Sacred Rage Podcast

Digging for dinosaurs on public land? Yep - you can do way more than just recreate in our parks, monuments, forests, and BLM - there is a scientific value as well! Rob Gay, who helped write the boundaries of Bears Ears for paleontological purposes, fills us in on what happens during a dino dig, and why anyone should even CARE about digging up dead things.

How is it possible that the plastic packaging on your Whole Foods salad oppresses someone less fortunate than you? There's plastic in your cabinets, in your shower, in your clothing, in the ocean, in your food,  in your body. How can we get make choices, both large and small, that stop the egregious consumption of this petroleum product? 

What does an environmental lobbyist do? Does wearing a sun costume help the cause? We head to the conservative state of Kansas, where consideration for the environment is sometimes a tough sell to the legislative body, to find out the nuances of this aspect of law. 

Darkness is becoming a rare feature - most of us see only a fraction of the stars our parents and grandparents saw. How does light pollution affect human health, the migration of birds and countless other species, the ability to do astronomical research? 

Cape Town, South Africa is running out of water - but why? How did this happen? Don't they live next to the ocean where a thing like that can be solved? And - it's 2018 - surely the color of your skin doesn't dictate if you have access to this water...right? right?

Bugs can be pesky, and we spend billions of dollars getting rid of them in our homes, and on our crops - so what purpose do they serve, anyhow? We step into their world - learn the weird things they do to survive, appreciate their mating strategies, and contemplate the taste and texture of a moth's wings. 

In Juneau, Alaska, the forest, the ocean, and the animals are so closely connected that marine molecules can be found in the bark of the trees. In this episode, we explore life in a tourist town from the perspective of a local -Ricky Tagaban, a Native Alaskan Tlingit Chillkat weaver, and a descendant of people who have lived here for over 10,000 years. How have fishing, mining, logging, and the effects of the cruise ship industry in the Final Frontier changed the face of Dzanti k'heeni (Juneau) over time?