Up From Dust

KCUR Studios

24 episodes · en

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Humans broke the environment — but we can heal it, too. Up From Dust is a podcast about the price of trying to shape the world around our needs, as seen from the Great Plains and the Midwest. Host Celia Llopis-Jepsen wanders across prairies, farm fields and suburbia to find the folks who are fixing our generational mistakes. From Harvest Public Media, KCUR Studios, and the NPR Network.

Episodes

Why you should kill your lawn
21 min · Jun 15, 2026
Spying on box turtles
29 min · May 4, 2026
Between land and water: Tribal relocation and resistance
35 min · Apr 6, 2026
The bat scientist and the pecan farmer
29 min · Mar 2, 2026
Stargazers, unite for science!
21 min · Feb 2, 2026
Our changing Midwest
19 min · Jan 7, 2026
A river’s return from the brink of disaster
27 min · Dec 10, 2025
One man's quest for a rare shellfish
24 min · Nov 3, 2025
Prairie islands are popping up in a sea of corn and soybeans
29 min · Oct 6, 2025
Why a prairie scientist spent years photographing a single square meter of land
30 min · Sep 5, 2025
A sticky solution for microplastics
19 min · Aug 4, 2025
Kayakers vs. river pollution
28 min · Jul 2, 2025
Say no to skyglow: Smarter lighting can help save the stars
29 min · Jun 3, 2025
Less lawn, more wildlife! Here’s how to ditch turf for native plants
24 min · May 6, 2025
Those soil health products may be a waste of money
26 min · Apr 1, 2025
Can we save millions of migrating birds?
26 min · Mar 4, 2025
The case of the disappearing lake
41 min · Oct 14, 2024
What's better for the environment: Tea or coffee?
33 min · Sep 9, 2024
Dry times on the High Plains
45 min · Aug 5, 2024
Healing the ground we broke
37 min · Jul 1, 2024
For the love of dung beetles
34 min · Jun 3, 2024
The Green Glacier
43 min · Apr 22, 2024
When good plants turn bad
34 min · Apr 17, 2024
Introducing: Up From Dust
2 min · Apr 2, 2024