30 min listen
Introducing Season 3
FromAs She Rises
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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Premiering May 1 wherever you get your podcasts. As She Rises is back for its third season with a new host: Leah Thomas, founder of The Intersectional Environmentalist. This season, As She Rises is traversing the Colorado River Basin downstream, understanding water through a new lens and centering stories of resilience in the face of the drought. If you're interested in learning more about the Colorado River Crisis, check out High Country News, a nonprofit, reader-supported publication that has been covering the Western US for more than 50 years. To support their work or for a free trial, go to HCN.org.
Released:
Apr 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (22)
The Island: “It’s not the same, knowing the theory of climate disaster, and then actually living through it.” There is a fissure on the island of Puerto Rico-- one widened in the wake of massive storms, earthquakes, COVID, and quickened by the dizzying pace of climate change. In this episode, bilingual poet Raquel Salas Rivera finds hope in a poem titled “nota para una amiga que desea suicidarse después del huracán” and tells us about the ripples of trauma Maria left behind. Local activist Amira Odeh recalls being unable to recognize her own home after the storm and how she’s working to rebuild PR. by As She Rises