This page is an index of audio programs, including presentations, presentation excerpts, panel discussions, documentary interviews, online interviews, talk radio guest appearances, broadcast radio news and feature stories, green performances, and radio documentaries, for speakers, performers and authors with last names starting with "P."

Chris Palmer

Wildlife Filmmaking Ethics. Interview with Chris Palmer. An insider’s perspective on the ethics of wildlife filming for documentaries and TV shows. The discussion explores the ethics of both particular techniques and of the overall approach to wildlife filmmaking. Listen Here >>

When Wildlife Documentaries Jump The Shark. Interview with Chris Palmer. Science literacy is plummeting, explains Palmer, and when people watch a show containing sensational but untrue portrayals coming from a highly esteemed broadcaster such as Discovery, that distracts viewers from real problems in the oceans, like shark finning and pollution. Palmer says that while the Discovery Channel has done a lot of good, faked content is not responsible. Listen Here >>

Shooting In The Wild. Interview with Chris Palmer. Palmer discusses his book Shooting in the Wild: An Insider's Account of Making Movies in the Animal Kingdom. He describes a pervasive and troubling trend toward sensationalism, extreme risk-taking, and even abuse in wildlife films. He tracks the roots of this trend to the early days of the genre, and he profiles a new breed of skilled, ethical filmmakers whose work enlightens as well as entertains. Listen Here >>

Raj Patel

The Secret Ingredient Podcast. Hosted by Raj Patel, Tom Philpott & Rebecca McInroy. In each episode of The Secret Ingredient, hosts Raj, Tom and Rebecca chose one food to investigate. They talk with the people whose life's work has been to understand the complex systems of production, distribution, marketing of the chosen food, and discuss the impact that food has on our lives. They won't tell you what to eat, but they will tell you why you're eating it. Listen Here >>

Tom Philpott

The Secret Ingredient Podcast. Hosted by Raj Patel, Tom Philpott & Rebecca McInroy. In each episode of The Secret Ingredient, hosts Raj, Tom and Rebecca chose one food to investigate. They talk with the people whose life's work has been to understand the complex systems of production, distribution, marketing of the chosen food, and discuss the impact that food has on our lives. They won't tell you what to eat, but they will tell you why you're eating it. Listen Here >>

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