Joanna Gaskell joins us to discuss dead zones, the deforestation of Easter Island, the Dust Bowl, the Great Sparrow Campaign, the desiccation of the Aral Sea, the draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes, and mountain top removal mining. Also: shape-changing testicles in pop culture!

Charity O' the Week: Nature Conservancy

Music: "Dust Pneumonia Blues" by Woody Guthrie

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