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Best podcasts about jane palmer

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Learning Vibes
Filling Your Cup for Art and Lifelong Learning: More with Christina Chapman and Jane Palmer (Episode 67)

Learning Vibes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 29:12


In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, hear more from Chrissie Chapman and Jane Palmer, two photographers who came to art later in life.  In this episode, they discuss friendship, lifelong learning, formal education, and other topics that will be of interest to all artists, teachers, and lifelong learners.  Hear their wisdom, and get your cup filled.

Learning Vibes
Coming to Art Later in Life: Inner-looking, Process, and Value

Learning Vibes

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 29:54


Christina Chapman and Jane Palmer are brilliant photographers.  Jane is a quilter, too.  Chrissie is a painter.  They both came to art later in their lives.  In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, Christina and Jane discuss the reasons they came to art after motherhood, career, and other elements of early life.  They share the pathway to art and the power that art has in their lives.  They also address their process as artists and the benefit of process in art.

BookTV Free Audiobooks
When She's Gone - Part 1 (Free Audiobook)

BookTV Free Audiobooks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 89:23


BookTV Free Audiobooks
When She's Gone - Part 2 (Free Audiobook)

BookTV Free Audiobooks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 99:24


BookTV Free Audiobooks
When She's Gone - Part 3 (Free Audiobook)

BookTV Free Audiobooks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 93:52


BookTV Free Audiobooks
When She's Gone - Part 4 (Free Audiobook)

BookTV Free Audiobooks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 72:51


BookTV Free Audiobooks
When She's Gone - Part 5 (Free Audiobook)

BookTV Free Audiobooks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 72:11


Invested In Climate
Carbon-negative pigments with Nature Coatings and Regeneration.vc, Ep #60

Invested In Climate

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 27:03


Decarbonization requires not only eliminating fossil fuels as a main source of energy, but also replacing them as key ingredients in objects we use every day. If you want a crash course on just how much our material world depends on fossil fuels, check out the book How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil. It's a fascinating, though sobering read, and one of Bill Gates' favorite books. Today's episode focuses on pigments, a great example of fossil fuels hiding in plain sight. Take a look around you right now. See any objects that are black in color? Replacing the petroleum in the black pigment used in millions of objects with a carbon-negative material is the focus of an innovative startup called Nature Coatings. Today we're joined by Nature Coatings founder and CEO Jane Palmer and one of her investors, Dan Fishman, a General Partner at Regeneration.vc. I loved this conversation as it really pushed my thinking about the work needed to truly transition from fossil fuels, and the enormous opportunities for innovators who can lead the charge. Enjoy. In today's episode, we cover:[3:20] Regeneration.vc & how Dan came to work on climate[5:37] Jane's background & how it led to Nature Coatings[7:39] Carbon black & why it's a problem[9:08] How BioBlack is made & how it compares to carbon black[11:09] The scale of the carbon black problem[11:59] How is BioBlack a carbon-negative product[14:00] Dan's perspective on why Nature Coatings is an attractive business[16:01] Nature Coatings' biggest priorities right now[17:02] Nature Coatings' traction, customers, companies they're looking to reach & status[19:05] The future that Jane envisions for Nature Coatings[21:29] Rethinking ingredients in everyday products[24:11] Others in the petroleum-replacement space[25:06] Other exciting opportunities in the space from the investor perspectiveResources MentionedNature CoatingsRegeneration.vcConnect with Jane Palmer & Dan FishmanConnect with Jane on LinkedInConnect with Dan on LinkedInConnect with Jason RissmanOn LinkedInOn TwitterKeep up with Invested In ClimateSign up for our NewsletterLinkedInInstagramTwitterHave feedback or ideas for future episodes, events, or partnerships?

Fashion Our Future
Ep.3: Embracing a circular way of life

Fashion Our Future

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 33:37


One important aspect of sustainability in the fashion industry is taking recycling to the next level with circularity.In this episode, Maud Hardy, the General Manager of Refashion, Cyndi Rhoades, founder of Worn Again Technologies, and Jane Palmer, CEO of Nature Coatings share their ideas on how viewing the clothes we wear and buy through a cyclical lens will help shape a better fashion future.Fashion our Future is a podcast hosted by Laurianne Melierre, brought to you by Kering and produced by Kikina Studio. Check out the website to know more : https://www.kering.com/en/sustainability/Share the podcast on social media with #fashionourfuture and follow Kering on Instagram (@kering_official) / Twitter (@KeringGroup) / Facebook (@keringgroup) / Linkedin (@Kering) and Laurianne Melierre (@laurianneme) on Instagram for more content and updates!Production: Kikina StudioHost: Laurianne MelierreWriter: Laetitia BerthierIllustration: Kikina StudioMusic: Kikina Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting To Better Together
Storytelling as a Way of Knowing

Getting To Better Together

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 26:52


In a recent solo episode in this mini-series, our host, Richard Bawden, talked of the significance of three different ways of knowing and their associated bodies of knowledge that he believes are foundational to addressing the pressing issues of this modern industrial era - ecological, economic, and ethical. These, he submitted, are critical foundations for responsible judgements in the face of current and potential challenges to our current ways of behaving in the world about us. Ecology reveals the nature and significance of inter-relationships within nature and between living systems and their dynamic environments. Economics helps us understand costs and benefits, optimal resource uses, and consumer choices, while ethics allows us to adjudge our actions from the perspective of moral concerns for the good, the just, the fair, the equitable, and the responsible. What does all of this mean in practice? Can we provide examples of where these three ways of knowing help us to at least clarify the issues, that we need to address? In this episode, Richard explores some of these matters with his guest, Dr Jane Palmer who has a very special interest in storytelling as a research methodology – an approach which revealed some profoundly disturbing issues from people living in traumatic circumstances, when she adopted it as a research methodology in Aceh in Indonesia following a catastrophic tsunami. Jane is an Adjunct Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney. Her research interests include the use of storytelling methods in post-conflict or marginalized communities to explore the processes of trauma, grief, resilience and adaptation. She has undertaken fieldwork in Indonesia and in regional and remote Australia, and has published in the areas of ethics, fieldwork methodologies, Indigenous studies and futures studies.

The Real Undressed with Deborah Kagan
212.Sarah Jane Palmer: Erotic Art, Normalizing Sexuality + Cultivating Your Creative Spark

The Real Undressed with Deborah Kagan

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 54:02


Sarah Jane Palmer is a multi disciplinary artist with a passion for pattern, illusion and storytelling. Inspired by the unexpected, dreams and historical archives; from the historical Nottingham lace trade to the romance of the circus, her installations, films and designs for wallpaper, prints and textiles draw from her practice which often come with a twist. ​​​​​​​ She is the creator of the first handcrafted animated wallpapers that combines tradition printing with modern technology. She combines both contemporary art practice with design for the luxury interiors market, attracting a growing international audience.    In this episode we speak about everything from:  ~ her surprising claim to fame and how she got her big break  ~ how art can spark your spirit and your sex  ~ eroticism isn't a dirty word and why it's time to become friends with yours  ~ how her life's experience weaves into the work  ~ following your heart and how it always leads you exactly where you need to go  ~ things to cultivate your soul and creative spark  ~ the value of spiritual retreats (and the BIG benefit from attending them)  ~ normalizing conversations around sex and sexuality  ~ and much more!    Connect with Sarah Jane Palmer  Website |  https://muriel-design.co.uk    Instagram |  https://www.instagram.com/murieldesign_sarah      *****     MENTORING + FREE MOJO CHECK LIST    Burnt out and Stressed?  Disconnected from your body?  Lost your enthusiasm for life?  Craving confidence + feminine radiance?    You need to talk with me ASAP.    You are being gifted with an opportunity to have a complimentary Mojo Mentoring session with me*. And yes, we can uncover what's in the way and ignite your mojo…PLUS, as soon as you book your call, you receive a FREE Mojo Check List to get your engines revved right away.    Click the link and reserve your spot now:  https://mojo.deborah-kagan.com/mentoring   * a limited number of sessions are available    *****    Connect with Deborah  Website | http://therealundressed.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/therealundressed/     https://www.instagram.com/deborahkagan/  Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/mojorecoveryspecialist/       Subscribe to The Real Undressed Podcast  iTunes | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-real-undressed-with-deborah-kagan/id1494643770  Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/1eOQaw6kryBsXo7Jb6qEnv     Please remember to:  Subscribe  Rate  Review the podcast. I read every single one and your feedback is valuable.   

AJ Longreads
The Hopi farmer championing Indigenous agricultural knowledge

AJ Longreads

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 24:08


Michael Kotutwa Johnson is on a mission to show that millennia of Native American land practices can provide valuable lessons for growing food and sustaining the Earth. Written by Jane Palmer.  Read by Laura Lockwood. 

Coffee Chats with Researchers

Catie sits down with former social worker and associate professor of law, justice, and criminology at American University, Dr. Jane Palmer. Dr. Palmer discusses her experiences in the field, the harm that policies have done, and her research in domestic and interpersonal violence. As well, they speak on how the criminal justice system is not equipped overall to help those with mental health issues.

It's Bigger Than Business
EP9: Building a Global Commerce Major at Denison University with Jane Palmer- Manny Larcher

It's Bigger Than Business

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 24:52


Danny Ortiz and Manny Larcher discuss life, family, money, creativity, relationships and sports. They are committed to helping individuals grow holistically. Email us at: itsbiggerthanbusiness@gmail.com

Strong Mamas
12. Preparing Mothers For Birth - with private midwife Jane Palmer

Strong Mamas

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 54:43


Jane Palmer has been a private midwife located in Sydney, Australia for over 28 years with the majority of her midwifery practice has been outside of the hospital system, supporting women birthing at home. In June 2021 Jane has stopped attending births, however, with additional qualifications as a childbirth educator and lactation consultant, Jane continues to provide antenatal care, childbirth education, postnatal care and lactation services all over Sydney and the world through her online services.In this chat we delve deeper into so many topics around  "the importance of preparing mothers for birth".  We both agreed there is simply not enough empowering conversation and information being shared for women to listen to and be excited for birth.We spoke about:- How to prepare for childbirth whether it's your first birth or a subsequent birth- The differences between public & private hospitals and homebirth care and how to have an empowering birth NO MATTER where you choose to birth- The most important contributors to successful birth outcomes- Where woman go wrong when choosing a care provider for their pregnancy and birth- The AMAZING hormonal response ALL women can have during labour if they feel they are in a "safe" space- How to create a "safe" birthing space to optimise your chances of a natural, unassisted birth- How to find the right care provider for you and what to look for- Commons "myths" women are told during pregnancy and labour and the real truth behind what you may have been told or heard- How to educate your partner and support teamPLUS SO MUCH MOREBUY HER BOOK HERE: https://birthinternational.com/product/preparing-for-birth-mothers/Other resources: https://www.janepalmer.com.au/ https://birthinternational.com/jane-palmer/https://www.pregnancy.com.au/ https://birthinternational.com/

Untenured Tracks
E49: Teaching and Scholarship in the Pandemic (part 2 of 4) (w/ Alisha Kirchoff, Dr. Jane Palmer, Dr. Sarah Daly & Dustin Gann)

Untenured Tracks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 60:14


To commemorate the one year anniversary of the podcast, for the next month we'll be talking to scholars about how the past several months have shaped them as we start the new semester. Several of our guests do have tenure, but these times dictate amplifying as many voices as possible. These episodes will be part of a larger project, title TBD, bringing scholars together to discuss issues facing the profession.  You can follow today's guests on Twitter...Alisha is @alkirchoffDr. Palmer is @jane_e_palmerDr. Daly is @SarahDalyCJDr. Gann is @ProfGannand the show is @UntenuredTracks

Sustaining with Shana
Episode 004: What Does a Green Recovery Look Like?

Sustaining with Shana

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 78:59


A few weeks ago Shana sat down with Jane Palmer, Director of Berks Stands Up, Troy Tuner, Coordinator of Sunrise Movement Berks Hub, and Celine Schrier, an active member of both grassroots organizations. They discussed in-depth the complex problems associated with climate change, racism, and COVID-19 all happening simultaneously during an economic crisis. Together they explored how local and national political inaction got us to this point of crisis in our community. They discussed how policies like a Green New Deal and a Green New Stimulus can bring about a more just and sustainable future that addresses these issues head-on! If you would like to learn more about what is a Green Stimulus, Green New Deal, or Green Recovery go to the latest edition of the Weekly Ingest Newsletter published on June 22nd over on the Sustaining with Shana website. You can find the newsletter published under the resource blog tab.

Lighting the Chalice: Sermons from the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County

Jane Palmer, Worship Associate 2020 will not be an easy year. We need to maintain our sanity, our courage, and our compassion, and we need to do so in a manner consistent with our moral principles. With integrity, in other words. Paradoxically, our strength lies in that most-maligned of all interests, self-interest. We are at our most powerful when we find our own stories in those of others and realize we have a stake in the game.

Futility Closet
273-Alice Ramsey's Historic Drive

Futility Closet

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 32:29


In 1909, 22-year-old Alice Huyler Ramsey set out to become the first woman to drive across the United States. In an era of imperfect cars and atrocious roads, she would have to find her own way and undertake her own repairs across 3,800 miles of rugged, poorly mapped terrain. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow Ramsey on her historic journey. We'll also ponder the limits of free speech and puzzle over some banned candy. Intro: Journalist Henri de Blowitz received the Treaty of Berlin in the lining of a hat. In 1895 John Haberle painted a slate so realistic that viewers were tempted to use it. Sources for our feature on Alice Ramsey: Alice Ramsey and Gregory M. Franzwa, Alice's Drive: Republishing Veil, Duster, and Tire Iron, 2005. Curt McConnell, A Reliable Car and a Woman Who Knows It: The First Coast-to-Coast Auto Trips by Women, 1899-1916, 2000. Women's Project of New Jersey, Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women, 1997. Catherine Gourley, Gibson Girls and Suffragists: Perceptions of Women from 1900 to 1918, 2008. Christina E. Dando, Women and Cartography in the Progressive Era, 2017. David Holmstrom, "On the Road With Alice," American History 29:3 (July/August 1994). Don Brown and Evan Rothman, "Queen of the Road," Biography 1:2 (February 1997), 48-52. Marina Koestler Ruben, "Alice Ramsey's Historic Cross-Country Drive," Smithsonian.com, June 4, 2009. Katherine Parkin, "Alice Ramsey: Driving in New Directions," New Jersey Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 4:2 (2018), 160-178. Carla Rose Lesh, "'What a Woman Can Do With an Auto': American Women in the Early Automotive Era," dissertation, State University of New York at Albany, 2010. Brandon Dye, "Girls on the Road," Autoweek 56:36 (Sept. 4, 2006), 34. Jay Levin, "Daughter of Motoring Pioneer Dies," [Bergen County, N.J.] Record, Nov. 18, 2015, L.6. Joe Blackstock, "Alice Ramsey First Woman to Cross U.S. by Car," Inland Valley [Calif.] Daily Bulletin, March 28, 2011. Robert Peele, "History That's More Than the Sum of Its Parts," New York Times, March 26, 2010. "Preservation Society Honors Historic Drive," Reno Gazette-Journal, Oct. 9, 2009. Robert Peele, "New York to San Francisco in a 1909 Maxwell DA," New York Times, July 12, 2009. Robert Peele, "Recreating a 100-Year-Old Road Trip," New York Times, June 20, 2009. Jane Palmer, "Driving Along Like It's 1909," McClatchy-Tribune Business News, June 18, 2009. Jay Levin, "The Same Trip, 100 Years Later: N.J. Mother's 1909 Milestone," [Bergen County, N.J.] Record, June 10, 2009, L.3. "Re-enacting a Ground-Breaking Journey," New York Times, June 5, 2009. Jay Levin, "Trailblazing Ride Made History: 1909 Road Trip First for a Woman," [Bergen County, N.J.] Record, March 22, 2009, L.1. "Women Transcontinentalists Nearing Chicago," Automobile Topics 8:11 (June 19, 1909), 742. David Conwill, "Alice Ramsey," Hemmings Classic Car 164 (May 2018). "Alice Ramsey," Automotive Hall of Fame (accessed Nov. 3, 2019). Guide to the Alice Huyler Ramsey Papers, 1905-1989, Vassar College (accessed Nov. 3, 2019). Listener mail: Wikipedia, "Rage (King novel)," (accessed Nov. 6, 2019). Corey Adwar, "This Stephen King Novel Will Never Be Printed Again After It Was Tied to School Shootings," Business Insider, April 1, 2014. "Vermont Library Conference/VEMA Annual Meeting: The Bogeyboys," StephenKing.com (accessed Nov. 6, 2019). Wikipedia, "Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors" (accessed Nov. 6, 2019). Wikipedia, "Paladin Press" (accessed Nov. 10, 2019). "Killer of Three Gets Reduced Sentence," Washington Times, May 17, 2001. Emilie S. Kraft, "Hit Man Manual," First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University (accessed Nov. 10, 2019). Calvin Reid, "Paladin Press Pays Millions to Settle 'Hit Man' Case," Publishers Weekly, May 31, 1999. David G. Savage, "Publisher of 'Hit Man' Manual Agrees to Settle Suit Over Triple Slaying," Los Angeles Times, May 22, 1999. Rice v. Paladin Enterprises, Inc., 128 F. 3d 233 - Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit 1997. David Montgomery, "If Books Could Kill," Washington Post, July 26, 1998. Robert W. Welkos, "Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Against Oliver Stone," Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2001. "Natural Born Killers Lawsuit Finally Thrown Out," Guardian, March 13, 2001. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Simone and her father. Here's a corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Mosaic Science Podcast
How to survive climate change: a lesson from Hurricane Maria

Mosaic Science Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 31:29


The rest of the world can learn from Puerto Rican communities rallying together to recover from a natural disaster fuelled by climate change. Written by Jane Palmer. Read by Michael Regnier. Produced by Graihagh Jackson. To read the story online, head to mosaicscience.com If you liked this story, try Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic by Jane Palmer, also available as an audio podcast.

Key Voices
Key Voices #10 - Byron Court School: An interview with school leaders Anita Samani, Martine Clark and Jane Palmer

Key Voices

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 25:19


We're joined by Anita Samani, Martine Clark and Jane Palmer, school leaders at Byron Court School in Brent, to talk about effective strategies for improving staff wellbeing.Also, in the news this week - a surge in primary school children in PRUs, a letter from councillors to the government urging an increase in school funding and more...

Mid-Columbia Today
MCT for Tuesday, July 3

Mid-Columbia Today

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018


Today's guests include Washington State House District 14 candidate Sasha Bentley, and Belinda Ballah and Jane Palmer from the Hood River County Prevention Department.

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Two Broads Talking Politics
The Politics of Pennsylvania

Two Broads Talking Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 60:58


In the first segment, Kelly talks to Jane Palmer, Director of Indivisible Berks, and Tracy Baton, Director of the Women's March Pittsburgh and Co-Director of Indivisible Pittsburgh, about gender and representation in Pennsylvania politics, about redistricting and the geography of Pennsylvania, and about the kinds of issues that Pennsylvania voters are concerned with. Starting just after the 34-minute mark Sophy and Kelly talk to Chrissy Houlahan, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District.

Two Broads Talking Politics
The Politics of Pennsylvania

Two Broads Talking Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 60:58


In the first segment, Kelly talks to Jane Palmer, Director of Indivisible Berks, and Tracy Baton, Director of the Women's March Pittsburgh and Co-Director of Indivisible Pittsburgh, about gender and representation in Pennsylvania politics, about redistricting and the geography of Pennsylvania, and about the kinds of issues that Pennsylvania voters are concerned with. Starting just after the 34-minute mark Sophy and Kelly talk to Chrissy Houlahan, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District.

Mosaic Science Podcast
Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic

Mosaic Science Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018 25:50


A mysterious kidney disease is striking down labourers across the world and climate change is making it worse. Jane Palmer meets the doctors who are trying to understand it and stop it. Written by Jane Palmer, narrated by Michael Regnier, produced by Graihagh Jackson. For more stories and to read the original text, visit mosaicscience.com Subscribe to our podcast: iTunes RSS SoundCloud If you liked this story, we recommend reading 'How to survive climate change: a lesson from Hurricane Maria'  

Mid-Columbia Today
MCT for Tuesday, March 6

Mid-Columbia Today

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018


Today's guests include Washington State 14th District Rep. Norm Johnson, Jane Palmer of the Hood River County Prevention Department, and Kirah Doerr from the North Central Public Health District.

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Bklyn Mixtape
Robert Leach Interview: Local Musician

Bklyn Mixtape

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 22:51


Meet native New Yorker and musician Robert Leach. Robert currently lives in Brooklyn and frequents the Central Library, so it was only natural for him as a musical composer to take advantage of the Information Commons recording studio. Robert was part of the first wave of artists to utilize the studio space and create musical compositions. Enjoy his music and conversation with Info Commons librarian Phillip Bond. Keep listening for our first Mixtape short: a children's story read by Windsor Terrace librarian Jane Palmer.

Midd Made
Not In My Back Yard

Midd Made

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 6:16


Vermonters Nate and Jane Palmer describe the impact that the Vermont Gas pipeline has had on their lives. By Ben Borgmann-Winter

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Clearing the FOG with co-hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese
Clearing the FOG on Fall Actions to Challenge Corporate Power

Clearing the FOG with co-hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2015 63:14


This fall, with international treaties like the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) and Paris climate treaty looming, mass actions are taking place to demand an end to the fossil fuel and the rapid transition to clean sustainable energy, trade that doesn't drive a race to the bottom in worker rights and environmental protection and a health care system that includes everyone. As a wave of protests is unfolding in the capital of Vermont, we speak with Jane Palmer, a landowner trying to stop a fracked gas pipeline on her land. These actions are part of Rising Tide North America's campaign, Flood the System. We talk about the mass mobilization being planned in Washington, DC November 14 to 18 to protest treaties like the TPP and the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. And we talk with Anand Saha, a medical student and organizer with Students for a National Health Program which held a national days of actions on October first called #TenOne. Visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

KGNU - How On Earth
War of the Whales: A True Story

KGNU - How On Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2015 23:49


War of the Whales: A True Story (starts at 3:35): In the early hours of March 15th, of the year 2000, a Cuvier beaked whale washed ashore a mere 100 feet from Ken Balcomb’s house on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas. It was, for the whale, a fortuitous coincidence: Balcomb was a marine mammal researcher who was uniquely placed to rescue the creature. But that day 17 more whales of various species washed up on nearby islands and some of them weren’t quite so fortunate. The event was the largest mass stranding in recent history but what might have caused it was a total mystery. To Balcomb, it was a mystery that cried out for a solution. So begins the book “War of the Whales: A true story.” It’s a book that has been described by critics as a tense, page turning eco-thriller, even though it is a work of non-fiction. How On Earth's Jane Palmer talks with author Joshua Horwitz about what happened after Ken Balcomb’s discovery, and the attempts to solve the mystery. Hosts: Beth Bartel, Jane Palmer Producer: Beth Bartel Engineer: Maeve Conran Additional Contributions: Beth Bennett Executive Producer: Kendra Krueger

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KGNU - How On Earth
Arctic Frontiers // Wind Forecasting

KGNU - How On Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2015 24:28


Arctic Dispatch (starts at 2:18): There is no question that the Arctic is thawing faster than anywhere on the planet, except the western Antarctic Peninsula. But there are still so many unknowns regarding how things are actually changing in different places, and to what effect. How On Earth's Susan Moran recently attended the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromso, Norway. Among the scientists who discussed research on how the receding and thinning ice in the Arctic will likely affect different species was  George Hunt, a research professor of biology at the University of Washington. Aili Keskitalo, an indigenous Sami from Finnmark, Norway and president of the Sami Parliament, discussed how energy projects, including windmill parks, are negatively affecting reindeer and Sami culture. Hunt and Keskitalo discussed these issues with Moran. Wind forecasting (starts at 10:40): The wind industry in the U.S. faces several hurdles, including a technical one: discovering how the wind is going to blow near the mountains. For power systems to be reliable, operators must know when to expect the blustery gusts or when to expect a still breezeless calm day.  That means they need accurate wind forecasts.  The Department of Energy has just given a substantial grant to a coalition of organizations in Colorado to help improve wind energy forecasting in mountain and valley regions. Julie Lundquist, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Colorado, discusses the current and planned research with co-host Jane Palmer. Hosts: Susan Moran, Jane Palmer Producer: Susan Moran Engineer: Kendra Krueger Executive Producer: Kendra Krueger Click here to listen to the show:

KGNU - How On Earth
The Rightful Place of Science: Disasters and Climate Change

KGNU - How On Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 25:04


The rightful place of science (starts at 6:22): In 2014, the world certainly saw more than a few costly weather disasters.  Flooding in India and Pakistan in September killed more than 600 people and resulted in economic losses of more than $18 billion.  Super Typhoon Rammasum, which hit the Philippines, China and Vietnam in July caused more than 200 deaths and losses of $6.5 billion. And, closer to home, in August, rainfall and flooding in Detroit, Baltimore and Long Island damaged homes and cities leading to economic losses of about $2 billion. At the same time, the United Nations Weather Agency states that 2014 was the warmest year on record. So, the question is: Are these natural disasters related to the warming climate?  And are natural disasters becoming more costly because of climate change? These are questions that Roger Pielke Jr., an environmental sciences professor at the University of Colorado, addresses in his new book “The Rightful Place of Science: Disasters and Climate Change.”  He talks with HOE’s Jane Palmer about his book and why he believes it is important to maintain scientific integrity while engaging in the climate debate. Hosts: Kendra Krueger, Jane Palmer Producer, Engineer: Kendra Krueger Executive Producer: Kendra Krueger Additional Contributions: Beth Bennett, Jane Palmer, Joel Parker Listen to the show:

KGNU - How On Earth
Do Fathers Matter Pt. 2 // Mercury in Water

KGNU - How On Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2014 24:55


Do Fathers Matter? (start time: 3:07) If you’re a father or a son or daughter – which pretty much covers everyone – this interview should hit home.  Science journalist Paul Raeburn’s latest book -- “Do Fathers Matter? What Science Is Telling Us About the Parent We’ve Overlooked” – explores  what seems like a no-brainer question. But the answers he discovers surprised even him. After last week's pledge drive teaser, we now offer the extended version of host Susan Moran's interview with Raeburn. Mercury in Waterways (start time: 15:20) Next time you take a sip of mountain spring water or catch a wild trout, you might be getting a bit more than you bargained for. Scientists have found mercury in Colorado waterways and in the fish that swim in them. And recent research shows that wildfires in recent years may have added to the problem.  How on Earth's Jane Palmer talked with Joe Ryan, an environmental engineering professor at the University of Colorado. Dr. Ryan also directs AirWaterGas, a project studying the impacts of oil and gas drilling on the environment. Hosts: Ted Burnham, Susan Moran Producer: Susan Moran Engineer: Ted Burnham Executive Producers: Jane Palmer and Kendra Krueger Listen to the show:

KGNU - How On Earth
Testing the Water

KGNU - How On Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2014 24:01


Testing the Water (Start time 3:30) What exactly is in our water—the stuff we drink, shower in and use to wash our vegetables? This is a question lots of Coloradans have started to ask in the last few years as oil and gas operations have ramped up in the state. Several communities have become very concerned how nearby drilling operations might be adversely affecting the quality of their water supply. We’ve seen the videos of people living near to fracking wells lighting their tap water, and we’ve heard the stories about the possible health impacts but how much of this is anti-fracking dramatization and how much is there really to be concerned about?  How much is energy development in Colorado affecting the water supply and how can we, that is Jane and Joe public, find out the vital statistics of our water quality? Co-host Jane Palmer discusses these questions with hydrologist Mark Williams from the University of Colorado. Williams is the co-founder of the Colorado Water and Energy Research Center (CWERC) and he has conducted projects around the state looking at the impacts of energy operations on both water and air quality.  He has also developed a guide to help residents who live near oil and gas development test their water. The “how to” guide shows well owners how energy-related or other activities might affect their groundwater. Executive Producer: Joel Parker Producer: Jane Palmer Co-hosts: Jane Palmer, Ted Burnham Engineer: Ted Burnham Additional Contributions: Shelley Schlender Listen to the show:

KGNU - How On Earth
1964 Alaska Earthquake // Neuroscience of Dying

KGNU - How On Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2014 24:03


1964 Alaska Earthquake (start time 04:37) This week 50 years ago, in 1964, the Beatles were huge, Alaska had only been a state for a mere five years, and the theory of plate tectonics was in toddlerhood. This Thursday, March 27, also marks the 50th anniversary of the magnitude 9.2 Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964. This earthquake changed our thinking about how the world works by showing us the hard way that tsunamis can arrive before the ground even stops shaking, that we can look in sedimentary records to recognize past great earthquakes offshore in places like the Pacific Northwest, and that these huge earthquakes rip the Earth open along a plane rather than in bits and pieces. What you’ll hear on today’s show is just the tip of the seismic iceberg: How the earthquake confirmed subduction, which is where one tectonic plate plunges under another. Beth Bartel speaks with Dr. Mike West, the Alaska State Seismologist and Director of the Alaska Earthquake Center, about his recent paper, "Why the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Matters 50 Years Later," published in Seismological Research Letters. Neuroscience of Dying (start time 12:38) If there’s one thing more certain than taxes—pardon the reminder—it’s death. It may be certain, but it’s still one of life’s biggest mysteries. On today's show, we explore what neuroscience can tell us about chemical and hormonal releases that can occur as we near the threshold of death. For instance, many people have written about so-called near-death experiences. It’s when your heart stops. You walk effortlessly toward a tunnel. You see a blast of white light. You might call it Heaven. Visions like these that people report they’ve had have some biochemical underpinnings. To help us understand the limited but fascinating body of scientific research regarding the neurobiology and chemistry of dying, Susan Moran talks with Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk. Rusk is a psychologist who specializes in neuropsychopharmacology and co-directs The Brain and Behavior Clinic in Boulder. Hosts: Beth Bartel and Susan Moran Producer: Beth Bartel Engineer: Shelley Schlender Executive Producer: Jim Pullen Additional contributions: Jane Palmer and Ted Burnham Listen to the show:

KGNU - How On Earth
Rosetta Wakes Up // Jelly Sandwich Earth // Hospital Acquired Infections // Microbes Reduce Autism in Mice

KGNU - How On Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2014 24:40


Outsourcing Pollution (01:08) What's sent to China comes back to the good old U S of A. Arctic Frontiers (02:03) How on Earth's  Susan Moran flies to Norway Conference Wake Up, Rosetta!   (3:00) As project manager for the Rosetta Alice UV Spectrometer, How on Earth's  Joel Parker shares tense moments, waiting for  Rosetta to wake up. Jelly Sandwich Earth  (5:40) CU-Boulder's Peter Molnar wins the world’s most prestigious prize for Geoscience -He speaks with How on Earth's Jim Pullen Hospital Acquired Infections (8:00)   When Americans go to the hospital, they don’t expect to leave with a brand new illness.  But one out of every 20  receives a hidden time bomb during these visits -- it’s a healthcare associated infection.   How on Earth's Shelley Schlender visits Longmont United Hospital to see how ICU staff reduce infection risks.   If you want to compare how your hospital or clinic compares with the nation, and other Colorado hospitals, when it comes to infections, here are Colorado's Latest Infection Rate Reports  Gut Microbe Reverses Autism in Mice (15:22) A recent study  and a commentary in Cell indicate that feeding mice a beneficial bacteria  reduces their autistic symptoms.  CU Biofrontiers Institute scientists Dorota Porazinska and Sophie Weiss discuss the implications with Shelley Schlender. Hosts: Shelley Schlender, Jim Pullen Producer: Shelley Schlender Engineer: Shelley Schlender Executive Producer: Jim Pullen Additional contributions:  Ted Burnham, Kendra Krueger, Susan Moran, Jane Palmer,  Joel Parker Listen to the show: