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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Below are links to conversations with 48 big visionaries who I've interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast over the last four years. Please note that because the interviews take place over four years, some people's work and lives may have changed. The way they are titled below is how they were listed at the time of the interview.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

NEWS This week, Echoing Green partnered with Jobs for Change on a new Be Bold Podcast. In the first edition of this partnership, I interviewed Erin O'Connor Jones , the Director of Candidate Services and Managing Associate at Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. It's been a been a busy few weeks!

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

NEWS Below is a roundup of blog posts and podcast interviews I've published since my last Have Fun Do Good Link Love (where did the month go?): 4 Steps for Selling Your Art: Interview with Alyson B. 77 ways to build community in your neighborhood from Our Blocks.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Remember September 11th: Be of Service Tuesday's Children: WE Volunteer Charity of the Month And 1 new post up on the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship blog (GCCE) : How Independent Bookstores Are Using Twitter The 15th episode of Echoing Green's Be Bold Podcast: Create a Career with Impact is up (I'm the show's host).

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APRIL 13, 2006

I've got some fun interviews lined up this month and should have a podcast up every other week for the foreseeable future. This week's podcast is an interview with the founders of Back to Earth , Eric Fenster and Ari Derfel. podcast green environmental sustainable catering outdoor

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Hey Have Fun * Do Gooders! I'm helping Green for All get the word out about Van Jones ' new book, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Two of Our Biggest Problems. Green for All's goal is to sell 5,000 copies by October 8th. He was recently named as a TIME Magazine 2008 Hero of the Environment.

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MAY 15, 2009

I listen to podcasts while I cook, garden, walk, commute, and travel. Although podcasts haven't reached the same popularity as blogs and online video, their audience is increasing. According to Podcasting News , a recent Edison Research report found that podcast audiences are up 22% since last year.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

and Kimberly Wilson interviewed me for the Tranquility du Jour Podcast (thanks, Kimberly!). LINK LOVE *GREAT* article: Nicholas Kristof's Advice for Saving the World Top Ten Ideas to Slow Down this Holiday Season Green Career Webinar December 17th (only $5!)

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

February 18, 2009 was the 3rd anniversary of the Big Vision Podcast ! A big thanks to everyone who listens to the program, and reads the interview transcripts here on Have Fun * Do Good. I've listed all of the interviews below with links to the audio and the transcripts. Thanks for listening and reading!

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AUGUST 29, 2010

She is also co-host of the radio show, The Queens of Green on Green 960 , which you can also be downloaded as a podcast. I just *loved* this book, and also enjoy Temra's show, so I was super excited to interview her for the Big Vision Podcast. It's more fun when you do it with other people.

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MAY 27, 2007

Over the past month, many of you have posted comments or sent me emails about my interview with Van Jones, the President and Co-founder of Oakland's Ella Baker Center , that I posted here, and on the Big Vision Podcast. I just finished listening to your podcast interview of Van Jones. Van Jones green economy

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of the places I go for inspiration during my day is to the books , blog , podcast, and Twitter feed of Kimberly Wilson. Below is an edited transcript of my November 3rd interview with Kimberly for the Big Vision Podcast. That's been a really fun piece, to give money away in a very targeted manner has just felt amazing.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I'm deeply saddened by the resignation of Van Jones from his position as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council for Environmental Quality. That day was a key stepping stone on my journey to figure out how I could have fun and do good. You can also show your support for Van in three ways: 1.

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JUNE 29, 2010

." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. I've posted an edited transcript of the interview below. Of course, you know that my blog is called, "Have Fun Do Good."

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DECEMBER 12, 2006

You can listen to my interview with Ingrid on the Big Vision Podcast , or read a transcript here. Britt: For people who aren't familiar with green rooftops, what is a green roof? But literally they're green because it's a garden on a roof. Britt: What are some of the benefits of a green roof?

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MARCH 1, 2007

February 18th was the Big Vision Podcast's One Year Anniversary. Listen Read activist activism podcast interview. Tags: podcast activism activist interview. I have just loved talking with all 19 of these amazing people about their activism, what path brought them to their work, and their advice for others.

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DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Regular readers and Big Vision Podcast listeners might remember that I interviewed Numi Tea Co-Founder, Reem Rahim, for the Big Vision Podcast in January 2007. Our two weekends of tea tasting adventures were fun, and got me excited to find other local tea houses locally, and when we travel. Happy stacationing!

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MAY 4, 2007

Britt Bravo has been selected by East Bay Area free weekly in their annual "best of" issue and while the readers' choice for best blog was the Daily Kos , the Editors of the East Bay Express selected Britt Bravo's blogs and podcasts for best of the East Bay.

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JULY 2, 2008

Interviewed Janessa Goldbeck of the Genocide Intervention Network. Interview more activists/visionaries of color for the Big Vision Podcast. Challenge for rest of 2008: I only have 6 more interviews for 2008. I would like to do 3 interviews with activists/visionaries of color who are having fun and doing good.

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AUGUST 9, 2007

I told the conference co-founders, a husband and wife literary agent team, Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen , that I'd help to spread the word about the conference so I interviewed Elizabeth for the Big Vision Podcast. I mean, San Francisco is now a green city, and that's right from the heart of Mayor Newsom.

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MARCH 9, 2007

Below is a transcript from the interview, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. Additionally, there has been a lot of rhetoric on the part of the automakers regarding the greenness of their operations, when in fact what we are seeing is a lot of green-washing.

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MAY 21, 2006

They were brought together by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights' Reclaim the Future program to talk about how to make Oakland a model city that uses the growing green economy to lift its low-income residents out of poverty. are going to make Oakland the new Silicon Valley for green capital."

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Basically, a couple months before your book's release you contact bloggers, podcasters and vloggers whose audiences are a good fit for your book and ask them if they would like to interview you, review your book, have you guest post, or host an interactive event with you using a service like Gabbly.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Cheryl Dorsey, the President of Echoing Green , a nonprofit that provides seed funding and support to social entrepreneurs, talked about how providing capital for social innovation can: Provide incentive for individual and collective engagement around social problems. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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MAY 31, 2010

I talked with Anna about her new book via Skype for the Big Vision Podcast earlier in the month. You can listen to our conversation on the player below, or on iTunes , as well as read an edited transcript of the interview. As you know, I have a blog called Have Fun, Do Good. I highly recommend it.

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APRIL 24, 2007

Paul Rice, the founding president and CEO of the Oakland based nonprofit, TransFair USA , answers these questions and others in an interview for the Big Vision Podcast. You can read a transcript of the podcast below. What is Starbucks relationship with Fair Trade? Transcription by CastingWords Fair Trade coffee Transfair

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JANUARY 24, 2007

Reem Rahim is the Co-founder and Vice President of Marketing of the Oakland-based green business Numi Tea. Obviously, I'm a big fan (: Below is a transcript from my interview with Reem from the Big Vision Podcast. tea fair trade green business She is also the creator of the beautiful cover art on the tea's boxes.

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MARCH 11, 2009

You can listen to the interview on the Big Vision Podcast : Or read the edited transcript below. It was very simple, nutrient-dense, leafy greens, root vegetables, and fresh fruit from the trees in their front yards, and nuts from the trees in their yard and the neighbors' yards. Why did you decide to write a vegan cookbook?

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JULY 16, 2007

I talked to Chris Messina of Citizen Agency and Ivan Storck of SustainableMarketing.com about their green coworking space in San Francisco, Citizen Space for the Big Vision Podcast and have posted a transcript of the interview below. Britt Bravo: What is coworking, and how can you make it green?

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Below is the edited transcript from my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jennifer Lee from January 22, 2009. They can make it as fun and enjoyable as they want. Related blogs Jennifer Lee's Life Unfolds Green Career Central Commongood Careers Cross-posted from BlogHer.com. It can look a lot of different ways.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Below is an edited transcript of my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jose in late August. I'm going to be green. We interview the teams. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of The East Bay, OBDC Small Business Finance, and People's Grocery. You can also listen to our conversation on iTunes.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008

, inspired by Julia Butterfly Hill's tree-sit, Off the Mat Into the World , founded by yoga teacher Seane Corn, and Green for All , founded by Van Jones. On October 21, 2008, I interviewed Marianne Manilov, the National Team Leader at The Engage Network, about their work. Off the Mat, and Green For All.

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MAY 4, 2010

Below is an edited transcript of our conversation for the Big Vision Podcast which you can listen to online , or download from iTunes. Melinda, I interviewed you a couple years ago , when Women's Earth Alliance was in a different kind of form. You both know I have a blog called Have Fun Do Good. What's the secret?

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JANUARY 16, 2009

Even stuff around "green." An additional interview with Favianna is available on Ilvox's post, Laying Bricks to Build Social Change: An Interview with Favianna Rodriguez & Josh MacPhee. I want to do things around people getting pushed out of school and the school system not serving my peers. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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OCTOBER 1, 2006

Before I left for Peru, I did an interview for the Big Vision Podcast with Jonah Sachs, the Principal of Free Range Studios , an advertising and marketing firm with offices in Washington DC and Berkeley, California that specializes in non-profits and socially responsible businesses. Britt: How did you get started?

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JANUARY 6, 2007

Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America. Below is a transcript of my interview with him for the Big Vision Podcast. We started five years ago, a little over five years ago, doing the Green Festival. Kevin Danaher: My name is Kevin Danaher.

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