• Episode 9: Glen of the Downs
    Oct 25 2024

    A mini-episode around the Glen of the Downs nature reserve and a current call for the state to purchase adjacent land.


    Episode transcript and sources at fromtherootspod.com


    From the Roots podcast is not associated with any groups and any opinion which inevitably shapes the information provided, is entirely my own. It’s published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.

    Music: Rising Sun by Sascha Ende

    Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Soft Ambient Atmosphere for Nature Documentaries by UNIVERSFIELD -- https://freesound.org/s/726894/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

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    6 mins
  • Episode 8: Nature Restoration Law
    Oct 4 2024

    The new Nature Restoration Law is a controversial new EU measure, but what does it actually say or do?


    From the Roots podcast is not associated with any groups and any opinion which inevitably shapes the information provided, is entirely my own. It’s published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.

    Music: Rising Sun by Sascha Ende

    Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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    13 mins
  • Episode 7: Invasive Species
    Aug 2 2024

    Invasive species are often more topical than most flora focused environmental stories, but there is frequently a lot of confusion about the terminology.


    extract from Nature Undone and the End of Love by Michael Viney


    From the Roots podcast is not associated with any groups and any opinion which inevitably shapes the information provided, is entirely my own. It’s published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.

    Music: Rising Sun by Sascha Ende

    Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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    12 mins
  • Episode 6: Laws and State Agencies
    Jan 19 2024

    In the sixth episode of From the Roots, the podcast deals with the laws that government Irish environmental protection and the various state institutions responsible for those laws. Episode text and glossary at fromtherootspod.com


    Poem extract from the medieval triads of Ireland.


    From the Roots podcast is not associated with any groups and any opinion which inevitably shapes the information provided, is entirely my own. It’s published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.

     

    Music: Rising Sun by Sascha Ende

    Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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    15 mins
  • Episode 5: Nitrogen & Fertilisers
    Nov 25 2023

    In the fifth episode of From the Roots, I discuss the recent withdrawal of the derogation on nitrogen use from the EU, why nitrogen fertilisers have been prominent the news this year and what their uses and impacts are.


    Poem excerpt from Antaeus by Seamus Heaney

     

    From the Roots podcast is not associated with any groups and any opinion which inevitably shapes the information provided, is entirely my own. It’s published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.

     

    Music: Rising Sun by Sascha Ende

    Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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    15 mins
  • Episode 4: Talking Rivers and Flooding
    Oct 27 2023

    In the fourth of From the Roots, I discuss the issue of river flooding and what dictates our waterway management.


    From the Roots podcast is not associated with any groups and any opinion which inevitably shapes the information provided, is entirely my own. It’s published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.

     

    Music: Rising Sun by Sascha Ende

    Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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    9 mins
  • Episode 3: Why Don't We Just Plant More Trees?
    Oct 13 2023

    In the third episode of From the Roots, I discuss some common misconceptions around tree planting and why it isn't a simple cure-all for environmental problems.

     

    From the Roots podcast is not associated with any groups and any opinion which inevitably shapes the information provided, is entirely my own. It’s published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.

     

    Music: Rising Sun by Sascha Ende

    Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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    14 mins
  • Episode 2: Brief History of the Irish Environment
    Oct 6 2023

    The second episode of From the Roots overviews the development of the Irish landscape and its species from the end of the last ice age and through the successive waves of human influence.


    Find episode text and more: www.fromtherootspod.com

    Twitter: @fromtherootspod

    Bluesky: @fromtheroots.bsky.social


    From the Roots podcast is not associated with any groups and any opinion which inevitably shapes the information provided, is entirely my own. It’s published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License.

     

    Music: Rising Sun by Sascha Ende

    Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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    11 mins