July 20 · 26 min
Science
Up From Dust
KCUR Studios
Humans broke the environment — but we can heal it, too. Up From Dust is a podcast about the price of trying to shape the world around our needs, as seen from the Great Plains and the Midwest. Host Celia Llopis-Jepsen wanders across prairies, farm fields and suburbia to find the folks who are fixing our generational mistakes. From Harvest Public Media, KCUR Studios, and the NPR Network.
- 25 episodes
- Updated July 20
Episodes25
- June 15 · 21 min
Why you should kill your lawn
- May 4 · 28 min
Spying on box turtles
- April 6 · 34 min
Between land and water: Tribal relocation and resistance
- March 2 · 29 min
The bat scientist and the pecan farmer
- February 2 · 20 min
Stargazers, unite for science!
- January 7 · 18 min
Our changing Midwest
- Dec 10, 2025 · 27 min
A river’s return from the brink of disaster
- Nov 3, 2025 · 24 min
One man's quest for a rare shellfish
- Oct 6, 2025 · 28 min
Prairie islands are popping up in a sea of corn and soybeans
- Sep 5, 2025 · 29 min
Why a prairie scientist spent years photographing a single square meter of land
- Aug 4, 2025 · 19 min
A sticky solution for microplastics
- Jul 2, 2025 · 27 min
Kayakers vs. river pollution
- Jun 3, 2025 · 28 min
Say no to skyglow: Smarter lighting can help save the stars
- May 6, 2025 · 24 min
Less lawn, more wildlife! Here’s how to ditch turf for native plants
- Apr 1, 2025 · 26 min
Those soil health products may be a waste of money
- Mar 4, 2025 · 25 min
Can we save millions of migrating birds?
- Oct 14, 2024 · 41 min
The case of the disappearing lake
- Sep 9, 2024 · 32 min
What's better for the environment: Tea or coffee?
- Aug 5, 2024 · 44 min
Dry times on the High Plains