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Is it time to rethink Earth Day?
From: Possibly
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We’ve celebrated Earth Day in the United States for more than 50 years. Today, we’re taking a look at what made the first Earth Day in 1970 such a ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
Whose behavior really affects the water supply?
From: Possibly
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Last week we learned that individuals’ home water consumption doesn’t really make a dent in the water supply, and the benefit of personal water con...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:37
Why should I use less water in a wet state like Rhode Island?
From: Possibly
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Saving water might not seem all that important in a humid climate like Rhode Island. But actually, there are plenty of reasons why water conservati...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:26
What’s the best way to get rid of my food scraps?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re taking a look at how we dispose of our food. Next time you’re scraping a plate, should that food go into compost, your sink disposal, ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:32
Return of the Native with Bill Shanabruch Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Bill Shanabruch, Credit: Charles McGuigan
As staggeringly complex as the environmental catastrophe is, by tackling one small space at a time, we might be able to bring back entire ecosystem...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 24:26
Nico Cathcart: A Contemporary Renaissance. Part 2 (Conclusion)
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Nico Cathcart working on a mural on Lakeside Avenue, Credit: Charles McGuigan
It’s interesting how every great work of music, literature, visual art is immune to the predilections of time and space. Whether they were crafted ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 27:38
Nico Cathcart: A Contemporary Renaissance. Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Nico at the unveiling of her three-story mural, A New Dawn in Hopewell, Virginia., Credit: Charles McGuigan
Nico Cathcart has been an artist practically since birth. From the time her fingers could grip the ferrule of a paintbrush and guide it along a fla...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 25:47
Do bottle bills work?
From: Possibly
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Today’s question comes from a listener here in Rhode Island. They’ve been following local efforts to pass a bottle bill- that’s where you get money...

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
What does the future of natural gas look like in Massachusetts?
From: Possibly
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So-called “Natural gas”- the stuff a lot of us use to heat our homes and run our stoves- is basically methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. In the sh...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 2
What does the future of natural gas look like in Rhode Island?
From: Possibly
Series: What does a Public Utilities Commission have to do with climate change?
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It’s getting colder, and a lot of people are turning on their furnaces. Many of those run on “natural” gas, which is basically methane, a potent gr...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
The House, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: The House, Credit: Catherine Rose McGuigan
Kimberly had talked about her house as if it was a person, her best friend as she put it. Stephanie saw her house as a metaphor for her life, falli...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 24:53
A group of young people in Montana sued the state for not taking climate change seriously. What happened at the trial?
From: Possibly
Series: A group of young people in Montana sued the state for not taking climate change seriously. What happened at the trial?
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I’ve been hearing about this landmark climate case in Montana, where a group of young people sued the state, and won. How did they do it?

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 3
Maple Grove Hot Springs
From: KRCL
Series: Ways of Water
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On this episode of Ways of Water Connor of Radioactive went to Maple Grove Hot Springs

  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 10:57
Elizabeth James-Perry (Wampanoag- Aquinnah)--Making Art Through Native Lifeways
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
Caption: Elizabeth James perry
Wampum & Fiber Artist and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Elizabeth James-Perry (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah) discusses her artistic practi...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
There's no evidence offshore wind kills whales
From: Possibly
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Rhode Island is the first state in the country to build an offshore wind farm, and there are plans for many more. But recently, opponents of wind e...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Climaturity
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Marc Cortez
The controversary surrounding climate change is frequently charged with emotion. It’s a challenge. If you believe the health of the planet is in da...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Poison Life No Other
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mat Simon, Credit: Wired magazine
Our world is surrounded by microplastic pollution. It’s in the air we breathe. It’s in the food we eat. Our homes are among the most polluted place...

Bought by KMUN and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on the Planet
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Michael Webster
When it comes to climate change, it’s easy to feel like a deer caught in the headlights. Temperatures are rising to unsustainable levels. Larger an...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Raj Patel, Credit: TheStar.com
The network of systems that make up our bodies – respiratory, digestive and nervous system to name a few - is seen by conventional medicine as self...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Book Jacket Cover
It’s no coincident that our planet is on fire. Look more closely and you’ll find that our society, politics and bodies mirror the world. We, too, a...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Meet Novelist Andrew Krivak
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Andrew Krivak, Credit: Sharona Jacobs
Andrew Krivak Andrew Krivak talks about The Bear a meditative novel about the last of humanity which is a surprisingly uplifting book and also a re...

Bought by WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 5
Descending to Alphorns
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard about a group of Alphorn players in the Sierra Nevada.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Thicker Than Water
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Erica Cirino
We are surrounded by plastics. Literally enveloped. It has become so ubiquitous to our lives, frequently, we don’t even think about it. It surround...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 29, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Carnism
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Melanie Joy
The average American consumes more than 234-pounds of meat every year. That’s chicken, beef, pork, turkey, veal, lamb, and fish. That may not even ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 02, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Ocean Plastics
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Seth Blaustein
Massive wildfires, flooding and natural disasters: It’s obvious to most observers now that climate change is no hoax. But, most of us feel that the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1