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The Defender

Clean Wisconsin: Your environmental voice since 1970

Welcome to the Defender, Wisconsin's environmental podcast, where we talk about the most pressing environmental issues facing Wisconsin and how you can plug in to defend our air, water, land and climate. The Defender is hosted by former radio and TV journalist Amy Barrilleaux. She'll help cut through the jargon and all the misinformation that's out there and have real conversations about how to build a healthy, sustainable future. Every week, Amy talks with scientists, advocates, farmers, experts, and just everyday people who are working right here in Wisconsin to make a difference to protect this place we call home.

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93 episodes

  1. Should You Really Be Scared of Your Gas Stove? 30:07
  2. Wisconsin's AI Data Centers Make History... 22:29
  3. We knew this would happen: Enbridge violations pile up at Line 5 43:00
  4. Why You Should Be Hyped About Hazelnuts! 24:48
  5. We Need to Talk About Cancer Rates in Iowa 36:12
  6. Our Wild 2026: What's Ahead for Wisconsin's Weather 25:01
  7. SPECIAL EPISODE: Line 5 Pipeline Spill 25:02
  8. Good News for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee! 22:40
  9. Wisconsin Farmer Answers Your Questions About Wind Energy 26:15
  10. How to Take the Trash Out of Your Life 19:31
  11. Can Small Farms Save Wisconsin's Water? 31:32
  12. Do AI Data Centers Hurt Your Health? 34:25
  13. Are You Ready for the Plastic-Free Challenge? 22:27
  14. Coal in the Water 21:20
  15. Who's behind the avalanche of AI data center moratoriums in Wisconsin? 41:57
  16. Is Ethanol a Scam? 28:31
  17. What's in Our Rain (and Snow)? 27:31
  18. What's Standing in the Way of Line 5? 25:48
  19. The Truth About AI Data Centers and Our Water 25:25
  20. How Chefs Can Protect the Planet 36:43
  21. What's a Data Center Tariff and Why Should You Care? 31:28
  22. Meet The Teen Who Is Suing Wisconsin Over Climate Change 22:53
  23. Chaos Theory: Fighting the rapid fire attacks on our environment 20:21
  24. The Truth About Grassfed Beef 25:06
  25. How Superior WI Defeated a Gas Plant 27:14
  26. The Nuclear Option 25:57
  27. Why Wisconsin should be more like Texas! 37:19
  28. Why Help on Forever Chemicals is Taking… Forever 24:59
  29. What did the EPA just do? 30:52
  30. How Caledonia WI Defeated a Data Center 35:54
  31. What to know about PFAS pesticides 23:10
  32. Goodbye Grocery Store? 48:46
  33. Hey Tech Companies, Your Gas is Showing! 31:38
  34. Who's Really Paying for Data Centers? 29:41
  35. How to protect the planet by doing nothing 24:50
  36. Wisconsin's Forbidden Fruit 26:47
  37. Data Center Secrets 40:44
  38. The Climate March is Coming! 13:21
  39. 150 Million Reasons to Listen to This Episode 26:13
  40. How much would you pay? Measuring the value of a clean environment 31:07
  41. Nothing to see here! Why the EPA says climate change won't hurt you 21:24
  42. Meet the sheep under Wisconsin's solar panels 27:01
  43. Move People, Not Oil 12:52
  44. WI Supreme Court delivers victory for science 30:07
  45. Latest on Line 5: The crude oil project that threatens northern Wisconsin 28:57
  46. Where Art Meets Environmental Justice: Inspiring a Movement in Milwaukee 25:23
  47. Ready for a REAL Energy Crisis? 24:18
  48. Cows, Tall Grass & Wind Turbines 24:51
  49. Exposure to Pesticides and Your Health 26:40
  50. The hidden pesticides that could be lurking in your pollinator garden 18:54