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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Oh, Give Me A Home | E4 | Tatanka Oyate
February 23, 2017 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBIn episode four of Threshold, we meet Robbie Magnan of the Fort Peck Tribes. He believes his community can prosper in the future by reconnecting with their roots as the Tatanka Oyate — the buffalo people. Magnan has built a quarantine facility that could be an alternative to the Yellowstone bison slaughter, but right now it sits empty while more than a thousand bison are being culled from the herd. Why? We'll learn more about Magnan's vision for bison restoration, and investigate why some pe...
S1E4 | Tatanka Oyate
February 23, 2017 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBIn episode four of Threshold, we meet Robbie Magnan of the Fort Peck Tribes. He believes his community can prosper in the future by reconnecting with their roots as the Tatanka Oyate — the buffalo people. Magnan has built a quarantine facility that could be an alternative to the Yellowstone bison slaughter, but right now it sits empty while more than a thousand bison are being culled from the herd. Why? We'll learn more about Magnan's vision for bison restoration, and investigate why some pe...
Oh, Give Me a Home | Extra 4 | Out of Africa
February 21, 2017 20:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBHumans first encountered bison more than 75,000 years ago, as we migrated north out of Africa. We retrace that journey across Europe and Asia, and into the Americas.
S01 Extras 04: Out of Africa
February 21, 2017 14:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBHumans first encountered bison more than 75,000 years ago, as we migrated north out of Africa. We retrace that journey across Europe and Asia, and into the Americas.
Oh, Give Me A Home | Extra 4 | Out of Africa
February 21, 2017 14:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBHumans first encountered bison more than 75,000 years ago, as we migrated north out of Africa. We retrace that journey across Europe and Asia, and into the Americas.
S1 Extra 4 | Out of Africa
February 21, 2017 14:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBHumans first encountered bison more than 75,000 years ago, as we migrated north out of Africa. We retrace that journey across Europe and Asia, and into the Americas.
Oh, Give Me a Home | Extra 3 | Superintendent Wenk
February 18, 2017 20:00 - 5 minutes - 7.64 MBYellowstone Park Superintendent Dan Wenk gives his take on the bison conundrum.
S1 Extra 3 | Superintendent Wenk
February 18, 2017 14:00 - 5 minutes - 7.64 MBYellowstone Park Superintendent Dan Wenk gives his take on the bison conundrum.
S01 Extras 03: Superintendent Wenk
February 18, 2017 14:00 - 5 minutes - 7.64 MBYellowstone Park Superintendent Dan Wenk gives his take on the bison conundrum.
Oh, Give Me A Home | Extra 3 | Superintendent Wenk
February 18, 2017 14:00 - 5 minutes - 7.64 MBYellowstone Park Superintendent Dan Wenk gives his take on the bison conundrum.
Oh, Give Me a Home | 3 | Born Free
February 16, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBMany cattle ranchers view wild bison as a threat to their livelihoods. But some think cattle and bison can coexist. On episode three of Threshold, you'll meet two cattle ranchers with different perspectives on wild bison — and, we'll take you on a controversial bison hunt.
Oh, Give Me A Home | 3 | Born Free
February 16, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBMany cattle ranchers view wild bison as a threat to their livelihoods. But some think cattle and bison can coexist. On episode three of Threshold, you'll meet two cattle ranchers with different perspectives on wild bison — and, we'll take you on a controversial bison hunt.
S1E3 | Born Free
February 16, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBMany cattle ranchers view wild bison as a threat to their livelihoods. But some think cattle and bison can coexist. On episode three of Threshold, you'll meet two cattle ranchers with different perspectives on wild bison — and, we'll take you on a controversial bison hunt.
S01 Episode 03: Born Free
February 16, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBMany cattle ranchers view wild bison as a threat to their livelihoods. But some think cattle and bison can coexist. On episode three of Threshold, you'll meet two cattle ranchers with different perspectives on wild bison — and, we'll take you on a controversial bison hunt.
Oh, Give Me A Home | E3 | Born Free
February 16, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBMany cattle ranchers view wild bison as a threat to their livelihoods. But some think cattle and bison can coexist. On episode three of Threshold, you'll meet two cattle ranchers with different perspectives on wild bison — and, we'll take you on a controversial bison hunt.
Oh, Give Me a Home | Extra 2 | Bindu
February 14, 2017 20:00 - 2 minutes - 3.86 MBA Yellowstone visitor tries to explain how it feels to watch the country's largest wild bison herd grazing in the Lamar Valley.
Oh, Give Me A Home | Extra 2 | Bindu
February 14, 2017 14:00 - 2 minutes - 3.86 MBA Yellowstone visitor tries to explain how it feels to watch the country's largest wild bison herd grazing in the Lamar Valley.
S01 Extras 02: Bindu
February 14, 2017 14:00 - 2 minutes - 3.86 MBA Yellowstone visitor tries to explain how it feels to watch the country's largest wild bison herd grazing in the Lamar Valley.
S1 Extra 2 | Bindu
February 14, 2017 14:00 - 2 minutes - 3.86 MBA Yellowstone visitor tries to explain how it feels to watch the country's largest wild bison herd grazing in the Lamar Valley.
Oh, Give Me a Home | Extra 1| Snow
February 13, 2017 21:25 - 3 minutes - 4.87 MBAmy goes off-trail in the Yellowstone snow and discovers how hard it is to be a bison.
S1 Extra 1| Snow
February 13, 2017 15:25 - 3 minutes - 4.87 MBAmy goes off-trail in the Yellowstone snow and discovers how hard it is to be a bison.
Oh, Give Me A Home | Extra 1 | Snow
February 13, 2017 15:25 - 3 minutes - 4.87 MBAmy goes off-trail in the Yellowstone snow and discovers how hard it is to be a bison.
S01 Extras 01: Snow
February 13, 2017 15:25 - 3 minutes - 4.87 MBAmy goes off-trail in the Yellowstone snow and discovers how hard it is to be a bison.
Oh, Give Me a Home | 2 | "The Red Man Was Pressed"
February 09, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBHow did we go from more than 50 million wild bison to just 23 free-roaming animals? And how does the decimation of the herds relate to the oppression of Native Americans? Find out on this episode of Threshold. Each season, Threshold podcast explores one story from the natural world, and what it says about us. Season one focuses on the American bison. Dig into the history of the American bison, from their arrival in North America, to current controversies surrounding their management today.
Oh, Give Me A Home | 2 | "The Red Man Was Pressed"
February 09, 2017 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBHow did we go from more than 50 million wild bison to just 23 free-roaming animals? And how does the decimation of the herds relate to the oppression of Native Americans? Find out on this episode of Threshold. Each season, Threshold podcast explores one story from the natural world, and what it says about us. Season one focuses on the American bison. Dig into the history of the American bison, from their arrival in North America, to current controversies surrounding their management today.
S01 Episode 02: "The Red Man Was Pressed"
February 09, 2017 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBHow did we go from more than 50 million wild bison to just 23 free-roaming animals? And how does the decimation of the herds relate to the oppression of Native Americans? Find out on this episode of Threshold. Each season, Threshold podcast explores one story from the natural world, and what it says about us. Season one focuses on the American bison. Dig into the history of the American bison, from their arrival in North America, to current controversies surrounding their management today.
Oh, Give Me A Home | E2 | "The Red Man Was Pressed"
February 09, 2017 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBHow did we go from more than 50 million wild bison to just 23 free-roaming animals? And how does the decimation of the herds relate to the oppression of Native Americans? Find out on this episode of Threshold. Each season, Threshold podcast explores one story from the natural world, and what it says about us. Season one focuses on the American bison. Dig into the history of the American bison, from their arrival in North America, to current controversies surrounding their management today.
S1E2 | "The Red Man Was Pressed"
February 09, 2017 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBHow did we go from more than 50 million wild bison to just 23 free-roaming animals? And how does the decimation of the herds relate to the oppression of Native Americans? Find out on this episode of Threshold. Each season, Threshold podcast explores one story from the natural world, and what it says about us. Season one focuses on the American bison. Dig into the history of the American bison, from their arrival in North America, to current controversies surrounding their management today.
Oh, Give Me a Home | 1 | For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People
February 02, 2017 22:45 - 28 minutes - 39 MBYellowstone National Park is where we saved the American bison from extinction. But each year, we slaughter hundreds of animals from this prized herd. Why? Learn more on this episode of Threshold.
Oh, Give Me A Home | E1 | For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People
February 02, 2017 16:45 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBYellowstone National Park is where we saved the American bison from extinction. But each year, we slaughter hundreds of animals from this prized herd. Why? Learn more on this episode of Threshold.
S1E1 | For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People
February 02, 2017 16:45 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBYellowstone National Park is where we saved the American bison from extinction. But each year, we slaughter hundreds of animals from this prized herd. Why? Learn more on this episode of Threshold.
S01 Episode 01: For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People
February 02, 2017 16:45 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBYellowstone National Park is where we saved the American bison from extinction. But each year, we slaughter hundreds of animals from this prized herd. Why? Learn more on this episode of Threshold.
Oh, Give Me A Home | 1 | For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People
February 02, 2017 16:45 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBYellowstone National Park is where we saved the American bison from extinction. But each year, we slaughter hundreds of animals from this prized herd. Why? Learn more on this episode of Threshold.
Oh, Give Me A Home | Preview
January 27, 2017 14:19 - 5 minutes - 7.89 MBEach season, Threshold explores one story from the natural world, and what it says about us. Season one focuses on the American bison. When you start out talking about bison, you end up talking about America. Wherever you are in the U.S., bison used to live there too. How did that change so drastically, so quickly? Can the U.S. ever have wild, free-roaming bison again? Should we? Threshold podcast dives deep into the history of the American bison to understand who we are, where we've been,...
Threshold Podcast Season 01 Preview
January 27, 2017 08:19 - 5 minutes - 7.89 MBEach season, Threshold explores one story from the natural world, and what it says about us. Season one focuses on the American bison. When you start out talking about bison, you end up talking about America. Wherever you are in the U.S., bison used to live there too. How did that change so drastically, so quickly? Can the U.S. ever have wild, free-roaming bison again? Should we? Threshold podcast dives deep into the history of the American bison to understand who we are, where we've been,...