Reading Nature: Recent Episodes
Reading Nature
In this podcast series students from Holy Cross discuss an environmental issue of concern and interest to them. Through research and storytelling, they explore how to tell the often difficult environmental stories of our time.
This podcast is about the largest bird in North America, the California Condor. Human efforts and collaboration has made it possible for this species to recover from devastating population loss due to lead poisoning and return to their natural habitat. While there is still a long ways to go before they are out of danger, there is still hope for this species and more that we can do to ensure their survival.
The coastline of the Long Island Sound stretches across much of Connecticut and New York. For the past several decades, the beaches in these states have been slowly disappearing due to beach erosion, which is caused by several human activities and other factors. We can help restore these beaches back to their original beauty.
Listeners will hear about the Occoquan River’s history of contamination problems and about the efforts to revive this major source of drinking water in Northern Virginia. Learn about the threats facing the reservoir today, as well as community efforts to protect and preserve it.
The Navajo Nation has long suffered from political and cultural discrimination but now faces a new kind of oppression, Environmental Injustice. Learn on this episode how Navajo reservation lands now face environmental degradation from the failed cleanup of uranium mines.
We as humans have used oceanic dredging for a wide variety of reasons, and the practice has provided great benefits to using it. However, the practice has been turning our oceans into baron husks of their past selves and will continue to do so unless regulated.
On this episode of Man vs Nature we will be taking it all the way to Kansas City, Missouri in order to learn about the crisis of flash flooding due to severe climate change. Together we will discuss the various ways flash flooding affects people’s lives, from water damages to food supply, as well as potential solutions.
Working-class independent fishermen, crabbers, potters, and oystermen - known colloquially as “watermen” along the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland - rely on selling their fresh catch from the Chesapeake Bay to support themselves and their families each day. In more recent years, they have found themselves at the mercy of the effects of the Bay’s declining health and water quality, as well as multiple large environmental groups working to clean the Chesapeake Bay that often come at the expense of the watermen’s livelihoods.
This podcast explores a large environmental issue in the small historic town of Mystic, Connecticut. Rising water levels, an increase in storms, and peculiar geographic vulnerabilities leaves this town susceptible to major increases in flooding and damage to this historical society. However, not all hope is lost and Mystic officials are joining together with the local community to save their beloved village.
In this episode, we dive into the environmental consequences of golf courses and how the centuries-old game could be in danger of extinction. In the face of intense environmental backlash, one course in the South Shore has set a new example for eco-friendly golf. However, the road to enjoyable, environmentally conscious golf is long and difficult.
Host Grace Barry examines the pollution issues of Lake Cochichewick and its consequences for the wildlife that surrounds it. Listeners will be transported lakeside to learn about the issues facing the community built around the lake and how the wildlife can be protected.
On this episode of Talkin’ Nature with Tiyana, I will be discussing the remarkable comeback story of the bald eagle -- our national symbol. I'll be sharing with listeners the story of how this bird became endangered and then the legislation, and inspiring efforts that helped bring it back.
Host David talks about the environmental cost of litter, specifically in relation to Central Park. He invites listeners to witness the unnecessary destruction of our planet through such a simple act, and urges the adoption of lifestyle changes to reduce its impact.
An informational podcast about the impacts of climate change and the growing effects of extreme weather in Massachusetts.
On this installment of KS34 Radio Podcast’s Science Thursday, we bring you ankle deep into a water health crisis. The Navesink River in Monmouth County, New Jersey has a rich history of both pollution and activism. From runoff problems to viral bacteria, we explore how seemingly innocuous behaviors greatly contribute to pollution of our waterways.
Guatemala is the region with some of the highest levels of homelessness and poverty in the world. As someone who was born into homelessness in Guatemala, I will dive deeper into how climate change can be linked to this rise of social and economic issues in less developed countries and talk specifically about the region of Chiquimula.
College of the Holy Cross professor Leila Philip provides an overview of the podcast series.
We all know of the growing threat climate change poses to the world around us. The advent of global change promises to morph the Earth as we know it, on this episode we'll be talking about climate change velocity and it's threat to the rare tree species of North America. The problem has provoked a nationwide discussion amongst those in the field.
This podcast is about illegal and unregulated logging practices in Honduras. Honduras has the highest rate of forest loss out of all countries in Central America. I will also talk about the wildlife of the Honduran rainforests, and what can be done to prevent this practice from continuing.
Host Pat Benzan discusses the dangers of the meat industry and potential vegan solutions. He interviews guest Katherine Barrette about her experience as a college student eating vegan.
This podcast dives into the destructive past year of “wildfire season” in California. Listeners will learn statistics, hear personal experiences regarding the affects of the Southern California Wildfires and learn of the community attempts to better respond to the unavoidable fires.
This podcast takes a look at the history and potential of solar power and what needs to be done to expand its implementation.
This podcast discusses the causes, implications, and solutions to the Cape Town water crisis. Listeners will learn the details behind the water crisis, and hopefully leave with an enhanced appreciation for a natural resource that many of us take for granted.
A look at the history of Appalachian coal mining from first discovery of coal all the way to mountain top removal.
This podcast episode focuses on the importance of protecting America’s public lands, as well as a discussion on the background of this issue.
In my podcast, I go into detail about what intensive farming is, the detrimental effects it has on the environment, and how each and every one of us can work to change that.
This podcast is an exploration of the various vulnerabilities of snow leopards and a detailing of what conservation efforts do exist. The hope of the creator is to help listeners develop an appreciation for the animal in danger while providing new and interesting information.