The Defender Podcast

If you care about the environment, protecting this planet, our home, our livable climate, chances are you’re a little stressed out right now. But what if I told you that environmental action can open the door… to joy. Heat from a Wisconsin woman…

Mon Feb 10, 2025

42:52

True to its name, this podcast, State of Change is about to undergo some big changes. The first – a new name. Going forward, this will be the Defender podcast. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because it’s the same name as Clean Wisconsin’s…

Thu Feb 6, 2025

01:59

It’s food season, also known as the holidays! And what you choose to put on your plate actually has an impact on the world around you. Agriculture is not only big business across the Midwest, it is also a major source of water pollution in Wisconsin…

Mon Dec 9, 2024

24:18

What does a new, better-prepared Trump Administration mean for the water we drink, the air we breathe, the safety of our food, our climate? We know a long list of federal environmental protections and programs will be rolled back or dismantled during…

Sun Nov 10, 2024

34:21

For the past 25 years, we’ve been putting neurotoxins on our food. Neonicotinoids are potent chemicals that attack the central nervous systems of insects. Not only are they widely used on our food and in our soil, they’re showing up in our drinking…

Sun Oct 13, 2024

23:04

What’s it going to take to get Wisconsin to 100% clean energy? If you listen to the state’s biggest power companies, it’s more methane gas. Wisconsin is on the verge of an expensive gas construction boom if utilities like We Energies in Alliant Energy…

Mon Sep 16, 2024

23:22

New research reveals how much it would cost to remove toxic PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals from the environment at the same rate we’re currently producing and using them. Spoiler alert: we don’t have enough money in the world. Hear from the researcher…

Sun Aug 18, 2024

21:17

  What keeps you safe — when you drink water, take medicine, get on an airplane, or take out a loan? It’s often a government agency charged with implementing our health, safety and consumer protection laws. But recent rulings by the U.S….

Mon Jul 8, 2024

30:10

How do you get people to start paying attention to the urgency of climate change? Just like the name says, Science Moms is a growing non-partisan group of scientists and mothers who are spreading the word about our climate and joining forces to demand…

Sun Jun 2, 2024

18:18

What if there was a grain that didn’t have to be replanted every year? One with deep roots that stay in the soil, trap carbon, prevent erosion, filter water. Kernza – the world’s first perennial grain crop – could be a game changer when it…

Fri May 10, 2024

16:19