Nic Frederick and Laura Thorne

Environmental Professionals Radio (EPR)

Science EN ↓ 260 episodes

EPR is Connecting Environmental Professionals through Conversation! Our show is brought to you by the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) and follows environmental professionals at all levels of their career in a variety of industries to bring you a nuanced and informed discussion on what it’s like to work in the environmental arena. Hear us talk through failures, struggles, and successes of the typical environmental professional. We will also highlight news, updates, and fun facts from the scientific community. With over 80 episodes and counting, we are excited to provi...

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Nic Frederick and Laura Thorne

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Navigating Government Careers, Going from Fieldwork to Leadership, and Pursuing Passions with Natalie Edwards 18.07.2025 57:52

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Natalie Edwards, Owner at Mahogany Environmental & Associates about Navigating Government Careers, Going from Fieldwork to Leadership, and Pursuing Passions. Rea...

Architectural Policy, Historic Preservation, and ACRA with Andrew Goldberg 11.07.2025 44:57

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Andrew Goldberg, ACRA's head of government relations about Architectural Policy, Historic Preservation, and ACRA. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to...

Building a Career in Science Communication, Listening as a Skill, and Working with Communities with Faith Kearns 05.07.2025 45:25

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Faith Kearns, scientist and science communication practitioner about Building a Career in Science Communication, Listening as a Skill, and Working with Communities. ...

Discussing His Book "Why Nothing Works," Being a Lonely Bengals Fan, and Today's Regulatory Landscape with Marc Dunkelman 27.06.2025 53:25

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Marc Dunkelman, about why nothing works, being a lonely bengals fan, and todays regulatory landscape. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great conten...

Coastal Resilience, Interdisciplinary Skills, and Passion Driven Careers with Catherine McCandless 20.06.2025 44:27

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Catherine McCandless, Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager in the City of Boston's Office of Climate Resilience about coastal resilience, Interdisciplinary...

Climate Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Triathlons with Chris Moyer 13.06.2025 44:11

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Chris Moyer, founder and president of Echo Communications Advisors about Climate Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Triathlons. Read his full bio below. Help us continue t...

Wetlands, Habitat Restoration, and a Really Great Field Story with Mark Ray 06.06.2025 38:08

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Mark Ray, environmental consultant about Wetlands, Habitat Restoration, and a Really Great Field Story. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create great co...

Biochar, Sustainability in Sports, and Using LinkedIn to the Fullest with Sameer Neve 30.05.2025 50:00

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sameer Neve, a sustainability strategist, biochar researcher, and environmental justice advocate whose work spans everything from sports to soil science about Biochar...

Community Collaboration, Influencing Policy, and Resilience with Mathy Stanislaus 23.05.2025 48:42

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Mathy Stanislaus, Vice Provost Executive Director of The Environmental Collaboratory at Drexel University about Community Collaboration, Influencing Policy, and Resil...

Sustainability, Pineapple Leather Pants, and Writing for TV with Sree Ratna Kancherla 16.05.2025 51:25

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sree Ratna Kancherla, Global Sustainability Director for management consulting firm Kearney, Storyteller, Social Impact Innovator, and Futurist about Sustainability,...

EPR Live from Charleston with Fred Wagner, Rod Smolla, and Siobhan Gordon 09.05.2025 59:57

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk Fred Wagner, Principal Environmental Advisor at Jacobs, Rod Smolla, President of Vermont Law and Graduate School and Siobhan Gordon, Senior Environmental Planner at Mead a...

Consulting, Working on the I-4 Project, and Giving Back to the Community with Ben Shepard 02.05.2025 42:44

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ben Shepard, Environmental Lead for the Moving I-4 Forward Program about Consulting, Working on the I-4 Project, and Giving Back to the Community. Help us continue...

Music, Algae, and Passion Projects with David Schwartz 25.04.2025 49:43

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with David Schwartz, magazine editor with one foot in the professional audio community and the other in the wonderful world of algae about Music, Algae, and Passion Projec...

Climate Advocacy, Biofuels, and Managing Conflicting Values in Conservation with John Perona 18.04.2025 43:25

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with John Perona, science/policy analyst, writer and advocate for a healthy climate about Climate Advocacy, Biofuels, and Managing Conflicting Values in Conservation. Re...

Updates on NEPA, the IAIA Conference in Italy, and Cumulative Effects with Ted Boling 11.04.2025 46:32

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ted Boling , Partner at Perkins Coie LLP about Updates on NEPA, the IAIA Conference in Italy, and Cumulative Effects. Read his full bio below. Special thanks to our...

AI, Career Pathing, and Pets with Lauren Schramm 04.04.2025 44:44

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Lauren Schramm , NEPA Manager about AI, Career Pathing, and Pets. Read her full bio below. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a futu...

Community Engagement, the Green Obsidian, and Fostering Kittens with Sierra Taliaferro 28.03.2025 46:02

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Sierra Taliaferro , founder of The Green Obsidian about Community Engagement, the Green Obsidian, and Fostering Kittens. Read her full bio below. Help us continue t...

FAEP, Mentoring, and Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu with Elva Peppers 21.03.2025 24:14

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Elva Peppers , President of Florida Environmental & Land Services, Inc. about FAEP, Mentoring, and Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Read her full bio belo...

Starting a Company, Using AI, and Multi-day Trail Hiking with Adam Loewentheil 14.03.2025 50:28

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Adam Loewentheil , Founder & CEO of Aldoa, about Starting a Company, Using AI, and Multi-day Trail Hiking. Read his full bio below. Help us continue to create gre...

Starting a Nonprofit, Tracking Pollution, and Developing Public Data with John Amos 07.03.2025 47:07

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with John Amos , Founder and CEO of the environmental nonprofit SkyTruth, about Starting a Nonprofit, Tracking Pollution, and Developing Public Data. Read his full bio be...

EPR Minisode 13: Navigating a Complex Job Market with Nic and Laura 28.02.2025 25:23

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode Nic and Laura discuss navigating the current job market. Help us continue to create great content! If you’d like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visi...

Climate Sustainability, Carbon Removal, and Clean Tech with Sotiria Anagnostou 21.02.2025 46:22

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Sotiria Anagnostou, Head of Climate Risk Technical Services and Executive Director of AZ CleanTech about Climate Sustainability, Carbon Removal, and Clean Tech. R...

Clothing Swaps, Developing a Startup, and Smash Bros with Samantha Cerwin 14.02.2025 43:59

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Samantha Cerwin , Co-founder & CEO at BeReworn about Clothing Swaps, Developing a Startup, and Smash Bros. Read her full bio below. Help us continue to create g...

Environmental Executive Orders, Managing Shifts between Administrations, and Sailing with Ted Boling 07.02.2025 47:57

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Ted Boling , Partner at Perkins Coie LLP about Environmental Executive Orders, Managing Shifts between Administrations, and Sailing. Read his full bio below. Help us...

National Wildlife Federation, Wildlife Conservation, and Monarch Butterflies with Mike Leahy 31.01.2025 52:07

Share your Field Stories! Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today’s episode, we talk with Mike Leahy, Senior Director of Wildlife Policy for the National Wildlife Federation , about National Wildlife Federation, Wildlife Conservation, and Monarch Butterfli...