PODSHIP EARTH
In the next decade, the scale and scope of environmental change will test our ingenuity and strength. The fight for a livable planet is one that we must win. Each week we will meet people who can help us navigate this dynamic world and get us on a path to health. Hosted by Jared Blumenfeld, Podship Earth is a call to action.
Jared Blumenfeld was the regional administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency from 2009-2016 (appointed by President Obama). He also served as the Director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment, chaired the first United Nations World Environment Day held in the US, and founded the Business Council on Climate Change and Green Cities California. He worked for non-profits including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) where he helped protect millions of acres for wildlife and held corporations accountable. He thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. He is a trusted source for environmental stories and appears frequently in the New York Times, BBC, Economist, Los Angeles Times, NPR and other media outlets.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 124
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
Fuelling Change
Angela Glover Blackwell talks about how we can achieve racial justice through an agenda of inclusion, opportunity for all people of color, police abolition and reparations. Starting during the Black …
00:32:41 |
Sun 14 Jun 2020
Gold
California is officially known as the “Golden State." One hundred and seventy years after the Gold Rush, the environmental legacy of gold mining is still with us and rarely acknowledged. Mercury whic…
00:39:53 |
Sun 31 May 2020
Delores
Dolores Huerta is the one of the most important civil rights leaders in history. Dolores possesses an indomitable spirit, she is a fearless advocate on behalf of farm workers, women's rights and the …
00:26:04 |
Sun 17 May 2020
Wolf Girl
At 15 Doniga Markegard, left a note for her mom that she was taking off for the summer and would be back in the fall. Her hitchhiking adventure was the beginning of a quest that led her to tracking w…
00:31:59 |
Sun 03 May 2020
Farallones
I travel on a supply boat 30 miles of the coast of San Francisco to visit the remote Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. This rocky outcrop in the Pacific is home to millions of birds, five s…
00:35:41 |
Sun 19 Apr 2020
Arlene
Earth Day is turning 50 and I talk with Dr. Arlene Blum, who exemplifies the energy, humanity and spirit of this celebration which began in 1970 and gave birth to the modern environmental movement. A…
00:33:35 |
Sun 05 Apr 2020
Food Myths
Anna Lappé, and I discuss Diet for a Hot Planet, her book about the challenges and opportunities presented by helping solve the climate crisis by changing the food system. We uncover and debunk myth…
00:35:33 |
Sun 22 Mar 2020
Mighty Microbes
We are made up of 70 trillion cells, more than half of which are not part of the human body - they are microbes. Microbes play a critical role in keeping us healthy, protecting us from pathogens, bo…
00:36:06 |
Sun 08 Mar 2020
Ely
An ancient English town named after the mysterious eels, which were the currency that paid for one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals. To unravel Ely’s secrets, dating back to Roman times, I …
00:29:12 |
Sun 23 Feb 2020
Wild & Scenic
How a fight to save the Yuba River, turned into a massive film festival where activists go to get inspired. Podship Earth’s intrepid correspondent, Sara Aminzadeh, travels through the snow to meet wi…
00:31:25 |
Sun 09 Feb 2020
Helaine
Our mothers made us. Our mothers shaped us. I talk with my mother Helaine Blumenfeld about her passion for life and creativity. By the age of 22, Helaine had received her PhD in politics from Columb…
00:32:34 |
Sun 26 Jan 2020
Crop Circle
Satellite data is now giving us real time data on which crops are being planted, which crops might fail because of climate impacts like drought or disease, and how many acres of rainforest are being …
00:31:37 |
Sun 12 Jan 2020
Willie L. Brown Jr.
Willie L. Brown Jr., is a legend. He is California’s longest serving speaker and was San Francisco’s first African American mayor. Since hiring me 19 years ago, he’s been a friend and mentor. This we…
00:29:53 |
Sun 29 Dec 2019
Good COP / Bad COP
At the end of a long week in Madrid, at the 25th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP), it’s hard to work out what the official negotiations accomplished. What’s clear is that between you…
00:31:24 |
Sun 15 Dec 2019
King Tides
The sea level is rising and we need to get ready! From Venice to the Florida Keys, to Pacifica - coastal communities are waking up to the realities of significant climate related impacts. Californi…
00:37:38 |
Sun 01 Dec 2019
Beach Walk
Heather Bolint and Bryan Galvin were so frustrated by the plastic on Florida’s coastline that they decided to be the first people to walk around the entire state - all while picking up trash and brin…
00:29:59 |
Sun 17 Nov 2019
Mono
Mono - is a magical lake twice the size of San Francisco that has tufa towers, salty water and millions of birds. It’s also the story of how scientists and advocates came together to save a national …
00:33:10 |
Sun 03 Nov 2019
Rock Glaciers - Hidden in Plain Sight!
With an all star team of scientists and advocates, I witness firsthand a few of the more than 500 rock glaciers in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To be honest, I had never heard of rock glaciers - it …
00:32:55 |
Sun 20 Oct 2019
Kelp Killers
Purple sea urchins, a “blob” of warmer water, and star fish wasting syndrome have all conspired to turn California’s northern pacific coastal kelp forests into wastelands. As a result, ocean biodiver…
00:31:15 |
Sun 06 Oct 2019
Amazing Grace
When Melissa Bumstead’s daughter Grace was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer - both their lives changed in unimaginable ways. They spent weeks and then months in hospital over many years…
00:31:30 |
Sun 22 Sep 2019
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