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
Shasta
My son Markus and I go adventuring. We climb Mt Shasta and fly fish on the McCloud river.
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00:29:21 |
Sun 29 Jul 2018
Faces of Resistance
Bumper stickers, graffiti and environmental groups are all telling us to “Resist!” Trouble is, we are not very good at it. To increase my resistance skills, I talk with two veteran resistors: Marie H…
00:32:20 |
Sun 22 Jul 2018
Burying the Lede
The media does a poor job of reporting on climate change and the environment, we find out why and how we can promote accurate journalism that connects the dots.
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00:30:21 |
Sun 15 Jul 2018
Untied Kingdom
Politicians now lie with impunity, public opinion polls can no longer predict election results and politics has turned inward and ugly, and it all began with Brexit. I talk with Britons still deeply …
00:30:40 |
Sun 08 Jul 2018
Losing our Marble?
We go behind the scenes of the Italian marble industry and uncover that this precious stone is being used to make toothpaste, is cutting the top off mountains and is controlled by the mafia and the f…
00:33:13 |
Sun 01 Jul 2018
Coded Inequality
Your zip code has more of an impact than your genetic code on how long you will live. We talk with Dr. Tony Iton and Suzanne Bohan about the 20+ year gap in longevity that exists between rich and poo…
00:42:53 |
Sun 24 Jun 2018
Ghost Ranch
A diary from a 200 mile desert hike on the Continental Divide Trail to visit the home of artist Georgia O'Keeffe
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00:35:53 |
Sun 17 Jun 2018
The Red Barn
The Putney school in Vermont fosters independent thinking and a love of nature. After 30 years, I go back to give the commencement speech.
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00:31:02 |
Sun 10 Jun 2018
Clear Cut
Is the environmental movement getting too bureaucratic and timid? We talk with Randy Hayes the founder of Rainforest Action Network about the bold changes required to get the planet back on track.
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00:39:25 |
Sun 03 Jun 2018
Distracted
We are constantly bombarded by technological and other distractions vying for our attention. This week, we examine how to refocus in order to solve community and planetary challenges.
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00:41:37 |
Sun 27 May 2018
Everybody’s Plastic
We meet with leaders tackling how to both starve and clean up the pacific garbage patch.
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00:35:13 |
Sun 20 May 2018
Asphalt Jungle
A daily dose of nature can help children be healthier and learn more. Schools are pulling up asphalt and replacing it with living school yards.
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00:35:06 |
Sun 13 May 2018
Ice Ice Baby
We explore how artists are engaging us emotionally to radically reassess how climate change makes us feel.
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00:36:16 |
Sun 06 May 2018
Dirty Secrets
We discover that California has over a million people who in 2018 have no clean drinking water. Hopefully, that could soon change.
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00:31:57 |
Sun 29 Apr 2018
Greening Weed
We clear the smoke around cannabis production and discover the price of weed is more than what you pay at the store.
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00:34:20 |
Sun 22 Apr 2018
Carbon Farming
We talk to farmers in California's Central Valley and West Marin to unearth the planet-saving potential of soil.
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00:31:46 |
Sun 15 Apr 2018
Citizen Science
The way we see nature and understand pollution will never be the same. We talk to five citizen scientists on the cutting edge of this movement!
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00:36:18 |
Sun 08 Apr 2018
From Bonds to Bitcoin
Will bitcoin solve the energy crisis or create a new one? Paul Ellis and Richard Titus weigh in.
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00:37:01 |
Sun 01 Apr 2018
Wildfires
From the despair of the huge fires that ravaged Sonoma came community support, resiliency, strength and human and natural rebirth.
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00:35:19 |
Sun 25 Mar 2018
Native Resilience
At the bottom of the Grand Canyon Jared meets with Rochelle Tilousi with Havasupai Tribal EPA and goes to Berkeley to explore #vanlife with Sarah Shubert and Eli Whipple.
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00:39:35 |
Sun 18 Mar 2018
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