[Unedited] Colette Pichon Battle with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Sociology, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Krista Tippett, Arts, Culture, On Being, Society, Society & Culture, Science, Social Sciences

4.7 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

There is an ecological transformation unfolding in the places we love and come from. On a front edge of this reality which will affect us all, Colette Pichon Battle is a singular model of brilliance and graciousness of mind and spirit and action. And to be with her is to open to the way the stories we tell have blunted us to the courage we’re called to, and the joy we must nurture, as life force and fuel for the work ahead. As a young woman, she left her home state of Louisiana and land to which her family belonged for generations, to go to college and become a powerful lawyer in Washington, D.C. Then in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina made, as she has said, "a crack in the universe," she returned home to a whole new life and calling. Colette Pichon Battle is a vivid embodiment of the new forms societal shift is taking in our world — led by visionary pragmatists close to the ground, in particular places, persistently and lovingly learning and leading the way for us all.

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0:00.0	On Being With Christa Tippett is supported in part by the Fetzer Institute, helping build the
0:04.8	Spiritual Foundation for a loving world. Fetzer's sharing spiritual heritage report asks,
0:10.8	how will we hold on to ancient wisdom traditions while applying them creatively in today's time?
0:16.4	Learn more at Fetzer.org.
0:19.2	I'm Christa Tippett. Up next, my unedited conversation with the wonderful Colette Peechone
0:25.2	Battle. There is, as always, a shorter produced version of this wherever you found this podcast.
0:33.6	Hello everyone. Welcome. Welcome to this live podcast recording of On Being, featuring
0:41.8	conversation between very special guests, Colette Peechone Battle, Louisiana Native,
0:48.8	a climate activist and lawyer. And Christa Tippett, the Peabody Award-winning broadcaster,
0:55.7	New York Times best-selling author, national humanities medalist, and our very own Minnesota treasure.
1:03.8	I'm Kate Nordstrom. I'm the executive and artistic director of the Great Northern. And every year,
1:10.2	our festival shares dozens of performances, our installations, outdoor activations, and solutions
1:18.0	focus climate talks over 10 days in January and February. We hope that they enrich the mind and
1:26.4	inspire the body. And this conversation is our first in a series of climate talks. It is part of
1:34.8	our climate solution series that runs through February 6th and you can find more information on
1:41.1	our website, which is thegreatnorthermfestival.com. So we are especially pleased that Colette traveled
1:48.4	from the warmth of the south to experience our cold and hearty winter here in the north. So,
1:55.8	Colette, we are grateful that you're giving Minnesota a chance. And it's now my great honor to
2:02.0	turn over this stage to Colette and Christa to share this very special live on being in conversation.
2:09.1	Thank you. Thank you, Kate. First of all, I feel really out of practice. Like, I've never done this
2:24.1	before because I haven't done it for two years. And it's amazing. It's lovely to be with the Great
2:33.0	Northern and that the Great Northern is happening and yes, that you came here and has anybody else said to
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