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Northern Lights

17 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Northern Lights is a podcast from the Harvard Arctic Initiative Student Podcast Project showcasing fascinating and engaging stories from and about the Arctic. Series produced by Dr Sarah Mackie, Arctic Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School.

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Episodes

Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic: Other Ways of Knowing

January 11, 2022 18:10 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Episode written and produced by Allison Agsten (Harvard Kennedy School), Lucy Montgomery (Harvard Kennedy School), Emily Ostler (Harvard Divinity School) and Nathan Huey (Harvard School of Public Health). Interviewees: Anders Oskal, Secretary General, Association of World Reindeer Herders. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by SarahMackie. The views and opinions ...

Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic: Responsible Mining in the Arctic

January 11, 2022 18:05 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

Episode written and produced by Taylor Lam (National Security Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School), Shashank Singh (Harvard Kennedy School) and Nikolas Westfield (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University). Interviewee: Jan Dusik, Sustainable Development Lead, Arctic Programme, WWF Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB;...

Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic: Climate Change and the Arctic Food Web

January 11, 2022 18:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

Episode written and produced by Ulla Hemminki-Reijonen (Harvard Graduate School of Education), Sarah Littlefield (Harvard Graduate School of Design), Annick Steta (Harvard Kennedy School), and Jenna Wu (Harvard Graduate School of Design). Interviewee: Finlo Cottier, Scottish Association for Marine Science. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by SarahMackie; Sound o...

How Seals Became Climate Scientists by Felicity Spoors

October 04, 2021 20:36 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Episode written and produced by Felicity Spoors, University of St Andrews, Scotland.   Interviewees: Dr Lars Boehme, Assistant Professor at the University of St Andrews & Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scotland Dr Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid, Research Biologist at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland Professor David Holland, Professor of Mathematics at New York University & Director for the Centre for Sea Level Change at New York University Abu Dhabi   Music:  Icebreaker a...

Contemporary Arctic Music - Part 2 (Ft. Aasiva) by Vickie Rochon

September 17, 2021 16:20 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

Episode written and produced by Vickie Rochon Interviewee: Aasiva, Inuk singer and songwriter. Website, Facebook, Instagram.  Music: The music used in this episode is samples of songs from Aasiva’s self-titled album: Inuutuugumagama, Qalunaat Nunanganit, Anaanakuluga, Play In The Snow, I Love Music. All samples are used with permission. Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement ...

Contemporary Arctic Music - Part 1 (Ft. Andrew Morrison) by Vickie Rochon

September 17, 2021 16:17 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

Episode written and produced by Vickie Rochon. Interviewee: Andrew Morrison (The Jerry Cans/Aakuluk Music) Music:  The music used in this episode is samples of songs from The Jerry Cans: Northern Lights, Qanuinngittuq, Mamaqtuq, Swell (My Brother) and Arnalukaq. All samples are used with permission. The Jerry Cans: Website, Facebook, Twitter. Aakuluk Music: Website, Instagram. Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); mus...

The Year the Tourists Didn’t Come by Yu Cao

July 30, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

Episode written and produced by Yu Cao. Interviewees: Sarah Leonard, President & CEO, Alaska Travel Industry Association and Andrew J. Mew, Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy Schoo...

The Sámi Pavilion by Allison Agsten

July 29, 2021 14:00 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MB

Episode written and produced by Allison Agsten, Harvard Kennedy School. Interviewees: Marita Isobel Solberg, artist; Liisa-Ravna Finbog, curator of the Sámi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2022 and Anders Sunna, artist for the Sámi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2022. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do n...

Stewards of the Forest by Chelsea Brown

July 28, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Episode written and produced by Chelsea Brown, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Interviewees: Jan Dawe, OneTree Alaska; Jennifer Anderson, Anne Wien Elementary School, Fairbanks, Alaska and Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the International Arctic Research Center. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opi...

Hurt and Healing by Barbara Johnson [Age 16+]

July 27, 2021 18:23 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

** Content warning: Domestic violence ** Episode written and produced by Barbara Johnson, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Interviewees: Ronalda Angasan, Co-Founder of the Alaska Natives Against Domestic ViolenceFacebook group; Professor Amber Fullmer, Director of Native Student Services and Researcher in domestic violence and perpetrator interventions at the University of Alaska, Anchorage .  To contact Professor Fullmer:  amchristensen[at]alaska.edu Music:  Original northern lights audi...

Science from the Sea by Erik Liland

May 19, 2021 16:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Episode written and produced by Erik Liland. Interviewees: Andreas Semmingsen, CEO Marealis and Ragnhild Dragøy, Research Director, NOFIMA, the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Music:  Licensed by Motion Array; Original northern lights audio recording provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the A...

The Inuit Windsled by Thomas Viguier

May 17, 2021 19:20 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Episode written and produced by Thomas Viguier, University of Akureyri, Iceland. Interviewee: Ramón Hernando de Larramendi. Music:  Original northern lights audio recording provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

From the Mediterranean to the Arctic by Thomas Viguier

May 17, 2021 19:15 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Episode written and produced by Thomas Viguier, University of Akureyri, Iceland. Interviewee: Ramón Hernando de Larramendi. Music:  Original northern lights audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; arrangement by Sarah Mackie. The views and opinions in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Arctic Initiative, the Belfer Center or Harvard Kennedy School.

A Harmless Eccentric? by Elliot Hunker

April 12, 2021 13:34 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Episode written and produced by Elliot Hunker, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Interviewees:  Alice Qannik Glen, Coffee and Quaq Podcast; George Shaw Interviewed by Mike Dalton and Adriana Coyle in Dawson City, Yukon on August 19, 1973 (used courtesy of the Tanana Yukon Historical Society) Music by Jonah Baseball; opening music - original space audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; Arrangement by Sarah Mackie  ...

Healing and the Alaska Native Heritage Center by Presley West [Age 16+]

April 07, 2021 19:36 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

**Content warning: Suicide and domestic violence**  Episode written and produced by Presley West, Americorps VISTA volunteer Interviewees:   Emily Edenshaw, President and CEO of the Alaska Native Heritage Center; Yaari Walker, Unguwat Program Manager at the Alaska Native Heritage Center Music:  Original space audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB; Arrangement by Sarah Mackie  If you are affected by the issues ...

Greenland: Independence & Foreign and Security Policy by Jonas Bredal Juul

March 31, 2021 13:47 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

Episode written and produced by Jonas Bredal Juul, University of Copenhagen.      Interviewees: Martin Breum, Arctic expert, journalist and writer Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen, Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Defence College, affiliated with the Center for Arctic Security Studies Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, Greenlandic member of the Danish Parliament   Music:   Original space audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa (Space Audio); music licensed by Soundation AB...

Measuring Walruses by Emily Becker

March 17, 2021 19:06 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Episode written and produced by Emily Becker, University of Alaska, Anchorage Interviewees: Dr. Karyn Rode, US Geological Survey Vera Metcalf, Eskimo Walrus Commission Music: Investigations by Kevin McCloud from Incomptech Walrus Audio by Anthony Fischbach of the USGS Alaska Science Center Original space audio recordings provided courtesy of NASA and The University of Iowa.

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