Ranked #1
The Refuge | 1 | Sibling Rivalry
The Refuge | 1 | Sibling Rivalry
The question of whether or not we should drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most co... Read more
6 Nov 2019
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41mins
Ranked #2
The Refuge | 5 | Path Dependence
The Refuge | 5 | Path Dependence
When the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge first emerged, most people had never heard of globa... Read more
27 Dec 2019
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54mins
Ranked #3
Oh, Give Me a Home | 3 | Born Free
Oh, Give Me a Home | 3 | Born Free
Many cattle ranchers view wild bison as a threat to their livelihoods. But some think cattle and bison can coexist. On e... Read more
17 Feb 2017
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30mins
Ranked #4
Oh, Give Me a Home | 5 | Heirs to the Most Glorious Heritage
Oh, Give Me a Home | 5 | Heirs to the Most Glorious Heritage
"We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to ... Read more
3 Mar 2017
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30mins
Ranked #5
The Refuge | 4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 1
The Refuge | 4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 1
The Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territo... Read more
21 Dec 2019
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37mins
Ranked #6
Oh, Give Me a Home | 4 | Tatanka Oyate
Oh, Give Me a Home | 4 | Tatanka Oyate
In episode four of Threshold, we meet Robbie Magnan of the Fort Peck Tribes. He believes his community can prosper in th... Read more
24 Feb 2017
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29mins
Ranked #7
The Refuge | 2 | To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
The Refuge | 2 | To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
For 40 years, the fight over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been waged mostly from afar, in... Read more
20 Nov 2019
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36mins
Ranked #8
Oh, Give Me a Home | 7 | Oh, Give Me A Home
Oh, Give Me a Home | 7 | Oh, Give Me A Home
In the last episode of Season One of Threshold, listeners will encounter pearls of wisdom from youth who have grown up w... Read more
16 Mar 2017
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30mins
Ranked #9
Oh, Give Me a Home | 6 | Territory Folks Should All Be Pals
Oh, Give Me a Home | 6 | Territory Folks Should All Be Pals
Visit the American Prairie Reserve, a conservation project in the heart of Montana that could eventually be home to 10,0... Read more
10 Mar 2017
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30mins
Ranked #10
Cold Comfort | 1 | The Water is Wide
Cold Comfort | 1 | The Water is Wide
In Shishmaref, Alaska, no one’s asking if climate change is real. What they want to know is how bad it has to get before... Read more
25 Sep 2018
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30mins
Ranked #11
Cold Comfort | 12 | Here Be Dragons
Cold Comfort | 12 | Here Be Dragons
The Greenland ice sheet is basically a giant ice cube the size of Alaska. What happens when it melts? We spent five days... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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31mins
Ranked #12
The Refuge | 3 | Listen to the People, Pt. 1
The Refuge | 3 | Listen to the People, Pt. 1
We continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how... Read more
10 Dec 2019
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33mins
Ranked #13
The Refuge | 3 | Listen to the People, Pt. 2
The Refuge | 3 | Listen to the People, Pt. 2
We continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how... Read more
10 Dec 2019
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29mins
Ranked #14
Cold Comfort | 8 | Oil and Water
Cold Comfort | 8 | Oil and Water
What happens when the thing you can't live without in the short term threatens your very existence in the long run? Meet... Read more
13 Nov 2018
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35mins
Ranked #15
Oh, Give Me a Home | Extra 4 | Out of Africa
Oh, Give Me a Home | Extra 4 | Out of Africa
Humans first encountered bison more than 75,000 years ago, as we migrated north out of Africa. We retrace that journey a... Read more
21 Feb 2017
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19mins
Ranked #16
Cold Comfort | 5 | Just Decide
Cold Comfort | 5 | Just Decide
Everyone's heard of Vikings -- their daring North Atlantic voyages, their mysterious runes. But there's another ancient ... Read more
23 Oct 2018
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33mins
Ranked #17
Cold Comfort | 11 | Life Is Too Hard Without Music
Cold Comfort | 11 | Life Is Too Hard Without Music
All across the Arctic, indigenous languages are on the decline. But in many communities, people are finding new ways to ... Read more
4 Dec 2018
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31mins
Ranked #18
Cold Comfort | 2 | Invisible Hands
Cold Comfort | 2 | Invisible Hands
When a major storm hit Shishmaref, Alaska in 2005, it became a poster child for climate change in the Arctic. Dramatic p... Read more
2 Oct 2018
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30mins
Ranked #19
The Refuge | 4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 2
The Refuge | 4 | Do It in a Good Way, Pt. 2
The Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their territo... Read more
21 Dec 2019
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35mins
Ranked #20
Cold Comfort | 13 | Try Harder
Cold Comfort | 13 | Try Harder
18 months of reporting. All eight Arctic countries. So many fascinating people. On the final episode of season two of Th... Read more
18 Dec 2018
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31mins