Terra Informa
352 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA weekly environmental news program covering issues from across Canada & around the world.
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The Sounds of Climate Activism
April 22, 2019 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week on Terra Informa, our own Kesia Dias reads a self-written an open letter to Albertans about our complicated relationship with our environment, economy, and our future. We also provide a soundscape of content our Terra Informers collected at the youth climate strike that took place in Edmonton, Alberta on March 15, 2019 - sit back and picture yourself in the heart of the action as we bring you sounds, conversations, and interviews. ★ Support this podcast ★
In the grey —Alberta’s relationship with oil in a changing world
April 15, 2019 06:01 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBTune in to hear co-authors Elizabeth Gierl and Sofia Osborne read their feature article entitled “In the Grey”. They reflect on our relationship to oil and pose an important question - who's even buying? ★ Support this podcast ★
Elections and the Environment
April 08, 2019 06:01 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we talk about the recently released Canada's Changing Climate Report, which inspired us to revisit an archive about the 2013 flooding in Calgary. We also hear Alice Major recite some poetry from her book "Welcome to the Anthropocene", and get a run-down on Alberta's upcoming 2019 election. ★ Support this podcast ★
The Re Re Re Re Return of Terra Misinforma
April 01, 2019 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBAPRIL FOOLS HAS STRUCK AGAIN. Tune in to Terra Informa as we travel in time. Download episode now. What would the world look like if we made drastic changes and prevented climatic warming? How would politics change, stocks, resource market trends? How are people shopping now, what is the latest tech? Take a journey with […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Conspiring with Plants
March 25, 2019 16:27 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBOn the week's episode, York university associate professor Natasha Myers critiques 'the Anthropocene' and suggests that we radically conspire with plants ★ Support this podcast ★
Exploring the Unseen Environment
March 18, 2019 14:51 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBWe sent our volunteers out to report on either a breaking news story OR something that fits into the category: the unseen environment ★ Support this podcast ★
Avocado Toast and Environmentalism
March 11, 2019 06:01 - 29 minutes - 41 MBWhen you think of an environmentalist, what kind of person do you imagine? Does gender, race, or income influence this image? Is it all about eating organic avocado toast? Terra Informer Dylan Hall had the chance to investigate the complex and social ways we understand environmentalism and environmental practices by interviewing Dr. Emily Huddart Kennedy, sociology professor at the University of British Columbia. We hear a snippet of a talk given by Dr. Kennedy in February at the U...
Environmentalism and Student Politics
February 25, 2019 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we’re talking about all things Sustainability. Listen in to hear what our UAlberta undergraduate SU presidential candidates, Akanksha Bhatnagar and Andre Bourgeois are thinking about the future of sustainability resources on campus, the position they are taking on the environmental issues of today, and a sneak preview of their platform. […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Wild Meat, Wild Stories
February 18, 2019 18:35 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week we’re bringing you a radio documentary produced by Roisin Graham. It was produced as a part of a CSL project for the course AREC 173 at the University of Alberta. This short documentary explores the challenges to Indigenous food sovereignty. Roisin interviewed indigenous activist, Nigel Henri-Robinson, and treaty 8 consultant, Jessica Cardinal. They […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Dad’s World Was My Refuge
February 11, 2019 07:01 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week on Terra Informa, Sofia Osborne (a Terra Informer herself) reads us a piece she recently wrote for The Tyee, an independent, Canadian, online magazine. The story recounts Sofia's experience being isolated on Saturna Island during the worst wind storm in BC Hydro history. The storm rocked BC's west coast this past December, while Sofia's article was just released. We’ll chat about the piece, the future of dealing with these massive storms, and journalism! ★ Support this p...
Asking the questions and LICHEN the answers with Amanda Schutz
February 04, 2019 07:01 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we have an interview from illustrator and designer, Amanda Schutz. You may have seen her nature inspired artwork and whimsical designs all over Edmonton, particularly at the newly opened Royal Alberta Museum. Terra Informers Charlotte Thomasson and Kesia Dias got the chance to sit down with her and find out about all things lichen. ★ Support this podcast ★
Investigating in Alberta
January 21, 2019 08:08 - 29 minutes - 40 MBThis week we present a single interview, between Terra Informer Sofia Osborne and Sharon Riley, an investigative journalist covering energy and the environment in Alberta for The Narwhal, an independent online magazine that reports on the basis that climate change is a real and happening issue. ★ Support this podcast ★
De-Extinction: Should We Resurrect Extinct Animal Species?
January 14, 2019 07:01 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBWhat if we could bring extinct animal species back from the dead? This week, Terra Informer Sofia Osborne brings us a story about de-extinction: the use of selective breeding, cloning, and genetic engineering to “resurrect” extinct species. This technology poses a lot of moral and ethical questions—would these “de-extincted” animal species be authentic? Could they ever be wild? Do we owe it to the species we’ve driven to extinction to bring them back? And who should decide whether we...
Myrtle and Charlie Ed, Revisited
January 07, 2019 07:01 - 29 minutes - 40 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we return to The Ballad of Myrtle and Charlie Ed, a documentary from our archives, presented by Anthony Goertz. This is story about discovering a story - one filled with charm, heart, and a great elephant escape! Headlines cover Canada's reception at COP24, Chinese internment of Uyghurs and Muslims in East Turkistan, and new research on cooperative bat behaviour. ★ Support this podcast ★
Sponge Reefs of the Pacific Canadian Deep
December 17, 2018 23:23 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBTerra Informer Jeremie Mahaux speaks with Nathan Grant, a graduate student at the University of Alberta. ★ Support this podcast ★
Winter Cycling & Christmas Tree Debacles
December 10, 2018 07:01 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBThis week we bring you two wintry archives! First a debate: which is "greener"? An artificial or a real Christmas tree? Carson Fong finds out! Then winter cycling - sounds scary? Turns out it might not be as awful as it sounds. ★ Support this podcast ★
Camping, climbing and COP24
December 03, 2018 07:01 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we dig in to COP24 and follow a conversation between new Terra Informer Kesia and outdoor enthusiast Yuliya Fakhr. Kesia and Yuliya explore the independence and liberation experienced in the Great Outdoors, the connection between spirituality and nature, and what it's like to be a first-time rock climber. ★ Support this podcast ★
Talking Indigenous-led Environmental Assessment with The Firelight Group
November 26, 2018 21:22 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we have an interview with Dr. Ginger Gibson, one of the directors and founders of the Firelight Group, an organization that works to support Indigenous peoples and governments defending their rights and their land. Terra Informer Dylan Hall spoke with Ginger about the Firelight Group and the successes they’ve seen, […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Pinhole Cameras and Changing Oceans
November 19, 2018 07:01 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBThis week we dive into an interview with Natalie Baird, a Masters student using participatory art methods to document Inuit knowledge in Canada’s north, and explore how this knowledge can be applied to climate change. Natalie’s work takes place in Pangnirtung - an Inuit community in Nunavut, located on Baffin Island. In the interview, Hannah and Natalie talk about sharing local knowledge, the accessibility of climate change science, how to make a pinhole camera, and much more. Headli...
Thinking Like A Plant
November 12, 2018 23:44 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBWhat is it like to be a plant? Do plants make choices? Do they...think? This week on Terra Informa, we turn to Charly Blais' interview with Megan Ljubotina, a graduate student at the University of Alberta to find out about the ways plants make decisions to improve their vitality, survival and fitness. ★ Support this podcast ★
The Most Terra-fying FunDrive Yet!
November 05, 2018 07:01 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week we're bringing you a ~ spooky ~ recap of our FunDrive episode that aired LIVE in Edmonton last week. FunDrive is CJSR 88.5fm's annual fundraiser and thanks to you we surpassed our goal! For this show, we summoned the ghosts of past terra informers and reminisced with these apparitions about the best parts of community radio and podcasting! ★ Support this podcast ★
Sassy Bats and Boss Moss
October 29, 2018 07:11 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we get batty for Calgary Bat Week with an archive discussing the challenges faced by our flying furry friends, plus we re-air an interview with Edmonton’s resident Moss Man, Dr. René Bellend, about the boss that is moss! ★ Support this podcast ★
Inside the IPCC with Debra Robertson
October 22, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we look back at the past two weeks of climate change news with the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s most recent “Special Report,” which discusses the impacts of an increased mean global temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius. We follow this with an archived interview with an IPCC working group co-chair from last March when we covered the panel’s cities and climate change conference here in Edmonton. ★ Support this podcast ★
Advice from Buffy Sainte-Marie
October 15, 2018 21:17 - 29 minutes - 41 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we hear some of Buffy Sainte-Marie's advice for young people: words of wisdom for young activists, how music can be an expression of play, and how creativity is a connection to the Creator. Terra Informer Sydney Karbonik and three of her friends get to choose one question each to ask Sainte-Marie at the Edmonton Folk Fest this past summer. Then we get to dig into the archives and hear from Eriel Derange, an indigenous rights advocate and a member of the ...
Exploring the Strange and Wonderful
October 08, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa we explore the relationship between place and language with Nicholas Bradley, a Victoria based poet and educator. Bradley’s collection of poetry encourages readers to consider the strange, wonderful and concerning ways that humans across Western Canada and the pacific Northwest relate to the places we travel and inhabit. ★ Support this podcast ★
Stephen Jenkinson on Death, Grief, and the Withering World Tree
October 01, 2018 06:58 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this episode, listen to culture worker Stephen Jenkinson speaking about death, age, and grief, particularly in relation to this time of environmental loss and trouble. Download episode What happens when we live in a culture that rejects aging, death, and any kind of frailty or limit? Why is grief largely absent, at least publicly, […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Following in Dad’s Low-Impact Footsteps
September 24, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we invite you to listen in on a chat between Terra Informer Sophia Osborne and her dad, David Osborne, who leads a low-impact life in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. ★ Support this podcast ★
Revisiting Mary Schäffer (plus Alberta Climate Week events)
September 17, 2018 23:13 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week, we're revisiting an archive interview about naturalist, photographer, writer, and artist Mary Schäffer. We're also bringing you lots of information about upcoming environmental events in Alberta, including the Alberta Climate Summit and related events across the province. ★ Support this podcast ★
Sustainability in Classrooms and Constitutions
September 10, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBThat bite in the September autumn air is a tell-tale sign of back to school. This week, we dug into our archives and uncovered a 2016 piece about sustainability in Alberta schools, as well as another archive that helps us consider the pros and cons of including the environment in national constitutions. ★ Support this podcast ★
Putting the ECO in the Economy
September 03, 2018 06:02 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBCatch David Suzuki & Jeff Rubin in our archive this week about The End of Growth, in light of PM Trudeau removing "climate change" from the federal env committee. #growth #climatechange ★ Support this podcast ★
Revisiting Environmental Activists
August 27, 2018 20:30 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week, we bring you two interviews from our archive with environmental activists from around the world. First, we pulled a story about activist Tzeporah Berman, who we talked to about bringing together activists and corporate interests. After that, we revisit the time we interviewed another prolific environmental activist, Dr. Vandana Shiva, a physicist, ecologist and author […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Smokey Skies and Gallant Grandmothers
August 20, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week, we’re excited to air an interview done by fellow CJSR star Nigel Henri Robinson, host of the CJSR show Acimowin, who spoke with the English Bay Grandmothers about their work fighting against oil extraction and development on the Cold Lake First Nations. While we were preparing for this show we were surrounded by […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Building Greener
August 15, 2018 02:13 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa we take a visit to the Primed Mosaic Centre, Alberta’s first net-zero and LEED Platinum-certified building. This one-of-a-kind commercial building is located in Edmonton, Alberta and has won awards for building engineering and Innovation. Now formally known as the Primed Mosaic centre due to its recent change in ownership. The Primed company is a local medical products company that put there values to actions when they decided to invest in the LEED building...
Provoked by Poems
August 06, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa, amidst news of our earliest ever earth overshoot day, Terra Informers Dylan Hall and Amanda Rooney speak with poet Alice Major about her book entitled "Welcome to the Anthropocene". ★ Support this podcast ★
Responsible Recreation & Bioremediation
July 30, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we're focusing on looking after the world around us. First, Terra Informer Hannah Cunningham speaks with Sheryl Savard, a trail runner turned activist who will tell us how to responsibly recreate in our local natural spaces. Then, we're bringing back an archive piece where Leila Darwish talks about the use of bioremediation. ★ Support this podcast ★
Infrastructure for the People
July 23, 2018 07:01 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week on Terra Informa we are talking about cycling! In this archive episode, Terra Informers Shelley Jodoin and Amanda Rooney speak with Vice Chair from Paths for People, Conrad Norbert, an Edmonton non-profit organization advocating for the creation of infrastructure with pedestrians and cyclists in mind. In June of 2017, Paths for People released […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Life in Plastic
July 16, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBDid you know that July is Plastic-Free Month? This week, we’re bringing back two stories from our archives centred around plastic. One about a BC woman, Taina Uitto, who lived plastic-free for a whole year, and another in which we interview Laura Bamsey and Marnie Olsen from the Elements Society on a school pilot project […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Inspiring Canadian Environmentalists for Canada Day
July 02, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we're acknowledging Canada Day by bringing you two interviews from our archives that highlight two powerful female Canadian environmentalists. ★ Support this podcast ★
Metamorphosis – Cinema on Climate and Change
June 18, 2018 14:47 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBTerra Informers watch and discuss Metamorphosis, a new climate change documentary, and also speak with its creators in this week’s episode. ★ Support this podcast ★
Co-Chairing the IPCC Science Process
June 11, 2018 06:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBChris Chang-yen Phillips talks to Valerie Masson-Delmotte, the Co-Chair of the IPCC – Working Group I. ★ Support this podcast ★
A Monster is Captured
June 04, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa, Sofia Osborne brings you an interview with Mark Leiren-Young, who is the author of a book about "The Killer Whale Who Changed the World". This book explores the story of Moby Doll, the first orca ever captured and put on display, right on the west coast. In this show, find out how the accidental capture of Moby Doll actually changed the world. ★ Support this podcast ★
The Ballad of Myrtle & Charlie Ed
May 28, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa, Anthony Goertz brings you an exclusive story about the great elephant escape of 1926. This true story entails an elephant stomping around Jasper Avenue in Edmonton's downtown core, and again on Calgary's stampede grounds. Listen on to find out how Canadians dealt with an elephant escape, and then decide for yourself whether or not this was the original Bonnie & Clyde for elephants. ★ Support this podcast ★
Living Outside the Box
May 07, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThe recent IPCC Cities and Climate Conference in Edmonton gave David Draper the opportunity to finally answer his burning questions. Curious about urban development and the future of urban design, this show talks to Julian Daly (Executive Director of Boyle Street Community Services), David Miller (North American Regional Director, C40 Cities), and Don Iveson (Mayor of Edmonton). This show attempts to challenge your conception of why our cities exist as they do and get you to think, a...
Youth Voices on Climate Change
April 30, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this week’s radio documentary, reporter Andrea Wiebe follows the experiences of youth from around the world as they collaboratively prepare and present a paper on climate change at the International Panel on Climate Change conference held in Edmonton in March. The group of students collaborated via video chat in the months leading up to […] ★ Support this podcast ★
Farming in Canada’s North
April 23, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40 MBThis week on Terra Informa we discuss sustainable agriculture and what its like farming in the north. How much sun do they get?! Download episode now. Download program log here. Photo by: Le Refuge Farms ★ Support this podcast ★
IPCC Climate Talks: Indigenous Perspectives
April 16, 2018 06:01 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBThis week we are bringing you more stories from the conference on Cities and Climate Change that was held in Edmonton by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from March 5th to 7th, 2018. In this episode, we have a conversation about renewable energy projects in the Beaver Lake Cree First Nation with Crystal Lameman, and talk with Laura Lynes of the Rockies Institute, a non-profit based in Canmore, Alberta. ★ Support this podcast ★
Public Participation and the Environment
April 09, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week, we bring you a documentary by Terra Informer Caitlin Macnab on the new environmental impact assessment and what public participation means in the environmental sphere. Tune in for a deep dive on just one part of the recent federal environmental legislation changes. ★ Support this podcast ★
Terra Misinforma 2018
April 02, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBhis April fools tune in to be misinformed about solutions to cow farts, the revocation of your 'environmentalist' card, and other solutions to climate change. ★ Support this podcast ★
IPCC Climate Talks: Tech and Limits to Growth
March 26, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40 MBIs sustainable development a contradiction? Is capitalism sustainable? Are their limits to economic growth? Will technology save us? Do individual actions matter at all? This week on Terra Informa, we have two very different perspectives on these questions. At the Edmonton IPCC climate talks we spoke with Hoesung Lee, the Chair of the IPCC, and […] ★ Support this podcast ★
The bridge from science to practice
March 19, 2018 06:01 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week on Terra Informa, we’re diving into another great interview from the conference on Cities and Climate Change that was held in Edmonton by the intergovernmental panel on climate change. Terra Informer Dylan Hall sat down with Debra Roberts, Co-Chair of the IPCC working group titled ‘Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.’ Listen on to learn about bridging science and practice, the importance of informality, and encouraging activism. ★ Support this podcast ★