For many travelers, Antarctica is a bucket-list destination, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to touch all seven continents. In 2023, a record-breaking 100,000 tourists made the trip. But the journey begs a fundamental question: What do we risk by traveling to a place that is supposed to be uninhabited by humans? And as the climate warms, should we really be going to Antarctica in the first place? SHOW NOTES: Kara Weller: The Impossible Dilemma of a Polar Guide Marilyn Raphael: A twenty-first century structural change in Antarctica’s sea ice system Karl Watson: First Time in Antarctica Jeb Brooks : 7 Days in Antarctica (Journey to the South Pole) Metallica - Freeze 'Em All: Live in Antarctica Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…
In this series Annoa, Raquel and Megan - students at the University of Cambridge, Wolfson College - talk to guests who share their stories, perspectives, experiences and ideas related to the theme "Let's Talk About Race and Racism". cover art by Ana Lima
In this series Annoa, Raquel and Megan - students at the University of Cambridge, Wolfson College - talk to guests who share their stories, perspectives, experiences and ideas related to the theme "Let's Talk About Race and Racism". cover art by Ana Lima
In this episode, Annoa and Megan talk to Lashanti, Reinhard and Charlie about the climate crisis and it's intersection with racial injustice. Starting from colonialism and tracing the journey to the present day, the conversation explores racism in climate activism; the divisions between the Global North and Global South; and how approaches to the climate emergency can be a decolonial act.…
What do Bridgerton, Meghan Markle and tanning all have in common? Colourism. Annoa and Megan chat to Jai and Hafsa about colourism: what it is; its conception in colonialist history; their personal experiences of it and the way in which it continues to influence and shape how people of colour live today; and what needs to be done going forward to tackle it.…
“I walked back to the Cambridge station [after my admissions interview] and...I was crying” - How do race and class interact in enabling structural elitism? What are some of the bureaucratic, logistic, and cultural barriers for Black British and minority ethnic people in accessing the University of Cambridge? How does racial categorisation differ between social democracies of northern Europe and liberal democracies, such as the UK? In episode four of Shade in Cambridge Raquel talks to Paul Binns about these questions.…
Raquel and Annoa talk to three postgraduate students that studied at the University of Cambridge in 2020 about their perceptions, thoughts and experiences regarding curriculum decolonization, anglification of names and how they see race and racism.