Melissa Ferrer-Civil offers us an inspiring tale of resilience and newfound power in the community of KC Tenants. Dr. Tony Reames breaks down the power of direct aid and targeted interventions. We salute our local eusocial pollinators, the magn

Show us the money

May 25th, 2022 32m 41s

Mayor Mike Kelly gets real about what we need from our utilities, from our elected officials, and from our federal government (he also blesses unions). Logan Heley proposes the beautiful Blue River as the banner restoration project our region i

When are we not a colony?

Mar 15th, 2022 40m 3s

Professor Daniel Wildcat explores why leading scientists are looking to indigenous peoples for climate answers; Professor Bridgett Chapin gives us a field guide to checking out the health of our water systems, and reveals the personal cost of i

Meeting Nature, Part 2

Feb 19th, 2022 21m 21s

We begin with our first "Shot of Life," exploring the beautiful relationship between the zebra swallowtail butterfly and the tree that protects it from predators; Ben interviews a young graphic artist whose life was transformed by local nature

Meeting Nature, Part 1

Feb 19th, 2022 32m 29s

Ben explores relationships with nature education by interviewing an environmental planner who helped a local high school turn their football field into a hybrid rain garden. The school, East High School, is home to a large population of refugee

Cooling Our City

Jan 31st, 2022 24m 46s

Ben finds out how a different kind of concrete can cool our built environment and keep our urban vegetation healthier with Professor John Kevern of UMKC; how trees are the best kind of infrastructure we can invest in from Sarah Crowder of the H

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