Doctor Chuck Stead Phd.

"Get the Lead Out" with Doctor Chuck Stead

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Dr. Chuck Stead was raised in the Village of Hillburn, in the Ramapo Mountains of Lower New York. Get the Lead Out is a chronical of the environmental degradation of a water shed and its deadly impact on an indigenous population. A skilled storyteller, Dr. Stead studied at the Vermont Institute of Social Ecology and received his PhD at the Antioch New England School of Environmental Studies. This podcast follows his journey from boyhood, hunting and trapping in the Torne Valley of Ramapo where he first discovered Ford Motor Company’s pollution of the watershed, and on to the culmination of a F...

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Doctor Chuck Stead Phd.

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Fordism 21.04.2023 32:23

Episode: 8 Fordism, Part One, Into the little Ramapo Valley, Ford Motor Company set up shop in 1955. But what was behind this American Icon? In today's episode we look back at the origin of Fordism. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1 Please remember to tell your friends and family...

The Ramapoughs - Part 3 14.04.2023 38:24

Episode 7: The Ramapoughs, Part Three, Whether it is genealogists or ethnographers, the Keepers of the Pass face institutionalized racism, Still, as the locals know, the Ramapough Nation is undaunted in their drive toward recognition. Guest: Chief Mann of the Turtle ClanYou can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lea...

The Ramapoughs - Part 2 07.04.2023 35:45

Episode 6: The Ramapoughs, Part Two, In this episode we learn more about the 'People of the Land', and how they are continually identified according to the lens of a white dominant society. Guest: Chief Mann of the Turtle ClanYou can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1 Please remember to te...

The Ramapoughs - Part 1 31.03.2023 28:16

In this episode from Get the Lead Out, Chuck is introduced to a thread of culture that runs through the members of the Ramapough Nation. Sharing a church kneeler with a childhood friend many years ago he hears the whispered prayer of an ancient people. Guest: Chief Mann of the Turtle Clan. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore...

Iron From Stone - Part 2 24.03.2023 32:36

Family stories, history, and folklore mix to embody the nature of place. The Ramapo Pass with an industrial history emerging in the 18th century adjusted to a manufacturing economy by the 20th century, and experienced an ever-changing valley as it depended upon technology. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-...

Iron From Stone - Part 1 17.03.2023 29:23

The early industrial period in the Ramapo Mountains involved iron mining and the drawing of iron from stone. Stories emerged from this multi-cultural mix of native and non-native community. Follow the boy trapper into the library of the last patriarch of the Pierson Iron Works. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get...

Trapper's Story - Part 2 10.03.2023 32:58

Building upon a close understanding of the animals he hunted, Dr. Stead made observations of the changing nature of both the wildlife and their habitat. Ever the student naturalist, the boy trapper kept notes on his trapline and deepened his relationship with nature. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-o...

Trapper's Story - Part 1 03.03.2023 33:55

Trappers Story, Part One: Raised in a hunting community, Dr. Stead shares his introduction to the rural woodlore of his childhood. Learning to trap, he follows his father back into a 19th century tradition that will expose him to a 20th century crisis. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428...