111 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 • 44 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.

    The Cold Never Bothered Native Hawaiians Anyway: A Conversation with Hi’ilei Julia Hobart

    The Cold Never Bothered Native Hawaiians Anyway: A Conversation with Hi’ilei Julia Hobart

    How do certain temperatures come to be normalized and idealized in Hawai'i? Dr. Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart shares critical insights at the intersection of Indigenous dispossession and resistance.

    • 52 min
    Out Loud: Studying Yellowstone's Burn Scars to Reveal its Future

    Out Loud: Studying Yellowstone's Burn Scars to Reveal its Future

    Nathan Kiel investigates the potential for post-fire forest recovery across the greater Yellowstone ecosystem in a warming world.

    • 28 min
    Unearthing the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming: A Conversation with Liz Carlisle

    Unearthing the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming: A Conversation with Liz Carlisle

    Liz Carlisle shares stories from her latest book, which uncovers the history of regenerative agriculture and the farmers of color who practice it.

    • 1 hr
    There’s Something About the Bike: A Conversation with Bob Giordano

    There’s Something About the Bike: A Conversation with Bob Giordano

    Streets are political spaces. Bob Giordano tells why bikes and other modes of sustainable transportation make them safer and more equitable.

    • 48 min
    Ground Truths: Growing Food Justice Through Urban Farming

    Ground Truths: Growing Food Justice Through Urban Farming

    In the final episode of the Ground Truths podcast series, Clare Sullivan, Carly Gittrich, and Ben Iuliano talk to urban agriculture leaders in Dane County, Wisconsin about how their programs serve Black communities and other communities of color.

    • 42 min
    Ground Truths: Farms, Fertilizer, and the Fight for Clean Water

    Ground Truths: Farms, Fertilizer, and the Fight for Clean Water

    In Portage County, Wisconsin, 95 percent of the nitrate in groundwater comes from agriculture, and it's having major health consequences for residents. Ground Truths editors Ben Iuliano and Carly Griffith find out how community members have used scientific and legal advocacy to fight for cleaner drinking water.

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
44 Ratings

44 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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