Mexico Episodes
Exploring the deserts of northern Mexico as living, interconnected landscapes shaped by culture, ecology, and history, and examining cross-border conservation efforts, resource pressures, and the communities working to protect these regions.
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Aug. 7, 2026
S5E25: The Vaquita Can Still Recover
Only a handful of vaquitas have recently been observed, but the species doesn't have to be doomed. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho explains why these desert porpoises remain capable of recovery, and what must change to keep them alive.
Guest: Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho
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July 4, 2025
S4E21: Give us a Desert Without Borders
A lyrical argument against border violence traces migrant deaths across the Sonoran Desert and asks listeners to imagine a borderland restored to wildlife, Indigenous communities and human freedom.