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Sara's Onion
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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It was the American botanist Soreno Watson, that named the onion collected in Tanner’s Canyon of the Huachuca Mountains to honor Sara Plummer Lemmo...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2022
  • Length: 04:16
Asclepias Lemmonii
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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It’s fun to have favorite plants to look for on excursions into the hills. Looking back at photos and my notes, we have been checking on this parti...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:23
Bigtooth Maple
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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The bigtooth maple is no longer in its own family of Aceraceae, but is in Sapindaceae. Molecular taxonomy keeps us plant geeks on our toes.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:29
Morning Songs
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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My morning ditties are not nearly as amazing as the song of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the day.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:23
The Melampus Daisy
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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There are a dozen species of Melampodium and I wonder which one Linnaeus was looking at when he honored Melampus with the genus name. And I wonder...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:28
Jackass Clover and Clammy Weed
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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The botanical name for jackass clover is Wislizenia refracta and for clammy weed it’s Polanisia dodecandra. I translate those very cool names in th...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
2022-11-11 On the Ground at COP27: Tallying Payments and Progress
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The 27th UN convention on climate change, known as COP27, is now underway in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. When Climate One spoke with Egyptian Ambassado...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 10
221111: On the Ground at COP27: Tallying Payments and Progress , 11/11/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The 27th UN convention on climate change, known as COP27, is now underway in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. When Climate One spoke with Egyptian Ambassado...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
Life Over Lithium: Protecting the Sacred Site Peehee Mu’Huh (Thacker Pass) - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Gary McKinney, Spokesman for The People of Red Mountain and Lead Scout for the American Indian Movement-Northeast Nevada, reveals the true cost of ...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 9
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Three pieces about immigration in the American West.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 50:44
  • Purchases: 1
2022-06-10 Digging Deep into the Next Farm Bill
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Roughly every five years, the U.S. designs and implements a new farm bill, which sets federal policy on agriculture across a huge swath of programs...

Bought by KUHF, Maine Public Radio, KCBX, KGUA, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
20220610: Digging Deep into the Next Farm Bill, 6/10/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Roughly every five years, the U.S. designs and implements a new farm bill, which sets federal policy on agriculture across a huge swath of programs...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
The Mother of All Chiles
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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The photos are mine of a chiltepin at our our home. It’s one of several we have in pots. They are great in the ground too, but I love the way they ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 04:52
Conrad Anker Sees the Climate Changing
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Today’s conversation is with Conrad Anker, legendary mountaineer and leader in the outdoor community. He's climbed some of the hardest routes on th...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
2021-05-14 Journey of a Former Coal Miner
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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What motivates the activists? Grassroots activism can take many forms, from protests to letter-writing to citizen science to community organizing. ...

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, KUOW, Maine Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
The Write Question - Allison Cobb
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Allison Cobb talks about her new book, "Plastic: an Autobiography."

Bought by WETS, WCNY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Quaker Community Takes Regenerative Approach to Raising Livestock
From: renee wilde
Series: The Grounded Hope Podcast
Caption: Chicken Tractor at Raven Rocks, Credit: Renee Wilde
In the 1970's a group of Quaker friends banded together to buy an 840 acre property and create a community of of people dedicated to preserving and...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 05:08
History, Resilience and Seeds
From: Diana Opong
Caption: Sherry Manning, Founder Global Seed Savers
An American citizen creates a Filipino based nonprofit to help fight injustice in a simple, yet powerful way: through seeds.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 2
A White's Supremacist's Journey Out of Hate and Whales
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: A White's Supremacist's Journey Out of Hate. Topic 2: Dead Or Alive, Whales Give As Much As They Take From Their Ocean Environments.

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 1
All in the Same Boat
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week we bring you an abbreviated special edition of World Ocean Radio in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. In this edition we'll reite...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
Sex Work and Hurricanes
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Storm Stories
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This episode of Storm Stories discusses the effects of climate-related disasters, in this case Hurricane Florence, on women in the transactional se...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 09:17
A home takes heart
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Storm Stories
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In this episode, two women tell us about losing their homes and communities and what they're doing about it.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 17:47
Working Together
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Storm Stories
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Trauma specialist Franchon Francees describes what it's like to be part of the emergency response team during Hurricane Florence in rural North Car...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 11:15
That isn't a lake
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Storm Stories
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When Jerry saw the picture of his home submerged in floodwater, he couldn't believe his eyes.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 09:24
  • Purchases: 1
Neighborhood Love
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Storm Stories
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When Cedric saw little being done to help one community in Wilmington during Hurricane Florence, he had to act fast.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 09:27
  • Purchases: 1