118 episodes

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.

Edge Effects The Center for Culture, History, and Environment (CHE)

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 47 Ratings

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.

    Maroon Geographies, Black Placemaking, and Abolitionist Futures: A Conversation with Celeste Winston

    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.

    • 47 min
    Death, Leisure, and “Feeling Alive”: A Conversation with Adam Kaul

    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.

    • 28 min
    Goats, Bees, and Poetry: A Conversation with Nickole Brown

    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.

    • 41 min
    From Trash Trade to Waste Colonialism: A Conversation with Simone Müller

    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.

    • 44 min
    Centering Islands in a Rising Ocean: A Conversation with Christina Gerhardt

    Centering Islands in a Rising Ocean: A Conversation with Christina Gerhardt

    Samm Newton interviews Dr. Christina Gerhardt about her 2023 book Sea Change, which is a collection of essays, a history of connection, and a window into island nations facing an uncertain future.

    • 48 min
    Reforging Gun Culture in the American West: A Conversation with Bryce Andrews

    Reforging Gun Culture in the American West: A Conversation with Bryce Andrews

    Writer, rancher, and farmer Bryce Andrews discusses his newest book Holding Fire, which traces his personal story of grappling with the history of guns and violence in the American West.

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
47 Ratings

47 Ratings

gaydrianna ,

A favorite

As a vegan librarian I am always interested in hearing voices that introduce new ideas and perspectives. This podcast is not only enlightening but inspires me to be better. The diversity among guests is fantastic.

Vladdy Poutine ,

William Cronon episode

👏🌱📲 Thank you!

Paix607 ,

This is a great podcast

I always learn so much. Wow, what great editing. This is better than college. Thank you!!

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