Podcast Episodes

Surfing in a Plastic Sea

Neil McQueen learned to surf as a Texas teenager, and it changed his life – eventually pulling him away from a career as a plastics engineer and into…

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From Foe to Friend: The Dutch Rethink Their War Against the Sea

In the Netherlands, water has always been both a threat and a triumph. A quarter of the country lies below sea level, and for centuries the Dutch hav…

2 weeks ago

It's All Elementary: Part 3 – Carbon

This is part 3 of our three-part series about elements. And today is a biggie: carbon. When we hear about carbon, it's usually about its role in heat…

4 weeks ago

It's All Elementary: Part 2 – Phosphorus

This is part 2 of our 3-part series about elements.  Last time we met nitrogen, today, it’s partner in crime and in life – phosphorus.  

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It's All Elementary: Part 1 – Nitrogen

In this three-part series, we’re giving some of the most misunderstood characters on the periodic table a fuller story. We dive into the fascinating …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Climate Wayfinding: A Compass for the Climate Crisis

Want to feel better? Get unstuck? Be inspired? Remake the world? Then this episode is for you. We talk with Katherine Wilkinson,  author of the book …

2 months, 1 week ago

Losing Paradise

Why are fishermen being arrested in Louisiana? An epic battle over "Sportsman's Paradise" is being waged on Louisiana's water. This is a story about …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Catching the Codfather

Carlos Rafael immigrated to the US from Portugal as a teenager, and over the years, built one of the country’s largest commercial fishing operations …

3 months, 1 week ago

Returning to the Carbon Coast

Two years ago, we investigated the Liquified Natural Gas export build out on the Gulf Coast. We followed those exports around the world from Louisian…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can We Save Millions of Migrating Birds?

We’re in the beginning of spring bird migration here on the Gulf Coast, which means warblers, vireos, orioles, and thrushes coming through as they ma…

4 months ago