Danni Stewart closes out the second season of Elements by taking us on a journey through Noongar Country to highlight how vulnerable it is to the effects of global warming.

Along the way, Danni learns how the ‘hyper local’ stories passed through generations of Noongar people carries ‘climate memory’ from the last Ice Age.

Full transcription and citations for the episode can be found here.

Credits

Host: Beth Maskall

Producer: Danni Stewart

Guest experts: Dr Jatin Kala, Dr Cass Lynch, Dr Karen Filbee-Dexter

Executive producers: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel

Sound editing: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel, and Alyshia Gatani

Cover artwork: Gabriel Ibias

And a special thank you to Michael Gatt, Lisa Larsen-Henry and everyone who helped make this season possible.

Cat Williams learns that humans aren’t the only species who use fire to their advantage. Some birds and cats know their way around a fire just as well.

Cat also has some fun drawing a tenuous link between fire and ants. We promise it’ll make sense.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this episode contains the name of a person who has died.

Full transcription and citations for the episode can be found here.

Credits

Host: Beth Maskall

Producer: Cat Williams

Guest experts: Dr Hugh McGregor, Mark Bonta, Reece Pianta

Executive producers: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel

Sound editing: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel, and Alyshia Gatani

Cover artwork: Gabriel Ibias

And a special thank you to Michael Gatt, Lisa Larsen-Henry and everyone who helped make this season possible.

Lawrence Drown takes a tour of a local fire station to uncover the influence of fire safety measures in unexpected places such as hiking boots and iconic architecture.

Full transcription and citations for the episode can be found here.

Credits

Host: Beth Maskall

Producer: Lawrence Drown

Guest experts: Mark Otto, Timothy Moore, Gavin Maund

Executive producers: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel

Sound editing: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel, and Alyshia Gatani

Cover artwork: Gabriel Ibias

And a special thank you to Michael Gatt, Lisa Larsen-Henry and everyone who helped make this season possible.