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1. Lost birds and how to bring them back (40:04)

Date:
October 4, 2019
Main contributors:
Fallon, Katie; McCabe, Janet; Ketterson, Ellen
Summary:
In fewer than 50 years, North America has lost 2.9 billion birds, nearly a third of the 1970 population. In this episode, the team explores the significance of birds, the story of one unloved varie...

2. Demystifying Cybersecurity with Alison Macrina (23:44)

Date:
February 6, 2019
Main contributors:
Macrina, Alison; Shanahan, James
Summary:
For the great many of us confounded by issues of cybersecurity, Dean Shanahan and founder of the Library Freedom Project Alison Macrina work through everything from Facebook to the NSA and web brow...

3. Spring Break Review (24:43)

Date:
March 13, 2016
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates is off for Spring Break this week, but join us on a look back through the first seven episodes. There's much more to come through the rest of this semester!

4. What's Next: Bob Perciasepe on public-private cooperation (39:06)

Date:
November 20, 2020
Main contributors:
Perciasepe, Bob; Shanahan, James; Miles, Emily
Summary:
In the third episode of our post-election series, Bob Perciasepe explains how the Biden administration and the private sector could work together to decarbonize and build resilience. Bob is preside...

6. Air Check: holiday travel, gifts, and food (23:42)

Date:
December 3, 2020
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James; Miles, Emily
Summary:
Now deep in the holiday season, even in 2020, we have much to celebrate. But, in the U.S. especially, celebration can lead to a spike in emissions and waste from travel (despite CDC recommendations...

7. Natural Gas and International Relations With Adam Stulberg (43:51)

Date:
September 24, 2021
Main contributors:
Stulberg, Adam ; Shanahan, James; Miles, Emily
Summary:
In the 1990s, you could see one bumper sticker across the capital of Azerbaijan: "Happiness is multiple pipelines." Amid ever-complicating conversations about environmental resilience, the themes o...

8. Mental Health: Live (27:45)

Date:
March 12, 2021
Main contributors:
Clayton, Susan ; Shanahan, James; Miles, Emily
Summary:
We kick off our mental health series with Dr. Susan Clayton, professor of psychology and environmental studies and chair of the psychology department at the College of Wooster. Together, we work to...

9. People's Cooperative Market With Lauren Volpp (21:19)

Date:
January 28, 2022
Main contributors:
Volpp, Lauren; Shanahan, James; Filippelli, Gabriel
Summary:
Many of us here in Indiana wonder how we can access local food as the weather gets colder and warm-weather plants go dormant. So, in three parts, we're asking folks near Bloomington how they prepar...

10. Sustaining wine and identity (39:39)

Date:
November 15, 2019
Main contributors:
Brain, Matt; Hou, Yingkun; Pincus, Robert
Summary:
As climate changes, so do pieces of culture. Pieces like car ownership, outdoor sports, and the drinks we share. This is the second episode in our beverage series, and it's all about wine. We start...