will give you ideas for how do you have truly . Right? Because I don't think we understand this enough. Because most innovation comes from the West. That’s the whole problem.”

Join the second part of the conversation as we dig into geopolitical topics in , and : , recharging, agricultural practices, incentives, agricultural extension programs, the role of governments, in the agriculture-water-energy-culture nexus, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, contextually appropriate technological , and how to understand .

Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed by Dr. Balasubramanya are expressly her own and do not represent the views of the World Bank.

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Dr. Soumya Balasubramanya, an agricultural researcher for the World Bank, has a message for Western technology developers:“To all those brilliant innovators ...

17/02/2023

🔥COMING TOMORROW! 🔥
Ep 02 - Thinking for in and Tech: Part A with Dr. Soumya Balasubramanya

How can manage to save depleting water resources and also facilitate a when they are only offered solutions built for entirely different and entirely different ?

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Josiah J. Shaver, Soumya Balasubramanya

27/12/2022

After numerous unexpected delays, we’re excited to finally release episode 1 of the show today!

Shout-out to SaleemSaid, our Graphic Designer, Advisor and Audiovisual Technical Expert for his great help though the process. And thanks to my internship Advisor at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Mayo, for her support and advice along the way, and to our first interviewee on the show, Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed! And I’m your Host, Josiah J. Shaver.

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Ep 01 - Defusing the Time Bomb in Israel-Palestine and the Mission of the Arava Institute

Amidst the volatile tension and political gridlock of the Israel-Palestine conflict, only a few organizations are still successfully finding avenues to build meaningful through and . The Arava Institute of Environmental Studies (AIES) is one of the few. Listen in as the Executive Director of AIES, Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, unpacks his perspective on the , the dynamic role and mission of the Institute, and their for an expanded, multifaceted Institute that catalyzes , and across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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Amidst the volatile tension and political gridlock of the Israel-Palestine conflict, only a few organizations are still successfully finding avenues to build...