You Are What You Eat: Chicken, Antibiotics And The Science Of Food

January 3, 2018 Environment, Science and Technology

Maryn McKenna joins us to talk about how the increased use of antibiotics transformed chicken from a delicacy into a commodity.

The Future Of Health In A Warming World

December 12, 2017 Environment, Health

Dr. Paul Auerbach of Stanford University Medical School talks about the effect that rising temperatures has on the well-being of people.

What Texans Can Do For The Texas Coast

October 25, 2017 Environment

Jim Blackburn, Rice University environmental lawyer and engineer, joins us to discuss how Texas might prepare for the next mega-storm.

The Upside Of Climate Change

September 18, 2017 Environment

Chris Thomas, a professor of conservation biology at the University of York, joins us to explain how humans have changed the natural world in positive ways.

Voices From The Flood: A National Call-In Special

August 31, 2017 Environment

Tens of thousands of Texans have been forced from their homes, with many living in shelters in Houston and around the state. We’ll hear from listeners across the country and we’ll get the latest on the situation.

Tropical Storm Harvey: Special Report

August 28, 2017 Environment

We get the latest from reporters who have witnessed the destruction, hear from residents whose lives have been upended and get a glimpse of Harvey’s future with the chief forecaster for the National Weather Service.

Profiles In Conservation

August 24, 2017 Environment

Miriam Horn joins us to talk about the intersection between feeding the country and carrying for its environment.

“An Inconvenient Truth” Revisited

August 10, 2017 Environment

Directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk join us to talk about their new film “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.”

Lessons From A Disaster: The 1964 Alaska Quake

August 8, 2017 Environment

Henry Fountain joins us to tell the story of the geologist who studied the quake’s aftermath and redefined our understanding of plate tectonics.

Fire In The Texas Panhandle

July 28, 2017 Best of Think, Environment

Skip Hollandsworth joins us to tell the story of a prairie fire in the Texas Panhandle and the effect it had on young ranchers living outside Amarillo.

National Parks In Peril

July 18, 2017 Best of Think, Environment

Environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams joins us to talk about how we can better care for national parks.

The (Un)natural Lakes of Texas

June 28, 2017 Environment

Andrew Sansom joins us to talk about how our lakes are managed, the role they play in supplying water to the state, and why the majority of our large lakes are manmade.