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Season 1, Episode 34 - 'Ecological Civilization' feat Dr Philip Clayton

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

"What gives me hope is watching the sparkle in the eye of a child, a young mother, a middle-aged business person, or an elderly person when they im...

A History of Fire in the Boundary Waters

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth

Caption: Whelp Fire: The Whelp and John Ek fires lead, in part, to the closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in 2021. , Credit: Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service

Minnesota's Boundary Waters is the most visited wilderness area in the country. Last summer, the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was s...

The Big Ponder #16: Wonder

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Americans on the East Coast were in awe when Brood X, an enormous group of 17-year cicadas, suddenly emerged from underground to mate. Melissa Gerr...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

Episode 5: Our Future With Fire

From: North State Public Radio
Series: California Burning

Caption: Brennan Byrd holding a piece of Cob building material

On the fifth and final episode of California Burning, we look for solutions that address the many different factors associated with the wildfires p...

Bought by Capital Public Radio, KVCR, WMRA, KSKA, KALW and more

Facing Climate Change: Building Resilience at the Local Level

From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

An exploration of the work being done in Washington State's Skagit Valley to better understand and prepare for the effects of a changing climate.

Thirsty Planet

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports

Caption: Residents of India, Israel confront water issues such as flooding, drought, pollution, and lack of access by the poor.

Scientists say most people on Earth will first experience climate change in terms of water — either too much or too little. This documentary explor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WVPE, WRIR and more

Fire on the Mountain: Climate Change, Fire, and the Ecological Future of the American West

From: Aengus Anderson

Caption: In the summer monsoon season, grass carpets the Chiricahua foothills., Credit: Aengus Anderson

In the wake of a catastrophic fire, researchers use Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains to look centuries into the future of climate change and ask "wha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA

Cicada Confidential

From: Louisa Jonas

From the red eyes of a periodical cicada looking out: a bug's first person rendition from emergence til death.

Bought by KSJD, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WTIP, Radio Newark, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more

Island Stories: Virginia's Restless Archipelago Part 3

From: Charles McGuigan

Caption: Colony of American oyster catchers., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Some 40 years ago the Nature Conservancy began buying up the barrier islands of Virginia and the riparian areas on the mainland. Today they own all...

Who was Guinea Pig B

From: Euan McAleece

An exploration into the life and legacy of Richard Buckminster Fuller

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis

Welcome to the Star Party

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

In the past decade, dark sky festivals have become attractions in parks across the U.S.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix and more

The D-Word

From: Ed Prosser

Why is death such a difficult subject to talk about? From hospital mortuary to the grave, The D-Word explores our complex relationship with death...

Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 2 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian E...

Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Ed...

Prairie Artscience

From: Chris Mortenson

A piece about preserving prairie.

White Ghosts of the Wetlands - America's Whooping Cranes

From: Mark Chenoweth

Caption: Young Whooping cranes in 'flight training' behind an ultralight aircraft at Necedah, WI., Credit: Mark Chenoweth

In 1941 there were only 15 Whooping cranes left in North America. The story of the slow but progressive comeback of this bird that many consider th...

This Beautiful Carcass

From: Joan Schuman

On a desolate beach in Northern California's Humboldt County, a marine biologist and a citizen scientist troll for bird carcasses, inadvertently fi...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix

small world/small wonders

From: Laurel Collins

community responses to tamarisk beetle infestation

Bought by KRCC-FM

P.O.V. - The Chances of the World Changing Filmmaker Interview

From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.

Filmmaker Eric Daniel Metzgar talks with P.O.V. about the making of his film "The Chances of the World Changing"

Salmonlands half-hour version

From: Barbara Bernstein

Salmonlands is a journey into the land of salmon, why they are so significant to the culture and community of the Pacific Northwest, and what it wi...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and The Nature Podcast

The last wild place

From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits

Wildlife cinemaphotographer Steve Kroschel tells us how his career began, his move to Alaska and about the wild creatures that share his home and l...

The Tongass National Forest Part One

From: Guy Hand

The wet and wild nature of Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the largest intact temperate rain forest in the world.

Bought by PRX to iTunes, The Nature Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis

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