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“That's taxpayer’s money that is going to support research and development and pilot projects to develop a food system that is based on environmental destruction and greed and disregard for animals, fish, and any of the other marine mammals that might be around it.” - Andrianna Natsoulas Andrianna Natsoulas is the campaign director for Don't Cage Our Oceans, an organization that exists to keep our oceans free from industrial fish farms. Offshore finfish farming is the mass cultivation of finfish in marine waters, in underwater or floating net pens, pods, and cages. Offshore finfish farms are factory farms that harm public health, the environment, and local communities and economies that rely on the ocean and its resources. Don’t Cage Our Oceans are a coalition of diverse organizations working together to stop the development of offshore finfish farming in the United States through federal law, policies, and coalition building. And, although it is not yet happening, right now the US Administration and Congress are promoting this kind of farming, which would be nothing short of disastrous for the oceans, the planet and the people and animals who live here. dontcageouroceans.org…
Co-hosts Allison and Tim, two academics with nearly five decades in higher education between them, talk about the state of their beloved profession and the ways it often fails to live up to its promises and potential. Each episode, YKWFU explores a single issue in higher education -- from textbook schemes to student debt, austerity mindsets to banned books -- and gets to the core of student and educator frustrations. Why are things so effed up? And what can we do about it? Listen along and l ...
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We're back with a second episode, and it's a heavy but important one. When major events happen, like terrorist attacks and war, suppression of political speech often follows through both official and unofficial means. What is the effect of that suppression on the culture of learning and inquiry that is supposed to be the heart of the higher educati…
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It's our first episode! Meet your co-hosts Allison and Tim. Each episode, YKWFU explores a single issue in higher education -- this time we're talking about book bans, censorship, and the disturbing rise of anti-democratic movements targeting our schools and libraries. Why are things so effed up? And what can we do about it? Listen along and let’s …
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