On Fires and Feelings
We have some thoughts about some of our recent episodes. Some thoughts on mental health during crises, and on the evidence for fire on the land in pre-colonial New England
Read MoreThe Carrington Event
You know that scene in every disaster movie, where the frantic and panicky science nerd unsuccessfully tries to warn the powers that be that something terrible is about to happen?
In this episode, we explore a historic storm of cosmic proportions, which If it happened today, experts say could turn out to be a disaster the likes of which our modern world has never seen. So…how do you prepare for a disaster that always seems incredibly far away… until it’s not?
Read MoreInside/In: How To Be A Backyard Birber
With so many of our favorite outdoor activities currently off-limits, we’re look for accessible ways to explore the magic of the nature from the safety of our homes our neighborhoods. This is the first in a series of short episodes for families and individuals who want to discover how, even when we’re stuck inside, the natural world ties us together. This time: How to be a backyard birder.
Read MoreCat People
"If you're looking for something that will educate you and not make you feel slimy afterwards, then Tiger King might not be the best option.”
Read More10X10: Kettle Bog
Few places hold more unexpected mysteries beneath the wet, mossy surfaces than the dark and muddy spots we explore for this episode. We call them by a multitude of names: mires, muskegs, moorlands, or bogs. But beneath the shrubs, sedges, rushes and moss of the bog we find something else - peat. It’s a journey that holds smokey hints of pepper, seaweed, and for peat’s sake, a lot of fossil fuels.
Read MoreTempest in a Teacup
The passenger pigeon is one of the world’s most symbolic extinction stories. It’s a cautionary tale of how in just a few short generations, one of the wonders of the world could be completely eradicated.
But when that narrative was questioned in a popular book, 1491 by Charles Mann, what does the response tell us about the conservation movement as a whole?
Nudge-Off Results! Plus, The Forest for the Treesap [Replay]
The winner of our “Battle of Tiny Proportions” is revealed! Plus, one of our favorite episodes about the pace of technology: The Forest for the Treesap.
Mysteries are brewing in the sugar shack. Changes are coming to New England’s sugar bushes. And the very identity of a product that we’ve been crafting in basically the same way for centuries could be on the verge of a radical shift. But a shift towards what?
Read MoreNature Has Done Her Part
In New England, the Waterman name is like mountain royalty. But beyond a tight circle of outdoors-people, they're not a household name. Today, we tell the story of one of the most influential voices in American wilderness philosophy, Laura Waterman, and how she has changed following the death of her husband.
Read MoreA Battle of Tiny Proportions
A government bureaucrat builds a website that saves a billion gallons in gas. The minuscule Irish invention that enables the industrial revolution. An innovation for doctor’s gloves kicks off women’s liberation. An ill wind leads to America being stuck with the gallon forever.
On this episode, we present a series of small “nudges” (but not actual nudges) that have had profound impacts for the environment… or maybe not the environment, maybe just generally.