This Green Earth

Chris Cherniak, Claire Wiley

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This Green Earth is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on the environment and environmentalism. Co-hosts Christopher Cherniak and Claire Wiley explore the science, politics, economics and ethics behind the environment, natural resources and sustainability.

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This Green Earth | January 14, 2025

David Gilbert, author and political ecologist shares more on his new book, "Countering Dispossession, Reclaiming Land: A Social Movement Ethnography." Then, Utah State University’s Larissa Yocom, an assistant professor of fire ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center, takes a closer look at fire ecology and the devastation from the recent California wildfires.

49 min
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This Green Earth | January 7, 2025

Author and longtime employee of the United States Forest Service Betsy Howell talks about her new collection of essays which chronicle her three-decade career studying wildlife. Then, author Erika Howsare discusses our complex relationship with deer, from mythology to modern-day coexistence challenges in her book, "The Age of Deer."

53 min
12/31/2024

This Green Earth | December 31, 2024

Local birder Nate Brown discusses the annual Audubon Christmas bird count. This citizen science event is the nation's longest-running community science bird project and fuels Audubon's work throughout the year. Then Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington, John Marzluff, discusses his highly acclaimed book, “Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans.”

46 min
12/24/2024

This Green Earth | December 24, 2024

Biologist Naira de Gracia shares her book, "The Last Cold Place – A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica," which looks at a generation of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica.Then, biologist and Michigan Tech professor, John Vucetich, talks about a study of wolves and moose in Isle Royale National Park that led to his book, "Restoring the Balance: What Wolves Tell Us About Our Relationship with Nature.”

49 min
12/17/2024

This Green Earth | December 17, 2024

National Geographic Explorer and internationally acclaimed wildlife expert James Currie shares the evolution of his career from a wildlife safari guide in Africa to a birding show host and conservationist. Then, author and animal and plant correspondent for the New York Times, Cara Giaimo, discusses her most recent book, "Atlas Obscura: Wildlife."

49 min
12/10/2024

This Green Earth | December 10, 2024

Dr. Barrett Klein, renowned entomologist and author of "The Insect Epiphany," explores ways humans have used insects for silk, pigments, food and medicine, and how we recreate their attributes in flight technology and architecture, as well as how we mimic them in music and fashion. Then, National Geographic Explorer Greg O’Corry-Crowe talks about beluga whales, elusive narwhals and a new study regarding a unique species of seals.

50 min
12/03/2024

This Green Earth | December 3, 2024

Nalini Nadkarni, National Geographic explorer and professor emeritus at the University of Utah, talks about the importance of canopy plants and the effects human activities have on forest diversity and function. Then, freshwater ecologist and author David Strayer shares more about his latest book, "Beyond the Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams and Wetlands."

49 min
11/26/2024

This Green Earth | November 26, 2024

Author and scientist, Lauren Oakes comes on the show to talk about how the path from climate change to a habitable future winds through the world's forests.Then Walt Meier, a senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center breaks down the latest information on what's happening with the planet's Arctic sea ice.

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This Green Earth is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on the environment and environmentalism. Co-hosts Christopher Cherniak and Claire Wiley explore the science, politics, economics and ethics behind the environment, natural resources and sustainability.