Meet How's That?, a podcast that dives deep into all sorts of things that make our world work — such as organisms that act like zombies, plants that talk to each other, light that pollutes our skies and academic change that brings climate topics to students.

The podcast is reported and produced by graduate students in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University.

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C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.

Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program manager: Jennifer Gilday

Darcey Evans explores the cultural importance of salmon to Indigenous peoples. Host Heather Lynch and Evans, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook University, discuss how salmon are harvested in British Columbia, Canada, including the environmental impacts and power struggles involving multinational corporations, local communities, and Indigenous nations. There are broader questions about sustainable food production, ethical research practices, and the role of consumer choices in shaping industry practices.

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• “Pathogenic proliferations: Salmon aquaculture, industrial viruses, and toxic geographies of settler-colonialism” by Darcey Evans

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• 00:30 The Global Impact of Salmon Farming
• 01:01 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
• 01:23 Research on Salmon Aquaculture
• 04:55 Indigenous Perspectives on Salmon
• 08:10 Environmental and Health Impacts of Salmon Farming
• 10:12 Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Rights
• 19:10 Challenges and Future of Aquaculture
• 32:57 Anthropological Research Methods and Ethics
• 44:32 Conclusion and Future Episodes

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C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.

Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

Meet The Climate Story Project, an initiative led by The New York Climate Exchange to record, archive and share real, personal stories about climate change to inspire action and connection.

During 2025 Climate Week NYC, The Exchange invited the public to tell us their climate story at Pioneer Works and the American Museum of Natural History, and supported by Wellcome.

In snapshots of life in the midst of climate change, hear voices from different places and walks of life to grow an archive of personal climate stories so we can remember, reflect, and respond together.

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For more information about the podcast, visit ⁠nyclimateexchange.org⁠.

C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.

Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program manager: Jennifer Gilday