New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert joins us to talk about how scientists are looking to address climate change by studying the ways plants and animals have already adapted to live alongside humans.
Read moreBiden Promised To Fix The Climate – Here’s What He Can Do
Heather Hansman of Outside magazine joins us to discuss a myriad of options the president now has before him to mitigate environmental damage, and the political costs of choosing which path to take.
Read moreThe Wisdom Of Trees
Valerie Trouet, associate professor in the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona, joins us to talk about what we can learn by looking inside tree trunks – everything from the science of climate change to momentous occasions in human history.
Read moreRethinking Our Relationship With The Natural World
This hour, we’ll talk about how people’s relationship to the natural world has evolved over time.
Read moreAquariums Care For Animals- And The Planet
Julie Packard, executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, joins us to talk about how aquariums foster ocean life and contribute to a healthy environment.
Read moreLife Is Better with Bugs
John Hainze, an entomologist and ethicist with Seattle University Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability, joins us to talk about his evolution from pesticide designer to insect advocate.
Read moreNature Provides – But How Much Should We Take?
Edward Posnett joins us to talk about journeys to harvest eiderdown, vicuña fiber and other coveted rare objects – and to talk about if humans even have a right to these treasures.
Read moreThe Deep Blue Sea: Life Under Water
Today, we’ll dive down and meet some of the animals who call our oceans home.
Read moreHow The West Was Overrun
Christopher Ketcham joins us to talk about the American West is slipping away in part to commercialization and lax federal protections.
Read moreTiny Nations, Giant Impact: The Politics of Climate Change
Time’s Justin Worland joins us to talk about how Fiji and other tiny countries are leading the charge to address climate change.
Read moreThe Environmental State Of Texas
This hour, we’ll talk about how Texas can best cope with the environmental impact of a growing population with David Todd and Jonathan Ogren, co-authors of “The Texas Landscape Project: Nature and People.”
Read moreLion Conservation
We’ll talk about how we can better protect lions with minimal intrusion into their worlds with Craig Packer, director of the Lion Research Center at the University of Minnesota.
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