
About this podcast
Trees are swallowing prairies. Rivers are losing their fish. And stars are disappearing from view. Humans broke the environment — but we can heal some of the damage. Up From Dust is a podcast about the price of trying to shape the world around our needs, and how to live more sustainably. Host Celia Llopis-Jepsen brings you the stories of people across the Midwest and Great Plains who are working to fix our generational mistakes. From Harvest Public Media, KCUR Studios and the NPR Network.
26 episodes · Natuur
Up From Dust
About this podcast
Trees are swallowing prairies. Rivers are losing their fish. And stars are disappearing from view. Humans broke the environment — but we can heal some of the damage. Up From Dust is a podcast about the price of trying to shape the world around our needs, and how to live more sustainably. Host Celia Llopis-Jepsen brings you the stories of people across the Midwest and Great Plains who are working to fix our generational mistakes. From Harvest Public Media, KCUR Studios and the NPR Network.
Recent episodes
- Getting more comfortable with 'sneks' and creepy-crawlies10 Aug · 27 min
- A nature lover confronts her fear of spiders20 Jul · 26 min
- Why you should kill your lawn15 Jun · 21 min
- Spying on box turtles4 May · 29 min
- Between land and water: Tribal relocation and resistance6 Apr · 35 min
- The bat scientist and the pecan farmer2 Mar · 29 min
- Stargazers, unite for science!2 Feb · 21 min
- Our changing Midwest7 Jan · 19 min
- A river’s return from the brink of disaster10 Dec 2025 · 27 min
- One man's quest for a rare shellfish3 Nov 2025 · 24 min