Yeshe Interviews
G’day, I’m your host, Yeshe James, an 11 year old boy based in Western Australia. Join me as I travel the world interviewing people from all walks of life, while also doing some solo episodes along the way. Come along for a fantastic ride!
Episodes
24 episodes
A Tour of Lago de Atitlán, Guatemala
Lago de Atitlán (Lake Atitlán) is probably the most famous part of the beautiful Central American country called Guatemala. It’s a crater lake surrounded by volcanoes, and tended by ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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14:16
23. Hurricane Helene, as it happened live in Savannah, Georgia
Yeshe was still in Savanna, Georgia, when the devastating category 4 Hurricane Helene struck the US on the 26th of September. What started as Yeshe recording how incrediblethe rain was, early in the day, became a live take on his first experien...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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20:34
22. Savannah's Unique Blend: Greenery, Storms, and Floating Tubes
Join me, Yeshe, as I regale you with tales from my latestescapade. Imagine lounging on a deck free from mosquito menaces, surrounded by the peculiar mix of lush greenery and the occasional trash, all while contemplating why fake plants are the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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6:11
21. A Little Tour through the Big Woods of California
Join me, Yeshe, back where our US journey began – in northern California – as we venture into the incredible old-growth forests of Muir Woods National Monument. It was also where I earned my first Junior Ranger badge (I nowhave 12!). It was a v...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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2:47
20. Absorbing 2,500 Mount Everests of Carbon: Steve Mushin's Vision of Ultrawilding! (part 2)
Can we truly absorb all greenhouse gas emissions since the Industrial Revolution through natural ecosystems? Join me as I ask this confusing question to Steve Mushin, the brilliant mind behind "Ultrawild". Steve walks us through the e...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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33:12
19. Steve Mushin: Rewilding Rooftops with Chickens & Compost Cannons
Can humanity sign a treaty with chickens to transform urban rooftops into thriving multi-story farms? Join me, Yeshe, as I chat with the incredibly inventive Steve Mushin, author and illustrator of
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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12:51
18. Talking with a Vegan & a Meat Eater in Texas
Yeshe travels to Texas, known for its big ranches and big steaks. But he meets a brother and sister who think deeply about this, with Leo deciding to eat meat, and Penelope deciding to become vegan. They both care a lot about animals and believ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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27:49
17. Skyspace (or is it Skybubble?!)
Yeshe has just had his mind blown in Skyspace in Canberra, where the sky is not quite as you’ve seen it before. Skyspace is right next to the National Gallery. A little path leads you underground into a secret dome. Yeshe takes us down inside t...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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9:56
16. Do we really eat rocks? Back at Kachana Station in the Kimberley with Chris Henggeler
Welcome back to Kachana Station in the East Kimberley region of far north Western Australia, where the only way in and out is by foot or air. Part 1 featured Yeshe taking us on a little tour, when a snake turned up! This is part 2, where Yeshe ...
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22:09
15. Come on a little tour of Kachana Station in the Kimberley
Join Yeshe back at Kachana Station, in the East Kimberley region of far north Western Australia, where the only way in and out is by foot or air. This is the first of two parts, where Yeshe shows us around the homestead a bit. And straight away...
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12:26
14. Where are the guineafowl now? (And the ducks turn up!)
Join Yeshe back at Kimberley Cottages, just outside Derby, in the Kimberley region of far north Western Australia. The most popular episode on this podcast was here last time - episode 4: Where are the guineafowl? Today, Yeshe goes looking for ...
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5:17
13. Can dingoes regenerate millions of acres of land? With Zali & Dave at Wooleen Station
Join Yeshe back at Wooleen Station, about 700 kilometres north-east of Perth, in the Murchison region of Western Australia. Zali Jestrimski has joined David and Fran...
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17:49
12. Earth & space & chickens & how they're all connected, with Jeff Pow
Yeshe returns to Southampton Homestead near Balingup in the south-west of WA, to resume a conversation he and regenerative chicken farmer, Jeff Pow, had started last time, on Jeff’s other great passion – astronomy. This is one for the adults to...
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48:18
11. Travelling Guatemala & Thailand, with Papa
Join Yeshe as he gets his papa to sit across the table for some Friday night banter. They talk about firecrackers in Guatemala, car crashes in Thailand, and how to make sure your kids don't have nightmares.
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12:13
10. Making Games, with Nelson Cheng
Join Yeshe as he gets a chance to speak with his Uncle Nelson back home in Perth (Nelson just drove across the Nullarbor from Melbourne), about all the games they've been making - and how you can make games too. This is Yeshe's first episode at...
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10:53
9. What's a regenerable lawn mower? With Papa
Yeshe sat down with his papa one afternoon after he was driven home from school. He was thinking about his last episode with Di Haggerty at her amazing farm. And Kachana Station back in the Kimberley. He was also noticing some solar panels in s...
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19:20
8. How do you harvest all this (and can I drive the harvesting machine)? With regenerative farming legend Dianne Haggerty
Join Yeshe as he visits one of the world's great examples of regenerative farming, not just in Australia but the whole world. They're in the north central wheatbelt of Western Australia. Paddocks that had turned to sand and salt are now product...
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8:52
7. Now it's time to make kombucha, with Olivia
We've got our delicious sourdough bread made with Aine in the last episode. Now it's time to make kombucha! So Yeshe is back home with his ma Olivia, to give it a crack.
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8:24
6. Baking delicious sourdough bread, with Aine McConnell
Join Yeshe as he heads over to his neighbour Aine's place, to learn how to bake delicious sourdough bread.
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9:45
5. Flying out to Kachana Station, with Chris Henggeler
Join Yeshe on a light plane out to the remote Kachana Station, in the Kimberleys of Western Australia. It's where Chris Henggeler has been for over 30 years, and it's now one of the most amazing stories of landscape regeneration in the world. C...
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17:44
4. Where are the guineafowl?
Today Yeshe takes us on a tour of the incredible permaculture property he’s staying at in Derby, Western Australia.
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9:22
3. The Derby Produce Show (and prizes!), with Olivia
The results are in! Join Yeshe and Olivia at the Derby Produce Show, and hear how they went with their baked goods. (You'll hear a bit of Anthony - aka papa - at the start too)
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2:30