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Environmental Justice
Hayti
North Carolina
Urban Renewal
Highway 147
Climate Change
Durham
Wood Pellet Industry
Environmental Injustices
Slavery
Black Wall Street
Environmental Injustice
Pollution
Hurricane Helene
Okefenokee Swamp
Biomass Industry
Turpentine Industry
Fairbluff, North Carolina
Hurricane Florence
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Broken Ground is a podcast produced by the Southern Environmental Law Center digging up environmental stories in the South.

PublishesTwice monthlyEpisodes46Founded7 years ago
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On her group walking tours around Durham’s Hayti District, performance artist Aya Shabu brings Black history to life, transporting visitors back to Hayti in its heyday. Once known as a Black Wall Street, the community was founded by freed people from... more

A “keeper of memory” and Director of the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites, Michelle Lanier has built a career on understanding layers of history underlying our Southern landscapes, not just battlefields and burial grounds, but native p... more

Writer Latria Graham helps us unearth the surprising ways in which long-ago plantations and modern environmental injustices are intertwined in the South. From some of the earliest Freedmen’s communities built on frequently flooded land, to contempora... more

On a map, you can often spot pollution sources like a power plant, a highway, or a factory. But why were these things built where they are, and who lives next door? Answering those questions reveals a surprising truth: it’s often a short distance fro... more

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Recent Guests

Aya Shabu
Founder and lead tour guide of Whistle Stop Tours; an artist, and a teaching artist and preservationist.
Whistle Stop Tours
Episode: Aya Shabu: Highway Through the Heart
Michelle Lanier
Director of North Carolina Historic Sites, writer, educator, filmmaker, and folklorist with deep roots in North Carolina.
North Carolina Historic Sites
Episode: Michelle Lanier: What the Land Witnessed
Latria Graham
Storyteller, college professor, farmer, fifth-generation South Carolinian, and writer
Episode: Latria Graham: The Roots of Environmental Injustices
Justin Overton
Coosa Riverkeeper and environmental advocate
Coosa Riverkeeper
Episode: The Fishers' Right To Know
Mark Griffin
Boat repairman who suffered health issues from pollution
Episode: The Fishers' Right To Know
Ronald Woody
Local fisherman who shares his relationship with fishing for sustenance
Episode: The Fishers' Right To Know
David Kennard
Local fisherman who talks about fishing practices in contaminated waters
Episode: The Fishers' Right To Know
Sarah Stokes
Senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center
Southern Environmental Law Center
Episode: The Fishers' Right To Know

Host

Lianna First-Gerai
Host of the podcast, actively engages with themes of environmental justice and community advocacy. Lianna brings a thoughtful perspective to discussions, emphasizing personal stories of activism and community resilience.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 323 ratings
  • One of my favorite podcasts!

    I have been listening to Broken Ground for 5 years and I cannot get enough. SELC does great work helping people, teaching people, and listening to people. This is THE environmental podcast, especially if you live in the south.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Rocker16000
    United Statesa year ago
  • Jonathan Vigliotti interview

    What a wonderfully produced piece with a truly pertinent discussion about the fragility of so many places due to the threats of climate change and the resistance by many to act in a way that recognizes the reality of it and the destruction it causes. I enjoyed its emphasis on finding solutions such as pivoting to different building materials.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    flow3rg1rl
    United Statesa year ago
  • great podcast

    loved this podcast, great environmental podcast about Southern US

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    shaggenstein
    United States2 years ago
  • Excellent

    I have been getting these nice postcards from SELC for awhile, but being busy I hadn’t paid too much attention to them — until now. I noticed that the latest one mentioned this podcast and I thought “well, that should be easy” since podcasts make it easy to enjoy documentaries whenever you have spare moments or can easily multitask.

    So I began listening and loved it. I did not even know about this infamous pipeline (just those involving First Americans), nor about Al Gore’s involvement (I’m ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Walker-Person5922
    United States2 years ago
  • Wonderfully produced

    An important and meaningful season! Great storytelling, lots of voices and audio from the community, excellent sound and editing. Worth a listen!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    theonceovertwice
    United States3 years ago

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The podcast is praised for its thorough research and informative content regarding environmental justice and climate change.
Listeners feel a strong connection to the topics discussed, particularly in terms of community activism and resilience.
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Quality production and thoughtful presentation enhance the experience for the audience.

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#31
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Apple Podcasts
#224
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#37
Argentina/Government
Apple Podcasts
#96
Sweden/Government
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#161
Ireland/Government

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Jonathan Vigliotti on Connecting the Climate Dots
Q: Why did you choose to focus specifically on small towns?
Small towns are impacted hardest by extreme weather, lacking the infrastructure and spotlight that larger cities receive.
Jonathan Vigliotti on Connecting the Climate Dots
Q: What was it that drove you to focus on climate change and sort of building resilience?
It was a realization over time that these storms are not isolated occurrences, they are all connected to climate science.
The Fishers' Right To Know
Q: How is it that Alabama waterways have been allowed to become so polluted?
The waterways face pollution mainly due to mercury emissions from power plants and failing sewer systems, compounded by a lack of investment in infrastructure.

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Focusing on critical environmental issues, this podcast explores how historical contexts shape modern-day environmental justice challenges, particularly in the Southern United States. Episodes feature an array of topics such as the legacy of plantation slavery, the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, and the resistance movements against polluting industries. Noteworthy is the emphasis on personal narratives, community activism, and the voices of those directly affected by environmental degradation, making these stories not only informative but also deeply relatable and compelling for the listeners.

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Recent guests on Broken Ground include:

1. Aya Shabu
2. Michelle Lanier
3. Latria Graham
4. Justin Overton
5. Mark Griffin
6. Ronald Woody
7. David Kennard
8. Sarah Stokes

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