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When we hear the term “resource curse,” it usually refers to the exploitation of countries with rich stores of natural resources like fossil fuels ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Nicole Taylor
This past year has been trying for everyone, with the economically vulnerable particularly hard hit. In a heartening turn, there has been an uptick...

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  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Alex Gilbert
All eyes have been on the Lone Star State recently, watching the grim and undeniable impact of climate change on a population completely unprepared...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Raz
In the 1990s, I recall my grandfather remarking upon the new ubiquity of plastic water bottles, “When did everybody get so thirsty all of a sudden?...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Richard Heinberg
It’s out with the old and in with, if not something completely new, something very different. This week on Sea Change Radio, we mark the end of the...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Dan Dicker
In the words of the late US Senator Everett Dirksen, “the oil can is mightier than the sword.” Whether it is mightier than the COVID-19 virus remai...

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  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mark Tulay
As the horrendous economic news continues to pile up, somehow stock prices keep bouncing back, leaving many of us scratching our heads. This week’s...

  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Marie Mockett
Anyone who has gone to the grocery store during the COVID-19 health crisis must have wondered to themselves at some point why there was no toilet p...

Bought by KVSC and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jim Motavalli
Did you know that the three best selling vehicles in America are all pickup trucks? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with auto expert Jim Mo...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Daniel Dicker
On the heels of being impeached by the House of Representatives, Donald Trump unsurprisingly created a diversion, having a key Iranian General assa...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Sammy Roth
If you follow tech news, it’s pretty hard to miss stories reminding us of the tremendous potential that lithium-ion batteries have in store for the...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: James Quilligan
What is the American dollar based on? It was based on the gold standard until 1971 when it transitioned to a floating monetary system. This week’s ...

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chris Martenson
The Dow Jones Industrial Average. What does this omnipresent ticker in the corner of our TV screens really mean? Is it a gauge of our country’s eco...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Ian Urbina
This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Ian Urbina, a longtime investigative reporter for the New York Times whose latest book "The Outlaw Ocean...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: Mark Murray
Many of us concerned with the environment are conscientious about sorting our garbage. Those of us lucky enough to live in cities with curbside rec...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Christian Shearer
How is blockchain connected to healing the earth? This week's guest on Sea Change Radio can explain -- he is Christian Shearer, the CEO of Regen Ne...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Amy Harder
If you had a million dollars what would you do with it? OK, now what if it were $100 billion? Today on Sea Change Radio, we are talking with Amy Ha...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Ramez Naam
If you've been wondering what people mean when they talk about a Green New Deal, today's episode of Sea Change Radio should help. This week we air ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Lloyd Alter
The industrial revolution ushered in an era of more efficient transportation. As history has shown us, the impact of our ability to move easily acr...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Fatih Saat
Shelter is on the first rung of renowned psychologist Abraham Maslow‘s hierarchy of needs. And yet, as a society, we have not cracked the code for ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Atomo Coffee
Many people around the world wouldn’t dream of starting their day without their coffee ritual. And they tend to be pretty particular about it — wha...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
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Back in the 1930s, when the US was in the midst of an economic crisis, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt enacted a set of policies to protect the...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 13, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Carter Rubin
The first time you saw a fleet of rent-able electric scooters huddled together on a city sidewalk, what was your reaction? Annoyance at yet another...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Lloyd Alter
What do cork, coffee cups, lettuce, and excessive travel have in common? They are all areas of personal choice that have an environmental impact, a...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Richard Heinberg
If you're someone who's curious about the geopolitical implications of carbon fuel and the ecological havoc it wreaks, you've probably come across ...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00