• 07 A Voice for the Land

  • Jul 25 2024
  • Length: 32 mins
  • Podcast
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

07 A Voice for the Land

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  • Episode Summary:


    In the 1930s when America was deep in the disaster of the Dust Bowl, Wisconsin professor and wildlife expert Aldo Leopold brought a new way of thinking about how people engage with nature. Studying the dynamics of soil erosion and people’s behavior, he made suggestions for change that led him to the White House to meet the President.


    Leopold faced a personal crisis too, while writing his way toward a new understanding of our relationship with nature. When the Federal Writers’ Project recruited him to write for the WPA Guide to Wisconsin, the picture he described in the guide’s section on Conservation marked a path toward the modern environmental movement. In this episode, Leopold’s biographer, Curt Meine, connects the dots to Earth Day and a new generation of environmentalists.


    Speakers:


    Curt Meine, biographer

    Douglas Brinkley, historian

    Tim Hundt, journalist


    Links and Resources:


    Aldo Leopold film on PBS


    Gaylord Nelson announces the first Earth Day


    Human Powered Podcast, episode on The Driftless region


    Reading List:


    WPA Guide to Wisconsin

    A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

    Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work by Curt Meine

    You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World, edited by Ada Limón


    Credits:


    Host: Chris Haley

    Director: Andrea Kalin

    Producers: Andrea Kalin, David A. Taylor, James Mirabello

    Writer: David A. Taylor

    Editor: Ethan Oser

    Story Editor: Michael May

    Additional Voices: Tim Lorenz and Susanne Desoutter


    Featuring music and archival from:


    Joseph Vitarelli

    Bradford Ellis

    Pond5

    Library of Congress

    National Archives and Records Administration

    Wisconsin Humanities


    Also featuring the song “Wisconsin” performed by Madilyn Bailey. Written by Madilyn Bailey, Martijn Tienus, John Sinclair and Clifford Golio, and produced by Clifford Golio and Joseph Barba. Find the full song here and visit her Spotify artist page to hear more.


    For additional content, visit peoplesrecorder.info or follow us on social media: @peoplesrecorder


    Produced with support from:


    National Endowment for the Humanities

    Wisconsin Humanities


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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