Season 2: Environmental Writers

Series produced by Broken Ground

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Broken Ground season two features one-on-one interviews with four of the South's most outstanding environmental writers.

Environmental writers and researchers draw connections between us and the natural world. This season, we hear from four masters of their craft – Drew Lanham, Dr. Robert Bullard, Margaret Renkl and Earl Swift – about their inspirations and love of Southern stories.


4 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: Author Earl Swift
Interview with Earl Swift, author of Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:53
Caption: Author Margaret Renkl
Interview with author and New York Times contributing opinion writer Margaret Renkl.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 27:52
Caption: Dr. Robert Bullard
Dr. Robert Bullard, widely considered the father of environmental justice, talks about the inequality of pollution and climate change.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:53
Caption: Drew Lanham in Beidler Forest
Interview with Drew Lanham, South Carolina author, Black birder and wildlife biologist.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 33:10