Best Environment Reporting Network Podcasts (2025)

1
Christmas Miracle! Yuletide Massacre Solved - 6K Dead Readers Receive Justice 29:18

Play Pause

20h ago29:18

29:18

Interesting fact: The Yuletide Massacre had long-lasting consequences in Neo-Noctoria and the second Glundark Empire. Over 6000 avid literature enthusiasts disappeared one Christmas morning. This devastating tragedy led to a backlash against literacy, librarians, and the written word. In the century after the Yuletide Massacre, storytelling was see…

1
The future of Louisiana oysters is farmed 26:05

5d ago26:05

26:05

The Gulf Coast is one of the last places in the world where there is still a major wild oyster harvest. Lately, though, that harvest is in trouble. In this episode, the second in a two-part series on the future of seafood, produced in partnership with WWNO’s Sea Change, we ask: What can the downfall and resurrection of the Louisiana oyster tell us …

1
What were the big nuclear energy stories of 2025? What to watch out for in 2026... 47:28

2d ago47:28

47:28

The World Nuclear News team looks back over the most read articles in 2025 - with topics including Canada's ground-breaking SMR project, the 50th World Nuclear Symposium, the eventual signing of a contract for the Czech new nuclear project, China's SMR completing cold testing, and the drone damage to Chernobyl's New Safe Confinement. Then World Nuc…

1
Avanade on Preparing Organizations for a World of Stronger Cybersecurity Expectations 27:59

3d ago27:59

27:59

What does the UK’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill actually mean for mid-sized businesses that sit quietly inside complex supply chains, often assuming the rules are aimed at someone else? In this episode of Business of Cybersecurity, I sit down with Jason Revill, Global Security Practice Technology Lead at Avanade, to unpack why this legisl…

1
Interview with Tayla Quick: “I Really Wish You Hadn’t Done That” 24:19

7d ago24:19

24:19

Interesting Fact: Tayla Quick, the beloved singer, song-writer and musician from Universe 56, holds the record for most consecutive chart-topping albums. During her twenty year career, she released thirty-seven albums, which encompassed 592 songs. Tayla Quick has won awards in a multitude of categories, including country, cyber-rock, and synth folk…

1
Power, Narrative, and Influence: Van Jones and Promise CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins 41:36

7d ago41:36

41:36

Van Jones is a political commentator, author, and former Obama White House advisor. Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is founder and CEO of Promise, a software company transforming how governments deliver services to people in need. They joined the Village Global team to discuss what founders building in complex sectors need to know about power, narrative, and…

1
What happened with nuclear energy at COP30? Plus Myriad Uranium's Thomas Lamb 30:01

13d ago30:01

30:01

Nuclear energy is now widely seen as one part of the solution to reducing carbon emissions. But how much of a profile did it get at COP30 - the 30th UN Climate Change Conference, held in Belém, Brazil? Jonathan Cobb, Senior Programme Lead, Climate, for World Nuclear Association, was in Brazil for the event and in this edition he outlines what was a…

1
Breaking! CBW Reporters Missing in Action 30:09

14d ago30:09

30:09

Interesting fact: Geese are psychopaths. Breed, home planet, and reality make no difference. Geese lack the capacity for empathy and altruism. While they are capable of functioning within flocks, this pro-social behavior can only be maintained if there is a foreign enemy to plot against. Some biologists argue that all bird brains are too underdevel…

1
Scaling in the AI Era with PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada 47:07

14d ago47:07

47:07

Jennifer Tejada is CEO of PagerDuty, a public company serving 30,000+ customers worldwide. She joined Village Global GP Ben Casnocha for a masterclass on scaling in the AI era, followed by live feedback sessions with four founders building AI-native companies. Takeaways: Enterprise sentiment has shifted from “fear of missing out” to “fear of gettin…

1
What’s the problem with offshore aquaculture? 31:09

19d ago31:09

31:09

Americans now eat more farmed seafood than they do from the wild ocean. That’s turned farming fish into big business, one that consumers have benefited from. But the U.S. imports most of that seafood – we have very few domestic fish farms. Now, though, that might start to change. There are proposals to build massive fish farms in U.S. federal water…

1
Orpheus in the Underworld: Crazed Romantic or Dating Coward? 26:09

21d ago26:09

26:09

Interesting fact: The descent of Orpheus into the underworld has been widely dispersed amongst the multiverse, but it has only happened in one reality. Anthropologists are uncertain as to is how this story has spread, but its proliferation is undeniable. The tale of Orpheus and his legendary love for Eurydice has transcended myth and vocal traditio…

1
Eminent Ecologist 2025: Angela Moles | Lessons in starting out as an ecologist 34:19

21d ago34:19

34:19

Richard Bardgett, Executive Editor of Journal of Ecolgoy interviews Professor Angela Moles - this year's Eminent Ecologist honouree. From pioneering research on plant ecology and introduced species to mentoring the next generation of ecologists, Angela reflects on her career, the importance of teaching, and the lessons she wishes she’d known starti…

1
Forked goes on the road with the What You’re Eating podcast 1:01:57

26d ago1:01:57

1:01:57

In this episode, Helena and Theodore take the show on the road, talking many things MAHA and more with Jerusha Klemperer, host of the What You’re Eating podcast, from FoodPrint, a nonprofit dedicated to research and education on food production practices. This is a big-picture discussion, trying to figure out if MAHA is a political movement, whethe…

1
Johan Svenningsson on Sweden's ‘Nuclear 2.0’, and his World Nuclear Association role 24:18

24d ago24:18

24:18

Johan Svenningsson is Country Chairman and CEO of Uniper Sweden as well as being vice chairman and chairman-elect of World Nuclear Association. In this edition, Svenningsson talks about what has been an eventful few years for the nuclear energy sector in Sweden, and the current positive mood towards nuclear and plans for new nuclear - "it's fantast…

1
Thanksgiving Doom: Extra-Man Threatens Innocent Billionaire 22:52

29d ago22:52

22:52

Interesting Fact: Pumpkins are psychic. Dr. Jackol Antern first discovered this in 4482, Universe 6, but it has since been corroborated among scientists across the multiverse. All pumpkins larger than a humanoid thumb are psychic. Botanists have yet to discover why pumpkins develop psychic abilities, especially given the utter normality of the vine…

1
Boy in the Bunker: I Am Not Bee Vomit 31:25

1M ago31:25

31:25

Interesting Fact: Only 33 truly apocalyptic events have occurred in the known multiverse. Commonly imagined causes like nuclear fallout, flesh-eating bacteria, and atmospheric removal are not as efficient at destroying worlds as most beings believe. Aside from obliterating a planet into chunks the size of ping-pong balls, it's nearly impossible to …

1
Live in DC – A Forked special event on MAHA momentum 46:50

1M ago46:50

46:50

This episode explores whether MAHA momentum in the states translates into actual policy change nationwide. Helena and Theodore host the first episode of Forked recorded in front of a live audience in Washington DC with two special guests: Summer Barrett, a self-described MAHA Mom – and influential lobbyist – in West Virginia who led the state’s cha…

1
When IT Meets OT, Can Endpoint Security Hold The Line 23:35

1M ago23:35

23:35

How do you protect factory floors, utilities, and critical infrastructure when IT and OT finally run on the same nervous system? That is the challenge at the heart of my latest conversation with John Walsh, Field CTO at IGEL Technology, recorded live at the IGEL Now and Next event in Frankfurt. Back in March in Miami, John and I talked about zero t…

1
Sir Bruce the Dragon-Slayer: Interview With a Reformed Love Interest 24:41

1M ago24:41

24:41

Interesting Fact: 40% of dragons are vegetarians, and a further 8% claim to be pescatarians. The Inter-dimensional Society for Dragon Welfare conducted this survey, and no other studies have been concluded. Biologists, archaeologists, and other naysaying elitists refuse to continue research in this area, despite 'strong doubts' about the honesty of…

1
Financing new nuclear energy projects 43:59

1M ago43:59

43:59

If global nuclear energy capacity is to at least triple by 2050 it is going to need huge, huge investment - estimates suggest $250billion a year for 25 years. So how will it be financed and what are the opportunities and challenges for financiers wanting to get involved? To find out more, host Alex Hunt is joined by World Nuclear Association's Lola…

1
Food, power, and hope in the American West 59:39

2M ago59:39

59:39

In this postscript to FERN’s special issue of High Country News, Food and Power in the West, Mary-Charlotte Domandi, host of Radio Café’s Down to Earth podcast, goes deep with writers Rick Bass and Laureli Ivanoff about their essays in the special issue. Domandi also gets the issue’s backstory from HCN Editor-in-Chief, Jennifer Sahn.…

1
Why Endpoint Resilience Is the Missing Piece in Cybersecurity Strategy 23:48

2M ago23:48

23:48

What does business continuity really mean when thousands of devices across a hospital or enterprise go dark? In this episode, Jason Mafera, Chief Technology Officer for Healthcare at IGEL, joins me at the Now and Next event in Frankfurt to explore why endpoint resilience has become one of the most overlooked priorities in cybersecurity. Jason expla…

1
Breaking News: Time Hoppers Banned By Inter-Dimensional Travel Bureau 19:34

2M ago19:34

19:34

Interesting Fact: The inter-dimensional travel bureau has no origin. They have always existed, or possibly never existed at all. Anthropologists theorize the ITDB may have begun as the Mothers Against Time Travel Movement, but historians call that laughable. Anthropologists then called the historians 'cute.' Hostilities escalated when the historian…

1
The federal government shutdown and the SNAP default 26:58

2M ago26:58

26:58

In this episode, Helena and Theodore look at the federal government shutdown and what it means for SNAP. Also, the Truth Social post from President Trump to America’s ranchers, calling on them to lower their prices, has spurred an America First maelstrom. And finally — peanuts are back! (Or, research shows that introducing children to peanuts and o…

1
Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks with Fernando Gonçalves 31:08

2M ago31:08

31:08

In this podcast, Functional Ecology author Fernando Gonçalves talks to Assistant Editor Amelia Macho about his article "Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks". Fernando's article discusses how pollen protein and amino acid composition influence year-round and seasonal bat–flower interaction networks. Its results undersc…

1
Halloween Special: Local Celebrity Meets One True Love 21:13

2M ago21:13

21:13

Interesting Fact: Of all the locations in the multiverse, Ireland varies most from reality to reality. While countries like England and China tend to have commonalities with their counterparts, the Emerald Isle tends to be drastically different. Mainstays like accent, technological advancement, and culture rarely have any similarities to other Irel…

1
ELM Network | Episode 4: Leading with clarity and kindness with Professor Sallie Bailey 45:10

2M ago45:10

45:10

As part of our 'Community' series, we’re launching the Emerging Leadership Management (ELM) Network, hosted by Rob Brooker, Thorunn Helgason, and Pen Holland.This is the podcast for people who love to lead or one day might emerge as a leader.This episode features Professor Sallie Bailey, Chief Scientist at Natural England and inaugural BES Fellow. …

1
Update: Immigrant meatpacking workers are still under threat 52:01

2M ago52:01

52:01

In February, FERN senior editor Ted Genoways investigated how JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, had come to rely heavily on Haitian migrants and other refugees at its plant in Greeley, Colorado. His reporting shined a light on a burgeoning food economy in the United States, one that is shifting away from undocumented labor and relying on immi…

1
Corelight’s Brian Dye on Outsmarting AI-Powered Attackers 27:34

2M ago27:34

27:34

In today’s digital battlefield, prevention is no longer enough. Firewalls and endpoint protection might keep the doors locked, but attackers are slipping in through the windows. In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Brian Dye, CEO of Corelight, to explore how the cybersecurity game has changed and why network detection and response (…

1
Frankenstein’s Big Discovery: Doctors Don’t Want You to Know This Life-Changing Health Hack 21:19

2M ago21:19

21:19

Interesting Fact: Necromancers hate reanimation. It is written in the bylaws of the Necromancy Guild and in the oath all junior necromancers must swear. The exact reason has been lost to time, but it might have something to do with the reanimators undercutting prices. When handling the dead, you get what you pay for. Any fool with sufficient lightn…

1
Spiders Spotted Using Trapped Fireflies to Lure Prey | The Story Behind The Paper 56:31

2M ago56:31

56:31

For the Journal of Animal Ecology's latest podcast episode, Associate Blog Editor Edie Abrahams speaks with Professor I-Min Tso about his recently published paper, "Prey bioluminescence-mediated visual luring in a sit and wait predator". Professor Tso reflects on his journey into the world of spiders and what he learnt from conducting his study, as…

1
How many people did they actually fire at the CDC? 34:28

2M ago34:28

34:28

Theodore and Helena discuss a kind of chaos that is almost becoming normal: painful layoffs and firings at a federal agency, which are then mostly undone not long after. This time it was the CDC, with the nation’s “disease detectives” going out the door and then back in before it even closed (among other layoffs.) The context here is the shutdown o…

1
How refugees remade a Colorado meatpacking town 37:34

2M ago37:34

37:34

In 2006, a recently created ICE cracked down on undocumented labor in meatpacking plants. Large meat companies were desperate for workers, and so they turned to a new source of vulnerable labor – refugees. This shift transformed the nation’s food economy and the cities and towns that feed us. Greeley, Colorado, home to the U.S. headquarters of JBS,…

1
Pregnant and Stabby: Scandal at Windlemere War College 22:09

2M ago22:09

22:09

Interesting Fact: Windermere War College was originally founded by the Villain Association, a secretive guild dedicated to the elevation of evil and the scheming of plots both impressive and classy. As the VA rose to prominence in the multiverse, the quality of heroes, protagonists, and chosen ones consistently fell. To rectify this imbalance, the …

1
Cannibalism: The Hot New Teen Craze 19:28

3M ago19:28

19:28

Interesting fact: pom-pons were invented in either 803 AD or 1932 depending on the universe in question. Originally used to intimidate opposing sports teams, cheerleaders would often use the fluttery texture to conceal weapons such as knives, maces, and small battle axes. During the game, cheerleaders would rustle their pom-poms, warning the opposi…

1
Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth | Introduction 8:07

3M ago8:07

8:07

By British Ecological Society

1
Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth | Case Report 1 - Disabilities 11:55

3M ago11:55

11:55

By British Ecological Society

1
Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth | Case Report 2 - Low Income Areas 13:15

3M ago13:15

13:15

By British Ecological Society

1
Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth | Case Report 3 - Older People 10:52

3M ago10:52

10:52

By British Ecological Society

1
Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth | Case Report 4 - Ethnic Minorities 20:01

3M ago20:01

20:01

By British Ecological Society

1
Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth | Claire's Current and Future Research 5:43

3M ago5:43

5:43

By British Ecological Society

1
Special episode: A collaboration with the Unconfined podcast 41:35

3M ago41:35

41:35

By FERN

1
Fern Frenzy: Reporter Rob’s Terrifying Encounter and Sentient Ferns Get the Nibbles 23:32

3M ago23:32

23:32

Interesting Fact: Stick bugs are carnivorous. This fact is less interesting on planets where stick bugs remain smaller than the average hand. In the towering purple forests of an uninhabited planet in Universe 11, this fact is positively fascinating. As reporters Mito and Dolly grieve the death of their co-worker, they are forced to welcome the new…

1
FERN’S special issue on food and power, with High Country News 27:18

3M ago27:18

27:18

In this episode, FERN Editor-in-Chief Theodore Ross talks food and power in the West. There’s Ted Genoways on a JBS meatpacking plant in Colorado; Jeremy Miller on how large pecan growers are strangling a declining Rio Grande; and Paisley Rekdal on the history of Chinese oppression and resistance through food in the United States. This episode is p…

1
Experian’s AI Fraud Report: SIM Swaps, Voice Cloning, and Smarter Countermeasures 28:36

3M ago28:36

28:36

Experian’s Chief Product Officer for Identity and Fraud in the UK and Ireland, Paul Weathersby, joins me to unpack how criminals are using generative tools to fabricate documents, clone voices, perfect phishing at scale, and stitch together synthetic identities. We dig into the sharp rise in SIM swap attacks, why eSIM provisioning can accelerate ta…

1
How the MAHA Commission’s strategy doc was a win for Big Ag 31:33

3M ago31:33

31:33

The MAHA Commission has made big promises about what it would do to fix the nation’s food system and health. Its new strategy document includes 128 proposals for change – but little evidence that those changes can be made real. Helena and Theodore go through the report and ask: Did RFK Jr. bow to pressure from Big Ag? Is he more interested in crack…

1
World Nuclear Fuel Report and World Nuclear Symposium 42:15

3M ago42:15

42:15

More than 1,100 people gathered in London for the 50th World Nuclear Symposium, taking part in a packed programme of discussions, panels and networking. In addition to the usual broad range of topics there were also two special full day programmes - one focused on end energy users and one on finance. The event also saw the publication of 2025's Wor…

1
Functional Ecology | Jennifer Apland: Isolating the effects of floral temperature on visitation and behaviour of wild bee and fly pollinators 27:53

3M ago27:53

27:53

In this podcast, Functional Ecology author Jennifer Apland chats to Assistant Editor Amelia Macho about her research article, "Jennifer experimentally manipulated the temperature of model flowers to evaluate how flower temperature impacts visitation and behavior of wild bee and fly pollinators. Her research highlights that wild insect pollinator re…

1
The U.S. has lost 1.2 million immigrants since January. What happens now? 39:02

4M ago39:02

39:02

The impact of the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown is starting to show up in new preliminary census data, and that poses major problems for all parts of U.S. society, but particularly in our food system: Nearly half the country’s food system workers are immigrants. In this episode, Helena and Theodore go through the numbers, and explain…

1
Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar on Moving From SOC to ROC 33:51

4M ago33:51

33:51

Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar joins me to unpack what cyber risk management really looks like when budgets are tight, signals are noisy, and AI is changing the game. Sumedh’s journey started in Pune with parents who prized education above everything. He arrived in the US with one hundred dollars, joined Qualys as one of its first software engineers, and…