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

Date:
2019-10-04
Main contributors:
Fallon, Katie, McCabe, Janet, Ketterson, Ellen, Einstein, Jacob, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James, Hochachka, Wesley
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 variety and the ways people can work to bring back our feathered friends. Hint: a big one is birding. 2:15 - black vulture story with Katie Fallon from the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia 11:00 - interview between Janet McCabe and IU's own Ellen Ketterson 24:00 - bird loss vox pop with Jacob Einstein and Emily Miles, featuring voices from around the IU campus 29:30 - interview between Jim Shanahan and Wesley Hochachka from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 

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

Date:
2019-02-06
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 browsing to texting. Macrina is set to visit IU Feb. 14 as part of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research speaker series, co-hosted with the Center of Excellence for Women in Technology.

3. Spring Break Review (24:43)

Date:
2016-03-13
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:
2020-11-20
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 president of the nonprofit Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and former Deputy Administrator of the EPA.

5. Kalven, Jamie, the First Amendment, and the Laquan McDonald Case (27:04)

Date:
2018-03-14
Main contributors:
Kalven, Jamie, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 84, journalist Jamie Kalven spoke to Media School Dean James Shanahan about using first amendment freedoms to fight censorship. Kalven successfully fought a subpoena to name sources for his story about the police-involved shooting death of Chicago teenager Laquan McDonald.

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

Date:
2020-12-03
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), obligatory gift-giving, temporary decorations, and feasts. In this episode, we don't tell you to sit alone in a dark room and gnaw on the stems from your windowsill herb garden. Mental and physical health are inseparable and important, so we outline ways to think and act more sustainably while still having a wonderful holiday time. Some resources! Priya Cooks a Minimal-Waste Thanksgiving Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers Composting Is Way Easier Than You Think

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

Date:
2021-09-24
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 of diversification, redundancy, and (inter)dependence of energy infrastructure remain relevant. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Adam Stulberg, Sam Nunn Professor and Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, about the history of conflict and collaboration surrounding natural gas infrastructure -- and how it all remains relevant today.

8. Mental Health: Live (27:45)

Date:
2021-03-12
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 complicate our understanding of emotional engagement with climate, within and beyond the frame of grief and anxiety. Watch the conversation on Facebook: https://fb.watch/4bJ0fGhrqe/

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

Date:
2022-01-28
Main contributors:
Volpp, Lauren, Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
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 prepare for and operate in winter. This episode, we meet Lauren Volpp, who nurtures Three Flock Farm, the Plant Truck Project, the People's Market, and much more. She explains how these distinct farmers market cultivates collective confidence and stability that can build capacity for future winter harvests. Visit the market website here: https://www.peoplesmarketbtown.org/ Another podcast explaining markets and food justice work in Bloomington: https://blackprogressivespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1806789/9060825-food-justice-locally-ep-5-part-1

10. Sustaining wine and identity (39:39)

Date:
2019-11-15
Main contributors:
Brain, Matt, Hou, Yingkun, Pincus, Robert, García de Cortázar-Atauri, Iñaki, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
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 at a vineyard and winery in California, take a look at the growing wine industry in China, go back to 2003's Europe, and finally return to the present day with challenges and opportunities in resilience. 3:30 - Matt Brain of Chamisal Vineyards in San Luis Obispo, California 13:15 - Yingkun Hou of Southern Illinois University Carbondale 23:15 - Robert Pincus of University of Colorado Boulder 30:30 - Iñaki García de Cortázar-Atauri of the National Institute of Agronomic Research in Avignon, France

11. Empathy through environmental music (58:30)

Date:
2020-02-03
Main contributors:
Newcomer, Carrie, Schricker, George, Dirksen, Rebecca, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Part 1 For thousands of generations, people have connected with their environments through music. They've developed ecological empathy, communicated with the divine, and passed their understandings through space and time. Today, from Frank Waln's "Oil 4 Blood" to Billie Eilish's climate-tinged "All the Good Girls Go to Hell," popular artists continue to weave environmental activism into their art. Simultaneously, local artists foster space where people can engage collectively in the tradition of environmental music. In this episode, we begin to explore what all of that means, from Northern Indiana to rural Haiti. 3:15 - Carrie Newcomer, American folk musician 8:45 - George Schricker, long-time music educator 15:30 - Rebecca Dirksen, ethnomusicologist Part 2 For thousands of generations, people have connected with their environments through music. They've developed ecological empathy, communicated with the divine, and passed their understandings through space and time. Today, from Frank Waln's "Oil 4 Blood" to Billie Eilish's climate-tinged "All the Good Girls Go to Hell," popular artists continue to weave environmental activism into their art. Simultaneously, local artists foster space where people can engage collectively in the tradition of environmental music. In this episode, we continue to explore what all of that means, from Northern Indiana to rural Haiti. 2:00 - George Schricker, long-time music educator

12. Land Defenders: The producers of Barú (49:48)

Date:
2020-08-21
Main contributors:
Wilcox, Marvin, Shapiro, Adam, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In the second episode of our land defender series, we talk with land defender Marvin Wilcox and Front Line Defenders representative Adam Shapiro. They walk us through Marvin's story, in which agricultural producers in Panama take on the state and a transnational fruit company to protect their land and health, as well as the patterns commonly encountered by land defenders around the world. If you have any thoughts or questions about the show, you can tweet at us or send an email to itcpod@iu.edu. Resources: ASAMBLEA NACIONAL Ley Nº 55 2019 Dublin Platform Testimony - Marvin Wilcox, Panama Banapiña: Espada de Damócles sobre los productores del Barú

13. Expanding Collaboration with Ravi Naidu (33:24)

Date:
2022-03-30
Main contributors:
Naidu, Ravi , Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this episode, host Gabe Filippelli talks with Laurate Professor Ravi Naidu at the University of Newcastle about environmental contamination, emerging issues, and how to work with industries in a constructive way to help solve environmental problems.

14. The change has not been delicate (25:49)

Date:
2020-01-01
Main contributors:
Alexander, Edward, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In the new year, we're returning to our first episode, "How the Arctic caught fire." But this time, we focus in on the Gwich'in perspective. Edward Alexander, co-chair of the Gwich'in Council International, tells us how he and those around him are working with the Arctic Council to exchange information and resources in support of a collaborative and resilient Arctic future.

15. Spiritual Ecology: Anishinaabe knowledge with Deborah McGregor (35:32)

Date:
2020-12-11
Main contributors:
McGregor, Deborah, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Spiritual Ecology: Anishinaabe knowledge with Deborah McGregor In this series, we ask, how can spiritual connection with our environment help us enter into right and restorative relationship with the earth, including human and nonhuman inhabitants? Deborah McGregor, who is Anishinaabe from Whitefish River First Nation and a scholar of law and the environment at York University, helps us understand how spirituality and ecology intertwine in ways more complex than we typically articulate. For further learning: https://iejproject.info.yorku.ca/

16. Air Check: new SAB chair John Graham (19:20)

Date:
2020-11-11
Main contributors:
McCabe, Janet, Graham, John D., Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this Air Check, host Janet McCabe talks with IU professor and recently-named chair of the EPA's Science Advisory Board John D. Graham about his experience in the SAB and what he foresees for the Biden Administration's environmental work, including cost-benefit analysis and the electrification of motor vehicles.

17. Collaborative leadership with Laura Calandrella (25:48)

Date:
2021-04-14
Main contributors:
Calandrella, Laura, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
When you hear the word leadership, you may think about hierarchy. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode, Laura Calandrella, author of Our Next Evolution: Transforming Collaborative Leadership to Shape Our Planet’s Future, helps us understand the importance of connection and relationship, dialogue and consensus. Her strategy is attentive to history and power dynamics. You know. The sort of long-term principles we need as climate change intensifies and demands greater collective resilience. Laura's website: https://www.lauracalandrella.com/

18. What's in the Build Back Better Bill for Ag? (24:49)

Date:
2021-12-22
Main contributors:
Clayton, Chris, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
A discussion with Chris Clayton of Progressive Farmer/DTN about ag and climate provisions in the Build Back Better bill. What is the future for those provisions?

19. Resilience in Indianapolis (37:32)

Date:
2022-12-15
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James
Summary:
Jim talks to Gabe about environmental resilience issues in Indiana, mainly Indianapolis. Urban heat, green insfrastructure, the White River.

20. Earth Week Live: Philanthropy, Implementation, and Coordination (43:47)

Date:
2022-04-20
Main contributors:
Martin, Jane, Gore, Anagha, Thompson, Amy, Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this show, taped live at Hopscotch Coffee, we talk with Jane Martin, Anagha Gore, and Amy Thompson about the work of ERI and how we can coordinate to improve our relationships with each other and our environment. ERI Crowdfunding Campaign: https://crowdfunding.iu.edu/climate-change-internships Recommended Indiana-Native Plants for Attracting Pollinators: https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/POL-6/POL-6.html

21. Mental Health: Accessing Inherent Wisdom (24:30)

Date:
2021-05-11
Main contributors:
Dellman, Jess, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this episode, Jess Dallman introduces us to the transpersonal counseling dynamic and helps us take a look at how we can slow down and move intentionally with the earth. We explore how we can support each other in accessing our inherent wisdom through experience, and through connection with the natural world. Jess's site: http://www.naturalwisdomcounseling.com/jessica-dallman Joanna Macy: https://www.joannamacy.net/main Richard Louv: http://richardlouv.com/books/last-child/ Queer Nature: https://www.queernature.org/

22. When environmental journalists gather (42:56)

Date:
2019-10-25
Main contributors:
Subramanian, Meera, Bourgon, Lyndsie, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
We took a trip to Fort Collins, Colorado, for the annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference, and we want to tell you about it. Between the Rocky Mountains and the short-grass prairie, topics surrounding public lands flowed easily — as did connections with journalists, researchers and other attendees. In this episode, we dig into the conversations, moods, and trends that emerge when environmental journalists converge. Special guests this episode include Meera Subramanian and Lyndsie Bourgon.

23. Air Check: activism beyond extractivism (31:58)

Date:
2020-11-25
Main contributors:
Riofrancos. Thea, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this extended Air Check, political scientist Thea Riofrancos joins us to discuss the historical context of Chilean lithium mining and how it relates to the global movement for a renewable energy future. We touch on the Latin American pink tide, the rise of Indigenous environmental movements, and how supporters of a Green New Deal could effectively maintain pressure on the Biden administration.

24. Rebuilding the coffee system for resilience (33:15)

Date:
2019-11-23
Main contributors:
Harper, James, Eise, Jessica, Tremain, Thaleon, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
As climate changes, so do pieces of culture. Pieces like car ownership, outdoor sports, and the drinks we share. This is the final episode in our beverage series, and it's all about coffee. We follow guests to Colombia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica to learn about the systems preventing coffee farmers from building climate resilience and possibilities for improvement. In this episode: James Harper of the Filter Stories podcast Jessica Eise of the Purdue University Brian Lamb School of Communication Thaleon Tremain of Pachamama Coffee Cooperative

25. Investing in Local Growing With Cedar Valley Permaculture (38:26)

Date:
2022-01-21
Main contributors:
Hamilton, Stewart, Campbell, Kelsey, Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
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 prepare for and operate in winter. In this episode, we join Stewart Hamilton and Kelsey Campbell for a Friday harvest and chat through lettuce bagging. They talk about the value of local, sustainably grown food and what needs to change in order to build capacity for local growing and eating in future winters.

26. Pakistan's Environmental Position With Imran Khalid (34:19)

Date:
2021-11-22
Main contributors:
Khalid, Imran, Filippelli, Gabriel, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this episode, Gabe talks with climate and sustainability expert Imran Khalid about COP26, renewable energy, vehicle emissions, and more as they relate to Pakistan's position in a changing climate.

27. The psychology of (climate) change (45:33)

Date:
2020-05-08
Main contributors:
Lertzman, Renée, Attari, Shahzeen, Frank, Robert, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Listeners, we have a question. How are you feeling about climate change, about the environment? You can let us know by emailing us at itcpod@indiana.edu. In this episode, we examine just that—the emotions that can make commitment to climate action difficult and the strategies useful in supporting each other as we reimagine and create a more sustainable future. In this episode: Renée Lertzman Shahzeen Attari Robert Frank

28. Air Check: The US Energy Mix and Valentine Roses (16:03)

Date:
2021-02-11
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
It's almost Valentine's Day, a time for love and examining yet another lifecycle analysis of environmental effects. We also dig into the United States's energy mix and projections. US energy stats: https://www.eia.gov/ Vox on roses: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/2/12/18220984/valentines-day-flowers-roses-environmental-effects Wilding Flowers CSA: https://www.wilding-flowers.com/flower-csa

29. The fire season is far from over (45:05)

Date:
2020-01-24
Main contributors:
Douglas, Arabella, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Part 1 In our first episode covering this season's Australian bushfires, we speak with Arabella Douglas. She is a traditional owner who belongs to the Currie family of the Yugambeh and Bundjalung nations near the Gold Coast of Australia. She also researches behavioral economics and social impact investing at Griffith University. As we entered 2020 and fires swelled, swallowing towns and protected bush, Arabella helped organize a fundraiser to help spread First Nations fire knowledge and land lore, which has protected patches of land this season and for thousands of years. Part 2 In our second episode covering this season's Australian bushfires, we discuss effects on wildlife and communities, whether in the fire zone or choked by smoke. Then, we turn to the generative and unifying role of artists near and far in times of crisis. If you are interested in supporting the ongoing work to protect and recover Australia's wildlife, a couple options mentioned in the episode are Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife and the Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES). 3:30 - Amy, who cares for lots of animals, including a Quaker parrot and his friends just outside Canberra

30. How we solved acid rain (44:27)

Date:
2020-03-31
Main contributors:
Goffman, Joe, Josephson, Dan, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
As early as the 1930s, lakes in the Adirondacks began registering fish loss. By the 1980s, visible forest dieback turned the attention of the United States to the acid rain crisis. Today, scientists are observing the biological recovery of the region. This is the story of how it all happened. In this episode: Joe Goffman, Executive Director of the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program Dan Josephson, long-time Cornell University Adirondack Fishery Research Program biologist

31. Air Check: Intro to the Health Effects of Fracking (33:14)

Date:
2021-01-08
Main contributors:
Marusic, Kristina, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Kristina Marusic, who covers environmental health and justice issues in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania for Environmental Health News, helps us understand how fracking and natural gas affect community health and how one community has responded. Find Kristina's work here: https://www.ehn.org/u/kristinamarusic1

32. The Power of Wonder with Lisa Sideris (24:05)

Date:
2022-02-21
Main contributors:
Sideris, Lisa, Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this series, we ask, how can spiritual connection with our environment help us enter into right and restorative relationship with the earth, including human and nonhuman inhabitants? In this episode, we talk with Lisa Sideris about wonder as it relates with science, religion, Rachel Carson, and policy change. We also return to a discussion on the importance of religious and ethical approaches to environmental issues.

33. Snowy waves of grain (35:31)

Date:
2019-10-18
Main contributors:
Wagner, Gerald, Wolf, Ray, Thomas, Ben, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Late September in the U.S. saw a host of abnormal weather events: record heat in the Southeast, a Category 5 hurricane in an odd location, and five feet of snow in Montana. This episode, the team zeroes in on the early, heavy snows that could have a long-term effect on farmers in the Northern Plains. 2:00 - Gerald Wagner, director of the Blackfeet Environmental Office 14:00 - Ray Wolf, science and operations officer, NOAA/NWS Quad Cities 20:45 - Ben Thomas, director of the Montana Department of Agriculture

34. In pursuit of environmental justice (33:46)

Date:
2020-02-17
Main contributors:
Shepard, Peggy, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
The legacy of environmental (in)justice stretches beyond the commencement of the industrial revolution, and according to long-time community organizer Peggy Shepard, it remains among the greatest challenges of the next generation. This episode, we discuss the definition of environmental justice, how it tends to play out for regulators, and examples of communities around the world standing up for fair distribution of environmental burdens.

35. Supporting The Change Agent with Laurie Thorp and Lissy Goralnik (49:50)

Date:
2022-03-29
Main contributors:
Goralnik, Lissy, Thorp, Laurie, Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
Summary:
As institutions of higher education aim to prepare students of sustainability and support environmental research, what are we missing? And what does it take to turn our knowledge of chemistry and physics into new ways of relating with the earth? In this episode, Lissy Goralnik and Laurie Thorp of Michigan State University share what they've learned through teaching with contemplative practices.

36. Hoosier Urban Forestry with Burney Fischer (42:09)

Date:
2022-04-26
Main contributors:
Fischer, Burney, Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
Summary:
How are Hoosier forests shifting, and what can we do to ensure our cities maintain healthy canopies? In this episode, Jim talks with Burney Fischer, former state forester and co-lead of the Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group, about the dynamics of urban forestry.

37. What's Next: Claudia Jimenez on participatory design in a just transition (21:43)

Date:
2020-11-13
Main contributors:
Jimenez, Claudia, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In the second episode of our post-election series, Claudia Jimenez discusses how participatory design has led to sustained community investment from Colombia to the Bay Area. As a new Richmond City Council member, she also speaks specifically to the California city's environmental challenges and potential.

38. Redesigning Food Systems: Live (1:06:00)

Date:
2021-04-23
Main contributors:
Filippelli, Gabriel, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily, Yazzie, Cherilyn, Sinha, Shreya , Williamson, Robert, Montaño, Victoria
Summary:
In this special Earth Day live show, we discuss food systems from the global to the hyperlocal. Hosts Gabe Filippelli and Jim Shanahan are joined by Cherilyn Yazzie, who helps run Coffee Pot Farms in Navajo Nation, agrarian political economy researcher Shreya Sinha, and Robert Williamson and Victoria Montaño, who work on the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust’s land team. Coffee Pot Farms: https://www.facebook.com/coffeepotfarms/ Shreya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/phirkie Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/

39. The environmental justice landscape (24:08)

Date:
2020-04-03
Main contributors:
Konisky, David, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In this bonus episode, IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs professor David Konisky helps us understand the modern environmental justice movement in the context of its history.

40. Land Defenders: Live with Nina Lakhani and Rebecca Thiele (52:05)

Date:
2020-08-06
Main contributors:
Lakhani, Nina, Thiele, Rebecca, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
According to UK-based Global Witness, 14 land and environment defenders were killed in Honduras over the course of 2019, three years after the murder of celebrated Indigenous land defender Berta Cáceres. In the first episode of our land defender series, we go live with journalist Nina Lakhani to discuss the life of Cáceres and the long campaign against her. We also check in with Indiana Public Broadcasting's Rebecca Thiele, who covers environmental issues in ITC's home state. If you have any thoughts or questions about the show, you can tweet at us or send an email to itcpod@iu.edu.

41. Land Defenders: Why this keeps happening and how to help (59:16)

Date:
2020-08-28
Main contributors:
Brondizio, Eduardo, Goyes, David Rodríguez , Santana, Stella Emery, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In the third and final episode of our land defender series, we talk with Eduardo Brondizio, David Rodríguez Goyes, and Stella Emery Santana about the international systems that have long exploited indigenous land and resources, as well as indigenous and peasant resistance efforts and opportunities to support land defenders.

42. Dr. Jay Lemery on Climate Health (33:25)

Date:
2022-01-24
Main contributors:
Lemery, Jay, Shanahan, James, Filippelli, Gabriel, Miles, Emily
Summary:
What is the health impact of urban heat islands? Is climate change a "cause of death"? How good is med school training on climate issues? Gabe talks with Dr. Jay Lemery of the Univ of Colorado.

43. Air Check: Indiana Law Limiting Sustainability (09:14)

Date:
2021-05-13
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily, Filippelli, Gabriel
Summary:
Gabe explains how Public Law 180 in Indiana, which operates to restrict the ability of local governments to regulate fuel sourcing and other sustainability measures, fits into a larger pattern of state governments hampering cities' and towns' efforts to engage in climate change solutions. New Law Restricts Local Governments’ Ability to Address Climate Change: https://www.indianaenvironmentalreporter.org/posts/new-law-restricts-local-governments-ability-to-address-climate-change

44. How AI can help fight climate change (26:51)

Date:
2020-05-14
Main contributors:
Silverberg, David, Pilgrim, Brad, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Machine learning's potential to assist in climate change mitigation and adaptation is vast, but as with any developing technologies, so are the challenges. In this episode, we talk with journalist David Silverberg and Parity CEO Brad Pilgrim about the ways we can use and improve artificial intelligence to fight climate change from all directions.

45. Air Check: One Year Later (15:50)

Date:
2021-03-12
Main contributors:
Filippelli, Gabriel, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this Air Check, professor and biogeochemist Gabriel Filippelli joins us again to talk about what a year in the pandemic has taught us about greenhouse gas emissions and our capacity to change systems. From the graphs to the big ideas, we cover a lot of ground in 15 minutes.

46. Detangling Plastics with Paul Harvey (41:17)

Date:
2022-04-06
Main contributors:
Harvey, Paul, Filippelli, Gabriel, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Host Gabe Filippelli talks with Paul Harvey about his book and project Plasticology, microplastics in the environment, and how we can deal with our legacy of plastics pollution—which, like most things, is a climate problem.

47. Air Check: lowering energy burdens and the NC Senate (18:12)

Date:
2020-12-17
Main contributors:
Salvador, DeAndrea Newman , Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this Air Check, Senator-Elect DeAndrea Newman Salvador joins us to talk about North Carolina's 39th District, which she flipped in the most recent election. As the founder of Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI), she also helps us understand high energy burdens and offers insight into lowering them. Resources: https://salvadorfornc.com/meet-deandrea/ http://www.energyhero.org/

48. A future for Las Vegas, part 3 (28:49)

Date:
2020-05-21
Main contributors:
Huber, Nicole, Stern, Ralph, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Positioned in the driest desert in the United States, Las Vegas is one of the nation's fastest-warming cities. In our third episode on its past and future, we focus on the time from 2000 to present, paying close attention to the ways its extractive industries have intersected with each other and examining the possibility of shrinking the city. In this episode: Nicole Huber and Ralph Stern, authors of Urbanizing the Mojave Desert: Las Vegas

49. Prison Ecology: Live with David Pellow (1:00:00)

Date:
2020-09-03
Main contributors:
Pellow, David, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
This summer, people in United States and beyond took to the streets to demand racial justice. One of the loudest calls was to defund and abolish the police, but not just the police. Abolitionists have long worked to dismantle the broader U.S. carceral state, which imprisons more people than any other nation. "Abolition has to be 'green.'" Ruth Wilson Gilmore told Chenjerai Kumanyika for the Intercepted podcast. "It has to take seriously the problem of environmental harm, environmental racism, and environmental degradation." In the first episode of our prison ecology series, we go live with critical environmental justice researcher David Pellow to discuss the intersection of mass incarceration and environmental justice.

50. Building resilience through parks (37:16)

Date:
2020-03-23
Main contributors:
Jarzen, Joe, Olson, Ethan, Reynolds, Heather, Balsley, Tom, Ogata, Irene, Sawatsky-Kingsley, Aaron, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
When we learned about the storm-resilient Hunter's Point South Park, we immediately took interest in the resilience potential of urban public space. Then came the questions. How can we manage public space to work in line with local ecology and protect residents from the effects of climate change, all while respecting neighborhood identity and keeping that space truly public? In this two-part series, we look for answers. In this series: Joe Jarzen, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful vice president of program strategy Ethan Olson, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful director of native landscapes Heather Reynolds, Indiana University biology professor and ecologist Tom Balsley, SWA/Balsley landscape architect Irene Ogata, Tucson Water urban landscape manager Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley, Goshen city forester and director of environmental resilience