Saving America’s Amazon with Ben Raines

Jan 17, 2023 | The Professional Noticer

In this week’s episode of The Professional Noticer, Andy hosts Ben Raines — author, filmmaker, Charter Captain, and award winning environmental journalist — to discuss saving America's amazon.

Tune in to hear Ben share why he calls Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta America’s Amazon, and the adventurous way he shares it with others. Hear he and Andy revisit the incredible story about his discovery of the Clotilda – America’s last slave ship (click here to listen to his first podcast with Andy), the update on where they are in the process of salvaging it, and the powerful healing that occurred as a result of the discovery. Finally, hear the many reasons why the Alabama coastline is one of a kind! 

Saving America's Amazon

Order The Last Slave Ship: the True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning on Amazon.com

Order Saving America's Amazon: The Threat to Our Nation’s Most Biodiverse River System on Amazon.com

Connect with Ben on Social Media 

Visit him at America’s Amazon Adventures

 

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