This Green Earth
Claire Wiley · KPCW | Listen Like a Local
Show overview
This Green Earth has published 30 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 23 min and 26 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 30 episodes already out so far this year. Published by KPCW | Listen Like a Local.
From the publisher
This Green Earth is a weekly, hour-long program that focuses on the environment and environmentalism. Host Claire Wiley explores the science, politics, economics and ethics behind the environment, natural resources and sustainability.
Latest Episodes
View all 30 episodesThirst for Data: The Potential Impacts of Proposed AI Center
Potential Thermal Footprint of Proposed Stratos Project
A Microscopic Look at Our World's Winged Phenomenon's
The Science of Sustainability
Engineers underfoot
The story behind the superorganism
Illuminating the complex layers of the natural world
Heart of a Lion
Groundbreaking satellite imagery is teaching us about Antarctic penguins
Saving birds to save the planet
One step at a time to Zero Waste
Learning how to live a more sustainable life with Samuel McMullen the CEO and co-founder of ZeroWaste.Org.
From Bakelite to biohazard: The impacts of microplastics
Tracing the history of plastic from a revolutionary invention to a modern environmental threat with micro plastics research scientist Abby Barrows and Utah Valley University Associate Professor Dr. Sally Rocks.
The Buzz on Utah Bees
Utah State University biology professor Dr. Joseph Wilson discusses Utah's native wild bees.
Differences in Urban and Rural Coyote Behavior
Pepperdine University biology professor Dr. Javier Monzon shares his findings from a new study on urban coyotes.
Introducing some of the world's most weird and wonderful creatures
Zoologist Joanna Bagniewska joins the show to share more about her work and her book The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Creatures. The book presents 100 real, fascinating animals in the style of a medieval bestiary, but with scientific accuracy.
A Love Letter to the world's most extraordinary ecosystems
Environmental journalist Caroline Tracey has just released her debut book, SALT LAKES: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY.In this dazzling love letter to these strange and delicate waters, Tracey takes readers on a journey around the world to document salt lakes, their loss, and the efforts to save them.
Decoding the Outdoors: Tristan Gooley on Nature’s Secret Calendar
Learn how to become a natural navigator with best selling author and the “Sherlock Holmes of Nature”, Tristan Gooley. Gooley's new book is titled "The Hidden Seasons: A Calendar of Nature’s Clues."
Capturing the World's Wildest Places: A Conversation with Peter & Beverly Pickford
World-renowned wildlife photographers Peter and Beverly Pickford talk about their journeys across the planet to capture the world’s most wild places from land to ocean.
The wild wonders of biodiversity
Award-winning illustrator and author, Jennifer N.R. Smith joins the program to discuss her latest book in her Wild Wonders series, "LIFE: the Wild Wonders of Biodiversity".
The complex life of the sea's most charismatic creatures
Environmental journalist Alix Morris has written a captivating book about the life of one of the sea's most enigmatic creatures. The book is titled, A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea’s Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures.