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Caption: Jeremy Lent
As we move into a new year, and try to square 2017 in our rear view mirrors, it's an opportune moment to contemplate how we avoid repeating the mis...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:40
Caption: Cody Friesen
In our household we do our best to avoid buying bottled water - we're keenly aware of what those darn plastic bottles are doing to the environment....

  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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
Caption: Daphna Nissenbaum
Plastic and prisons: two of America’s most toxic habits. Happily there are people working to create alternatives. This week on Sea Change Radio we ...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:50
Caption: Mike Markus
What would you say to the idea of drinking a tall, cool glass of wastewater? On the face of it, it sounds, well, yucky. But it turns out you've pro...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
Caption: Scott and Julie Brusaw
What if the roads we drove on, instead of being made of carbon-intensive petroleum sludge, were actually solar panels? And what if whenever electri...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
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...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
Caption: Davida Herzl
Galileo said we should, “Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.” This week on Sea Change Radio, we take a look at two ways...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 16, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Episode topics: The right way to fall and better living through green buildings.

Bought by WNMU-FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 16, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Erika Angle
Perhaps it’s cold comfort but it turns out that we human beings are not the only species on earth hell-bent on destroying our own habitat. We share...

Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
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Did you know that a metric ton of electronic waste can contain 8 to 16 ounces of gold? Whether we like it or not, precious metals show up in more t...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: JP Barlow
Who doesn’t need a miracle? As the lyricist for many timeless Grateful Dead classics, as a privacy rights activist, or as the founder of the biofue...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 26, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: David Rodriguez
Five years ago, when we first started covering the food waste issue, America was throwing away enough food to fill the Rose Bowl every day. And, un...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: David Hart
If you had a functional magic wand wouldn’t you use it to reverse climate change? A quick flick of your wrist and, presto change-o, our troubles wo...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jona Christians
You know how hot your car gets on a sunny day? Wouldn’t it be great if all that sun-absorption could actually fuel your ride? Well, this week on Se...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jesse Jenkins
What does decarbonization mean? Well, it’s not just what happens when your soda goes flat. Today on Sea Change Radio we talk with Jesse Jenkins, re...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Oliver Koehler
While some listeners might find it hard to fathom, the perceived unsightliness of rooftop solar panels can actually be a barrier to widespread adop...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Katie Herzog
Who doesn't enjoy that refreshing feeling when you walk in from 90 degree heat to the cool blast of an air-conditioned room? Last month extreme hea...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Daniel Kirk-Davidoff
This week on Sea Change Radio, host Alex Wise chats with Daniel Kirk-Davidoff, a climate scientist at the University of Maryland and at MDA Informa...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Patrick Gruber
Is the biofuel craze of a few years ago really dead? This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, Pat Gruber, thinks not. While plummeting oil prices may...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 2
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
Caption: Gregory Stephanopoulos
You know that sick feeling when you look at a smokestack belching noxious gases into the air? Well, what if you knew that the gas waste coming from...

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


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Sammy Roth
Transforming ocean water into potable drinking water seems so remarkably cool on so many levels. But alas, desalination remains both expensive and ...

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


  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Mike Fawcett
Farm Zero is a five year-old startup company that’s a concept for sustainable agricultural systems that use sea water rather than fresh water as th...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
David Victor discusses the Paris climate agreement.

Bought by WMUU-LP and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 24:11
  • Purchases: 2