Vir Podcasts

For The Wild

599 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
For The Wild Podcast is an anthology of the Anthropocene; focused on land-based protection, co-liberation and intersectional storytelling rooted in a paradigm shift away from human supremacy, endle...

Background Briefing with Ian Masters

1,569 episodes - Latest episode: about 3 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 551 ratings
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news,...

Threshold

236 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 407 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, po...

Appodlachia

388 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 346 ratings
A progressive podcast providing a counter-narrative to the negative portrayal and harmful stereotypes of Appalachia. 

Reversing Climate Change

339 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 266 ratings
A podcast about the different people, technologies, and organizations that are coming together to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reverse climate change. Support this podcast: https:/...

Straight Talk MD

211 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 240 ratings
I’m a skeptic searching for the truth in all matters related to science and medicine, especially where it intersects with economics, politics, and public health. The truth is out there and we’re go...

COMPLEXITY: Physics of Life

118 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 239 ratings
Are there universal laws of life and can we find them? Is there a physics of society, of ecology, of evolution? Join us for six episodes of thought-provoking insights on the physics of life and its...

Crazy Town

163 episodes - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 182 ratings
With equal parts humor and in-depth analysis, Asher, Rob, and Jason safeguard their sanity while probing crazy-making topics like climate change, overshoot, runaway capitalism, and why we’re all de...

This Week in Evolution

102 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 164 ratings
This Week in Evolution is a podcast on the biology of what makes us tick. Hosts Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello take you through the new evolution that has been revolutionized by the field of geno...

Bring Birds Back

41 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 156 ratings
A show about the joy of birds and the ways that humans can help them through simple, everyday actions.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A

226 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 106 ratings
Conversations with experts and frontline clinicians about the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by editors from the JAMA Network.

Virginia History Podcast

110 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 105 ratings
The Virginia History Podcast covers the rich history that has made the Commonwealth what it is today. Events covered during this podcast will include - Colonial Era American War for Independence...

Lifepoint Church

345 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 100 ratings
Welcome to the weekly Lifepoint Church audio podcast. Lifepoint exists so that people far from God will become fully alive in Christ. Thank you for being a part of what God is doing here. For more ...

Watt It Takes

80 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 96 ratings
Watt It Takes tells the stories of founders who are building our climate-positive future — their upbringings, their risks, their failures, and their breakthroughs that are transforming our world. H...

Pitchin' and Sippin' with Lexie Smith

160 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings
From behind-the-scenes interviews with the media to a look at inspiring brands and entrepreneurs that are rocking the world of PR, the Pitchin’ and Sippin’ Podcast talks tips, while taking sips, an...

Ten12 Podcast

523 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 85 ratings
Tired of hearing about the Big 12 conference from people who don't actually watch it? Join us every Monday and Thursday as we show all 14 teams in the Big 12 the attention they deserve!

From Alpha To Omega

353 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
What is happening to our economy and our politics? Are we stuck forever in this corporate dystopia? What can we learn from the failures of radical politics over the last 100 years? Commandan...

Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers

74 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Want to use your job to tackle climate change? Today there are more opportunities across industries to find a job and have impact. Join Climate Corps network manager Yesh Pavlik Slenk for candid co...

Climate Positive

104 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 72 ratings
Featuring candid conversations with the leaders, innovators, and changemakers driving our climate positive future. Hosted by Chad Reed, Gil Jenkins, and Hilary Langer.

World Ocean Radio

240 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 70 ratings
World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean topics. Available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide.

I AM BIO

134 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
Powerful stories of biotechnology breakthroughs, the people they help, and the global problems they solve.

Ready Set Blow Podcast

412 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 66 ratings
The Ready Set Blow Podcast is brought to you each and every Wednesday by Randy Valerio. Randy is a LA-based comedian and podcaster originally hailing from Queens, New York

Big Deep - An Ocean Podcast

61 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 63 ratings
Scuba Diving, Freediving, Surfing, Ocean Environmentalism, Marine Science. Big Deep is about people who have a deep connection to our world’s oceans, connections strong enough that they have dedic...

Raise the Line

507 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Join hosts Shiv Gaglani, Hillary Acer and Michael Carrese for an ongoing exploration of how to improve health and healthcare with prominent figures and pioneers in healthcare innovation such as Che...

CG Garage

331 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
This podcast is part of the Chaos Group Labs. In this podcast, we talk to our friends, find out what they are doing, talk about what we are doing, and generally look at all things that interest us...

Tested

294 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Tested is a hard look at how North Carolina and its neighbors face the day's challenges. Hosted by journalists Dave DeWitt and Leoneda Inge.

GTD® Virtual Study Group

342 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★ - 48 ratings
Want to learn more about GTD®? We're folks just like you--from all walks of life--sharing our tips, tricks, struggles and victories. Hear presentations, discussions and more about how to Get Things...

Conscious Style Podcast

131 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
What will it really take to create a more sustainable and equitable future for fashion? Each week, hosts Elizabeth Joy and Stella Hertantyo interview fashion changemakers — from labor activists to ...

Getting Into Infosec

63 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★ - 44 ratings
Interviews with people who have transitioned and got jobs in #infosec and #cybersecurity so you can learn and be inspired from their experience. There is no linear path into the field of Informatio...

Going Viral - The Podcast

33 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
The science & history podcast all about PANDEMICS. Series 1: Join the 'disease detectives' Mark Honigsbaum and Hannah Mawdsley as they investigate the most devastating pandemic of all time: the 19...