Recent Episodes
Zen and Coping with Climate
October 15, 2021
More and more of us are seriously worrying about what we’ve done to the earth’s climate. But while climate predictions can be scary, Sister...
Firefight: How to Live in the Pyrocene
October 8, 2021
We’ve experienced yet another summer of record wildfires in the western U.S., endangering lives, displacing communities, and sending unhealthy...
Katharine Hayhoe on Hope and Healing
October 1, 2021
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to the most recent IPCC report as a “code red for humanity.” But do we fully acknowledge...
Preparing for Disasters We Don’t Want to Think About
September 24, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed structural weaknesses and inequities that existed long before 2020. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disruption...
Diet for a Threatened Planet
September 17, 2021
Diet for a Small Planet is celebrating 50 years this fall. It’s been a hugely influential book in the environmental movement and has inspired...
Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse
September 10, 2021
Water is essential for life, and throughout human history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new...
The Fight Over Pipelines
September 3, 2021
Canadian company Enbridge is building an oil pipeline from the Alberta tar sands through Minnesota to the Wisconsin border. The new pipeline,...
Should We Have Children in a Climate Emergency?
August 27, 2021
Listener Advisory: This episode contains some content related to a suicide. If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, the National...
Which Way Are Swing Voters Swinging on Climate?
August 20, 2021
In early August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report unequivocally connecting global warming and extreme weather to...
30x30: This Land Is Whose Land?
August 13, 2021
This episode was underwritten in part by Resources Legacy Fund. President Biden has set a goal of conserving 30% of the nation’s land and waters...