The podcast on plastics, people, and the planet
Plastics have become the basis for modern live, but they also pollute the planet. Can we develop a healthy relationship with these materials? Follow along on this journey into the world of synthetic polymers, their impacts on nature and health, and the global quest to tackle plastic pollution.
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“I’ve been waiting for a podcast to come around that takes an in-depth look at the complex world of plastic, and this is it!”
Postdoctoral Fellow, Rochman lab, University of Toronto
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How do I find the old episodes?
Read more: How do I find the old episodes?The older Plastisphere episodes, produced 2018 to 2024, are not available on the podcast feed anymore. To listen to the archive, find all episodes in the list on this website. Learn more about why I did this in this blog post. For over 50 episodes, I’ve looked at the issue of plastic pollution from many…
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Meet the early heroines of plastic pollution
Read more: Meet the early heroines of plastic pollutionI am joined by environmental historian Elsa Devienne. Together, we are exploring the history of the International Coastal Cleanup Day, a huge event, which has been taking place each third Saturday of September for four decades now. In the first episode we learn about the story of Judy Nielson, who organized the first ever citizen…
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Join the Plastic Mythbusters!
Read more: Join the Plastic Mythbusters!What do you know about plastic pollution? Test your knowledge with the Plastic Mythbusters quiz on the Coastal Pollution Toolbox. A project by Helmholtz Centre Hereon on the Coastal Pollution Toolbox, with Ahnen&Enkel, and the University of Strathclyde. Can’t finish the quiz?
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In German: SCHIRN mini-series
Read more: In German: SCHIRN mini-seriesWe dove into the PLASTIC WORLD – a world full of incredible possibilities, but also problematic side effects. Meet plastics experts from various disciplines in this three-part series in German language on the SCHIRN podcast, including art exhibition curator Martina Weinhart, soil ecologist Matthias Rillig, deep-sea ecologist Melanie Bergmann, eco toxicologist Martin Wagner and political…
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Plastisphere meets Elephant Podcast
Read more: Plastisphere meets Elephant PodcastThe Elephant is one of my very favorite environmental podcasts. For the new episode host Kevin Caners invited me to chat about plastic pollution:
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Plastisphere im Deutschlandfunk
Read more: Plastisphere im DeutschlandfunkMit dem Deutschlandfunk Kultur produziere ich einige Folgen auf Deutsch nach. Hier kann man die Sendungen für kurze Zeit nachhören oder im Archiv lesen: Was macht Kunststoffmüll mit den Böden? Plastik gelangt nicht nur ins Wasser, sondern auch in Böden. Was das bedeutet, wird erst seit kurzem erforscht. Im Labor scheinen kleinste Kunststoffpartikel einigen Pflanzen…
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“An amazingly smart podcast.”
Pulitzer-prize winning science writer