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
Truckin’
The worst air quality in the US is the result of pollution from trucks, trains and ships carrying goods that we buy. We explore how truck drivers are fighting to get paid for cleaner rigs, how activi…
00:38:11 |
Sun 23 Dec 2018
Kim Swims
Kim Chambers is one of the world’s greatest marathon swimmers, we talk to her about willpower, joy and the pull of adventure.
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00:39:07 |
Sun 16 Dec 2018
Arctic Dust
In the past 40 years, the Arctic ice cap has lost 75% of its volume. This has contributed to approximately 1/3 of global temperature rise. Dr. Leslie Field believes the time has come to deploy a geo-…
00:36:07 |
Sun 09 Dec 2018
Being Human
Since Darwin, we have known of the continuity between us and other species. Today, we continue to grapple with what it means to be human.
00:34:38 |
Sun 02 Dec 2018
Fire Myths
We talk with Dr. Chad Hanson, to examine if there is any scientific basis to support the numerous calls to clear the forest as a way of helping reduce fire risk.
00:37:05 |
Sun 25 Nov 2018
Makers
This week we learn how to fix what we have, make what we need and create practical solutions to real-world challenges.
00:32:58 |
Sun 18 Nov 2018
Canoeing
Barry Nelson and I canoe downstream the Feather River meeting people and lots of salmon along the way.
00:38:11 |
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Wild Life
Watching nature programs on TV is the closest most of us will get to penguins in Antarctica or giraffes in Kenya. We talk to Emmy winning wildlife filmmaker Andrew Graham-Brown about a life of advent…
00:31:49 |
Sun 04 Nov 2018
Green Guilt
We talk with psychologist Dr. Renee Lertzman and educator Tamar Hurwitz about how removing guilt and fear from ecological messages, frees up the space to pursue meaningful action.
00:38:46 |
Sun 28 Oct 2018
Ramallah
Water lies at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We travel to the West Bank to discover that many villages only get water once a week, while next door Israeli settlements are building swi…
00:41:42 |
Sun 21 Oct 2018
L’Chaim
We travel to Tel Aviv to meet with innovators monitoring the health of bees, creating home energy from food scraps, conserving water and building electric roads. We learn from environmentalists how I…
00:46:00 |
Sun 14 Oct 2018
Faith
For the past 2000 years, religion has been the dominant moral force in society. Nowhere is this more evident
than our relationship with nature. Today, religion may be the last best hope to help ou…
00:45:08 |
Sun 07 Oct 2018
Polyester
Washing machines release up to 750,000 lbs of plastic microfibers into rivers, lakes and oceans each day. These tiny strands of plastic are now found in fish, the Arctic and our drinking water. We ex…
00:32:05 |
Sun 30 Sep 2018
Cinema Vert
We talk with the directors and stars behind the environmental movies: Warrior Women, Complicit, Symphony for Nature, and Point of No Return.
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00:39:21 |
Sun 23 Sep 2018
Rallied
Behind the bold climate commitments at Jerry Brown’s global summit in San Francisco, the voices of indigenous leaders, women, artists, chefs, mayors and adventurers could be heard rising above the di…
00:28:28 |
Sun 16 Sep 2018
Tahoe
This alpine lake is cobalt blue, deep and until recently, very clear. I discover that everything from invasive species to 22 million tourists are impacting this stunning resource. Luckily, plans are …
00:43:37 |
Sun 09 Sep 2018
Gone Fishing
We board a small fishing boat to go in search of King salmon in the Pacific and discover that dams, agriculture and politics are imperiling this beautiful species.
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00:31:46 |
Sun 02 Sep 2018
Cacophony
Noise pollution causes stress, loss of hearing, heart attacks, strokes and depression. I talk with San Francisco noise officials June Weintraub and Jonathan Piakis to find out if life will ever be qu…
00:41:32 |
Sun 26 Aug 2018
Permaculture
I talk with Pandora Thomas about building community by observing and following the ecological patterns that connect us all.
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00:30:27 |
Sun 19 Aug 2018
Sci-Fi
We talk with Kim Stanley Robinson about his novel 2140, which depicts New York after 60 feet of sea level rise. Science Fiction helps us see a world just beyond the horizon. Stan Robinson does what a…
00:38:44 |
Sun 05 Aug 2018
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