Terra Informa

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Latest Episodes

Revisiting: Christmas Trees: Then and Now
December 23, 2024

This episode originally aired on December 21, 2020: This week on Terra Informa, Sonak Patel and Hannah Cunningham talk all about Christmas trees. When and where did this tradition begin? What was used to decorate the trees before electricity? And, to brin

Revisiting: I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas with Special Guest Janina Fuchs
December 16, 2024

This episode originally aired on December 16, 2019: This week we talk about energy transitions strategies and what young people are doing to push the movement. Terra Informers Sonak and Elizabeth give a background on energiewende, ABBY-Net, and student-re

Revisiting: XC Ski With Me
December 09, 2024

This episode originally aired on February 15, 2021: This week Charlotte Thomasson hosts us on a cross-country ski tour around Edmonton, Alberta. Elizbeth Dowdell joins with some facts about the Canadian Birkebeiner and the two inspire you to get outside a

Revisiting: Fashion and Sustainability with Dr. Anne Bissonnette
December 02, 2024

This episode originally aired on August 23, 2024: What's more comfortable than leggings? Sustainability! This week were speaking with Dr. Anne Bissonnette, a professor and fashion historian currently based at the University of Alberta, about sustainabili

Revisiting: Astro Informa
November 25, 2024

This episode originally aired on September 19, 2022: In this week's episode, Sonak Patel and Hannah Cunningham discuss some of the current theories around the possibility of finding an Earth 2.0, some of the current contenders, and reflect on why Earth 1.

Revisting: Don't Look Up Discussion
November 18, 2024

This episode originally aired on March 7, 2022: This week Hannah Cunningham, Sara Chitsaz, and Lizzy Baron share their hot and medium takes on the Adam McKay-directed film Don't Look Up. This film is an obvious climate change satire that received a lot o

Revisiting: An Ode to Beavers
November 11, 2024

This episode originally aired on March 21, 2022: Have you ever come face to face with the majestic beaver? Have you ever thought about just how impactful the little dam-builders are to the ecosystems they inhabit? This week, Sara Chitsaz, Hannah Cunningha

Revisiting: Cycling and a Couple of Queers
November 04, 2024

This episode originally aired on June 24, 2019: Terra Informer Charlotte Thomasson speaks with Mackenzy Albright, one of the founders of SNAQCS, a Slow Nice And Queer Cycloventure Squad based out of Victoria, British Columbia that creates a welcoming spac

Revisiting Scara Informa 2021 - Terra Informa Investigates: Who Killed the Dodo?
October 28, 2024

We're revisiting Terra Informa Investigates from 2021, where a suspiciously familiar detective digs into one of the oldest cold cases of our time - who killed the dodo?Scara Informa was produced as part of CJSR 88.5 FM's Fundrive, which runs from October

Revisiting: Hydrogen 101
October 21, 2024

This episode originally aired July 25, 2022:Its the most abundant material in the universe, it composes the majority of the sun, and it's number one on the periodic table. Now, some people think it could be the solution to decarbonizing energy systems. W