Northern Lights

Arctic Initiative
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Northern Lights is a podcast from the Harvard Arctic Initiative Student Podcast Project showcasing fascinating and engaging stories from and about the Arctic. Series produced by Dr Sarah Mackie, Arctic Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School.

  1. 01/11/2022

    Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic: Other Ways of Knowing

    Episode written and produced by Allison Agsten (Harvard Kennedy School), Lucy Montgomery (Harvard Kennedy School), Emily Ostler (Harvard Divinity School) and Nathan Huey (Harvard School of Public Health). Interviewees: Anders Oskal, Secretary General, Association of World Reindeer Herders. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by SarahMackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

    17 min

  2. 01/11/2022

    Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic: Responsible Mining in the Arctic

    Episode written and produced by Taylor Lam (National Security Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School), Shashank Singh (Harvard Kennedy School) and Nikolas Westfield (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University). Interviewee: Jan Dusik, Sustainable Development Lead, Arctic Programme, WWF Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

    24 min

  3. 01/11/2022

    Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic: Climate Change and the Arctic Food Web

    Episode written and produced by Ulla Hemminki-Reijonen (Harvard Graduate School of Education), Sarah Littlefield (Harvard Graduate School of Design), Annick Steta (Harvard Kennedy School), and Jenna Wu (Harvard Graduate School of Design). Interviewee: Finlo Cottier, Scottish Association for Marine Science. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by SarahMackie; Sound of whales spouting is included courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

    15 min

  4. 10/04/2021

    How Seals Became Climate Scientists by Felicity Spoors

    Episode written and produced by Felicity Spoors, University of St Andrews, Scotland.   Interviewees: Dr Lars Boehme, Assistant Professor at the University of St Andrews & Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scotland Dr Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid, Research Biologist at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland Professor David Holland, Professor of Mathematics at New York University & Director for the Centre for Sea Level Change at New York University Abu Dhabi   Music:  Icebreaker audio from US Geological Survey; Music by Bluemount Score from Pixaby; original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie.   The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

    18 min

  5. 09/17/2021

    Contemporary Arctic Music - Part 2 (Ft. Aasiva) by Vickie Rochon

    Episode written and produced by Vickie Rochon Interviewee: Aasiva, Inuk singer and songwriter. Website, Facebook, Instagram.  Music: The music used in this episode is samples of songs from Aasiva’s self-titled album: Inuutuugumagama, Qalunaat Nunanganit, Anaanakuluga, Play In The Snow, I Love Music. All samples are used with permission. Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

    19 min

  6. 09/17/2021

    Contemporary Arctic Music - Part 1 (Ft. Andrew Morrison) by Vickie Rochon

    Episode written and produced by Vickie Rochon. Interviewee: Andrew Morrison (The Jerry Cans/Aakuluk Music) Music:  The music used in this episode is samples of songs from The Jerry Cans: Northern Lights, Qanuinngittuq, Mamaqtuq, Swell (My Brother) and Arnalukaq. All samples are used with permission. The Jerry Cans: Website, Facebook, Twitter. Aakuluk Music: Website, Instagram. Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie.   The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

    19 min

  7. 07/30/2021

    The Year the Tourists Didn’t Come by Yu Cao

    Episode written and produced by Yu Cao. Interviewees: Sarah Leonard, President & CEO, Alaska Travel Industry Association and Andrew J. Mew, Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

    17 min

  8. 07/29/2021

    The Sámi Pavilion by Allison Agsten

    Episode written and produced by Allison Agsten, Harvard Kennedy School. Interviewees: Marita Isobel Solberg, artist; Liisa-Ravna Finbog, curator of the Sámi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2022 and Anders Sunna, artist for the Sámi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2022. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

    8 min
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Northern Lights is a podcast from the Harvard Arctic Initiative Student Podcast Project showcasing fascinating and engaging stories from and about the Arctic. Series produced by Dr Sarah Mackie, Arctic Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School.

Information

  • Creator
    Arctic Initiative
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2021 Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
  • Show Website
    Northern Lights