Earth Day Podcasts
From green thumbs to green jobs to the Animal Kingdom, these soundwaves will carry you through some of the most exhilarating facets of Earth.
Episodes
April 22, 2024 • 34 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-force-multiplier-84372332/
When it comes to taking action to solve climate change, steps like recycling, using less plastic, or saying goodbye to plastic straws – our collective intent usually comes with the hope that we will leave our planet a little better than its current state. But what happens when the answers aren't a fit for all people?" ...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-force-multiplier-84372332/
When it comes to taking action to solve climate change, steps like recycling, using less plastic, or saying goodbye to plastic straws – our collective intent usually comes with the hope that we will leave our planet a little better than its current state. But what happens when the answers aren't a fit for all people?" ...
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April 22, 2024 • 42 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/20-bbc-earth-podcast-108603315/
Sebastian and Rutendo celebrate nature’s defenders in all their forms. They argue that vultures should get more credit for their vital role as scavengers. Their super-acidic stomachs kill off deadly bacteria, like anthrax, that accumulates onrotting carcasses. This prevents the spread of disease and recycles nutrients ...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/20-bbc-earth-podcast-108603315/
Sebastian and Rutendo celebrate nature’s defenders in all their forms. They argue that vultures should get more credit for their vital role as scavengers. Their super-acidic stomachs kill off deadly bacteria, like anthrax, that accumulates onrotting carcasses. This prevents the spread of disease and recycles nutrients ...
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April 22, 2024 • 37 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-zero-the-climate-race-109889882/
When Brookfield Asset Management launched a $15 billion fund to expand clean energy in 2021, it was the largest private fund of its kind in the world. Now Brookfield is starting a second fund with billions from Alterra, which is backed by the United Arab Emirates. Zero host Akshat Rathi sat down with Brookfield R...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-zero-the-climate-race-109889882/
When Brookfield Asset Management launched a $15 billion fund to expand clean energy in 2021, it was the largest private fund of its kind in the world. Now Brookfield is starting a second fund with billions from Alterra, which is backed by the United Arab Emirates. Zero host Akshat Rathi sat down with Brookfield R...
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April 22, 2024 • 45 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-unfcking-the-future-140099654/
Nobody knows how to make complicated concepts easier to understand than Bill Nye The Science Guy. In this episode, he and Chris break down tough questions about the science of global heating and how to communicate the answers to others.
Show notes from Chris:
A big take home message from this week’s show is there is...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-unfcking-the-future-140099654/
Nobody knows how to make complicated concepts easier to understand than Bill Nye The Science Guy. In this episode, he and Chris break down tough questions about the science of global heating and how to communicate the answers to others.
Show notes from Chris:
A big take home message from this week’s show is there is...
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April 22, 2024 • 34 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-sea-change-142166310/
As we experience worsening impacts from climate change, we’re wondering: How can we rethink engineering? Instead of trying to control nature, can we design with nature?
There are more than a thousand miles of levees and floodgates lining each side of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Thousands of dams also hold back...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-sea-change-142166310/
As we experience worsening impacts from climate change, we’re wondering: How can we rethink engineering? Instead of trying to control nature, can we design with nature?
There are more than a thousand miles of levees and floodgates lining each side of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Thousands of dams also hold back...
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April 22, 2024 • 41 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-outside-in-27962312/
When it comes to protecting the biodiversity of Planet Earth, there is no greater failure than extinction. Thankfully, only a few dozen species have been officially declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the half-century since the passage of the Endangered Species Act.
But, hold on. Aren’t we in the middle of...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-outside-in-27962312/
When it comes to protecting the biodiversity of Planet Earth, there is no greater failure than extinction. Thankfully, only a few dozen species have been officially declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the half-century since the passage of the Endangered Species Act.
But, hold on. Aren’t we in the middle of...
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April 22, 2024 • 6 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-brainstuff-20922291/
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-brainstuff-20922291/
Cattle burp so much methane into our atmosphere that it's the equivalent of how much cars pollute every day. Learn what researchers are trying to do about the gassy situation in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/methane-cow.htm
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Breathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is on a mission to raise awareness about the harmful eff...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/56-ted-countdown-72383978/
Breathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is on a mission to raise awareness about the harmful eff...
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April 22, 2024 • 39 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-food-with-mark-bittman-82524446/
Mark talks to the astute environmentalist and writer about climate: The good news and the bad, how we can stop setting things on fire, the most important thing an individual can do, and how to make good trouble. Plus: Is Earth Day still relevant? And Kate takes the next round of questions for food stylist Barrett ...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-food-with-mark-bittman-82524446/
Mark talks to the astute environmentalist and writer about climate: The good news and the bad, how we can stop setting things on fire, the most important thing an individual can do, and how to make good trouble. Plus: Is Earth Day still relevant? And Kate takes the next round of questions for food stylist Barrett ...
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April 22, 2024 • 62 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/
Bottled water is huge business, and terrible for the environment. But where did this all start? Listen in and learn.
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/
Bottled water is huge business, and terrible for the environment. But where did this all start? Listen in and learn.
See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-a-climate-change-with-matt-121673863/
Daniel Gutierrez, CEO of Saving the Amazon, discusses reforestation and the fight against Amazon’s 17% deforestation with Matt Matern. Founded in 2015, the NGO, working with indigenous communities in Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, has planted over 674,000 trees.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-a-climate-change-with-matt-121673863/
Daniel Gutierrez, CEO of Saving the Amazon, discusses reforestation and the fight against Amazon’s 17% deforestation with Matt Matern. Founded in 2015, the NGO, working with indigenous communities in Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, has planted over 674,000 trees.
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-sustainability-defined-30941339/
Biodiversity underpins many things we rely on (think food, water, and oxygen). In fact, half of the world’s GDP is dependent on natural resources. This means that about $44 trillion of economic value across the globe relies on nature and its interconnectedness. So... something worth paying attention to! Join us as...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-sustainability-defined-30941339/
Biodiversity underpins many things we rely on (think food, water, and oxygen). In fact, half of the world’s GDP is dependent on natural resources. This means that about $44 trillion of economic value across the globe relies on nature and its interconnectedness. So... something worth paying attention to! Join us as...
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April 22, 2024 • 22 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-parklandia-47329802/
The world is made up of living and nonliving things that are all hanging out together in different configurations. The stuff that's hanging out together in Yellowstone — wolves and porcupines and Douglas firs and mayflies and geysers and snowstorms — are different than what you'd find in the Everglades between alligators and ...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-parklandia-47329802/
The world is made up of living and nonliving things that are all hanging out together in different configurations. The stuff that's hanging out together in Yellowstone — wolves and porcupines and Douglas firs and mayflies and geysers and snowstorms — are different than what you'd find in the Everglades between alligators and ...
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April 22, 2024 • 66 mins
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-creature-feature-30054205/
On today's show I subject my guest to a gauntlet of strange oddities, and he (and you) must guess whether these are animals, minerals, vegetables, or something else entirely...
Guest: DJ Danl
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rRUT2Ywx6B9XF-1SyNJ8lxVyLX94eY2n06FjiE4x-O8/edit?usp=sharing
Mystery animal sound cre...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-creature-feature-30054205/
On today's show I subject my guest to a gauntlet of strange oddities, and he (and you) must guess whether these are animals, minerals, vegetables, or something else entirely...
Guest: DJ Danl
Footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rRUT2Ywx6B9XF-1SyNJ8lxVyLX94eY2n06FjiE4x-O8/edit?usp=sharing
Mystery animal sound cre...
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