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Katharine Wilkinson
Climate leader; editor and author
All We Can Save Project / Climate Wayfinding
Episode: Katharine K. Wilkinson, "Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home" (Amber Lotus Publishing, 2026)
Priyanka Kumar
Naturalist, filmmaker, author of The Light Between Apple Trees
The Light Between Apple Trees (author)
Episode: Priyanka Kumar, "Light Between Apple Trees: Rediscovering the Wild Through a Beloved American Fruit" (Island Press, 2025)
Tim Altenhof
Author and architect; senior scientist in architectural theory
University of Innsbruck
Episode: Tim Altenhof, "Breathing Space: The Architecture of Pneumatic Beings" (Zone Books, 2026)
Dr. Wout Saelens
Author of Fossil Consumerism, Energy, Ecology and Everyday Life in the Early Modern Low Countries
University of Antwerp; University of Brussels
Episode: Wout Saelens, "Fossil Consumerism: Energy, Ecology and Everyday Life in the Early Modern Low Countries" (Leuven UP, 2026)
Caroline Tracey
Author of Salt Lakes, An Unnatural History
Author
Episode: Caroline Tracey, "Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History" (W. W. Norton, 2026)
Vojta Hybl
Geologist turned illustrator and author of Rocks, A Guide to the Stones Around Us and the Stories They Tell
Frances Lincoln (publisher)
Episode: Vojta Hybl, "Rocks: A Guide to the Stones Around Us and the Stories They Tell" (Frances Lincoln, 2026)
Nikita Kaur Simpson
Anthropologist and author of Tension, Mental Distress and Embodied Inequality in the Western Himalayas
SOAS, University of London (as stated during interview)
Episode: Nikita Kaur Simpson, "Tension: Mental Distress and Embodied Inequality in the Western Himalayas" (Duke UP, 2026)
Becca Voelcker
Author of Land Cinema in an Age of Extraction
Goldsmiths, University of London
Episode: Becca Voelcker, "Land Cinema in an Age of Extraction" (U California Press, 2025)
Daniel Mohseni Kabir Bäckström
Anthropologist focusing on Blang Mountains and author of chapter in Religion and Ecological Crises
University of Oslo (guest researcher)
Episode: Gods and the State: Environmental Change in the Blang Mountains, China

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of New Books in Environmental Studies

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 70 ratings
  • Great series

    As an environmental social scientist, this series is a great way to keep up with the literature. A lot of coverage of the more critical theoretical side of the field, but that reflects monograph publishing.

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Priyanka Kumar, "Light Between Apple Trees: Rediscovering the Wild Through a Beloved American Fruit" (Island Press, 2025)
Q: Could you talk about the structure of the book and how you arrived at presenting it in monthly chapters?
The structure emerged as a natural outcome after writing and editing; it allows for a dynamic blend of personal narrative with scientific and historical study, making the material more engaging and accessible while still rigorous.
Vojta Hybl, "Rocks: A Guide to the Stones Around Us and the Stories They Tell" (Frances Lincoln, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book? Why might we be rock-blind and how do you think we can fix it with tools like this?
I'm a geologist turned illustrator who began communicating geology through art, using Rocks on Paper and eventually writing a book to blend scientific explanations with narrative stories about rocks, aiming to help people see the rocks that surround them and understand their histories, not just identify them.
Lauren M. MacLean, "Negotiating Power and Inequality in Ghana: Electricity and Citizenship as Reciprocity (Indiana UP, 2026)
Q: Tell us about the book and its core questions.
Lauren MacLean explains that the central aim is to understand why electricity, a public good, is so closely tied to notions of citizenship in Ghana, and how spatial inequality shapes access and political response.
Gods and the State: Environmental Change in the Blang Mountains, China
Q: What are the two linked ecological crises you discuss, and how are they connected?
The two crises are escalating use of fertilizers/agrochemicals causing land sickness and biodiversity loss in the forest; they are interlinked because intensified land use alters habitat and soil conditions, which in turn affects pest dynamics and wildlife, revealing an intertwined ecological story rather than separate problems.
Gods and the State: Environmental Change in the Blang Mountains, China
Q: What kind of place is the Blang Mountains and how did you end up studying it?
The Blang Mountains are an upland, cross-border region with a history of autonomous community life that has been increasingly penetrated by state power; my path into the field began through serendipitous interest in local tattooing and grew into an extended PhD project focusing on ghosts, gods, and ecological change.

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The content centers around in-depth discussions of scholarly research in environmental studies, featuring faculty and researchers who present their latest books and findings. Topics range widely from the intersections of social justice, environmental policy, and urban development to ecological issues faced globally, notably in crisis scenarios like climate change and environmental impacts on local communities. This podcast is distinctive for its academic rigor and diverse range of topics, appealing to listeners interested in gaining insights from experts in fields related to environmental science, political philosophy, and cultural studies. It likely attracts those who are not only academics but also practitioners and advocates seeking to u... more

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