Wade On Work, Trees & Love in the Time of COVID-19 (WBDP 34)

Welcome back to the WoBistDude podcast. Wade Million joins us on the show today to discuss his experience living through 2 economic crises, researching geese in Sweden, working with Global Forest Generation, going to COP, working on a documentary with Michael and dating German women. https://www.globalforestgeneration.org/ << Go here for more information on Global Forest Generation.

00:00 — Introduction

01:30 — Graduating & job hunting during the financial crisis of 2008 and COVID-19

07:38 — Thesis on geese in Sweden (note, we actually did talk about this during the last podcast!)

16:05 — Finishing a Master’s during wave 1 of COVID-19 in Germany

20:06 — What is your role in Global Forest Generation?

32:21 — What does your NGO look for when finding organizations to partner with in terms of funding?

41:34 — Impressions from COP this year

53:38 — Working with Michael on the documentary “Munich Rising”

1:04:30 — Dating German women

Wade is a travel photographer turned science communicator living in Munich. Having survived 5 years living out of a backpack, he now spends his time working remotely for a US based non-profit that focuses on planting trees in the high Andes of South America.