Great Plains Anywhere

Mar 12 2024 29 ep. 28 mins 9

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The middle of the U.S. is certainly not the middle of nowhere. Discover the vast Great Plains via interviews and presentations from experts from all sorts of fields. These Paul A. Olson lectures were created by the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska. These are also uploaded as videos at: go.unl.edu/gplectures

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John DeLong: Predators

Mar 12 2024 15 mins

In this episode, we talk with Dr. John DeLong about his work studying climate adaptation and predator-prey interactions, tracking how both adapt and evolve to better fit their surroundings, from the smallest microscopic creatures to large birds of prey. Dr. DeLong is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is also the Director of the

Stephen Bridenstine: The Flint Hills

Nov 28 2023 23 mins

In this episode, Stephen Bridenstine, assistant director of the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan, Kansas, talks about what the Flint Hills are, who cares for the land, and how people can experience this unique landscape. The Discovery Center's mission is to inspire people to celebrate, explore, and care for the Flint Hills with an array of exhibits and programs meant

Rosalyn LaPier: Ethnobotany

Oct 17 2023 20 mins

Rosalyn LaPier is an award winning Indigenous writer, environmental historian, ethnobotanist, and professor at the University of Illinois. She works within Indigenous communities to revitalize traditional ecological knowledge, to address the growing climate crisis, and to strengthen public policy around Indigenous languages. LaPier is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe of Mo

Quincy Vagell: Storm chasing on the Plains

Sep 18 2023 14 mins

Quincy Vagell is a meteorologist and storm chaser who travels the country documenting and researching severe weather. Previously he worked as a meteorologist for The Weather Channel and doing on-air broadcasting for TV. As a storm chaser for the last decade, Vagell has visited all but a handful of counties in the Great Plains. We spoke with him about severe weather and why the Grea

Carson Vaughan: Great Plains Journalism

May 30 2023 7 mins

This episode of Great Plains Anywhere features Carson Vaughan, the author of "Zoo Nebraska" and a journalist who covers the Great Plains region. His recent works include covering the October 2022 Bovee Fire at the Nebraska National Forest Bessey Ranger district and writing about author Mari Sandoz.

John Wunder: Prose Poetry of the Great Plains

Mar 17 2023 14 mins

In this episode of Great Plains Anywhere, we talk with John Wunder, Emeritus Professor of History and former Director of the Center for Great Plains Studies. Though he spent his career studying the history and cultures of the Plains, his recent work has shifted into creative prose poetry about growing up in the region. We talked with Professor Wunder and asked him to share a poem a

Taylor Brorby: "Boys and Oil: Growing up Gay in a Fractured Land"

Feb 23 2023 20 mins

In this episode of Great Plains Anywhere, we talk with Taylor Brorby, the author of "Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land" (2022) and co-editor of "Fracture: Essays, Poems, and Stories on Fracking in America." He regularly speaks around the country on issues related to extractive economies, queerness, disability, and climate change. He is the Annie Tanner Clark Fellow i

Ted Hibbeler: UNL's Indigenous Garden

Dec 19 2022 11 mins

In this episode of Great Plains Anywhere, we visit the Indigenous Garden on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus with Ted Hibbeler, Tribal Extension Educator at UNL and a member of the Iron Shell family from the Rosebud Sioux Nation in South Dakota. The Indigenous Food Sovereignty Program welcomes Lincoln Public School Native students onto East Campus to engage with Nat

John O'Keefe: The Last Prairie Documentary

Nov 17 2022 9 mins

In this episode of Great Plains Anywhere, we talk with John O'Keefe, a professor of Theology and Journalism at Creighton University and the documentary filmmaker behind the film "The Last Prairie." The film examines Nebraska's Sandhills through the perspectives of ecologists, the people who live and work there, and the Lakota people whose ancestors were driven off the land. The Cen

Beth Dotan: Nebraska Holocaust Survivors and WWII Veterans

Oct 12 2022 24 mins

In this episode of Great Plains Anywhere, we talk with Beth Dotan a Ph.D. candidate in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education at UNL. Dotan helps lead a multidisciplinary digital humanities project to document and tell the stories of Nebraskans during World War II titled "Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors and World War II Veterans."