Reporter Susan Shain explains how food waste is responsible for twice as many greenhouse gas emissions as commercial aviation.
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Why you don’t know that people of color were some of the first environmentalists
Leah Thomas, founder of The Intersectional Environmentalist platform, joins host Krys Boyd to explain the links between racism, environmentalism and privilege.
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The surprising musicality of animals
New Yorker staff writer Burkhard Bilger joins us to discuss his profile of neuroscientist and musician David Sulzer, who is trying to define what music is and how studying animals’ connection to music is helping in that pursuit.
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Collagen may or may not help your skin, but it does hurt the planet
Fábio Zuker, a journalist and anthropologist, joins us to discuss his investigation into where collagen originates and how it threatens both the Amazon and the indigenous people who call the rainforest home.
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Why you don’t know that people of color were some of the first environmentalists
Leah Thomas, founder of The Intersectional Environmentalist Platform, explains the links between racism, environmentalism and privilege.
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Cities are full of wildlife, if you know where to look
Ben Wilson joins us to discuss the modern quest for biodiversity within cities, how ancient civilizations lived alongside grasslands and rivers, and what we can do to reclaim green spaces.
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The climate impact of your future kids
Bryan Walsh, editor of Vox’s Future Perfect, talks about a U.S. population that’s trending downward and arguments on the political Left vs. Right about why having children might be a good thing for America’s future.
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We’re closer to the end of the world than we’ve ever been
Rachel Bronson, the president and CEO of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, discusses the factors that have ticked us closer to disaster – from the war in Ukraine to Covid and climate change.
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Why you should give a dam about beavers
Author Leila Philip talks about the environmental impact the rodents have on ecosystems and fun beaver facts to help you fall in love with the creatures.
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Where do your clothes really go after you give them away?
Climate reporter Allyson Chiu discusses the pipeline from thrift stores to salvage companies to incineration and landfills to find out where all our clothes ultimately land.
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The new Gold Rush? Prospecting solar power
Harper’s contributor Hillary Angelo talks about solar-farm construction in Nye County, Nevada—a potential weapon against climate change that also threatens the local ecology, and angers neighbors.
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How you can stop wasting food
Reporter Susan Shain explains how food waste is responsible for twice as many greenhouse gas emissions as commercial aviation.
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