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Leaving The Station: John Rennie Short on Public Transit
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Rennie Short
If you live in the US, chances are you have at some point been frustrated that our public transit systems don’t do a great job linking urban center...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KFCF FM, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 3
Alexandria Sage on Self-Driving Vehicles
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Alexandria Sage
The glamour of the limousine is undeniable - who wouldn't want to be shuttled about town without a care in the world? Traffic, parking, sobriety? S...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
Courtney White and Michael Townsend
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Courtney White
Author Courtney White believes he has a quick fix for what ails the planet: build topsoil, fix creeks and eat meat from pasture-raised animals. He ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Imitations: On GMOs and Concrete
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Brooke Borel
Now that Stephen Colbert has put his alter ego to bed, some of you may be missing broadcasters pretending to be someone else. Well, apparently, Col...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bill Baue: Sustainability In Context
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bill Baue
The environmental impact of any business enterprise depends on the specific environmental conditions and challenges that exist where that enterpris...

Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
17: Capitalism with a Conscience, Susan Griffin-Black & Claire Herminjard
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Susan Griffin-Black, EO Products
Is it possible to do good for the planet and have a successful business? In this episode, we speak with two women who are mindful of both the envir...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KSJD, WRIR, and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Sep 30, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Dan Dicker: Deciphering Oil Prices
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Dicker
Some energy analysts predict that the past year’s downward trend in oil prices will continue. Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio, energy exper...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tim Dwight: Gridiron Solar
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Tim Dwight
Perhaps the hardest job in professional football is that of the Punt Returner, who tries to avoid being torn to shreds by very large, rapidly appro...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Solar Access Warming For Renters
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Adam Browning
Is your home one of the millions that haven’t been able to get solar because you’re a renter? The cost of solar panel installation is half of what ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 2
The Shirt Off Your Back: Lydia Wendt and Michael Townsend
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lydia Wendt
Among the inherent contradictions of capitalism, according to Karl Marx, is that private profit rests on the backs of workers who gain little from ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Richard Lunt: Transparent Solar Cells
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Richard Lunt
Imagine a world where every window-laden skyscraper generates its own solar power, where the skylights in your ceiling are a source of light and el...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Todd Thorner on Independent Power Producers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Todd Thorner
Have you ever driven by a hillside covered with wind turbines and wondered, “Who owns those, and is the energy produced up there making it to my ho...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Green Brewers: New Belgium & Alaskan
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jennifer Vervrier
This week on Sea Change Radio, we are talking about green beer, and it’s not even St. Patrick’s Day. First we talk with Jennifer Vervrier, the Dire...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Measuring Methane
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lisa Song
When we think of the potential dangers of fracking for natural gas, what may come to mind is the dramatic image of flaming tap-water. But the prosp...

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


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Getting Around: Urban Transport Solutions
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amanda Eaken
We’ve all deliberated ad nauseum about which road to take to avoid traffic. Today’s discussions about transportation choices are more about the mod...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Latest Oil Glut: Once Bitten, Twice Shy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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It comes as little surprise that the author of a book entitled Snake Oil: How Fracking’s False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future is a critic of...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ocean Plastic, Not Fantastic
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Doug Woodring
Doug Woodring is the founder of the Ocean Recovery Alliance. His name may sound familiar to long-time listeners of Sea Change Radio because we feat...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Melanie Nutter on Smarter Cities
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Melanie Nutter
Many planners agree that a more centralized population is a good thing for long-term environmental responsibility. But as people all over the world...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Plunging Oil Prices: Dan Dicker Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Dicker
Last week we spoke with energy analyst Dan Dicker about the reasons behind the sudden drop in oil prices and the potential impact this could have o...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Plunging Oil Prices: Dan Dicker Part I
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Dicker
When it comes to global oil markets, the one thing that everyone agrees on is that it’s complex. The recent plunge in oil prices has many of us sea...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
What the Lobster Knew: Biomimicry + Concrete
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Brent Constantz
Did you know that the production of cement is responsible for 5% of the carbon dioxide emissions on the planet? Our guest today on Sea Change Radio...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
David Rolf: Fair Wages and Sustainability
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Rolf
Economists these days are confirming what many already know – the gap between the haves and have-nots is widening. In the face of soaring productiv...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women Ecopreneurs in the Developing World
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Shilpi Chhotray
A wide array of economic analysts are increasingly recognizing the link between economic development and gender equality. Research is showing that ...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
City CarShare CEO Rick Hutchinson
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rick Hutchinson
Shared mobility – it’s a concept that might be a little foreign to the millions of Americans who get in their cars by themselves everyday and embar...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Adam Werbach Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Adam Werbach
Our guest today is Adam Werbach who could already have been called an environmental activist when he was just in high school. At the ripe young age...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 28:00