# environment (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 34 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover environment. Page: Feed: --- ## [Caught between silence and visibility: LGBTQ+ experiences in Mozambique](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/22/caught-between-silence-and-visibility-lgbtq-experiences-in-mozambique/) _2026-08-22 · Liam Anderson · Global Voices_ In Mozambique, the lack of laws criminalizing LGBTQ+ identities is often taken as a sign of tolerance. However, for many transgender people and LBQ women, their everyday reality tells a different story. ## [The everyday guardians: Rana Tharu women’s implicit roles in Nepal](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/21/the-everyday-guardians-rana-tharu-womens-implicit-roles-in-nepal/) _2026-08-21 · Civic Media Observatory · Global Voices_ In this month's Narrative Spotter, we explore an implicit narrative shared through the everyday dynamics of the Rana Tharus in Nepal. ## [How changing diets are creating new markets for Africa’s Indigenous crops](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/21/how-changing-diets-are-creating-new-markets-for-africas-indigenous-crops/) _2026-08-21 · Bird · Global Voices_ "A growing number of consumers with celiac disease are unable to consume gluten-containing foods such as bread and therefore rely on alternative gluten-free products..." ## [‘Indigenous languages and cultures are surviving, and will continue to survive’: Interview with Juang-language writer Kshetrabasi Juanga](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/20/indigenous-languages-and-cultures-are-surviving-and-will-continue-to-survive-interview-with-juang-language-writer-kshetrabasi-juanga/) _2026-08-20 · Subhashish Panigrahi · Global Voices_ An Indian educator is documenting his vulnerable Indigenous language on YouTube. He hopes his videos “will create an invaluable resource for the entire humankind.” ## [What's Really Going On Inside Animals' Heads?](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12369_3cf8e2ca-8e9f-4314-8ea8-71a31f9d1fb2&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12369%2Fthepulse.xml) _2026-08-20 · webmaster@whyy.com (WHYY) · The Pulse_ Do animals feel love, anger, or empathy? Researchers have long dismissed such ideas as anthropomorphism, arguing that attributing human emotions to animals was unscientific. But as we learn more about animal sentience, that’s starting to change — and, in the process, we’re learning more than ever about the complex inner lives of animals, including why we may be more alike than we once thought. On… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/12369/3cf8e2ca-8e9f-4314-8ea8-71a31f9d1fb2/thepulse20260227.mp3) ## [The discursive function of gendered online hate speech in Kosovo](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/20/the-discursive-function-of-gendered-online-hate-speech-in-kosovo/) _2026-08-20 · Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe · Global Voices_ The most common form of sexism was the systematic delegitimization of women in public life. Two-thirds of all sexist comments sought to undermine women’s participation in politics, media, or public debate. ## [Amid political and economic pressure, Brazil sees a rise in land conflicts and the murders of Indigenous people](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/19/amid-political-and-economic-pressure-brazil-sees-a-rise-in-land-conflicts-and-the-murders-of-indigenous-people/) _2026-08-19 · Fernanda Canofre · Global Voices_ Growing cases of violence against Indigenous people are linked to an impasse on the framework of rights and pressure against land demarcation, says the organization that advocates for Indigenous rights ## [The invisible crisis that strips people of citizenship](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/19/the-invisible-crisis-that-strips-people-of-citizenship/) _2026-08-19 · Malka Older · Global Voices_ This issue fascinates me because of its near-invisibility: As many of our Spotlight articles observe, citizenship is easy to take for granted when you receive it automatically and never have to defend it. ## [Summer Camp: Crocus-Pocus](https://www.wbur.org/circleround/2026/08/18/summer-camp-crocus-pocus) _2026-08-18 · WBUR · Circle Round_ Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Jacob Laval (The Unbreakable Boy, John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch) and Amanda Warren (The Night Agent, East New York) headline a Sicilian tale about sowing the seeds of kindness, compassion and crocuses. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here . [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR7484753712.mp3) ## [Green News Report 8/18/2026](https://BradBlog.com/audio/greennews/GNR_081826.mp3) _2026-08-18 · GreenNews@BradBlog.com (Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen) · Green News Report w/ Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen_ with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen [Listen](https://BradBlog.com/audio/greennews/GNR_081826.mp3) ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aFHrSnSVjTp8) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## Beronda L. Montgomery, "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy" (Henry Holt & Co.) _2026-08-18 · New Books in Environmental Studies_ The histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were domesticated by an enslaved African named Antoine; sycamore trees were both havens and signposts for people trying to escape enslavement; poplar trees are historically associated with lynching; and willow bark has offered the gift of medicine. These trees, and others, testify not only to the complexity of… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK2502117676.mp3) ## [Who are the M23 Rebels in eastern DRC?](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/18/who-are-the-m23-rebels-in-eastern-drc/) _2026-08-18 · Laura · Global Voices_ In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an armed group known as the M23 imposes its authority on local communities. But what is the history behind this movement? ## Citrix Secure Spaces Flex: A Smarter, More Secure Way to Power Modern Developer Environments _2026-08-17 · XenTegra · The Citrix Session_ In Season 2, Episode 2 of The Citrix Session, XenTegra's Andy Whiteside and Charles Anderson are joined by Citrix's Tarkan Kocoglu, Mathew Varghese, and Somesh Naidu to discuss Citrix Secure Spaces Flex and how it's transforming secure, modern developer environments. The conversation explores container based development, zero trust security for code and secrets, persona based pricing, AI agent… [Listen](https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/6a539c922e259feda8b6f1b5ecfaa6da1743adaa2b52ae26ac5898439c4c2b40/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIwNjk3M2FlOS01YzM2LTQwMmEtYjA5ZC0zMDM1ZjA5ZTYwMjciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJiNzY1ZDY3OC0xM2U5LTQ2YTItYTIxOC0zNWZkNGQwZGY0OTMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTgxYTg4ZTI3MTZhMjg2ZGRjMjYwNzQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE3Y2I2MGM1Zjg5NWRiNzkwZTU0NTRmL3RoZS1jaXRyaXgtc2Vzc2lvbi1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTgtMTJfXzIwLTYtMy5tcDMifQ==.mp3) ## [From DMs to data: How an anonymous platform is turning students’ stories into fuel for change in North Macedonia](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/17/from-dms-to-data-how-an-anonymous-platform-is-turning-students-stories-into-fuel-for-change-in-north-macedonia/) _2026-08-17 · Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe · Global Voices_ Digital Student Voice is an online platform where students can anonymously report issues ranging from delays in scholarships to deteriorating living conditions in student dormitories and violations of student rights. ## [Designing for Student Success](https://oneder.fireside.fm/designing-for-student-success) _2026-08-17 · ksteitz@oneworkplace.com (One Workplace) · ONEder Podcast_ ONEder Podcast host CCB speaks with Dr. Dana Emerson of the College of Marin and Andrea Gifford of Group 4 Architecture about the vision and design of the new David Wayne Coon Center for Student Success. The conversation explores how consolidating student services, the library, wellness resources, dining, and learning spaces into a single, welcoming hub supports the “whole student” while… [Listen](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a1444448-6f6d-4274-b214-85869006ed72/dc28010a-0254-41e5-98b2-258ca624345a.mp3) ## [Mass. highway head outlines state's plan to reduce wrong-way driving](https://www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/08/14/wrong-way-crashes-highway-road-safety) _2026-08-17 · WBUR · WBUR Up Next_ Police cited more than 500 people a year for wrong-way driving in Massachusetts each of the past two years. That’s significantly more than in previous years going back almost a decade. [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR9089758324.mp3) ## [Wisconsin Farmer Answers Your Questions About Wind Energy](https://cleanwisconsin.libsyn.com/wisconsin-farmer-answers-your-questions-about-wind-energy) _2026-08-17 · The Defender_ In this episode, Amy heads to Columbia County to separate fact from fiction about wind energy… and learn a thing or two about cows. Host: Amy Barrilleaux Guest: Jerry Cigelske, 2nd generation Wisconsin farmer [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cleanwisconsin/Farmer_Answers_Your_Questions_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=1801010) ## [Who was here first? The two meanings of ‘Indigenous’ in Europe](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/17/who-was-here-first-the-two-meanings-of-indigenous-in-europe/) _2026-08-17 · Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe · Global Voices_ The Balkans are a dramatic case of how hate justified by nativism helped fuel actual wars, but similar “justifications” emerged elsewhere. ## [Escalation of sexual violence raises alarm in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/16/escalation-of-sexual-violence-raises-alarm-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/) _2026-08-16 · Laura · Global Voices_ In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, violence against women has become an increasingly common problem. Figures from the first quarter of 2026 expose a major gender-based violence (GBV) crisis. ## Take Heart _2026-08-16 · Faith Church Peshtigo Sermons_ [Listen](https://clovermedia.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/store/22f896eb-933c-4eb3-a6cc-c9e2a06285a1/de9b662cea/audio.mp3) ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uEYjjBMHjBJB) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## Karen M'Closkey and Keith VanDerSys eds., "Media Matters in Landscape Architecture" (Applied Research & Design, 2025) _2026-08-16 · New Books in Environmental Studies_ Media Matters in Landscape Architecture (Applied Research & Design, 2025) goes behind the scenes to consider how media technologies that have emerged in recent decades are shaping the practices of artists, designers, engineers, and scientists. The media infrastructure of climate science and Earth remote sensing, coupled with the increased availability of spatial information and modeling software,… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK8662124383.mp3) ## [‘The Sigh of the Earth’: Fragments from communities overlooked after Venezuela’s earthquakes](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/16/the-sigh-of-the-earth-fragments-from-communities-overlooked-after-venezuelas-earthquakes/) _2026-08-16 · Saúl Zerpa · Global Voices_ Combining documentary photography, personal testimony, and digital intervention, the project preserves the quieter aftermath of Venezuela’s underreported communities after the earthquakes. ## Sophie Chao, "Land of Famished Beings: West Papuan Theories of Hunger" (Duke UP, 2025) _2026-08-15 · New Books in Environmental Studies_ In Land of Famished Beings : West Papuan Theories of Hunger (Duke UP, 2025), Sophie Chao examines how Indigenous Marind communities understand and theorize hunger in lowland West Papua, a place where industrial plantation expansion and settler-colonial violence are radically reconfiguring ecologies, socialities, and identities. Instead of seeing hunger as an individual, biophysical state defined… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK6601620313.mp3) ## [A mosque built by a transgender person raises questions about faith and belonging in Pakistan](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/15/a-mosque-built-by-a-transgender-person-raises-questions-about-faith-and-belonging-in-pakistan/) _2026-08-15 · Syeda Noor Fatima · Global Voices_ A transgender man in Pakistan built a mosque hoping it would offer an inclusive space for worship. Instead, he faces harassment from neighbors amid growing attacks on the trans community. ## [Kelp, Climate, and the Future of Farming](https://aclimatechange.substack.com/p/kelp-climate-and-the-future-of-farming) _2026-08-14 · A Climate Change · A Climate Change’s with Matt Matern_ What if one of the most promising climate solutions didn’t require more land, more freshwater, more fertilizer, or even more feed? ## [The Herat arrests are a defining moment of Taliban repression in Afghanistan](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/14/the-herat-arrests-are-a-defining-moment-of-taliban-repression-in-afghanistan/) _2026-08-14 · Fatima Yousofi · Global Voices_ A visit to a market, a medical appointment, or a family gathering is no longer judged only by necessity, but also by the possibility of being questioned, humiliated, or detained. ## [Destruction of the Jewish Bund w/ Molly Crabapple](https://thedig.blubrry.net/podcast/destruction-of-the-jewish-bund-w-molly-crabapple/) _2026-08-14 · The Dig_ Featuring Molly Crabapple on her book Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund . The second in a two-part interview. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Buy Decolonizing Money at Plutobooks.com Buy Femmephilia at Haymarketbooks.org [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/thedig/content.blubrry.com/thedig/The_Dig-EP_536-Crabapple.mp3) ## [This hour of life is magic](https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2024/08/23/rehoboth-beach-motherhood-empty-nest-meaghan-shields) _2026-08-14 · WBUR · Cognoscenti_ In the empty nest articles I read last summer, there was a lot of advice about relationships with other people, writes Meaghan Shields. But I had no idea that becoming an empty nester would improve my relationship with myself. [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR7212904182.mp3) ## [Local startups bet big on sleep technology](https://www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/08/14/sleep-technology-ai-startup) _2026-08-14 · WBUR · WBUR Up Next_ The companies make products like earbuds, headbands, and sleep masks that claim to help you snooze. [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR5912338242.mp3) ## [She lost her voice to cancer. She brought it back using AI](https://www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/08/13/artifical-intelligence-ai-voice-clone-cancer-als) _2026-08-14 · WBUR · WBUR Up Next_ Cancer took away Alice Harty’s ability to speak. She's one of a growing number of people who have turned to AI to replicate their voice. [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR5228600558.mp3) ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/19nCqXFFf44W) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Fruit of the Loom: Horn of Lies](https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2026/08/14/fruit-of-the-loom) _2026-08-14 · WBUR · Endless Thread_ The brand Fruit of the Loom is almost ubiquitous in the world of underwear and casual wear. You have likely seen its logo, if not on your own body, on store racks or at least in ads. Now, in your mind's eye, picture it. What do you see? For years, countless people have been taking to the internet to share their memory of the Fruit of the Loom logo. A lot of them have the same memory – a basket,… [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR9100425353.mp3) ## [Chadian environmental activist Hindou Oumarou: ‘AI governance must respect Indigenous peoples’](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/14/chadian-environmental-activist-hindou-oumarou-ai-governance-must-respect-indigenous-peoples/) _2026-08-14 · Dialogue Earth · Global Voices_ How AI expansion may affect environments, water and biodiversity, or the rights of communities whose territories and knowledge are being encroached upon ## [Andy Burnham's first weeks: Social media and Government communications analysis](https://www.abbasmarketing.com/marketing-podcast/andy-burnham-social-media) _2026-08-14 · The Built Environment Marketing Show: marketing strategies and tactics for architects and engineers_ Andy Burnham has been Prime Minister for few weeks and the content he's been pushing out has been relentless. Reddit AMAs, a chair in a square in Cardiff, a TikTok account built from zero, 26 posts in two weeks in fact. Politics aside, there's a serious comms strategy running underneath all of it, and it is worth understanding if you are running marketing and BD for a professional firm. I am… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/32d4423b-1918-46cb-82b2-c1784efcea31.mp3) ## [Conflict-displaced women facing growing risk of sexual violence in eastern DRC](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/13/conflict-displaced-women-facing-growing-risk-of-sexual-violence-in-eastern-drc/) _2026-08-13 · Laura · Global Voices_ In areas gripped by armed conflict, sexual violence against women is prevalent. However, the perpetrators are not only soldiers or armed rebels. ## [Green News Report 8/13/2026](https://BradBlog.com/audio/greennews/GNR_081326.mp3) _2026-08-13 · GreenNews@BradBlog.com (Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen) · Green News Report w/ Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen_ with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen [Listen](https://BradBlog.com/audio/greennews/GNR_081326.mp3) ## [A Democratic incumbent got crushed in Conn., showing how New England's politics are changing](https://www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/08/13/larson-bronin-markey-mckee-incumbent) _2026-08-13 · WBUR · WBUR Up Next_ Politico reporter Lisa Kashinsky says the result should put other New England incumbent politicians on edge. [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR4593262955.mp3) ## [Old South Meeting House highlights local shoemaker's role in fomenting Revolution](https://www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/08/13/old-south-meeting-house-shoemakers-american-revolution) _2026-08-13 · WBUR · WBUR Up Next_ George Robert Twelves Hewes was a local shoemaker who participated in a lot of events leading up to the American Revolution. Now, the Old South Meeting House in Boston is sharing more of his story with artifacts and testimony. [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR1632594621.mp3) ## [‘Silence has become both more dangerous and more complicit’: An interview with Lebanese-British artist, Amale Khlat](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/13/silence-has-become-both-more-dangerous-and-more-complicit-an-interview-with-lebanese-british-artist-amale-khlat/) _2026-08-13 · Omid Memarian · Global Voices_ “In an age when images of war circulate constantly without producing understanding or action, I am interested in the screen that makes you stop.” ## [Quitting Antidepressants: From Withdrawal to Tapering One Step at a Time](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12369_b62684cf-966d-4341-aea5-4b5b25204f55&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12369%2Fthepulse.xml) _2026-08-13 · webmaster@whyy.com (WHYY) · The Pulse_ Erica Gerard tried to find the right antidepressant for over two decades, one where the benefits outweighed the side effects. Finally, she decided to get off her medication. What followed was a harrowing journey she was not prepared for. On this episode, what people should consider before quitting. We also explore whether new tools could help doctors better match patients with medications.… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/12369/b62684cf-966d-4341-aea5-4b5b25204f55/thepulse20260814.mp3) ## [What it is like to run a business as a woman in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/12/what-it-is-like-to-run-a-business-as-a-woman-in-taliban-controlled-afghanistan/) _2026-08-12 · Global Voices Eurasia · Global Voices_ “The future of Afghanistan is getting darker day by day, and especially for women.” ## [How a Massachusetts-made car upended a 1909 car race from New York City to Seattle](https://www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/08/12/stoneham-massachusetts-automobile-car-race) _2026-08-12 · WBUR · WBUR Up Next_ An automobile race across the United States was held in 1909, when many up-and-coming car manufacturers were throwing their hats in this new age of transportation. And for one of these up-and-comers was a little, unknown factory from Stoneham, Massachusetts: Shawmut. It's all detailed in Boston-based author Eric Moskowitz's new book, "The Hardest, Longest Race." [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR8672225570.mp3) ## Jarvis C. McInnis, "Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South" (Columbia UP, 2025) _2026-08-12 · New Books in Environmental Studies_ Built on the grounds of a former cotton plantation, the Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington, offered agricultural and industrial education as a strategy for Black self-determination. There―and in many other communities in the U.S. South, the Caribbean, and Central America―Black people repurposed and regenerated what had been a place of enslavement into a site for imagining… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK4941384144.mp3) ## [After 30 years of cultural revival, the Siraya reclaim their Indigenous status in Taiwan](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/12/after-30-years-of-cultural-revival-the-siraya-reclaim-their-indigenous-status-in-taiwan/) _2026-08-12 · Oiwan Lam · Global Voices_ The Indigenous Siraya were officially recognized via executive decree as Taiwan’s 17th indigenous group on July 30. They are also the first plains tribe group to obtain Indigenous status in Taiwan. ## [How a family and nonprofit worked to released a former Marine imprisoned in Russia](https://www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/08/11/lowell-man-release-russian-prison) _2026-08-11 · WBUR · WBUR Up Next_ A Lowell man held in a Russian prison for the last four years is now free. [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR5916148056.mp3) ## [The bleak picture of how Indigenous youth are treated in Australia’s justice system](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/11/the-bleak-picture-of-how-indigenous-youth-are-treated-in-australias-justice-system/) _2026-08-11 · Kevin Rennie · Global Voices_ "From coast to coast across our lands, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are being criminalised and imprisoned at alarming rates because of political point-scoring rather than evidence-based reforms." ## [Summer Camp: The Salmon Famine](https://www.wbur.org/circleround/2026/08/11/summer-camp-sea-sky) _2026-08-11 · WBUR · Circle Round_ Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Recorded live at The Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR, this high-flying tale explains how the islands of the Philippines came to be. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here . [Listen](https://mgln.ai/e/29/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR2232513932.mp3) ## [Green News Report 8/11/2026](https://BradBlog.com/audio/greennews/GNR_081126.mp3) _2026-08-11 · GreenNews@BradBlog.com (Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen) · Green News Report w/ Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen_ with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen [Listen](https://BradBlog.com/audio/greennews/GNR_081126.mp3) ## William Whyte, "The University: A History in Stone, Silk, and Blood" (Harvard UP, 2026) _2026-08-11 · New Books in Environmental Studies_ We often idealize the university as a sanctuary for disinterested reason, where material concerns are set aside in favor of higher principles. Yet when we remember our own college experiences, what springs to mind are not just lofty concepts but also material realities: cramped dorm rooms and musty library stacks, gothic towers and freshly mowed quads. The University: A History in Stone, Silk, and… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK7385103121.mp3) ## [The Science of Imagination: Transforming How We Think, Feel, and Live](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12369_a7555de4-511c-4ff6-a1c3-d5b38ca66e19&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12369%2Fthepulse.xml) _2026-08-11 · webmaster@whyy.com (WHYY) · The Pulse_ In some ways, our imagination is like an all-access pass. It can transport us to a different place, it allows us to picture a beautiful beach, or a lush flower garden. We can envision what our lives may look like in the future or revisit the past. Psychologist Cassandra Vieten argues that using our imagination is not about immersing ourselves in a fantasy world. It’s a powerful tool that affects… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/12369/a7555de4-511c-4ff6-a1c3-d5b38ca66e19/thepulse20260811.mp3) ## [More than a month after Venezuela’s earthquakes: ‘I’m not leaving here until my son is found’](https://globalvoices.org/2026/08/11/more-than-a-month-after-venezuelas-earthquakes-im-not-leaving-here-until-my-son-is-found/) _2026-08-11 · Redsonadoras · Global Voices_ One month after the two earthquakes, thousands of relatives remain beside the collapsed buildings in La Guaira despite harsh conditions and insufficient support for search efforts.