Sustain
“Sustainability” has become quite the buzz word, evoking images of solar panels, rooftop gardens, and recycling bins. But too rarely do we ask the question: How do we build the world we want to sustain for future generations? From the University of Utah's Sustainability Office comes Sustain, a podcast that highlights environmental justice research and scholarship by the University of Utah community. Podcast host Maria Archibald sits down with U faculty and students to learn how the sustainability movement can build and sustain a world in which environmental integrity, social equity, and economic security prosper. New episodes will be released monthly.
Episodes
22 episodes
Interdisciplinary Advocacy: A bridge between Legal Studies and Environmental Justice
Dr. Ruhan Nagra, associate professor and founding director of the S.J. Quinney College of Law Environmental Justice Clinic, shares about her past and present work in interdisciplinary advocacy for environmental justice through legal work. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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28:16
The Intersection of Eco Food Justice, Indigenous Sovereignty and Sustainability
Daniel Hernandez (pen name: Arcia Tecun) is a Wīnak (Urban Diasporic Highland Maya) local community organizer in Soonkahni (Salt Lake Valley). As the current University of Utah Environmental Humanities Practitioner-in-Residence and Cultu...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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35:32
The Intersection of Indigenous Eco-Food Justice and Sustainability
Daniel Hernandez (pen name: Arcia Tecun) is a Wīnak (Urban Diasporic Highland Maya) local community organizer in Soonkahni (Salt Lake Valley...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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35:32
Conscious: An App for Sustainable Shopping
Have you ever wanted to be a climate conscious shopper, without breaking the bank, but didn't know where to start? Hannah Rogers and Frances Benfell, two undergraduate students at the University of Utah, have got you covered! In this episode, t...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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26:46
The Interconnectedness of Indigenous and Environmental Justice: Healing the Great Salt Lake
Darren Parry, former chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, shares about the history of the Shoshone Nation, and their cultural ties to the Great Salt Lake.
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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25:25
Forest Ecology and Science Communication with Unlikely Alliances Beyond Academia
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, a forest ecologist and professor emeritus in the U's Department of Biology, shares about her passion for rainforest tree canopy research and science communication with "non-traditional" audiences.
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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27:49
Decolonizing Language and Interpretation Along the Overland Trails
Nich Backman, Ph.D. candidate in History at the University of Utah, discusses a collaborative project with the American West Center, several Indigenous Tribal governments, and the National Park Service to decolonize trail signage along the Over...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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25:04
New Year, New Host: Introducing Sydney Murray
The Sustainability Office is happy to introduce Sydney Murray as a new Sustain podcast host. In this episode, she discusses her background and interests in environmental justice and education, along with her hopes and goals in her new role as a...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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7:17
Migration, Human Trafficking, and Environmental Justice
Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima, a scholar-activist and associate professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah, discusses her research on migration and human trafficking and their connection to environmental justice. "As we start to think a...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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23:01
Youth Climate Justice
In this episode, University of Utah undergraduate student and climate justice activist Muskan Walia discusses the local youth climate movement, her work to transition Utah school districts to 100% clean energy, and youth-led initiatives to recl...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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22:14
Novel Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
"The Anthropocene” refers to the proposed geological epoch in which we are currently living—one that began when human activity started to significantly alter ecological processes, change the climate, and appear in the geological record. I...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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33:19
Bodies, Bikes, and Climate Justice
"My fat body got me here." Kailey Kornhauser, reflects on a 1,000-mile journey across Alaska, which she took by bicycle to witness the effects of climate change on landscapes and communities. Kailey is a graduate of the University of Utah...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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26:53
Equity and Inclusion in Scientific Research
Dr. Jory Lerback, a recent U graduate and a current postdoc fellow at UCLA, sits down with Sustain's Maria Archibald for a conversation on everything from groundwater chemistry to equity and inclusion in the scientific community. "How we measur...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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21:21
Air Pollution Affects GPA, Plus Other Negative Health Outcomes
Sustain's Maria Archibald is joined by Dr. Sara Grineski, professor of Sociology, to discuss socioeconomic disparities in environmental health. "Racial capitalism is also a fundamental cause of disease," says Grineski. Her research explor...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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17:39
Education uncovers links between social issues
Sustain host Maria Archibald meets with Ana Antunes, assistant professor of gender studies at the University of Utah, to discuss how student-focused education can lead to social change. Dr. Antunes works directly with immigrant and refugee yout...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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22:17
LatinX belonging in Utah: 'This is home'
When he moved to Utah, Armando Solorzano, University of Utah associate professor in Ethnic Studies and Family and Consumer Studies, was told the "history of Utah started recently, in 1848, the time when the settlers entered the state." However,...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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30:31
Indigenous Belonging in Alaska and Beyond
In our sixth episode, host Maria Archibald speaks with Dr. Thomas Michael Swensen, assistant professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah, about Indigenous belonging in Alaska and beyond. Swensen’s study focuses on Native America...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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25:19
The United States of Inequality: Political and Economic Challenges and Remedies
In this month's episode, host Maria Archibald speaks with Drs. Juliet Carlisle and Tom Maloney about the their new University of Utah course, "The United States of Inequality: Political and Economic Challenges and Remedies." Carlisle is a...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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29:18
Dr. Lazarus Adua, University of Utah Assistant Professor in Sociology
Maria Archibald interviews Dr. Lazarus Adua this week on SUSTAIN. Dr. Adua is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Utah. His work examines environmental sociology, energy inequality, and the structural drivers of global envi...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:51
Dr. Danielle Endres, University of Utah Professor of Communication
Check in with Sustain host Maria Archibald as she learns how Dr. Danielle Endres, professor of communication at the University of Utah, applies an environmental justice lens to her work on communication and social movements. Dr. Endres research...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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31:30
Dr. Hokulani Aikau, University of Utah Associate Professor of Ethnic and Gender Studies
Sustain host Maria Archibald interviews Dr. Hokulani K. Aikau, associate professor in Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies in the University of Utah's School for Social and Cultural Transformation. She teaches listeners about decolonization and in...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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39:12
Kerry Case, University of Utah Chief Sustainability Officer
Join us for our premiere episode, featuring University of Utah Chief Sustainability Officer Kerry Case. Case, the U's first-ever full-time CSO, describes the changing narratives around sustainability as a field and her philosophy on articulatin...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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18:08