The Great Green Wall Is Regreening Parts of Africa’s Sahel

The Great Green Wall is a multi-country project in and around Africa’s Sahel region to re-green areas that have turned to desert because of overuse, expanding desert and climate change.

By |2024-12-13T06:57:27-05:00June 17, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Friendship Oak Is Over 500 Years Old And Still Going Strong

Today is Arbor Day, and so we’re going to talk about the Friendship Oak, a remarkable tree in Mississippi that just keeps on keeping on.

By |2024-12-16T07:19:38-05:00April 24, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Elizabeth Freeman Makes Herself A Free Woman

An enslaved woman in 18th century Massachusetts overheard all the talk about freedom and equality and decided it should be put to the test.

By |2024-12-12T20:59:21-05:00August 22, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |
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