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Who Speaks For The Water?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Varsha
In the film adaptation of The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss, the unscrupulous Aloysius O’Hare sells oxygen. The audience is shocked and dismayed by this want...

Bought by WFHB and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Crystal Kolden: Prepping For Wildfire Season
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Crystal Kolden
Yes, there will be millions of collective sighs as the deadliest pandemic in a century begins to abate and a more open summer kicks off. But summer...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Scott Lerner: Hydrogen Vehicle Update
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Scott Lerner
Back in February of 2013 when we spoke to hydrogen vehicle expert Robert Boyd, the mass market appeal of hydrogen cars seemed somewhat limited to s...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Malavika Vyawahare: Commercial Tuna Pirates
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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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
Within Our Grasp: Sharman Apt Russell on Childhood Malnutrition
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Sharman Russell
As Anne Frank wrote in her diary, “hunger is not a problem, it is an obscenity.” This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to author Sharman Apt Russ...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
John Englander: Moving To Higher Ground
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Englander
Summer is nearly upon us. The next time you’re at the beach, gazing upon the blue horizon, take a moment to contemplate the depths of the sea, and ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Eriel Deranger of Indigenous Climate Action
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Eriel Deranger
The list of crimes committed in the name of so called “progress” includes modern offenses such as the Trump Administration’s effort to sell off Nat...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Megan Milliken Biven proposes an Abandoned Well Administration
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Megan Milliken Biven
For over a hundred years, American land and waters have been tapped for that dark and viscous substance that has propelled our economy and generate...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Richard Heinberg: What If Preventing Collapse Isn’t Profitable?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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
Joe Brewer: Farms of the Future
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Joe Brewer
For environmentalists “agriculture” can be something of a dirty word, associated with other words such as, pesticides, water consumption, pollutant...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lloyd Alter: Design Trends in Housing + E-Bikes
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lloyd Alter
2020 has certainly been a strange year. Everyone is waiting for things to go “back to normal” but what will normal be? Will there be any adaptation...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Richard Delaney: Heading Down The Cape
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rich Delaney
As the author of “Jaws,” Peter Benchley, put it, “You could start now, and spend another forty years learning about the sea without running out of ...

Bought by KGUA


  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rebecca Leber: A Brand New Day
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rebecca Leber
The New York Times recently compiled a list of 104 environmental protections that the Trump administration has rolled back in four short years — th...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dan Dicker: Turning Oil Green
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Hawaii Wildlife Fund and Maui’s Kai Kanani Luxury Catamaran Unite for the Health of our Oceans
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Hawaii Wildlife Fund and Maui’s Kai Kanani Luxury Catamaran Unite for the Health of our Oceans. Hannah Bernard and David Taylor talk Harmony, H...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 1
Under Pressure: Jeremy Hance
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeremy Hance
These dark and troubling times have left very few of us stress and anxiety free. So we thought we'd check in with an expert on germophobia and anxi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Wheaton Pt. II: Permaculture Gardening
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Paul Wheaton
As you’re spending more time at home, and hanging out in the back yard or porch more than usual, are you noticing an urge to plant things? Apparent...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Wheaton Pt. I: Home Heating Solutions
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Paul Wheaton
Many of us are spending a whole lot more time at home these days, and are consequently knee-deep in a bunch of home improvement projects. A great a...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Castle Redmond: Hope For Racial Justice
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Castle Redmond
In his book "Lies My Teacher Told Me," James Loewen writes that "race is the sharpest and deepest division in American life." We recognize the peac...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Barbara Freese: Industrial Strength Denial
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Barbara Freese
The next time you hear the White House assert that up is down and down is up, consider what paved the way for this template of mendacity. This week...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Frederick Kaufman: Voices Inside Our Heads
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Frederick Kaufman
When faced with something overwhelming, terrifying, or incomprehensible, the human mind can get pretty creative. This week on Sea Change Radio, we ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jeremy Miller on Foxes, Henhouses and Trojan Grouses
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeremy Miller
The Republican habit of putting wolves in charge of our nation’s henhouses hits those who love the environment particularly hard. This week on Sea ...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
The Dow of Deception: Mark Tulay
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
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
The Muckraker: Jared Yates Sexton
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jared Yates Sexton
As most of us have been cooped up doing our best to keep the pandemic at bay, the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has decided that his j...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Chinese Air Quality + Ekoru Search Engine
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Liz Kimbrough
Looking for some good news as we enter yet another week of sheltering-in-place? Perhaps you feel like doing a Google search to discover an upside t...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 29:00