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Ashes Ashes

Ashes Ashes

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A weekly News, Science and Society podcast featuring David Torcivia and Daniel Forkner
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Ashes Ashes

Ashes Ashes

Ashes Ashes

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Ashes Ashes

Ashes Ashes

Ashes Ashes

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A weekly News, Science and Society podcast featuring David Torcivia and Daniel Forkner
 6 people rated this podcast
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Episode 44 - "Do Not Disturb"The world is waking up to the negative health consequences of noise pollution. The WHO recognizes noise as a health crisis, and the number of places around the world not devastated by human noise is rapidly deplet
Episode 97 - "Collapse Chat: Borders, Fires, Viruses, and Cannibalism"We've published our big border show and now take a chance to reflect on the production (and why it took so long) as we ease back into weekly episodes. A lot happened over t
Episode 96 - "Walls That Divide U.S."There is a crisis at the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Global forces of climate change, development and war conspire in a deadly feedback loop of human suffering. At the heart of this crisis is the m
Episode 92 - "Good Heavens"In 1967 the world witnessed the signing of the Outer Space Treaty, and now over 100 countries have joined the international agreement to declare space as "the province of all mankind," to be used "exclusively for pe
Episode 84 - "Carbon Bootprint"They're the single biggest polluter on earth in both chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions, their effects can be felt around the world in both rising temps and destroyed lives, in fact they're in the very busin
Episode 107 - "Face Off"We're back with more discussions about facial recognition and the draconian world we're quickly building. Updating our previous discussion with new information out Clearview AI, the 2020 protests, coronavirus and our ne
Episode 106 - "Human Nature"This week we get back to the basics with an episode about climate change and the many people waking up to it. Join us as we explore everything from a new European report on need for renewable energy to fuel economic
Episode 105 - "School's Out"Friend of the podcast Moriah sits down with us to discuss life as a grad student during the pandemic. Then, we dive into Wendell Berry, a brief history of the start of some universities, the school-to-sports pipelin
Episode 104 - "This Land Is My Land"You might be surprised how much our cities and streets are designed to keep people out. From spikes on sidewalks, baby shark music in our parks, to gates, buzzers, bouncers, water, deeds, and a whole bunch o
Episode 103 - "Minimum Justice"Mandatory minimums, three strike rules, and other similar laws were created to strengthen the "justice" system and make us safer - but have they done the opposite? This week we interview newly minted activists wo
Episode 102 - "The Then, The Now, and The Next"We've been away for a while and this episode exists to fill in the gap. Catch up with us as we discuss what we've been up to, a small state of the world, and the big question of where do we go fro
Episode 101 - "We Didn't Start the Fire"Jack from Uni Students for Climate Justice joins us to discuss the bushfires in Australia, some of the resulting political and economic fallout and ways to respond. Then, with fire and ashes on our mind
Episode 100 - "One Hundred Years of Ashes"We're incredibly lucky to spend this week celebrating our 100th episode with all of you. Looking back at all the episodes we've recorded, the many systemic threats, issues, and problems explored, we t
Episode 99 - "Collapse Chat: Border Patrol Catch COVID-19"It's time for another chat show as David and Daniel review more bad news // from the border involving a recent Supreme Court decision // which reminds us to reflect on the real gun con
Episode 98 - "Water World (Spoiler: Not So Good)"The latest IPCC report details observed effects of climate change on the ocean and cryosphere (really really cold places), which are altering the environment from the highest mountain peaks to
Episode 95 - "Collapse Chat: Silviculturists, Entrepreneurs and Social Science"A real silviculturist provides inputs on last week's show // David provides first-hand knowledge of essential bathroom upgrades // The big business of promoting en
Episode 94 - "If a Tree Falls"We're missing the forest and the trees. Not only has logging exploded in recent years, but it is has done so often in the explicit name of sustainability and green energy. We examine the authenticity of these pra
Episode 93 - "Collapse Chat: Birds, Vindictive Climate, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch"You asked for topic updates so we deliver. Bird populations are not doing well in North America and researchers are shocked at how effective it is to connect th
Episode 91 - "Collapse Chat: Name and Shame, Community, and Re-Imaginings"It's another chat episode as we take a break between deep dives and this week we explore in more depth some of the experiences Daniel has had in the organizing for his
Episode 90 - "A Grave Situation"Over 100 billion people have died on this planet and been laid to rest through countless burial traditions and customs, and while a majority of these passings simply re-entered natural ecological cycles, many p
Episode 89 - "Collapse Chat: Banality, Good, and Evil"Another week, another collapse chat! This week we explore bullshit jobs through a listener email, dive into the upcoming Earth Strike event through interviews with activists and organizers
Episode 88 - "This Land is Our Land"The IPCC released their special report "Climate Change and Land" to examine how human-led land use change is contributing to global warming irrespective of our direct GHG emissions, and how this might impac
Episode 87 - "Collapse Chat: On the Border"David and Daniel are in person in Tucson, AZ reflecting on their time at the US Border Patrol Museum, running into border patrol agents on New Mexico state road 9, walking into Juarez, Mexico, and mu
Episode 86 - "Sprawl Above All"What began as a harmless attempt by the wealthy to escape the poor peasants they were forced to rub shoulders with in the cities turned into the greatest infrastructural nightmare ever to be unleashed upon this
Episode 85 - "Ep 85 - Collapse Chat: Beach Vibes, Rockets, and Burgers"What compels a group of truck owners to drive in a procession down the sandy Florida coast (and how does racism relate to environmental issues)? How can you bypass the pay
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