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With record-setting wildfires blanketing large swaths of the Western United States in smoke, we thought it appropriate to speak to someone who know...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Sep 08, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
As we embark upon a new decade, many of us are contemplating ongoing environmental challenges and what may be in store for the earth in the decade ...
- Added: Jan 08, 2020
- Length: 29:00
We investigate the dangers of vaping, while listening to the voices of high school administrators, health professionals and students. One thing is ...
Bought by KOSU, WHYY, Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media and more
- Added: Dec 03, 2019
- Length: 01:05:51
- Purchases: 12
The Amazon is burning. And we’re not talking about the ubiquitous online store, although profit and commerce are just as involved. According to pre...
- Added: Sep 11, 2019
- Length: 29:00
It’s summertime! That means county fairs, stone fruit, and hopefully a cool body of water in which to dip one’s toes. Of course, it also means reco...
- Added: Jun 13, 2019
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 3
Since 1973, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has been bestowed upon people who have made a significant impact in the fight for a susta...
- Added: May 14, 2019
- Length: 28:30
Craig Childs discussed the Atlas of a Lost World.
- Added: May 02, 2019
- Length: 16:07
Oceans cover about 70% of our planet, and represent over 95% of all of the earth’s water. The human impact on the ocean includes temperature rise, ...
- Added: Apr 02, 2019
- Length: 29:00
You’re walking the aisles of your local grocery store, picking out fresh ingredients for dinner — you get to the counter, pay for it, bag it, and y...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Mar 27, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
How do you usually react to the stream of dire warnings about climate change and wildlife extinction? Does it motivate you to do more to make a dif...
- Added: Mar 12, 2019
- Length: 28:30
Many patients arrive in the emergency room as a result of violence or car crashes—events in which police have an investigative interest. Sometimes,...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Feb 22, 2019
- Length: 17:30
- Purchases: 1
Many people around the world wouldn’t dream of starting their day without their coffee ritual. And they tend to be pretty particular about it — wha...
- Added: Feb 20, 2019
- Length: 29:00
Northern California’s now infamous Camp Fire was not only the largest, longest, and deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, it also produced rec...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Dec 19, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
There’s no time better than after a holiday of feasting to remember where we get our food. Ultimately, most of our complex recipes begin with the s...
- Added: Nov 28, 2018
- Length: 29:00
This week on Sea Change Radio, the second half of our ten year anniversary celebration where we hear from some of the planet’s most important think...
- Added: Oct 03, 2018
- Length: 29:40
Visitors to the Hawaiian island of Oahu marvel at the splendor of Hanauma Bay, a volcanic crater teeming with coral reefs, tropical fish, and the o...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 'The Sea'
- Added: Aug 28, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
There is no silver bullet to solve the intractable problem of global warming. Nevertheless, there is a lot of vital and hopeful work being done to ...
- Added: Aug 22, 2018
- Length: 28:30
The next time you sip on a drink from a straw, you may want to think twice because humans are producing an inordinate amount of plastic waste on st...
- Added: Jul 18, 2018
- Length: 29:00
Did you know that 300 years ago people had larger jaws? Why would this be the case and why is it important? Paul Ehrlich, the founding father of mo...
- Added: May 15, 2018
- Length: 28:30
If you ask most people what they think of blockchain applications or cryptocurrency, the response is usually a blank stare of utter bafflement. Wel...
- Added: Apr 25, 2018
- Length: 29:30
How far into the future should we be planning when it comes to the environment? 20 years? 100 years? These are vital questions with which scientist...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Feb 27, 2018
- Length: 27:30
- Purchases: 1
The White House has been spewing some pretty foul policy lately. It can be difficult to identify something hopeful about our struggling planet. May...
- Added: Jan 18, 2018
- Length: 29:00
While the earth probably won’t shake the next time you turn on your gas stovetop, keep in mind it comes at a cost. This week on Sea Change Radio, w...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Sep 27, 2017
- Length: 29:40
- Purchases: 1
Plastic and prisons: two of America’s most toxic habits. Happily there are people working to create alternatives. This week on Sea Change Radio we ...
- Added: Sep 20, 2017
- Length: 29:50
Disinformation. It sometimes manifests in theatrical shows of ignorance, like Senior Republican Senator James Inhoffe bringing a snowball to the Se...
- Added: Sep 13, 2017
- Length: 29:50
