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Living Planet — 119 episodes

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The imperfect activist

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Searching for higher ground in Australia

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Saving Syria’s war-ravaged bees

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Summer reads – How we made the wilderness w/Cal Flyn

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Summer reads – On the magic of the Himalayas w/Anuradha Roy

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Summer reads – Learning from dinosaurs w/Evan Jevnikar

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Summer reads – Thinking in deep time w/Marcia Bjornerud

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When data centers move in | Part 2

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When data centers move in | Part 1

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The next flood doesn’t have to be a disaster

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The cloud comes to town (coming soon)

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California's largest lake is turning to dust

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Can we bury climate pollution?

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Is carbon removal a fantasy?

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How this super pollutant became as ‘lucrative as cocaine’

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Europe’s chemical recycling gamble

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Feldheim: The village that took back its power

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Rats, revisited

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Prescription for a superbug crisis

20

The dirty truth about laundry (Rebroadcast)

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War-proofing Ukraine's power grid with solar

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Something is wrong in the Arctic – Narwhals can tell

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Why cities keep losing the war on rats

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Pray or act? Breaking the silence of US churches

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Geothermal could be huge, why isn't it?

26

Houston, we have a plastic problem!

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Would the four-day work week kill productivity?

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Arctic farming: Climate fix or future problem?

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The rainforest's hidden warning

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Why some men tune out climate change

31

Vegan leather: Green dream or plastic problem? (Rebroadcast)

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The dark side of recycling

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The great American protein push. What's at 'steak'? (Bonus)

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The classroom with no walls

35

AI can unlock nature’s symphony, but can it save biodiversity?

36

Bacteria to the rescue?

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Let’s get quizzical!

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And the award goes to...

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The hidden toll of roadkill (Rebroadcast)

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What we get wrong about eating protein

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Bill McKibben: One big thing is going right | The Switch 3

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Blackout: What's really breaking energy grids | The Switch 2

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Deserted: Why solar power's failing where it should shine | The Switch 1

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The Switch — a miniseries

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Breaking gold's toxic bond with mercury pollution

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The resale illusion: Why second-hand isn't always better

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Introducing: Boy Wasted

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Can a cancer hotspot be saved from our addiction to plastic?

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What are students really learning about climate change?

50

The truly amazing world of fungi (Rebroadcast)

51

Norway's big green lie

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Message in a bottle: Saving Louisiana’s sinking coastline

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Storms, science, and threats: The struggles of a local weatherman

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What’s really holding back train travel?

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The forgotten children of hurricane Katrina

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Greener Living Ep 5 – Spilling the beans on tea vs. coffee

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Greener Living Ep 4 – The real cost of smelling clean

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Greener Living Ep 3 – Pets: A mirror on our mess

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Greener Living Ep 2 – What to look for in your sunscreen

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Greener Living Ep 1 – Should we all ditch our cars for EVs?

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Greener living with Living Planet

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Don't mention the climate!

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Targeting indigenous land for nuclear waste

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Epilogue: The true cost of climate change

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Cold rush: The race to visit Antarctica

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Introducing: Boiling Point

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Breaking the chains of consumerism

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Why are oceans getting darker? (Rebroadcast)

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What do horses know that we don't?

70

The woman who ran toward wildfires and came out a hotshot

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Part 5: What the economy gets wrong about nature

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Part 4: Heatstroke economy — the rising cost of extreme heat

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Part 3: Who should pay for climate action?

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Part 2: Can we afford a transition to clean energy?

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Part 1: How much does a hurricane cost?

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Prologue: The true cost of climate change

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Are PFAS affecting you? What you should know

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Nature's healing touch: Fact or fiction?

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Are your flowers bad for the environment? (Rebroadcast)

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How far will governments go to stop climate protests?

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What does 1 ton of CO2 look like?

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Water, AI & the craic – Your questions answered

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Who's scared of 15-minute cities?

84

Growing food in the dark

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A Pacific island starts packing for metaverse move – but what to take?

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Ireland's water dilemma: Protecting the River Shannon or powering the future?

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Part 2: Light pollution – Rewilding the night

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Telling landscapes: The Brontes, Stoker and Herriot

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The winter secrets of bees

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The call of the sea

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BONUS: Your questions answered, plus our favorite moments of 2024

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What's better – real Christmas trees or fake ones?

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Introducing: Don’t Drink the Milk — The curious history of the lawn

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Part 1: Light pollution – Bright lights, big, LED cities

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Why woodpeckers are choosing the city over the forest

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One country's shock solar revolution

97

The ticking time bombs at the bottom of the ocean

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Introducing: Up from Dust

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Can planting trees really offset my flight emissions?

100

What wild geese teach us about teamwork

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How eco-friendly funerals are changing traditions

102

The battle to ban fossil fuel advertising

103

What’s better – leather or vegan leather?

104

Why birds love graveyards

105

Introducing: What on Earth

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When ants invade

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Suck, bury, store – Denmark wants your CO2, but why?

108

The dirty truth about laundry

109

What’s better – dairy or plant-based milk?

110

The fox's tale

111

Finding humanity beneath the Arches

112

The lost art of foraging

113

Murky waters - what's stealing the light from our oceans?

114

What's better - the 4 or 5 day workweek?

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Why you’d better check the sunscreen you use

116

Can soccer go green?

117

Are we blind to our pets’ climate crimes?

118

The true cost of sugar

119

Could ocean viruses be used for carbon capture?