Threshold
235 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 404 ratingsThreshold is a Peabody Award-winning podcast about people and the planet. Each season, we do a deep dive into one pressing environmental story, exploring it through the intersections of science, politics, culture, and environmental justice. We aim to make space for thoughtful, honest, and intersectional conversations about human relationships with the natural world.
Season 4: "Time to 1.5" documents this profound moment in human history, when the window for keeping global heating to 1.5ºC is still open—just barely.
Season 3: "The Refuge." The controversy over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Season 2: "Cold Comfort." Climate change in the Arctic through the eyes of people who live there.
Season 1: "Oh Give Me a Home." Can we ever have wild, free-roaming bison again?
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Conversations | 8 | Robert Bullard
November 17, 2020 21:00 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MB“Breathing is civil rights and breathing is environmental justice.” Dr. Robert Bullard, Distinguished Professor at Texas Southern University and a transformational figure in the environmental justice movement, says that the environment isn’t just out in the woods and wilderness; it’s everywhere. “It's where we live, work, play, worship, learn, as well as the physical and natural world,” he says. Robert has devoted much of his life to documenting how environmental racism puts Black peop...
Threshold Conversations | 8 | Robert Bullard
November 17, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MB“Breathing is civil rights and breathing is environmental justice.” Dr. Robert Bullard, Distinguished Professor at Texas Southern University and a transformational figure in the environmental justice movement, says that the environment isn’t just out in the woods and wilderness; it’s everywhere. “It's where we live, work, play, worship, learn, as well as the physical and natural world,” he says. Robert has devoted much of his life to documenting how environmental racism puts Black pe...
Conversations | 7 | Bill McKibben
November 10, 2020 21:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBThe word crisis comes from the Greek krisis, meaning the turning point in a disease. Today on Threshold Conversations, we sit down with author, activist, and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben to talk about the dual crises of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic. If you enjoy this episode, please support our independent nonprofit journalism at thresholdpodcast.org/donate All donations through the end of the year will be doubled by NewsMatch.
Threshold Conversations | 7 | Bill McKibben
November 10, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBThe word crisis comes from the Greek krisis, meaning the turning point in a disease. Today on Threshold Conversations, we sit down with author, activist, and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben to talk about the dual crises of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic. If you enjoy this episode, please support our independent nonprofit journalism at thresholdpodcast.org/donate All donations through the end of the year will be doubled by NewsMatch.
Conversations | 6 | Ami Vitale
November 05, 2020 21:00 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MBAward-winning photographer Ami Vitale has seen the best of humanity and the worst of humanity. She’s documented war and conflict, nature, wildlife, and conservation in places from Kashmir to Kenya. On this episode of Threshold Conversations, we hear the incredible stories behind some of Ami’s most iconic images — including her photo of a northern white rhino that was on the cover of National Geographic; what she sees as the importance of storytelling; and why she’s hopeful for our futur...
Threshold Conversations | 6 | Ami Vitale
November 05, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBAward-winning photographer Ami Vitale has seen the best of humanity and the worst of humanity. She’s documented war and conflict, nature, wildlife, and conservation in places from Kashmir to Kenya. On this episode of Threshold Conversations, we hear the incredible stories behind some of Ami’s most iconic images — including her photo of a northern white rhino that was on the cover of National Geographic; what she sees as the importance of storytelling; and why she’s hopeful for our fut...
What We've Been Up To
October 27, 2020 20:00 - 6 minutes - 8.51 MBBecome a Member Today! In-depth reporting on climate change, environmental justice, public lands, and so much more. This is what Threshold is about — bringing you important and thoughtful stories about human relationships with the natural world. And we need your help to continue doing this work. Our annual membership drive starts on November 1st. For the cost of a cup of coffee, a larger year-end gift, or anything in between, you can be a part of the Threshold story. Join us at threshold...
Conversations | 5 | Peggy Shepard
September 15, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBHow does your zip code affect your life expectancy? The impacts of climate change, toxic water, and dirty air aren’t evenly distributed. Low income and communities of color bear the brunt of these impacts. Today, we dive into conversation with Peggy Shepard, a pioneer of the environmental justice movement who has worked for more than three decades to shine a light on the ways damage to the natural world intersects with issues of race and class. She co-founded WE ACT for Environmental Ju...
Threshold Conversations | 5 | Peggy Shepard
September 15, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MBHow does your zip code affect your life expectancy? The impacts of climate change, toxic water, and dirty air aren’t evenly distributed. Low income and communities of color bear the brunt of these impacts. Today, we dive into conversation with Peggy Shepard, a pioneer of the environmental justice movement who has worked for more than three decades to shine a light on the ways damage to the natural world intersects with issues of race and class. She co-founded WE ACT for Environmental...
Special Event This Thursday!
September 08, 2020 19:00 - 53 seconds - 1.22 MBJoin our host Amy Martin and National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale this Thursday, September 10 for a live recording of Threshold Conversations! Ami Vitale is an internationally-renowned photographer whose work invites us into extraordinary, intimate interactions between humans and wild creatures, and shines a light on the complicated relationships we have with our fellow beings. She’s received some of the biggest honors in the photography world, including a National Geographic photo ...
The Refuge | Extra 1 | Final Showdown Over the Refuge?
August 26, 2020 23:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBLast week, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge made headlines all over the world: the Trump administration finalized plans to open up this piece of remote, Alaskan wilderness to oil and gas development. But what does this latest move in the decades-long battle over the future of ANWR really mean? To find out, and to understand what might be next in this saga, we sat down with Heather Richards, who covers drilling on federal lands for E&E News, a journalism outlet focused on energy and the...
Conversations | 4 | Michelle Fournet
August 18, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBIf a whale sings in the ocean, and Michelle Fournet is there to record it, how does it sound? Find out in this episode of Threshold Conversations. Michelle Fournet is an acoustic ecologist with the Cornell Bioacoustics Research Program. She studies how marine animals—including humpback whales and other creatures—use sound to communicate, detect predators and prey, and engage with their environments in an increasingly noisy world. From Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska to ...
Threshold Conversations | 4 | Michelle Fournet
August 18, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBIf a whale sings in the ocean, and Michelle Fournet is there to record it, how does it sound? Find out in this episode of Threshold Conversations. Michelle Fournet is an acoustic ecologist with the Cornell Bioacoustics Research Program. She studies how marine animals—including humpback whales and other creatures—use sound to communicate, detect predators and prey, and engage with their environments in an increasingly noisy world. From Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska...
Inside the Panda Suit with Ami Vitale
August 11, 2020 20:00 - 3 minutes - 4.25 MBIMPORTANT: DATE CHANGE This event was originally planned for August 27. Due to unforeseen changes in Ami Vitale's travel schedule, it's now happening Thursday, September 10 at 7 pm eastern time. Being a National Geographic photographer may seem glamorous, but sometimes the work just plain stinks—literally! Ami Vitale is an internationally-renowned photographer whose work invites us into extraordinary, intimate interactions between humans and wild creatures, and shines a light on the c...
Conversations | 3 | J. Drew Lanham
July 21, 2020 20:00 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBJ. Drew Lanham is a Distinguished Professor at Clemson University, and an author, orator and Poet Laureate from Edgefield, SC. As a Black American, he’s intrigued by how ethnic prisms shape perceptions of nature and its care. His writing focuses on his passion for the natural world, and the personal and societal conflicts that sometimes put conservation and culture at odds. His award-winning book, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature, came out in 2016. In this ...
Threshold Conversations | 3 | J. Drew Lanham
July 21, 2020 14:00 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBJ. Drew Lanham is a Distinguished Professor at Clemson University, and an author, orator and Poet Laureate from Edgefield, SC. As a Black American, he’s intrigued by how ethnic prisms shape perceptions of nature and its care. His writing focuses on his passion for the natural world, and the personal and societal conflicts that sometimes put conservation and culture at odds. His award-winning book, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature, came out in 2016. In this...
Conversations | 2 | Alfredo Corchado
June 30, 2020 21:23 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBIn the second episode of Threshold Conversations, Amy talks with award-winning journalist Alfredo Corchado. As Mexico Border correspondent for the Dallas Morning News, Alfredo is one of the nation’s leading reporters covering the complicated issues playing out at the U.S./Mexico border. We all depend on the food we eat, and on the people who raise, grow, and harvest that food for us. In the United States, a huge number of the people who do that work are undocumented immigrants. Today, Al...
Threshold Conversations | 2 | Alfredo Corchado
June 30, 2020 15:23 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBIn the second episode of Threshold Conversations, Amy talks with award-winning journalist Alfredo Corchado. As Mexico Border correspondent for the Dallas Morning News, Alfredo is one of the nation’s leading reporters covering the complicated issues playing out at the U.S./Mexico border. We all depend on the food we eat, and on the people who raise, grow, and harvest that food for us. In the United States, a huge number of the people who do that work are undocumented immigrants. Today, ...
Peabody!
June 10, 2020 22:30 - 4 minutes - 6.54 MBThreshold Wins a Peabody Award! Threshold was selected as one of 30 Peabody Award winners from a pool of nearly 1,300 submissions. This one of the most prestigious awards in media. We're thrilled! The board of jurors awarded the Peabody to Threshold’s most recent season, “The Refuge,” which examined the controversy over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The jurors wrote, “This five-part series examines the battle for the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refu...
Alone Together | 5 | The End?
May 13, 2020 20:00 - 2 minutes - 3.05 MBEach week, we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy time, when we’re confronting a national crisis together — from alone in our homes. This week, we’re asking: Is this the end of the lockdown for you? Or are you still in quarantine mode? Send us some audio that captures the sound of this weird, nebulous moment. Record up to one minute of audio and send it our way. To participate, go to www.thresholdpodcast.org. We’ve posted everything you need to know on how to record and how to ...
Conversations | 1 | Kendra Pierre-Louis
May 07, 2020 17:13 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBHey! We’re starting a new thing! Welcome to Threshold Conversations, a new series featuring interviews with environmental thought leaders. We're still doing our main show—our documentary work, where we take you on a journey deep into one pressing issue. But between seasons of Threshold, we're going to start sharing interviews with people who have interesting things to say on important issues impacting cultures, creatures, and ecosystems around the world. For our inaugural episode, Amy tal...
Threshold Conversations | 1 | Kendra Pierre-Louis
May 07, 2020 11:13 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBHey! We’re starting a new thing! Welcome to Threshold Conversations, a new series featuring interviews with environmental thought leaders. We're still doing our main show—our documentary work, where we take you on a journey deep into one pressing issue. But between seasons of Threshold, we're going to start sharing interviews with people who have interesting things to say on important issues impacting cultures, creatures, and ecosystems around the world. For our inaugural episode, Amy ...
Alone Together | 4 | Pandemic Playlist — and Peabody Award!!
May 06, 2020 22:02 - 6 minutes - 8.76 MBEach week, we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy time, when we’re confronting a national crisis together — from alone in our homes. This week, we’re asking: Tell us about a song or a piece of music that’s especially meaningful to you right now. Or — sing it to us. Record up to one minute of audio and send it our way. To participate, go to www.thresholdpodcast.org. We’ve posted everything you need to know on how to record and how to submit. Just a couple days ago, we also fo...
Giving Tuesday Now
May 04, 2020 19:30 - 1 minute - 2.49 MBTomorrow is Giving Tuesday Now, a new global day of giving to address the immense need created by the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re participating in this campaign all week long. Nonprofit, independent journalism is more important than ever. If you can, we hope you'll help Threshold stay afloat during these uncertain times. You'll be joining the millions of people around the world who are contributing to causes they care about. Every donation, whether $5 or $500, helps us to hit our goal of rais...
Alone Together | 3 | Down in a Hole
April 29, 2020 20:00 - 5 minutes - 7.34 MBEach week, we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy time, when we’re confronting a national crisis together — from alone in our homes. This week, we’re asking: What is breaking your heart right now? Does your sadness have a sound, or do you just want to tell us about it? How are you handling your grief? What are you doing with it, especially when you can’t go be with the people you love? Record up to one minute of audio and send it our way. To participate, go to www.thresholdp...
Alone Together | 2 | Quarangreening
April 22, 2020 20:00 - 6 minutes - 8.4 MBEach week, we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy time, when we’re confronting a national crisis together — from alone in our homes. This week, we’re asking: How is the natural world helping you to get through this? And if you can’t access nature at all right now, what are you missing the most? How are you quarangreening? Or, how are you longing to? Record up to one minute of audio and send it our way. To participate, go to www.thresholdpodcast.org. We’ve posted everything yo...
Alone Together | 1 | Sunrise in Lockdown
April 15, 2020 21:19 - 4 minutes - 6.41 MBWe’re launching a new project for this weird time we’re living in. It’s a time when we’re confronting a national crisis together. But we’re doing it from our homes, isolated and often alone. So we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy moment. Every week, starting today, we’ll give you a prompt. Your mission - if you choose to accept it - is to record up to one minute of sound in response to that prompt, and send it our way. This week’s prompt: Sunrise in Lockdown. What does waki...
Alone Together 01: Sunrise in Lockdown
April 15, 2020 15:19 - 4 minutes - 6.41 MBWe’re launching a new project for this weird time we’re living in. It’s a time when we’re confronting a national crisis together. But we’re doing it from our homes, isolated and often alone. So we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy moment. Every week, starting today, we’ll give you a prompt. Your mission - if you choose to accept it - is to record up to one minute of sound in response to that prompt, and send it our way. This week’s prompt: Sunrise in Lockdown. What does waki...
Cold Comfort | Extra 4 | Ada Blackjack
April 10, 2020 20:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBTo get us through this trying time, we’re inviting you around a virtual bonfire to share an Arctic story from our vault. In the 1920s, Ada Blackjack, an Iñupiaq woman from Nome, Alaska, was recruited to tag along on an expedition to a remote chunk of land north of Siberia called Wrangel Island. Along with four men, seven sled dogs, and a cat, she set off in September of 1921. The trip was anticipated to last a year. But just about nothing on that trip went according to plan. In...
S02 Extra 04: Ada Blackjack
April 10, 2020 14:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBTo get us through this trying time, we’re inviting you around a virtual bonfire to share an Arctic story from our vault. In the 1920s, Ada Blackjack, an Iñupiaq woman from Nome, Alaska, was recruited to tag along on an expedition to a remote chunk of land north of Siberia called Wrangel Island. Along with four men, seven sled dogs, and a cat, she set off in September of 1921. The trip was anticipated to last a year. But just about nothing on that trip went according to plan. In...
Come Party With Us
January 14, 2020 23:41 - 2 minutes - 3.39 MBWe did it! We not only met our fundraising goal - we blew right on past it. And that’s all thanks to you: our listeners and our donors. To celebrate, we’re hosting an online party on Thursday, January 23rd. The whole Threshold team will be there, and if you don'ated to Threshold in 2019 or the first few weeks of 2020, we’d love it if you attend too. Click here to RSVP for the shindig. Thank you. We could not be doing this without you.
The Refuge | 5 | Path Dependence
December 27, 2019 18:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBWhen the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge first emerged, most people had never heard of global warming. So over the last four decades, the controversies over oil in the Refuge and climate change evolved on different tracks. Now, those tracks are intersecting. We dive into the resulting tensions and contradictions around oil and climate in this final episode of our series on the Refuge. Learn more about Threshold on our website. Our reporting is made possible by ...
The Refuge | E5 | Path Dependence
December 27, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBWhen the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge first emerged, most people had never heard of global warming. So over the last four decades, the controversies over oil in the Refuge and climate change evolved on different tracks. Now, those tracks are intersecting. We dive into the resulting tensions and contradictions around oil and climate in this final episode of our series on the Refuge. Learn more about Threshold on our website. Our reporting is made possible b...
The Refuge E5: Path Dependence
December 27, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBWhen the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge first emerged, most people had never heard of global warming. So over the last four decades, the controversies over oil in the Refuge and climate change evolved on different tracks. Now, those tracks are intersecting. We dive into the resulting tensions and contradictions around oil and climate in this final episode of our series on the Refuge. Learn more about Threshold on our website. Our reporting is made possible b...
The Refuge | 4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 2
December 21, 2019 04:51 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBThe Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territory spans a huge swath of northeastern Alaska and northwestern Canada, and their health and culture depends on the Porcupine caribou herd - a group of animals 200,000 strong that calve on the area of the coastal plain slated for drilling. In this two-part episode, spend time in Arctic Village, a community just over the southern border of the Refuge, and hear from the Gwich’...
The Refuge | 4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 1
December 21, 2019 02:13 - 36 minutes - 50 MBThe Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territory spans a huge swath of northeastern Alaska and northwestern Canada, and their health and culture depends on the Porcupine caribou herd - a group of animals 200,000 strong that calve on the area of the coastal plain slated for drilling. In this two-part episode, spend time in Arctic Village, a community just over the southern border of the Refuge, and hear from the Gwich’...
The Refuge E4: Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 2
December 20, 2019 22:51 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBThe Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territory spans a huge swath of northeastern Alaska and northwestern Canada, and their health and culture depends on the Porcupine caribou herd - a group of animals 200,000 strong that calve on the area of the coastal plain slated for drilling. In this two-part episode, spend time in Arctic Village, a community just over the southern border of the Refuge, and hear from the Gwich...
The Refuge | E4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 2
December 20, 2019 22:51 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBThe Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territory spans a huge swath of northeastern Alaska and northwestern Canada, and their health and culture depends on the Porcupine caribou herd - a group of animals 200,000 strong that calve on the area of the coastal plain slated for drilling. In this two-part episode, spend time in Arctic Village, a community just over the southern border of the Refuge, and hear from the Gwich...
The Refuge | E4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 1
December 20, 2019 20:13 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBThe Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territory spans a huge swath of northeastern Alaska and northwestern Canada, and their health and culture depends on the Porcupine caribou herd - a group of animals 200,000 strong that calve on the area of the coastal plain slated for drilling. In this two-part episode, spend time in Arctic Village, a community just over the southern border of the Refuge, and hear from the Gwich...
The Refuge E4: Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 1
December 20, 2019 20:13 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBThe Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territory spans a huge swath of northeastern Alaska and northwestern Canada, and their health and culture depends on the Porcupine caribou herd - a group of animals 200,000 strong that calve on the area of the coastal plain slated for drilling. In this two-part episode, spend time in Arctic Village, a community just over the southern border of the Refuge, and hear from the Gwich...
The Refuge | Intermission
December 13, 2019 02:26 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBWe're moving from the coast to the interior of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, to help you get a sense of what it feels like to travel through this vast area. Last summer, writer William deBuys took a raft trip from the Brooks Range in the middle of the Refuge all the way out to the Arctic Ocean. During his two weeks on the water, he got to travel alongside the Porcupine caribou herd, animals crucial to the debate playing out the fate of the coastal plain. You’ll hear lots more about th...
The Refuge: Intermission
December 12, 2019 20:26 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBWe're moving from the coast to the interior of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, to help you get a sense of what it feels like to travel through this vast area. Last summer, writer William deBuys took a raft trip from the Brooks Range in the middle of the Refuge all the way out to the Arctic Ocean. During his two weeks on the water, he got to travel alongside the Porcupine caribou herd, animals crucial to the debate playing out the fate of the coastal plain. You’ll hear lots more about th...
The Refuge | 3 | Listen to the People, Pt. 2
December 10, 2019 01:39 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBWe continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how the conflict over drilling for oil in the refuge feels to the people who live there. The more we listened, the more we realized: the heart of the issue isn’t just over oil extraction and development, wilderness and wildlife. Whatever side people took, their focus is on their community, sovereignty, and survival. Learn more about Threshold on our website. This series wa...
The Refuge | 3 | Listen to the People, Pt. 1
December 10, 2019 01:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBWe continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how the conflict over drilling for oil in the refuge feels to the people who live there. The more we listened, the more we realized: the heart of the issue isn’t just over oil extraction and development, wilderness and wildlife. Whatever side people took, their focus is on their community, sovereignty, and survival. Learn more about Threshold on our website. Our reporting is ...
The Refuge E3: Listen to the People, Pt. 2
December 09, 2019 19:39 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBWe continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how the conflict over drilling for oil in the refuge feels to the people who live there. The more we listened, the more we realized: the heart of the issue isn’t just over oil extraction and development, wilderness and wildlife. Whatever side people took, their focus is on their community, sovereignty, and survival. Learn more about Threshold on our website. This series ...
The Refuge | E3 | Listen to the People, Pt. 2
December 09, 2019 19:39 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBWe continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how the conflict over drilling for oil in the refuge feels to the people who live there. The more we listened, the more we realized: the heart of the issue isn’t just over oil extraction and development, wilderness and wildlife. Whatever side people took, their focus is on their community, sovereignty, and survival. Learn more about Threshold on our website. This series ...
The Refuge E3: Listen to the People, Pt. 1
December 09, 2019 19:00 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBWe continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how the conflict over drilling for oil in the refuge feels to the people who live there. The more we listened, the more we realized: the heart of the issue isn’t just over oil extraction and development, wilderness and wildlife. Whatever side people took, their focus is on their community, sovereignty, and survival. Learn more about Threshold on our website. Our reporting is...
The Refuge | E3 | Listen to the People, Pt. 1
December 09, 2019 19:00 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBWe continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how the conflict over drilling for oil in the refuge feels to the people who live there. The more we listened, the more we realized: the heart of the issue isn’t just over oil extraction and development, wilderness and wildlife. Whatever side people took, their focus is on their community, sovereignty, and survival. Learn more about Threshold on our website. Our reporting is...
Meet the Mystery Donor!
November 27, 2019 12:00 - 4 minutes - 6.61 MBWe told you if you could help us raise $5,000 by last Monday, a generous listener would give an additional $1,000. And you did it! So today, meet the special donor who contributed this bonus to our membership drive! John Weaver is a wildlife biologist and rancher based in St. Ignatius, Montana, and a longtime fan of the show. If you believe in what we’re doing and want to be part of making this show happen, please consider making a contribution today. Our goal is to raise $20,000 by the en...
The Refuge | 2 | To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
November 20, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBFor 40 years, the fight over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been waged mostly from afar, in Washington, D.C. But what would oil development mean to the people who live closest to the proposed drilling area? Kaktovik, Alaska is the only town within the boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Now that drilling has been approved by Congress, it could mean people here someday have oil rigs right next door. But it could also mean this small town is sudden...