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Environment

The Politics of Water

July 25, 2019 Current Events, Economics, Environment, Race/Identity

NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney Sparky Abraham joins guest host John McCaa to talk about how lack of water access contributes to the nation’s economic divide.

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The Deep Blue Sea: Life Under Water

July 19, 2019 Environment, Science and Technology

Today, we’ll dive down and meet some of the animals who call our oceans home.

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How The West Was Overrun

July 16, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Environment, History, Politics

Christopher Ketcham joins us to talk about the American West is slipping away in part to commercialization and lax federal protections.

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Lost Cities As Seen From Space

July 12, 2019 Environment, Global Issues, Science and Technology

Sarah Parcak joins us to talk about how satellites are being used to scan for buried artifacts and more.

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How Meteorologist Predict The Future

July 11, 2019 Culture, Environment, Global Issues

Andrew Blum joins us to talk about how satellites and super computers are vital to putting together a weather forecast.

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Why Beef Is What’s For Dinner

July 5, 2019 Culture, Environment, History

Notre Dame visiting professor Joshua Specht joins us to recount the complex history – filled with exploitation and innovation –  of the beef we consume.

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The Invention of Cities

June 21, 2019 Culture, Environment, History

Monica L. Smith, professor of anthropology at UCLA, joins us to explain how the development of cities – from Mesopotamia to the present – is strongly linked to the prosperity of humankind as a whole.

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Tiny Nations, Giant Impact: The Politics of Climate Change

June 17, 2019 Current Events, Environment, Politics

Time’s Justin Worland joins us to talk about how Fiji and other tiny countries are leading the charge to address climate change.

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Do These Meerkats Have Deep Emotions? Yeah, Probably.

May 20, 2019 Environment, Science and Technology

Emory University psychologist Frans de Waal joins us to talk about the natural evolution of animal intelligence research, which looks into how animals feel. His new book is called “Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves.”

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A Wild View Of The Border

April 25, 2019 Current Events, Environment

Filmmaker Ben Masters joins us to talk about documenting the wilderness from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico that could one day be cut in two by the border wall.

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Cities, Not Sprawl: The Future Of Urban Development

April 17, 2019 Current Events, Environment, Global Issues, Science and Technology

Architect and urban planner Peter Calthorpe joins us to talk about how urban planners are thinking through how to handle large populations living in close quarters.

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It’s Deeply Human To Love Animals

April 10, 2019 Environment, Uncategorized

Jacky Colliss Harvey joins us to talk about how the furry, feathered and scaly friends we’ve shared our homes with have shaped us for thousands of years. Her new book is called “The Animal’s Companion: People & Their Pets, a 26,000-Year Love Story.”

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