The climate emergency is here. In the first four episodes of our series, we explore the questions: How did we break so bad? How did we become the kind of society that would unleash so…
This season will explore the cultural roots of our current ecological emergency, and the deep changes Western society will need to make to save the Earth and our species. Through interviews with historians and other…
This special re-broadcast of a Season 4 episode is in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters. A look at the right-wing counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America:…
BONUS EPISODE: Election 2020
- November 24, 2020
- Tagged as: bonus, bonus episode, election, podcast, Season 4
What does the 2020 election in the United States tell us, or remind us, about the state of democracy in America? A follow-up to our Season 4 series on democracy, The Land That Never Has…
2020 REBROADCAST: The word “Hiroshima” may bring to mind a black-and-white image of a mushroom cloud. It’s easy to forget that it’s an actual city with a million people and a popular baseball team….
What will it take to make the United States a more fully-functioning democracy, and how can we, as citizens, bring about that change? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews…
How well do the news media serve us as citizens, and what role does the notion of “objective,” or “neutral,” journalism play in the failings of American democracy? Story reported by Lewis Raven Wallace, with…
In most American schools, children hear about democracy, but don’t get to practice it. What would a more engaged brand of civics education look like? Story reported by Ben James, with host John Biewen and…
“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai…
The conservative, neoliberal counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America: It started long before Donald Trump. Even before Ronald Reagan and his like-minded counterpart across the Atlantic, Margaret Thatcher. By host and producer…
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Just 15 minutes into season 5 of @SceneOnRadio and already the point that the writers of the Genesis story broke with the idea that the gods were also part of nature seems so significant. On some level, I understood that but had never really thought about its importance
It’s here, it’s here!! Digging deep into the roots of the climate crisis in S5 of @SceneOnRadio https://twitter.com/sceneonradio/status/1438131645501083648
In your feed: Season 5 Episode 1.
How did we get ourselves into this climate fix, and who's 'we'?
We start at the beginning. Like, 500 BCE. @amywestervelt
We are so excited to see this series come to life! Listen to the first episode of "The Repair" to better understand how we arrived at our current climate crisis.
This season of @SceneOnRadio is supported by our Fund for Women Journalists. https://twitter.com/SceneOnRadio/status/1438142204627853313
It's on. Season 5: The Repair. Our climate series begins.
How did we get this way, the ecology edition. With
@amywestervelt @0212crd
@prx @IWMF
https://www.sceneonradio.org/s5-e1-in-the-beginning/
It's on. Season 5: The Repair. Our climate series begins.
How did we get this way, the ecology edition. With
@amywestervelt @0212crd
@prx @IWMF
https://www.sceneonradio.org/s5-e1-in-the-beginning/