The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger. Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the planet. Will we be able to develop a healthy relationship with these materials we’ve created? Follow Anja on a journey into the world of synthetic polymers, their impacts on nature and ourselves, and the global quest to tackle plastic pollution. Each episode explores the issue from a different angle, featuring a diverse set of voices and viewpoints.
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Plastics and the Coronavirus
For this episode, Anja tried something new: She asked listeners, researchers and podcasters to send her audio comments on what is happening now during the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, you’ll hear some of the messages that arrived in her inbox the past weeks. With input from Justine Ammendolia, Wade Roush, Brooke Bauman, Sedat Gündoğdu, Jacqui Kidman, Susanne Brander, Rebecca Altman, Sydney Harris, Tridibesh Dey and Merijn Tinga. Audio from Hong Kong by Gary Stokes. The Plastisphere is a research and interview podcast by German freelance journalist Anja Krieger. Subscribe: www.plastisphere.earth Transcript with links and (coming soon!) images: http://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2020/04/29/ep-8-transcript-covid-19-plastics-in-times-of-the-coronavirus/ Additional resources on Covid-19 and plastics: http://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2020/05/06/ep-8-list-of-resources/ Music: Dorian Roy and Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue/ Cover art: Maren von Stockhausen Thanks to: Mendel Skulski, Marcy Trent Long Sound credits: Wind by TRP on freesound.org under the CC-By license https://freesound.org/people/TRP/sounds/203239/ Updates on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: PlastispherePod