Living on Earth
World Media Foundation
4.7from 535 ratings
- 1,328
- Episodes
- 144
- Transcribed
- 535
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2001
- First episode
About Living on Earth
As the planet we call home faces a climate emergency, Living on Earth is your go-to source for the latest coverage of climate change, ecology, and human health. Hosted by Steve Curwood and brought to you by PRX.
- Publisher
- World Media Foundation
- Category
- news · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Jan 2001
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
144 of 1,328 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Blue Wave, Green Hope; and Public Lands Protection in the New Congress
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Microplastics, Inflammation, and Your Health; 50,000 Dead from Europe’s 2026 Heat; Saving a Big Bug ‘Down Under’ and more.
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Fracking and Data Centers, A Fossil Fuel Treaty Beyond the UNFCCC, Hurricane Helene's Impact Brought to Life and more.
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Blue Wave, Green Hope; and Public Lands Protection in the New Congress
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] If you look at farmers and anyone connected to the agricultural economy and you look at the things that they spend money on and the things that they kind of depend on to make a living, Trump administration policies have made it much more expensive for them to just exist and do business. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Living on Earth
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Jared Huffman
- Megha Majumdar
- Craig Childs
- Terry Tempest Williams
- Iroro Tanshi
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 465 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 70 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Living on Earth take guests?
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