Environmentality. with Dr. Brendon Anthony
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 029 - What are Pollinators?
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why conserving pollinators helps preserve not just our agricultural lands, but our National Parks as well. An interview with Dr. Sarah Whipple. In thi...
Episode 028 - What is Plant Based Meat?
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How promoting sustainable nutrition can mitigate health, environmental and social issues. An interview with Taylor Mayeda. In this episode of Environm...
Episode 027 - What is Sustainable Floristry?
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How flowers can be grown and curated in an eco-friendly way. An interview with Piper Essick, owner of Petals by Piper, a sustainable floristry company...
Episode 026 - What is Sustainable Coffee? Part 6 - Chemistry
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How chemistry and soil health play a role in coffee quality. An interview with Sarah Brinkley, Ph.D. candidate and researcher at Texas A & M, work...
Episode 025 - What is Sustainable Coffee? Part 5 - Roasting and Retail
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What steps can be done to minimize steps in the supply chain to improve the social responsibility of coffee. An interview with Preston Quillen, owner ...
Episode 024 - What is Sustainable Coffee? Part 4 - Postharvest Management
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What the postharvest steps are for coffee once its picked from the tree. An interview with Dr. Irwin Donis-González, assistant professor at UC-Davis,...
Episode 023 - What is Sustainable Coffee? Part 3 - Production
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What the production challenges and innovative solutions are for the coffee industry in Latin America. An interview with Jan Carlo Handtke, owner of Ma...
Episode 022 - What is Sustainable Coffee? Part 2 - Global Research
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What the research objectives and challenges are for coffee production worldwide. An interview with Evie Smith, M.Sc., M.Sc.In this episode, Brendon in...
Episode 021 - What is Sustainable Coffee? Part 1 - Horticulture
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How coffee can be managed and bred for sustainability. A lecture from Brendon Anthony.In this premiere episode of Season 3 of Environmentality., Brend...
Episode 020 - What are High Density Orchards?
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why tree fruit orchards are being redesigned for improved sustainability. A lecture from Brendon Anthony. In this final episode of Season 2 of Environ...
Episode 019 - What is Human Composting?
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How recycling nutrients from our plant residues, biosolids and bodies can contribute to a more sustainable future. An interview with Dr. Lynne Carpent...
Episode 018 - What is the Environment - Pandemic Interface?
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How zoonotic viruses are spreading as a result of ecosystem degradation. An interview with Danielle Carnahan. In this episode of Environmentality. Da...
Episode 017 - What are Food Production Systems?
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What a plethora of international agricultural experiences can teach us about community and the environment. An interview with Sam Becker-Miyadai. In ...
Episode 016 - What is Sustainable Development?
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How Plant with Purpose is holistically addressing social, economic and environmental needs. An interview with Philippe Lazaro. In this episode of Env...
Episode 015 - What is Fast Fashion?
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why trends can be degrading and how the industry can build a sustainable future. An interview with Jia Yee Ni. In this episode of Environmentality. I...
Episode 014 - What is Limnology?
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How humans and climate change are influencing alpine lakes and ecology. An interview with Caitlin Charlton. In this episode of Environmentality. I co...
Episode 013 - What is Aquaponics?
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How a circular urban agricultural system can provide social and environmental benefits. An interview with Aaron Flora. In this episode of Environment...
Episode 012 - What is Sustainable E-Commerce?
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How an online platform can revolutionize your shopping habits for a more sustainable planet. An interview with Tara Jafarmadar, CEO of Susty.eco, wh...
Episode 011 - What is Reef-Safe Sunscreen?
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How Tropic Sport seeks to mitigate coral bleaching and negative human health impacts of chemical sunscreen. An interview with Tony Palmer. In this in...
News Briefing - Week of October 12, 2020
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories:Sniffing Dogs are Being Trained to Detect Asymptomatic and Early Onset Infections of COVID-19 in Humans Nitrous Oxide is on the Rise Gl...
News Briefing - Week of October 5, 2020
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories:The Spread of Ghost Forests Along the US Eastern Coast are Contributing to Climate Change Cleaning up the Air in China, is Showing Nega...
News Briefing - Week of September 28, 2020
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories: Melting Sea Ice Provides Temporary Improvements for a Population of Polar BearsThe Arctic Tundra is "Greening""Kiss The...
News Briefing - Week of September 21, 2020
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories This Week: Artificial Upwelling to Help Prevent Coral Bleaching Pink Dolphins Thriving During Anthropause 48 Species Saved from Extin...
Season 1 - Conclusion: Stay Tuned for Season 2!
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hey all, this is the official conclusion to Season One's first ten episodes of Environmentality. I hope you have been enjoying it, learning lots ...
News Briefing - Week of September 7, 2020
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories:Painting a blade on a wind turbine black reduces avian collisions by 70%Bee venom has been demonstrated to kill breast cancer cells in v...
Episode 010 - What is Biomagnification?
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why I don't eat seafood and how mercury impacts your health and the environment. A lecture from Brendon Anthony. In this fourth lecture of Envir...
News Briefing - Week of August 31, 2020
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories:1. Being environmentally friendly makes you more date-able 2. 410 species of animals are likely to be susceptible to coronavirus based o...
Episode 009 - What is Sustainable Meat Production?
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why the "How" is more important than the "Cow." A lecture from Brendon Anthony. In this third lecture of Environmentality. Brend...
News Briefing - Week of August 24, 2020
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories this week:1. New studies have embarked to assess the impact of the "Anthropause," the reduction of human activity due to COVID...
Episode 008 - What is the UN Environment Programme?
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How conflict, disaster relief, development and environmental restoration collide. An interview with Adrienne Stork. In this interview of Environmenta...
News Briefing - Week of August 17, 2020
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories:1. Oil spill off the coast of Mauritius Island, after an oil tanker crashed into a coral reef. 2. Two beluga whales were just released f...
Episode 007 - What is Organic Agriculture?
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How organics play a role in the quest for sustainable agriculture. An interview with Dr. David Granatstein. In this interview of Environmentality., D...
News Briefing - Week of August 10, 2020
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories: Eleven new Emperor Penguin colonies discovered in Antarctica via satellite detection of guano. This raises the population of this spe...
Episode 006 - What is Ethical Elephant Interaction?
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How maintaining elephant autonomy and opting out of performative tasks is key. An interview with Danielle Carnahan. In this interview of Environmen...
News Briefing - Week of August 3, 2020
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories: NASA launches their 9th rover to Mars to collect soil and rock samples in search of fossils or signs of past life. The ultimate goal is...
Episode 005 - What is Carbon Sequestration?
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How soil organic matter can mitigate climate change and why agriculture needs to improve it. A lecture from Brendon Anthony. This is the second lectu...
News Briefing - Week of July 27, 2020
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Four stories this week:Trump rolls back regulations on the National Environmental Policy Act, the largest open ocean clean up has just been completed,...
Episode 004 - What is Agroforestry?
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How fruit trees can liberate people and heal the environment. An interview with Craig Erickson. In this interview of Environmentality., Craig Erickso...
News Briefing - Week of July 20, 2020
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three stories this week:Methane levels reach all time high, Ethiopia attempts to move forward with Africa's largest dam and hydroelectric power p...
Episode 003 - What is a Biodigester?
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How methane turns from greenhouse gas to energy source. An interview with Geoff Bishop. In the first interview of Environmentality., Geoff Bishop, ...
News Briefing - Week of July 13, 2020
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two stories this week: Three pipelines were shut down or abandoned this week. The Dakota Access Pipeline and Keystone XL Pipeline have been shut down ...
Episode 002 - What is Climate Change?
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why its real, happening and how we can play a part. A lecture from Brendon Anthony. In this episode Brendon kicks off the brief lecture series by dis...
News Briefing - Week of July 6, 2020
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three Stories:Dole begins plan to become plastic free and carbon neutralRecord high temperatures occur in the Arctic CircleLongest bird migration trac...
Episode 001 - What is Environmentality.?
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The introduction, goals and reasons for starting the podcast. An introductory episode from Brendon Anthony. Welcome to Environmentality. A podcast fo...