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Threshold

235 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 404 ratings

Threshold 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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The Refuge E2: To Secure the Blessings of Liberty

November 20, 2019 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MB

For 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 sudde...

The Refuge | E2 | To Secure the Blessings of Liberty

November 20, 2019 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MB

For 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 sudde...

Challenge!!

November 11, 2019 21:20 - 1 minute - 1.39 MB

Can we reach $5,000 by November 18?? A generous listener has stepped up to donate an extra $1,000 if we can hit that mark by this time next week. All donations right now - including those bonus dollars - are doubled by a program called NewsMatch. Contribute now to follow our progress and become part of our passionate network of donors!

The Refuge | 1 | Sibling Rivalry

November 06, 2019 18:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MB

The question of whether or not we should drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most contentious public lands debates in the United States. Even though most Americans would have a hard time finding it on a map, the topic seems to ignite intense feelings in just about everyone. After 40 years of fighting, Congress voted in December 2017 to allow drilling in the refuge. As we release this, the Trump Administration says they’ll start auctioning off development ...

The Refuge E1: Sibling Rivalry

November 06, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MB

The question of whether or not we should drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most contentious public lands debates in the United States. Even though most Americans would have a hard time finding it on a map, the topic seems to ignite intense feelings in just about everyone. After 40 years of fighting, Congress voted in December 2017 to allow drilling in the refuge. As we release this, the Trump Administration says they’ll start auctioning off development...

The Refuge | E1 | Sibling Rivalry

November 06, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MB

The question of whether or not we should drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most contentious public lands debates in the United States. Even though most Americans would have a hard time finding it on a map, the topic seems to ignite intense feelings in just about everyone. After 40 years of fighting, Congress voted in December 2017 to allow drilling in the refuge. As we release this, the Trump Administration says they’ll start auctioning off development...

Membership Drive Kickoff!

November 01, 2019 14:00 - 3 minutes - 4.35 MB

Our annual membership drive begins today. For the next two months, all donations up to $1,000 are doubled. If you give ten dollars, we get twenty. If you give 500, we get 1,000. Join our passionate network of members by contributing now.  For the last season of our show, we reported from all eight Arctic countries on climate change in the polar north. But we couldn’t stop there! We’ve created an additional miniseries about the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, where th...

The Refuge | Preview

October 30, 2019 20:03 - 1 minute - 1.77 MB

We’re closing out two years of Arctic reporting with a new series about one of the oldest, most contentious, and most complex environmental issues in the United States—the future of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In 2017, Congress opened part of the refuge for oil and gas development, and the Trump administration says they aim to start selling the drilling rights this winter. But opponents to drilling are saying: not so fast. The Refuge began as a bold vision to preserve enough ...

The Refuge Preview

October 30, 2019 14:03 - 1 minute - 1.77 MB

We’re closing out two years of Arctic reporting with a new series about one of the oldest, most contentious, and most complex environmental issues in the United States—the future of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In 2017, Congress opened part of the refuge for oil and gas development, and the Trump administration says they aim to start selling the drilling rights this winter. But opponents to drilling are saying: not so fast. The Refuge began as a bold vision to preserve enough ...

Threshold Presents | HumaNature

September 25, 2019 20:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB

In this special episode, we feature one of the many podcasts we love. HumaNature tells real stories about human experiences in nature, and helps us reflect on our role in a changing world. Today, tag along with writer Manasseh Franklin on her Alaskan journey to follow glacial melt to its source—on a raft Find out more on our website. Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters on Patreon.

Threshold Presents: HumaNature

September 25, 2019 14:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB

In this special episode, we feature one of the many podcasts we love. HumaNature tells real stories about human experiences in nature, and helps us reflect on our role in a changing world. Today, tag along with writer Manasseh Franklin on her Alaskan journey to follow glacial melt to its source—on a raft Find out more on our website. Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters on Patreon.

Cold Comfort | Extra 3 | What Have You Done for Me Lately?

September 19, 2019 20:19 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MB

What do "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice and "What Have You Done for Me Lately" by Janet Jackson have to do with the Arctic and climate change?   Find out in this season two special, which will take you on a journey into a permafrost tunnel near Fairbanks, Alaska. This tunnel is sort of a Paleo-museum, a network of human-made caves full of mammoth tusks, bison horns, and clumps of 20,000-year-old grass. All of which is frozen—for now.    Learn more about Threshold on our website. Our reporting i...

S02 Extra 03: What Have You Done for Me Lately?

September 19, 2019 14:19 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MB

What do "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice and "What Have You Done for Me Lately" by Janet Jackson have to do with the Arctic and climate change?   Find out in this season two special, which will take you on a journey into a permafrost tunnel near Fairbanks, Alaska. This tunnel is sort of a Paleo-museum, a network of human-made caves full of mammoth tusks, bison horns, and clumps of 20,000-year-old grass. All of which is frozen—for now.    Learn more about Threshold on our website. Our re...

You! On Threshold!

June 17, 2019 14:54 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MB

We’re working on a set of stories about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. There’s been a fight over the future of this area for decades, and Congress opened up oil and gas development there in late 2017. This story was too big and too complex for our main Arctic series. So we’re giving it the time it deserves in its own miniseries.  And we want you to participate. We want to hear your personal, on-the-ground experiences in ANWR. When were you there? What did you see, hear, do? What ...

Cold Comfort | Earth Day Special

April 05, 2019 20:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

What is the Arctic? Who lives there? How are their lives changing as the climate warms? In this Earth Day Special, we take listeners on a three-part journey across the polar north, drawing on our 18 months of research and reporting in all eight Arctic countries. This one-hour Threshold Earth Day Special is formatted to the NPR clock and can be licensed for radio broadcast through PRX, here:http://exchange.prx.org/pieces/271817-s02-earth-day-special. Promotional material is also available t...

S02 Earth Day Special

April 05, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

What is the Arctic? Who lives there? How are their lives changing as the climate warms? In this Earth Day Special, we take listeners on a three-part journey across the polar north, drawing on our 18 months of research and reporting in all eight Arctic countries. This one-hour Threshold Earth Day Special is formatted to the NPR clock and can be licensed for radio broadcast through PRX, here:http://exchange.prx.org/pieces/271817-s02-earth-day-special. Promotional material is also available t...

Cold Comfort | Extra 2 | Blowing in the Wind: Aleksandersens Update

March 11, 2019 22:33 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

Remember the Sámi family from episode six? The Aleksandersens face threats to their reindeer herding from both climate change and climate change solutions. But a lot has happened since our initial reporting. Spend some time surrounded by these beautiful, antlered ungulates, and get an update on the family’s fight against a nearby wind development.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate ...

S02 Extra 02: Blowing in the Wind: Aleksandersens Update

March 11, 2019 16:33 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

Remember the Sámi family from episode six? The Aleksandersens face threats to their reindeer herding from both climate change and climate change solutions. But a lot has happened since our initial reporting. Spend some time surrounded by these beautiful, antlered ungulates, and get an update on the family’s fight against a nearby wind development.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate ...

Cold Comfort | 13 | Try Harder

December 18, 2018 21:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MB

18 months of reporting. All eight Arctic countries. So many fascinating people. On the final episode of season two of Threshold, we pull back a little and try to see the big picture. Join us as we bust some myths, travel back in time in a Swedish forest, and search for roadmaps into the future.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/threshold...

S02 Episode 13: Try Harder

December 18, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

18 months of reporting. All eight Arctic countries. So many fascinating people. On the final episode of season two of Threshold, we pull back a little and try to see the big picture. Join us as we bust some myths, travel back in time in a Swedish forest, and search for roadmaps into the future.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thres...

Cold Comfort | E13 | Try Harder

December 18, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

18 months of reporting. All eight Arctic countries. So many fascinating people. On the final episode of season two of Threshold, we pull back a little and try to see the big picture. Join us as we bust some myths, travel back in time in a Swedish forest, and search for roadmaps into the future.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thres...

Cold Comfort | 12 | Here Be Dragons

December 11, 2018 21:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MB

The Greenland ice sheet is basically a giant ice cube the size of Alaska. What happens when it melts? We spent five days camping out on the ice with a team of scientists who are trying to find out.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production pa...

S02 Episode 12: Here Be Dragons

December 11, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MB

The Greenland ice sheet is basically a giant ice cube the size of Alaska. What happens when it melts? We spent five days camping out on the ice with a team of scientists who are trying to find out.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Product...

Cold Comfort | E12 | Here Be Dragons

December 11, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MB

The Greenland ice sheet is basically a giant ice cube the size of Alaska. What happens when it melts? We spent five days camping out on the ice with a team of scientists who are trying to find out.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Product...

Cold Comfort | 11 | Life Is Too Hard Without Music

December 04, 2018 21:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MB

All across the Arctic, indigenous languages are on the decline. But in many communities, people are finding new ways to reclaim both language and culture. Join some Inuit rockers in northern Canada in the recording studio, singing in their own language and making their first new studio album in more than 30 years.     Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www...

S02 Episode 11: Life Is Too Hard Without Music

December 04, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MB

All across the Arctic, indigenous languages are on the decline. But in many communities, people are finding new ways to reclaim both language and culture. Join some Inuit rockers in northern Canada in the recording studio, singing in their own language and making their first new studio album in more than 30 years.     Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https:/...

Cold Comfort | E11 | Life Is Too Hard Without Music

December 04, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MB

All across the Arctic, indigenous languages are on the decline. But in many communities, people are finding new ways to reclaim both language and culture. Join some Inuit rockers in northern Canada in the recording studio, singing in their own language and making their first new studio album in more than 30 years.     Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https:/...

Cold Comfort | 10 | Nickel For Your Thoughts

November 27, 2018 21:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MB

Half of the Arctic is in Russia, and half of Russia is in the Arctic. Oil, minerals, pollution -- it's a web of complicated environmental stories that need to be told. But in Russia, investigative journalists have become an endangered species. Spend some time around a nickel smelter and meet a veteran journalist fighting to do his job.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of suppo...

S02 Episode 10: Nickel For Your Thoughts

November 27, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

Half of the Arctic is in Russia, and half of Russia is in the Arctic. Oil, minerals, pollution -- it's a web of complicated environmental stories that need to be told. But in Russia, investigative journalists have become an endangered species. Spend some time around a nickel smelter and meet a veteran journalist fighting to do his job.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of s...

Cold Comfort | E10 | Nickel For Your Thoughts

November 27, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

Half of the Arctic is in Russia, and half of Russia is in the Arctic. Oil, minerals, pollution -- it's a web of complicated environmental stories that need to be told. But in Russia, investigative journalists have become an endangered species. Spend some time around a nickel smelter and meet a veteran journalist fighting to do his job.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of s...

Cold Comfort | 9 | Who Asked You?

November 20, 2018 21:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MB

Russia has more land in the Arctic than any other nation. It's also a regime that does not tolerate dissent. What does this mean for residents of Murmansk, the Arctic's largest city?   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: Montana...

Cold Comfort | E9 | Who Asked You?

November 20, 2018 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Russia has more land in the Arctic than any other nation. It's also a regime that does not tolerate dissent. What does this mean for residents of Murmansk, the Arctic's largest city?   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: M...

S02 Episode 09: Who Asked You?

November 20, 2018 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Russia has more land in the Arctic than any other nation. It's also a regime that does not tolerate dissent. What does this mean for residents of Murmansk, the Arctic's largest city?   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: M...

Cold Comfort | 8 | Oil and Water

November 13, 2018 21:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MB

What happens when the thing you can't live without in the short term threatens your very existence in the long run? Meet two whalers in Utqiagvik, Alaska trying to answer that question.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: Mont...

S02 Episode 08: Oil and Water

November 13, 2018 15:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

What happens when the thing you can't live without in the short term threatens your very existence in the long run? Meet two whalers in Utqiagvik, Alaska trying to answer that question.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners...

Cold Comfort | E8 | Oil and Water

November 13, 2018 15:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

What happens when the thing you can't live without in the short term threatens your very existence in the long run? Meet two whalers in Utqiagvik, Alaska trying to answer that question.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners...

Cold Comfort | 7 | Hello Central

November 06, 2018 21:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MB

If there's one thing everybody's heard about the Arctic, it's that sea ice is melting, and that's bad news. But what's less well-known is that some people see opportunity in sea ice loss. This time, take a seat in the captain's chair of a Finnish icebreaker, sing along with a very musical Alaskan mayor, and find out what it means when the world gets a whole new ocean.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part o...

Cold Comfort | E7 | Hello Central

November 06, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MB

If there's one thing everybody's heard about the Arctic, it's that sea ice is melting, and that's bad news. But what's less well-known is that some people see opportunity in sea ice loss. This time, take a seat in the captain's chair of a Finnish icebreaker, sing along with a very musical Alaskan mayor, and find out what it means when the world gets a whole new ocean.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become pa...

S02 Episode 07: Hello Central

November 06, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MB

If there's one thing everybody's heard about the Arctic, it's that sea ice is melting, and that's bad news. But what's less well-known is that some people see opportunity in sea ice loss. This time, take a seat in the captain's chair of a Finnish icebreaker, sing along with a very musical Alaskan mayor, and find out what it means when the world gets a whole new ocean.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become pa...

Cold Comfort | Extra 1 | Scenes From Svalbard

November 01, 2018 20:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MB

Take a trip through the Norwegian archipelago, meet workers in the tourism industry, and get a glimpse of some charismatic Arctic megafauna. Plus, Newsmatch begins.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: Montana Public Radi...

S02 Extra 01: Scenes From Svalbard

November 01, 2018 14:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MB

Take a trip through the Norwegian archipelago, meet workers in the tourism industry, and get a glimpse of some charismatic Arctic megafauna. Plus, Newsmatch begins.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: Montana Public Radi...

Cold Comfort | 6 | The Things I Can See On the Mountains

October 30, 2018 20:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MB

After thousands of years of tradition, a shifting climate is forcing changes in the way Sámi families herd reindeer. But some climate solutions are also threatening their way of life. This is the story of the Aleksandersens, a Sámi reindeer herding family in northern Norway.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is...

Cold Comfort | E6 | The Things I Can See On the Mountains

October 30, 2018 14:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

After thousands of years of tradition, a shifting climate is forcing changes in the way Sámi families herd reindeer. But some climate solutions are also threatening their way of life. This is the story of the Aleksandersens, a Sámi reindeer herding family in northern Norway.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This sea...

S02 Episode 06: The Things I Can See On the Mountains

October 30, 2018 14:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

After thousands of years of tradition, a shifting climate is forcing changes in the way Sámi families herd reindeer. But some climate solutions are also threatening their way of life. This is the story of the Aleksandersens, a Sámi reindeer herding family in northern Norway.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This sea...

Cold Comfort | 5 | Just Decide

October 23, 2018 20:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

Everyone's heard of Vikings -- their daring North Atlantic voyages, their mysterious runes. But there's another ancient culture in Arctic Scandinavia that's much older, and just as fascinating -- the Sámi. While the Vikings have been celebrated, Sámi music, language and traditions were forced underground. Why?   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/...

Cold Comfort | E5 | Just Decide

October 23, 2018 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Everyone's heard of Vikings -- their daring North Atlantic voyages, their mysterious runes. But there's another ancient culture in Arctic Scandinavia that's much older, and just as fascinating -- the Sámi. While the Vikings have been celebrated, Sámi music, language and traditions were forced underground. Why?   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon....

S02 Episode 05: Just Decide

October 23, 2018 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Everyone's heard of Vikings -- their daring North Atlantic voyages, their mysterious runes. But there's another ancient culture in Arctic Scandinavia that's much older, and just as fascinating -- the Sámi. While the Vikings have been celebrated, Sámi music, language and traditions were forced underground. Why?   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon....

Cold Comfort | 4 | Becoming Arctic, Becoming Human

October 16, 2018 20:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

An eight-ton concrete ball and a 32,000-year-old needle collection. What's all this got to do with the Arctic? Find out on this episode of Threshold.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: Montana Public Radio and PRI’s The World.

S02 Episode 04: Becoming Arctic, Becoming Human

October 16, 2018 14:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

An eight-ton concrete ball and a 32,000-year-old needle collection. What's all this got to do with the Arctic? Find out on this episode of Threshold.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: Montana Public Radio and PRI’s The World.

Cold Comfort | E4 | Becoming Arctic, Becoming Human

October 16, 2018 14:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

An eight-ton concrete ball and a 32,000-year-old needle collection. What's all this got to do with the Arctic? Find out on this episode of Threshold.   Find out more at www.thresholdpodcast.org.   Our reporting is made possible by listeners like you. Become part of our passionate network of supporters at https://www.patreon.com/thresholdpodcast.   This season is underwritten by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Production partners: Montana Public Radio and PRI’s The World.