In the fourth episode of Parallel Streams we listen to episode 52 of Ferment Radio, with Kirsty Hendry and Aga Pokrywka.Ferment Radio is “a podcast series that takes you deep into the fascinating world of microbes. Through fermentation and transformation, we develop new recipes for living on a broken planet”. PARALLEL STREAMSEPISODE 04 | APRIL 10 | 2026 PARTICIPANTSKirsty Hendry | Owen Kelly | Aga PokrywkaCOMMENTARYFerment Radio has produced more than 50 episodes “that takes you deep into the fascinating world of microbes. Through fermentation and transformation, we develop new recipes for living on a broken planet”. They do this because, argue, “Pollution, drought, floods, deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change... We are experiencing the consequences of human’s alterations of the Earth’s ecosystems. There is no pristine world. We are living on a broken planet”.They are Aga Pokrywka and her guests, and their starting points are more diverse than you can imagine, although they all link back to the process of fermentation.REFERENCESFerment Radio https://fermentradio.comSuper Eclectic https://supereclectic.teamSuper Eclectic shop https://holvi.com/shop/supereclectic/Temporary Democracy: https://www.miaaw.net/e/temporary-democracy-in-a-cultural-space/Sandor Katz: feminist and queer theories of fermentation https://www.miaaw.net/e/common-practice-ferment-radio/Play that Fungi Music! https://www.miaaw.net/e/play-that-fungi-music/Life on Mars https://www.miaaw.net/e/common-practice-life-on-mars/Show me your kitchen https://www.miaaw.net/e/podcasting-ferment-radio/