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Sea Change

WWNO & WRKF
Climate Change
Louisiana
Hurricane Katrina
Gulf Of Mexico
Liquefied Natural Gas
Gulf Coast
Sea Level Rise
Coastal Restoration
BP Oil Spill
Environmental Impact
Mississippi River
Deepwater Horizon
Deep Sea Mining
Environmental Justice
Louisiana Coast
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Louisiana State University
Fossil Fuel Industry
New Orleans
Infrastructure

Living on the coast means living on the front lines of a rapidly changing planet. And as climate change transforms our coasts, that will transform our world.

Every two weeks, we bring you stories that illuminate, inspire, and sometimes enrage, as we dive deep into the environmental issues facing coastal communities on the Gulf Coast and beyond. We have a lot to save, and we have a lot of solutions... more

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Today, we take an immersive journey back to Germany's unique Hallig Islands, where centuries-old traditions and cultures have survived annual flooding through adaptation. But can a culture built around weathering storms adapt fast enough to survive c... more

For thousands of years, Indigenous communities along the Mississippi River and its tributaries built earthen mounds. Some complex constructions rose 8 stories high. These mounds were built for spiritual and religious reasons and also used as a refuge... more

SpaceX wants to build one of the biggest spaceports in the world on the Louisiana coast—a sprawling $100 billion complex near tiny Pecan Island, where marshes, birds, and generations of coastal communities are already living with a rapidly changing l... more

We love our beaches. We build homes beside them, vacation on them, and spend billions of dollars trying to keep them from disappearing. But beaches are supposed to move—and as sea levels rise, keeping them in place is becoming more expensive, more di... more

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Recent Guests

Dirk Jensen
Pellworm native, author, and guide who leads tours across the Wadden Sea mudflats.
Episode: Island Life: Adapting to Storms in the North Sea
Tamsin Walker
Journalist
DW Living Planet (Germany)
Episode: An Ancient Way to Survive Floods: Life on Germany’s Hallig Islands
Jonathan McDowell
Astrophysicist and spaceflight expert at Durham University (guest)
Durham University
Episode: Rockets and Wetlands: SpaceX Offers Big Money, Big Promises–Can it Help Save the Coast?
Gabe Giffin
Outdoor educator and former local resident
Lafayette (lives in Lafayette)
Episode: Rockets and Wetlands: SpaceX Offers Big Money, Big Promises–Can it Help Save the Coast?
James Karst
Communications Director, Center to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Center to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Episode: Rockets and Wetlands: SpaceX Offers Big Money, Big Promises–Can it Help Save the Coast?
Drew Hawkins
Gulf States Newsroom reporter
Gulf States Newsroom
Episode: Rockets and Wetlands: SpaceX Offers Big Money, Big Promises–Can it Help Save the Coast?
Rob Young
Coastal Geologist, Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shoreline
Program for the Study of Developed Shoreline
Episode: The Future of the Beach
Don Lyons
Director of Conservation, Audubon Seabird Institute
Audubon Seabird Institute
Episode: From Puffins to Pelicans: How to Save a Seabird
Geert Vlieger
Audio-documentarian featured in segment about Culatra
Independent producer / Culatra segment host
Episode: The Fight Over Culatra Island: When Nature Wins, Must People Lose?

Host

Carlyle Calhoun
Executive producer and host at WWNO New Orleans Public Radio

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 172 ratings
  • So informative!

    This is now one of my new favorite/go-to podcasts. It’s informative, well researched and produced, and also many of the episodes give me hope for the future of the climate. Thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    atman_asiya
    United States2 months ago
  • Typical pop science slop

    I am so, so tired of this formula. Start out with an unnecessarily dramatic and fundamentally inaccurate premise (we never talk about carbon unless it's to say carbon does something bad!), tell the audience what to think, trot out some "evidence," cherry pick what an expert says, play carefully selected man on the street interviews that supposedly support the premise (Dutch people are too confident about their ability to handle climate change!). Y'all must really think we're stupid, huh? That w... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    louislouislouislouis
    United States3 months ago
  • love the podcast

    This podcast combines three of my favorites things, food, coasts, and environmental reporting. Thank you for producing this podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Christopher Harrod
    United Statesa year ago
  • Lovely Listen

    Really lovely listen with great stories and insight. As a coastal person, it’s nice hearing about similar issues on other coasts and becoming more informed about the different, yet largely similar, environmental changes affecting creatures and populations inhabiting the surrounding areas. Thank you Sea Change!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ekacostae
    United Statesa year ago
  • So well done

    After hearing the fertilizer episode I had to leave a review. So often things are described as “complex” and yet they often are just not understood. I feel like I have a much greater understanding of the impact of what is happening. Thank you for your reporting. It’s valuable. Keep it up.!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    VeloSaint
    United Statesa year ago

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Many value the detailed explanations of complex environmental and coastal issues.
The human stories and range of local perspectives make coastal change feel immediate.
Some appreciate hopeful coverage of climate solutions, while one reviewer criticizes the framing as overly dramatic and directive.
Listeners praise the reporting as informative, well researched and clearly produced.

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#84
United States/Science/Nature
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#91
Canada/Science/Nature
Apple Podcasts
#25
Italy/Science/Nature
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#175
France/Science/Nature
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#238
Australia/Science/Nature
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#249
Germany/Science/Nature

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

From Foe to Friend: The Dutch Rethink Their War Against the Sea
Q: What is the core threat to the Dutch relationship with water as climate change progresses?
The risk is that the once-dominant engineering approach may need to yield to living with water, with more flexible, adaptive solutions as sea levels rise and weather events intensify.
It's All Elementary: Part 3 – Carbon
Q: You write about the beginning of the steam engine and industrial revolution, and how this was really a truly pivotal moment in human history that is still playing out. Take us back to that big turning point and why it's so important.
Humans were powered by carbon and, with the steam engine, could substitute labor with energy from fossil fuels, dramatically expanding growth and transforming societies, while also introducing environmental and social tradeoffs.
Losing Paradise
Q: What happened with House Bill 391 at the Louisiana Capitol?
The bill aimed to clarify public access to navigable waters but was defeated after strong opposition from landowners and oil companies, leaving the status quo and ambiguity intact.
Losing Paradise
Q: Why is public access to navigable waters such a contentious issue in Louisiana?
Because ownership of land that becomes water is disputed: landowners claim private rights over submerged land and minerals, while the state asserts public ownership of navigable waters and their beds, creating a legal and political battleground that is reinforced by economic interests in oil and gas.
Catching the Codfather
Q: Can you tell me about how you did ultimately get arrested?
The narrative explains how Rafael's business practices, including falsified documents and a cash-heavy operation, drew the attention of multiple federal agencies. Undercover agents posed as buyers, gathering evidence while Rafael explained his methods, which ultimately led to charges and his arrest as investigators pieced together the full extent of the operation.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Sea Change

What is Sea Change about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Reported stories about environmental change along the Gulf Coast and other shorelines connect climate science with the daily lives, livelihoods and choices of coastal communities. Episodes move between field reporting, historical investigation and conversations with scientists, advocates, residents, journalists and policymakers, covering subjects such as flooding, wetlands, fisheries, pollution, coastal development and adaptation. Host Carlyle Calhoun guides the reporting, with other contributors and reporters appearing in some stories.

The distinctive approach is place-based and human-centered: technical questions about sea-level rise, restoration, energy and conservation are grounded in encounters with the people most affected. The repor... more

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Recent guests on Sea Change include:

1. Dirk Jensen
2. Tamsin Walker
3. Jonathan McDowell
4. Gabe Giffin
5. James Karst
6. Drew Hawkins
7. Rob Young
8. Don Lyons

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