Threshold

Series produced by Auricle Productions

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Threshold is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that tells captivating stories about people and the planet. Each season, we do a deep dive into one pressing environmental story, exploring it through the intersections of science, politics, culture, and environmental justice. We aim to make space for thoughtful, honest, and intersectional conversations about human relationships with the natural world.

Season 4: "Time to 1.5" documents this profound moment in human history, when the window for keeping global heating to 1.5ºC is still open—just barely.

Season 3: "The Refuge." The controversy over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Season 2: "Cold Comfort." Climate change in the Arctic through the eyes of people who live there.

Season 1: "Oh Give Me a Home." Can we ever have wild, free-roaming bison again?


47 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 5 | Heirs to the Most Glorious Heritage
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Jane and Bob Heppel, Credit: Amy Martin
In 1908, the National Bison Range was created by carving 18,000 acres out of Montana's Flathead Reservation. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...

Bought by KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 4 | Tatanka Oyate
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Robbie Magnan of the Fort Peck Tribes, Credit: Amy Martin
In episode four of Threshold, we meet Robbie Magnan of the Fort Peck Tribes. He believes his community can prosper in the future by reconnecting wi...

Bought by KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 3 | Born Free
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
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Many cattle ranchers view wild bison as a threat to their livelihoods. But some think cattle and bison can coexist. On episode three of Threshold, ...

Bought by KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 2 | The Red Man Was Pressed
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: The Apache Reaper, Credit: Edward Curtis
How did we go from more than 50 million wild bison to just 23 free-roaming animals? And how does the decimation of the herds relate to the oppressi...

Bought by KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, Wyoming Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 1 | For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
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Yellowstone National Park is where we saved the American bison from extinction. But each year, we slaughter hundreds of animals from this prized he...

Bought by KVSC, KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Oh, Give Me a Home | Promos
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
Caption: Jumping Bison, Credit: Reuben Maness & Oakland Zoo
Radio promos for Threshold Season 01

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Length: 10:47
  • Purchases: 3
Oh, Give Me a Home | Preview
From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold
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Can the U.S. ever have wild, free-roaming bison again? Should we? Threshold podcast dives deep into the history of the American bison to understand...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2017
  • Length: 05:45