“Such a terrific podcast. Threshold’s lead reporter and producer, Amy Martin, is whip smart and the very best kind of storyteller. For the first two seasons, she and her team have chosen to peer into subjects that, on the face of it, wouldn’t likely earn a place on most people’s Top 25 list of Issues I Most Want to Know More About. Season 1 was about the controversy around returning the iconic American bison to the wild. Every episode, replete with stunning soundscapes, allows the listener to not only hear various points of view, but to simultaneously feel - thanks to Amy Martin’s extraordinary skill as an interviewer - the humanity of each of stakeholders interviewed, even though, in the end one might clearly come down on one side or the other. In these scarily polarized times, this is no small feat. And on top of that, the bison themselves are super interesting to learn more about. Once you start Season One, you’re going to want to binge.
And you should, b/c now Season Two is upon us. Whole new theme. It’s about the effects of climate change on the Arctic. I’ve listened to the first three episodes, and once again: top tier, utterly fascinating reporting on what it’s actually like - from the mouths of individuals living in societies across the breadth of the vast Arctic - to witness the accelerating changes that threaten their communities in likely irreversible ways.”
mtmagpie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/10/18