{"podcast":{"title":"In Our Backyard Podcast","slug":"in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189","podcast_index_feed_id":1010189,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130aa114/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bredl","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/3094637/3094637-1730898774027-76c68c43ed0cd.jpg","author":"Jenn Galler","episode_count":199,"summary":"This is Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League's (BREDL) Podcast where we discuss environmental issues that are right in our backyards. Topics include coal plants, fracking, pipelines, and much more. This podcast takes a deep dive into these topics and talks with people who are on the ground fighting for the health and safety of their communities as well as protection the planet.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T02:18:37.441743+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189"},"episode":{"title":"42. Eyes in the Sky: Conservation From Above","slug":"42-eyes-in-the-sky-conservation-from-above","published_at":"2026-09-04T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/42-eyes-in-the-sky-conservation-from-above","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bredl/episodes/42--Eyes-in-the-Sky-Conservation-From-Above-e3o7ndf","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130aa114/podcast/play/125082479/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-2%2F431022625-44100-2-5f449da9a9921.m4a","summary":"Our guest is Laura Early, Communications and Development Director at SouthWings, a nonprofit that connects volunteer pilots with conservation groups and journalists to document environmental issues from the air. We’ll talk about how aerial storytelling can reveal things that aren’t always visible from the ground, who these volunteer pilots are, and what inspires them to take to the skies. We’ll also explore some of the environmental challenges SouthWings is documenting and how those images can influence conservation, journalism, and policy. Email: ⁠ ⁠info@southwings.org⁠ https://skytruth.org/case-studies/the-colossal-oil-spill-big-energy-tried-to-hide-for-14-years https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/climate/xai-musk-memphis-turbines-pollution https://www.selc.org/news/inside-memphis-fight-against-xai/ https://www.southwings.org/passengers/request-a-flight","meta_description":"Our guest is Laura Early, Communications and Development Director at SouthWings, a nonprofit that connects volunteer pilots with conservation groups and j…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2050,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/episodes/42-eyes-in-the-sky-conservation-from-above/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-our-backyard-podcast-1010189/42-eyes-in-the-sky-conservation-from-above.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}