Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA City on Mars and the Perils of Settling Space; and Out-of-this-World Discoveries from 2025
As a new space race heats up, private companies and sovereign nations alike have their sights on setting up permanent human settlements in space – bu…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Earth Is Our Home For the Holidays and Always
At this coldest, darkest time of year, draw near the fire and the radio, join with family and friends, and savor the warmth and joy of good company, …
7 months ago
Winter Solstice Stories and Songs
In many cultures, stories passed down through the generations explain how the world got to be the way it is. The Haudenosaunee people of Northeastern…
7 months, 1 week ago
Bill McKibben on Abundant Solar and the Waning Power of Fossil Fuels, and more.
Climate activist Bill McKibben, who authored The End of Nature nearly 40 years ago, is back with Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate an…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
AI Power Demand and the Climate, MAHA and MAGA Divide Over Pesticides, and Robin Wall Kimmerer on The Serviceberry.
Artificial intelligence or AI’s huge appetite for power is reviving demand for older and dirtier fossil fuel energy. We talk about the massive data c…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonus: Sy Montgomery on "The Chicken Universe", Earth Heat for Cozy Homes, and Hiking on Wheels
This Giving Tuesday, we've put together some favorite stories into a special bonus episode! Please enjoy, and don't forget to head to loe.org and cli…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Wildfire Threats and Resilience
Wildfire smoke is fouling air quality across the US with increasing regularity, and it carries a heavy toll. A September 2025 study published in the …
8 months ago
Tropical Forests, Forever? Air Pollution Pioneers, and Thanksgiving Feast Favorites.
As the host of this year’s UN climate treaty negotiations and home to most of the Amazon tropical rainforest, Brazil led a major advance for forests …
8 months, 1 week ago
Energy Powers Democratic Wins, Earth’s Cryosphere On Thin Ice, Rights of Nature for Stingless Bees and more.
November’s elections brought victories across the country for state and local Democratic candidates who pledged to address rising energy costs. The c…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
UN Climate Talks Kick Off in Brazil, Pope and King Share a Prayer for Creation, Hurricane Melissa Recovery Effort and more.
The biggest climate negotiations of the year, COP30, are kicking off in Belem in the Brazilian Amazon. Longtime COP observer Jennifer Morgan joins us…
8 months, 3 weeks ago