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NBN Episodes hosted by Jason:

Environmental Studies October 7, 2020

Fixing Niagara Falls

Environment, Energy, and Engineers at the World’s Most Famous Waterfall

Daniel Macfarlane

Hosted by Jason Newton
Water and diplomatic historian Dan MacFarlane has written a fascinating book on a fundamental debate in environmental history: What is a natural landscape? Fixing Niagara Falls: Environment, Energy, and Engineers …
Environmental Studies May 14, 2020

Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests

A. M. Barton and W. S. Keeton

Andrew M. Barton and William S. Keeton

Hosted by Jason Newton
Old-growth forests captivate and inspire us. Walking through them can transport us to a time before human domination of the natural world. This is especially the case with old-growth forests …
Environmental Studies March 26, 2020

Persistent Callings

Seasons of Work and Identity on the Oregon Coast

Joseph E. Taylor III

Hosted by Jason Newton
George Perkins Marsh Prize winning environmental historian and geographer Joseph E. Taylor III's new book, Persistent Callings: Seasons of Work and Identity on the Oregon Coast (Oregon State University Press …
Environmental Studies January 7, 2020

A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things

A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet

Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore

Hosted by Jason Newton
Award winning activist and researcher Raj Patel has teamed up with innovative environmental historian and historical geographer Jason W. Moore to produce an accessible book which provides historical explanations for …
Environmental Studies September 30, 2019

The Matter of History

How Things Create the Past

Timothy LeCain

Hosted by Jason Newton
Timothy LeCain is an award-winning environmental historian whose past work has focused on the connections between open-pit copper mines, technology, and the natural world. LeCain's newest book The Matter of …