Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW

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Consider the American bumblebee, once the most common bee species in the United States. Its numbers have declined by 90 percent in the last two decades. We’re talking about more than just the loss of an iconic species. Three-fourths of the food crops humans grow depend on pollinators – bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and more. Industrial monocultures sap the soil. Rampant chemical use poisons our water and our bodies. Reckless stewardship of the land wastes our precious resources. Buzzkill asks why we raise food this way – and how we can change things for the better.

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  1. Introducing: Forked, presented by REAP/SOW

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    Introducing: Forked, presented by REAP/SOW

    American food politics are a mess. The traditional forces driving policy in agriculture and nutrition have been wiped away, and ordinary people are struggling to figure out who is in charge, what they’re up to, and why. Every two weeks, Forked hosts Helena Bottemiller Evich of Food Fix and Theodore Ross FERN's Editor-in-chief cut through the confusion, providing context and analysis, hopefully leaving you feeling less… well, forked. New episodes every two weeks, from the Food & Environment Reporting Network.

    2 分钟
  2. Buzzkill Bonus Episode: “Is urban beekeeping bad for bees?”

    2025/03/11

    Buzzkill Bonus Episode: “Is urban beekeeping bad for bees?”

    This is an engaging conversation on urban pollinators taped live during the Buzzkill celebration in New York City on March 3, 2025, moderated by Sewell Chan, executive editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, with Buzzkill host Teresa Cotsirilos, Sara Hobel, executive director of the Horticultural Society of New York, and Rebecca Louie, executive director of the Bee Conservancy.

    31 分钟
  3. Buzzkill: A post-pollinator world

    2025/03/04

    Buzzkill: A post-pollinator world

    The Golden State’s annual almond harvest shows what happens when biodiversity collapses and bees become a commodity valuable enough to steal.

    29 分钟
  4. Buzzkill: Bats and the blue agave

    2025/02/25

    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 分钟
  5. Buzzkill: The lawn war

    2025/02/18

    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 分钟
  6. Buzzkill: Colonialism and the land

    2025/02/11

    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 分钟
  7. Buzzkill: The mystery of the dead bees

    2025/02/04

    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 分钟
  8. Buzzkill: Save which bees?

    2025/01/28

    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 分钟
  9. Introducing: Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW

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    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 分钟
  10. Introducing REAP/SOW!

    2024/02/01

    Introducing REAP/SOW!

    REAP/SOW: dispatches from the front lines of food, farming, and the environment, is the latest audio project from the Food and Environment Reporting Network, an independent, non-profit news organization. Learn about what you can expect and check out the trailer for our upcoming limited series, BUZZKILL!

    5 分钟
  11. Hot Farm Trailer

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    Hot Farm Trailer

    Over four episodes, host Eve Abrams and her team travel the Midwest, engaging with farmers who are confronting the difficult reality of climate change—increasingly extreme floods and heat—including those who don’t believe they’re part of the problem. We also meet the scientists who are developing new crops that are better suited to an unpredictable climate, and the people who are trying to convince farmers and consumers to embrace those crops. And we get a detailed look at one possible future for agriculture in America: As California dries out and heats up, people are asking if other regions of the country can take up the slack. Part 1 coming April 12.

    2 分钟

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Consider the American bumblebee, once the most common bee species in the United States. Its numbers have declined by 90 percent in the last two decades. We’re talking about more than just the loss of an iconic species. Three-fourths of the food crops humans grow depend on pollinators – bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and more. Industrial monocultures sap the soil. Rampant chemical use poisons our water and our bodies. Reckless stewardship of the land wastes our precious resources. Buzzkill asks why we raise food this way – and how we can change things for the better.

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