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How can we live sustainably in an unsustainable world? Second Nature is a podcast by Commons exploring how our sustainable choices impact our lives and the planet.
Every week hear how listeners are taking public transit, composting food waste, eating more plant-based meals and practicing deconsumption to create the kind of world they want to live in. We'll calculate the carbon impact of collective action and get expert answers to your burning climate questions.
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- We Need to Talk About AI · 35 mnt · Musim 6Production is underway on a new season! We're starting off strong with deep dives on how the AI boom is impacting our money. As a primer on the environmental impact of data…
- Call for Submissions: AI & Our Money · 2 mnt · Musim 6We’re working on a new season of the Second Nature podcast, and we’re doing things a little bit differently this time around — More episodes on each topic. Deeper dives. Easier…
- The Art of Being a Villager · 16 mnt · Musim 5 Episode 8It seems that the modern world is in its isolation era, leaving us craving the easy comfort of irl camaraderie. Ideally, the kind that comes without the need to buy a ticket or…
- The Data Center Next Door · 47 mnt · Musim 5 Episode 7When data centers come to town, power bills go up, the water supply gets squeezed, and emissions start to rise. It's no wonder seven in ten Americans don't want one in their…
- How Cows and Congress are Raising Your Grocery Bill · 38 mnt · Musim 5 Episode 6You don't have to look much further than your grocery receipt to see how climate change can affect our food supply chain. But some of the key drivers of climate change are…
- Can We Vote Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis? · 43 mnt · Musim 5Government seems to move slower than the pace of climate change, so do our votes for climate candidates and policies actually make a difference? In this episode, we're…
- Can We Shop Our Way to "Clean"? · 41 mnt · Musim 5 Episode 5The word "clean" on your shampoo bottle means exactly nothing — legally, anyway. The U.S. has taken so long to update regulations that it's created a huge gap between what…
- War Has Always Been a Climate Issue · 47 mnt · Musim 5 Episode 4Your workout leggings, your morning commute, and the fertilizer to grow your food — what do they have in common? They're all fossil fuel legacies of war. In this episode, we…
- Composting Is for Everyone · 37 mnt[This episode originally aired June 19, 2024] Composting is one of the easiest, most rewarding climate actions. You get to repurpose food waste, save money on fertilizer, and…
- Slow Shopping in a Fast World · 14 mnt · Musim 5 Episode 3In a world that tries to get us to shop fast, slowing down our shopping is an act of resistance. In this community episode, our listeners share how slowing down their shopping…
- Is There a Sustainable Future for Flying? · 39 mnt · Musim 5 Episode 2The aviation industry has gotten twice as fuel-efficient since 1990, and emissions have still quadrupled. In this episode, we reckon with the guilt of flying, tracing it from…
- It's Time to Kill Your Lawn · 47 mnt · Musim 5 Episode 1Lawns cover more American soil than any other irrigated crop — but who decided they should look this way, and at what cost? In this episode, we trace the centuries-old…
- Next Season, We're Following the Money · 3 mnt · Musim 5Season 5 is coming very soon and this season, we're talking about the thing that's on everyone's mind (whether we like or not) — money. Maybe you've heard that Native American…
- We Want to Hear from You! Season 5 Call for Submissions · 2 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 9Have you always wanted to be one of the worldwide community of voices you hear on Second Nature? Now's the time! We're accepting submissions for season 5 and we can't wait to…
- Reconnection Through Reciprocity: Learning From Nature · 36 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 8All season, we’ve rooted ourselves in community. Inspired by vast, underground webs of mycellium we’ve shared ways to create local networks of support, information, and…
- Where Did All the Water Go? · 44 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 7Humans have a way of abstracting nature so far from its source that we take something as huge and powerful as water and isolate it, viewing it only as a resource for ourselves…
- Fertilizer's toxic journey from REAP/SOW · 38 mnt · Musim 1The chemical industry is a cornerstone of modern American farming. It helps grow the food billions of people eat. It’s also causing vast environmental damage. In this episode of…
- These Sustainable Tips Will Save You Money · 28 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 6With the price of everything on the rise, can you live sustainably without spending more money? In fact, frugal living has always been sustainable. Clothes drying on the line, a…
- Can We Learn to Love Plant-Based Cheese? · 36 mnt[This episode originally aired October 16, 2024] Plant-based cheese is better than ever, but can we expand our expectations of cheese to ease our reliance on Big Dairy? Cheese…
- What to Do Before the Next Climate Disaster · 40 mnt · Musim 4 Episode 5In the midst of the one-year anniversary of LA’s devastating, off-season wildfires, we’re reminded that to live in a time of drastic climate change is to prepare for the…
