We’re Here

Melissa Wade and Abi Newhouse
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We’re Here aims to take listeners to a specific place each episode, so we can investigate the human side of environmental, psychological, and historical issues from the ground and when we get back home.

  1. 11/04/2022

    Unpacking Cults, Carbon, and Ecosystems

    It is the end of season one and, to unpack, Abi and Melissa review the last three episodes, the takeaways from cults, blue carbon, and ecosystems, while pondering the larger impact of the season as a whole.

    23 min

  2. 09/23/2022

    Saving our Predators: Ecosystems Inside and Out

    Melissa travels to Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee to learn more about how the gradual disappearance of the endangered American Red Wolf affects the area's ecology. Abi talks with Maren Hunsberger about the ecology of our guts, and how altering our routines can either help fix our problems or throw everything off.  To hear more from Maren Hunsberger, check out her podcast, Surprisingly Brilliant, which explores the true and astonishing unknown stories behind the scientific events and discoveries that have shaped our modern world, wherever you get your podcasts.

    59 min

  3. 09/03/2022

    Out in the Bay, Swimming in Blue Carbon

    We take a trip to the Chesapeake Bay waters off the coast of Virginia, to visit a seagrass monitoring program and discuss what it's doing to protect and restore blue carbon stocks. Abi volunteers to help, and Melissa questions how this carbon market thing works.

    55 min

  4. 07/29/2022

    All the Lonely People: America’s First Doomsday Cult

    Abi and Melissa travel to Philadelphia to see the Cave of Kelpius, the place where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world, and they discuss community, cults, and loneliness.

    1 hr

  5. 07/08/2022

    Unpacking Death, Land, and Historical Myth

    Abi and Melissa break down the past three episodes, provide updates, and play a game of Truth or Myth. They also tell listeners where they're headed for the next three episodes.

    54 min

  6. 06/24/2022

    Reclaiming Coal: A Tour through the Anthracite

    We head into coal country, Pennslyvania, to meet the people who are reclaiming abandoned mine lands and using coal refuse to create power. Along the way, we dive into the history of coal in the US, and the intricacies of burning rock responsibly.

    55 min

  7. 06/10/2022

    Visiting Nanticoke Land, Taking Back History

    Abi and Melissa visit the Nanticoke Indian Museum in Delaware and talk with tribe member Morningstar about the tribe's story and their newly purchased land. Melissa then talks with researchers Chara Huessler Bohan and TJ Hindley about American's history book's long saga of hiding information.

    58 min

  8. 06/03/2022

    Burial Rights and Revitalization: A Richmond Cemetery Story

    We are back with four new episodes, starting with a tour of the restoration work happening at Richmond's historic black Woodland cemetery; we talk burial practices and death taboos, and Melissa interviews the Doyenne of Death, Gail Rubin.

    1 hr
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We’re Here aims to take listeners to a specific place each episode, so we can investigate the human side of environmental, psychological, and historical issues from the ground and when we get back home.

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  • Creator
    Melissa Wade and Abi Newhouse
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
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