The Defender Podcast
The Defender Podcast
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Welcome to the Defender, Wisconsin's environmental podcast, where we talk about the most pressing environmental issues facing Wisconsin and how you can plug in to defend our air, water, land and climate. The Defender is hosted by former radio and TV journalist Amy Barrilleaux. She'll help cut through the jargon and all the misinformation that’s out there and have real conversations about how to build a healthy, sustainable future. Every week, Amy talks with scientists, advocates, farmers, experts, and just everyday people who are working right here in Wisconsin to make a difference to protect this place we call home.
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The podcast focuses on pressing environmental issues in Wisconsin, such as clean energy, pollinator protection, pesticide impacts, and climate resilience, with episodes discussing topics like the consequences of neonicotinoids, the integration of solar farms, and community initiatives to combat environmental changes.
Welcome to the Defender, Wisconsin’s environmental podcast, where we talk about the most pressing environmental issues facing Wisconsin and how you can plug in to defend our air, water, land and climate. The Defender is hosted by former radio and TV journalist Amy Barrilleaux. She’ll help cut through the jargon and all the misinformation that’s out there and have real conversations about how to build a healthy, sustainable future. Every week, Amy talks with scientists, advocates, farmers, experts, and just everyday people who are working right here in Wisconsin to make a difference to protect this place we call home.
On this episode a look what could be sprayed on food and farm fields all around us – plus a bit of Wisconsin history that offers some hope as we confront a new batch of toxic chemicals.
Host: Amy Barrilleaux
Guest: Sara Walling, Clean Wisconsin Water & Agency Program Director
Resources for You:
Under the Lens: What we know about PFAS in Wisconsin’s Water
Nitrate pollution’s impact on Wisconsn’s health and economy
Neonicotinoid pesticides and their impact
Episode 43: The pesticides that could be lurking in your pollinator garden
Episode 33: Wisconsin’s bees are acting weird. Here’s why.
Episode 29: Trump’s Threat to Safe Water (and how WI can fight back!)
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