Great Plains Anywhere

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Great Plains Anywhere

Discover the vast Great Plains via interviews and presentations from experts from a variety of fields. Great Plains Anywhere is produced by the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska. Many episodes are also uploaded as videos at: go.unl.edu/gplectures. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the University of Nebraska.

  1. Pride in the Plains: Finding and Fighting for Love

    5D AGO

    Pride in the Plains: Finding and Fighting for Love

    Student Storyteller Kaitlyn Richards' podcast takeover continues with an interview with Jennifer Lentfer, a poet and artist as well as a communications strategist. Jennifer responded to Kaitlyn's call for for people to tell their story of life as an LGBTQ+ person living on the Plains.

    35 min
  2. Pride in the Plains: Found Family

    FEB 19

    Pride in the Plains: Found Family

    During the spring semester, Great Plains Student Storyteller Kaitlyn Richards is doing a podcast takeover! Instead of our regular Great Plains Anywhere episodes, she is hosting Pride in the Plains, a podcast dedicated to amplifying queer voices across the often-overlooked Great Plains region. We asked our audience to share their stories of being LGBTQ+ on the Great Plains, so this episode features our first community interview with historian and artist Autumn Langemeier (she/her).

    30 min
  3. Pride in the Plains

    FEB 4

    Pride in the Plains

    For the spring semester of 2025, our Great Plains Student Storyteller is doing a podcast takeover! Kaitlyn Richards is a masters student in the School of Natural Resources at UNL. This semester, she is hosting Pride in the Plains, a podcast dedicated to amplifying queer voices across the often-overlooked Great Plains region.

    7 min

  4. 03/12/2024

    John DeLong: Predators

    In this episode, we talk with Dr. John DeLong about his work studying climate adaptation and predator-prey interactions, tracking how both adapt and evolve to better fit their surroundings, from the smallest microscopic creatures to large birds of prey. Dr. DeLong is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is also the Director of the university's Cedar Point Biological Station.

    15 min
  5. Stephen Bridenstine: The Flint Hills

    11/28/2023

    Stephen Bridenstine: The Flint Hills

    In this episode, Stephen Bridenstine, assistant director of the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan, Kansas, talks about what the Flint Hills are, who cares for the land, and how people can experience this unique landscape. The Discovery Center's mission is to inspire people to celebrate, explore, and care for the Flint Hills with an array of exhibits and programs meant to educate about the geology, ecology, and cultural history of the area.

    24 min
  6. Rosalyn LaPier: Ethnobotany

    10/17/2023

    Rosalyn LaPier: Ethnobotany

    Rosalyn LaPier is an award winning Indigenous writer, environmental historian, ethnobotanist, and professor at the University of Illinois. She works within Indigenous communities to revitalize traditional ecological knowledge, to address the growing climate crisis, and to strengthen public policy around Indigenous languages. LaPier is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana and Métis.

    20 min
  7. Quincy Vagell: Storm chasing on the Plains

    09/18/2023

    Quincy Vagell: Storm chasing on the Plains

    Quincy Vagell is a meteorologist and storm chaser who travels the country documenting and researching severe weather. Previously he worked as a meteorologist for The Weather Channel and doing on-air broadcasting for TV. As a storm chaser for the last decade, Vagell has visited all but a handful of counties in the Great Plains. We spoke with him about severe weather and why the Great Plains is ideal for storm chasing.

    14 min
  8. Carson Vaughan: Great Plains Journalism

    05/30/2023

    Carson Vaughan: Great Plains Journalism

    This episode of Great Plains Anywhere features Carson Vaughan, the author of "Zoo Nebraska" and a journalist who covers the Great Plains region. His recent works include covering the October 2022 Bovee Fire at the Nebraska National Forest Bessey Ranger district and writing about author Mari Sandoz.

    8 min
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    Discover the vast Great Plains via interviews and presentations from experts from a variety of fields. Great Plains Anywhere is produced by the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska. Many episodes are also uploaded as videos at: go.unl.edu/gplectures. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the University of Nebraska.

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    • Creator
      Center for Great Plains Studies
    • Years Active
      2023 - 2025
    • Episodes
      32
    • Rating
      Clean
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      © Center for Great Plains Studies
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      Great Plains Anywhere

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