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The Global Grit Experience

Erika Gilsdorf

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Frequency: 1 episode/5d. Total Eps: 45

The Global Grit Experience is about caring for nature, wildlife and each other by sharing stories of people making a difference in small and big ways. Real people, doing the work, who we can learn from, find some inspiration, and gather our grit to step up for the protection of our natural world. Erika Gilsdorf is an international, award-winning video producer and uses this podcast to be able to dive a bit deeper into a variety of environmental topics that are relevant, authentic and inspiring in today's challenging times. It's a podcast built on stories of hope, connection and action.

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https://citizensclimatelobby.org/
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Prioritizing Climate Action Where We Live

Season 1 · Episode 45

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 • Duration 35:45

Erika talks with Dr. Mark Seeley about climate change happening in our own backyard and what we can do about it. Is there hope? Mark says yes. But, we each need to participate.

Dr. Mark Seeley retired in February of 2018 after nearly 40 years in his role as Extension Climatologist and Meteorologist at the University of Minnesota. Since then he’s continued to provide presentations to communities throughout Minnesota and beyond on climate change and its effects on our natural resources and societal infrastructure. He’s the author of Minnesota Weather Almanac and has done a weekly commentary on Minnesota Public Radio since 1992.

Upcoming Presentation: For those living in MN, Dr. Mark Seeley will be speaking on Wednesday, Oct 21 at M State- Fergus Falls Legacy Hall at 7:00 pm on the state of our state- the impacts of climate change in MN and what we can do about it.

Resources:

The Climate Action Handbook by Dr. Heidi A. Roop:

https://www.heidiroop.com/climate-action-handbook.html

Minnesota Weather Almanac by Dr. Mark Seeley

Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership program MCAP: https://climate.umn.edu/

Project DrawDown: https://drawdown.org/

Citizen’s Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/

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Thanks for listening and being a part of The Global Grit Experience. I SO appreciate you!

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Sustainable Travel - If the Local People Hate Tourism, There's Something Wrong

Season 1 · Episode 44

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 35:27

What is sustainable tourism and how can we be better travelers? And, equally important, how can we protect our own natural, cultural and historical places where we live from overtourism? It's a balance but more and more destinations are making it happen. That's good news.

Jonathan B. Tourtellot, a National Geographic Explorer, is a journalist, editor, speaker, and consultant specializing in the intersection between tourism and care for places. While at National Geographic, he introduced the concept of destination stewardship and launched the “Places Rated” surveys reported annually as National Geographic Traveler cover stories. He now runs the nonprofit Destination Stewardship Center (DSC), including an online e-magazine, the Destination Stewardship Report. He was a contributing author in the book Overtourism: Lessons for a Better Future (Island Press, 2021) and is featured prominently in the just-published book Destination Stewardship by Tonya Fitzpatrick (KoganPage, 2026). In his new Substack, The Fragile Map, he reveals how the taxes travelers pay for lodging can promote overtourism. Look for his story entitled “The Mystery Tax.”

Resources:

www.DestinationCenter.org

Destination Stewardship Report

The Fragile Map

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Tribal Energy Sovereignty & Being Allies with Indigenous and Rural Communities

Season 1 · Episode 43

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • Duration 19:51

Erika talks with guest, Bridget Guiza from the White Earth Tribal and Community College. Bridget talks about the challenges of our time being at the nexus of food, water, and energy sovereignty and being allies with Indigenous and rural communities.

Bridget is the Customized Education Coordinator at the White Earth Tribal and Community College. She has a background in Environmental Systems and Planning and has experience in philanthropy, environmental justice, energy development, food sovereignty, and workforce development. Her current work focuses on building career pathways with and for the people of White Earth and adjacent communities.

CLARIFICATION in EPISODE: MTERA stands for the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association.

Resources

White Earth Tribal and Community College

https://www.wetcc.edu/

Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association - Empowering tribes to manage tribal energy resources through collective action.

https://www.mtera.org/

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Social Inclusion - The Ticket Out of This Environmental Mess

Season 1 · Episode 42

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 29:37

In this episode, Dr. Joel Powell shares his perspective on expanding acceptance of people as an absolute necessity to the preservation of the environment. And, that political organization and cooperation is the ticket out of the mess we're in.

Dr. Joel Powell whose been a professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Minnesota State University Moorhead for almost forty years.

Resources

Book by Douglas Rushkoff about consulting tech billionaires on surviving the apocalypse.

https://rushkoff.com/books/survival-of-the-richest.html

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Upcycling Fast Fashion

Season 1 · Episode 41

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 16:35

In this episode, Dr. Judi Roux shares about the environmental impacts of fast fashion and clothing waste and how she's embraced creative upcycling to make a difference.

Judi Roux, Ed.D has been an educator for over 30 years. As the founder of tROUXly treasures, she's combining her experience and enthusiasm for environmental sustainability with her passion for yarn crafting. She does this by repurposing clothing memories and sharing those skills with other crafters. She teaches t-shirt yarn cutting and crocheting classes at various educational venues around Duluth and the north shore of Lake Superior.

RESOURCES

Swagcycle: https://www.swagcycle.net/thinking-about-the-life-of-a-t-shirt/

Clothing Mountain Visible from Space:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/the-clothing-mountain-visible-from-space-how-60000-tonnes-of-discarded-clothes-ended-up-in-chiles-atacama-desert/articleshow/132689467.cms

Impacts from Modern Purchases

https://northshorejournal.co/editorial/impacts-of-modern-purchases/

Life Cycle of a T-Shirt

The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang

Statistics About Fast Fashion Waste

https://earth.org/statistics-about-fast-fashion-waste/

Saying No to Plastics - Why & How

Season 1 · Episode 40

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • Duration 31:37

Guest Cedar Walters talks about the harms of plastics in our bodies and the environment in this episode and shares tactics to reduce plastic use.

Cedar Walters is Senior Director of Community Programs at West Central Initiative (WCI), where she leads community initiatives and connects people and communities with resources that support sustainability and resilience. In 2025 and 2026 she organized and supported eight community screenings of the Plastic People documentary, which led to the formation of a Beyond Plastics local chapter in west central Minnesota. Prior to joining WCI, Cedar worked at a county recycling facility for six years and became obsessed with waste reduction – specifically for plastics and food waste.

Cedar holds an MS in Biology and Environmental Education from North Dakota State University and has experience in distributed solar development, composting and recycling program development, sustainable food systems, and native prairie restoration projects. In her free time she can be found in her pollinator garden, spending time with family, reading, camping, knitting, and organizing for more inclusive and equitable communities.

RESOURCES

Beyond Plastics: trainings, resources, studies, fact sheets, map of local groups, speaker bureau, and more! https://www.beyondplastics.org/

Reasons to Say No to Plastics: https://files.captivate.fm/library/d7963bca-c38f-4d72-ae91-8cdf07543597/Reasons-to-Say-No-to-Plastics-Beyond-Plastics.pdf

Sustainable Closet Basics: https://files.captivate.fm/library/c83f24bf-6b68-4ec2-8d0a-0f95f0cd47fc/Sustainable-Closet-Basics.pdf

Thrift Tips and Gifts: https://files.captivate.fm/library/891f05db-1ed3-4c39-91e4-8e59fa005d3a/Thrift-Tips-and-Gifts.pdf

Tactics to be an Effective Voter for the Environment

Season 1 · Episode 39

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 26:27

What does voting for the environment mean? How can we find our way through political hype? How do we listen to candidates more critically?

My guest today is Dave Homans. Dave is a retired physician who serves as Citizen Climate Lobby’s Co-Coordinator for the state of Minnesota. He is active in lobbying our elected representatives to promote policies that will mitigate climate warming.

Resources

Open Secrets https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=elizabeth+manson&order=desc&sort=D
Govtrack.com https://www.govtrack.us/
Billtrack50 https://www.billtrack50.com/info/
The Cook Political Report https://www.cookpolitical.com/
League of Women voters https://www.lwvmn.org/2026-candidate-forums
Environmental Voter Project https://www.environmentalvoter.org/
Citizens Climate Lobby https://citizensclimatelobby.org/

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Meet Erika - Host of The Global Grit Experience Podcast

Season 1 · Episode 38

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 27:57

In this episode I give a little background of how I got into video, capturing stories around the world, and eventually, here, as a podcaster and host of The Global Grit Experience.

Examples of videos mentioned in the podcast

Volkswagen ID.4 Road Trip - What Fuels You- Ep.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ85tn5HDJ0

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - Soul Pursuits Ep.1 - https://youtu.be/mlRZ-lckRWs?si=_CAeZTq5fLGZhxHd

Soul of of the Western Balkans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahpRDIo87n0&list=PLbXm1PcDvCSe_PjQUF6v1F51amDjI4cq7&index=24&t=2s

Woodland League - Ireland: https://youtu.be/MUT6miz2Kys

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Self-Interest vs Environmental Sustainability. Can we Find the Balance?

Season 1 · Episode 37

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 • Duration 20:03

How do we as humans balance our self-interest drive with environmental sustainability. There’s no easy answer but it’s definitely worth pondering, talking about, and hopefully acting on for the future of our natural world (and us). My guest today is Dr. Dennis Jacobs, retired physics professor, pilot, aeronautical engineer, sustainability educator, and author of multiple books.

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How a Small Group of Locals Created a Huge Nature-Based Park in their Hometown

Season 1 · Episode 36

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • Duration 21:11

How do you make stuff happen - like saving a beautiful area from development and creating instead an amazing nature-based park that the locals, wildlife, and tourists love? Let’s find out in this episode with guest, Polly Andersen. Polly’s love of nature led her to champion the Wannigan Regional Park in her hometown of Frazee, MN.

Resources

https://wanniganpark.com/

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