• 29 minutes 39 seconds
    Who put a hex on the weather?
    Once, storms sparked witch hunts. Today, conspiracy theorists blame secret government plots for extreme weather. Why do we search for hidden enemies when disaster strikes, and how can we break the spell?
    30 October 2026, 7:29 am
  • 29 minutes 7 seconds
    Part two: Can we buy our way out of sea level rise?
    To many on Germany’s Hallig Islands, the thought of relocating is scarier than facing dangerous flood events. A closer look at why the German government is investing big money into preserving their unique way of life.
    23 October 2026, 9:30 am
  • 29 minutes 29 seconds
    Part one: The islands keeping Germany safe
    As the world races to adapt to sea level rise, in Germany, nature itself is part of the solution. A visit to its islands, the vital coastal defenders protecting the mainland from the very threats they face themselves.
    16 October 2026, 9:00 am
  • 24 minutes 11 seconds
    The night the air turned deadly
    Dave McGann had never experienced a serious asthma attack. Then a storm rolled in and he couldn't breathe - neither could thousands of others. What was in the air that night?
    9 October 2026, 9:30 am
  • 25 minutes 10 seconds
    Powering China, reshaping Tibet
    As a teen, Lobsang Yangtso left her home in Tibet. It took two decades to return, and what she found shocked her. China's clean energy revolution is bringing major gains, but also difficult trade-offs.
    2 October 2026, 9:18 am
  • 25 minutes 34 seconds
    Why aren’t more women cycling?
    Cycling changed Aisling's life for the better. So why did she begin to wonder whether it was worth it? Her story reveals the hidden barriers keeping many women off two wheels, and why overcoming them benefits everyone.
    25 September 2026, 9:11 am
  • 34 minutes 34 seconds
    Fighting fire with fire
    Anasuya Basil lives in a virtual tinder box in California. After surviving blazes big and small, she winced at the smell of smoke. Then everything changed. Now she sets fires on purpose.
    18 September 2026, 11:28 am
  • 26 minutes 9 seconds
    The imperfect activist
    Katie Hodgetts wanted to do everything right for the planet. She stopped flying, changed how she lived, and threw herself into climate activism. But when doing more became too much, she learned an important lesson.
    11 September 2026, 9:25 am
  • 27 minutes 35 seconds
    Searching for higher ground in Australia
    In 2022, a catastrophic flood tore through Australia's Northern Rivers region. By the time it receded, life for one couple had changed forever. Surviving the flood was one thing, figuring out what came next was another.
    4 September 2026, 9:30 am
  • 23 minutes 18 seconds
    Saving Syria’s war-ravaged bees
    Syria’s bee population was once considered the largest in the Middle East, but then came the civil war in 2011, plunging the country into years of violent conflict. Only a fraction of its bee colonies survived. A traveling beekeeper recounts his own personal fight to bring back the bees, and with them, the farming sector.
    28 August 2026, 10:21 am
  • 30 minutes
    Summer reads – How we made the wilderness w/Cal Flyn
    What if the places we think of as empty and unmarred are anything but? What if wilderness is as much an idea as a place? A conversation with Cal Flyn, who, in her new book, travels to some of the world's most remote, awe-inspiring places to trace the changing meaning of wilderness, and to explore how one of conservation's most cherished ideals has come at a human cost.
    31 July 2026, 10:08 am
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