Eco Media

Podcasts

• Housewarming, by Sarah Bury - A podcast exploring climate policy and solutions in Chicago, Illinois, and beyond.

• Inside, Out, and About, by Friends of the Chicago River - Join Friends on a river tour to well known and little seen reaches of the Chicago and Calumet River System through their natural wonders and the people that make them special.

• Lakes Chat, by Alliance for the Great Lakes - Every Tuesday, the Alliance for the Great Lakes chats with special guests about Great Lakes issues and digs into what it all means for you and your community.

• The Mike Nowak Show with Peggy Malecki - Every Sunday morning, Mike, Peggy, and Rick explore the science, the humor, and the promise of treading a little more lightly on this good Earth. Green learning was never so much fun! Available on both Youtube and as a podcast.

• Southeast Environmental Task Force Podcast - When members of environmental justice organizations and community residents share and listen to each other’s stories, they identify issues and solutions to common problems. The stories presented here are just a few of the stories which SETF has collected from community residents using Story Corps.

• Urban Rivers Podcast - hear from a variety of experts about all things related to our river!

• Voices of the Earth, by Faith in Place - A podcast where they explore the intersection of spirituality, the environment, and justice.

Books

• The Chicago River: A Natural and Unnatural History, by Libby Hill

• City of Lake and Prairie: Chicago's Environmental History, by Kathleen A. Brosnan, William C. Barnett, Ann Durkin Keating.

• The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Dan Egan

• Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago (Urban and Industrial Environments), by David Naguib Pellow.

• Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West, by William Cronon

Film

• OneEarth Film Festival - the Midwest’s premier environmental film festival, headquartered in Oak Park.