The SustainUW Podcast

Apr 08 2024
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The SustainUW Podcast is created and hosted by student interns from the UW-Madison Office of Sustainability. Each episode explores a different question related to sustainability as it impacts the UW-Madison campus and the broader community. Guests include professors, student activists, campus staff, and other experts who help hosts uncover the complicated story of sustainability. This podcast examines common narratives of environmentalism and questions the status quo, seeking to understand what’s up with sustainability and where we should go from here.

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From Seeds to Students: Embracing Organic Agriculture for a Nourishing Future

Apr 08 2024 25 mins  
Curious about what defines organic food and how it impacts our planet, nutrition, and well-being? In this episode of the SustainUW Podcast, host Rory Tevlin and her classmates, Tess Wadsworth and Maya Herzog, explore the intricacies of organic agriculture. From health benefits and access to equity and sustainability, tune in to discover compelling reasons why organic produce should

A Visit to the Great Midwest Crane Festival

Feb 28 2024 20 mins  
Today, sandhill cranes are a common sight–and sound!–in Madison and throughout the state of Wisconsin. This wasn’t always the case: by the 1930s, they had nearly disappeared from the state, and their return since is a famous conservation success story. In November 2023, hosts Britta Wellenstein and Brynne Hill headed to the Great Midwest Crane Festival to learn about cranes�

Becoming Resolute: The Second Annual UW–Madison Sustainability Writing Awards

Feb 16 2024 42 mins  
In this episode of the SustainUW Podcast, host Kylie Schedler speaks with the three winners of the second annual UW–Madison Sustainability Writing Awards: Hailey Sewell, who reflected on a memorable snowfall as a child and pondered the future of our climate; Scott Hershberger, who painted the scene of a conversation between himself, an Eastern Wood-Pewee, and a honey locust tree;

Wisconsin’s Renewable Future: Spotlighting the State Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy

Feb 08 2024 44 mins  
The Wisconsin Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy (OSCE) was founded in 2019 by Executive Order 38. The OSCE focuses on implementing and promoting renewable energy projects in Wisconsin as well as allocating federal and state funds dedicated to solving various environmental issues. In this episode, Kylie Schedler and Thomas Hadcock are joined by Technical Coordinator and Anal

Driving Change: RENEW Wisconsin and the EPA Clean Bus Program

Dec 18 2023 45 mins  
RENEW Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a resilient, thriving Wisconsin by championing the progress of renewable energy through impactful policy and program work. In this episode of the SustainUW Podcast, hosts Rory Tevlin and Bailey Tomsich chat with RENEW Wisconsin’s Communications Manager, Alex Beld, and Emerging Technology Director, Francisco Sayu.

PFAS Pollution: Exploring Sources and Solutions with Dr. Onur Apul

Nov 30 2023 28 mins  
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, are a growing area of concern for waterways in Madison and across the nation. These chemicals, which are used to make everyday products like nonstick pans and water resistant materials, have been found in drinking water and are linked to serious health effects. In this episode of the SustainUW Podcast, host Britta Wellenste

Rethinking consumption: Dr. Weslynne Ashton on food systems and circular economy

Nov 20 2023 38 mins  
Industrial engineering, sustainable food, and social equity: these may sound like unrelated topics, but Dr. Weslynne Ashton of the Illinois Institute of Technology has brought them together through her research on sustainable systems. Dr. Ashton was in Madison to give the keynote for the second annual Sustainability Symposium on October 25, 2023, and joined hosts Kylie Schedler and

Hazy, Hot, and Hazardous: Looking Back on a Challenging Summer with Dr. Tracey Holloway

Nov 03 2023 45 mins  
This summer, the weather dominated: wildfires, hazardous air quality, and extreme heat affected people across the country. In this episode, we try to figure out what happened and what the wild weather means for Wisconsin. Listen in as Britta Wellenstein and Rory Tevlin speak to Tracey Holloway, an air quality researcher at UW-Madison and the Leader of the NASA Health and Air Qualit

From UW to a Sustainability Nonprofit: Sustain Dane's Lorenza Zebell

Sep 27 2023 40 mins  
Finding one's path to a sustainability-related career can be daunting, and there are many different ways to apply sustainability to different fields and opportunities. In this episode, we learn about what one version of success looks like, as host Kylie Schedler speaks with Lorenza Zebell from Sustain Dane, a local nonprofit whose "programs connect businesses, organization

Barbie!

Aug 28 2023 52 mins  
Greta Gerwig's blockbuster sensation, "Barbie," has been the talk of the town since well before its release. Having grossed over $1.3 billion as of August 2023, there is no question that audiences are enamored with the film. But "Barbie" also has its detractors, who critique its treatment of gender and its uneasy relationship with consumerism, among other th