BUZZKILL, presented by REAP/SOW

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BUZZKILL, presented by REAP/SOW

Dispatches from the frontlines of food, farming, and the environment. From the Food & Environment Reporting Network, the producers of Hot Farm, REAP/SOW brings you narrative and investigative reporting that examines the consequences of what we choose to eat and why. Currently featuring BUZZKILL, a six-part series on the pollinator crisis

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  1. Buzzkill: Save which bees?

    EPISODE 1

    Buzzkill: Save which bees?

    Americans stepped up to do something about dying bees. But what if all those backyard colonies are making the problem worse? In Buzzkill’s premiere episode, we take an in-depth look at whether raising domesticated bees, especially in cities, is harming the wild species we need to preserve biodiversity.

    31 min
  2. Buzzkill: The mystery of the dead bees

    EPISODE 2

    Buzzkill: The mystery of the dead bees

    In Nebraska, a researcher’s bee colonies kept dying, and the evidence pointed to the ethanol plant next door – and a food system built on pesticides.

    41 min
  3. Buzzkill: Colonialism and the land

    EPISODE 3

    Buzzkill: Colonialism and the land

    White settlers viewed farmland as a resource to be exploited, while Indigenous people saw it as a partnership for mutual benefit. Now, a Native American tribe is solving today’s environmental problems and helping pollinators with ancient techniques.

    36 min
  4. Buzzkill: The lawn war

    EPISODE 4

    Buzzkill: The lawn war

    A suburban couple was passionate about pollinators, native plants, and living in harmony with nature. Their neighbors were not impressed. This “battle of the backyard” turned out to have national implications.

    39 min
  5. Buzzkill: Bats and the blue agave

    EPISODE 5

    Buzzkill: Bats and the blue agave

    Nearly all tequila is made from cloned plants that are vulnerable to species collapse. In Mexico, a small group of people is trying to change that – and protect an endangered, nectar-slurping, agave-pollinating bat that’s only three inches long.

    31 min
  6. Introducing: Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW

    SEASON 3 TRAILER

    Introducing: Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW

    We’re in the middle of a full-blown biodiversity crisis: American honeybee populations have declined by 90 percent in the last two decades. It's not rocket science. How we produce our food is killing off the very pollinators that food relies on. But don't panic, because it is not too late to fix this – and Buzzkill will show you how. Premiering January 28. 2025.

    3 min
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Dispatches from the frontlines of food, farming, and the environment. From the Food & Environment Reporting Network, the producers of Hot Farm, REAP/SOW brings you narrative and investigative reporting that examines the consequences of what we choose to eat and why. Currently featuring BUZZKILL, a six-part series on the pollinator crisis

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    FERN
  • Episodes
    25
  • Seasons
    3
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