120 episodes
Edge Effects The Center for Culture, History, and Environment (CHE)
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- Society & Culture
The official podcast of EDGE EFFECTS, the digital magazine produced by the Center for Culture, History, and Environment (CHE) in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Each episode features interviews with path-breaking thinkers about cultural and environmental change across the full sweep of human history. Find more great content at http://edgeeffects/net.
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Something in the Water: A Podcast on PFAS in Wisconsin
The Public Trust podcast, co-produced by Bonnie Willison and Richelle Wilson, investigates PFAS contamination in Wisconsin.
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What’s Special about this Solar Eclipse? A Conversation with Kaitlin Moore
Rob Ferrett from Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) interviews Kaitlin Moore to talk about why the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 is such a highly anticipated event.
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Maroon Geographies, Black Placemaking, and Abolitionist Futures: A Conversation with Celeste Winston
Elijah Levine speaks with Celeste Winston about marronage as a placemaking practice. By drawing on connections across time, the conversation reveals how Black folks in the United States build lasting infrastructures to disrupt power structures.
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Death, Leisure, and “Feeling Alive”: A Conversation with Adam Kaul
What does death denial say about American culture? How can dying be dignified and humanized? Bri Meyer interviews Adam Kaul about his anthropological research on death and dying and its intersections with leisure and tourism.
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Goats, Bees, and Poetry: A Conversation with Nickole Brown
Heather Swan speaks to author and poet Nickole Brown about her relationship with animals, the more-than-human world, and the Hellbender poetry conference.
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From Trash Trade to Waste Colonialism: A Conversation with Simone Müller
Paul Sutter interviews Simone Müller about the famous case of the Khian Sea, a "renegade ship" carrying waste and trying to dock in different countries. The ship reveals the many contradictions within environmental movements and policies.