Joshua Harrison
Guest Appearances and Audio Insights

ReConnect with Plant Wisdom

Cities don’t have to fight nature—they can breathe with it.

Artist–ecologist Josh Harrison explores how urban spaces can cool, filter, and thrive through plant life, indigenous stewardship, and circular design. A grounded, poetic invitation to reimagine your own street as part of a living ecosystem.

Minddog: Coffee with the Dog

How can plants, water, and waste systems help cities thrive? Josh Harrison dives into modular green infrastructure, regenerative design, and the art–ecology–systems nexus that’s reshaping urban resilience from rooftops to coastlines.

Regenerative Design and Future Thinking: Building a World We’ll Never See

What does it mean to design for a future we’ll never see? Josh Harrison reflects on regenerative design, Seven Generation Thinking, and the power of merging science, art, and compassion to heal our cities—and ourselves.

Bioneers 2024

Joshua Harrison, a filmmaker, environmentalist and educator, is the heir to an illustrious legacy: his late parents, Newton and Helen Harrison, are widely considered to be among the most important and influential visionaries in the “Eco-Art” movement. Joshua, who has has been engaged in the intersection of art and ecology since participating in middle school demonstrations on the first Earth Day in 1970, became Director of The Center for the Study of the Force Majeure

Aro Benaiah Show

Green infrastructure isn’t just about sustainability—it’s creating jobs and transforming skylines.

Josh Harrison shares how Leaf Island is empowering tradespeople to build the future of urban ecosystems from the rooftops down.

Abstract Essay

A featured guest on the fifth season of Abstract Essay, Josh Harrison brings his systems thinking and ecological artistry to the mic. A brief but powerful appearance.

Pre-Zero Sports Talk

Joshua shares real-world stories from New York’s leaf recycling challenges, why COP30 has become more theater than action, and how climate conversations often exclude the voices of those living closest to the land—particularly Indigenous communities in places like the Amazon, now threatened by road development tied to global events.

Grounded in Maine

From solar experiments in the ’70s to today’s urban cooling strategies, Josh Harrison brings decades of experience to this heartfelt conversation about simple, scalable ways to green our cities—and why it matters more than ever.

Walk in Victory

Explore the future of sustainable housing with Josh Harrison and host NaRon Tillman. From green roofs to holistic design, this episode unpacks the economic, environmental, and community benefits of building with nature in mind.

The Lean to the Left Podcast

Cities are heating up, but the solution isn’t rebuilding—it’s retrofitting. On this episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Bob Gatty talks with Joshua Harrison, co‑founder of Leaf Island, about turning rooftops, walls, and streets into living ecosystems. From cooling green roofs to reusing urban waste, Harrison shows how nature‑based design can combat climate change and create healthier, more resilient communities.