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Terra Informa

Science EN ↓ 456 episodes

A weekly environmental news program covering issues from across Canada & around the world.

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Endangered Habitat, Past and Present 20.05.2019 28:57

This week at Terra Informa we deep dive into the World Wildlife Foundation report on conservation lands, hear from University of Alberta professor Rene Belland about endangered species, and visit an archive from 2010 about a public land sale known as "Potatogate". ★ Support this podcast ★

Treaty, Climate Change, and Relationships to the Land 13.05.2019 28:55

This week we asked what treaty means for our relationships to land, the more-than-human, and to each other. ★ Support this podcast ★

Literature in the Face of Climate Crisis 06.05.2019 28:30

This week on Terra Informa, we’re diving into the world of storytelling and literature. How can the humanities help us prepare ourselves for the environmental troubles we are facing today and into the future? What do works of fiction have to do with environmental activism? ★ Support this podcast ★

Menstruation Innovation 29.04.2019 28:59

This week on Terra Informa, we're talking about periods. Own very own Terra Informer Sydney Karbonik recently hosted an educational event about the environmental, social and economic impact of menstrual products and what other options exist for women. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Sounds of Climate Activism 22.04.2019 29:16

This week on Terra Informa, our own Kesia Dias reads a self-written an open letter to Albertans about our complicated relationship with our environment, economy, and our future. We also provide a soundscape of content our Terra Informers collected at the youth climate strike that took place in Edmonton, Alberta on March 15, 2019 - sit back and picture yourself in the heart of the action as we brin...

In the grey —Alberta’s relationship with oil in a changing world 15.04.2019 29:02

Tune in to hear co-authors Elizabeth Gierl and Sofia Osborne read their feature article entitled “In the Grey”. They reflect on our relationship to oil and pose an important question - who's even buying? ★ Support this podcast ★

Elections and the Environment 08.04.2019 28:55

This week on Terra Informa, we talk about the recently released Canada's Changing Climate Report, which inspired us to revisit an archive about the 2013 flooding in Calgary. We also hear Alice Major recite some poetry from her book "Welcome to the Anthropocene", and get a run-down on Alberta's upcoming 2019 election. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Re Re Re Re Return of Terra Misinforma 01.04.2019 29:22

APRIL FOOLS HAS STRUCK AGAIN. Tune in to Terra Informa as we travel in time. Download episode now. What would the world look like if we made drastic changes and prevented climatic warming? How would politics change, stocks, resource market trends? How are people shopping now, what is the latest tech? Take a journey with […] ★ Support this podcast ★

Conspiring with Plants 25.03.2019 28:30

On the week's episode, York university associate professor Natasha Myers critiques 'the Anthropocene' and suggests that we radically conspire with plants ★ Support this podcast ★

Exploring the Unseen Environment 18.03.2019 28:18

We sent our volunteers out to report on either a breaking news story OR something that fits into the category: the unseen environment ★ Support this podcast ★

Avocado Toast and Environmentalism 11.03.2019 29:52

When you think of an environmentalist, what kind of person do you imagine? Does gender, race, or income influence this image? Is it all about eating organic avocado toast? Terra Informer Dylan Hall had the chance to investigate the complex and social ways we understand environmentalism and environmental practices by interviewing Dr. Emily Huddart Kennedy, sociology professor at the University of...

Environmentalism and Student Politics 25.02.2019 28:55

This week on Terra Informa, we’re talking about all things Sustainability. Listen in to hear what our UAlberta undergraduate SU presidential candidates, Akanksha Bhatnagar and Andre Bourgeois are thinking about the future of sustainability resources on campus, the position they are taking on the environmental issues of today, and a sneak preview of their platform. […] ★ Support this podcast ★

Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Wild Meat, Wild Stories 18.02.2019 29:14

This week we’re bringing you a radio documentary produced by Roisin Graham. It was produced as a part of a CSL project for the course AREC 173 at the University of Alberta. This short documentary explores the challenges to Indigenous food sovereignty. Roisin interviewed indigenous activist, Nigel Henri-Robinson, and treaty 8 consultant, Jessica Cardinal. They […] ★ Support this podcast ★

Dad’s World Was My Refuge 11.02.2019 29:00

This week on Terra Informa, Sofia Osborne (a Terra Informer herself) reads us a piece she recently wrote for The Tyee, an independent, Canadian, online magazine. The story recounts Sofia's experience being isolated on Saturna Island during the worst wind storm in BC Hydro history. The storm rocked BC's west coast this past December, while Sofia's article was just released. We’ll chat about the pie...

Asking the questions and LICHEN the answers with Amanda Schutz 04.02.2019 28:26

This week on Terra Informa, we have an interview from illustrator and designer, Amanda Schutz. You may have seen her nature inspired artwork and whimsical designs all over Edmonton, particularly at the newly opened Royal Alberta Museum. Terra Informers Charlotte Thomasson and Kesia Dias got the chance to sit down with her and find out about all things lichen. ★ Support this podcast ★

Investigating in Alberta 21.01.2019 29:08

This week we present a single interview, between Terra Informer Sofia Osborne and Sharon Riley, an investigative journalist covering energy and the environment in Alberta for The Narwhal, an independent online magazine that reports on the basis that climate change is a real and happening issue. ★ Support this podcast ★

De-Extinction: Should We Resurrect Extinct Animal Species? 14.01.2019 28:50

What if we could bring extinct animal species back from the dead? This week, Terra Informer Sofia Osborne brings us a story about de-extinction: the use of selective breeding, cloning, and genetic engineering to “resurrect” extinct species. This technology poses a lot of moral and ethical questions—would these “de-extincted” animal species be authentic? Could they ever be wild? Do we owe it to the...

Myrtle and Charlie Ed, Revisited 07.01.2019 29:09

This week on Terra Informa, we return to The Ballad of Myrtle and Charlie Ed, a documentary from our archives, presented by Anthony Goertz. This is story about discovering a story - one filled with charm, heart, and a great elephant escape! Headlines cover Canada's reception at COP24, Chinese internment of Uyghurs and Muslims in East Turkistan, and new research on cooperative bat behaviour. ★ Supp...

Sponge Reefs of the Pacific Canadian Deep 17.12.2018 29:26

Terra Informer Jeremie Mahaux speaks with Nathan Grant, a graduate student at the University of Alberta. ★ Support this podcast ★

Winter Cycling & Christmas Tree Debacles 10.12.2018 28:49

This week we bring you two wintry archives! First a debate: which is "greener"? An artificial or a real Christmas tree? Carson Fong finds out! Then winter cycling - sounds scary? Turns out it might not be as awful as it sounds. ★ Support this podcast ★

Camping, climbing and COP24 03.12.2018 29:00

This week on Terra Informa, we dig in to COP24 and follow a conversation between new Terra Informer Kesia and outdoor enthusiast Yuliya Fakhr. Kesia and Yuliya explore the independence and liberation experienced in the Great Outdoors, the connection between spirituality and nature, and what it's like to be a first-time rock climber. ★ Support this podcast ★

Talking Indigenous-led Environmental Assessment with The Firelight Group 26.11.2018 29:05

This week on Terra Informa, we have an interview with Dr. Ginger Gibson, one of the directors and founders of the Firelight Group, an organization that works to support Indigenous peoples and governments defending their rights and their land. Terra Informer Dylan Hall spoke with Ginger about the Firelight Group and the successes they’ve seen, […] ★ Support this podcast ★

Pinhole Cameras and Changing Oceans 19.11.2018 28:55

This week we dive into an interview with Natalie Baird, a Masters student using participatory art methods to document Inuit knowledge in Canada’s north, and explore how this knowledge can be applied to climate change. Natalie’s work takes place in Pangnirtung - an Inuit community in Nunavut, located on Baffin Island. In the interview, Hannah and Natalie talk about sharing local knowledge, the acce...

Thinking Like A Plant 12.11.2018 29:04

What is it like to be a plant? Do plants make choices? Do they...think? This week on Terra Informa, we turn to Charly Blais' interview with Megan Ljubotina, a graduate student at the University of Alberta to find out about the ways plants make decisions to improve their vitality, survival and fitness. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Most Terra-fying FunDrive Yet! 05.11.2018 29:17

This week we're bringing you a ~ spooky ~ recap of our FunDrive episode that aired LIVE in Edmonton last week. FunDrive is CJSR 88.5fm's annual fundraiser and thanks to you we surpassed our goal! For this show, we summoned the ghosts of past terra informers and reminisced with these apparitions about the best parts of community radio and podcasting! ★ Support this podcast ★