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Transition Network Founder Rob Hopkins
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rob Hopkins
What would it take to get your neighborhood, community, or town to unify behind the shift to sustainability? This week on Sea Change Radio, we spea...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Benanav talks about “Himalayan Bound” on Booktalk
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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In “Himalayan Bound: One Family’s Quest to Save Their Animals–And an Ancient Way of Life” New Mexico-based Michael Benanav travels to northern Indi...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
George Monbiot: Altruism For An Age Of Crisis
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: George Monbiot
When you think of the values emblematic of politics in the Occident, does the term “altruism” come to mind? Probably not lately. Our guest today on...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
Topher White: Connecting The Rainforest
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Topher White
Do you have a drawer somewhere filled with old cellphones collecting dust? Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to put those phones to good use...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
"They're Just People" (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Learning lessons on immigration in one of the nation's largest detention centers -- Tracking poachers in Appalachia

Bought by WJCT, WUGA (part of GPB), WVAS, KMUN, KRDP and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
It's A Jungle Out There (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The disappearing Amazon has lost 20% of its forest cover - Studying the toothy beasts of the Rio Negro - A Guyanan songbird's journey to NYC

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WCQS, WUGA (part of GPB), KMUN and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
If The Dutch Ruled The World
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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When liberal politicians suggest we look for policy-making inspiration from social democracies in Europe, the automatic reaction from some corners ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 3
Unlocking The Kigali Amendment
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Durwood Zaelke
The Montreal Protocol that was signed in 1987 is widely regarded as one of the most important pieces of international cooperation on environmental ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Gemma Bulos: Turning A Drop Into A Wave
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Gemma Bulos
If you’re listening to this broadcast, the chances are you can get clean drinking water right from your kitchen sink. But much of the world’s popul...

Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Nev Hyman: Shelter From The Storm
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Nev Hyman
Many people living in Pacific nations, like Vanuatu, Indonesia, and the Philippines, struggle to find adequate shelter, a challenge compounded by t...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fresh Talk: Rachel Armstrong
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Rachel Armstrong, Credit: Robert Styblo
Rachel Armstrong, professor of experimental architecture, talks about the IDEA Laboratory in Venice, Italy.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 10:23
Time is Brain (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Stroke doctors all know the phrase, “Time is brain.” A game changer in stroke treatment is helping some patients achieve a dramatic recovery of bra...

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KEDT, and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 5
It's a Jungle Out There (Half Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Over the past 50 years, the Amazon rainforest has lost nearly 20% of its forest cover. We talk with the Amazon expert who coined the term “biodiver...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUD, KVSC, WKCC and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
Daniel Kammen: Electricity For All, Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daniel Kammen
Last week we spoke about the prospect of decentralized energy systems supplying clean electricity to the developing world with Daniel Kammen, a UC...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Change Is Tough on Penguins: Author Fen Montaigne
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Fen’s book, “Fraser’s Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica,” shows his passion for this otherworldly place and many of its two-footed in...

Bought by Radio Newark, KCMJ Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2015
  • Length: 10:01
  • Purchases: 3
Fresh Talk: Andrea Bowers
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Andrea Bowers, Credit: Courtesy the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Projects
This episode features Los Angeles-based artist activist Andrea Bowers, whose vivid work is featured in two North American biennials this year.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 17:58
The UN Climate Summit: What You Need to Know
From: Mark Goldberg
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Hundreds of world leaders are descending on the United Nations for a one day meeting on climate change. This is a big deal for the United Nations, ...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 23:27
Mushi, Ticks, and Walking Sticks
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In Japan, insects (or "mushi") are pets, medicine, and even vehicles for spirits. Plus: A robot that kills ticks. And: A poem about the insect know...

Bought by WJCT, WDBM, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WLIW, WMNF and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Let There Be Night (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Eight out of 10 children born in America today will never know a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way. Are we experiencing the end of night?

Bought by WJCT, WTJU, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Sustainability Adventurers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ed Gillespie
Can a spirit of adventure lead us toward more sustainable living? This week on Sea Change Radio, we try to answer that question. First, host Alex W...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Author Anthony Brandt and "The Man Who Ate His Boots"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Anthony, no stranger to faraway places himself, tells the harrowing history of the search for the Northwest Passage in "The Man Who Ate His Boots."...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2013
  • Length: 10:11
  • Purchases: 1
Sacred Headwaters
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with Paul Colangelo a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, an organization that aims to document the dest...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2012
  • Length: 11:45
COOL IT -- Environmental Activist Bjorn Lomborg
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Bjorn Lomborg, San Francisco, CA 10/18/10, Credit: Andrea Chase
The author of The Skeptical Environmentalist on a more efficient way to solve the environmental crisis.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2010
  • Length: 18:20
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1