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Beneath Our Feet: The Hidden History of Soil
Episode 105
Where does soil come from? How has it shaped the rise (and fall) of human civilizations? And why is it now at the center of some of the most urgent d…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
History Daily: Lewis & Clark and the Invention of Pasteurization
Episode 104
In this special collaboration with History Daily, we present a double feature exploring two pivotal moments in history.
First, you’ll hear the story o…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Foreign Hands in American Agriculture (Livestream)
Episode 103
On July 8th, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the administration is determined to reclaim farmland owned by what it calls "fo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Lewellings: Legacies Secured (Part 6)
Episode 102
What became of the Lewellings - the visionary brothers who transformed the American West one orchard at a time?
In the final episode of our six-part s…
7 months ago
The Lewellings: Icon of Napa Valley (Part 5)
Episode 101
What happens when your orchards begin to rot, your industry collapses, and California starts beating you at your own game? If you're Seth Lewelling, …
7 months, 1 week ago
The Lewellings: California Calling and Free Love (Part 4)
Episode 100
California, 1853. Henderson Lewelling sets off to sell apples and ends up sparking a revolution.
In this fourth episode of our multi-part series, John…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Lewellings: Planting Pacific Roots (Part 3)
Episode 99
It’s 1848, and amid the towering firs and scorched stumps of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, a revolution in American agriculture quietly takes root. In …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Lewellings: On The Oregon Trail (Part 2)
Episode 98
What kind of person looks at the treacherous Oregon Trail and says, “You know what would make this even harder? Let’s drag 700 fruit trees with us”?
I…
8 months ago
The Lewellings: Nurserymen Abolitionists (Part 1)
Episode 97
How did a quiet Quaker family from North Carolina - devout, disciplined, and disinclined to dance - go on to revolutionize the fruit industry of the …
8 months, 1 week ago
The Sullivan Expedition: Genocide and War on Native Crops
Episode 96
In the shadow of revolution, a campaign of quiet devastation unfolded. While Washington’s Continental Army fought British redcoats along the eastern …
8 months, 2 weeks ago