🔗 Guest Links Leo Horrigan – What If Soil Microbes Matter?Audiobook: youtube.com/watch?v=lFioOO4IkRM&feature=youtu.bePDF Book: https://clf.jhsph.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/what-if-soil-microbes-mattered-1.pdfIn this episode, Leo Horrigan joins Jacob Shields to explore the living intelligence of soil — the unseen network of microbes that sustain life on Earth. Drawing from his book *What If Soil Microbes Matter?*, Leo explains how agriculture, biology, and climate intersect beneath our feet.This conversation connects microbiology, ecology, and philosophy — exploring what it means to “get out of the way” and let natural systems do what they’ve done for hundreds of millions of years.🎙️ Hosted by Jacob Shields📘 Guest: Leo Horrigan, author of What If Soil Microbes Matter?---⏱️ Chapters00:00 – Preview01:32 – Introduction02:37 – How Leo’s new book came to life04:43 – The unseen world: microbes and soil symbiosis06:50 – Fertilizer dependency and the energy loops in agriculture08:14 – Nitrogen fixation and bacterial “superpowers”09:05 – Soil as a carbon factory10:34 – Microbial diversity and resilience12:52 – Synthetic nitrogen and livestock health15:42 – Regenerative farming vs. industrial agriculture18:01 – Glyphosate and metal binding in soils20:40 – The rhizophagy cycle with Dr. James White26:37 – Where do microbes end and “life” begin?29:37 – Parallels between fascia and the soil microbiome36:37 – Diversity as the engine of ecological efficiency39:37 – Obstacles to scaling regenerative agriculture43:32 – AI, data tracking, and soil metrics of the future44:43 – Tillage, carbon release, and climate impact53:13 – Human microbiome and soil microbiome parallels56:33 – Next projects and closing reflections60:18 – Outro and links---🔗Guest Links -- Leo Horrigan – What If Soil Microbes Matter?Audiobook: youtube.com/watch?v=lFioOO4IkRM&feature=youtu.bePDF Book: https://clf.jhsph.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/what-if-soil-microbes-mattered-1.pdf---🎙️ Connect with Quality Values📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quality_values/🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/XXXXXX🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@qualityvalues---🧩 Affiliate Partners🌀 The Body Lever — Alleviate Your Deepest Tensions: https://www.thebodylever.com/?ref=bpyotrjo 💧 AquaSwing— Water-Filled Rope Flow: https://www.aquaswing.com/?ref=JACOBSHIELDS👣 VivoBarefoot — 20% Off First Orders: https://vivobarefoot.mention-me.com/m/ol/jc7dj-jake-shields---🧠 Hashtags#QualityValuesPodcast #RegenerativeAgriculture #SoilMicrobiome #LeoHorrigan #Microbes #CarbonCycle #SustainableFarming #Rhizophagy #Permaculture #HealthAndSoil #EnvironmentalScience