As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate change. Season 4, hosted by Leah Thomas, eco-communicator, author, and founder of the non-profit Intersectional Environmentalist, is exploring rewilding—the practice of restoring ecosystems to their natural state. We’ll hear how communities are letting the land lead, and reimagining what it means to truly coexist with the natural world.
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How to thrive in the face of adversity is a lesson nature teaches us over and over again. THE WILD with Chris Morgan is on a mission to prove that, despite the political and economic forces threatening our environment, nature persists and gives us hope for the future.
Every episode takes you on an immersive, sonic adventure, exploring how wild animals and entire ecosystems adapt to forces like wildfire, deforestation, and overhunting. Host Chris Morgan will bring you up close to some of the world’s most remarkable species, sharing stories of resilience in nature and what they can teach us about ourselves and each other.
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23 Oct 2025
A New Season of Kindred Drops Oct 14!
Kindred is back, hosted by Kate Coffin and Jenn Asplundh. This season, we’re flipping the script on creatures everyone loves to hate — from hyenas and vultures to bats and possums — and showing why they’re fascinating, essential, and surprisingly lovable.
Join us as we explore the hidden connections between humans, animals, and nature, and discover stories that will make you see the world in a whole new way. Follow Kindred wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss an episode!
Learn more, find past episodes, and support the podcast at www.kindredpodcast.co (http://www.kindredpodcast.co/).
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22 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT
The Oysters
In the final episode in our season on rewilding, we’re visiting New York Harbor. Commonly considered a high-traffic waterway beneath skyscrapers – New York Harbor actually was once one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. It was full of living reefs of molluscs that filtered the harbor and created a thriving habitat for other creatures. But as the city grew, the harbor fell silent. Today, New Yorkers are trying to reinvigorate a harbor rendered lifeless by replenishing the very population they destroyed a century ago: oysters.
Marcella Durand reads an excerpt of her poem, The Ways of East River Park (https://www.poetryproject.org/publications/newsletter/266-fall-2021/east-river-park-feature/the-ways-of-east-river-park), about embracing a new form of urban ecosystem that brings humans into the habitat of the harbor.
Thank you to Earthjustice for supporting this season of As She Rises. Learn more at earthjustice.org (http://earthjustice.org/).
For more:
Learn more about the Billion Oyster Project and find ways to get involved at BillionOysterProject.org (http://billionoysterproject.org)
Marcella Durand’s latest book, A Winter Triangle (https://fordhampress.com/a-winter-triangle-pb-9781531511708.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMJcKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF3Z0NpRnZwejhsQVNYRFM1AR5TPHhm3v5C1hAzW4dvwI_viWBlixZ8tR-k-2C-j2mBgWnkMqzwZ6KIPc-3qw_aem_ALpbszXFO17SGLxIkxVLqA), is the recipient of the 2024 Poetic Justice Institute Prize, and you can find more of her work on local urban ecological issues including an essay, "At Spiral's Center" (https://blackearthinstitute.org/at-spirals-center/) at the Black Earth Institute.
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Recommended Listen: THE WILD with Chris Morgan
Published 10 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Wow, that is the sound of the wild. From the Jaguar, America's biggest cat, trying to navigate a giant steel border wall. You need us, America. To the tiniest bird, searching for its next meal of nectar calories. Oh, I've got a hummingbird in my hand. That is magical. To witnessing a magnificent humpback comeback in the busy waters next to Vancouver. Wow, right in front of us. Come with me on a different journey every week, traveling over land and through water and air. Here we have this incredible miracle of a planet that we get to be a part of that. To explore the miracles and oddities that make Mother Nature so endlessly riveting. […]
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