Talk Earthy To Me

Isabelle Frazier
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Talk Earthy to Me is a bold, engaging podcast that brings clarity, curiosity, and a touch of sarcasm to the climate conversation. Hosted by environmentalist Isabelle, each episode breaks down complex issues—like wildfires, food systems, and fast fashion—into accessible, actionable insights. No guilt, no jargon—just honest dialogue, real solutions, and a fresh take on how we can live lighter on the planet without losing ourselves in the process.

  1. 5d ago

    Still Here: Five Species on The Edge

    Last episode, we built the framework — the Endangered Species Act, the five drivers of extinction, and the policy shifts happening right now. Today, we meet the patients. Five to be exact. Each one maps to a different driver. Each one has a different kind of human pressure pushing it toward the edge — and a different kind of human effort trying to pull it back. The Endangered Species Act is not really about the animals. It's about us — what we've built, what we've consumed, what we've made too loud, too toxic, too warm, and too small. Tune in this week to meet the species! Cited Sources: McGrath, Matt. "Number of Earth's Species Tagged at 8.7 Million." BBC News, 23 Aug. 2011. Ritchie, Hannah. "How Many Species Are There?" Our World in Data, 30 Nov. 2022. World Wildlife Fund. "The IUCN Red List Categories Indicate How Close a Species Is to Becoming Extinct." WWF World Wildlife Fund. "Habitat Loss and Degradation." WWF Global International Rhino Foundation. "Black Rhino." Rhinos.org Wildlife Conservation Network. "Study Confirms Rhino Horn Has No Medicinal Value." Wildnet.org, 6 Nov. 2025. UCLA Newsroom. "Which Is Most Valuable — Gold, Cocaine, or Rhino Horn?" UCLA Newsroom Beaubien, Jason. "Some African Nations Say the Only Way to Protect Rhinos Is to Let People Buy Their Horns." NPR, 17 Jan. 2024. International Rhino Foundation. "Rhino Poaching." Rhinos.org Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa. "Minister Creecy Releases Rhino Poaching Statistics — 2024." DFFE, 27 Feb. 2024. Save the Rhino International. "Poaching Stats." Save the Rhino World Wildlife Fund. "Black Rhino." WWF Species Emslie, R. "Diceros bicornis." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, ver. 2020-1, e.T6557A152728945, International Union for Conservation of Nature, 2020. Environmental Investigation Agency. "Rhinos." EIA Milliken, Tom, and Jo Shaw. The South Africa–Viet Nam Rhino Horn Trade Nexus. TRAFFIC, 2012. NOAA Fisheries. "North Atlantic Right Whale Road to Recovery." NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries. "North Atlantic Right Whale." NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries. "North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2026." NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries. "Numbers in 2026: North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season." NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries. "North Atlantic Right Whales and the Dangers of Vessel Strikes and Entanglement." NOAA Fisheries, n.d. Earth Island Institute. "Fishing Gear Entanglement: North Atlantic Right Whale Protection." Earth Island Journal Kraus, Scott D., et al. "North Atlantic Right Whales in Crisis." Science, vol. 294, no. 5548, 2001, pp. 1844–1845. New England Aquarium. "Identifying Right Whales." Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life National Geographic. "Monarch Butterfly Migration." National Geographic Monarch Joint Venture. "Estimating the Number of Overwintering Monarchs in Mexico." Monarch Joint Venture, n.d. World Wildlife Fund. "Area of Forest Occupied by the Colonies of Monarch Butterflies in Mexico during the 2022–2023 Overwintering Period." WWF, 2023. Alliance for Science. "Monarch Butterfly Population Decline: Glyphosate and Milkweed." Alliance for Science, Aug. 2020. U.S. Geological Survey. "Billions More Milkweeds Needed to Restore Monarchs." USGS U.S. Department of the Interior. "Management of Wolves." DOI Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Florida Manatee Facts and Information." MyFWC.com Prokupecz, Shimon, and Amanda Watts. "Florida Manatee Deaths Hit Record High in 2021." CBS News WUSF Public Media. "2022 Was the Second-Worst Year for Manatee Deaths, Florida Wildlife Agency Says." WUSF, 10 Jan. 2023. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Manatee Habitat." MyFWC.com Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory. "Seagrass Habitat." IRLspecies.org PBS. "Rhino Ops: Wild Hope." PBS Video, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. Hluhluwe.org.za

    41 min

  2. May 18

    On the List: The Endangered Species Act

    You scrolled past the headline. So did I. But when I finally stopped to understand what the Endangered Species Act actually does — and what's quietly changing right now — I couldn't look away. This episode breaks down the ESA from the ground up: how the listing process works, why critical habitat designation is the law's most powerful tool, what recent rule changes have scientists genuinely alarmed, and what a 99% survival rate for listed species actually tells us. This one will change how you read wildlife headlines.  Works Cited Corn, M. Lynne, Kristina Alexander, and Betsy A. Cody. Endangered Species Act (ESA): The Exemption Process. Congressional Research Service, Report No. R40787, updated 2017. Defenders of Wildlife, Center for Conservation Innovation. "Overexploitation and Endangered Species." Defenders-CCI, n.d. (Fact sheet — cited twice in your list; appears once here) Demuth, Bathsheba. Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait. W. W. Norton & Company, 2019. "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat." Federal Register, vol. 90, no. 225, 21 Nov. 2025. IUCN. "Conservation Successes Overshadowed by More Species Declines — IUCN Red List Update." IUCN, n.d. IUCN. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, n.d. Kareiva, Peter, et al. "Observed Impacts of Climate Change on Species' Range Shifts." Biological Conservation, vol. 190, 2015, pp. 1–9.  Marine Mammal Commission. The Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals. MMC, n.d. National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution. "Black-Footed Ferrets: Top Milestones for a Species Once Presumed Extinct." NationalZoo.si.edu, n.d. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries. "Endangered Species Conservation." Fisheries.NOAA.gov, NOAA, n.d. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries. "Section 7 Types of Endangered Species Act Consultations: Greater Atlantic Region." Fisheries.NOAA.gov, NOAA, n.d. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries. Technical Memorandum: Guidance v3.0. NOAA, Oct. 2024. Nature Conservancy, The. "Flint Hills Initiative." Nature.org, The Nature Conservancy, n.d. Oregon Wild. Climate Change and Oregon's Wildlands: A Global Warming Report. Oregon Wild, 2024. Phys.org. "Climate a Growing Threat to Imperiled Species, Study Finds." Phys.org, Apr. 2025. Thomas, Chris D., et al. "Extinction Risk from Climate Change." PMC / Nature, 2004.  United States Department of the Interior. "America's Bald Eagle Population Continues to Soar." DOI.gov, n.d. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "DDT: A Brief History and Status." EPA.gov, EPA, n.d. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. "Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)." FWS.gov, USFWS, n.d. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. "California Condor Recovery Program." FWS.gov, USFWS, n.d. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Endangered Species Act Basics. USFWS, Feb. 2023. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Endangered Species Act Consultation Handbook. USFWS, n.d. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. "ESA Section 7 Consultation." FWS.gov, USFWS, n.d. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. "Recovery Planning: 3-Part Recovery Planning Framework." FWS.gov, USFWS, n.d. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. "Section 4: Listing and Recovery." FWS.gov, USFWS, n.d. United States Government Publishing Office. "Endangered Species Act — 50th Anniversary." GovInfo.gov, GPO, n.d. United States Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service. The Endangered Species Act: Overview and Implementation. Report No. R46677, updated 2021. Wildlife Society, The. "Endangered Species Rules Rollback to 2019." Wildlife.org, The Wildlife Society, n.d. World Wildlife Fund. "Habitat Loss and Degradation." WWF Panda, WWF, n.d. Zipkin, Elise F., et al. "Impacts of Overexploitation on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services." (PMC9796953) PLOS ONE / Conservation Biology, 2022–2023.

    32 min

  3. May 11

    The Clock is Ticking

    Utah is at a crossroads — and the deadline is June 2nd. Isabelle sits down with the people behind the Utah Renewable Communities Program (also called the Community Clean Energy Program) to break down what it is, why it matters, and why the next few weeks are critical. From Rocky Mountain Power's fossil fuel dependency to the lowest snowpack ever recorded in Utah's history, the stakes are real — and local. We're talking about what this program actually means for your energy bill, your community, and your mountains. If you live in one of the 19 eligible communities — including Park City, Oakley, Coalville, Ogden, and Salt Lake County — this one's for you. Action links & public comments→ linktr.ee/URCadoption Sources: Miranda, Luis. "Utah Renewable Communities Program." Sierra Club Utah, Sierra Club, sierraclub.org/utah. "Utah Renewable Communities Program." Utah Renewable Communities, utahrenewablecommunities.org. "HEAL Utah." HEAL Utah, healutah.org. "Stewardship Utah." Stewardship Utah, stewardshiputah.org. "URC Adoption Action Toolkit." Linktree, linktr.ee/URCadoption. "Summit County Votes to Join Clean Energy Program." TownLift, Apr. 2026. (Add the direct article URL from TownLift's site.) "Community Renewable Energy Act." Utah State Legislature, 2019. (Find the bill text at le.utah.gov and add the direct link.)

    38 min

  4. May 4

    Free Living Made Easy (ft. Dana Grinnell)

    We were sold a toxic life. Today, we're talking about taking it back. This episode covers the science behind everyday chemical exposure — what's in your skincare, your cleaning products, and your household dust — and why "clean" on a label doesn't mean what you think it does. Then you get to meet Talk Eathy To Me's first interview guest, Dana Grinnell, founder of Free Living Co., who built Park City's most trusted non-toxic product store. She is here to tell you the truth: you cannot trust the labels — but that doesn't mean living toxic-free has to be hard. She breaks down the everyday chemical exposures hiding in your favorite products and shows us how clean living can actually be simpler than we've been led to believe. If you are interested in upgrading to vetted non-toxic products, visit: www.freelivingco.co Cited Sources Bozza, Annalisa, et al. "Current Regulatory and Market Frameworks in Green Cosmetics: The Role of Certification." ScienceDirect, vol. 113, 2022. Cropper, Maureen, et al. "The Benefits of Removing Toxic Chemicals from Plastics." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 121, no. 52, 16 Dec. 2024. Endocrine Society. "What EDCs Are: Common EDCs." Endocrine.org, Endocrine Society, n.d. Genuis, Stephen J., et al. "Human Excretion of Bisphenol A: Blood, Urine, and Sweat (BUS) Study." Journal of Environmental and Public Health, vol. 2012, 2012, article 185731. Genuis, Stephen J., et al. "Blood, Urine, and Sweat (BUS) Study: Monitoring and Elimination of Bioaccumulated Toxic Elements." Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 61, no. 2, 2011, pp. 344–357. Hook, Joshua N., et al. "Minimalism, Voluntary Simplicity, and Well-Being: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature." The Journal of Positive Psychology, vol. 18, no. 1, 25 Oct. 2021. Hook, Joshua N. "Why Money Can't Buy Happiness." JoshuaNHook.com, 1 May 2016. Kasser, Tim. "What Psychology Says About Materialism and the Holidays." American Psychological Association, APA, 16 Dec. 2014. Low Dog, Tieraona. DrLowDog.com. Tieraona Low Dog, MD, n.d. Low Dog, Tieraona. Works by Tieraona Low Dog. ThriftBooks.com, ThriftBooks, n.d. Mitro, Susanna D., et al. "Consumer Product Chemicals in Indoor Dust: A Quantitative Meta-Analysis of U.S. Studies." Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 50, no. 19, 4 Oct. 2016, pp. 10661–10672. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. "Greenwashing Claims on the Rise: Avoiding Dirty Laundry." QuinnEmanuel.com, Quinn Emanuel, n.d. Srisathan, Wutthiya, and Naruetharadhol. "Perceived Greenwashing and Its Impact on Consumer Behavior in the Cosmetic Industry." Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, vol. 16, 2025. Trasande, Leonardo, et al. "Chemicals Used in Plastic Materials: An Estimate of the Attributable Disease Burden and Costs in the United States." Journal of the Endocrine Society, vol. 8, no. 2, 11 Jan. 2024. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Overview of Endocrine Disruption." EPA.gov, EPA, n.d. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Volatile Organic Compounds' Impact on Indoor Air Quality." EPA.gov, EPA, n.d. United States Food and Drug Administration. "Cosmetics Safety Q&A: Prohibited Ingredients." FDA.gov, FDA, n.d. United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. "Endocrine Disruptors." NIEHS.gov, NIH, July 2024. World Economic Forum. "Sustainable Resource Consumption Is Urgent, Says the UN." WEForum.org, World Economic Forum, Mar. 2024. Zimmermann, Laura, et al. "Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris." Environmental Science & Technology, 2020.

    1h 10m

  5. Apr 27

    One Thing Led to Another: The Hidden Chain Reactions of Disasters

    I've spent a lot of time on natural disasters. This will be our final deep dive, and then I will leave disasters out of your feed for a while. Although I've been sharing a lot about the issues, I have a reason for doing an extensive breakdown of each system. It was to truly show you and prove that we can feel climate change and this climate crisis very differently depending on where we are in this world. So please never forget these disasters are trying to tell us something important, and now it’s our turn to listen. So tune into this week's episode on cascading disasters! Cited Sources "A California Town Wiped Off the Map by Wildfire Is Still Recovering, Five Years On." NPR, 8 Nov. 2023. "After Fire, Rain: Wildfire Burn Scars Can Trigger Deadly Debris Flows." PreventionWeb. Alexander, David, and Gianluca Pescaroli. "What Are Cascading Disasters?" UCL Open Environment, 8 Aug. 2019. "As the Horn of Africa Drought Enters a Sixth Failed Rainy Season, UNHCR Calls for Urgent Assistance." UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Climate Change and Displacement." UNHCR. "Climate Change Could Force 216 Million People to Migrate Within Their Own Countries by 2050." The World Bank, 13 Sept. 2021. "Deadly Debris Flows in Montecito." NASA Earth Observatory, NASA. "Evacuations Were Botched During the Deadliest Fire in California History. Here's What One Local Sheriff Learned." Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025. "The Benefit-Cost Analysis Toolkit." Federal Emergency Management Agency. "FEMA Mitigation Saves: 2018 Fact Sheet." Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2018. Fire in Paradise. Directed by Ramona Diaz and Elivia Melodia, WGBH/Frontline, PBS, 2019. "From Billions to Trillions: Flagship UN Report Reveals True Cost of Disasters and How to Reduce Them." UNDRR, 28 May 2025. Global Climate Risk Index 2022. Germanwatch, 2022. Global Hunger Index 2022. Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, 2022. "Heavy Rains Hit Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa." NASA Earth Observatory, NASA. "Horn of Africa Drought Explained." Concern USA. "Infrastructure: The Hidden Architecture of Disaster." Phys.org, Jan. 2026. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Sixth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. IPCC, 2022. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, Chapter 6. IPCC, 2019. "Is Climate Change Increasing the Risk of Disasters?" World Wildlife Fund. Mahul, Olivier, et al. "Pakistan Flood Damages and Economic Losses Over USD 30 Billion and Reconstruction Needs Over USD 16 Billion." The World Bank, 28 Oct. 2022. "Montecito Mudslides: Two Years Later." California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, 2020. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Compound Effects of Floods and Earthquakes, Chapter 3. National Academies Press. "National Climate Assessments." Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, NC State University, 14 July 2025. "New Study Finds That 43,000 'Excess Deaths' May Have Occurred in 2022 from the Drought in Somalia." UNICEF, 20 Mar. 2023. Oliver, Thomas H., et al. "Cascading Hazards and Compound Disasters." npj Natural Hazards, Nature Portfolio, 9 Feb. 2026. "Soil Health." Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. "Somalia's Humanitarian Crisis Worsening: 6.5 Million People Facing High Levels of Hunger." United Nations Somalia, 2023. Tanoue, Masahiro, et al. "Estimation of Direct and Indirect Economic Losses Caused by a Flood With Long-Lasting Inundation: Application to the 2011 Thailand Flood." Water Resources Research, vol. 56, no. 5, 2020. "Water-Smart Green Roofs and Plazas Are Helping Rotterdam Adapt to Climate Change." Global Center on Adaptation. "Why Are Wetlands Important?" United States Environmental Protection Agency.

    35 min

  6. Apr 22 ·  Bonus

    How Earth Day Got Its Start

    Okay, quick confession…I’ve celebrated Earth Day for most of my life—picked up trash, planted something, posted something green, and yes… collected more tote bags than I can justify. But here’s the thing: until recently, I couldn’t have told you a single real fact about where Earth Day came from, who started it, or what it was actually meant to do. I just knew the date. April 22nd.And the vibes. In this episode, we’re digging into the real story behind Earth Day—how it started, what it stood for, and how it somehow turned into what it is today. Because if we’re going to celebrate the planet… we should probably know what we’re celebrating. Works Cited Adler, Jonathan H. "The Fable of Federal Environmental Law." Case Western Reserve Law Review, 2002. "Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act 1990–2020: Second Prospective Study." United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. "The Canopy Project." EarthDay.org, Earth Day Network. "Clean Air Act: Evolution of the Clean Air Act." United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. "Corporations Co-Opt Earth Day." Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, IATP. Delmas, Magali A., and Vanessa Cuerel Burbano. "The Drivers of Greenwashing." California Management Review, vol. 54, no. 1, 2011. "Earth Day: A Growing Movement, 1970." National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. National Archives. "Earth Day 1990." EBSCO Research Starters, EBSCO. "Earth Day: 70 — What It Meant." United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Archive. "Earth Day: History." EarthDay.org, Earth Day Network. "Endangered Species Act." U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS. "Endangered Species Success Stories." The Nature Conservancy. "EPA History: Earth Day." United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. "Greenwashing: How Industries Lie to You." EarthDay.org, Earth Day Network. "History of the Clean Water Act." US Water Alliance. "45 Years After the Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Looking at a Historic Disaster Through Technology." NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, NOAA. "Gaylord Nelson Promotes the First Earth Day." United States Senate Historical Office, U.S. Senate. "Global Cleanup: Annual Impact Report." EarthDay.org, Earth Day Network, 2023. "The Origins of EPA." United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. "The Rio Conventions." United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC. Big Oil's Agenda on Climate Change 2022. InfluenceMap, 2022. The State of Net Zero Greenwash. InfluenceMap. Nelson, Gaylord. EPA Oral History Interview. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1993. Pirkle, James L., et al. "The Decline in Blood Lead Levels in the United States." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 272, no. 4, 1994, pp. 284–291. "Senator Gaylord Nelson and the First Earth Day." NelsonEarthDay.net, Gaylord Nelson Earth Day Foundation. U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, 1970. United States Census Bureau. "Anti-Vietnam War Teach-In at the University of Michigan." Zinn Education Project.

    24 min

  7. Apr 20

    Melting Ice Is Running the Disaster Show

    You know that moment when you see a sad polar bear on the news and immediately change the channel? Here's what nobody tells you — that ice you just ignored is the thermostat for your weather, your water, and the ground underneath entire cities. In this episode, we're diving into the cryosphere — Earth's full system of glaciers, sea ice, snowpack, and permafrost — and why losing it is one of the most dangerous, underexplained things happening on the planet right now. We're talking glacial lakes quietly filling up above densely populated valleys, 1.5 trillion tons of frozen carbon that's starting to wake up, and a jet stream getting so wobbly it's turning rainstorms into week-long disaster events. Oh, and the communities absorbing all of this? Responsible for less than 1% of the emissions that caused it. Ice is not decoration. Ice is infrastructure. By the end of this episode, you'll never look at a flood, a drought, or a hurricane the same way again. Works Cited "10 Things: All About Ice." NASA Sea Level Change Portal, NASA. "Albedo." Earthdata, NASA. "Albedo and Climate." SciEd, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. "Arctic Ocean Warming." PMEL Arctic Zone, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. "Climate Change: Ocean Heat Content." Climate.gov, NOAA. "ELOKA: Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic." National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC. "Glaciers." All About the Cryosphere, National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC. "Ice Sheets." All About the Cryosphere, National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC. "Indigenous Knowledge Contributions." Arctic Portal. "Methane Emissions Are Driving Climate Change. Here's How to Reduce Them." UN Environment Programme, UNEP. "Quick Facts About Sea Ice." National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC. "Sea Ice." All About the Cryosphere, National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC. "Sea Ice Today." National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC. "The Cryosphere." National Ocean Service, NOAA. "Thawing Grounds, Rising Stakes: The Importance of Including Permafrost Emissions in Climate Policy." The Arctic Institute. "Thawing Permafrost." Arctic WWF, World Wildlife Fund. "Utah Snowpack." Utah Division of Water Resources. "What Is Permafrost?" NASA Science, NASA. "Why Sea Ice Matters." National Snow and Ice Data Center, NSIDC. Anderson, John, et al. "A Massive Rock and Ice Avalanche Caused the 2021 Disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya." USGS Publications, U.S. Geological Survey. Germanwatch. Global Climate Risk Index. Germanwatch. "Himalayan Dam Collapse Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Everyone Over Climate Change Risks." New Civil Engineer, 16 Feb. 2021. "15 Million People Face Threat of Sudden Glacial Lake Outburst Floods." ICCI, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative. "Journal of Glaciology." International Glaciological Society, IGS. Ritchie, Hannah, and Max Roser. "Inequality in CO₂ Emissions." Our World in Data. Schuur, Edward A.G., et al. "Climate Change and the Permafrost Carbon Feedback." Nature, vol. 520, 2015, pp. 171–179. "Sea Ice." Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI. "Thawing Permafrost Story Map." ArcGIS StoryMaps, Esri. "Thawing Permafrost Plays Greater Role in Climate Change Than Previously Estimated." CU Boulder Today, University of Colorado Boulder, 3 Feb. 2020. Response to Climate Change in the Arctic. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District.

    35 min

  8. Apr 13

    Waters Wrath: Nature's Most Destructive Disasters

    You thought hurricanes were wind events. Floods were river events. Turns out they're all the same system — and when it gets disrupted, it brings destruction. In this episode, Isabelle breaks down the hydrological cycle — the engine underneath every water disaster on Earth — and explains how a warming atmosphere is turbocharging storm surges and flooding in ways that most headlines completely miss. Understanding the system is the first step! Works Cited: "Houston Weather: Cool Start, Storm Chances Return." Houston Chronicle, 2025, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. "How Hurricanes Form." SciEd UCAR National Geographic Society. "The Coriolis Effect." National Geographic Education United Nations. "Ocean." United Nations Climate Change,  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Eastern U.S. Tropical Storms That Were Once Major Hurricanes Pose Greatest Threat." Sarhadi, Ali, et al. "Climate Change Contributions to Increasing Compound Flooding Risk in New York City." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 105, no. 2, 2024 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. "What Causes Storm Surge." SciEd UCAR National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 20 Dec. 2005, updated 10 Aug. 2006 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Recurrent Tidal Flooding." NOAA Office for Coastal Management National Hurricane Center. "Storm Surge Overview." National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "Chapter 4: Sea Level Rise and Implications for Low-Lying Islands, Coasts and Communities." Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, IPCC, 2019 Huntington, Thomas G. "Evidence for Intensification of the Global Water Cycle: Review and Synthesis." Journal of Hydrology, vol. 319, 2006, pp. 83–95. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). "Glacial Lake Outburst Floods." ICIMOD, n.d. National Disaster Management Authority (India). Chamoli Disaster Report 2021. Government of India, 2021. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Permafrost and the Global Carbon Cycle." NOAA Arctic Report Card, 2019 United States Army Corps of Engineers. Permafrost and Alaska Infrastructure: Cost Projections to 2100. Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2021. National Snow and Ice Data Center. "The New Abnormal." NSIDC Sea Ice Today, 2024 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Edited by V. Masson-Delmotte et al., Cambridge University Press, 2021. Eckstein, David, et al. Global Climate Risk Index 2021: Who Suffers Most from Extreme Weather Events? Weather-Related Loss Events in 2019 and 2000–2019. Germanwatch e.V., 2021. Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA). ELOKA Program Overview and Reports. National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Climate Change Impacts." NOAA Education Resource Collections PBS NewsHour. "Why Flash Floods Are the Nation's Top Storm-Related Cause of Death." PBS NewsHour, Public Broadcasting Service United States Geological Survey. "Floods: The Awesome Power." USGS Fact Sheet 076-03, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2003 Holder, Josh. "41 Million Americans Live in Flood Zones — Three Times the FEMA Estimate, Finds New Study." Yale Environment 360, Yale School of the Environment World Meteorological Organization. "Weather-Related Disasters Increase over Past 50 Years, Causing More Damage but Fewer Deaths." World Meteorological Organization, United Nations PubMed Central, National Institutes of Health American Rivers. "American Rivers." American Rivers Federal Emergency Management Agency. "Flood Zones." FEMA Glossary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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About

Talk Earthy to Me is a bold, engaging podcast that brings clarity, curiosity, and a touch of sarcasm to the climate conversation. Hosted by environmentalist Isabelle, each episode breaks down complex issues—like wildfires, food systems, and fast fashion—into accessible, actionable insights. No guilt, no jargon—just honest dialogue, real solutions, and a fresh take on how we can live lighter on the planet without losing ourselves in the process.

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  • Creator
    Isabelle Frazier
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Isabelle Frazier
  • Show Website
    Talk Earthy To Me

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